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Robert Spencer in FrontPage Mag: Berkeley’s Jihad Against Bill Maher

Oct 29, 2014 1:38 pm By Robert Spencer

Maher2This is what happens to anyone and everyone who dares to tell the truth about Islamic jihad. Maybe now that it is happening to a stalwart of the Left, the mainstream media will take notice. On the other hand, since mainstream journalists usually participate eagerly in the vilification campaigns, that is unlikely. My latest in FrontPage:

This whole Bill Maher controversy is as illuminating as it is entertaining. Bill Maher was a darling of the Left when he was criticizing Christianity, but now that he has turned his gimlet eye to Islamic supremacism, the foes of free speech have turned against him with venom. Maher is scheduled to give the fall commencement address at the University of California-Berkeley, but Muslim students there have begun a petition drive to get him canceled.

The Daily Californian reported Sunday that

the Change.org petition was authored by ASUC Senator Marium Navid, who is backed by the Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian Coalition, or MEMSA, and Khwaja Ahmed, an active MEMSA member. The petition, which urges students to boycott the decision and asks the campus to stop him from speaking, has already gathered more than 1,400 signatures as of Sunday.

Anticipating that this petition would be outed as the fascist endeavor it is, Navid explained:

“It’s not an issue of freedom of speech, it’s a matter of campus climate. The First Amendment gives him the right to speak his mind, but it doesn’t give him the right to speak at such an elevated platform as the commencement. That’s a privilege his racist and bigoted remarks don’t give him.”

The campaign against Maher is called “Free Speech, Not Hate Speech.”

“Free Speech, Not Hate Speech”: this is the mechanism that today’s Leftist and Islamic supremacist authoritarians are using to shut down any free and open discussion of how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify violence and oppression. This slogan was thrown at me last May when I spoke at Cal Poly; I responded (as you can see toward the end of this video) by pointing out that “hate speech” is in the eye of the beholder, and the one who is granted the power to determine what is or isn’t “hate speech” has been given extraordinary control over the public discourse, such that any opinions disliked by the ruling elite can be stigmatized and ruled out of bounds by means of this label.

Anyway, this was predictable: now that Bill Maher, despite his impeccable Leftist credentials, has dared to criticize Islam, he is “racist and bigoted,” and must be denied a platform. The reality is that anyone and everyone, no matter who they are and what they have done, is targeted in exactly the same way by Islamic supremacists and Leftists. They are determined that there be no genuine public debate about Islam and violence (and Islamic violence). They are determined to tar those who deviate from the “Islam is a religion of peace” line with smear labels that will make the broadly uninformed majority shun them and be intimidated into thinking that it is wrong to question the mainstream line.

There is no free speech, no free debate, no honest discussion about these issues in American academia today, or in the mainstream media. Maher is so prominent that he has shaken the Left’s stranglehold preventing public discussion of these issues, but they are circling the wagons now, and either Maher will be driven out of the circles of the enlightened elites, or will stop talking about this altogether. My money is on the latter.

There is, however, just a small chance that this targeting of Maher will bring mainstream attention to this neo-fascist effort to destroy the freedom of speech altogether and stifle public debate about jihad and Islamic supremacism.

Certainly the controversy itself has drawn mainstream attention: MSNBC had Ibrahim Hooper of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations on to discuss whether Berkeley should cancel Maher, and Hooper promptly likened Maher to “the grand dragon of the KKK.”

The way that Leftists and Islamic supremacists operate in order to demonize and destroy anyone who dares speak the truth about Islam and jihad is on full display during Hooper’s MSNBC appearance: first, they claim that someone who points out that Islam has doctrines encouraging violence and supremacism is “calling all Muslims terrorists” and charge him or her with racism and bigotry. Then they proceed as if those charges are already established as true, and demand that the truth-teller be denied a platform, canceled from speaking engagements, etc., because of this racism and bigotry.

The next step, if the Islamic supremacist campaign to get Maher disinvited from Berkeley succeeds, will be to use their victory as evidence of the correctness of their claims, when in fact it is only evidence that many event organizers and public officials don’t like controversy and will make whatever concessions they need to make so as to avoid it. If the campaign succeeds, then a few months from now, when Hamas-linked CAIR is trying to get Maher canceled from some other event, “Honest Ibe” Hooper will say, “The University of California at Berkeley was so disgusted with Maher’s bigotry that they canceled his planned appearance as their fall commencement speaker…”

Then a few more cancellations, and it will look as if all decent folk are shunning Maher out of disgust with his “hatred,” when all that is really going on is the victory of Hamas-linked CAIR’s intimidation and smear tactics.

