Nowadays, unpopular truths are dismissed as “hate speech.” The charge of “hate speech” is a tool of the powerful to stigmatize and marginalize dissent. Defending the freedom of speech and the equality of rights of all people is not hate speech.
Anyway, I did ultimately get into Canada. Here is one of the speeches I gave there:
“Islam critic Robert Spencer says he was delayed at airport for suspicion of ‘hate speech’ while refugees are pushed through,” The Rebel News, December 14, 2015:
JihadWatch’s Robert Spencer says he was delayed at a Toronto airport for three hours because he was suspected of being in possession of ‘hate speech’.
Spencer explained in a speech how authorities went through his luggage and examined every little thing including his prescription medication.
He joked that by the time authorities pulled out a Koran “now they were getting to the hate speech.”
Eventually a coworker of the man going through Spencer’s luggage came over and started asking him if he ever spoke in Europe. Spencer told the man where he spoke in Europe – including Germany, which shocked the man interrogating Spencer. “They have strict hate speech laws in Germany,” he said. At that point, Spencer knew what all these delays were about.
“The idea that it would be hate speech to discuss the problems coming to Canada with the refugees and the problems that are inherent in Islamic doctrines that are pointed to by Islamic Jihadis everyday to justify violence and hatred – and that’s hate speech? We live in an age that George Orwell would have thought was crazy,” Spencer told the room.
Keep in mind that while he was detained, 500 Syrians are pushed through a day, with a zero rejection rate.
Watch Spencer’s entire speech here.
scn says
Quotes –
Islam is a totalitarian way of life hiding behind the mask of religion.
Liberty for illiberals is anti-liberal
It is the extremist beliefs of moderate muslims that make the moderate muslims extremist.
Islam is arabic imperialism.
Big changes happen in small installments.
Jihad is everlasting war by muslims on non-muslims
My greatest fear is another crusade that ends with driving muslims back, and not eliminating islam.
Islam is a warring, political system hiding in the burka of religion.
Muslims serve the function of both predators and parasites.
Western muslims are a fifth column
In islam, good is anything that furthers islam, even if it defies all ethics and morals. (Inspired by Mr. Spencer)
In islam, expediency trumps scrupulousness. (Inspired by Mr. Spencer)
When we give liberty to a people that are opposed to the concept of liberty, then we ourselves, facilitate the destruction of liberty, that which made us liberal toward others in the first place.
The left wingers are better jihadis than muslims.
Islam is not a mere part of a muslim’s life. It underpins the muslim’s life.
Leftist mantra – Kill the messenger, kill the message.
An appeal to emotions is far more effective than a reasoned argument, as far as the convenient masses are concerned.
It is imperative to know when to ‘log out’ of emotions, and ‘log in’ to reason.
The principle – liberty for all, must not extend to the people seeking the destruction of liberty.
Great minds think alike, and muslims seldom differ. (Haha)
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Poor muslims make good suicide bombers.
Middle class muslims make good terrorists.
Upper class muslims make good terrorism financiers.
Elite class muslims make good terrorist organization creators.
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Islamic world rankings –
Extremely evil = Pure islam (ISIS)
Highly evil = Conservative islam
Moderately evil = Moderate islam
Marginally evil = Non-practicing islam
Neutral = No islam (Yet non-existent in islamic world)
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Islam = Deen
Deen = All-encompassing way of life
Therefore,
Islam = All-encompassing way of life
mortimer says
The True-dupe government is duping the people by paying off the CBC with money stolen from other budgets (such as welfare and national defense) to make sure journalists dare not speak out against the abuse of power. They are also planning to stack the national police force (RCMP) with Muslim jihadists and revise their training so that no officer will detect jihad or report it. Finally, Muslim members of parliament are planning to bring 5 million Palestinian refugees to Canada. This would mean one in six Canadians would be Muslim. Voting as a group, Muslim would then be able to control the Liberal Party, if they do not already. Muslims will then be in a position to begin repressing Jews, Christians, Hindus and agnostic people as well. There would be no stopping them from a complete coup d’état.
I believe we are watching the beginning of an actual coup d’état led by Muslims in the government with the blessing of Trudeau. The opposition parties need to move swiftly. Fortunately, the governor general has the power to dismiss the government and call a new election. They must be stopped now.
ainu888 says
How courageous Dr. Robert Spencer is, to face this harassment and yet speak the truth under his own name. And yet, never have I felt more afraid about the sort of world I am going to leave my child in when I die.
Tartarus says
We already live in the pre-IS Caliphate it seems.
Sounder says
If authorities want to investigate hate speech, attend the palestin-ian rallies in TO.
Adrian says
Trudeau would have been the first one tugging on that wooden horse to get it inside Troy….
Jaladhi says
Sure looks like 1984 has arrived in Canada!!! And it is going to arrive in USA soon! And George Orwell thought he was writing fiction!!
