For the Left, it’s national suicide, or else. My latest in FrontPage:
President Trump’s executive orders on the Mexican border and the temporary ban on immigration from seven countries that are hotbeds of jihad terror have the Left in an uproar that increases in hysteria by the minute, proving once again that the Left will be satisfied with national suicide and national suicide only – not anything less.
What has the Left so enraged is a simple declaration of an intention to protect and defend the United States. Trump’s executive order states that it is designed “to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States.” How dare he! It adds: “The United States must be vigilant during the visa-issuance process to ensure that those approved for admission do not intend to harm Americans and that they have no ties to terrorism.”
It’s racism! The Nation published an article entitled, “How to Fight Trump’s Racist Immigration Policies.” Bigotry! The Detroit Free Press editorialized: “Immigrant, refugee ban reflects fear, bigotry.” Islamophobia! Vox informed us that “Trump says his refugee ban is about protecting America. It’s really about Islamophobia.”
Here is the substance of that racism, bigotry and Islamophobia, straight from the executive order:
The United States cannot, and should not, admit those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred (including “honor” killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual orientation.
So acting to prevent people who have no intention of obeying American law and approve of honor killings, other violence against women, and the persecution of non-Muslims and gays is such an outrage that Leftists have begun nationwide protests. Meanwhile, in response to a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), federal judge Ann Donnelly on Saturday night issued an emergency stay, barring U.S. officials from deporting people who were being detained at airports. According to CBS News, “the order barred U.S. border agents from removing anyone who arrived in the U.S. with a valid visa from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. It also covered anyone with an approved refugee application.”
However, it didn’t cover those who had not yet made the trip. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Sunday morning that it would “continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people. President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains its right to revoke visas at any time if required for national security or public safety. President Trump’s Executive Order affects a minor portion of international travelers, and is a first step towards reestablishing control over America’s borders and national security.”
Trump wasn’t backing down, either, despite the Left’s treating this executive order as if it were the second coming of Auschwitz and Dachau. White House chief of staff Reince Priebus defended the executive order on Sunday on “Face the Nation”: “This is not a Muslim ban. All this is is identifying the seven countries — and the reason we chose those seven countries is those were the seven countries that both the Congress and the Obama administration identified as being the seven countries that were most identifiable with dangerous terrorism taking place in their country. You can point to other countries that have similar problems like Pakistan and others — perhaps we need to take it further. But for now, immediate steps, pulling the Band-Aid off, is to do further vetting for people traveling in and out of those countries.”
Priebus added: “This was a promise that President Trump had made and it’s a promise that he’s going to keep. And he’s not willing to be wrong on this subject — we need to do our best to be vigilant and protect Americans.”
That is what makes President Trump, after just over a week in office, the recipient of even more hatred from the Left than George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. And they’re just getting started.

David Scoltock says
Oh please, stop the hyperbole.
The left are not kicking off because of some pro-islam, anti-american agenda. they are kicking off because Trump is right wing. It’s like all that crap about Obama not being born in america or that stupid opposition to healthcare reform.
We have the same thing in Britain. Those muppets in the labour party will vote against anything the Tories put forward simply because the Tories are right of centre. Corbyn, however much the biggest muppet in England, is trying to do the right thing for once and not block Brexit but his party are determined to commit political suicide solely because it’s the right wing supporting it.
This bullshit left v right, right v left constant argument is the reason western nations never get anything done. If the republicans found a cure for cancer, the democrats would try to stop it and if the democrats found the cure for cancer the bloody republicans would try to stop it.
The only time anyone buried this horsecrap was in WW2 and lo and behold, the democratic nations actualy achieved something.
Allan says
Just a little quibble: The “democratic nations” saved the most evil empire (USSR) ever devised, and immediately after the war the UK lunged toward totalitarianism by elevating Clement Attlee into the position of PM.
David Scoltock says
Now take that back! I’m quite proud half the world considers Britain the most evil empire ever devised
Wellington says
“Now take that back! I’m quite proud half the world considers Britain the most evil empire ever devised.”
I have underestimated what a fool you are. The British Empire was the most decent empire in history. Doubt me? Then name a more decent one. You probably think Gandhi was a great man when in fact he was a fool who only proved the basic decency of the British Empire. Had the Russians, the Chinese, even the French or Portuguese, been in India instead of the British, they would have just shot this silly man, something noted I might add by Ho Chi Minh.
