Posted on 05/31/2013 9:18:23 PM PDT by John Semmens
Outstanding, John, Outstanding!
Here is the criteria: From:
http://www.theaugeanstables.com/reflections-from-second-draft/islamophobia-and-criticism-of-islam/
EIGHT COMPONENTS OF ISLAMOPHOBIA:
1) Islam is seen as a monolithic bloc, static and unresponsive to change.
2) Islam is seen as separate and ‘other’. It does not have values in common with other cultures, is not affected by them and does not influence them.
3) Islam is seen as inferior to the West. It is seen as barbaric, irrational, primitive and sexist.
4) Islam is seen as violent, aggressive, threatening, supportive of terrorism and engaged in a ‘clash of civilisations’.
5) Islam is seen as a political ideology and is used for political or military advantage.
6) Criticisms made of the West by Islam are rejected out of hand.
7) Hostility towards Islam is used to justify discriminatory practices towards Muslims and exclusion of Muslims from mainstream society.
8) Anti-Muslim hostility is seen as natural or normal.
In recent years there has been a growing trend to challenge those perceived as Islamophobes:
•The creation of Islamophobia Watch, founded with the “determination not to allow the racist and imperialist ideology of Western Imperialism to gain common currency in its demonisation of Islam.”
•The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has an annual “Islamophobia Awards“to highlight what they describe as growing anti-Muslim prejudice.
•Organization of conferences regarding the dangers of Islamophobia and the best ways to fight it. (See, CAIR Conference and UN Conference).
Islamophobia is a common accusation used in PCP circles where, like the accusation of Antisemitism, it is intended to stigmatize the person so designated as having gone far beyond the boundaries of acceptable discourse, along with racism and essentialism. Islamophobia has such currency that at least one academic at a US university felt justified in requiring his students to write a paper on “outright Islamophobes”, including major scholars like Patricia Crone, Fouad Ajami, Bernard Lewis, Niall Ferguson, Samuel Huntington. He justifies the assignment by denouncing Islamophobia as a “phenomenon that brings together right-wing Christians and right-wing Zionists.”
Among those accused of suffering from Islamophobia are:
DANIEL PIPES: Director of the Middle East Forum Pipes has been accused of being an “enemy of Islam,” a racist, contributing to the dehumanization of Muslims. His opponents consider his views dangerous because they open the gate to persecution of Muslims. (see here, here, and here).
ROBERT SPENCER: Director of Jihad Watch he is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades).
Islamophobia Watch finds him hard to please, to say the least.
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: A Sufi writer, director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism he blames the rise of Islamic fundamentalism on Wahabism, a puritan Islamic sect that has enormous influence in Saudi Arabia, and through them, throughout the world, The Two Faces of Islam : Saudi Fundamentalism and Its Role in Terrorism. Schwartz replies to accusations of Islamophobia.
I think you mistook this thread for this story, as did I:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3026023/posts
Excellent John. What Killian actually said was damning enough. Another Obama-stooge lawyer who is more than willing to take away first amendment rights.
This one got a lot of freepers, John! Good job!
They’re going to love my tagline.
As usual your biting satire hits the nail right on the head.
I had read the link you posted, but had forgot about it.
But that shows the power of the subconscious. Ideas planted in the mind remain long after we forget where they came from.
bama the crook, and all his minions should be expelled.....sad to think we are stuck with a criminal enterprise running the country and robbing her blind
I know this is satire, but this statement is like asking "Who are you going to believe? Me or your lying eyes?" I guess Senator Turban thinks Dan RaTHer was objective.
I apologize for hijacking the thread, but you mention Durbin and I can’t help it.
How long before someone puts two and two together and is surprised when he gets four?
I am referring to the fact that Durbin was one of the senators who wrote either the DOJ or IRS insisting that they investigate (read harass) the conservative groups, TEA Party included.
And then the IRS goes to the man running against Durbin and tells him they will drop their investigation (inquisition) against him if he promises that he will never run for the senate.
He ran anyway, the IRS continued their harassment, he won in court but lost the election.
What are the chances that Durbin knew nothing about it?
Durbin is more than likely to be involved and if so, committed a crime.
I can’t believe there won’t be a special prosecutor assigned to the IRS case. That stinks like a pig sty when wet. This justice department is a joke.
john, this time you’ve merely posted the news. You get really close, usually. And you expose the inanity and stupidity of libs, but this time you’ve just reported the news, this time the guy actually said the stupid, inane thing. (shaking head)
Thank you, John!!!
Hello...satire? Read the last sentence of the post.
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It’s satire here for now ... but this is the law in Canada and Europe.
Jerk! You almost got me again. ;-)
It’s sad when absurd satire is so close to our reality.
Not satire.
Well, once again, some people didn’t quite get the satire part at first. It’s a damn shame when your stuff actually sounds like something people in our warped government would actually say.
Thank you again for the ping. Very clever!
Gold Star, John. One of your best, imo.
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