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A Ridiculous Young Man

Old Bathos
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Dearborn "Al-Quds Day" rally 4/9/24

Every recent immigrant and their offspring declare the superiority of American law and culture with every breath they take, with every moment they remain. There is no Soviet-like wall preventing departure. Immigrant community Muslims in America bear witness to the undeniable superiority of American life and freedoms simply by (a) remaining and (b) enjoying opportunities and rights that do not exist in Shariah-shaped cultures.

Is there some programmed psychological barrier that prevents Muslim reflection, cultural self-appraisal, and needed reform? The bizarre need to deny the sheer atrocity of Oct 7 indicates a shared cognitive war against inconvenient facts and the warped realities of Palestinian culture and the peculiarities of Arab national fantasy life.

How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy...Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. -Winston Churchill

If Gazans were to adopt genuine democracy, economic freedoms protected by the rule of law (not a corrupt dictatorship claiming religious authority and/or a manufactured national history), equal rights for women, and a mature, peaceful respect for neighboring peoples, the United States would happily support such a nation, as it does other democracies. But terrorism, lies, corruption and a mandatory death cult mentality is a collective choice to forfeit the support and respect of all decent people and all democratic governments, especially ours.

So we have this young Hamas adherent, well-fed, well-dressed, enrolled in an American university, speaking at a public podium and saying stupid things in opposition to common sense, decency, and the United States federal government without fear of government sanction of any kind. The context for that speech is a statement all by itself. And under those circumstances, encouraging chants of "death to America" while quoting the execrable Khomeini makes Tarek Bazzi a ridiculous man. And Islam is designed to prevent him from realizing that.

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  • Dr. Bastiat@drbastiat
    Old Bathos (View Post):
    So we have this young Hamas adherent, well-fed, well-dressed, enrolled in an American university, speaking at a public podium and saying stupid things in opposition to common sense, decency and the United States federal government without fear of government sanction of any kind. The context for that speech is a statement all by itself. And under those circumstances, encouraging chants of “death to America” while quoting the execrable Khomeini makes Tarek Bazzi a ridiculous man. And Islam is designed to prevent him from realizing that.

    Exactly correct.

  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne
    Old Bathos (View Post):
    Is there some programmed psychological barrier that prevents Muslim reflection, cultural self-appraisal, and needed reform?

    According to Theodore Dalrymple, Islam may not be compatible with reason.

    All conduct, all custom, has a religious sanction and justification, any change is a threat to the whole system of belief. Certainty that their way of life is the right one thus coexists with fear that the whole edifice—intellectual and political—will come tumbling down if it is tampered with in any way. Intransigence is a defense against doubt and makes living on terms of true equality with others who do not share the creed impossible.

  • Bob Thompson@BobThompson
    I know what our Constitutional provides this young man in terms of his right to have and express his views but what is wrong with the public opinion of Americans? Is it that all our public institutions have been co-opted?
  • Banned Member@BryanGStephens
    Old Bathos (View Post):
    The bizarre need to deny the sheer atrocity of Oct 7

    Not just Muslims.

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