Hammer31 says
Orwell, in 1984, was writing a warning to his fellow Communists (yes, he described himself as one) about what the logical end to their arguments would look like if they did not change course. When anti-communist/socialists read the book they used it as a bludgeon against the communists and even other communists level the charge of “working against the revolution” against Orwell (real name Eric Aurthur Blair). Blair never rejected communism but he could see where it went and was troubled by the final outcome as not being in line with the stated goals of the communist movement.
Whatever you may think of the author or his work, it is very scary as you see parallels in today’s world that are right in line with his writings and other warnings that he gave. Re-reading the book this week and it is concerning.
Mark A says
Orwell’s 1984 arrived in Canada years ago. Ask Mark Steyn about it.
eduardo odraude says
The current Canadian government is troglodytic when it comes to free speech. But a significant part of the Left anywhere seems to be also. As has been pointed out, defining some speech as “hate speech” is well-intended but in practice becomes nothing more than a way of censoring speech with which you disagree. Where is the ACLU when you need them?
threepercentcan says
When it comes to hate speech the current marxist govt is pretty horrible but don’t kid yourself, the s0-called conservatives did little in way of repealing hate crime laws.
Threepercentcan says
Canada is an absolute disgrace and it’s only going to get worse under the marxist Trudeau.
I’m sure the vaunted Canadian Border Services Agency has no problem letting in hate preachers to spew anti-semitic or anti-christian views.
Mr. Spencer makes a great point about the truth being a defence to the labels of hate speech.
We should all take note.
somehistory says
The area of free speech is getting smaller and smaller by the day. Soon, only those who truly hate and speak of the evil they wish to do will be speaking freely. They will all be speaking for the beast and its image.
(Revelation 13)
JawsV says
“We live in an age that George Orwell would have thought was crazy,” Spencer told the room.”
Our age out-Orwell’s Orwell.
Vae Victis says
The mass Muslim immigration happening all over the world at the moment is all part of a plan.
For centuries the conquered peoples of the present day Muslim countries have been subjugated through various means such as rape, slavery, intimidation and deceit.
The Koran until recently was mostly written in the ancient Arabic language and its interpretation was channelled through Imams. It is the holy word of Allah and cannot be changed, although Allah seemed to change his mind from time to time.
The main thrust of Islam is submission to the will of Allah as revealed by his prophet “Mahomet” who is the perfect man and an example for true believers to follow.
Any free thought or dissent was ruthlessly suppressed by sharia laws such as the blasphemy and apostate laws.
Presently we have 1.5 billion mindless sheep that blindly follow what their imams say because it is supposedly what Allah and his prophet require. If they do not, there will be serious consequences.
How easy would it be then to take over this flock? One would just have to control the imams.
• This could be done in several ways such as have the prophet return from paradise with a whole new addition to the Koran.
• Or, they could suddenly find some ancient texts that have been hidden for centuries.
• Allah, and what Allah says could be easily controlled and manipulated.
Anyone who believes that 72 virgins await them in paradise would believe anything.
Here we have a ready made submissive population who can be easily controlled, who would not only be watching their neighbours for any sign of unbelievers, but would happily murder them, enslave their family and pillage their property because Allah demands it. Society will be essentially self regulating. No need for large police forces or army.
All one has to do is spread these sheep within the free world and breed them up. At the same time suppress free thought by means of existing litigation laws, use peoples tolerance against them always encourage guilt and self loathing among free thinkers, political correctness, racial discrimination, feminism, gay rights, victim status of minorities, etc. Of course all this would change once sharia law replaces existing laws.
Once you have total control you can then reduce the population through various means because Allah wills it.
Joe Schmoe says
Hate preachers allowed into Canada. As a Canadian I am fearful of these religious kooks and still Canada does nothing. Very bad indeed. Read this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/junaid-jahangir/conservative-muslims-hateful-speakers_b_8728424.html?utm_hp_ref=calgary
Marie Esler says
Having spent countless hours in the past 9 years researching and writing on this topic it seems the worse rings get, the higher the resistance to the Truth. We are being taken over, suppressed and soon will be oppressed. Truth is the new hate speech. Lie and deny, lie and deny. Apathy towards this inconvenient truth. It is very discouraging but as Mr. Spencer points out, there remains hope it we do not give up. If we give up, as the Radical Islamists surely will not, we will kiss our freedom good bye and live under the tyrannies described in 1984. It is so sad, a curse upon the world. The only thing that really gives me hope is we defeated the Nazi’s and Hitler, after much bloodshed. Soooo depressing, thank you Mr. Spencer. Keep marching.
mike ryan says
“The light was on….” Good one!
While I don’t like some of the tactics used by JDL, I can’t help myself in smiling with some of them as they buck against the political correctness of the Jewish establishment and its self-appointed mavens.
