This week, the Iraq war claimed its 4,000th American killed in action, but that sad and tragic milestone came as the war seems to have slipped off the evening news, off the front pages and from the minds of the American people.
Monday, 31 March 2008
Do we need Christianity? (4)
This theme just rolls and rolls. So now we're on the fourth post. Here I look at some similarities between the Bible and the Koran.
Most informed people have recoiled at the horrors of the Koran. Since I raised the issue of Christianity, numerous commentators have drawn distinctions betweenMein Kampf the Koran and the Bible. But the latter, at least the Old Testament, has its share of horrors as well. And this is not surprising, as the 'Prophet' cooked up his testament on the basis of half-understood biblical stories.
So, as you savour the following, you'll realise that maybe a little humility is in order, and realise how the followers of such a Book carried out so much evil. (I know, I know, they did good as well, but they'd still be burning witches and heretics - e.g. me - had not the Enlightenment triumphed).
Anyway, over to the Toxic Blogger
Rape of Female Captives (Deuteronomy 21:10-14)
"When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house. But before she may live there, she must shave her head and pare her nails and lay aside her captive's garb. After she has mourned her father and mother for a full month, you may have relations with her, and you shall be her husband and she shall be your wife. However, if later on you lose your liking for her, you shall give her her freedom, if she wishes it; but you shall not sell her or enslave her, since she was married to you under compulsion."
Human Sacrifice: Jephthah Burns His Daughter
"At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and led an army against the Ammonites. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the LORD the first thing coming out of my house to greet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter – his only child – ran out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. "My daughter!" he cried out. "My heart is breaking! What a tragedy that you came out to greet me. For I have made a vow to the LORD and cannot take it back."...her father kept his vow, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter." (Judges 11:29-40)
Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests:
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Slavery:
However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. (Leviticus 25:44-46)
The TB goes on : How seriously can intelligent humans take this kind of teaching, if at all? I think one can not. Only the narrowest of insecure minds, the most myopic of crutch-dependent malcontents will swear by these principles and blindly overlook the crude human intervention by which it was enacted.
Personally, I choose not to.
Most informed people have recoiled at the horrors of the Koran. Since I raised the issue of Christianity, numerous commentators have drawn distinctions between
So, as you savour the following, you'll realise that maybe a little humility is in order, and realise how the followers of such a Book carried out so much evil. (I know, I know, they did good as well, but they'd still be burning witches and heretics - e.g. me - had not the Enlightenment triumphed).
Anyway, over to the Toxic Blogger
Rape of Female Captives (Deuteronomy 21:10-14)
"When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house. But before she may live there, she must shave her head and pare her nails and lay aside her captive's garb. After she has mourned her father and mother for a full month, you may have relations with her, and you shall be her husband and she shall be your wife. However, if later on you lose your liking for her, you shall give her her freedom, if she wishes it; but you shall not sell her or enslave her, since she was married to you under compulsion."
Human Sacrifice: Jephthah Burns His Daughter
"At that time the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and led an army against the Ammonites. And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the LORD the first thing coming out of my house to greet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter – his only child – ran out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. "My daughter!" he cried out. "My heart is breaking! What a tragedy that you came out to greet me. For I have made a vow to the LORD and cannot take it back."...her father kept his vow, and she died a virgin. So it has become a custom in Israel for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah's daughter." (Judges 11:29-40)
Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests:
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Slavery:
However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. (Leviticus 25:44-46)
The TB goes on : How seriously can intelligent humans take this kind of teaching, if at all? I think one can not. Only the narrowest of insecure minds, the most myopic of crutch-dependent malcontents will swear by these principles and blindly overlook the crude human intervention by which it was enacted.
Personally, I choose not to.
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Do we need Christianity (3)
A very good Comment, unfortunately Anonymous has come in. I reproduce it below in blue and give my responses, as the points he/she raise are significant
It seems to me that by highlighting the machinations of crazy Islamists, it somehow serves to divert attention from the real destroyers of our own little piece of civilization. Because the real architects of our destruction are of course not the Islamists acting alone but rather our own “Liberal Elite” who maintain the “Trojan” horse for them, so to speak.
These so-called Liberals have already proven to be a most subversive and most toxic influence either within European or indeed Irish society over the last 2000 years, and indeed in the case of this country, surpassing in destructive consequences, even the worst that our larger neighbor ever threw at us throughout our troubled and lengthy history. The agenda of our own “liberals” to my own way of thinking will ultimately prove far more deadly than anything the Islamists may yet hurl at us, at least in the immediate future.
[So far not so good. Subversive of what? Of the narrow-minded, obscurantist, poverty-stricken, emigration riddled country we had when religion ruled, and where clergy could literally and figuratively take us for ride? If that environment was subverted, well, good riddance to it.]
Most religions are grounded in some whacky delusional dogma, willful indoctrination, and demanding of blind obedience. In essence however they provide little more than self-induced dementia. [I'm with you there my friend, I'm with you there!]
They come in many shapes and varieties. The only question which arises then is whether one particular brand of such “religious induced” dementia is manifestly more dangerous than another, and of course here Islam does score maximum points. [Now you’re talking, and this is where I see a meeting of minds coming] But yet if ever forced to make a choice, as to the least destructive force, between Islamists or “liberals” I think that I would have to choose Islam.
Because it remains to my own opinion the less threatening of the two for the present time. One thing manifestly clear is that Islam will certainly never be tolerant to any degree of “liberalism”. Even while demented “liberals” themselves seem eager and willing to act as cringing apologists for it. But while Islamic nations may be considered, particularly barbaric and backward, they are certainly not on the other hand, rushing headlong into the same levels of decadence and chaos that Western society now appears to be heading. Western civilization gives every indication of being self-mutilating, even imploding upon itself, to the point of even being almost apologetic for any of its achievements!
[But you see, what exactly are these problems of Western Civilization you keep referring to? Let’s take Scandinavia, where this ‘debased’ culture has reached its zenith. Here they have a peaceable, law-abiding, eductaed tolerant society, topping the Human Development Index in virtually every metric. And, they are highly charitable and giving - they top the world in per capita support for poor nations. Ok, they drink and shag a lot, and don't go to church, but, even allowing this to be a problem, does this represents the decadent Western Civilization you refer to? If so, would you prefer Ireland of the fifties, or Saudi Arabia today?]
But this surely is not the product of Islam alone, but rather is more directly attributable to the Trojan handiwork of our own “liberals”. For while behaving liberally towards all others, they inevitably they do so at the expense of their own. [Agreed] You may hold certain reservations about my musings above, but tune in some time to any TV interview where the blessed Mary R. might be pontificating. Yes, she the most sanctimonious one, of UN notoriety. She who had bestowed upon her, many blessed mansions in Geneva, New York, and Co. Mayo but to name a few. Surely if you have ever clapped eyes upon the face of a deep seated insanity, then it will be clearly recognisable, imprinted upon her visage and within her utterances. The true face of a pious and ardent liberal.
[Rock on man, I'm liking you more by the minute!] But perhaps another small test to gauge the potency of the deadly Liberal virus which has been released upon us all; just take a look at the website of NCCRI. Or indeed the many others “multiculturalists” who are now clamouring for the dismemberment of our own historic small island nation, so as to make way for their “new” more fragmented United nations of Ireland, while our own so- called elected representatives watch idly from the sideline as though preparing for the wake.
[Absolutely true]
Or watch while RTE blatantly manipulate news, facts and situations to conform to their own strictures of PC, dictated once again by our own fascist “liberals”. Watch while our political masters like white bwanas disburse a Billion of Irish taxpayers’ money annually to a handful of African despots, while at home their colleagues are forced to defend a crumbling, third world so-called health care service, mainly to appease Bono and Geldof.
[You’re singing my song]
Listen to the news reports of Irish children forced to attend sub-standard and even rat-infested schools, while our elected representatives seem more eager to squander 300-400 million annually on a farcical asylum system, one which regularly attracts scavengers and scammers from as far away as 5,000 klms. The list is too long and depressing.
Then consider the role our liberals play.
[Ok. This is a well argued and well constructed comment. But really, I don't see any disagreement between us. The essence of my original post was exactly what you’re saying. That multi-culti, PC liberals are destroying what we now are (not 1950 Ireland) and that maybe the Church Militant is needed again to route the Islamic Beast which now threatens us.
So in essence my position is that 'liberalism' has helped us shake off the stranglehold of the Church, but has gone too far and lost the run of itself, and is now creating a whole new set of problems. But remember - we'd still be in 1950s Ireland had it not been for liberals.]
It seems to me that by highlighting the machinations of crazy Islamists, it somehow serves to divert attention from the real destroyers of our own little piece of civilization. Because the real architects of our destruction are of course not the Islamists acting alone but rather our own “Liberal Elite” who maintain the “Trojan” horse for them, so to speak.
These so-called Liberals have already proven to be a most subversive and most toxic influence either within European or indeed Irish society over the last 2000 years, and indeed in the case of this country, surpassing in destructive consequences, even the worst that our larger neighbor ever threw at us throughout our troubled and lengthy history. The agenda of our own “liberals” to my own way of thinking will ultimately prove far more deadly than anything the Islamists may yet hurl at us, at least in the immediate future.
[So far not so good. Subversive of what? Of the narrow-minded, obscurantist, poverty-stricken, emigration riddled country we had when religion ruled, and where clergy could literally and figuratively take us for ride? If that environment was subverted, well, good riddance to it.]
Most religions are grounded in some whacky delusional dogma, willful indoctrination, and demanding of blind obedience. In essence however they provide little more than self-induced dementia. [I'm with you there my friend, I'm with you there!]
They come in many shapes and varieties. The only question which arises then is whether one particular brand of such “religious induced” dementia is manifestly more dangerous than another, and of course here Islam does score maximum points. [Now you’re talking, and this is where I see a meeting of minds coming] But yet if ever forced to make a choice, as to the least destructive force, between Islamists or “liberals” I think that I would have to choose Islam.
Because it remains to my own opinion the less threatening of the two for the present time. One thing manifestly clear is that Islam will certainly never be tolerant to any degree of “liberalism”. Even while demented “liberals” themselves seem eager and willing to act as cringing apologists for it. But while Islamic nations may be considered, particularly barbaric and backward, they are certainly not on the other hand, rushing headlong into the same levels of decadence and chaos that Western society now appears to be heading. Western civilization gives every indication of being self-mutilating, even imploding upon itself, to the point of even being almost apologetic for any of its achievements!
[But you see, what exactly are these problems of Western Civilization you keep referring to? Let’s take Scandinavia, where this ‘debased’ culture has reached its zenith. Here they have a peaceable, law-abiding, eductaed tolerant society, topping the Human Development Index in virtually every metric. And, they are highly charitable and giving - they top the world in per capita support for poor nations. Ok, they drink and shag a lot, and don't go to church, but, even allowing this to be a problem, does this represents the decadent Western Civilization you refer to? If so, would you prefer Ireland of the fifties, or Saudi Arabia today?]
But this surely is not the product of Islam alone, but rather is more directly attributable to the Trojan handiwork of our own “liberals”. For while behaving liberally towards all others, they inevitably they do so at the expense of their own. [Agreed] You may hold certain reservations about my musings above, but tune in some time to any TV interview where the blessed Mary R. might be pontificating. Yes, she the most sanctimonious one, of UN notoriety. She who had bestowed upon her, many blessed mansions in Geneva, New York, and Co. Mayo but to name a few. Surely if you have ever clapped eyes upon the face of a deep seated insanity, then it will be clearly recognisable, imprinted upon her visage and within her utterances. The true face of a pious and ardent liberal.
