Iran protests Cannes Film Festival's ban of director Lars von Trier for sympathizing with Hitler

Here is yet more evidence that Islamic supremacists sympathize with totalitarian antisemitic fascists. The reverse is also true. Islamo/Nazi Alliance Update: "Iran criticizes Cannes's expulsion of Danish director," from the Iranian Students' News Agency, May 24 (thanks to David):

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Cinematic Affairs Javad Shamaqdari wrote a letter to Cannes International Film Festival President Gilles Jacob criticizing expulsion of Danish director from the event.

"First of all, I am willing to congratulate French cinematographers and people on 64th edition of the film festival. You well remember that the event was founded to confront fascism. Fascists are those who believed they are the only people who have the right to use welfare and life and could not bear presence of opposition," he said in the letter.

He then expressed disappointment on decisions of Cannes film festival organizers to expel the Danish director due to prejudice rooted in middle ages era.

"Mr. Gilles Jacob, believe that, regardless of my viewpoint about Lars Von Trier, Cannes Film Festival recorded a black point in its history," the letter read.

Cannes Film Festival expelled the Danish director Lars Von Trier for sympathy with Adolf Hitler.

The director was ejected from the festival and scrubbed out of the running for the Palme D’Or competition when he told journalists at a press event:

“I think he did some wrong things, yes, absolutely, but I can see him sitting in his bunker in the end. He’s not what you would call a good guy, but I understand much about him and I sympathize with him.”...

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And on the opposite end of these islamic film critics you have the murder of Theo Van Gogh.

There are—really—only three bases on which to defend Lars von Trier.

One is on the basis of his artistic merits as a director. Are we to assume Minister Shamaqdari is a big fan of "Breaking the Waves", "Dancer in the Dark", and "Dogville"? Likely not.

The second basis is on general freedom of expression. Given that this is a representative of the horrifically oppressive Islamic Republic of Iran, this seems unlikely.

The third basis, of course, would be the idea that Lars von Trier was completely right about that whole Hitler thing—now that seems like something the Iranians could get behind. Ugh,

Of course Nazi savages would hug and be lovey-dovey with each other! I bet that most arrogant lars von trier have never visited the Nazi concentration camp - or he could start by visiting the Jewish memorial centre in Berlin, where he can see and feel the unbelievable suffering of the Jewish victims (amongst other victims), especially from very haunting photos, in the Jewish Holocaust, from all over Europe. In the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp near Berlin, for example, he would be able to see where the mostly mass murdered Jewish victims are cut up like animals in medical experiments or simply to be murdered, after being stripped naked and then burnt in the oven! Then their ashes thrown into pits, where even after death stripped of all their humanity and dignity. Both of these Nazi-lovers, ahmedinejad and von trier are evil!

You couldn't even make that up if you tried!!

I really like the cut of Yasir's uncle in this photo with Adolph. They appear to be conferring in a hotel lobby during a seminar being held there, perhaps one on Jew extermination.

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I'm down on this year's Palme D'Or competition.

Not a single movie was nominated dealing with the pressing issue of discrimination against Moslems. We haven't had a good movie like that since Rendition This stirring film literally brought me to tears while watching a Blu-ray disc of it on my TV. Thank goodness I was home alone and no one saw me choked up like that.

The Islamic Republc of Iran and the arts.


More pictures of Iranian censorship"


http://viewsdesk.com/2006/more-pictures-of-iranian-censorship/

Given the Islamic Republic of Iran's enmity towards the West, we still stupidly allow Ahmadinejad's state-run, 24/7 political propaganda TV channel,
PRESS TV, to operate against us from e.g. London studios.

Close down Iran's PRESS TV operation inside the West, now.

Close down Iran's PRESS TV operation inside the West, now.

Don't forget about all that Iranian oil, Thomas.

Nazis and jihadis, jihadis and Nazis. One and the same.

He said more than that in a link that I posted last week (to no interest). He said, "I am a Nazi." And he attacked Israel. That material need to impact on brains. Let's be efficient anti-jihadis. Don't let ANYTHING go without notice.

Perhaps someone here should donate a DVD of Stanley Kramer's "Judgment at Nuremberg" to Javad Shamaqdari and ask for his appraisal. Which of the four Nazi judges in the dock would he most identify with? My choice is the first one to be found guilty by Spencer Tracy' tribunal and sentenced to life imprisonment. This Nazi judge replies, "Today you sentence me! Tomorrow the Islamists sentence you!" Oh. Excuse me, I got that line wrong. When the movie was made, the Bolsheviks still existed. Today, it's Islam that is the peril. But, I can just imagine Javad Shamaqdari rooting for the Nazi judge, saying, "Right on!" -- but in Farsi, of coruse.

Lars Von Trier, later commenting about his remarks made at the Cannes Film Festival 2011:

"The Holocaust is the worst crime that ever happened. I have nothing against Jews. I have a Jewish name, and all my children have Jewish names." He admitted that his remarks about the Nazis had been misguided, saying "It was really stupidly done and it was in the wrong forum. At the press conference with Danish journalists, there were no problems, but I do not think the international journalists understand my Danish humor."

Speaking to other news outlets he said that his comments were "very sarcastic and very rude, but that's very Danish." He also added, "I don't sympathize with Hitler for one second."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_von_Trier

Which is why most Danes - except those of course who insist on seeing everything from the worst possible angle - really didn't make too much of it. Most shrugged: "oh .....Lars von Trier again", with the emphasis on anything from annoyed irritation to despondent indifference.

And in related news:

"Arab Springtime for Hitler: Egyptian group announces intent to form Nazi party"

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/05/arab-springtime-for-hitler-egyptian-group-announces-intent-to-form-nazi-party.html

There's just something about Islam and Nazis...

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