Posted on 04/04/2011 11:44:02 AM PDT by neverdem
Andrew, ever since I ran into a spot of bother in Canada, I’ve found myself giving speeches in defense of freedom of expression in Toronto, London, Copenhagen, etc. I did not think it would be necessary quite so soon to take the same stand in the land of the First Amendment against craven squishes of the political class willing to trade core liberties for a quiet life. I have no expectations of Harry Reid or the New York Times, but I have nothing but total contempt for the wretched buffoon Graham.
A mob of deranged ululating blood-lusting head-hackers slaughter Norwegian female aid-workers and Nepalese guards — and we’re the ones with the problem?
I agree with the Instaprof: Lindsey Graham is unfit for office. The good news is there’s no need for the excitable lads of Mazar e-Sharif to chop his head off because he’s already walking around with nothing up there. And, as for his halfwitted analogy with World War II, he’s too ignorant to realize it but he’s singing the dhimmi remake of an ancient Noel Coward satire.
The reason we’re losing this thing is because of a lack of cultural confidence, of which the fetal cringe of this worthless husk out-parodies anything Coward could have concocted. When I’m speaking on this subject, I often get asked to reprise the words I quote in my book, from Gen. Sir Charles Napier in India explaining to the locals his position on suttee — the tradition of burning widows on the funeral pyres of their husbands. General Napier was impeccably multicultural:
You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows.You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
In the absence of cultural confidence overseas, we are expending blood and treasure building an Afghanistan fit only for pederasts, tribal heroin cartels, and the blood-soaked savages of Mazar e-Sharif. In the absence of cultural confidence at home, we are sending the message that the bedrock principles of free, pluralist societies will bend and crumble in a vain race to keep up with the ever touchier sensitivities of the perpetually aggrieved. Claire Berlinski has it right: The real “racists” here are not this no-name pastor and his minimal flock but Reid, Graham, and the Times — for they assume that a significant proportion of Muslims are not responsible human beings but animals no more capable of rational behavior than the tiger who mauled Siegfried’s Roy. If that is true, certain consequences follow therefrom. The abandonment of the First Amendment is not one of them.
In Trafalgar Square, there is a statue of General Napier. I would urge any visitors to London to see it before it’s taken down, as it surely will be one day soon. Imagine what our world would look like if it were Lindsey Graham up on that plinth. A society led by such “men” cannot survive, and does not deserve to.
third time posted.
First time I have seen it, as I am quite busy. And so I thank you for posting it a 3rd time. This kind of column and challenge to We the People to stand firm and to think clearly could be posted every day as far as I am concerned.
Me, too. Well-stated. Thanks for posting, neverdem.
Ping
Not with the following title from the source, or the search function isn't working.
Re: Lindsey Graham and the First Amendment
Since I am angry, here is a thought:
Everyone should put a pansy flower in an envelope and mail it to Mr. Pansy.
Get it straight, Buster. It’s “Miss Pansy”.
Oh crumbs. Please forgive.
I must have been drunk or something....
“MISS PANSY” EVERYONE!!!!!!
Thank you for the correction!!!
My best wishes to you and your family.
Gotta love Steyn, he has a way of lopping heads and dicing them into tiny chunks - all with a nice turn of the English language and a smiling deadliness. Right on Mark and thanks for posting (again) I also missed the other postings.
So, It's my first time and many others share that view.
If it bothers you, skip it.
It must be a tiring job, counting and then bitching about how many times articles get posted, and then all you do is count.
You are tiresome and you've done this before [so have I}.
Well I didn’t see it before, so thank you.
In the days of 128k modems, we had to worry about “wasting bandwidth.” Nowadays with 5-20 mbps speed being standard, this is no longer the case. An article being posted 2 or 3 times is preferable to someone missing it, especially if it is an important piece. And, if you think about it, posting an article again really doesn’t waste any more bandwidth than someone answering an existing post. I’m not saying we should needlessly replicate discussions, but, if it does happen, no big deal.
HOORAY! Gad, he’s got a talent that never disappoints.
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows.You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”
Methinks Sen. Graham’s going to need a napier.
“
Mark Steyn ping.
Freepmail me, if you want on or off the Mark Steyn ping list.
I hadn’t seen the article, so I’m glad for the third posting.
But worth it.
We either start fighting like this is a war, or leave. They just murdered a woman in cold blood, cut off her head, and we get speeches from politicians and generals that we brought this on her because someone burnt a quran.
Ladies and gentleman, we destroyed much more honorable people for much less.
AWESOME!!! Can’t believe that I’ve missed it the past two times.
THANKS SO MUCH for posting it again.
bumpo
I’d like you to consider Steyn’s take on this.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.