What is Anti-Semitism? A Conversation with Critical Theorist, Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert

In this discourse, Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert, Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University - Department of Comparative Religion, discusses the history, nature, and contemporary struggles with Anti-Semitism, the pathological hatred for Jews. He is joined by Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at The University of Olivet.
For more information on Dr. Rudolf J. Siebert, see:
www.dialectical-religion.org
www.rudolfjsiebert.org
For more information on Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, see:
www.dustinjbyrd.org
For more information on Ekpyrosis Press, see:
www.ekpyrosispress.com
For more information on the Institute for Critical Social Theory, see:
www.criticalsocialtheory.com

[@roboldx9171]

My personal understanding of this question is, that Anti-Semitism is the dislike of Jews and the Jewish culture throughout the Jewish diaspora, Samitic-speaking peoples do not only have to be Jews and it is not the rejection of Zionism. Also, I believe the Romans had ongoing conflicts with all the peoples they oppressed, the Jewish people at the time were no exception, they didn't fall for the Roman trick of cultural integration and the Romans had a problem with this.

[@macsiah]

What is a Semite?

[@Rita1984]

A language speaker of a semitic language, for 2000 years jews were the only speakers of this language group in europe. Its a stab at our unrelated language relative to Europe, also the language of the old testament.

[@abupinhus]

It was 19 century term to describe speakers of semitic languages. It is an outdated term.