tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post4907101019490753116..comments2023-09-19T10:19:31.813+02:00Comments on The TurkEU Blog: US Islamophobia is Alive and Thriving (Video)Paul T. Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822681242481397056noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post-71879271835505705512011-10-08T23:56:39.077+02:002011-10-08T23:56:39.077+02:00Thanks for the link, Anonymous. "The War on T...Thanks for the link, Anonymous. "The War on Terror is a religious war" according to Glenn Beck.<br /><br />@Sevket. You're right. We should all be better at standing up to such bigoted remarks - whomever they are pointed at - in our daily lives. I'm afraid that Fischer's remarks are an illustration of liberty's dark side. In free societies, we're all free to say what we wish, even to be jerks and to be offensive, and this is important. And I am exercising my right to criticize Fischer, the organizers, and other prominent speakers in the same panel, as I hope more people will do.<br /><br />Though I have to say that he seems to be hovering very close to what is legally punishable as hate speech with those remarks, but I'm not a lawyer so I can't tell.Paul T. Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822681242481397056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post-40751787243083886252011-10-08T23:40:44.654+02:002011-10-08T23:40:44.654+02:00http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201110080003http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201110080003Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post-43515805291191157612011-10-08T23:28:48.412+02:002011-10-08T23:28:48.412+02:00Unfortunately there are lots of people like Mr. Fi...Unfortunately there are lots of people like Mr. Fischer around. I'm pretty sure that we all heard someone saying "Americans are stupid/fat/they always eat burgers!". We just laugh at this kind of statements and move on not caring much. But none of them gets on the podium. Where is liberty?Sevket Arslanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097598720745822652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post-23029488910095490942011-10-08T22:27:11.615+02:002011-10-08T22:27:11.615+02:00I saw that, too. He seems to be a well-rounded sco...I saw that, too. He seems to be a well-rounded scoundrel. The question is why the GOP leadership puts a man like him on the podium, next to the man they want to see as the next US President no less.Paul T. Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822681242481397056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-947340068381805945.post-63208206113041849742011-10-08T22:22:51.751+02:002011-10-08T22:22:51.751+02:00From that Wikipedia link: "Fischer has been s...From that Wikipedia link: "Fischer has been sharply criticized for his written and verbal attacks on Native Americans, African Americans, Muslims, gays and Hispanics.[3] Fischer's divisive comments were cited by Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in explaining the hate group designation they gave to the AFA in November 2010.[4]"<br /><br />Current Republican Party leadership is absolutely horrible. Words can't describe it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com