[Rock on man, I'm liking you more by the minute!] But perhaps another small test to gauge the potency of the deadly Liberal virus which has been released upon us all; just take a look at the website of NCCRI. Or indeed the many others “multiculturalists” who are now clamouring for the dismemberment of our own historic small island nation, so as to make way for their “new” more fragmented United nations of Ireland, while our own so- called elected representatives watch idly from the sideline as though preparing for the wake.
[Absolutely true]
Or watch while RTE blatantly manipulate news, facts and situations to conform to their own strictures of PC, dictated once again by our own fascist “liberals”. Watch while our political masters like white bwanas disburse a Billion of Irish taxpayers’ money annually to a handful of African despots, while at home their colleagues are forced to defend a crumbling, third world so-called health care service, mainly to appease Bono and Geldof.
[You’re singing my song]
Listen to the news reports of Irish children forced to attend sub-standard and even rat-infested schools, while our elected representatives seem more eager to squander 300-400 million annually on a farcical asylum system, one which regularly attracts scavengers and scammers from as far away as 5,000 klms. The list is too long and depressing.
Then consider the role our liberals play.
[Ok. This is a well argued and well constructed comment. But really, I don't see any disagreement between us. The essence of my original post was exactly what you’re saying. That multi-culti, PC liberals are destroying what we now are (not 1950 Ireland) and that maybe the Church Militant is needed again to route the Islamic Beast which now threatens us.
So in essence my position is that 'liberalism' has helped us shake off the stranglehold of the Church, but has gone too far and lost the run of itself, and is now creating a whole new set of problems. But remember - we'd still be in 1950s Ireland had it not been for liberals.]
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Do we need Christianity? (2)
Long comment here from Big Bill, which I print in full and the respond to it.
"My goodness, Irish, you call them "illustrious results" of Evil Christian Warfare? Hell, son, more people were killed in the civil war of '22-'23 than the 3300 killed in Northern Ireland over 80 years of the Troubles.Evil Abolitionist Warfare killed more in a few hours of the Battle of Gettysburg than "Religion" killed in Northern Ireland. Evil Imperial Warfare killed over 3300 men in a few minutes at the Battle of the Somme.
Yet you strain at the most pathetic gnats to get your digs in at The Warmonger Christians. Lebanon, the Balkans, Ireland.Feh. The reality is that most of the current worldwide troubles have Muslims one one side. On the other side are the rest of us: atheists, Hindus, Jains, Animists, Buddhists, Christians and Jews. Now either there is some Cosmic Secret International Religious Conspiracy against Muslims, or there is something about Islam that just can't get along with the rest of the world. I think the latter, don't you?
What I can't figure out is why you are bounden determined to scrape the bottom of the war-mongering barrel in order to come up with three pathetic examples of pissant conflicts in order to justify your need to hate Christianity, while at the same time you bemoan our lack of solidarity.Having a superior white boy college educated intellect, you tell us that our religion, which forms the primary piece of our culture (and in the case of Irish Christianity, has already saved Western Civilization once) is a Warmongering Evil, yet you also tell us that we ought to fight Islam.
What the hell do you WANT from us?!? "Fight Islam! But don't think that you are any better. Heavens no! You Christians are Evil Warmonger Intolerant Fools just like the Muslims ... but don't let that stop you -- go out here and fight!"Just tell us this one thing (no bullsh!t, now) who is the real threat? The Evid Prod down the street with his nefarious designs on the Six Counties or the nice friendly Muslim/African/Asian invasion.Which would you rather live with: a one-in-a-million chance of being killed in Northern Ireland, or all your daughters worshipping Allah, speaking Arabic, wearing potato sacks over their heads, and squirting out a dozen babies for some domestic tyrant?
Look, Irish, we are long past the days of piddly PC atheism. Go ahead, feel superior to us. But don't trash us with pathetic examples and then wring your hands wondering why we cannot muster enough intestinal fortitude to fight back. It is a New World, Irish, and we need men with b@lls who can see reality for what it is, see the real threat, and stop scoring College Educated White Boy Intellectual Superiority Points by sneering at little old Irish ladies who go to Mass everyday.
If you are on our side, you will find a way to inspire us, and that means dropping the gratuitous Smart College Educated White Boy digs about evil Christians. Are you going to take away any pride we have in our ethnicity/religion/culture or are you going to make common cause with us.The time has come. There are only a few years left for Europe and the Anglosphere. Which side are you on? Are you a liberal guiltmonger or are you with us? Make up your mind.
PS: If you sincerely wonder why liberal humanism has no backbone, go read extensively at Lawrence Auster's website (www.amnation.com/vfr) "View from the Right". It has many extensive and well-thought analyses of liberalism/humanism and why it is gutless. This is the core focus of his website since it is the debilitating rot at the core of Western thought. He explains things like why atheists attack Christianity and their own cultures for mere trivialities and excuse horrible crimes committed by The Other in their midst."
Ok, I respond briefly as follows:
It is indisputable that religion has formed the basis for some of the most ghastly events in history, and Christianity is in there with the best of them. For the most part Christianity has now gone beyond that and more fully represents what Jesus actually taught. This I believe in part derives from the very fact that it has lost much of its temporal power.
The only downside from this inability to command and unify like it once did lies with the fact that we now have little other than rationalism to unite us. And that's proving to be a very weak alternative.
So my message is, we muscular Christianity might be the only thing to effectively oppose the existential threat from Islam.
PS: Not only do I read Laurence Auster's site - I'm linked to it!
"My goodness, Irish, you call them "illustrious results" of Evil Christian Warfare? Hell, son, more people were killed in the civil war of '22-'23 than the 3300 killed in Northern Ireland over 80 years of the Troubles.Evil Abolitionist Warfare killed more in a few hours of the Battle of Gettysburg than "Religion" killed in Northern Ireland. Evil Imperial Warfare killed over 3300 men in a few minutes at the Battle of the Somme.
Yet you strain at the most pathetic gnats to get your digs in at The Warmonger Christians. Lebanon, the Balkans, Ireland.Feh. The reality is that most of the current worldwide troubles have Muslims one one side. On the other side are the rest of us: atheists, Hindus, Jains, Animists, Buddhists, Christians and Jews. Now either there is some Cosmic Secret International Religious Conspiracy against Muslims, or there is something about Islam that just can't get along with the rest of the world. I think the latter, don't you?
What I can't figure out is why you are bounden determined to scrape the bottom of the war-mongering barrel in order to come up with three pathetic examples of pissant conflicts in order to justify your need to hate Christianity, while at the same time you bemoan our lack of solidarity.Having a superior white boy college educated intellect, you tell us that our religion, which forms the primary piece of our culture (and in the case of Irish Christianity, has already saved Western Civilization once) is a Warmongering Evil, yet you also tell us that we ought to fight Islam.
What the hell do you WANT from us?!? "Fight Islam! But don't think that you are any better. Heavens no! You Christians are Evil Warmonger Intolerant Fools just like the Muslims ... but don't let that stop you -- go out here and fight!"Just tell us this one thing (no bullsh!t, now) who is the real threat? The Evid Prod down the street with his nefarious designs on the Six Counties or the nice friendly Muslim/African/Asian invasion.Which would you rather live with: a one-in-a-million chance of being killed in Northern Ireland, or all your daughters worshipping Allah, speaking Arabic, wearing potato sacks over their heads, and squirting out a dozen babies for some domestic tyrant?
Look, Irish, we are long past the days of piddly PC atheism. Go ahead, feel superior to us. But don't trash us with pathetic examples and then wring your hands wondering why we cannot muster enough intestinal fortitude to fight back. It is a New World, Irish, and we need men with b@lls who can see reality for what it is, see the real threat, and stop scoring College Educated White Boy Intellectual Superiority Points by sneering at little old Irish ladies who go to Mass everyday.
If you are on our side, you will find a way to inspire us, and that means dropping the gratuitous Smart College Educated White Boy digs about evil Christians. Are you going to take away any pride we have in our ethnicity/religion/culture or are you going to make common cause with us.The time has come. There are only a few years left for Europe and the Anglosphere. Which side are you on? Are you a liberal guiltmonger or are you with us? Make up your mind.
PS: If you sincerely wonder why liberal humanism has no backbone, go read extensively at Lawrence Auster's website (www.amnation.com/vfr) "View from the Right". It has many extensive and well-thought analyses of liberalism/humanism and why it is gutless. This is the core focus of his website since it is the debilitating rot at the core of Western thought. He explains things like why atheists attack Christianity and their own cultures for mere trivialities and excuse horrible crimes committed by The Other in their midst."
Ok, I respond briefly as follows:
It is indisputable that religion has formed the basis for some of the most ghastly events in history, and Christianity is in there with the best of them. For the most part Christianity has now gone beyond that and more fully represents what Jesus actually taught. This I believe in part derives from the very fact that it has lost much of its temporal power.
The only downside from this inability to command and unify like it once did lies with the fact that we now have little other than rationalism to unite us. And that's proving to be a very weak alternative.
So my message is, we muscular Christianity might be the only thing to effectively oppose the existential threat from Islam.
PS: Not only do I read Laurence Auster's site - I'm linked to it!
Denmark's threatened children
90% of the children in Copenhagen who are forcibly removed from their home come from immigrant families, according to Copenhagen's youth department. The reasons for the removals are often mental illness, traumas and other social problems with the parents, which means they can't take care of their children. The departments also see that non-Danish children comit more crimes, fare poorer in school etc, so there are also problems in other areas. A spokesman stressed that forcible removal is always that last solution, and is used when all other possibilities are exhausted.
Any reason to believe things will be different in Ireland when the demographic bomb goes off?
Any reason to believe things will be different in Ireland when the demographic bomb goes off?
Whoopee! New offence found
They must have a lot to worry them at the Huffington Post. They've gleefully seized on the opportunity presented by a recent cover of Vogue
"Ever since Vogue put basketball star LeBron James on its cover — only the third man, and the first African American man, to gain that distinction — the cover has sparked discussion. Neurotics critics have slammed Vogue for "perpetuating racial stereotypes," depicting the "dangerous black man" running off with a beautiful white woman (model Gisele Bundchen).
Now, Sportsfilter blogger Rogers Cadenhead has discovered a possible (likely) inspiration for the Annie Liebovitz shoot: a famous World War I recruitment poster from 1917.
The poster, which shows a gorilla and says "Destroy This Brute," would seem to justify any sort of outrage over the racial stereotypes perpetuated by the Vogue cover. "
Yeah, right. And meanwhile, back in the real world.....
"Ever since Vogue put basketball star LeBron James on its cover — only the third man, and the first African American man, to gain that distinction — the cover has sparked discussion.
Now, Sportsfilter blogger Rogers Cadenhead has discovered a possible (likely) inspiration for the Annie Liebovitz shoot: a famous World War I recruitment poster from 1917.
The poster, which shows a gorilla and says "Destroy This Brute," would seem to justify any sort of outrage over the racial stereotypes perpetuated by the Vogue cover. "
Yeah, right. And meanwhile, back in the real world.....
