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Sunday, July 30, 2006

Ignorance Is The Real Enemy

For those who think diplomacy is the solution to the War on Terror, I ask you: how can you have diplomacy with this?

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The man is chewing the UN flag after breaking into the UN headquarters in Beirut out of hatred because Israel bombed the town of Qana in southern Lebanon. In what reality or alternate universe could that possibly make sense? Kofi Annan has called an emergency meeting of the Security Council in response to the Qana bombing, and has denounced the bombing in the most strenuous way.

And that, somehow, makes the UN an enemy of the Lebanese people?

Hitler was a carpet-eater. According to William L. Shirer in Rise and Fall of the Third Reich "Hitler had been in such a maniacal mood over the Czechs the last few days that on more than one occasion he had lost control of himself completely, hurling himself to the floor and chewing the edge of the carpet. Hence the term 'carpet eater.'" There is actually some speculation that Hitler feigned this behavior to instill a fear of his 'madness' in his enemies.

Now we have the flag-eater - the perfect illustration of the ignorance and irrational emotionalism that creates Islamofascism. The man chewing the flag is in such a froth, he doesn't even know who his friends are. Due to his upbringing, his brain cannot comprehend the bewildering array of forces and influences that operate in the world, so he seizes upon a symbol, any symbol, of the foreign world to attack. It is a simple equation: if it is not familiar, it must be the enemy. Only in this wilderness of ignorance can the UN become part of the obvious worldwide zionist conspiracy worthy of his spittle.

Be encouraged by this, not disheartened. Such people are incapable of defeating wealthy, technologically-advanced societies using free markets and the rule of law to bring progress. Ignorance, even the most malevolent ignorance, is no match for reason. Like the barbarians at the gates, they can make inroads on the empire, and inflict defeats on occasion. But the fate of the Islamofascists is the fate of all ignorant hordes: which is to pass meekly into history while a more informed, effective and humane liberty marches by.

Ignorance is what created and what drives the worldwide Islamofascist movement. It is a creeping stupidity that works by filling all the tabula rasa not yet occupied with a more worthy weltanschauung. A more complete knowledge of others' ways and lives, and a marketplace of competing ideas effectively defeats Islamofascism, just as it defeated the stifling regress of totalitarian communism. Humanity is much more of a bottom-up than top-down operation, which is why the life of any totalitarian regime is limited.

This is not advocacy for inaction. Though the natural weight of liberty will prevail eventually, why wait?

Crossposted at WILLisms.com

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The real problem is not the flag-chewer himself, but the fact that people like him apparently truly scare the folks at the UN (and those criticizing Israel in general).  Witness Kofi Annan’s rush to judgment on the death of 4 UN observers.  He was quick to blame Israel, yet in truth it wasn’t Israel’s fault by the admission of one of the UN observers killed in an earlier email.

Kofi is also rushing to judge Israel on this one, yet already there is evidence emerging that the dead civilians and the collapse of the building bombed by Israel may well have been staged by Hezbollah.

Why does Kofi keep rushing to judge Israel?  Because he is a coward and won’t judge Hezbollah.  Just as various newspapers were cowards for not publishing the Mohammed cartoons a few months back because they were afraid of Muslim riots.

The problem in the middle east is not a lack of backbone.  Rather, it’s that the fanatics living in the middle east feel they can carry out their terrorism on Israel and other targets with impunity because the international community doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to them.


The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Rob on July 30, 2006 at 05:56 pm

Rob, people like Annan still cling to the idea that if you make nice with the bad people, they will become nice. Annan also seems to believe that you shouldn’t make such people angry, because such anger is always justified.

Why people still believe things like that baffles me.

Ken McCracken on July 30, 2006 at 06:12 pm
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I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Annan is very anti-semitic

The Whistler on July 30, 2006 at 06:18 pm
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Now we have the flag-eater - the perfect illustration of the ignorance and irrational emotionalism that creates Islamofascism. The man chewing the flag is in such a froth, he doesn’t even know who his friends are. Due to his upbringing, his brain cannot comprehend the bewildering array of forces and influences that operate in the world, so he seizes upon a symbol, any symbol, of the foreign world to attack.

Ken,

Just a thought for you on how you can get over your ignorance and come to grips that this type of behavior is not as uncommon as you think--

Head to a screening of An Inconvenient Truth in your H2 with a W-04 sticker, wearing a fur coat and eating some KFC and see the reaction. 

The only thing that provides a marker for this insanity is Bush Derangement Syndrome.  Have fun with the BDS and let me know which showing so I can bring you a “Bush is a Nazi” t-shirt and help get you out alive.

Justin B on July 30, 2006 at 06:20 pm
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Justin: You point out the obvious; White, Conservative Christian Men have fewer free speech rights in this country than anyone else.  How sad.

robert108 on July 30, 2006 at 06:25 pm
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Tabla Rusa , weltanschauung

Give me a break Professor Jung.

WOOF on July 30, 2006 at 06:27 pm

Oh come on WOOF, I only use the big words when the situation requires it, I don’t make a fetish of it.

