Wednesday, July 13, 2011
On the Israeli #censorship of boycotts bill #freedomofspeech #tcot #israel
RRD:It pains me to have to defend the rights of those whom I loathe but I have little choice in the matter.There is no such thing as the right to force people to buy goods that they do not wish to buy,or to censor those who call for such boycotts.
I have no sympathy for either the boycott and divestment movement,or for hypocrites who will loudly condemn Israel:even though not all Israelis support this bill,even though--even with this bill-- Israel is a virtual paradise of civil liberties compared to it's neighbors.Even though European countries are persecuting people from Bardot to Geert Wilders.
Even though a man cannot publish a cartoon of Mohammed(or Mickey Mouse with a beard) without fearing imprisonment or death.
Even though--in our own country--Stephen Breyer wants to carve out a special protected status for the Quran.
Even though Poland is persecuting a young woman for blasphemy.(fn1)
Even though Britain's censorship laws are infamous;I know two things are true.
The first is that this law is a violation of Individual Rights and must be fought on those grounds.
The second is that even after this censorship bill is struck down by the Israeli High Court(as is will almost certainly be) there will be hypocrites who will ignore that,& cite the passage of the bill as if it were still on the books (just as they cite torture by Israeli agents while ignoring the fact that the court ruled it unconstitutional,and ignore that torture goes on in American jails,and that no one claims the US is "illegitimate" as a result).
They will proclaim that this eviscerates Israel's "claim" to be a free country(ignoring all the examples I mentioned above) and use it to drive a wedge between Israel and the United States.
Meanwhile,there will be no "flytillas" to Saudi Arabia's "chop-chop" square.
The blame,however cannot be laid on the Israel bashers alone:they did not pass this insane law,the right did. (For a example of the one sidedness I am thinking of see below) A Special Place in Hell-Israel News - Haaretz Israeli News source. http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/a-special-place-in-hell/israel-s-boycott-law-the...
ADL issues rare criticism of Israel over 'Bo... JPost - Headlines
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=229028 fn1
Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2010/05/08/polish-pop-star-faces-two-years-pr...
I have no sympathy for either the boycott and divestment movement,or for hypocrites who will loudly condemn Israel:even though not all Israelis support this bill,even though--even with this bill-- Israel is a virtual paradise of civil liberties compared to it's neighbors.Even though European countries are persecuting people from Bardot to Geert Wilders.
Even though a man cannot publish a cartoon of Mohammed(or Mickey Mouse with a beard) without fearing imprisonment or death.
Even though--in our own country--Stephen Breyer wants to carve out a special protected status for the Quran.
Even though Poland is persecuting a young woman for blasphemy.(fn1)
Even though Britain's censorship laws are infamous;I know two things are true.
The first is that this law is a violation of Individual Rights and must be fought on those grounds.
The second is that even after this censorship bill is struck down by the Israeli High Court(as is will almost certainly be) there will be hypocrites who will ignore that,& cite the passage of the bill as if it were still on the books (just as they cite torture by Israeli agents while ignoring the fact that the court ruled it unconstitutional,and ignore that torture goes on in American jails,and that no one claims the US is "illegitimate" as a result).
They will proclaim that this eviscerates Israel's "claim" to be a free country(ignoring all the examples I mentioned above) and use it to drive a wedge between Israel and the United States.
Meanwhile,there will be no "flytillas" to Saudi Arabia's "chop-chop" square.
The blame,however cannot be laid on the Israel bashers alone:they did not pass this insane law,the right did. (For a example of the one sidedness I am thinking of see below) A Special Place in Hell-Israel News - Haaretz Israeli News source. http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/a-special-place-in-hell/israel-s-boycott-law-the...
ADL issues rare criticism of Israel over 'Bo... JPost - Headlines
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=229028 fn1
Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2010/05/08/polish-pop-star-faces-two-years-pr...
On the Israeli- #censorship of boycotts bill #freedomofspeech #tcot #israel
RRD:It pains me to have to defend the rights of those whom I loathe but I have little choice in the matter.There is no such thing as the right to force people to buy goods that they do not wish to buy,or to censor those who call for such boycotts.
I have no sympathy for either the boycott and divestment movement,or for hypocrites who will loudly condemn Israel:even though not all Israelis support this bill,even though--even with this bill-- Israel is a virtual paradise of civil liberties compared to it's neighbors.Even though European countries are persecuting people from Bardot to Geert Wilders.
Even though a man cannot publish a cartoon of Mohammed(or Mickey Mouse with a beard) without fearing imprisonment or death.
Even though--in our own country--Stephen Breyer wants to carve out a special protected status for the Quran.
Even though Poland is persecuting a young woman for blasphemy.(fn1)
Even though Britain's censorship laws are infamous;I know two things are true.
The first is that this law is a violation of Individual Rights and must be fought on those grounds.