But please keep posting here. It’s good that a fool posts at JW from time to time because it has a way of revealing the truth of things that “mere” statements of the truth do not. So, keep up the good work, for instance averring as you did in your 3:43 P.M. post that “The left are not kicking off because of some pro-islam {sic}, anti-american {sic} agenda, blah, blah, blah.
It would be difficult to get things more ass backwards than you have, but you have managed it, moral relativist that you are. My God, what a limited person you are.
Mac-101 says
David, I caught the sarcasm. Good job and Speak Truth to Power, using sarcasm may be the only way you can speak da Truth in a 1984 world!
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The thing you 19th century Brits mastered was the art of divide and conquer/control. The Big Shot Tribal leaders were offered a deal they couldn’t refuse or ALL the people /tribes they subjugated would team up with the Brits and squash them. Or they could just play along and ALL divide up the spoils. Which worked well for most participates. The infrastructure you Brits built still exists in most 3rd world nations.
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In America the Globalist have also refined and expanded this concept using Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals and we now have the establishment doing ALL they can to have White/Black/Brown/Yellow/Red/Straight/Gay/Man/Women/Rich Poe ALL hate each other. And THEY will protect us ALL from each other. Hopefully the Trump Revolution will squash their plan for the destruction of America and the implementation of Satan’s Beast’s NWO global mastery!
linnte says
I have to disagree! Everyone says the USA is the most evil in the world. Hahahahahhahah! Besides UK is too tiny to be the most evil. Love my UK friends…It’s my roots.
no_one says
You know nothing about USSR. Not as evil as you think.
Angemon says
That’s like saying that the s*** I took yesterday wasn’t as stinky as the s*** I took the day before…
Phil Copson says
Any “empire” created on the basis of mass-murder is quite evil enough for a sane person, thanks.
Wellington says
“Not as evil as you think,”
Ah, where to begin? May I suggest the “Gulag Archipelago” by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. I would also recommend Paul Johnson’s assessment of the USSR in his masterpiece, “Modern Times.”
But I suspect these recommendations will make no impact upon you since some people are quite determined to be permanently ignorant. You come to mind here.
Mac-101 says
I assume you are correct. The Soviet Union was no more EVIL than NAZI Germany. To up it up a notch one would have to go to Mao’s China where they murdered 60 MILLION of their OWN people. And this party is STILL in power and the American and International Corporatist can NOT get enough of it!
Transmaster says
“You know nothing about USSR. Not as evil as you think.”
I know a great deal about the evil of the USSR. at least 20 million of my German ancestors died thanks to Stalin. The only members of that side of my family that survived got out of Imperial Russia before WWI. The family that remained behind in Russia and the Ukraine died of starvation, or exile and death in Siberian Gulags. The treatment of my ancestors in the Ukraine is why I don’t care what the Russians do to them.
gravenimage says
David Scoltock wrote:
Oh please, stop the hyperbole.
The left are not kicking off because of some pro-islam, anti-american agenda. they are kicking off because Trump is right wing. It’s like all that crap about Obama not being born in america or that stupid opposition to healthcare reform…
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The idea that this is all just meaningless party politics is way off base. Sure–some are just obstructionist of *anything* the other party does, but in many cases these things have actual meanings.
Whether one takes the concern about Obama been born in the US completely literally or not, it was born out of a reasonable fear that Obama was no patriot and did not have the welfare of his country in mind–something borne out by his eight years in office.
Likewise now, the Left going after Trump for trying to keep America safe is not just party posturing–it comes down to a real question of whether a nation has the right to protect herself, or if she must commit suicide and welcome a flood of conquering Muslim invaders in.
vlparker says
+1
While there is some truth to what he said it is a gross oversimplification.
And most of the Republicans wouldn’t try to stop the Democrats, they would be cowering in a corner in fear. Thank God we finally have an alpha male as president instead of a GOP Eunuch.
Wellington says
This David Scotlock, gravenimage, is a piece of work. And he’s utterly clueless that he spouts nonsense all the while he thinks himself imbued with sapience.
Pumbar says
Go to your sarcasm detector Wellie and consider changing the batteries.
