Near Riot at George Mason University? (LGF needs info)

I’ve received several emails from readers about a near-riot by leftists and Islamists last night at George Mason University, where John Lewis was giving a speech on state-sponsored Islamic totalitarianism. Of course, there’s nothing in the media about it. If anyone has more detailed information, photos, or video, please contact me or leave a comment in this topic...

From The Rule of Reason:

Now that's it's done, that's how I frame John Lewis' talk tonight at George Mason on the need to confront Islamic totalitarianism. There were probably 250 people in attendance to hear Lewis speak (although I use the word "hear" loosely, for a re-invigorated "Students for a Democratic Society" turned their backs in protest the second Lewis took the podium, and even more were simply closed to any of the arguments presented, whatever they may have been).

Never in my life have I been witness to such a seething display of hatred and bile in response to a calm, sober and rationally presented argument. All this for a man who argues for religious and philosophic freedom and against religious tyranny. Lewis is a hero just for having been willing to speak before such a rude and hateful audience.

At the same time, the GMU College Republicans who hosted the event conducted themselves with such grace and class that I haven't the vocabulary to express how grateful I am to them for all their efforts. I'm also grateful to the campus police and local law enforcement who gave Lewis the VIP treatment and were probably all that stood between the mob and an all-out riot.

I'm utterly drained by the evening, so I offer this following account of the night that was posted earlier on the blog:

------I just got back tonight from Dr. John Lewis’ lecture on state-sponsored Islamic-Totalitarianism at George Mason University. There were countless police officers around the building providing security. Needless to say an entire mob mentality broke out as “demonstrators” in the audience disrupted the entire event. Islamofacist groups and their Marxist dhimmi associates hurled invectives, howled, and spat as if in a possessed frenzy. The professor and his supporters, much to their credit, behaved with complete restraint and respect for different viewpoints during the Q&A session. The same absolutely cannot be said of his opponents. So much for tolerance and diversity. Their attempts to disrupt and shut down the talk were a disrespectful, uncivilized display of hate that supported the argument that you cannot reason with or appease this kind of enemy.--------

I'd be hard pressed to disagree with this assessment. It was not a great night for the civil discourse of controversial ideas. I'll have more to say when I can put my thoughts together tomorrow.

Sixty years after the U.S. ended two generations of aggressive Japanese warfare, Japan remains free, productive, and friendly to America. The Japanese have not abandoned their traditions—nor has anyone asked them to do so—but they no longer use them to kill and enslave others. Rather than seek our destruction, Japan has become a staunch political ally, a robust free-market competitor, and an invaluable economic producer. Rather than build bombs and fighter planes with which to attack us, the Japanese build cars and computers that contribute immensely to our own high standard of living. In perfect contrast, the second option—the pragmatic, altruistic, limited-military response—has been the basic approach of the Bush Administration to the attacks of September 11, 2001. What are the results?

Thanks for the link. Very inspiring.

I would add, however, that, in the Japanese situation, even then we played to enemy sensibilities in order to lower the street-anger-and-resistance level; might as well admit it: 1) we didn't nuke Tokyo (nor ancient Kyoto); and 2) we didn't hang Hirohito (AKA "god").

But, following Lewis' analysis and prescription, my own inclination to have nuked Medina (leaving Mecca as a prize for good behavior) within 2 weeks of 9/11, would have been the only way to have avoided the slop-opera which has actually ensued. It would have been a tough choice (wan't Hiroshima?), and would have been second-hundred-guessed (wasn't Nagasaki?); but it would have circumvented this slow-bleed fiasco we have now got on our hands, ad nauseam.

FYI, OT. I wanted to make sure everyone knew, can’t post in News.

Remember this guy?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782738/posts

Update:

Abu Izzadeen and five others arrested in terror ring.

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/187555.php

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