The second is that even after this censorship bill is struck down by the Israeli High Court(as is will almost certainly be) there will be hypocrites who will ignore that,& cite the passage of the bill as if it were still on the books (just as they cite torture by Israeli agents while ignoring the fact that the court ruled it unconstitutional,and ignore that torture goes on in American jails,and that no one claims the US is "illegitimate" as a result).
They will proclaim that this eviscerates Israel's "claim" to be a free country(ignoring all the examples I mentioned above) and use it to drive a wedge between Israel and the United States.
Meanwhile,there will be no "flytillas" to Saudi Arabia's "chop-chop" square. fn1
Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2010/05/08/polish-pop-star-faces-two-years-pr...
I have no sympathy for either the boycott and divestment movement,or for hypocrites who will loudly condemn Israel:even though not all Israelis support this bill,even though--even with this bill-- Israel is a virtual paradise of civil liberties compared to it's neighbors.Even though European countries are persecuting people from Bardot to Geert Wilders.
Even though a man cannot publish a cartoon of Mohammed(or Mickey Mouse with a beard) without fearing imprisonment or death.
Even though--in our own country--Stephen Breyer wants to carve out a special protected status for the Quran.
Even though Poland is persecuting a young woman for blasphemy.(fn1)
Even though Britain's censorship laws are infamous;I know two things are true.
The first is that this law is a violation of Individual Rights and must be fought on those grounds.
The second is that even after this censorship bill is struck down by the Israeli High Court(as is will almost certainly be) there will be hypocrites who will ignore that,& cite the passage of the bill as if it were still on the books (just as they cite torture by Israeli agents while ignoring the fact that the court ruled it unconstitutional,and ignore that torture goes on in American jails,and that no one claims the US is "illegitimate" as a result).
They will proclaim that this eviscerates Israel's "claim" to be a free country(ignoring all the examples I mentioned above) and use it to drive a wedge between Israel and the United States.
Meanwhile,there will be no "flytillas" to Saudi Arabia's "chop-chop" square. fn1
Polish pop star faces two years' prison for blasphemy
http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2010/05/08/polish-pop-star-faces-two-years-pr...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Obama willing to let elderly starve,Mcconnell ready to cave #tcot #tlot #teaparty
RRD:President Obama in a clear demonstration of his callousness towards the elderly has announced that he would prefer to see them dead of starvation and homelessness rather than abandon his obsession with finishing off the economy with tax hikes.(This is how the Republicans would characterize Obama's statement if they had the Chutzpah of the Democrats,and it would be closer to reality).
Instead Mcconnell has not only caved,he has actually proposed giving Obama the authority to raise the debt ceiling on his own. No,this isn't a nightmare or a satire;read on. Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3 - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20078789-503544.html
....."Still, McConnell said Republicans would "do the responsible thing" to avoid default, suggesting that a deal on the debt ceiling could be reached without a "real" deficit reduction package. "The president has presented us with three choices: smoke and mirrors, tax hikes, or default. Republicans choose none of the above. I had hoped to do good, but I refuse to do harm. So Republicans will choose a path that actually reflects the will of the people, which is to do the responsible thing and ensure that the government doesn't default on its obligations," he said. Mr. Obama has repeatedly said he wants a deal that would allow the U.S. to avoid confronting the issue again until after the 2012 elections and vowed on Monday that he would "not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension." "This the United States of America and, you know, we don't manage our affairs in three -month increments. You know, we don't risk U.S. default on our obligations because we can't put politic
s
aside," Mr. Obama told reporters at the White House yesterday."...
For Mcconnell's scheme see below:
McConnell's last ditch debt ceiling plan: What's in it for Republicans? - CSMonitor.com
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0712/McConnell-s-last-ditch-debt-c...
Instead Mcconnell has not only caved,he has actually proposed giving Obama the authority to raise the debt ceiling on his own. No,this isn't a nightmare or a satire;read on. Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3 - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20078789-503544.html
....."Still, McConnell said Republicans would "do the responsible thing" to avoid default, suggesting that a deal on the debt ceiling could be reached without a "real" deficit reduction package. "The president has presented us with three choices: smoke and mirrors, tax hikes, or default. Republicans choose none of the above. I had hoped to do good, but I refuse to do harm. So Republicans will choose a path that actually reflects the will of the people, which is to do the responsible thing and ensure that the government doesn't default on its obligations," he said. Mr. Obama has repeatedly said he wants a deal that would allow the U.S. to avoid confronting the issue again until after the 2012 elections and vowed on Monday that he would "not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension." "This the United States of America and, you know, we don't manage our affairs in three -month increments. You know, we don't risk U.S. default on our obligations because we can't put politic
s
aside," Mr. Obama told reporters at the White House yesterday."...
For Mcconnell's scheme see below:
McConnell's last ditch debt ceiling plan: What's in it for Republicans? - CSMonitor.com
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0712/McConnell-s-last-ditch-debt-c...
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