Now what is needed is a public discussion of how Hamas-linked CAIR and other Islamic supremacists are trying to stifle free discussion of the jihad threat, and smear and destroy everyone who dares discuss that threat honestly. How about it, MSNBC?

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  1. Joeb says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    Let’s see if Minitrue can silence the double-plus ungood Bill Maher…

    • John C. Barile says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 2:24 pm

      I love Big Brother.

      /sarc

    • John C. Barile says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 2:26 pm

      Stop Thinkcrime!

      • John C. Barile says

        Oct 29, 2014 at 8:26 pm

        /sarc

    • JIMJFOX says

      Oct 30, 2014 at 2:16 am

      What the HELL RU talking about? Is this some ‘insider’ comment?

      • Mirren10 says

        Oct 31, 2014 at 10:05 am

        ”What the HELL RU talking about? Is this some ‘insider’ comment?”

        1984, by George Orwell.

  2. TNT says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    Bill Maher is now a victim , he should of researched Islam first before he started to speak out, he should learn and understand what Kafir means, and publicly announce himself as one which he is, then see the reaction. You can’t fight this without understanding what it is your actually fighting. Become the victim Bill !

    • bindon blood says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      Free speech is pointless if one does have the freedom to say what those you disagree with find offensive,or pretend to find offensive. The purpose of free speech is to allow the freedom of thought and expression to challenge and test every thing,anywhere,any time. What is right ,true and decent has nothing to fear from the peoples’ right to speak freely and openly without fear.

      • lee kay says

        Oct 31, 2014 at 10:14 am

        Freedom of speech only comes into effect as long as you say something that the Establishment agree with (so freedom of speech does not exist) and unfortunately for bill he has the balls to speak out against the one thing that everyone else is terrified of. Max Respect Bill Keep up the good work it may feel like your banging your head against the wall but you never know one day people might wake up

  3. mortimer says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    If Bill Maher is a ‘racist’, what is the race of Islam?

    If Bill Maher is a bigot, how can you be a bigot about an IDEOLOGY.

    An ideology is not a person or race. The ‘bigotry’ is from those who persecuting those who deplore the ideology of Islam.

    Islam has many intolerable ideas: misogyny, supremacism, discrimination. Should we keep silence when Muslims apply their ideology to repress women and ‘others’…or should we speak out against Islamic intolerance?

    • Anushirvan says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Of course, race is real. Race is defined by phenotype, i.e. the composite of an organism’s observable characteristics or traits, which differentiate among humans as a species. So basically you have phenotypical Black Africans aka Negroid, (White) Europids aka Caucasoid, and the phenotypical Mongoloid.

      The necessity of determining race is a distinctive key component of forensic anthropology (and the positive identification of human remains).

      If any one of us were to stumble upon a skeletonized corpse when taking a walk in the woods for instance, then the forensic anthropologist would determine which phenotypical traits are most apparent in the individual case to establish the deceased’s race, in order to eliminate all possibility of a false identification, and to narrow a positive future identification down to a specific population in the absence of further clues. (together with DNA and Isotope analysis, if still possible).

      Which can also result in accurate forensic 3-dimensional facial reconstructions to make an identification possible when compared with data of individuals reported missing from a specific area.

      Among the world’s Muslims and Christians, there are enough adherents to be found who belong to any one of those races, either Europid, Negroid or Mongoloid. You cannot switch race. And neither is it racist to criticize doctrine or ideology ! Islam is not a unified or singular race, neither would Christianity be !

      Somebody should point this out conclusively to shame the PC MC mainstream media and clip them round the ears with it !

    • leekay says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 7:27 pm

      Very well put it’s about time people stood up to these Islamic fruit cakes the know if to much media telling the truth about Islam gets out the general population will see the truth about Islam something most major networks in USA and my UK cover up BBC is a well know liar in UK there are others but they cant lie for ever just hope it’s not to late before people realise the truth and Bill Maher is a true Legend

    • bindon blood says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 7:55 pm

      It’s time this link between Islam and “racism” was firmly challenged and put back in it’s box.

