All over the West, authorities are adopting Sharia values criminalizing (or at very least stigmatizing) criticism of Islam, in the vain hope that ending such criticism will result in an end to the global jihad. They’re in for a rude surprise, but by then it will be far too late.
“In France, do not dare to criticize Islam,” by Giulio Meotti, Israel National News, July 6, 2017:
The controversy began with his intervention in September 2016 on the broadcast “C à vous”. Éric Zemmour was then immediately sued at the 17th Criminal Court of the Paris Court. He must respond to the alleged offense of “incitement to discrimination and hatred against people of Muslim faith”. The lawsuit is promoted by the EuroPalestine Association.
Zemmour is in trouble for a few sentences, such as the ones describing Muslims as those who “have to choose between Islam and France”, saying that “Jihad is a religious duty”, that “Muslims consider jihadists as good Muslims” and that “moderate Islam does not exist”. Ideas. Ideas are debatable in a European pluralist democracy proud of the free circulation of ideas, as well as goods and people. But these ideas are becoming forbidden in France.
Thus, Zemmour was sentenced of incitement to hatred and a fine of 5,000 euros. 8,000 spectators lodged a complaint at the State Council for…the new intellectual offense: “Islamophobia…”
It is not the first conviction that Zemmour suffers for his ideas about France and Islam. In 2014, in an interview with the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera, he said that France’s estimated five million Muslims should be “deported” to avoid “chaos and civil war”.
In 2007, Charlie Hebdo ended up in court. The French journalists were cleared of any charge, but the jihadists were ready to silence them forever (in three years, not a single cartoon on Mohammed and Islam has been published). In 2013, the magazine Valeurs Actuelles was sentenced for “discrimination” against Muslims for publishing the national symbol Marianne with a Muslim veil (two thousand euros fine). The following year was the turn of Renaud Camus, condemned to pay five thousand euros for “hate instigation” for his theory of “Great Substitution”.
Zemmour was dragged many times to court. A year ago, it was when he gave an interview at Causeur magazine: “I respect the people willing to die for what they believe”, Zemmour said of the Islamic terrorists….
James says
Being accurate about Islam is a crime ? In that case Robert Spencer has not a hope of being allowed in France – mustn’t confuse the governing surrender-monkeys with anything so vulgar as reality.
Ronny says
The truth shall set you free, right? The smotherers of truth will be slaves of islam. Speak out loudly and stand your ground aggressively against the whore: islam, and remain free.?
Lucia Bartoli says
That’s another reason to stay away from that damned city. It isn’t fit for civilized persons. They might as well release the zoo creatures –
But that is how France is! They are a cowardly bunch and now look where they are–in a mess of their own creation. They are the biggest users of white flags.
We should donate to put a wall around the country–pathetic
John Forbes says
The FRENCH have already surrendered to ISLAM ! Their LEADERS are TERRIFIED of ISLAM & they know that their birth rate is far too low to do anything about this so SURRENDER is that is happening !
The PUBLIC know as well but are TERRIFIED of CONFRONTATION so keep electing the APPEASERS & MACRON is a HUGE APPEASER !
In listening to Conversations & panel discussions with Douglas Murray – the FEAR EXPRESSED by the FRENCH & Europeans in general is VERY EVIDENT !
NO one is GAME to CONFRONT this – SURRENDER is the ORDER in EUROPE !
Guy Macher says
We must fight now to rid ourselves of the politicians who have created this mess, or watch the world devolve into a thousand years of chaos.
Daniel Triplett says
“Fight” is the key word in your proposal Guy.
The democratic election process isn’t working. Wilders and Le Pen lost. Merkel will win again.
National European leadership is elected to “protect their people.” It’s a contract. When leadership breaks that contract, the people have a right to remove those leaders, violently if necessary.
Elections in Western Europe aren’t working. The Hijrah demographically guarantees the election problems will only grow worse over time. Democratic elections only work in nations such as Hungary and Poland, who still have pride in their country and culture, and maintain strict immigration policy against Muslims.
