# Pitting QuickSilver

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**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107 "2026-09-16T13:17:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-quicksilver/1033107/2 "2026-09-16T14:07:19Z")

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Here I analogize the Israeli soldiers who gang raped a Palestinian prisoner to insects:

> [@At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102/9):
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> We don’t and probably can’t know whether, and how often, this kind of thing might have happened in other cases with no video evidence. Like seeing a single bug means there’s a good chance you have an infestation, this single incident being discovered may mean there are many others that remain undiscovered.

@QuickSilver objects:

> [@At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102/33):
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> You painted an analogy to an insect infestation. Claiming “we can’t know for certain” is not the get-out-of-jail-free card you need it to be.

My response:

> [@At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102/34):
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> Rapists are vermin. I have no problem at all analogizing rapists to insects.
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> Do you?

QS:

> [@At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102/35):
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> Once again, I leave it to anyone following this thread to judge for themselves whether this is a question that merits a response.

So as to not hijack that thread, let’s bring it here. What’s wrong with analogizing rapists to vermin? Please, educate me, @QuickSilver. I want to be a better person and a better poster.

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