tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post7595938496815053995..comments2023-10-17T05:01:42.650-04:00Comments on Abandoning Eden: Draft of response to Aunt E.telling me I must keep my husband/child a secretAbandoning Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-49002246023907470472014-01-13T16:46:08.057-05:002014-01-13T16:46:08.057-05:00surprise me that someone would call him out as bei...surprise me that someone would call him out as being so.<br /><br />Further, you come off as incredibly belligerant towards your family on your blog. Perhaps this is justified. Perhaps you have experienced a lifetime of abuse that continues to the present. On the other hand, perhaps you and your husband have in common a tendency to be irrationally belligerant and confrontational with a heavy dose of grievance thrown in.<br /><br />Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-8777146123433123482014-01-13T16:42:32.147-05:002014-01-13T16:42:32.147-05:00Well, if I may speak frankly, I'm trying to in...Well, if I may speak frankly, I'm trying to indicate that there is a history of your husband getting into belligerant confrontations with people that he labels assholes -- although you many times posted about the "wonderful" and "loving" group that the two of you gathered around you at your wedding (in contrast to the family members you consider assholes.)<br /><br /> I'm trying to indicate that someone you knew well enough to invite to your wedding (even as the boyfriend of a friend) considered your husband to be a "rabid Jew hater." Your husband, frankly, comes off as a nut on his blog and it wouldn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-24523928443696641492013-12-30T19:14:45.602-05:002013-12-30T19:14:45.602-05:00but if you want to read something into it, go ahea...but if you want to read something into it, go ahead. I don't get what you are trying to prove. That I"m unhappy? Or abused by my husband somehow? Or that my parents weren't assholes all those years ago and really I was the asshole? I still have all the letters they sent me, and my responses to them, posted here. Go read them for yourselves. Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-26569158420086500842013-12-30T19:13:15.647-05:002013-12-30T19:13:15.647-05:00and this particular ex friend was a boyfriend of a...and this particular ex friend was a boyfriend of another good friend, who was the person we actually wanted at our wedding. And now an ex boyfriend. Who is also a rabbi. Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-28305239751657656002013-12-30T19:11:36.206-05:002013-12-30T19:11:36.206-05:00I actually have a learning disability related to s...I actually have a learning disability related to spelling. I'm extremely good at math and music, and extremely poor at languages. I have to edit everything very carefully and, not that I think I'm anything like him, but like Einstein, I was a delayed reader. I also do not write my blog in a formal academic style, I use a less grammatically correct style of writing in my blog. <br /><br /> But if you doubt my credentials that's cool. I really don't need to prove anything. I keep my blog anonymous because I don't want people from my professional life (like my students) to find it, in part since it's so informal and has such poor grammar. :) my office address is also posted all over the internet so I worry about crazy psychos showing up at my office. But many people know me in real life and can probably vouch for me if they care. Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-20438563305907153772013-12-30T19:08:35.142-05:002013-12-30T19:08:35.142-05:00He is actually referring to an ex friend of mine w...He is actually referring to an ex friend of mine who was at our wedding, not my parents. Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-52516816712670918682013-12-27T19:13:18.495-05:002013-12-27T19:13:18.495-05:00Wow, the more you read the husband's blog, the...Wow, the more you read the husband's blog, the more eye-opening it is. <br /><br />For example, AE has been whining all over the internet for literally years that her parents refused to come to her wedding so she and her husband just decided to invite only their dearest and closest and most supportive friends to a wonderful celebration of their love.<br /><br />But now on his blog, her husband writes: "I was called a “rabid Jew hater” by an asshole who was at my wedding." <br /><br />Gosh -- so they call some of their dearest and closest and most supportive friends "assholes" and apparently some of these assholes consider the husband to be a "rapid Jew hater." Yes...this is most enlightening in terms of whole history that AE has posted over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-32868500237673476382013-12-26T22:05:54.511-05:002013-12-26T22:05:54.511-05:00I have read AE's posts on various sites around...I have read AE's posts on various sites around the internet for several years now. I am an (Irish) Catholic, married to a (Jewish) Israeli, with two grown children. My husband is an anti-Zionist (meaning that he does not believe that a country should be designated as being especially set aside for any one religion, race, or group of people) and he is fairly active in the peace movement.