Wellington says
Next time, Pumbar, try providing me an argument rather than just a puerile insult. On a different thread today, David Scotlock stated he was anti-American, and he wasn’t being sarcastic there. And take a look at gravenimage’s 4:09 P.M. post above for further confirmation that this David Scotlock is a few tacos short of a full combo platter. Do so, Pumbie.
Pumbar says
It’s a bit rich to complain about someone being anti-American on this site of all places. I think even the ISIS grand fromages have a higher opinion of the UK than half of the posters (on contributors) here.
My little message may have been puerile (I come from a poor isle) but it was not meant as an insult.
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“Now take that back! I’m quite proud half the world considers Britain the most evil empire ever devised.”
I have underestimated what a fool you are.
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That first part is clearly sarcastic (unless it was said by Darth Vader) and the second part shows that you have clearly not recognised it as such.
I merely tried to point this out.
Pumbar says
My message to you was based on Proverbs 6:6 too. Just for the Bible readers here.
Westman says
One hopes that it does not require a war which threatens survival of the homeland for Left America to be patriotic and stop the self destruction.
Someone needs to ask them, “If the all the liberals of the US got what they wanted, would the United States still be a functioning nation?” My guess is that the remaining liberal factions, like Islamists, would fight among themselves over which group was the “real” liberals. Is liberalism another political stealth “religion” in secularist clothes?
Anyway, Trump has certainly pulled the liberals out of their somnolence. The women’s movement was dead and now rises like a confused zombie with its disparate causes leaking out of infected wounds.
I remember the righteous dignified civil rights marches in which the opposing mobs were the assailants. Now the privileged march to assail the peaceful, break windows, beat people up, and claim they are helping the “minority”. Strange fruit.
WVinMN says
The Democrats ALWAYS behave like spoiled brats when they find themselves out of the WH. There exists no equivalent in Republican political behavior to the way Robert Bork was slandered by Ted Kennedy et al. when President Reagan nominated him for SCOTUS. Nor did a Democrat POTUS ever have to deal with a “Gang of 14” in order to get his judicial nominees out of committee. Democrats routinely flout the Constitution, and Obama took it up several notches by sicking the IRS on conservative non-profits (Richard Nixon was impeached in part due to his PLAN for using the IRS in such a manner), using the DOJ to strong arm local police forces into submitting to federal dog and pony show investigations, employing the EPA to shut down coal mining in and end around his failed Carbon Tax initiative, etc., etc., etc. How do the Democrats get away with such malfeasance and not Republicans? The reasons; Democrats own the entertainment industry, 90% of the press, control the education system from K through graduate school. But most importantly, the Dems can always rely on the cowardly, spineless GOP to surrender on any issue if they apply enough pressure, either directly or through their surrogates. And that is why the fear Trump more than any Republican POTUS since Ronald Reagan.
Phil Copson says
We haven’t got a “right-wing”. We have an increasingly virulent and violent Left-wing however, that makes anything else – even if fairly Left-wing itself – appear “right-wing” in comparison, that’s all.
Nothing “right-wing” or “left-wing” about wanting to achieve Brexit and live in a Parliamentary democracy
again. Just normal, sensible, apolitical, behaviour.
harbidoll says
these are not refugees fleeing Natzis , these are Natzies hiding amongs refugees.
AleX says
What should benefit America greatly again is the brain drain from these marvellous regions: praise be to the rocket scientists of Mogadishu, the Royal Womens’ Ballet Group of Yemen, the Lybian State Philharmonic and Choir and all the beacon of light, knowledge and fine arts coming from Syria nowadays.
Marty says
I agree with you re the pointless Left/Right dichotomy.
With the fall of Communism it is quite meanlngless.
By the criteria of the 1960s the UK Conservative Party is well to
the Left of the fascistic, Jew hating, prole hating, supporter of mohammedansim
that is the current Labour Party.
Frank says
Welcome to the new social revolution, called communism vs conservatism. Protesters, system riders, stinky ass jihads, and illegals have one common goal , to destroy America the way our fore fathers wrote it. THEY WILL LOSE .
dumbledoresarmy says
Worth noting: “You can point to other countries that have similar problems like Pakistan and others — perhaps we need to take it further.”
