Strange article here on the BBC magazine site, and this caught my eye in particular..
And indeed there were Jewish anarchists in Europe, as there are Muslim extremists now. But there was never a Jewish problem in France, any more than there is a Muslim problem now
Not sure the next of kin of those slaughtered in Toulouse might agree with that contention.
Bombs on the Paris Metro – Jewish Anarchists or Muslim Extremists? Slaughter of school children – Jewish Anarchists or Muslim Extremists? Burning down satirical newspaper office – Jewish Anarchist or Mulim Extremists?
BBC words say “equivalence”, the facts state otherwise.
Hmm. The BBC droid seems to be unaware of two fundamental and deep-rooted historical differences between Judaism and Islam. Firstly, Judaism is not a proselytising religion whereas Islam is. Secondly, and most crucially, Islam has since its inception been spread by the sword, and from 711 when its followers crossed into Spain until 1683 when thrown back at the Second Siege of Vienna, Islam militarily and ideologically menaced Europe.
Given that Islam mandates its followers to take and hold territory, making it incumbent upon Muslims to seek to convert those around them to Islam, it is innately expansionist and unwilling to seek accommodation with other populations except when it has to for entirely practical and tactical reasons. Once it grows stronger, it goes onto the offensive and attempts to impose itself upon the host population. Islam is incompatible with French, or indeed any other, non-Muslim society or system of beliefs. Contrast this to the history of Judaism.
The author is not a BBC droid. He’s a US fellow traveler who writes for the New Yorker, which is a magazine for elite, Left-wing white people, or those who simply feel they are intellectually and politically elite (and are thus Left-wing by default).
All opinion pieces commissioned from US writers for the BBC online Magazine are from a Left-wing perspective. All of them, without exception, as far as I’ve researched.
Defenders of the indefensible are welcome to pick the cherry which proves the rule and crow about it, of course.
It’s the same story re CoJo, the BBC College of Journalism. The guest bloggers tilt leftwards, matching the general ethos.
In a blog hat tipping DV I have tried to show how ridiculous Gopnik’s reference to “Jewish anarchists” is in his context. I thought I linked to it on here last night, but must have chosen the wrong thread:
http://daphneanson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/in-bbc-news-magazine-gobbledegook-about.html
I commented on that piece here on the open thread:
http://biasedbbc.tv/2012/06/29/open-thread-406/#comment-43521
“Jewish problem” sounds like “final solution”.
Indeed, remember how the French collaborated with the Nazis and rounded up and deported French Jews then repeat again; “But there was never a Jewish problem in France.”
France doesn’t have a problem with Muslims?
Muslims are just like the Jews?
Oh really?
Lille gunman kills two at French nightclub
Google “Mokhtari” for the origins of the name.
NB: Lille is the North. Marseille has a very large Muslim population.
Message from the BBC: “Repeat after us;’France doesn’t have a problem with Muslims, France doesn’t have a problem with Muslims, France doesn’t have a problem with Muslims, France doesn’t have a problem with Muslims…'”
I suppose the reason why all French railway stations had armed police and soldiers on them throught April had nothing to do with muslim violence then.
It’ll be them damn pesky joooos again. 🙁
The only place my orthodox friend does not wear his kippah……France.
They have rather foolishly asked for comments …
Whenever I am dissed by some low-life functionary, I always go to my car and pull out my Kalashnikov … except I don’t have one and neither does any normal law abiding citizen. I see the BBC tried not to identify the main suspect as of North African origin. Its that BBC Nelson telescope again, I see no ethnics…
I have blogged about this, hat tipping David:
http://daphneanson.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/in-bbc-news-magazine-gobbledegook-about.html
You’re quite right to point out that those “Jewish anarchists” just happened to be Jewish – their anarchy wasn’t a result of their Judaism.
Your mention of Napoleon reminded me that he was in fact a Zionist – he supported the Jews’ right to a home in “Palestine”. See here:
http://www.mideastweb.org/napoleon1799.htm
and:
http://www.napoleon-series.org/ins/weider/c_jews.html
Hi Daphne,
You must feel safe living in Oz where you have a government who keeps Islamic extremism in check unlike here where they pander to their every whim.
If we accept the Enlightenment values of tolerance, coexistence and mutual pursuit of material happiness, things in the long run work out. If we don’t, they won’t.
The authors thoughts are encapsulated in this phrase. The differential lies in the phrase “and mutual pursuit of material happiness.
As many of us older folk can attest material happiness is an illusion sold to us by merchants as diverse as Bankers to holiday booking agents.
Happiness is a state of mind and its basic roots lie in a stable and homogenous environment.
We have a situation which has evolved whereby certain small elements of our society are causing mayhem within our greater society. Huge amounts of resources in the form of money and manpower are being devoted to protect the majority of the population from the exploits of this group who have no desire or wish to integrate.
These elements are using our society to propagate international terrorism, domestic terrorism and destabilize our society and we are told by this idiot to be tolerant. Are these people totally blind, deaf and illiterate?
Yes !
This is the
This is the BBC’s Sunday ‘secular leftie’ slot as a counterpoint to its Sunday religious content. A funny sort of ‘balance’ when so much of the latter content is ‘religious leftie’.
Alain de Bolton (or some such) was doing this gig previously. The
… BBC of course do not term it its ‘secular leftie’ slot. I’m sure they would have us believe that all its contributers just seem to be lefties by some amazing, inexplicable cooincidence.
(I think I’ve just prematurely posted to touch-typing probs!)
No mention of this anywhere at the BBC as far as I can tell:
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2012/07/gunshots-fired-at-manchester-yeshiva.html
thanks Bio – again the readership of this site can provide what the £3 billion a year BBC will not.