We live in a perverted world………..alma d-shakra…….Robert, keep fighting the mofos who want to silence you!
“Hate Speech.” That is newspeak, sometimes, for speaking truth to power.
ROBERT BROWN says
Was there not a canadian serviceman shot by a muslim a few yrs ago over there?…Are the Canadians insane?…..stuff them, they deserve any jihadist atrocity when it comes…idiots.
sidney penny says
“Nowadays, unpopular truths are dismissed as “hate speech.” The charge of “hate speech” is a tool of the powerful to stigmatize and marginalize dissent. Defending the freedom of speech and the equality of rights of all people is not hate speech.”
What a gem introduction.
Look at what you are missing out on because you are not Muslim.
You could have gone to CAIR and you would be On TV and news in no time for discrimination and picking on you because they were “racist’.You could have gone to a lawyers to sue for harrassment.
sidney penny says
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/05/video-robert-spencer-at-cal-poly-may-13-2014
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/05/cal-poly-free-speech-under-attack-in-academia
April 29, 2015
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/05/video-robert-spencer-at-cal-poly-may-13-2014
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/05/cal-poly-free-speech-under-attack-in-academia
Are you going to feel sorry for the young who asked Robert Spencer that hate speech is not free speech question?
Short 8 minutes at the end-watch it and enjoy
Who is the arbitrator of determining hate speech?
158.23 RS- demonizing of the opposition in all spheres that is a huge threat the society that has been a source of great prosperity and great human flowering for a couple of centuries now.
158.42 RS -only one view is allowed I know that and only one perspective is acceptable and that is a symptom of the problem I am discussing.
158.55 RS-ponder what might happen if you have appoint of view, that is one that is not allowed. Do you really want to be in that situation?
15.10 RS-or all points of view were not allowed and ideas would live and die on the basis of their truth not on one who found it acceptable of or not acceptable.
99.9% certain that none of the views I represent are discussed or even considered acceptable to be discussed at this or any other university in this country
200.40 RS-and I do not believe that any one of who have read my books would honestly be able to say that there is anything hateful or inaccurate.
200.28 RS-in the mean time I know that the ideas I represent are not acceptable at universities and the ideas I represent are true. That is a bad ?? (could not catch the word)
200.37 -great question-
She: we came to the conclusion that there is a difference between free speech and hate speech
She: hate speech is not freedom of speech
RS: what is hate speech?
She: one that harms or threatens without any factual content, without expressing any valuable idea
RS: who decides?
Who is the arbiter?
Concept of hate speech is a tool in the hands of the powerful to silence the powerless.
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sidney penny says
Did they look at your Koran to see if it was actually the Koran?
…..Sir we cannot let you into Canada,you have hate speech material with you.
RS-Officer,I do not leave home without it.That is why I keep getting into trouble.
Sergio says
Amazing. A “Syrian” refugee who believes in beheading Christians is allowed to enter Canada even without a passport, but a man who defends freedom and equality is detained for “hate speech”. Canada is no longer a rational country.
Andrew H. says
Canadians are idiotically trying to make up for their racist past by bending over backward to the Muslims.
During WW II the prime minister was asked how many Jews they would allow into the country – his reply was, “None would be too many.” Justin Trudeau has obviously inherited some of his lovely looking mother’s mental health problems. He has appointed radical Muslims as his advisers and is rushing to bring in 25,000 supposedly Syrian refugees which is equivalent to the U.S. bringing in 250,000 because Canada’s population is a tenth that of the U.S. 10-to-1 Canada will have major terrorist incidents within five years. Like the U.S., Canada is made up of immigrants from all the world but they have been conditioned to be Dhimmi by a socialist system which eliminates the need to forage for oneself. A British scientist who worked in Canada for 12 years once told us, “Canadians, after all, are really us, mainly from the British Isles, and yet they are so different. Could it be that the long Canadian winters have atrophied their brains?
richard courtemanche says
Stay away from Toronto, Robert. It’s an Islamic city led by stupid coward traitors and cowards.
gravenimage says
It’s the largest city in Canada. I don’t believe Robert Spencer wants to cede that great city to Islam.
? says
Yeah, free speech is pretty much dead…
Jon says
Are you still in Toronto. My wife(ex-Muslim) and I would like to come say hello to you
duh_swami says
It’s amazing how Allah has inflicted terror into the hearts of so many kuffar…Not only that but ignorance and arrogance as well.Allahphrenia is breaking out all over… The gov has it, the Church ha it, the political party’s have it, the MSM is loaded with it. even Megyn Kelly has it.