NO ‘perhaps’ about it. You *do* need. Pakistan, first. The fortunately-failed Times Square bombing, some years ago, was attempted by a Muslim immigrant from Pakistan who had only just taken out US citizenship… and during his trial, on being asked about that taking of citizenship, and the oath involved in it, he coolly responded, “I did swear [the pledge of allegiance]. **But I didn’t mean it**.” And David Headley, who ‘scoped’ out the hotels in Mumbai, India, that were attacked by murderous jihad raiders from Pakistan, was born to a foolish American woman who married a charming and plausible Pakistani Muslim whom she met because said Muslim had been admitted onto American soil. Had that Muslim *not* been admitted, David Headley would never have been born, and many people might be alive in Mumbai, India, who now are dead. And if there were a ban on Pakistani Muslims, “Lady Al Qaeda” would not have been able to study neuroscience at Brandeis University.. all the while harbouring hatred for the kuffar, in her heart. And if Infidel countries – not just America – had slapped a ban on Muslims from Pakistan, long enough ago, then a certain mohammedan ‘scientist’ would not have been able to gain – on western soil – the information that enabled hideous Islamic Pakistan to create nuclear weapons.
There is not *one* majority-Muslim OiC member country that should be left out of the ‘ban list’. In every case the only exception should be for carefully-identified-and-checked members of the oppressed, discriminated-against and, in some cases, viciously-persecuted indigenous non-Muslim minority group s- e.g. Christians and Hindus from Pakistan, Coptic Christians from Egypt.
To be quite frank, the Abominable House of Saud should be at the *top*of the list, even ahead of Pakistan: because most of the 9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
gravenimage says
Absolutely, DDA–Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan–at a minimum–should be added to the list.
Here’s a positive sign:
“Priebus says more countries could be added to the immigration ban”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/01/priebus-says-more-countries-could-be-added-to-the-immigration-ban
Anne Smith says
Oil overrides everything.
Greyhound Fancier says
We have our own oil. No need to worry.
Richie says
Many of those leftists who vocal in their hatred of President Trump are socialists, globalists full fledged communists, and many are rabid antisemites.
Leftists who want the state of Israel destroyed- so they see Islam as an ally, and Pres Trump- with his pro Israel positions and resolve to keep people out from terrorists countries as they greatest threat they have ever seen.
I don’t worry about the Democrats stopping Trump- I worry about the Republicans going full RINO and grinding everything to a halt.
What i cant understand is the gay left who defend Islam. Do they not realize how gays are treated in Islamic occupied countries?
David Scoltock says
It’s not about islam, it’s about the left hating the right and the right hating the left
Richie says
Yes, the reasons to detest the left could fill a laundry list
More Ham Ed says
“David Scoltock says January 30, 2017 at 3:59 pm It’s not about islam…”
You are an absolute donkey (code word) and not a day over 17.
GO GET YOUR OWN WEBSITE
You can call it simpletonclueless.com
Wellington says
Seconded, More Ham Ed. David Scotlock is seemingly rooted in one idea and one idea only, to wit, that the left hates the right and the right hates the left and this is the source of virtually all problems. Reminds me of what Benjamin Disraeli said of one of his political opponents, that he had only one idea and that idea was wrong.
Dacritic says
The people who keep saying this has nothing to do with Islam really should go read a bit more about Islam.
On another note, I’m in awe about how many stupid Americans there are.
Diana Trimble says
There are stupid people absolutely everywhere. Having lived extensively in the UK and the USA, I really couldn’t say which has a larger percentage of total unthinking morons in the general population. But why stop there? I’ve traveled quite a bit and as far as I can tell, stupidity isn’t the least bit racist or elitist – it visits itself upon millions and millions regardless of, creed, color, religion, gender identity etc. I’ll say it again: there are just, literally, stupid people all over this planet. So it’s really not clever to make this issue about “stupid Americans”. Americans are not one monolithic voice – obviously, or how could Trump simultaneously get elected yet have the lowest approval ratings of all time? Clearly there is a massive split in the USA. Just like in the UK where you have Brexit winning but then the left-Islamic contingent protesting Trump’s visit, based on his immigration stance. Again, I feel that David’s comments were misunderstood. Maybe I’m wrong, but I didn’t interpret his remark as meaning that Islamic Jihad “isn’t about Islam”, which many do say and which is obviously ridiculous. Rather, I feel he’s saying that the current split between the “left” and “right” in the USA is not “about” Islam. I would agree, that it is an eternal undying battle that currently is rather bizarrely, focused on Islam/Islamophobia/Muslims/immigration etc. It’s what they’re currently fighting about, not the source of the enmity. I don’t like to over-explain my views so in general I don’t reply to people who just write rude insults because they haven’t understood me. I was feeling generous this morning but it’s unlikely to happen again. Have a good day everyone – let’s not fight amongst ourselves eh? I believe we are in agreement on the threat of global Jihad, regardless of how different our backgrounds may be.
