Posted on 03/18/2019 7:51:27 AM PDT by NOBO2012
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Titled “Shibboleth” this 2007 art installation by Doris Salcedo took the form of a 548-foot long, meandering crack in the floor of the Tate Gallery, a hairline crack at one end which expanded to a few inches of width and two feet of depth at the other.
Behold the Left’s newest shibboleth: One cannot accuse a Muslim of being anti-Semitic because that defines you as Islamaphobic. And if you don’t believe me just ask poor Chelsea Clinton who was bullied into an apology for calling out Omar’s anti-Semitism.
“This right here is the result of a massacre stoked by people like you and the words that you put out into the world,” NYU senior Leen Dweik, who is Muslim, told Clinton at the vigil.
“I’m so sorry that you feel that way, certainly it was never my intention, I do believe words matter,” Clinton responded.
Yes Chels, words do matter. Don’t let people twist yours. Her sin, according to the new standard of bigotry? This:
Following Omar’s tweet that “It’s all about the Benjamins, baby,” which reinforced the antisemitic trope that Jews have money and use it to run the world, Clinton tweeted: “We should expect all elected officials, regardless of party, and all public figures to not traffic in antisemitism.” - JP
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) was designated as the spokesmouth for the Islamic arm of the Democratic party:
“(Omar was) being targeted just like many civil rights icons before us who spoke out about oppressive policies.”
In other words: STFU. Tlaib’s take on the Omar affair explains succinctly why the Democratic House couldn’t see its way clear to pass a simple resolution condemning anti-Semitism: they couldn’t find a way to do so without being accused of being Islamophobic.
People have been confounded by Wittgenstein’s philosophy for over 100 years now, but I think we can now definitively say that what he meant when he said “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent” was “if you don’t agree with me, STFU.”
Coming up tomorrow: What perils lurk when helicopter parents morph into bulldozer parents.
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
Is a phobia an irrational fear? I don't think so in this case.
That’s Will Rogers.
It is, and Saudi money rules the world. Owns both political parties, most of the media, most of academia.
In the old days you could sell out to the Saudis, and do it with a clear conscience, because they didn't ask much in return. Those days are done. Now they are claiming ownership of what they have paid for. They bought Europe, and they are now taking ownership. They bought America, and at some point they'll have to fight the Chinese, because we sold ourselves twice.
The good news is that as America becomes energy independent, that will be less of an issue.
Advantage Rogers, since I can kinda sorta understand him, mostly.
I'm in the wrong profession. I could be hustling millions, up to my ears in T & A.
The issue is less about our dependence on oil, but rather that the Saudis have been using their oil revenue to buy politicians and media.
You do know if you are not a Mason or extremely well read in The Old Testament no one is going understand the word “Shibboleth”...
Chelsea, off to Room 101 with her!
The issue is less about our dependence on oil, but rather that the Saudis have been using their oil revenue to buy politicians and media.
Too late: the Saudi-Wahhabis are paying for the building of mosques throughout the US and everywhere else.
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