<br /><br />That said, I find Bret Alan's comment's to be both extremely vicious and extremely ignorant. While sympathetic to AE's situation, I have thought for some time that there were some significant psychological issues going on here, based on some of what she has written, and I now actually wonder about her mental state and that of her husband.<br /><br /><br />On another issue, since AE purports to be an "academic" and mentions her "Ivy League" grad school education on occasion, she should know that she consistently makes basic grammatical errors that would cause her serious problems in 9th grade at a good high school. Here's a typical one just a few lines above this: "since me and him have been treated pretty badly."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-51140952973067308802013-12-03T11:25:42.806-05:002013-12-03T11:25:42.806-05:00big crisis in angola as well as the ukraine....rig...big crisis in angola as well as the ukraine....right now. any insights?ksilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623382090942812327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-65043988577990563042013-11-20T10:52:50.296-05:002013-11-20T10:52:50.296-05:00i am waiting with baited breath on your comments a...i am waiting with baited breath on your comments about the azerbijan/armenia land dispute - what is your view on returning to the pre-1991 borders?ksilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623382090942812327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-61866564146548128142013-11-11T11:53:30.366-05:002013-11-11T11:53:30.366-05:00wow, that is impressive! I just noticed how stron...wow, that is impressive! I just noticed how strong your language was against Israel in their particular conflict and pretty mum (and not as knowledgeable, for some reason) about the particulars of other global conflicts....<br /><br />do you think that America has any interest in keeping a strong democratic ally in a (pretty hostile) middle east? national security interest, economic interest, intelligence interest...anything?<br /><br />also, curious as to why you would "understand' or almost promote arab violence against Israel ? wouldn't you want a peaceful resolution to this problem? where both sides are content and live in peace and democracy side by side?ksilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623382090942812327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-49019061236819990292013-11-11T01:07:34.148-05:002013-11-11T01:07:34.148-05:00I'm not pro-Palestinian, I'm pro-America-g...I'm not pro-Palestinian, I'm pro-America-getting-our-noses-out-of-the-Middle-East. I also support the return of Tibet's land, compensation for native tribes in the Americas, Georgian independence, Korean unification... does it make you feel better that I know a fair amount about geopolitics in general, or were you just being facetious?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-52772162020138392242013-11-11T01:06:39.471-05:002013-11-11T01:06:39.471-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-16919956125453398162013-10-25T13:28:43.606-04:002013-10-25T13:28:43.606-04:00does he have equally strong views on other countri...does he have equally strong views on other countries land squabbles? or only Israel....ksilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623382090942812327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-52142968142900316252013-10-25T12:19:00.256-04:002013-10-25T12:19:00.256-04:00Sorry for the typos I'm out of town and on my ...Sorry for the typos I'm out of town and on my ipadAbandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-80353321049985733802013-10-25T12:17:54.844-04:002013-10-25T12:17:54.844-04:00Ha, no, my husband does not actually advocate the ...Ha, no, my husband does not actually advocate the killing of toddlers and/or babies (although he is pro choice) and yes much of what he writes is hyperbolic. . . .and pretty much every quote by that anon string of numbers person above is taken out of context and in it's full context is not as bad. Although he alsosaysa lot of controversial things. Hes not an anti semite although he does hate that a large percent of Jews are really anti intermarriage, since me and him have been treated pretty badly as a result of that widespread value. He also is against religion on general, and he's pro palestianian in many issues, but I dont believe that disagreeing with Israeli politics makes you an anti Semite.Abandoning Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696116071749613265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-77437552147637027812013-10-24T19:47:24.739-04:002013-10-24T19:47:24.739-04:00although the tone of most of his blog is somewhat ...although the tone of most of his blog is somewhat hyperbolic so perhaps can be read in that light. i can't seriously believe he thinks its ok to kill babies and