Mac-101 says
David, The BIG picture is that the Left/Right Leaders are OWNED by the same Elites. Forget the propaganda and follow da Money. Just listen to Bonner, Paul Rino and McConnell, they don’t even put on a good good cop/bad cop play.
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In fact the American Left is 10 times more beholden to BANKSTER money than the right. Just Pray Trump is real and continues to put America, and hopefully the world’s best interest after he gets America back to working.
Richie says
I think the Democratic party will slide even further to the left, which I hope will render them unelectable for many years to come. After the Trump victory Huffington Post had a piece suggesting the Democratic party must go further left and put more focus on identity politics
lynn says
Yep! That’ll do it, no democrats in power for a very long long time
Capitalist-Dad says
One interesting but illogical delusion is the left’s assertion that defending ourselves from jihadi aggression will “drive up ISIS recruiting.” Really? So there are “moderate” Muslims out there with such a tenuous grip on civilization that something as simple as defending ourselves will turn them into raging jihadis? Then what kind of people are they to begin with? But then, for Prog true believers logic is disposable and for useful idiots it is impossible.
Walter Sieruk says
Muslim immigration protesters and their friends aren’t the only people who very hate president Trump and complain against him. For example, on January 20 on television evening news I saw one group of anti-Trump protesters marching on the street in Washington DC. They were carrying and holding along banner which had Communist Hammer and Sickle on it. These further shows just how ignorant and outdated many of those anti-Trump people are.
For Karl Marx with his COMMUNIST MANIFESTO an long with his three volume THE CAPITAL in which he explained his economic political/philosophical scheme for a “classless and stateless society “ in which “Everyone works according his ability and receives according to his needs.’’ has many times over by refuted and discredited by genuine economists, sociologists and historians. These scholars have thoroughly exposes the many economic fallacies and flaws of Marxism way before the collapse of Communism in Russia and the Eastern bloc nations. In 1992. Therefore even the recent history of the early 1990’s disproves Marxism as extremely erroneous. So it’s Adam Smith with his THE WEALTH OF NATIONS that is valid and in contrast Karl Marx with his written nonsensical a full of folly and invalid.
So in conclusion this exposes how those anti-Trump protesters, just described above , with their Communist pipe -dreams [Marxist fantasy] are people who don’t even have a good grip of the reality of things.
gravenimage says
Here is the substance of that racism, bigotry and Islamophobia, straight from the executive order:
The United States cannot, and should not, admit those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred (including “honor” killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual orientation.
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Wasn’t there a time when those on the Left would *applaud* protecting women, LGBTQ, and racial and religious minorities? How far have they fallen?
lynn says
What I find the height on stupidity are the clueless carrying signs “Jews for Muslims”..They may as well go to muslim enclave and say ‘behead me now’
Angemon says
I’m as shocked as any leftard in that regard – an elected head of government *keeping* his campaign promises? How often does that happen? 😉
Ade says
The left are just doing what they believe is right …
Don’t forget they have been fed bullshit by the media all their lives
JUST GIVE THESE PEOPLE THE TRUTH AND THINGS WILL CHANGE
(one problem …. most of them ONLY trust the corrupt mainstream media)
Anne Smith says
They don’t want the truth. They are completely content in their own world where they see themselves as the upholders of decency, tolerance and fairness.
The truth hurts.
Jack Holan says
When President Obama stops a decades old policy of accepting refugees from Cuba to appease mass murderer, dictator Raul Castro and will appease him further by returning any who make it to our shores; not a whimper from the very People foaming at the mouth today. We have three kinds performing in the Street, the ignorant, the stupid and Soros.
