Unknown, unnamed and unappreciated, “Roger” should be exhibit A in the rebuttal to Islamophobia. Almost no one’s heard of him, but every single American, Mr Trump included, needs to discover and digest the fact that for most of the past…
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genomisia
Proposed definition: genomisia- n. – from genos (“race, stock, kin”) + -misia (“hatred of”) : hatred or actualized animus toward any group as characterized by common religion, ethnic or national origin, ideology, customary conduct, or orientation; also misogeny.
Posted in Featured, notes, Philology, Philosophy Tagged with: antisemitism, bigotry, definitions, genocide, Islamophobia
Bloody Hypocrites
Human beings have bloody borders and bloody innards. And are a bunch of bloody hypocrites.
Posted in International Relations, notes, Politics, Religion Tagged with: Islamophobia, Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
…and then the Prez can deliver an adhan from the White House balcony!
If we had significant constituency of Islamophobic nut-jobs in the U.S., I might be less positive about the idea.
On Scorpions and Frogs
Says bob, sarcastically, regarding the Scorpion and the Frog: As long as anthropomorthized animals deliver the message, I guess it’s OK. The first time I ever ran across the parable, it was in a book about the Middle East by…
Martin Peretz: “Muslim life is cheap, and I mean it.”
Martin Peretz, Editor-in-Chief of the New Republic, has offered an apology for one of two statements singled out yesterday by Nicolas Kristof in his New York Times column. Both statements appeared in the concluding paragraph of a post at Peretz’s…
Posted in Politics Tagged with: 9/11, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Islamophobia, Martin Peretz, Nicolas Kristof, Othero, Terror
Flamesem & Japesem (Operation American Freedom)
Note: Duty (survival) is calling, and, though I have a couple of more theoretical than topical posts that I might polish up and publish, I expect that otherwise my blogging may be relatively light for the next few days, if…
Bonfire of the Islamophobic Vanities – Updated after Breaking News
To mark 9/11 this Saturday, I plan to gather together printouts of certain blog posts, articles, and interviews, and burn them on my outdoor barbecue grill – specifically within a charcoal chimney – before fixing some dinner and getting back…
Got your shalom right here, Portnoy
Our old friend Howard is back to his usual… stuff today: Did you know that the word islam is a cognate of the Hebrew word shalom, meaning “peace”? Don’t berate yourself if you didn’t, because it isn’t true. This is…
First and last refuge of moral cowards
In a typical Friday WaPo summary of current conservative rhetoric – “The Last Refuge of a Liberal” – Charles Krauthammer demonstrates why he is so widely revered among the faithful: At the moment of decision, he will shamelessly and pugnaciously…
Posted in Politics, Religion Tagged with: Charles Krauthammer, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Nativism, Race In America, Racism, Republican Party, Tea Party