The entire World is at war. This is a zero-sum conflict between the Ummah, and everyone else. A day is coming when the World will be either 100% Islamic, or 0% Islamic. And right now the non-Islamic crowd is losing the war spectacularly.
We can easily win this war in short order. But without the will to win this epic conflict, we’re doomed to fail.
David Tehr says
We don’t want less democracy (& more physical violence) – we NEED more democracy…. Annual General Elections, please.
That will keep us ALL on our toes, make us ALL more responsive, and responsible. After all, it’s “responsible government” that we desire, isn’t it?
Daniel Triplett says
Sanctimonious rhetoric and platitudes aren’t solving Europe’s problem. Western Civilization is at stake. Some leaders get this; some don’t.
I doubt “Annual General Elections” are the answer. There’s ample evidence over the last several years that Western European leaders and their policies are suicidal. That recent elections guarantee more of the same ought to be alarming and clear evidence to you that such election processes are destroying Europe forever. You’re rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
What will it take to make you change strategy? The headlights coming straight at you are visible way in the distance. You can either do something to save yourselves while you still have time, or you can just stand there and eventually be run over.
Look, I don’t say any of this lightly. But you guys are in very deep trouble.
North Koreans have elections too. How’s that working for the People? An election put Hitler in power as well.
Democracy isn’t a suicide pact.
blackcat mendoza says
I feel that annual elections would lead to serious instability in Government and possible never-ending chaos.
A sensible solution might be to limit the tenure of elected officials to a maximum of two terms, with leading bureaucrats limited to serving in their posts for a period that would not allow them to impose psychopathic control over their departments. This just might allow some refreshing winds of change to regularly flow through the stinking sewers that permeate the hallowed halls of our Parliaments/Congress.
We could also impose restrictions on eligibility to serve in Government to exclude multi-millionaires and their ilk, who only have loyalty to their own commercial self-interests, and those of their bed-buddies, the rest of the populace being regarded as useful idiots and mere pawns/widgets for the former’s manipulations.
Professional Politicians are anathema to a truly Democratic Society (assuming such a creature has ever existed beyond the babblings of Academics and self-righteous Political Theorists, and those serving vested interests!)
Much more can be said on this topic, but I’d like to throw it open for discussion should anyone really care.
dfddsffdfdsfdsfdsfd says
it’s time to call those countries the “former west”
Richie says
I wonder if like in WW2 there will still be another French underground that will fight despite the the fact their government was compromised? I can’t believe all French citizens want to commit national suicide
DAI says
Hardly any French joined the resistance when you think of it. The french will surrender again,like the last election. France,you should never have existed.
gravenimage says
French philosophy has contributed a lot to the free West. Don’t judge the entire history of France by this suicidal stupidity.
Brian Hoff says
Hate to break this to you French was occupied by over 40 division of Germany troop plus german secert police and navy and airforce. When the underground they discouraged any act of violence against the germany as they only number afew thousand nation wide. The British want then to watch the germany or spy on then and encouragr they women to sleep with the germany officers class or with the SS as the germany consider the white skin one argan like the germany. Since failure to give nazie sign and say heig Hitler salute the germany can shoot you dead even the underground when travel have to give thr salute. Half of the french population where progermany.
Brian Hoff says
If the underground of alone Frenchman murder any germany solider the german will gather up so many local including woman old men and children than shoot then dead.
gravenimage says
“Brian Hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”–wrote:
Hate to break this to you French was occupied by over 40 division of Germany troop plus german (sic) secert (sic) police and navy and airforce. When the underground they discouraged any act of violence against the germany (sic) as they only number afew (sic) thousand nation wide. The British want then (sic) to watch the (sic) germany (sic) or spy on then and encouragr (sic) they (sic) women to sleep with the germany (sic) officers class or with the SS as the germany (sic) consider the white skin one argan (sic) like the germany (sic). Since failure to give nazie (sic) sign and say heig (sic) Hitler salute the germany (sic) can shoot you dead even the underground when travel have to give thr (sic) salute. Half of the french population where progermany (sic).
