Serdar Argic's cousin is a member of the SDMB

Here’s the thread in issue: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11250344#post11250344

The highlight is our mutual friend ElvisL1ves taking extreme offense at my use of the expression “having the wolf by the ears” in reference to the Israel-Palestine situation on the WB. He took this to mean Israelis literally thought Palestinians were subhuman, and could not be moved from this POV.

So yes, I think you are quite accurate - he’s simply too stupid to understand what is under discussion (or alternatively, deliberately plays being stupid for laughs).