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Europe
Europe's Lynch Mob Mentality
2010-08-04
Anti-American rage is whipped up by the Euromedia, of course, and they are run by the Eurocracy, so we know where it's coming from. We can even guess at the motivation -- after all, America is the only safe target available today. Europeans can't insult the Russians because they are still scared of Moscow. They can't criticize Muslims for fear of being stabbed or head-chopped by some kid on the street. They cannot criticize people who are lazy, who exploit the welfare system, druggies, Islamic fascists, radical leftists, criminals, sexually destructive people, or anyone else. The Nanny State has made itself the guardian of all those pitiable folk, and it will not tolerate a word of criticism. It is a kind of reign of terror -- an upside-down Victorian morality, but just as intolerant.

...Except for attacking Israel, that is, which is just as safe a target as America. If you insult a Muslim teenager who wants to pick your pockets, you might get stabbed. But it's fine to sneer at Israel because the Mossad is not going to come after you. They have other things to worry about. As a result, all the instruments of social control -- teachers, cops, politicians, media -- have turned tail in the most cowardly fashion. Cowardice is the reigning creed in Europe today. It is a poor substitute for Christianity.

Euromediots insist that attacking Israel is fine because that's not anti-Semitic, but that is a distinction without a difference. The Left in Europe has recruited radical leftist Jews to serve as fronts for anti-Israel agitprop, just as Obama has done with J Street. But of course, those genetic Jews are not Jews in the sense of feeling any real attachment to their people. They are leftist ideologues, like Leon Trotsky. They have found a secular religion, and they don't care whom they shoot as long as it promotes the agenda. In a very important sense, they are un-Jewish -- not because they are irreligious, but because they are hostile to the welfare of their own people. And the un-Jewish left peddles the bizarre notion that Israel doesn't allow for rational criticism of its policies. Go to Israel, and all you hear is political criticism. The Knesset sounds like a wrestling ring. Free speech is all over the place.

People like Chomsky truly hate Israel with a dreadfully emotional hatred. It doesn't look healthy. But it is enthusiastically applauded on the Left. Chomsky has made his leftist career out of it...which tells us all we need to know.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Opinion of the United States
Posted by: tipper   2010-08-04 05:47  

#1  Excellent Article!!

JudeoChristians values were once such a part of the fabric of Western society that we mistakenly believed that they were just a natural part of human nature and not learned behaviors right along with reading, writing, arithmetic and brushing your teeth. It is easy to see, looking back now, that the world is a much more cruel place when the ugly side of human nature is taught to be indulged rather than controlled.

But he really nails this one.

I don't see much to be hopeful about anymore. Middle Eastern and other countries have been able to use the trick of blame for thousands of years and their people still haven't gotten a clue. Same trick, works every time.

It didn't use to work in Western Societies because children learned the ten commandments as well as concepts of charity, forgiveness and that we are all equal under the eyes of God. No longer. Why is anyone really surprised?
Posted by: Martini   2010-08-04 01:45  

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