President Trump, if he’s weak, can fold his cards to the mob in the Street or the Organized Gang in and out of the GOP but he has brass ones. Maybe the Street Mob doesn’t care thinking they’ll ever be victims of Ft Hood, SanBernadino, Orlando, Chattanooga, the beheading in Oklahoma, and I’d be remiss not to mention Art or Cartoon Contest in Garland Texas. The average protester may believe the punishment of Sharia may never touch them but it surely will in one form or another. As Secular leaning folks they’ll find themselves knowing the meaning of Dhimmitude.
Richard Paulsen says
Strange democrats denying dictatorship, oppressive regimes and teachings like islamic states and islam.
Having forgotten the Khomeini revolution. Forgotten all terroracts like 9/11. Blind forfuture acts of terror.
They act as if islam is normal. Should have denied the threat from nazism in the 30th too.
Muslims and islam should be treated as they treat others in their countries. That is being stopped totally and forever in U.S.A., Europe and all the civilized world.
1,6 billion muslims can not be allowed forcing themselves and their islam on the civilized world too.
Democrats are not democrats. They are joining with oppressive regimes.
Richard Paulsen says
Muslims think they are right whatever. As a minority they are right and should be respected. As a majority they think they are right over the minority, that is over Europe and U.S.A.and the countries and continents they intend to conquer. Either in the two continents combined or one by one.
They have corrupted the democracies and nations where ever they go. Democrats joning them being a threat as islam.
Eric Jones says
The job of the American left is to protect the left flank of the 100 wealthiest Americans.The rest of us don’t matter. They can’t conceive that any foreign person could be a threat because their encounter with immigrants is that the immigrant is an emoloysee, student or some other subordinate. The immigrant only passes through if at all; but does not reside in the high income/ high housing cost communities many on the Left reside in. I know I myself have lived in such places.
By all means the safety of US citizens come first. Many in the USA are used to treason coming from the White House. Those days are over.
Eric
Eric Jones says
The job of the American left is to protect the left flank of the 100 wealthiest Americans.The rest of us don’t matter. They can’t conceive that any foreign person could be a threat because their encounter with immigrants is that the immigrant is an emoloysee, student or some other subordinate. The immigrant only passes through if at all; but does not reside in the high income/ high housing cost communities many on the Left reside in. I know I myself have lived in such places.
By all means the safety of US citizens come first. Many in the USA are used to treason coming from the White House. Those days are over.
Eric
Eric Jones says
spelling “employee”
Diana Trimble says
I think those of you who are calling David Scoltock an idiot for his claim that “the Left”‘s current hard-on for Islam is more about their hatred of “the Right” are being a) a little bit unnecessarily rude, and b) kind of missing the point he is making, probably because c) you have not lived in the UK. As an dual UK-USA passport holder who has lived extensively in both countries, I think I get what David is saying. I often find Americans to be extra naive about what is going on regarding Islamist incursion into Western (socially) liberal societies, because they have not seen the dark side of multi-culturalism first-hand. I certainly have, from my recent decade in Europe (2004-2015) and I’m sure David has as well. Those of you who thought he was denying the Islamist threat by sloughing it off as a side issue in a battle between Left-Right ideologies were mistaken, in my opinion. Rather, I think David was pointing out that the godless Left’s seemingly inexplicable siding with theocratical Islamists has more to do with them having a common “enemy”, than with having anything in common. I definitely would agree this to be the case from my recent years living in the UK where I was at one time involved with activism and street politics only to become completely disillusioned by the bizarre alliance between people I thought were on the side of an open society and Islamists.
The fact is that most people going to something advertised as an “anti war rally” are completely ignorant of who is really sponsoring such an event and what their true motivations are. Well-meaning, but badly informed people are being exploited, but also people with a kind of left-right myopia are going to battle for causes on the basis of this us-them dualistic framework, rather than taking the time to fully understand a particular issue and dare to agree with one’s opposing party or disagree with one’s own, if that turns out to be the most intelligent choice. I saw this myself when in the UK and protesting outside Dax Power Station: the cops were being pretty cool with us and just wanted to be able to walk around and look at the encampment and some of us thought that granting this request and being reasonable and friendly was the best choice, but others (a very vocal minority) were outraged by the very idea of treating cops as if they were human beings. I just had to shake my head and sigh.Naturally, they all expect the cops to treat them as if THEY were human beings.
