Paul Champ: A case study in progressive antisemitism
One way to think about bigotry of any kind, antisemitism included, is to imagine it existing on a Richter scale of sorts. Back in 2021, this story from the UK elicited a fair amount of outrage and I believe just about everyone who travels in polite company would characterize this as unequivocal antisemitism. Let's say the Richter scale goes to 10 (it doesn't). This kind of thing registers pretty high. Ok, let's take a look at Ottawa lawyer and human rights advocate (judging by his X bio) Paul Champ, who became better known nationally during the COVID trucker convoy. I don't exactly mean to pick on Paul, even as he's elicited many groans from the Jewish community over time, but I genuinely think it's instructive to explore how one can still register on the Richter scale while condemning the 9 out of 10 stuff. And in particular, how progressives who only seem to see antisemitism or call it out when it's coming from the white far-right play an active role in ...