Funny opinion piece in the Indie

Shatner's Hairpiece · **Joined:** Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:02 pm **Posts:** 102

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 62898.html

By applying the usual anti-muslim rhetoric to hypothetical anti-christian examples, Mark Steel does a sterling job in humiliating the Sun. Give it a gander.

Hinton · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:52 pm

I've always liked Steel. His book on the french revolution is a damn good read as well.

Jeremy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:37 am **Posts:** 426

Brilliant!

Jeremy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:37 am **Posts:** 426

I've just been reading through the comments about this on the Indie website. I don't think I've ever read readers' comments on the Indie before. There are a fair few nutters (not all on one side, either), but it felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the Mail, etc. There were actually people debating, rather than just reeling off their prejudices secure in the knowledge that they won't be seriously challenged.

Must be healthier.

Bisyss · **Joined:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:55 pm **Posts:** 534

Coming from Darlington, I can confirm that panda fights do happen. Mind you, it could just be Muslims in panda suits pretending.

tc-obo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:13 pm

fantastic article

Quote:

The fact is Arabs and Muslims are victim of a zionist conspiracy just to make Muslims and Arab look as the bad guys and Israelis are the good ones in the eyes of the international community.

Sad to know that America is a slave of its zionist rich and powerful minority. They give orders and ordinary Americans pay the price.

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Posted by antonio | 10.07.08, 19:24 GMT

worrying comment.

mattomac · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:18 pm

tc-obo wrote:

fantastic article

Quote:

The fact is Arabs and Muslims are victim of a zionist conspiracy just to make Muslims and Arab look as the bad guys and Israelis are the good ones in the eyes of the international community.

Sad to know that America is a slave of its zionist rich and powerful minority. They give orders and ordinary Americans pay the price.

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Posted by antonio | 10.07.08, 19:24 GMT

worrying comment.

Dunno i seem to see this more and more, every conspiracy nut and a few left wingers "who are against the state man" are banging on about this. Not to mention sane people who went along with the Ron Paul Bandwagon.

tc-obo · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:40 pm

Oh, it's increasingly common, and as much as the right bang on about "everyone who disapproves of Israel is an anti-semite" and "anti-semitism is rife in the left", it's hard to dispute that some on the left are becoming increasingly enamoured with anti-semitic remarks. The one above is a classic example.

And how many sane people actually joined the Ron Paul R3VOLUTION?

Adam · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:42 pm

It's a decent rule of thumb that the words "zionist" and "conspiracy" are a good time to start backing away slowly.

Citizen Cain · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:06 am

No, when people start talking about Zionism and conspiracy, its time to break out this textfile and mock them:

I THINK ABOUT JOOS 18 HOURS A DAY.

I SIT IN MY BASEMENT AND ROCK BACK AND FORTH, AND FOAM COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH

JOOS CAN FLY

JOOS ARE PLANNING ON TAKING OVER THE WORLD AND CONTROLLING EVERYONE

MY DOG IS SECRETLY A JOO. I SHAKE HIM FOR ANSWERS BUT HE WAS TAUGHT TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT. DAMN SECRET ZIONIST HOUSEPETS.

JOOS CAN TELEPORT

SEINFELD IS A SPACE ALIEN WHO CAME FROM THE JOO MOTHERSHIP

JOOS ARE NOT CLEVER AT ALL, NO SIR THEY ARE ALL DUMB, YET THEY CONTROL EVERYONE

I LIKE TO ACCUSE JOOS OF MANY THINGS, AND THEN ACCUSE THEM OF WHINING WHEN THEY RESPOND TO MY ATTACK

YOU ARE SECRETLY A JOO

EVERYONE IS A JOO

TEHRE ARE NO JOOS

HELP ME, THE VOICES IN MY HEAD FRIGHTEN ME

HOW COME JOOS WHO WORK HARD AT SCHOOL AND HAVE PHDS HAVE BETTER JOBS THAN ME, I CAN BARELY SPELL MY OWN NAME WHY AM I NOT A CEO?

OHHH MY HEAD HOW IT HURTS

JOOS ARE AFRAID OF FRUIT

WHERE IS MY MEDICATION?

mattomac · **Posted:** Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:21 am

tc-obo wrote:

Oh, it's increasingly common, and as much as the right bang on about "everyone who disapproves of Israel is an anti-semite" and "anti-semitism is rife in the left", it's hard to dispute that some on the left are becoming increasingly enamoured with anti-semitic remarks. The one above is a classic example.

And how many sane people actually joined the Ron Paul R3VOLUTION?

Sadly quite a few, including some musicians i quite liked.

Hinton · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:53 pm

Would that be a reference to Gilad Atzmon, a very fine musician and, Israel/Palestine wise, a barking racist loon (albeit one whose military service allowed him to take a good look at the IDF's handiwork up close and personal)? If so I'll agree that it's a damn shame. Louis Ferdinand Celine (one of my favourite novelists) wasn't too keen on my type of people either.

As far as 'Zionist' goes I wouldn't agree that, as a single word, it automatically brands the user an anti-semite. There's a difference between people muttering about ZOG and someone like Edward Said discussing history and politics.

Adam · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:36 pm

Hinton wrote:

As far as 'Zionist' goes I wouldn't agree that, as a single word, it automatically brands the user an anti-semite. There's a difference between people muttering about ZOG and someone like Edward Said discussing history and politics.

My bad. I should have included the phrase "in close conjunction" in there somewhere. But I agree entirely.

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