LiveLeak caves in on Wilders' video
Well, that didn't take long. The Religion of Peace has forced LiveLeak to remove the video. Here's what they say on their site:
"Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers. This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else.
We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one.Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high"
This is a great Comment from a Scandinavian reader:
"I'm a student at one of the largest European universities with a significant Muslim student body. This university of course is a very liberal institution which stresses inclusion and tolerance for all minorities and religions. Muslims here have numerous organizations and clubs; they have their own prayer rooms and they are even allowed to construct a large replica of Kaaba (the cube-like structure containing the Black Stone) on Ramadan, right in the centre of the campus.
One would think that Muslims would be satisfied with these numerous accommodations and that we would all coexist in harmony". [No, my friend, I for one would not think that. This is because they're applying the salami approach - for every concession yielded, look for the next one]
"However, that proved to be insufficient and recently they asked the university to provide them with halal food. The administration of course has acquiesced [naturally, we are dhimmis, after all] and the university's biggest restaurant has added halal products to its menu. But that was not enough. You see the restaurant, catering to all the students of course, sells alcoholic drinks. What's more, it has a dance floor where people, well, dance… when they feel like it.
Apparently though Allah forbids alcohol and dancing so the Muslim students' union has asked the university to ban dancing and the sale of alcohol at the said restaurant in the name of tolerance and respect. ['In the name of tolerance' - I love that!]
It's unclear how all this will play out, since these brazen demands have created a backlash among even the most liberal of students. But the moral of the story is clear. We're not dealing with extremists here. I'm sure that most of the Muslim students would condemn terrorism and that none of them would want to harm innocent people. They will graduate and find jobs. And yet they refuse to integrate culturally into the mainstream society. Why would that be?
Islam is a community and a way of life; its members share common values, assumptions and moreover they are convinced that Islam is the only way since it is the God's way. Being a cohesive group, Muslims promote their interests at the expense of the rest and their efforts will only intensify as their numbers and influence grow in our society.
That's why it's misleading to attempt to draw a line between the extremists and non-extremists. [Exactly - this is the key point]. Their means are different, but the end result – spread of Islam – is the same even if most Muslims do not ask themselves on a daily basis what they can do to advance their cause and would not want anything to do with terrorism.
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This is a great Comment from a Scandinavian reader:
"I'm a student at one of the largest European universities with a significant Muslim student body. This university of course is a very liberal institution which stresses inclusion and tolerance for all minorities and religions. Muslims here have numerous organizations and clubs; they have their own prayer rooms and they are even allowed to construct a large replica of Kaaba (the cube-like structure containing the Black Stone) on Ramadan, right in the centre of the campus.
One would think that Muslims would be satisfied with these numerous accommodations and that we would all coexist in harmony". [No, my friend, I for one would not think that. This is because they're applying the salami approach - for every concession yielded, look for the next one]
"However, that proved to be insufficient and recently they asked the university to provide them with halal food. The administration of course has acquiesced [naturally, we are dhimmis, after all] and the university's biggest restaurant has added halal products to its menu. But that was not enough. You see the restaurant, catering to all the students of course, sells alcoholic drinks. What's more, it has a dance floor where people, well, dance… when they feel like it.
Apparently though Allah forbids alcohol and dancing so the Muslim students' union has asked the university to ban dancing and the sale of alcohol at the said restaurant in the name of tolerance and respect. ['In the name of tolerance' - I love that!]
It's unclear how all this will play out, since these brazen demands have created a backlash among even the most liberal of students. But the moral of the story is clear. We're not dealing with extremists here. I'm sure that most of the Muslim students would condemn terrorism and that none of them would want to harm innocent people. They will graduate and find jobs. And yet they refuse to integrate culturally into the mainstream society. Why would that be?
Islam is a community and a way of life; its members share common values, assumptions and moreover they are convinced that Islam is the only way since it is the God's way. Being a cohesive group, Muslims promote their interests at the expense of the rest and their efforts will only intensify as their numbers and influence grow in our society.
That's why it's misleading to attempt to draw a line between the extremists and non-extremists. [Exactly - this is the key point]. Their means are different, but the end result – spread of Islam – is the same even if most Muslims do not ask themselves on a daily basis what they can do to advance their cause and would not want anything to do with terrorism.
What's happening at my university is a microcosm of what is taking place in Europe at large.
This brings me to another important point. Geert Wilders has done us a great service with his movie. The Muslims will likely violently overreact again like they did in the past, betraying their deep-seated insecurity, and more Europeans will start asking themselves whether they want their countries to continue mass immigration policies. This, however, is not enough. It's not enough to expose Islam; it is essential to ask why Europe is falling pray to this alien religion.
The reason is that Europeans have become a hollow, hedonistic and deracinated lot, with nothing with which to oppose Islam. Wilders urges Europeans to defend their freed
om. Freedom is a great value, but without positive cultural imperatives, whether religious or national, it becomes a void which is now being filled by Islam. That's why I doubt that many Europeans will rush to the ramparts to defend their freedom with which most of them do not know what do with anyways. In the final analysis then, if Europe does become Islamized we will only have ourselves to blame. European culture is the problem, not Islam. Islam is just a consequent.
Isn't this a great Comment? He/she has it on the button. Islam's takeover is not so much a reflection on Islam, more on ourselves. If it came to a direct battle between the West and Islam, be it militarily, economic, social or whatever, the West would win hands down every time. But we've fallen into a trough of some sort which will give them victory by default. Then we'll look back and ask what happened to the freedoms we took for granted.
You can see the video now on Parapundit
This brings me to another important point. Geert Wilders has done us a great service with his movie. The Muslims will likely violently overreact again like they did in the past, betraying their deep-seated insecurity, and more Europeans will start asking themselves whether they want their countries to continue mass immigration policies. This, however, is not enough. It's not enough to expose Islam; it is essential to ask why Europe is falling pray to this alien religion.
The reason is that Europeans have become a hollow, hedonistic and deracinated lot, with nothing with which to oppose Islam. Wilders urges Europeans to defend their freed
om. Freedom is a great value, but without positive cultural imperatives, whether religious or national, it becomes a void which is now being filled by Islam. That's why I doubt that many Europeans will rush to the ramparts to defend their freedom with which most of them do not know what do with anyways. In the final analysis then, if Europe does become Islamized we will only have ourselves to blame. European culture is the problem, not Islam. Islam is just a consequent. Isn't this a great Comment? He/she has it on the button. Islam's takeover is not so much a reflection on Islam, more on ourselves. If it came to a direct battle between the West and Islam, be it militarily, economic, social or whatever, the West would win hands down every time. But we've fallen into a trough of some sort which will give them victory by default. Then we'll look back and ask what happened to the freedoms we took for granted.
You can see the video now on Parapundit
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"Mass immigration the biggest mistake in all of Dutch history" say the Dutch. See recent survey at this site
Friday, 28 March 2008
Geerd Wilder's documentary
In case you haven't seen it, this is now available on several sites - this one included.
Excellent and very necessary. But to me it overdoes the terrorism aspect, a threat from only a small minority of Muslims (the rest of course get a free ride on the back of the terrorists). The real threat from Islam in Europe is demographic. They'll gradually force their ways onto us while we lie back and take it.
I imagine Geerd won't be swamped by life assurance salesmen for a while.
Excellent and very necessary. But to me it overdoes the terrorism aspect, a threat from only a small minority of Muslims (the rest of course get a free ride on the back of the terrorists). The real threat from Islam in Europe is demographic. They'll gradually force their ways onto us while we lie back and take it.
I imagine Geerd won't be swamped by life assurance salesmen for a while.
Do we need Christianity after all?
The more astute of you will have realised that I don't exactly carry a torch for religion, my views being located approximately equidistant between those of George Bernard Shaw and Stalin. Among its more pernicious attributes is the capacity to embody a sense of ‘us’ and ‘the other’. Some of the more illustrious results can be seen in Lebanon, Northern Ireland and the Balkans.
But maybe this very characteristic is what the West requires now. Secular humanism, which would the closest of the ‘isms’ to my own views, has spectacularly failed in defending Western civilization. Why this should be is puzzling, as secular humanism is the logical apogee of the Enlightenment. One would think, this being the case, that it would be the toughest opponent of obscurantism and intolerance. Yet it’s suffused with a terminal existential guilt – for what, and why, I don't know.
But maybe this very characteristic is what the West requires now. Secular humanism, which would the closest of the ‘isms’ to my own views, has spectacularly failed in defending Western civilization. Why this should be is puzzling, as secular humanism is the logical apogee of the Enlightenment. One would think, this being the case, that it would be the toughest opponent of obscurantism and intolerance. Yet it’s suffused with a terminal existential guilt – for what, and why, I don't know.
Failed Islamic conversion
So as we all can see, it bends over backwards to accommodate and support even the grossest manifestations of Islam. As Jean-Francois Revel wrote, "Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself." That’s secular humanism as it appears to me. And it isn't even liberal, despite much hoopla to the contrary.
Liberal to me means the acceptance of others’ beliefs and their expression of them, provided this doesn’t impede the freedoms of others. As we all know, today’s so-called liberals are the opposite, having closed down a whole range of conversations, and banished certain topics from the public domain in a way that would do a Fascist dictatorship proud.
Nonetheless, violent aggressive intolerant Islam, incorporating death for homosexuals, adulterers, apostates, and recognising no distinction between secular and religious, would appear to be the ultimate enemy of all that secular liberal humanism professes to stand for. Yet they prostrate themselves before The Beast.
This is where strong Christianity could come in. We all saw how the Catholic Church in Ireland (before it collapsed under the weight of its own corruption) gave short shrift to competing faiths. If Muslims tried in ‘the good old days’ to impose their will on us the way they routinely do now they’d have been run out of town in a flash.
Certainly, the loss of Christianity, or what passed for it, seems to have undermined our will to defend ourselves. The devil you know???
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Conclusive proof of global warming
French soccer team 1958
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French soccer team 2008
Who said?
'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy isthe same.'
A: Oscar Wilde
Untreatable TB update
Doodler from South Africa provides this chilling comment on my previous post:
"Savant - we have a massive problem with XDR in SA.A bunch of patients escaped from a special hospital and it took the authorities a lenghty period to locate most of them.To hear these guys are now in your neck of the woods is frightening.
Remember TB is spread very easily and XDR means that practically no drugs exist to treat the diease - akin to AIDS. You get it, you will probably die.But, then again, EU governments will insist on letting these people through...sooner or later they will learn - when the sheeple wake up."
"Savant - we have a massive problem with XDR in SA.A bunch of patients escaped from a special hospital and it took the authorities a lenghty period to locate most of them.To hear these guys are now in your neck of the woods is frightening.
Remember TB is spread very easily and XDR means that practically no drugs exist to treat the diease - akin to AIDS. You get it, you will probably die.But, then again, EU governments will insist on letting these people through...sooner or later they will learn - when the sheeple wake up."
Monday, 24 March 2008
Untreatable TB arrives in UK from Somalia
The Telegraph tells us that doctors have diagnosed what is believed to be the first ever case in Britain of a virtually untreatable strain of tuberculosis.
A man, believed to be a Somali (aren’t the Somalis wonderful?) in his 30s, is in isolation at a hospital in Scotland and being treated with a range of antibiotics to control the disease. But he has been diagnosed with the XDR-TB strain, which kills half of those infected and is extremely resistant to drugs used to fight more common forms of the infection.
