rexbo 104 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 'Fascistic' The anti-war-on-terror lobby has had a bad week. Not that it hasn't kept its end up. Oh no. Faced with a threat so devastating that it seemed more like a world-domination plot from a Superman comic than a hard-headed act of war, there was nothing for it but to fall back on semantics.George W. Bush was pilloried for referring to "Islamic fascists" by, among others, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. Using that kind of language "on the ranch in Texas" did not help, he said, to make society "a good, neighbourly place". I don't know what the ranch in Texas has to do with anything, but Dr Sentamu seems not to understand the difference between describing Islamic fundamentalists as fascistic, and saying that all Muslims are fascists. ... The word "fascism" means an extreme totalitarian system that suppresses human rights and democratic freedoms. Islamic fundamentalism is fascistic in the precise, technical sense of the word. ... So maybe those who wish to conciliate this movement, who believe that it can be negotiated with in some rational way, would like to tell us where they would begin making concessions. Would they like to explain to the citizens of Turkey that they may have to sacrifice their secular democracy and be ruled again by the theocracy from which they had broken free? Or perhaps they could persuade the residents of Spain that, since Islam would like to rule the Alhambra once again, they must, in the interests of meeting al-Qa'eda halfway, consider sacrificing this region. Next, perhaps, would be the recognition of sharia law in Muslim-dominated regions of Britain and France. No wonder the liberals are in disarray. What we are up against is quite outside the limits of our rational political discourse. This enemy does not even bother to offer explanations for its actions that fall within the acceptable bounds of Western debate: it is overtly racist, explicitly imperialistic and unapologetically inhumane. ... This is a critical moment. What we must call the "free world" will either decide that it must unite unequivocally against a force so dark that it is almost incomprehensible to democratic peoples, or else succumb to a daydream of denial that is nothing more than appeasement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,008 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Good article Rexbo. Dr John Sentamu. Using that kind of language "on the ranch in Texas" did not help, he said, to make society "a good, neighbourly place". I hate to break the news to you Dr. Sentamu, but those Islamic fascists don't really want to be your neighbor, nor do they want to be neighborly. What the President said was: "The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation." That's right....he said it. Islamic fascists. It's about time the president started using the proper label. Do you think the press should as well? It's not likely that any democrats will. How was the President wrong in that statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,411 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Is there not a surreal Neville Chamberlain quality to the Left these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomfeeder 244 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Good article Rexbo. Dr John Sentamu. Using that kind of language "on the ranch in Texas" did not help, he said, to make society "a good, neighbourly place". I hate to break the news to you Dr. Sentamu, but those Islamic fascists don't really want to be your neighbor, nor do they want to be neighborly. What the President said was: "The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation." That's right....he said it. Islamic fascists. It's about time the president started using the proper label. Do you think the press should as well? It's not likely that any democrats will. How was the President wrong in that statement? He miss the part about them living amongst us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,008 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Good article Rexbo. Dr John Sentamu. Using that kind of language "on the ranch in Texas" did not help, he said, to make society "a good, neighbourly place". I hate to break the news to you Dr. Sentamu, but those Islamic fascists don't really want to be your neighbor, nor do they want to be neighborly. What the President said was: "The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation." That's right....he said it. Islamic fascists. It's about time the president started using the proper label. Do you think the press should as well? It's not likely that any democrats will. How was the President wrong in that statement? He miss the part about them living amongst us. He was talking about the events that took place in England. He was not talking about "them living amongst us." If he had included them, then he would really got the panties balled up of Dimocrats in addition to CAIR, especially Congressman Dingell who is elected by "them living amongst us." As it was, President Bush's statement didn't set too well with CAIR, the Council for American Islamic Relations. Perhaps a better name for that organization would be the Council for Anti-American Islamic Retaliation. But that's just me.. Back to CAIR's comments. Their executive director took issue with the Islamic fascism label, saying "We believe this is an ill-advised term and we believe that it is counter-productive to associate Islam or Muslims with fascism," Ill-advised? How can a term that is so fundamentally correct be "ill-advised?" Since when does speaking the truth require restraint? Just about every terrorist attack in the last 30 years has been committed in the name of Islam. That's their public relations problem, not ours. By the way, no mention in the news coverage of CAIR's remarks of a condemnation of terrorism. Surprise, surprise. If all those peace loving Muslims would stop their financial contributions to terrorists organizations and would actually cut the throats of some of the "few" it would be a big help to peace in the world. http://www.cair-net.org/default.asp?Page=a...&theType=NB Just in case you need a refresher, here is a link for the definition of fascism. 2 entries found for fascism. fas·cism Pronunciation Key (fshzm) n. often Fascism 1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. 2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. Oppressive, dictatorial control. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fascism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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