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Why is the illiterate “DefenderofIslam” rambling on about things he knows nothing about? The idea that it was the British who pushed French women to sleep with Nazis is absurd.
He does not mention that the biggest lovers of Hitler today are his own fellow Muslims.
Notice that he does not actually say anything critical about the Nazis. I don’t think that is an accident.
More:
If the underground of alone (sic) Frenchman murder any germany (sic) solider the german (sic) will gather up so many local including woman old men and children than shoot then (sic) dead.
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Is “DefenderofIslam” speaking admiringly here?
David M says
The French surrender monkeys will be the second European country to fall to Islam, Sweden being the first.
Smarticus says
Charles Martel and Olof Skötkonung …rolling over in their graves.
Voytek Gagalka says
No matter what “punishments” they will devise, no matter how hard they will try to hide the truth, they will NOT succeed. Truth can not be suppressed long range. Once upon the time commissars tried everything in their power to force communist ideology on their terrorized population. Were are they now? Similarly, all attempts to implement that creeping sharia will FAIL!
Daniel Triplett says
all attempts to implement that creeping sharia will FAIL!
The Ummah will only fail if we militarily oppose them on a Biblical scale.
Dar al-Islam is spreading across the globe like wildfire. The Ummah and their creeping Sharia isn’t failing Brother. WE are.
Savvy Kafir says
Agreed. At this point, jihadis of all types are winning this global war, at an alarming rate — especially the Demographic Jihadis and Stealth Jihadis — largely because so many infidels refuse to see Islam as a hostile ideology.
Bernie says
Liberalism is a disease. It eats away at the brain until the thought process is destroyed. Up becomes down, left becomes right, good becomes evil, and evil become good.
lebel says
Muslims should be deported equals criticism of Islam? jwatch answer: Of course you stupid Muslim, its perfectly logical
Then, Jews should be deported equals criticism of judaism? jwatch answer: No thats completely different you stupid Muslim.
btw the ludicrous notion that ” Ideas. Ideas are debatable in a European pluralist democracy proud of the free circulation of ideas, as well as goods and people. .” is nonsense in France given that a comic called Dieudonne saw his freedom of expression denied by state oppresion. His crime, he criticized the wrong group.
Robert Crawford says
Doodoo didn’t “criticize” the wrong group, he based his “humor” on feeding Muslim hatred of Jews.
lebel says
Nonsense he is christian and is audience is white, black, arab, muslim and non-muslim. Just go to youtube and see his shows and look at the crowd.
And wait, are you telling me that the French were right to ban dieudonne?
Carpediadem says
Yes. He incites hatred against Jews and is a Nazi.
gravenimage says
I believe in freedom of speech, even where it is odious.
My only exception is direct incitement to violence. Other than that, one should be able to speak one’s mind–even if it is empty.
gravenimage says
More apologia for crushing freedom of speech from the appalling lebel.
lebel says
Why do you feel the need to misconstrue my statements? I get that Im a digusting muslim and pedophile worshipper and a rapist and a baby killer. I get all that. Islam is absolute evil and filth and must be wiped away from the face of the earth for all time. We get all that. Does that mean you have to lie about everything I say?
gravenimage says
lebel pretending that he is a staunch Anti-Jihadist and everyone just gets him so terribly, terribly wrong is absurd.
And no–I have never said that lebel is himself Muslim, nor that he worships pedophilia, is a rapist, or a baby killer.
He just supports those who are, and sneers at anyone being concerned about such horrors–exactly as he is doing here.
As for his sneering at considering Islam to be evil, note that he does not actually say what it is about Islam that he considers benignant. He would rather disparage those who stand against its depredations.
Alien Republican says
“EuroPalestine”. Disgusting combo.
plum says
the muslims have as much RIGHT to Europe as they have to ‘palestine’
wait…just a matter of time
Enoch was right says
This is why the 1st Amendment to the US constitution is such an important law, one that western European nations truly need at this time. They also need something like the 2nd Amendment, to be able to arm themselves as against this rising tide of jihad.
