| But it's easy to slide from that kind of inquisitive, imaginative investigation of the past to an idealization of the past and a demonization of the present. |
| I'm just wondering whether you observed what appears to have been a discernable escalation in this demonization over the past several months. |
| Was it all that long ago that in the demonization of groups, people like Mr. Levant were not protected, no matter how brilliant they were? |
| And then there is this right that an individual has to be protected from demonization. |
| Delegitimization: Delegitimization, questioning Israel's right to exist, follows naturally from demonization. |
| Harmful rhetoric and demonization along racial, cultural and religious lines often led to conflict and violence and had no place in any society. |