  4. CogitoErgoSum says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    If Islam is a race I would assume that the other religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism are races also. If I’m right in my assumption then I would have to conclude that Islam is the most racist of all the races since it calls for elimination or subjugation of all races but Islam. Are you following my logic, Ms. Navid? I don’t know though. Something does not seem right. Can you explain the difference between race and religion for me, Ms. Navid?

    • CogitoErgoSum says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 4:22 pm

      It seems Anushirvan beat Ms. Navid in providing information concerning the difference between race and religion (see above). However, you are still welcome to contribute to the discussion if you wish to do so, Ms. Navid. Thank you, Anushirvan.

  5. Richie says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    What i can’t understand is why are leftist atheists defending islam? Maher is the exception- but it seems nearly every leftist atheist out there refuses to criticize Islam, and often defends Islam.

    Islam is the most violent , intollerant and oppressive religion in the world- why wouldn’t all atheists openly denounce it- and remember, the left is filled to the brim with atheists. Leftist atheists delight in ridiculing Christians, blaming the bankers (they mean the Jews) for all the worlds ills- yet the left defends islam

    • CogitoErgoSum says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      I think it’s because they see Islam as a race. But maybe Ms. Navid will help me understand this better. I anxiously await her response.

    • Allan Mandrowski says

      Oct 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      I’m left and an atheist and I can assure you that demystifying Islam and exposing Islam and its violent tenets is my top priority.

      But, sure, you’re right the voices you do hear are those of apologists and they sicken me too.

  6. cassandra says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Will his black girlfriend leave him? American blacks have very short memories when it comes to islam.

  7. Mirren10 says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    I really hope Mr Maher will have the courage of his convictions.

    Every American JW watcher should be now, emailing Mr Maher with messages of support, and encouragment.

    There are all too few voices of bravery, and those that occur, should be supported 100%..

    Come on, JW commenters !!

    You have here, a Leftist commenter, who has actually , made some baby steps , and begins to have some vague idea of what islam is all about. **All** of you should now be inundating Mr Maher’s website, his contact number, with your knowledge of what the koran actualluy says !!

    Go for it !!

  8. Arafat says

    Oct 29, 2014 at 8:38 pm

    What has been exciting about this is in following the comment thread (and contributing a dozen+ comments myself) on Berkeley’s internet student paper it is amazing how many people are defending Maher and criticizing the Muslim water-boys.

    For someone like me who has been spreading the word, albeit in a small way, via college student papers it is clear the word is getting out. Some cause for optimism although I understand fully the battle is just beginning.

  9. WestwardHo says

    Oct 30, 2014 at 12:11 am

    Too late, Berkeley just disinvited Maher. This kind of pressure is effective, clearly.

  10. dsinc says

    Oct 30, 2014 at 2:11 am

    If Islam is a race then why am I a kaffir?

  11. RichieRIch says

    Oct 30, 2014 at 4:36 am

    “Free Speech, Not Hate Speech”…This slogan was thrown at me last May when I spoke at Cal Poly; I responded…by pointing out that “hate speech” is in the eye of the beholder, and the one who is granted the power to determine what is or isn’t “hate speech” has been given extraordinary control over the public discourse, such that any opinions disliked by the ruling elite can be stigmatized and ruled out of bounds by means of this label.

    All societies, even the US, place certain restrictions on speech by law i.e. speech is never entirely free. And, ultimately, someone in society such as a judge has to decide when speech should be restricted in accordance with the law. So the issue is not whether society should appoint people to make decisions about restricting speech, it’s about what restrictions the law should properly place on speech in the first place.

    • RichieRich says

      Oct 30, 2014 at 4:57 am

      The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s entry on Free Speech includes a very interesting discussion on hate speech.

      For the record, I think it’s a complete nonsense to claim that trenchant criticism of a religion constitutes hate speech.

  12. DiMu says

    Oct 30, 2014 at 8:46 am

    Berkeley has always been a cesspool. Read David Horowitz’s days there in the 1960s (‘Radical Son’) before he stopped being a traitorous Communist and saw the light.

    The Left lives in an alternative universe and they always have. Islam, being anti-American, is their ally.

  13. Mary says

    Oct 30, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Sigh….

    Let’s just shut down immigration for awhile. This is very tiring. Free speech basically means people are sometimes going to be offended by others’ words. That’s a great feature about our country we should celebrate. Furthermore I hate the word “hate.” Too broad, too vague, and I didn’t even know it was illegal to hate.

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