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   >>Mel Gibson has stated explicitly that he is not an anti-Semite.   
   >   
   >   
   > I didnt say he was anti semite I said issues. If you are not anti semite and   
   > say something crazy, it shows an issue. We all have them. When people are   
   > very irritated they say things which are exaggerated and extreme. Pretending   
   > our issues dont exist has them come out when we are drunk and irritated.   
   >   
   > And that should be understood without judgement. None of us dont smell. None   
   > of are perfect. And this is the world, not some religious cult where we must   
   > be on our best behaviour.   
   >   
   > Tolerance and encouragement. We all should be so humble. Most of us are not   
   > as honest with ourselves until something like that happens. And many would   
   > try to cover it up.   
   >   
   > We all have issues. To deny it is a time bomb.   
      
      
   All I know is, Gibson seems like a more or less decent human   
   being. I agree, everyone has issues of one kind or another. His   
   father is vary critical of Jews, and it's not to be believed that   
   Mel could have completely escaped being affected by that   
   influence, but that doesn't mean he became anti-Semitic, since he   
   may have rebelled against his father's example and gone the other way.   
      
   As for what he said when he was drunk -- drunks say all kinds of   
   crazy things they are later embarrassed about. Some drunks are   
   like split-personalities, one person when drunk and a completely   
   different person when sober. I am not one of those who assumes   
   that what he said when drunk reflects his actual views when sober.   
   I just think the man should be given a little slack.   
      
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