Ken McCracken on July 30, 2006 at 06:33 pm
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Ken: Never apologize to the ignoramuses for being educated.

robert108 on July 30, 2006 at 06:35 pm

robert is right WOOF, I take it back!

LOL

Ken McCracken on July 30, 2006 at 06:37 pm
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If I had a bumper sticker saying “Death to the Jews” right next to my sticker that said “Hitler got it right”, I would be an anti-Semite and told to take tolerance lessons… unless my wife was wearing a burka and my name was Mohammed.  Then it is cool to hate Isreal and the Jews.  Because Islam is the religion of Peace and it is the Jews’ fault for provoking the sane and peace loving Muslims into this violent war.

Average White guys in the US are not allowed to hate Jews or blacks or gays… but Muslims can hate gays and Jews all they want and we have to tolerate it.  Like the underlying antisemitism of WWII is still there and we all accept that everyone still hates the Jews, but only the Muslims can say it.

I could give two shits about the religion of either group.  What I know is this--one group and religion is educated, wealthy, Western, open, and has been persecuted since the beginning of time (see Pyramids).  The other group has been involved in savagry for over a thousand years almost continuously and including having constant conflicts for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of the Jews in Palestine.  So let’s strip off the religious angle and let’s ask why it is OK to load weapons with ball bearings for one side and attack civilians, but not OK for the other side to fight back?

I am so glad I am not Jewish.  The whole F*ing world hates you.  I guess it is just as bad to be an American, except as an American you can be a douche like most of Hollywood and claim that you hate Bush.  Jews are just Jews.  And the world allows Muslims to preach anti-semitism out of allegedly religious tolerance for Islam, but it is clearly out of a larger hatred for this entire race of people.  Just say it Kofi.  If Hitler had just killed them all, the world would have no problems with the Religion of Peace.  All the world’s problems are because of the Jews.

Strip away religion and Jews are people.  They have a right to live.  The rabid frothing that you see is the desire to kill Jews.  How can the world not see where the problem lies?

Justin B on July 30, 2006 at 06:51 pm
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Hitler was a carpet-eater. According to William L. Shirer in Rise and Fall of the Third Reich “Hitler had been in such a maniacal mood over the Czechs the last few days that on more than one occasion he had lost control of himself completely, hurling himself to the floor and chewing the edge of the carpet. Hence the term ‘carpet eater.’” There is actually some speculation that Hitler feigned this behavior to instill a fear of his ‘madness’ in his enemies.

It was probably a side effect of all the meth that Hitler was taking.  You know, one of the reasons that allowed the Germans to move so swiftly in May and June of 1940* was the heavy use of amphetamines (speed) in the German army.  In the short term it increased their stamina and energy of course, though over the long term it wasn’t particularly good for them.

*French and British soldiers at the time remarked on their ability to march for days with little rest, etc. and were puzzled to explain the nature of these superhuman feats.

Democritus on July 30, 2006 at 09:57 pm

Hitler’s personal physician, Dr. Morel, was a complete quack who administered the following drugs to Hitler in various combinations (often by injection):

Potassium bromide
Nux Vomica (a form of strychnine)
Atropine
Sodium barbitone
Oxedrine Tartrate
Chamomile
Testosterone
Prophenazone
Caffeine
Belladonna
E. coli
Dihydroxycodeine
Sulphonamide
Cocaine (via eye drops)
Enzymes
Vitamins
Amphetamines
Methamphetamines
Proteins and lipids derived from animal tissues and fats

I got this list from Wikipedia - in addition to this list Morel shot Hitler up with nicotine.

You’d be nuts too, I think.

Ken McCracken on July 30, 2006 at 10:02 pm
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Then, of course, there are the “carpet munchers”.  Nothing to do with Hitler, of course, or with anything on this thread.  I just like the name.

robert108 on July 30, 2006 at 10:02 pm
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Gotta watch that chamomile.

robert108 on July 30, 2006 at 10:04 pm
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Hezbollah have a cruel use of civilians as human shields to their bombings of Israel and their refusal to allow civilians to leave as well as prevent UN officials to enter to aid civilian population.

here are the evidences:

Pictures showing Hezbolla’s fighters hiding in civilian areas

Hezbolla preventing civilians from leaving fighting zone

Hezbolla’s declared mission is to free the middle east of Jews

idan on July 31, 2006 at 02:56 am
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The positive news is that even though it is unreported, Hezbolla militia are dying in droves.

Mickey on July 31, 2006 at 04:57 am
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Mickey,

Faster, please.

Bat One on July 31, 2006 at 05:01 am
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Israel should distribute UN flags laced with poison.

Mickey on July 31, 2006 at 05:21 am
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In case you don’t all know about this. The Isreali’s have created a tool that they are using to alert all their supporters to articles, polls, surveys and other sites of interest that they feel need to have the opinion adjusted more to their favor . Go to http://giyus.org/ and download their tool “megaphone” so you will be alerted to the same sites in order to counter their countering efforts . 3 days ago they had a page on the link where it says “make a “difference"” that showed a snapshot of a yahoo survey before and after they sent out their alert . It showed a totally skewed survey, of course . They pulled that page . The following link shows what they are working on this morning http://giyus.org/alerts/ . Sometimes you must use the oppositions tools . They are clever and organized, that I will give them .  Many of the pro-israeli remarks are by their minions.