One example of deliberate confusion sowed in the UK Left by organizations who disguise the source of their funding and their alliances, is the so-called “Stop the War Coalition”, which is actually working in concert with the Muslim Brotherhod and George Galloway’s corrupt brand of London dhimmi politics. People who haven’t done enough independent research and are ignorant of the facts, are getting duped into supporting political causes that are actually in conflict with the principles they believe themselves to be upholding. So you end up having “feminists” defend the veil, and “pacifists” cling to hollow excuses for terrorist violence. You have people who identify as atheist and who love to condemn the Pope and Israel, getting rabidly defensive over Islam.
The last straw for me was going to a couple of demos in London ((in about 2007 or 8) after I’d been going to such events in the US and UK since a teenager, so for 30 years. The first of the last was one to protest the bombing of Lebanon, which I still don’t think was the right way to go about that particular situation, only to find myself surrounded by Western-looking Muslims handing out stickers that said “Bring Back the Caliphate!”, and mass-produced signs proclaiming “We Are All Hezbollah.” I’m not bloody well Hezbollah (God’s Army) and i resent my opposition to war, as a general principle, being used in service of that abhorrent notion. I went to one more demo after that, to protest Israel’s aggressive settlement campaign on the Gaza strip (which I genuinely think is wrong, even as I defend their right to have a home state) and was utterly disgusted by the wild-eyed behavior of protesters who burned Israeli flags on the Kensington High Street (rather ridiculously the protest ended up being largely directed at the Top Shop cheap fashion emporium as the Israeli embassy was, understandably, decently protected by a private road).
Anyway, just saying that I don’t think David deserved that abuse and I think he is a supporter of the same cause – to eradicate Jihadism from Western society. I would even go further with his point and say that the adoption of certain anti-Capitalst, anti-Judeo-Christian religion, anti-America: world police, points of view can have the unfortunate effect of turning the (non) believer into an ally of any enemy of the hated concepts, even if they will end up being subdued by that same force later on.
Anne Smith says
What an excellent letter from Diana Trimble.
Joe M says
It should be more stressed that sixteen (16) Muslim countries have banned citizens of Israel from entry forever. How come that they feel offended if somebody else does the same to them only for a few months. In addition, eight (8) from the above Muslim countries apply this ban even to tourists or anybody who dare to travel to Israel.
Also, it is a demagogical nonsense that Trump’s ban should provoke more attacks by islamists on America. They cannot be more determined to destroy America then they are already.
Dacritic says
I’m from a Muslim country. I’m banned from traveling to Israel. No one here has the brains or the balls to protest. That’s why I’m thinking of migrating.
Marty says
The ban on certain nationals not getting into the US without extreme vetting
should be permanent & used in the UK.
Amusingly, the recent disgusting protestors in the UK have failed to observe
certain facts.
1 No country on Earth is expected to accept anyone who wishes to enter it.
2 The so called “refugees” they bleat about are 99% sunni muslims whose
natural home is Saudi Arabia & who do not like, or integrate, in the West.
3. Saudi Arabia & its fellow states have taken in exactly ZERO “asylum seekers”
because it alleges they are a security rest & will not easily assimilate.
4. Persons with passports from, or stamped passports from the most civilised
state in the region, Israel, are not admitted to several, about 12 I think,
mohammedan states.
No complaints from the UK Left.
Pointless human beings demonstrating in the UK last night included Lily Allen, Gary Lineker and Bianca Jagger, joined by MP Diane Abbott.
Abbot is an embarrassment but knows something about politics.
The others are no more qualified to speak on these issues than refuse collectors or
divorce lawyers.
Anne Smith says
Lily Allen is a stupid “celebrity” who caused outrage when she went to Calais and started mouthing off about the “poor” refugees and how we should take them all in.
She is just a publicity seeking sleb.
Bill says
The viperous nature of protests on display by the left is a designed product, just one of many tactics used by the Soros’ inspired Progressive Machine to undermine this Constitutional Republic. A fitting motto of said machine might be “imperium in imperio,” a government existing within another…(Said of a power set up against constituted authority).
John A. Marre says
The cries of the left during the 60’s were: “Hey hey ho ho, Western Civ’s got to go!”
Nothing has changed. Their goal is the destruction of our civilization, based on Jewish and Christian values, and replacing it with a godless all-encompassing collectivity.