The majority of those afflicted have never read any Islamic literature or even thumbed through a Quran, but like the arrogant Joe Biden, they will tell you a thing or two about Islam…
Carolyne says
Before we get on our “High horse,” ( with apologies to Obama. No, I won’t apologize to him.) let’s remember that the Attorney General of the US said, just a few days ago, that her greatest fear is that there will be backlash against Muslims. No, her greatest fear is not that the US will again be attacked by Islam, but that there will be a backlash against those who do. But the most alarming thing she said was that she would prosecute those who speak ill of Islam, which “Edges toward violence.” One assumes the word she meant to use, of which she appears ignorant, is “Verges” on violence. In any case, she was threatening to violate the Constitution’s freedom of speech clause to the benefit of a foreign, murderous barbaric religion.
“Hate speech” is in the eye of the beholder and I am not willing to give Loretta Lynch the power to determine what is hate speech and what is not, nor am I willing to give her the power to subvert the Constitution. Is the US the last vestige of free speech in the West? It sounds as if Canada is lost, as well as Europe. If we do not guard against this danger from our own government, we, too, will be lost.
Oppressaphobe says
No she used the right word when she said “edges.” If you are on the VERGE of doing something, it is imminent and possibly dangerous.
If you’re just a little “edgey” that’s way more subtle than being on the verge of something.
So she, evil woman that she looks like she is, knew exactly what she was implying.
She is a terrorists in the sense that she was trying deliberately to instill FEAR into Americans hearts.
She strikes me as a woman who has failed to fully develop properly as a human being—just like her boss. Barach Obama’s development was stunted somewhere along the way. He can’t get past himself and his radical thoughts.
Remember his most beautiful sound was the Muslim call to prayer? Not the whistling wind through the leaves or the crickets on a quiet summer night or the meow of a kitten or the cry of a newborn,
( about to get scissors to the head because of his perverted thinking on abortion).. He is very immature and undeveloped as a human being, like Lynch.
His muslim call to prayer in india now, where muslims are still the minority, is a FIRE SIREN FIVE TIMES A DAY, because they have demanded it–just as an interesting sidenote that could happen here too.
gravenimage says
Yes–the US is not free from this madness–nor is any other nation in the West.
Angemon says
Heaven forbids that the medical literature accompanying medicine talks about eradicating pathological organisms.
Sam says
Robert, that is what happens if you keep on beheading Muslims, raping little girls, throwing acid on their faces, “radicalizing” youth on wrapping themselves with bombs and blowing themselves and Muslims in Mosques. Being a Jew and not a Christian you are probably sucking the blood of little kids on the side. Shame on you for going to Canada and spreading hate. Just go away and don’t talk anymore so we can all have our wonderful religion of peace to live under sharia in a peaceful and happy manner as dictated by ALLAH (MOHAMMED). Thank you.
UNCLE VLADDI says
“Progressive” criminals pretend to hold submissive masochism as the highest virtue (for their victims to hold, not them) and the ultimate crime to be causing offense and hurting other people’s (criminal’s) feelings, (i.e: by accusing them of their crimes).
Is there anything which really ought to qualify as hate speech and be banned?
NO – not because it’s “hateful” (because that sort of nonsense is only making subjective assessments based on emotions;) and “HATE” is really only the perfectly natural human response of perpetual anger towards ongoing crimes (like islam); without ‘hate’ we would never bother to accuse criminals of their crimes in order to stop those crimes.
Unreasonable false displays of hatred and anger on the other hand, are what the Left is good at – but that’s already illegal, not because of the anger displayed, that’s just the packaging, but because it’s fraudulent slander.
And it’s only going to get worse in Canada, now that Justin Turdeau is the PM.
Such criminal leftists who try to make “hate” into a crime, only ever make it ‘illegal’ to hate crime itself!
Speech which is already disallowed is incitement of immediate violence and death-threats… and even those aren’t illegal, if say they call for the police to use violence to counter ongoing mob violence and looting, or call for the death-penalty for murderers!
Lenin-McCarthy says
Expect more of this hassle at Canadian borders under Trudeau while jihadists go through unscreened.
Mark A says
Good speech Robert.
Speaking as a Canadian, I’m sure the situation is going to get much worse under Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada.
Lioness says
Yes it will, much much worse. In a couple of years you and I will not recognize the Canada that used to be. Under Trudeau the islamization of Canada already started.
PrayerWarrior says
This just in: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35105003
“Facebook, Google and Twitter agree to German hate speech deal”
[quote] Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to a deal with Germany under which they will remove hate speech posted on their websites within 24 hours. [quote/]
Now the question is, will that start happening in the US? And what will be considered ‘hate speech?”
ISIS posts? Maybe. Posts in favor of Islam? Not on your life. Posts criticizing Islam? Bingo!
gravenimage says
Robert Spencer delayed at Toronto airport for “hate speech,” refugees ease through
We live in an age that George Orwell would have thought was crazy
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God knows this is true–where pointing out savagery is considered “hate”. Suicidal madness.