I agree. It's not the WP or LAT ...
Posted on 10/17/2003 5:50:21 AM PDT by petercooper
October 17, 2003 -- YESTERDAY, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia explained the world's problems to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (aka, the "Global Losers' Club"). According to Mahathir, Jews "invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy . . . The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today Jews rule the world by proxy . . . They get others to fight and die for them . . . "
Never one to back down from a fight when there's no one present to hit back, the prime minister added bravely, "1.3 billion Muslims cannot be defeated by a few million Jews!"
Wrong on all counts, of course. Not least, the last one.
Anti-Semitism Mahathir-style grows more bizarre each time he opens his mouth. It's piggish enough to accuse Jews of designing socialism and communism to further the secret aims of the Elders of Zion, but why should it be an insult to charge Jews - or anyone else - with inventing human rights and democracy?
One suspects that Mahathir isn't wild about either concept.
Except for a convention of European intellectuals, the only place on earth where you could draw applause by damning Jews for their alleged "invention" of human rights and democracy is the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a collection of miserably failed states represented largely by aging dictators.
They're hardly in a position to condemn human rights and democracy, since they've never tried either one.
Nor are these vicious, cowardly men in any position to criticize Jews. Or the AARP, the Rosicrucians or emperor penguins. Muslim leaders have stolen the oil wealth and squandered the human capital of their people. They couldn't talk straight if they rubbed their tongues with Viagra. No matter what goes wrong at home, they blame Israel and the United States.
And they, not the Jews, "get others to fight and die for them." You won't see Mahathir, Bashar Assad, Mo' Kaddafi or any of the pot-bellied perverts of Saudi Arabia leading bayonet charges against the Israeli army.
The truth is that a few million Jews can defeat 1.3 billion Muslims. They've done it repeatedly. And they'll keep on doing it, if necessary.
It doesn't take courage to shoot off your mouth in the presence of like-minded bigots. Rhetoric is the opium of the Islamic elite. They speak madly, then wallow in failure. Their entire civilization has a "born to lose" tattoo.
The saddest part of all this is that Mahathir could've been a contender. Even in his latest Jew-baiting speech - which might have been drafted by the czarist Okhrana - he criticized his fellow Muslims, too, for embracing dogma instead of science and progress. In the past, he's accused his fellow Malays of laziness compared to their Chinese neighbors. And he led his country to an impressive, if faltering level of economic success by doing real business, not just by living off petrodollars.
Mahathir understands that education, hard work, sound laws and real opportunity for all citizens are the keys to success in the 21st century. On a good day, he might even admit to the importance of democracy and human rights, as long he gets to call time-out when election results or dissidents make him unhappy.
But he's old and frustrated with setbacks at home - caused not least by Islamic social distortions. He's bitter about the insuperable weakness of the Muslim world. He knows where the problems really lie. But he still can't stop himself from blaming Jews.
All right. Let's frame Mahathir's climactic charge a bit differently: How can a few million Jews so dramatically outperform 1.3 billion Muslims?
Maybe the Muslim world just needs a few more of those notorious Jewish inventions. Like human rights and democracy.
Sound kosher to you?
Ralph Peters' latest book is "Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Don't forget the "Liberal" enclaves of North America--and notably American universities and The American Propaganda Machine (a.k.a. "The Mainstream Press" and "The Ministry of Truth").
"They're hardly in a position to condemn human rights and democracy..."
Of course they are. They hate freedom, liberalism, free speech, democracy, the United States, Christianity, and Western Civilization. On each of these, they find their "position".
"Nor are these vicious, cowardly men in any position to criticize Jews."
Perhaps not, but don't expect that to stop them.
He said, "If you can't beat them.........join them."
That line is going to live. Perfect description of a recent American president, btw.
That line is going to live. Perfect description of a recent American president, btw.
Indeed, on both counts! It is a wonderful line!
Then why are they so deathly afraid of them? Could Jehovah be trumping Allah?
I agree. It's not the WP or LAT ...
Hmm ?? I just checked and it appears it's not an excerpt ?? I think he just hit the 'excerpt' box ...
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