The principle of free speech is crucial for a true republic to exist. When the state starts censoring opinions, in violation of that principle, it is by definition corrupt and should be abolished. They use the terms “hate speech” and “incitement” and “Islamophobia” and “racism” to silence and censor. To speak out against Islamic terrorism is a crime, but terrorists are given wide latitude. Their crimes are permitted. They are facilitated by the cowardly governments there.
The western European governments seem oblivious to the fact that they are destroying their own cultures. They don’t seem to care. It is mystifying and infuriating. The people live in fear of speaking the truth. They will have to overcome that fear and defy the state in ever greater numbers if they hope to save their culture from annihilation.
Carlos Danger says
Americans are lucky that they have the First (and Second) Amendments to shield them from this sort of travesty. Speak up, and speak loudly at every opportunity. Insist upon your rights and use them.
Tom says
Freedom is not free as has been proven in numerous conflicts that were fought against tyrants who wanted to take away our freedom.
We have won in the past and retained our freedom at great sacrifice. It may be necessary for similar sacrifices to be made if we are to remain free.
It is not we who have invited this conflict, we have had it thrust upon us by appeasers and capitulators in the guise of political leadership and journalists, but it is we that shall prevail.
somehistory says
Jesus gave the prophecy to the Apostle John: The Book of Revelation foretells what is happening in the world, on the earth, today.
There is a “wild beast out of the sea” that demands worship. Anyone refusing to worship risks their ability to “buy and sell” and even to keep living. The beast is evil. It commands, along with the “false prophet” and satan the devil, the dragon of Revelation, that an image of the beast be built; and it also demands worship.
We are seeing these verses fulfilled. We speak out about it. We warn. We tell the truth about this beast. We may even do more in the fight against it. But it will not be up to us to put a halt to its evil advancement.
God Himself, and His Son ,Christ Jesus will use their Holy Spirit and Power to rid the earth of this evil.. There are only two sides in this fight. Each person chooses on which side they wish to be.
It is amazing, and at times, puzzling, why so many choose satan’s side.
(Revelation, esp chapters 13 and on to the end of chapters.)
gravenimage says
Sharia France: Do not dare to criticize Islam
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Another travesty of justice in France, this time against Éric Zemmour.
Lydia Church says
Islam is false.
See, I said it and will never stop.
mortimer says
If there is equality, ALL RELIGIONS MUST BE PROTECTED FROM DISCUSSION and not only the ONE.
Since this absurd, not to be able to discuss religion and express opinions, ALL religions must be open to discussion.
A religion is a SET OF IDEAS and an ideology is a SET OF IDEAS. We discuss ideas or we stagnate.
Matthieu Baudin says
They have stolen our tongues and they would also like to steal our daughters and our lands. How much of this do we have to endure?
Milo says
Italian writer Oriana Fallaci wrote about this decades ago and she was sued by the government.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/06/05/the-agitator
gravenimage says
A brave and principled woman.
common sense says
Our struggle is with the weirdo progressive ‘regressive’ global elite lefty polliticians as much as it is the Islamic idea of what they believe civilization should be. They’re one and all the same; clones of satan.
Tom says
Politicians are influenced and their policies controlled by the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. The MB is an Islamic organization which is avowed to bring down western civilization through our own political process and to use our democracy against us in order to achieve that goal.
The MB has infiltrated most political parties, especially the left and liberal left, and has operatives that have risen to positions of great influence within governments. By doing so they have the ear of many political leaders today.
This is all easily available in the MB manifesto on the net.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
French hate speech laws do not allow for a defense of truth. This outrageous law was presented by a communist and was allowed to become law by the need to maintain a coalition government.
These situations happen because of the ‘proportional representation’ system of government/election. Do not under any circumstances allow such a system to be implemented in your country/state. The only good thing about it is its noble sounding name.
Fordstar says
France–why don’t you just capitulate now and submit to islam instead of this slow death to your culture. At least you will provide an example of what your stupidity and cowardice gets any nation who follows your policy. That way maybe it will awaken those who still have a chance to save itself to take action.
Your country is lost already. You might as well do something good for the rest of the world by providing an example.