It is understood the patient, thought to be an asylum seeker, was screened for infectious diseases on his arrival into Britain last year. He was admitted to Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow with the disease in January and tests have now revealed he is suffering from the XDR-TB strain.
(Note: The Immigration Industry is very much against such screening. It’s ‘humiliating’ or something like that. Much better to leave disease carriers in unexamined, to share their germs with the locals in a dignified way. And don’t forget that, as an earlier report in Ireland intriguingly put it, “more than half of HIV-positive patients are Irish”. Don’t you just love that? Seems like locals are the real offenders.)
Health officials are now trying to contact his close friends and family to prevent any further outbreaks.
Don't tell me that they’re in the UK as well?
A man, believed to be a Somali (aren’t the Somalis wonderful?) in his 30s, is in isolation at a hospital in Scotland and being treated with a range of antibiotics to control the disease. But he has been diagnosed with the XDR-TB strain, which kills half of those infected and is extremely resistant to drugs used to fight more common forms of the infection.
It is understood the patient, thought to be an asylum seeker, was screened for infectious diseases on his arrival into Britain last year. He was admitted to Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow with the disease in January and tests have now revealed he is suffering from the XDR-TB strain.
(Note: The Immigration Industry is very much against such screening. It’s ‘humiliating’ or something like that. Much better to leave disease carriers in unexamined, to share their germs with the locals in a dignified way. And don’t forget that, as an earlier report in Ireland intriguingly put it, “more than half of HIV-positive patients are Irish”. Don’t you just love that? Seems like locals are the real offenders.)
Health officials are now trying to contact his close friends and family to prevent any further outbreaks.
Don't tell me that they’re in the UK as well?
Sunday, 23 March 2008
We want a nicer prison. Now!
Two of Britain's most dangerous terrorists have been moved to different prisons after complaining their fellow inmates were "too white".No, I'm not making this up.
Dhiren Barot and Omar Khyam asked to be transferred from high-security Frankland prison near Durham. Barot masterminded a radioactive bomb plot involving limousines packed with nails and explosives and Khyam plotted to blow up Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
They said they were at risk from other inmates - who are predominantly white - and claimed the environment was "dangerous" to ethnic minority prisoners. One of their solicitors said that Frankland was "an extremely dangerous environment for ethnic minority prisoners who now fear for their safety."
Just like English citizens fear for their safety when these reptiles infested their world.
Needless to say, their request was granted. Hopefully now they’re in a setup of their choice, nice and comfy.
Just like English citizens fear for their safety when these reptiles infested their world.
Needless to say, their request was granted. Hopefully now they’re in a setup of their choice, nice and comfy.
Saturday, 22 March 2008
Mad judge to the rescue
What a complete crock of shit the Pamela Izevbekhai ‘asylum’ saga is. She’s the one who, with the ai
d of the Immigration Industry, has secured leave from a deluded judge to challenge her deportation in the High Court. We all know what a High Court case costs, and she has already been bleeding the legal system dry for nearly three years as every angle is pursued. No problem of course, the Irish taxpayer is picking up the bill for the whole thing.
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According to the Irish Independent, her story is a mass of lies and contradictions. Now isn't that a surprise?
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Izevbekhai, who bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the savages who bloodied the streets of Cork recently, claimed she arrived in this country from the Netherlands. However, there is no evidence that she was ever granted a visa, according to Dutch officials.
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She came here at the end of January 2005 and immediately claimed asylum status. Her application was fully processed and having exhausted the appeals mechanisms, she was informed in November 2005 that she was to be deported. Her case has been fought through the courts since she was arrested in early January 2006 although the High Court ruled in favour of the State. Again, what a waste of time, money and other resources for this country.
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Officials disclosed last night that she applied for a UK visa in September 2003 and was issued with a multi-visit visa for six months. She and her husband subsequently applied for a further UK visa in mid 2004 and received a two-year permit in June of that year. Although that visa did not expire until the middle of 2006, she arrived in Ireland in January 2005 and claimed she had never used the UK visas.
Her husband was later arrested by detectives from the Garda National Immigration Bureau in Dundalk and was returned to the UK where the authorities sent him to Nigeria.
Her fight against deportation has been fought mainly on the basis that her 18-month old daughter died after undergoing genital mutilation at the insistence of her husband's family and she feared that her other two daughters could face the same fate if the family returned. Immigration officials have argued that this incident took place in 1995 but, by her own account, she did not leave Nigeria until January 2005.
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As I say, what a crock of shit. A total waste of our facilities, money, manpower and resources for un utterly bogus asylum claim. Despite this being demonstrably clear, the stupid courts have allowed her, at our expense, to dance a jig around us for over three years.
d of the Immigration Industry, has secured leave from a deluded judge to challenge her deportation in the High Court. We all know what a High Court case costs, and she has already been bleeding the legal system dry for nearly three years as every angle is pursued. No problem of course, the Irish taxpayer is picking up the bill for the whole thing..
According to the Irish Independent, her story is a mass of lies and contradictions. Now isn't that a surprise?
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Izevbekhai, who bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the savages who bloodied the streets of Cork recently, claimed she arrived in this country from the Netherlands. However, there is no evidence that she was ever granted a visa, according to Dutch officials.
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She came here at the end of January 2005 and immediately claimed asylum status. Her application was fully processed and having exhausted the appeals mechanisms, she was informed in November 2005 that she was to be deported. Her case has been fought through the courts since she was arrested in early January 2006 although the High Court ruled in favour of the State. Again, what a waste of time, money and other resources for this country.
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Officials disclosed last night that she applied for a UK visa in September 2003 and was issued with a multi-visit visa for six months. She and her husband subsequently applied for a further UK visa in mid 2004 and received a two-year permit in June of that year. Although that visa did not expire until the middle of 2006, she arrived in Ireland in January 2005 and claimed she had never used the UK visas.
Her husband was later arrested by detectives from the Garda National Immigration Bureau in Dundalk and was returned to the UK where the authorities sent him to Nigeria.
Her fight against deportation has been fought mainly on the basis that her 18-month old daughter died after undergoing genital mutilation at the insistence of her husband's family and she feared that her other two daughters could face the same fate if the family returned. Immigration officials have argued that this incident took place in 1995 but, by her own account, she did not leave Nigeria until January 2005.
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As I say, what a crock of shit. A total waste of our facilities, money, manpower and resources for un utterly bogus asylum claim. Despite this being demonstrably clear, the stupid courts have allowed her, at our expense, to dance a jig around us for over three years.
Friday, 21 March 2008
10% - the Muslim tipping point
Life can become untenable when the Muslim population of a non-Muslim country reaches about 10 per cent, as shown by France, Raphael Israeli, a Jewish expert on Islam says. Professor Israeli told the Herald in Australia that “When the Muslim population gets to a critical mass you have problems.”
Well, fancy that!
He said Muslim immigrants had a reputation for manipulating the values of Western countries, taking "advantage of their hospitality and tolerance", adding that "when the Muslim population increased, so did the risk of violence."
This gets more amazing by the minute!
"Where there are large Muslim populations who are prepared to use violence you are in trouble. If there is only 1 or 2 per cent they don't dare to do it - they don't have the backing of big communities. They know they are drowned in the environment of non-Muslims and are better behaved."
You can see this everywhere.
Professor Israeli said that for France, which has the highest proportion of Muslims in Europe at about 10 per cent, it was already too late. There were regions even the police were scared to enter, and militant Muslims were changing the country's political, economic and cultural fabric, and demanding anti-Semitic and anti-Israel policies.
"French people say they are strangers in their own country. They’ve passed the point of no return. If you are on a collision course, what can you do? You can't put them all in prison, and anyway they are not all violent. You can't send them all back. You are really in trouble. It's irreversible."
He said “some Muslims wanted to impose Sharia (Islamic law) in their adopted countries, and when propaganda did not work they turned to intimidation.” Still more dramatic news.
The Professor has done a lot of research on this subject. To my mind his conclusions are conservative. Muslims will try it on, and use intimidation and similar tactics with a much smaller proportion of the population than 10%.
The answer, needless to say, is not to let them in in the first place. And if we do, any attempt to force feed us their garbage should be fought tooth and nail so that they get the message very early on in the game.
Well, fancy that!He said Muslim immigrants had a reputation for manipulating the values of Western countries, taking "advantage of their hospitality and tolerance", adding that "when the Muslim population increased, so did the risk of violence."
This gets more amazing by the minute!
"Where there are large Muslim populations who are prepared to use violence you are in trouble. If there is only 1 or 2 per cent they don't dare to do it - they don't have the backing of big communities. They know they are drowned in the environment of non-Muslims and are better behaved."
You can see this everywhere.
Professor Israeli said that for France, which has the highest proportion of Muslims in Europe at about 10 per cent, it was already too late. There were regions even the police were scared to enter, and militant Muslims were changing the country's political, economic and cultural fabric, and demanding anti-Semitic and anti-Israel policies.
"French people say they are strangers in their own country. They’ve passed the point of no return. If you are on a collision course, what can you do? You can't put them all in prison, and anyway they are not all violent. You can't send them all back. You are really in trouble. It's irreversible."
He said “some Muslims wanted to impose Sharia (Islamic law) in their adopted countries, and when propaganda did not work they turned to intimidation.” Still more dramatic news.
The Professor has done a lot of research on this subject. To my mind his conclusions are conservative. Muslims will try it on, and use intimidation and similar tactics with a much smaller proportion of the population than 10%.
The answer, needless to say, is not to let them in in the first place. And if we do, any attempt to force feed us their garbage should be fought tooth and nail so that they get the message very early on in the game.
How we spend our money in tough times
“The Irish banking sector remains robust and has no material exposure to the subprime market”. So said John Hurley, Governor of the Central Bank. Now when a leading banker categorically assures us that all is well, we’re clearly in deep shit.
And we are. For over a year your Savant has been revealing the reality, that we’re facing a horrendous situation. Meantime all the ‘independent’ experts told us the good times would continue to roll.
As manufacturing and construction, the traditional mainstays of our economy, go into freefall, we have compensated well – very well - in exporting services. Success in this arena is hugely dependent on our education sector. But here we’re also building up huge problems, which won't fully hit us for a few years yet.
We're facing a crisis in education - our supposed strength
Whereas fourth level has at last been provided with sufficient funding, second and third levels are starved of the necessary resources. The quality of undergraduate teaching and general support is declining sharply. And we’re falling disastrously short of even basic levels of ICT resources at secondary level.
Our Minister for Education announces ‘no more funding for school computers’. This on the back of an allocation of €252 millions over the next seven years. This, very roughly, works out at about €100 per student per annum. Totally pathetic. This will come back to haunt us, big time. Mark my words.
Whereas we can't get money for education, we have no trouble in more important areas. According to our Foreign Minister, we officially plan to squander almost €1 billion this year onlining the pockets of African despots foreign aid. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions can be found to support the Immigration Industry and to house the thousands of foreign criminals here.
Government finances are in freefall
Given that our budgetary positioned has collapsed from a multi-billion surplus to an even greater deficit in a little over a year, what must a meeting of the Cabinet be like? They review a report (there are several) citing the funding crisis in our education sector, and the pivotal role this will play in our future. ‘Sorry, no more funding available. You must be happy with €30 million a year for school computers’.