toddlers. kisaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181012456635737873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-87008501884144618572013-10-24T19:22:29.209-04:002013-10-24T19:22:29.209-04:00i have not the will to plough through Brets Blog t...i have not the will to plough through Brets Blog to see if he is being accurately quoted, but if so, AE i have lost a lot of respect for you that you see nothing wrong with this sort of hostility. As for your family, putting myself in their position, i'd also have a problem with a son-in-law like that, and while I'd grin and bear it for the sake of having a relationship with my daughter, i'd probably not want to push him on my other family members. this goes beyond not being jewish. if he came wearing a huge cross, or being a muslim, or something else very obviously not jewish, i'd be cool with it. these quotes are anti semitic. and i am no zionist. and AE, if your husband thinks jews have a self hating gene, and you are the jew he knows most intimately.... you can finish the thought yourself. kisaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181012456635737873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-7109742011903376452013-10-21T14:50:54.208-04:002013-10-21T14:50:54.208-04:00wow.. do you have any first hand experience with i...wow.. do you have any first hand experience with israel? with jews? with muslims? with arabs? with the middle east? many of your "points" seem rehashed from press and other media outlets....how did you come to these very strong views about israel and jewish people in general?ksilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623382090942812327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-53388427332862961522013-10-17T22:37:02.451-04:002013-10-17T22:37:02.451-04:00Your assertions are all on your site, including th...Your assertions are all on your site, including that you believed for two weeks that 9/11 was an inside job and that Hitler was probably Jewish since Jews have a self-hating gene. I have no interest is misrepresenting anything, nor have I done so. I'm just a reader of AE's site, and followed her link to your site. Since I'm Jewish but not a self-hating one, I don't care to argue with you, as it serves no purpose. Layla tov, zei gezunt, shabbat shalom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-69833759320710510202013-10-17T22:24:56.497-04:002013-10-17T22:24:56.497-04:00I had to look for a while to find that quote about...I had to look for a while to find that quote about 9/11 being a conspiracy, but I found it in a post where it is explicitly used as an example of something that isn't true...<br /><br /><a href="http://anythingbuttheist.blogspot.com/2009/09/wishing-vs-believing.html" rel="nofollow">Wishing vs. Believing</a><br /><br />I don't think you're making a good faith effort to even present my opinions. I think you're making a piss-poor effort to misrepresent me for some reason. My question is: why?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-31181935331990854062013-10-17T21:54:07.332-04:002013-10-17T21:54:07.332-04:00I thought it was a modest proposal.I thought it was a modest proposal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-50029029767559336292013-10-17T21:44:09.300-04:002013-10-17T21:44:09.300-04:00Oh, and I assume Bret also doesn't think killi...Oh, and I assume Bret also doesn't think killing babies is a good idea:<br /><br />http://anythingbuttheist.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-political-views.html<br /><br />"Not only do I support abortion, I advocate for infanticide. Why? Because I don’t see anything wrong with killing something during a stage when no one on Earth has conscious memory. I would say a good cut off for when you can’t kill a baby is when they can talk." <br /><br />http://anythingbuttheist.blogspot.com/2011/02/infanticide-vs-abortion.html<br /><br />"Legalizing infanticide is more clearly in line with our freedom and liberty based ownership culture...<br /><br />"I don’t think the soul enters the human being until sometime between the ages of one and three. That’s my belief, and you cannot prove differently."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-21236689561958667882013-10-17T21:32:09.231-04:002013-10-17T21:32:09.231-04:00I said he believed 9/11 was an inside job. I got t...I said he believed 9/11 was an inside job. I got that from his site. "I remember during the Bush years being swayed for about two weeks by the idea that 9/11 was a conspiracy organized by the US government." Subsequently he recognized that Bin Laden did the deed but said the U.S. begged for and deserved it by supplying Israel with nukes and not ceding to Osama's polite request for Israel to be destroyed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552682727548828725.post-65413569851806295802013-10-17T21:20:20.998-04:002013-10-17T21:20:20.998-04:00I was surprised when you knew about my blog at all...I was surprised when you knew about my blog at all, but now I'm shocked that apparently you know more about what I believe than I do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504734487692109101noreply@blogger.com