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My previous post, an open letter to the production team of the announced Howard Zinn film and miniseries, asked whether they were troubled by his endorsement of Valdas Anelauskas’ book.
My post just prior to that linked to some shockingly hateful responses to a pro-Iraq op-ed that appeared in the Oregon Daily Emerald.
Now, a poster calling himself “Valdas Anelauskas” has dropped a despicable anti-Semitic rant… on the very same thread at the Daily Emerald.
So…
We’ve either got a moby, who read my blog and decided to paint the commenters in a wholly undeserved light — which I doubt, as I had, oh, maybe 40 hits last week.
Or…
It was me. It was not.
Or…
It’s Anelauskas himself, and we’ve got some stars aligning over crazytown.
UPDATE: 2/14, 2:10p
The Daily Emerald has deleted the anti-Semitic screed from Valdas Anelauskas.
But they also deleted my comment connecting Valdas Anelauskas to Howard Zinn. Other comments attacking Anelauskas were deleted as well.
Fair, as my comment would not have any context without his bile being present? No, fair would be to post “Comment deleted” in place of Anelauskas’ entry, and to leave other comments as is.
Also — hateful comments directed at the writer of the op-ed, who expressed a conservative point of view? Including one comment threatening rape?
Still there.
I would appreciate any help from others in contacting the Daily Emerald: eglucklich@dailyemerald.com, editor@dailyemerald.com