Next item on the agenda: €1billion required for foreign aid this year alone. ‘No problem – everyone in favour? Fine’
Why do they do this?
Just from a pure political (is that an oxymoron?) perspective, why do they do this? Especially Fianna Fail, never burdened by ethical considerations of any kind. I truly – truly – do not know.
And to put the final nail in our educational coffin, primary level is in meltdown as existing facilities are swamped by ‘happy little learners’. Your average primary school now looks like the pub scene in Star Wars. We’re spending over €100 million a year on language and integration teachers, but we know from the experience of other countries that the affected schools will become no-go sinkholes within a decade.
And nobody, well, hardly anybody, seems to care.
And we are. For over a year your Savant has been revealing the reality, that we’re facing a horrendous situation. Meantime all the ‘independent’ experts told us the good times would continue to roll.
As manufacturing and construction, the traditional mainstays of our economy, go into freefall, we have compensated well – very well - in exporting services. Success in this arena is hugely dependent on our education sector. But here we’re also building up huge problems, which won't fully hit us for a few years yet.
We're facing a crisis in education - our supposed strength
Whereas fourth level has at last been provided with sufficient funding, second and third levels are starved of the necessary resources. The quality of undergraduate teaching and general support is declining sharply. And we’re falling disastrously short of even basic levels of ICT resources at secondary level.
Our Minister for Education announces ‘no more funding for school computers’. This on the back of an allocation of €252 millions over the next seven years. This, very roughly, works out at about €100 per student per annum. Totally pathetic. This will come back to haunt us, big time. Mark my words.
Whereas we can't get money for education, we have no trouble in more important areas. According to our Foreign Minister, we officially plan to squander almost €1 billion this year on
Government finances are in freefall
Given that our budgetary positioned has collapsed from a multi-billion surplus to an even greater deficit in a little over a year, what must a meeting of the Cabinet be like? They review a report (there are several) citing the funding crisis in our education sector, and the pivotal role this will play in our future. ‘Sorry, no more funding available. You must be happy with €30 million a year for school computers’.
Next item on the agenda: €1billion required for foreign aid this year alone. ‘No problem – everyone in favour? Fine’
Why do they do this?
Just from a pure political (is that an oxymoron?) perspective, why do they do this? Especially Fianna Fail, never burdened by ethical considerations of any kind. I truly – truly – do not know.
And to put the final nail in our educational coffin, primary level is in meltdown as existing facilities are swamped by ‘happy little learners’. Your average primary school now looks like the pub scene in Star Wars. We’re spending over €100 million a year on language and integration teachers, but we know from the experience of other countries that the affected schools will become no-go sinkholes within a decade.
And nobody, well, hardly anybody, seems to care.
Thursday, 20 March 2008
More reasons to be cheerful
I am reassured by the results of a survey on immigrants in Tralee, published today in the Irish Times . It seems 41% of the of the 'more than 3,500 immigrants' intend to stay there permanently.
3,500? mmm... that's about the same as the number unemployed in Tralee, according to the CSO. Could it be just 100 Nigerians registering 35 times each?
Thabo Mawanza form Nigeria tells us why he's staying. "It's a great country. I have a free apartment, I'm drawing the dole from 12 different offices, I work as a diversity consultant and have a mail fraud scam going on the side! And the girls here are only too happy to impale themselves on my joystick. I now have 15 children, all by different mothers, but, and this is another great thing, I can claim child support for 35! And tthe police are great. They never pick me up for having no tax or insurance on my car. So yes, I can reassure you, I'll be staying on."
Great to know, Thabo.
3,500? mmm... that's about the same as the number unemployed in Tralee, according to the CSO. Could it be just 100 Nigerians registering 35 times each?
Thabo Mawanza form Nigeria tells us why he's staying. "It's a great country. I have a free apartment, I'm drawing the dole from 12 different offices, I work as a diversity consultant and have a mail fraud scam going on the side! And the girls here are only too happy to impale themselves on my joystick. I now have 15 children, all by different mothers, but, and this is another great thing, I can claim child support for 35! And tthe police are great. They never pick me up for having no tax or insurance on my car. So yes, I can reassure you, I'll be staying on."
Great to know, Thabo.
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The same paper tells us the story of Fr. Sean McDonough, who was targeted for a scam within minutes of leaving the Nigerian embassy in Dublin, where he had gone for a visa. It seems the embassy required his email address. Within minutes of leaving there he became a victim of a phishing attack. “I received what appeared to be an email from Hotmail, asking me to update my e-mail (presumably he means his account details) within 48 hours or risk losing my Hotmail number.”
He replied, including his password. Immediately all addresses in his address book were contacted, with a message saying he was stranded in Nigeria and needed funds urgently!
Ho, ho, fucking ho.
Incidentally, isn’t it amazing how the Nigerians, who can't organize even the most elementary activities in their own country, can mobilize so fast for a scam like this?
He replied, including his password. Immediately all addresses in his address book were contacted, with a message saying he was stranded in Nigeria and needed funds urgently!
Ho, ho, fucking ho.
Incidentally, isn’t it amazing how the Nigerians, who can't organize even the most elementary activities in their own country, can mobilize so fast for a scam like this?
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Why do I write about South Africa?
Several of my readers have asked me why I write so much about South Africa. The general argument seems to be that SA is sui generis, one of a kind, from which few general lessons can be drawn, especially for Ireland.
It's a fair point, but I don't agree. SA is indeed a unique case, but that's what makes it so important and interesting. For a start, it had an advanced and sophisticated First World economy and infrastructure. And unlike any other country in Africa, SA has a large white population, both in relative and absolute terms.
The intriguing question then was, given these factors, could SA avoid being dragged down to the same level as the rest of Africa? The answer looks increasingly clear - and bleak. The country is on a downward death-spiral, as African 'culture' asserts itself.
And this has great importance for Ireland, and Europe in general. It underlines, as if such underlining was necessary, that large numbers of blacks drag a society down. If the numbers are relatively large enough, they will destroy even an advanced sophisticated economy and society, in a terrifyingly short time.
Surely worth writing about?
It's a fair point, but I don't agree. SA is indeed a unique case, but that's what makes it so important and interesting. For a start, it had an advanced and sophisticated First World economy and infrastructure. And unlike any other country in Africa, SA has a large white population, both in relative and absolute terms.
The intriguing question then was, given these factors, could SA avoid being dragged down to the same level as the rest of Africa? The answer looks increasingly clear - and bleak. The country is on a downward death-spiral, as African 'culture' asserts itself.
And this has great importance for Ireland, and Europe in general. It underlines, as if such underlining was necessary, that large numbers of blacks drag a society down. If the numbers are relatively large enough, they will destroy even an advanced sophisticated economy and society, in a terrifyingly short time.
Surely worth writing about?
Monday, 17 March 2008
SA race crime horror
South Africa has been in turmoil for the last month over a racist atrocity. The international media (CNN, BBC, dozens more) have wet their collective knickers at the horror.
What can this be, you ask. Let’s look at some of the racial outrages that have taken place there around this time.
Could it be the elderly woman who lived alone, who was raped and then stabbed to death (see top image
), apparently with a dinner fork?
No, not that.
Or maybe it related to the celebrated French chef and restaurateur Yvonne Cosson whose burnt body was found outside her Durban home, murdered by a black employee?
No, not that either.
OK, so the explosion of outrage must be to do with the "sadistic barbarian", who raped and tortured 72-year-old Eugene Schaefer before killing her. Or maybe the robbery where an elderly white woman had four fingers lopped off by pruning shears (see lower pic) while her husband was being hacked with a panga in an attack lasting eight hours.
Nope, none of those things.
It was all about a student video. That's right. The video showed a group of university students involving two black cleaners in an ‘initiation ceremony’. The cleaners seemed to be hugely enjoying the whole thing, up to the point where the students appeared to piss in their (the cleaners’) food. (In fact it’s likely that they only pretended to do so, but that's by the way)
And er, well, that's it basically. The video in its full shocking gruesome horror can be seen here on CNN and dozens more MSM outlets
And this has been deemed to be the most egregious racial crime for many years. Worse than the genocide of white farmers (a la Zimbabwe), about 3,000 of whom have now been slaughtered in their homes since the Rainbow Nation was formed in 1994. Worse than the crimes mentioned above. All of which, one way or another, can be explained away by white guilt. (See this video report from New Zealand)
In underlines that we’re now at a stage where white guilt trumps evidence and rationality at every turn. What mugs we are.
What can this be, you ask. Let’s look at some of the racial outrages that have taken place there around this time.
Could it be the elderly woman who lived alone, who was raped and then stabbed to death (see top image
), apparently with a dinner fork?No, not that.
Or maybe it related to the celebrated French chef and restaurateur Yvonne Cosson whose burnt body was found outside her Durban home, murdered by a black employee?
No, not that either.
OK, so the explosion of outrage must be to do with the "sadistic barbarian", who raped and tortured 72-year-old Eugene Schaefer before killing her. Or maybe the robbery where an elderly white woman had four fingers lopped off by pruning shears (see lower pic) while her husband was being hacked with a panga in an attack lasting eight hours.
Nope, none of those things.
It was all about a student video. That's right. The video showed a group of university students involving two black cleaners in an ‘initiation ceremony’. The cleaners seemed to be hugely enjoying the whole thing, up to the point where the students appeared to piss in their (the cleaners’) food. (In fact it’s likely that they only pretended to do so, but that's by the way)
And er, well, that's it basically. The video in its full shocking gruesome horror can be seen here on CNN and dozens more MSM outlets
And this has been deemed to be the most egregious racial crime for many years. Worse than the genocide of white farmers (a la Zimbabwe), about 3,000 of whom have now been slaughtered in their homes since the Rainbow Nation was formed in 1994. Worse than the crimes mentioned above. All of which, one way or another, can be explained away by white guilt. (See this video report from New Zealand)
In underlines that we’re now at a stage where white guilt trumps evidence and rationality at every turn. What mugs we are.
Paul's divorce settlement
Pauls "Lament for Heather's Leg"
As we lay on the river bank,
My hands were all aquiver
As I undid her suspender belt
Her leg fell in the river
African cuisine
Trying to pin down a proponent of multi-culturalism into providing some concrete benefits isn’t easy. They’ll look around wildly, and then gratefully arrive at – food. Yes, that's it, where would we be without Indian and Chinese food? So there!
Well, I have to admit to being partial to the culinary delights of the orient, even if its provenance is questionable. I remember many years ago when a Chinese restaurant opened at Christchurch in Cork. Now Christchurch at the time was over-run with cats. They were everywhere. But a few weeks after the grand opening there wasn’t a cat to be seen. Whether the Chinese poisoned them, or transformed them into the main course we’ll never know. And we’ll never want to know.
I'm less familiar with African cuisine, but again would question its provenance. The trial of Charles Taylor, ex-President of Liberia, provides us with some unexpected insight. According to the Mail and Guardian former Liberian President Charles Taylor ordered his militias to eat the flesh of captured enemies and United Nations soldiers, a former close aide testified on Thursday at Taylor's war crimes trial.
"He [Taylor] said we shoul
d eat them. Even the UN white people -- he said we could use them as pork to eat," Joseph "ZigZag" Marzah, who described himself as Taylor's former death squad commander, told the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.