Leiif on July 31, 2006 at 05:50 am
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response to
Leiif on July 31, 2006 at 8:49 AM,

hatihat hamor, tahshov ktzat lifnei she ata ose kaele shtuiot! gam ha tzad ha sheni yahol laasot shimus ba tohna ha zot!
yahalta lehagid et ze be ivrit lefahot…
ma gam, she ma she amarta lo mosif harbe kavod =

another Israeli on July 31, 2006 at 06:43 am
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Thank you Ken McCracken for you important and accurate article.  I will repost on my own forum in order to spread it as much as possible.

We have to understand that it is Israël that is fighting for our survival against islamo-fascism

Dewi Sudarsono on July 31, 2006 at 09:53 am
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I suppose that Annan has got lot of money out of all this story.

Isabelle on August 1, 2006 at 06:50 am
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dear readers i think koffi convert to islam, and him and his sons got a lot of money from arab countrys.

secendable sheich nasralla his chicken ,if he was a man way he hidening in the bunkers,and not fiting with his solders""

Meir on August 1, 2006 at 07:11 am
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Here we go again. Someone is brave enough to criticize Israel and the bullshit calls of “anti-semitism” is hurled. You people are fucking pathetic. Do you know that Israel is the biggest engender of world-wide antisemitism??? and yet you continue to hail its every action. I am not anti-semite.....but i am vehemently Anti-Israeli. If ever a candidate arises that seeks to break our nonsensical attachment to Israel, i will give blood,sweat and tears to urge him or her on.

Anti-Israeli American on August 2, 2006 at 08:34 am
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So you’re with the terrorists instead of Israel, which is a liberal democracy in a region where those sorts of nation are few and far between.

Gotcha.  Moron.


The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

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Rob on August 2, 2006 at 08:40 am
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@Rob

...your undying support of Israel clouds your judgement...where in my post did it say i was for terrorist??? I am against Israel’s policy>>collective punishment, targeting of civilians,roads,apartment blocks,power plants, sending a country back “20 years” as was so deftly put by an Israeli politcian. Israel is the biggest threat to world peace and i see that. Maybe i need to be re-educated by AIPAC but it is what i see. Here’s a question Rob, what are the total casualties on both sides can u tell me that??

Anti-Israeli American on August 2, 2006 at 08:52 am
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...your undying support of Israel clouds your judgement...where in my post did it say i was for terrorist???

Well you certainly aren’t in favor of Israel defending itself from Hezbollah rocket attacks.

I am against Israel’s policy collective punishment, targeting of civilians,roads,apartment blocks,power plants, sending a country back “20 years” as was so deftly put by an Israeli politcian.

If you want to blame someone for civilian deaths blame Hezbollah, who fire their rockets from crowded civilian areas and use civilian deaths as propaganda for useful idiots like you.

Israel is the biggest threat to world peace and i see that.

That would actually be Islamic terrorism.  Unless it was really Israel who was behind 9/11, the Madrid bombings, the Beslan massacre and the London Underground bombings.

Here’s a question Rob, what are the total casualties on both sides can u tell me that??

Hezbollah has taken far more casualties than Israel, and that’s as it should be.  Maybe you expect Israel to fight against its enemies who attack it without actually killing anybody.  I don’t hold the Jews to any such absurd standard.


The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Rob on August 2, 2006 at 08:59 am
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AAA: Since Israel is winning, they are, by definition, losing fewer combatants than the terrorists.  What else is new?  Israel doesn’t target civilians, but terrorists do.  Israel doesn’t strap bombs on children and send them out to kill civilians, but terrorists to that as a matter of policy.  See the difference?

robert108 on August 2, 2006 at 08:59 am
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Israel isn’t punishing people.  They are taking away the ability of Hezbollah to make war on their country.

If you want to blame anyone, blame the Hezzies for hiding behind the skirts of their women and using their children as cover to launch their missiles.

The Whistler on August 2, 2006 at 09:00 am
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"Here we go again. Someone is brave enough to criticize Israel and the bullshit calls of “anti-semitism” is hurled. You people are fucking pathetic. Do you know that Israel is the biggest engender of world-wide antisemitism??? and yet you continue to hail its every action.”

Ok, how does Israel’s every action inspire anti-semetism? Because they defend themselves after the have thousands of rocket attacks from an uncrontolled region of another country? Or is it because they beat 3 nations in a war that lasted only a few days? Now if I was one of those three nations, I know I would sure hate them. Or is it the fact that Arabs in that region sold their land to Jews moving into the area that is currently the nation state of Israel. I think people hate Israel, and just look for reasons to justity that hatred. You don’t know your history and your mind is full of standard propoganda handed out by those who hate Israel. Children educated in many Islamic schools have the excuse that they were brainwashed by those who had authority over them, what is your excuse?

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