When asked how he prepared humans to eat Marzah helpfully explained: "We slit your throat, butcher you ... throw away the head, take the flesh and put it in a pot ... Charles Taylor knows that."
Early in the Sierra Leone civil war, he said, troops would drive in vehicles with human heads on the bumpers to incite fear among the enemy. After setting up roadblocks, "we used human intestines. "We put heads on sticks for people to be afraid. "When the person is executed, the stomach is split and you use the intestine as a rope." Sometimes the soldiers tied two together to stretch as much as 10m across the road, he told the court. Marzah said he saw President Taylor pass through such checkpoints at least eight times.
Picture shows the main course on the way to a banquet, heads lopped off the bodies, which are tied to poles by their own intestines.
Well, I have to admit to being partial to the culinary delights of the orient, even if its provenance is questionable. I remember many years ago when a Chinese restaurant opened at Christchurch in Cork. Now Christchurch at the time was over-run with cats. They were everywhere. But a few weeks after the grand opening there wasn’t a cat to be seen. Whether the Chinese poisoned them, or transformed them into the main course we’ll never know. And we’ll never want to know.
I'm less familiar with African cuisine, but again would question its provenance. The trial of Charles Taylor, ex-President of Liberia, provides us with some unexpected insight. According to the Mail and Guardian former Liberian President Charles Taylor ordered his militias to eat the flesh of captured enemies and United Nations soldiers, a former close aide testified on Thursday at Taylor's war crimes trial.
"He [Taylor] said we shoul
d eat them. Even the UN white people -- he said we could use them as pork to eat," Joseph "ZigZag" Marzah, who described himself as Taylor's former death squad commander, told the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.When asked how he prepared humans to eat Marzah helpfully explained: "We slit your throat, butcher you ... throw away the head, take the flesh and put it in a pot ... Charles Taylor knows that."
Early in the Sierra Leone civil war, he said, troops would drive in vehicles with human heads on the bumpers to incite fear among the enemy. After setting up roadblocks, "we used human intestines. "We put heads on sticks for people to be afraid. "When the person is executed, the stomach is split and you use the intestine as a rope." Sometimes the soldiers tied two together to stretch as much as 10m across the road, he told the court. Marzah said he saw President Taylor pass through such checkpoints at least eight times.
Picture shows the main course on the way to a banquet, heads lopped off the bodies, which are tied to poles by their own intestines.
Friday, 14 March 2008
St. Patrick's Weekend
School was always hell to me, a great mind surrounded by scurvy ruffians and ‘taught’ by untutored sadistic yokels, drooling, slack-jawed pedophiles. End of the school day therefore brought with it untrammeled joy, mitigated only by the certainty of having to go through it all again the next day. A weekend then brought added joy, and of course a long weekend, incorporating a national holiday, stretched, for an eight year-old, into the distant future.
Hence, on the St. Patrick’s weekend in question, we were as happy as the proverbial pig in shit as we headed for our after-school entertainment. This entertainment was the same every time. We ran down past The Dairy, and up to the corner, where we carefully and secretly assessed our quarry. Which was a large terraced house near the well. Our more correctly, the lady of said house.
The process was simple. Once we knew she wasn’t lying in wait for us, we swept around the corner, shouting, banging tins, making every kind of racket possible. Then the good part. Our nemesis would rush out, sometimes brandishing a brush or some similar weapon, and give chase. The last to break and run was deemed to be the winner for the day. Sometimes she came within inches of us, the frisson of excitement was like a drug.
Why did she object so strenuously to the noise? We didn’t know or care. Billy Flynn said he heard her once mention something about a sick girl, but hey, what’s the big deal about that?
So it was with particular anticipation we headed for our rendezvous on that Patrick’s weekend. We burst around the corner with particular gusto, armed to the teeth with every noise-making utensil imaginable.
But today was different. A white van with a red cross on its side stood parked outside the door. We slowed down and stood back, confused. Just then the door opened. Two paramedics emerged slowly. Between them they half carried a young girl, probably in her early teens.
I have never seen anybody, before or since, so pale. She was so pale as to be almost translucent. And frail. Clad in a dressing gown, she seemed to float above the ground. They lifted her into the van without difficulty, her mother – our protagonist – following behind.
Just before entering the ambulance she turned to us. Gone was the angry flush, the hoarse voice. Now she seemed calm and composed. “Well boys, you can make all the noise you want from now on. It doesn’t matter any more.”
We never saw the girl again. Well, that's not correct. Nearly half a century later I see her still. I always will.
Hence, on the St. Patrick’s weekend in question, we were as happy as the proverbial pig in shit as we headed for our after-school entertainment. This entertainment was the same every time. We ran down past The Dairy, and up to the corner, where we carefully and secretly assessed our quarry. Which was a large terraced house near the well. Our more correctly, the lady of said house.
The process was simple. Once we knew she wasn’t lying in wait for us, we swept around the corner, shouting, banging tins, making every kind of racket possible. Then the good part. Our nemesis would rush out, sometimes brandishing a brush or some similar weapon, and give chase. The last to break and run was deemed to be the winner for the day. Sometimes she came within inches of us, the frisson of excitement was like a drug.
Why did she object so strenuously to the noise? We didn’t know or care. Billy Flynn said he heard her once mention something about a sick girl, but hey, what’s the big deal about that?
So it was with particular anticipation we headed for our rendezvous on that Patrick’s weekend. We burst around the corner with particular gusto, armed to the teeth with every noise-making utensil imaginable.
But today was different. A white van with a red cross on its side stood parked outside the door. We slowed down and stood back, confused. Just then the door opened. Two paramedics emerged slowly. Between them they half carried a young girl, probably in her early teens.
I have never seen anybody, before or since, so pale. She was so pale as to be almost translucent. And frail. Clad in a dressing gown, she seemed to float above the ground. They lifted her into the van without difficulty, her mother – our protagonist – following behind.
Just before entering the ambulance she turned to us. Gone was the angry flush, the hoarse voice. Now she seemed calm and composed. “Well boys, you can make all the noise you want from now on. It doesn’t matter any more.”
We never saw the girl again. Well, that's not correct. Nearly half a century later I see her still. I always will.
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Holland goes completely mad
My friend Oskar - my eyes and ears in Rotterdam - send me this link. As I read it my head lolled and my tongue hung out in disbelief.
Read on:
THE HAGUE, 11/03/08 - A district court in Rotterdam has acquitted a 20 year old Somali of a mugging. Although the police found his loot in his pocket, the judge wanted to see more evidence.
The victim said he was threatened by the Somali, who told him he had a revolver aimed at his back. He received a blow on his head and was forced to surrender his wallet.
When the police arrived they found the wallet in the Somali's jacket pocket. The Public Prosecutor (OM) considered robbery proven, but ran up against the judge, who wanted to see further evidence.
The judge was unmoved by the OM's argument that the victim had given a very detailed statement and the fact that the Somali had been convicted of mugging earlier, Additionally the suspect lied in more than one court case in the past, the OM argued in vain.
"One must certainly have guts to immediately mug someone again after just having served a prison sentence of some months. One must also assume that the defendant has learned something from the sentence and that it has made him wiser," according to the judge, who ordered the man's release!!!
The Somali showed that this was not enough for him. He was kept in custody for two months despite, he claims, being innocent and will demand damages from the man who accused him. If I were the victim I'd start arranging a bank load as soon as possible.
By the way, Oskar tells me that this case never made it to the MSM. Isn't that amazing?
Read on:
THE HAGUE, 11/03/08 - A district court in Rotterdam has acquitted a 20 year old Somali of a mugging. Although the police found his loot in his pocket, the judge wanted to see more evidence.
The victim said he was threatened by the Somali, who told him he had a revolver aimed at his back. He received a blow on his head and was forced to surrender his wallet.
When the police arrived they found the wallet in the Somali's jacket pocket. The Public Prosecutor (OM) considered robbery proven, but ran up against the judge, who wanted to see further evidence.
The judge was unmoved by the OM's argument that the victim had given a very detailed statement and the fact that the Somali had been convicted of mugging earlier, Additionally the suspect lied in more than one court case in the past, the OM argued in vain.
"One must certainly have guts to immediately mug someone again after just having served a prison sentence of some months. One must also assume that the defendant has learned something from the sentence and that it has made him wiser," according to the judge, who ordered the man's release!!!
The Somali showed that this was not enough for him. He was kept in custody for two months despite, he claims, being innocent and will demand damages from the man who accused him. If I were the victim I'd start arranging a bank load as soon as possible.
By the way, Oskar tells me that this case never made it to the MSM. Isn't that amazing?
Monday, 10 March 2008
Guess the organisation...
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
And the answer is? The United States Congress! And we thought our guys were bad!
* 29 have been accused of spousal abuse
* 7 have been arrested for fraud
* 19 have been accused of writing bad checks
* 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
* 3 have done time for assault
* 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
* 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
* 8 have been arrested for shoplifting
* 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
* 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year...
And the answer is? The United States Congress! And we thought our guys were bad!
Sunday, 9 March 2008
BBC lets whites speak!
Britain reeled in shock today as the BBC gave vent to white frustration over the country being 'swamped by migration'. Nobody seems to know what happened at the Beeb, how such heresy slipped past the Thought Police.
Anyway, it's reported that white Brits are set to reveal what they really think about immigration in a series of bombshell telly shows. Members of the UK’s “forgotten” working class say they are drowning in a rising tide of immigrants. And they blast Labour politicians for abandoning them in the name of “multi-culturalism”.
And this is all on the BBC!!
They say the heart has been ripped from their communities as mass immigration has seen them lose their traditions and their jobs. And they warn of a bloody race war.
Scaffolder Paul, 21, said: “It isn’t our area any more, it is theirs. The Asians hate us and we hate them. The Muslims get all the new houses and the whites all the shite houses. There will be one big mass battle start in Bradford. I give it five years and it will explode.”
Club member Graham Anderson says “We are now second-class citizens. We don’t get anything compared to them. There is no fairness. There are too many people in this country, but this Government doesn’t seem to think about this.”
American director Henry Singer, who spent three months filming at the club, said: “I was not prepared for how strongly people there feel.” Which is understandable, as the MSM presents the scene as multi-cultural bliss.
Concentration camp survivor Monty is one of the victims of racism in the area. He revealed: “Someone bottled me over the head and said: ‘Fucking Jew, we will see you out of Barking.’ I needed 25 stitches.”
BBC documentaries head Richard Klein insisted last night: “I don’t think we have given a platform to extremist political parties. We have given a platform to people whose views aren’t often heard on TV.”
You can say that again Richard! Richard seems a good lad, but he has no future at the BBC.
Don't miss the shows. Apparently it's on all this week on BBC 2 at 9.
Anyway, it's reported that white Brits are set to reveal what they really think about immigration in a series of bombshell telly shows. Members of the UK’s “forgotten” working class say they are drowning in a rising tide of immigrants. And they blast Labour politicians for abandoning them in the name of “multi-culturalism”.
And this is all on the BBC!!
They say the heart has been ripped from their communities as mass immigration has seen them lose their traditions and their jobs. And they warn of a bloody race war.
Scaffolder Paul, 21, said: “It isn’t our area any more, it is theirs. The Asians hate us and we hate them. The Muslims get all the new houses and the whites all the shite houses. There will be one big mass battle start in Bradford. I give it five years and it will explode.”
Club member Graham Anderson says “We are now second-class citizens. We don’t get anything compared to them. There is no fairness. There are too many people in this country, but this Government doesn’t seem to think about this.”
American director Henry Singer, who spent three months filming at the club, said: “I was not prepared for how strongly people there feel.” Which is understandable, as the MSM presents the scene as multi-cultural bliss.
Concentration camp survivor Monty is one of the victims of racism in the area. He revealed: “Someone bottled me over the head and said: ‘Fucking Jew, we will see you out of Barking.’ I needed 25 stitches.”
BBC documentaries head Richard Klein insisted last night: “I don’t think we have given a platform to extremist political parties. We have given a platform to people whose views aren’t often heard on TV.”
You can say that again Richard! Richard seems a good lad, but he has no future at the BBC.
Don't miss the shows. Apparently it's on all this week on BBC 2 at 9.
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Israel v. Hamas in Gaza
Am I missing something here?
Let me posit the issues:
Israel used to occupy Gaza - which was a Bad Thing
If Hamas stop firing rockets Israel will lift the blockade and stop their attacks. So what's the problem? Could it be something to do with The Religion of Peace?
Let me posit the issues:
Israel used to occupy Gaza - which was a Bad Thing
Israel pulled out of Gaza and gave it back to the Palestinians (and wants to give it to Egypt)
Israel supplies Gaza with a huge proportion of its needs, such as electricity, water and communications
Despite the pullout, rockets continue to rain in on Israel from Gaza (This could happen only with the acquiescence of Hamas)
Israel makes life hell in Gaza (and it is hell) because Hamas won't stop the attacks
There is an international outcry against Israel on account of Gazan suffering
Again, am I missing something?If Hamas stop firing rockets Israel will lift the blockade and stop their attacks. So what's the problem? Could it be something to do with The Religion of Peace?
Friday, 7 March 2008
Alternative medicine - African style
Muti is the Zulu word for medicine. But it’s not quite the same as that practiced in the Mayo Clinic. For a start, muti is more powerful. With the right ingredients you can grow an enormous dick, fall in for vast wealth, and become a major hit with the women. (Although I suppose the first two automatically lead to the third).
But getting the required ingredients can be something of a challenge. Given that prize specimens include testicles, hands, feet, and best of all, human heads, you can see that good muti doesn’t come cheap. In addition, as the BBC tells us, “limbs from children, primarily the sexual organs, are said to be the most potent. These are sometimes taken from live victims because their screams are thought to enhance the power of the medicines.”
Although, sometimes it can come cheap. An enterprising young South African made a cool €2 (two Euro) by supplying a muti practitioner, (named Pat, amazingly) with the head of a seven year-old child he was minding. See this link.
But getting the required ingredients can be something of a challenge. Given that prize specimens include testicles, hands, feet, and best of all, human heads, you can see that good muti doesn’t come cheap. In addition, as the BBC tells us, “limbs from children, primarily the sexual organs, are said to be the most potent. These are sometimes taken from live victims because their screams are thought to enhance the power of the medicines.”
Although, sometimes it can come cheap. An enterprising young South African made a cool €2 (two Euro) by supplying a muti practitioner, (named Pat, amazingly) with the head of a seven year-old child he was minding. See this link.
"In June or July 2007, I was approached by Pat, who said I was not earning enough. He offered me R20 000 if I got the head of a young child."
"I asked Vuvani (the victim, head pictured) to come to my shack. We sat there until 7.30pm and then I grabbed him, closed his mouth with one hand and stabbed him several times in the left part of his chest. I waited until he died and then slit his head," the teenager helpfully explained.
"I put the head into one plastic bag and the body in another." The following day, he had gone to Pat and had shown him the head. "He told me he would phone me after he had sorted things out. He gave me R20 (about €2) for helping with the cement and I took the bag and left. I concealed it in a bush. I was arrested before Pat phoned me."
Headless bodies are now showing up with increasing regularity in the UK as multi-culturalism progresses further.
Ayatollah Khomenei - a fine Islamic leader
Ayatollah Khomenei of Iran (now thankfully dead, and hopefully residing in the seventh circle of hell) must rank as one of the most evil, malevolent butchers of the 20th century. But then, seeing as he was a regional leader of an evil malevolent cult we shouldn't be surprised.An example of this can be found in his teachings on sex with infants (that's right!).
Isn't the followings lovely?
"A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate. If he penetrates and the child is harmed then he should be responsible f
or her subsistence all her life. This girl, however would not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl's sister."(The complete Persian text of this saying can be found in "Ayatollah Khomeini in Tahrirolvasyleh, Fourth Edition, Darol Elm, Qom")
I suppose we should be grateful that he opposes penetration, which is good of him. But given that the 'Prophet' was a pedophile as well (had a six year-old 'wife'), we can otherwise understand where he's coming from.
But quite seriously. In the light of this, why don't the world's pedophiles become disciples amd descent on Iran? Seems like Pedo Paradise to me.
Thursday, 6 March 2008
The "Lilla Saltsjöbadavtalet" Scandal - Sweden's path to dhimmitude
My anonymous correspondent from my previous post has now graciously provided us with a more comprehensive description of what happened, and which largely explains why Sweden occupies such dhimmi status today.
Incidentally, the Thought Police seem to see no irony in referring to the self-censoring journalists as 'independent'.
His report:
For many years Scandinavians have wondered what kept the Swedish press from reporting the Muslim atrocities that take place every day and that threaten to tear the country apart. Now the truth is out: The conspiracy that hid the effects of multi culture from public view:
The "Lilla Saltsjöbadavtalet" 1985 as reported by SwedenWatchQuoteOn march 21'st 1987 a remarkable conference was held at the Saltsjöbaden (the salt water spa) resort near Stockholm. A set of rules were adopted by the Swedish Journalists Club at their meeting there, rules applies to all journalists working for Swedish media.
These rules are commonly referred to as the "Lilla Saltsjöbadavtalet" (The little salt sea spa agreement).The agreement was supposed to be kept a secret, but as has happened with most of the state manipulated reporting on the multi cultural project, the truth has come out.The agreed rules were as follows:
"As an independent journalist, you must observe the following recommendations:Report positively, if necessary rename, fellow Swedes of foreign origin. In particular, this must be observed when reporting on activities related to youth, sports and art.
When reporting from events involving different cultures, interview and put visual focus on people of foreign descent. For a period of five years, you must systematically and consistently refrain from reporting on negative aspects like crime that can identify any religious or racial affiliation of the involved or can have a negative effect upon a population as a whole." (The language is really as clumsy as that)
The five year period has been extended several times and the agreement, with cosmetic and linguistics refinements are in effect up to this day.When asked, the journalists admit that the meeting took place, but they are reluctant to discuss what were actually said during the conference.
Sweden created a paradise on earth for all its citizens. And it's throwing it away - for nothing. As numerous earlier posts show, these favoured immigrants view native Swedes, not with gratitude, but with contempt and hatred.
Incidentally, the Thought Police seem to see no irony in referring to the self-censoring journalists as 'independent'.
His report:
For many years Scandinavians have wondered what kept the Swedish press from reporting the Muslim atrocities that take place every day and that threaten to tear the country apart. Now the truth is out: The conspiracy that hid the effects of multi culture from public view:
The "Lilla Saltsjöbadavtalet" 1985 as reported by SwedenWatchQuoteOn march 21'st 1987 a remarkable conference was held at the Saltsjöbaden (the salt water spa) resort near Stockholm. A set of rules were adopted by the Swedish Journalists Club at their meeting there, rules applies to all journalists working for Swedish media.
These rules are commonly referred to as the "Lilla Saltsjöbadavtalet" (The little salt sea spa agreement).The agreement was supposed to be kept a secret, but as has happened with most of the state manipulated reporting on the multi cultural project, the truth has come out.The agreed rules were as follows:
"As an independent journalist, you must observe the following recommendations:Report positively, if necessary rename, fellow Swedes of foreign origin. In particular, this must be observed when reporting on activities related to youth, sports and art.
When reporting from events involving different cultures, interview and put visual focus on people of foreign descent. For a period of five years, you must systematically and consistently refrain from reporting on negative aspects like crime that can identify any religious or racial affiliation of the involved or can have a negative effect upon a population as a whole." (The language is really as clumsy as that)
The five year period has been extended several times and the agreement, with cosmetic and linguistics refinements are in effect up to this day.When asked, the journalists admit that the meeting took place, but they are reluctant to discuss what were actually said during the conference.
Sweden created a paradise on earth for all its citizens. And it's throwing it away - for nothing. As numerous earlier posts show, these favoured immigrants view native Swedes, not with gratitude, but with contempt and hatred.
Sweden, Denmark, the colour of crime
In an earlier post I asked why Denmark has responded so much more effectively than Sweden to unsuitable immigration. A commentator suggested that the media in Sweden just don't report such things. Again, I asked why.
There is now another comment to this post (presumably from Sweden) who offers the following explanation:
"Discussed earlier by a Swede over on council of ex-muslims website - apparently a conference was called by some Minister in Sweden with the various media outlets there c.20 years ago that for 5 years no-one would report "a black guy robbed/murdered etc." - in order to avoid the indigenous population "resenting" the newcomers and to "help" the newcomers to settle in.
After the 5 years were up, the journalists simply kept to the these rules."
Every crime victim there should sue that Minister personally.
And talking about black crime, I see the delectable Pierre Willaims has been found guilty of bludgeoning his girl-friend and her children to death in Manchester. Add on a 'perverse sexual assault' as well. The brutality was such that seasoned detectives retched at the sight.
This
charmer (parents immigrated from the West Indies) has a history of sexual violence, his trial heard. Prosecutors added the sexual assault was similar to the acts he committed against a former girlfriend. Williams's ex told how on one occasion, he strangled her until she passed out before tying her up and raping her.
Which leads one to ask, what the hell was he doing walking the streets then? And watching it on the news brought to mind Steve Sailer’s axiom, ‘the only place you see blacks in the news is on the crime page’.
Remember, in the UK, a black is 110 times, that’s one hundred and ten times, more likely to kill a white as a white is to kill a black. And we still have thousands of them flooding into our country every year.
There is now another comment to this post (presumably from Sweden) who offers the following explanation:
"Discussed earlier by a Swede over on council of ex-muslims website - apparently a conference was called by some Minister in Sweden with the various media outlets there c.20 years ago that for 5 years no-one would report "a black guy robbed/murdered etc." - in order to avoid the indigenous population "resenting" the newcomers and to "help" the newcomers to settle in.
After the 5 years were up, the journalists simply kept to the these rules."
Every crime victim there should sue that Minister personally.
And talking about black crime, I see the delectable Pierre Willaims has been found guilty of bludgeoning his girl-friend and her children to death in Manchester. Add on a 'perverse sexual assault' as well. The brutality was such that seasoned detectives retched at the sight.
This
charmer (parents immigrated from the West Indies) has a history of sexual violence, his trial heard. Prosecutors added the sexual assault was similar to the acts he committed against a former girlfriend. Williams's ex told how on one occasion, he strangled her until she passed out before tying her up and raping her.Which leads one to ask, what the hell was he doing walking the streets then? And watching it on the news brought to mind Steve Sailer’s axiom, ‘the only place you see blacks in the news is on the crime page’.
Remember, in the UK, a black is 110 times, that’s one hundred and ten times, more likely to kill a white as a white is to kill a black. And we still have thousands of them flooding into our country every year.
Cost of Iraqi adventure
Hard to know who'll be hit worst by this. Sure as hell it won't be Bush or his cronies.
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Who said....?
“women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place"
A: Billy Crytal
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Microsoft Vista
You really got to see this guide to the latest piece of crap from the Evil Empire
http://www.theblimp.blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?autostart=true&enablejs=true&feedurl=http://theblimp.blip.tv/rss&file=http://www.theblimp.blip.tv/rss/flash/345491&showplayerpath=http://www.theblimp.blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf
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Danes continue to show the way
Interesting comment from a reader in Denmark regarding my last post:
"Thought you'd like to see what is now happening in Denmark.Go Denmark!
http://politiken.dk/politik/article479161.ece (unfortunately ?? this is in Danish.)
"Every year Denmark takes (minimum) 500 international refugees as part of a quota system established by the UN. In 2001-02 84% of the quota total came from Muslim countries (Afganistan, Sudan and Irak), in 2006-07 this “Muslim” total has fallen to 11% (Sudan and Irak) with the rest from places like Congo, Bhutan and Myanmar.
The law was changed here in 2005 so that the quota of refugees seeking asylum in Denmark would be chosen based on their “integration potential” (rather than by their predicament on humanitarian grounds I suppose). Local regions have all reported good experience with integrating Burmese and Congolese refugees. And in fact no problem integrating any group except those who have a Muslim faith.
Strong condemnation of this development has been expressed pointing out that we are now effectively dividing those in need into two groups; those we want to help (and can), and those who we either can’t or won’t be able to help and who will therefore have to look elsewhere for assistance…The intention for 2008 is again to fill the quota with refugees from Myanmar/Burma, Bhutan og Congo."
Thank you for this comment, my friend, and I wish you and your fellow countrymen well. I suppose it's only when you compare first hand the differences between what Danish society has become over hundreds of years of evolution, with the practices of Muslim immigrants, that you begin to realise the real value of your creation.
So it's truly wonderful to learn about this, and again, the Danes are showing the way.
I would just add in conclusion that the advanced Scandinavian democracies are a delicate flower, and any substantial immigration, especially from Africa, is a risk.
"Thought you'd like to see what is now happening in Denmark.Go Denmark!
http://politiken.dk/politik/article479161.ece (unfortunately ?? this is in Danish.)
"Every year Denmark takes (minimum) 500 international refugees as part of a quota system established by the UN. In 2001-02 84% of the quota total came from Muslim countries (Afganistan, Sudan and Irak), in 2006-07 this “Muslim” total has fallen to 11% (Sudan and Irak) with the rest from places like Congo, Bhutan and Myanmar.
The law was changed here in 2005 so that the quota of refugees seeking asylum in Denmark would be chosen based on their “integration potential” (rather than by their predicament on humanitarian grounds I suppose). Local regions have all reported good experience with integrating Burmese and Congolese refugees. And in fact no problem integrating any group except those who have a Muslim faith.
Strong condemnation of this development has been expressed pointing out that we are now effectively dividing those in need into two groups; those we want to help (and can), and those who we either can’t or won’t be able to help and who will therefore have to look elsewhere for assistance…The intention for 2008 is again to fill the quota with refugees from Myanmar/Burma, Bhutan og Congo."
Thank you for this comment, my friend, and I wish you and your fellow countrymen well. I suppose it's only when you compare first hand the differences between what Danish society has become over hundreds of years of evolution, with the practices of Muslim immigrants, that you begin to realise the real value of your creation.
So it's truly wonderful to learn about this, and again, the Danes are showing the way.
I would just add in conclusion that the advanced Scandinavian democracies are a delicate flower, and any substantial immigration, especially from Africa, is a risk.
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Islam's good cop/bad cop
A new group of 'moderate' Muslims has been established in Denmark. Their leader claims:
"We want a dialog with the responsible politicians and call them to activate the blasphemy paragraph to ensure that the world's Muslims aren't offended again by blasphemous Muhammed cartoons. Or we fear that our beloved Denmark, that we will also fight to protect, will become a victim for extremists, that will abuse the conflict to destroy the land in all possible methods, in the worst case with a terror attack."
This is typical of the good cop/bad cop strategem employed by The Beast throughout the West. The 'moderates' claim they're just interested in dialogue and kumbiya, but, you know, if we don't get out way, extremists, whom we can't control, will wreck the place. This way they have their cake, and also get to eat it.
Hopefully, with the new attitude in Denmark, they'll be told to take a flying fuck. Better again, given a one-way ticket back to whatever hell-hole they came from originally.
"We want a dialog with the responsible politicians and call them to activate the blasphemy paragraph to ensure that the world's Muslims aren't offended again by blasphemous Muhammed cartoons. Or we fear that our beloved Denmark, that we will also fight to protect, will become a victim for extremists, that will abuse the conflict to destroy the land in all possible methods, in the worst case with a terror attack."
This is typical of the good cop/bad cop strategem employed by The Beast throughout the West. The 'moderates' claim they're just interested in dialogue and kumbiya, but, you know, if we don't get out way, extremists, whom we can't control, will wreck the place. This way they have their cake, and also get to eat it.
Hopefully, with the new attitude in Denmark, they'll be told to take a flying fuck. Better again, given a one-way ticket back to whatever hell-hole they came from originally.
Monday, 3 March 2008
Duly arrived - Muslim problems in Irish schools
Referring to an article in the Irish Independent, Hibernia Girl posts that “Conflicts are developing in Irish schools over the wearing of the hijab… by Muslim pupils”
Well now, isn’t that amazing? Conflict?, Muslims? Well, it’ll be amazing to Conor Lenehan, who’s assured us that Ireland won't repeat the immigration mistakes of other European countries (cue hysterical laughter). But your Savant has been warning of this since I started the blog.
The report goes on “education sources said last night that (this is) the first public statement about conflicts over the hajib”.
Maybe. But one thing’s for sure. It won't be the last. We’re in for a long and rocky ride.
We do have a slight chance if we nip this in the bud – NOW – and stamp it out before the weed takes further root.
Well now, isn’t that amazing? Conflict?, Muslims? Well, it’ll be amazing to Conor Lenehan, who’s assured us that Ireland won't repeat the immigration mistakes of other European countries (cue hysterical laughter). But your Savant has been warning of this since I started the blog.
The report goes on “education sources said last night that (this is) the first public statement about conflicts over the hajib”.
Maybe. But one thing’s for sure. It won't be the last. We’re in for a long and rocky ride.
We do have a slight chance if we nip this in the bud – NOW – and stamp it out before the weed takes further root.
Saturday, 1 March 2008
Eurabia? Denmark gives us hope
At first glance it might look like another capitulation to The Beast. An art exhibit in Berlin withdrawn due to the threat of Muslim violence. But the art originated in Denmark, and the artists are unapologetic.
That's progress.
In fact this marks another step in the remarkable turnaround in Denmark. Having had their beneficence thrown in their faces in the original Motoon controversy, seen ongoing rioting at every perceived offence (see this), seeing the Muslim population vastly over-represented in jail and welfare statistics, the scales rapidly fell from their eyes.
This is in itself progress, especially compared to the rest of the West. But the Danes are now getting tough. In practical ways.
Item: Jan Egesborg , the artist, says that “in a democratic society everything must be debatable. A democracy is known by discussion and satire. Muslims have to accept that they live in a Europe which through many years fought for its rights to become enlightened democracies” And he hasn’t been attacked by the media – far from it.
Item: Radical Muslim politician Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, feted up to now despite viciously attacking Danish society, has been called to the bench by her party, the Red/Green Alliance, after she threatened to wear a veil on taking her seat in Parliament. (She wasn’t elected – the Danish system is list-based). What’s more, the Speaker of the Parliament said he’d eject her if she appeared in the veil!
Item: The Chairman of the Social Democrats, the galacticos of multi-culturism, wants to take the fight to the level of the EU. The Government has even questioned its adherence to the European Court of Human Rights due to its likely refusal to allow the deportation of two Tunisian terrorist back to Tunisia. Now this is real action. I’d love to see those ivory-towered fools in the Court smacked over the head with reality.
Item: Muslims are being refused entry to discos because they grope women and generally make nuisances of themsleves. Again, the Danes, having put up with this trouble for years now make no apologies for keeping taking tough action. The message - 'this is the way things are in a liberal democracy. Shape up or you're not welcome here'
Even at more trivial levels the Danes seem to be getting sense. There’s been pressure there (just like everywhere in the West) to impose ‘diversity quotas’ in the use of models in magazines. But Danish buyers stopped buying them if non-whites were on the cover. And they’ve also stopped apologising about it. Apart from one Karen Klitgaard Povlsen, media expert at Århus University, who explained it away as ‘a problem of democracy’.
No Karen, it IS democracy! If people want their own people on magazines, be they Chinese, African or whatever, that’s their choice.
Why have the Danes lead the way? I'm not sure. Anyone have any ideas? Certainly their generosity has been sorely abused, but so has that of virtually every other European country. In any event, it leads me to believe there may still be hope.
That's progress.
In fact this marks another step in the remarkable turnaround in Denmark. Having had their beneficence thrown in their faces in the original Motoon controversy, seen ongoing rioting at every perceived offence (see this), seeing the Muslim population vastly over-represented in jail and welfare statistics, the scales rapidly fell from their eyes.
This is in itself progress, especially compared to the rest of the West. But the Danes are now getting tough. In practical ways.
Item: Jan Egesborg , the artist, says that “in a democratic society everything must be debatable. A democracy is known by discussion and satire. Muslims have to accept that they live in a Europe which through many years fought for its rights to become enlightened democracies” And he hasn’t been attacked by the media – far from it.
Item: Radical Muslim politician Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, feted up to now despite viciously attacking Danish society, has been called to the bench by her party, the Red/Green Alliance, after she threatened to wear a veil on taking her seat in Parliament. (She wasn’t elected – the Danish system is list-based). What’s more, the Speaker of the Parliament said he’d eject her if she appeared in the veil!
Item: The Chairman of the Social Democrats, the galacticos of multi-culturism, wants to take the fight to the level of the EU. The Government has even questioned its adherence to the European Court of Human Rights due to its likely refusal to allow the deportation of two Tunisian terrorist back to Tunisia. Now this is real action. I’d love to see those ivory-towered fools in the Court smacked over the head with reality.
Item: Muslims are being refused entry to discos because they grope women and generally make nuisances of themsleves. Again, the Danes, having put up with this trouble for years now make no apologies for keeping taking tough action. The message - 'this is the way things are in a liberal democracy. Shape up or you're not welcome here'
Even at more trivial levels the Danes seem to be getting sense. There’s been pressure there (just like everywhere in the West) to impose ‘diversity quotas’ in the use of models in magazines. But Danish buyers stopped buying them if non-whites were on the cover. And they’ve also stopped apologising about it. Apart from one Karen Klitgaard Povlsen, media expert at Århus University, who explained it away as ‘a problem of democracy’.
No Karen, it IS democracy! If people want their own people on magazines, be they Chinese, African or whatever, that’s their choice.
Why have the Danes lead the way? I'm not sure. Anyone have any ideas? Certainly their generosity has been sorely abused, but so has that of virtually every other European country. In any event, it leads me to believe there may still be hope.
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