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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 7:01 pm    Post subject: Harry Abrams joins the FD debate... Reply with quote

I guess Harry read our posts in which we suggested he join the debate. He is not comfortable posting here in person, so I'm posting his comments for him.

Let's see if we can have a civil debate about these important issues.

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Hi Folks,

Please pardon me if I don't participate on your FD board despite repeated requests. As I'm sure you can appreciate, we've got this legal thing going on and it's usually best not to get into arguments or side issues until it's resolved.

But, one thing I'm a little curious about is that having banned Mr. T. from posting on your board because of complaints by your participants and what you consider extreme and unacceptible expression; why you don't choose to understand or accept that a similar principle might deserve to be very sparingly & carefully applied elsewhere?

Oh and whatever happens next could you please at least use your editorial control to get one thing straight?

Our complaint has always has been concerning incitement against Jews and Citizens of Israel. We never included "people of colour" or similar in the action. As was posted on ARC, we believe that this began as something Mr. T. deliberately or not, misinterpreted from an email communication between the parties of the action.

This our latest Amended Statement of Particulars, which may be our final formal submission before a hearing date is finally set.

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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 7:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Harry Abrams joins the FD debate... Reply with quote

Connie Fournier wrote:
I guess Harry read our posts in which we suggested he join the debate. He is not comfortable posting here in person, so I'm posting his comments for him.

Let's see if we can have a civil debate about these important issues.

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Hi Folks,

Please pardon me if I don't participate on your FD board despite repeated requests. As I'm sure you can appreciate, we've got this legal thing going on and it's usually best not to get into arguments or side issues until it's resolved.

But, one thing I'm a little curious about is that having banned Mr. T. from posting on your board because of complaints by your participants and what you consider extreme and unacceptible expression; why you don't choose to understand or accept that a similar principle might deserve to be very sparingly & carefully applied elsewhere?

Oh and whatever happens next could you please at least use your editorial control to get one thing straight?

Our complaint has always has been concerning incitement against Jews and Citizens of Israel. We never included "people of colour" or similar in the action. As was posted on ARC, we believe that this began as something Mr. T. deliberately or not, misinterpreted from an email communication between the parties of the action.

This our latest Amended Statement of Particulars, which may be our final formal submission before a hearing date is finally set.

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Conservatively Yours,

Harry Abrams


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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

C'mon NB, Mr. Abrams is bing civil here. His comments are legit.

Mr. Abrams may indeed be very correct about
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Oh and whatever happens next could you please at least use your editorial control to get one thing straight?

Our complaint has always has been concerning incitement against Jews and Citizens of Israel. We never included "people of colour" or similar in the action. As was posted on ARC,


I'm pretty sure that no one on FD said that Mr. Abrams or B'nai Brith changed the complaint to read " Jews and other non-Whites". What I believe was stated and discussed (and point me where I'm wrong) is that the CHRC unilaterally changed the complaint from Jews and citizens of Israel" to to " Jews and other non-Whites"


I would suggest that Mr. Abrams/B'nai Brith via Mr. Abrams email, then are in agreement with FD posters that the CHRC

a) have overstepped it's mandate in making these changes
b) has a serious problem with English language skills
c) lacks proper oversight
d) lacks ethics
e) and basically the CRC doesn't know its ass from punchboard when it comes to race vs religion.
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Mr. Topham has requested that I order the Commission to amend its Statement of Particulars in which the Commission idetifies the issue in the present case as whether being the communication allegedly made by the Respondent is likely to expose Jews and other non-Whites to hatred or contempt, contrary to s.13 of the CHRA. Mr. Topham maintains that the underlined portion of this statement should be changed to "and/or citizens of Israel".

If Mr. Topham believes the Commission has mischaracterized the issue, he is free to set out what he believes is the issue in his Statement of Partyiculars and to argue that at the hearing. The Statement of Particulars provides the parties with an opportunity to present their views of the case. The pre-hearing process is not the time to debate about those views. That debate takes place during the hearing on the merits of the complaint. Therefore, I will not require the Commission to amend its Statement of Particulars


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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mazel Tov Harry

One trusts that you have read enough of the topics and opinions herein to realize that the discourse is generally quite courteous, even in hot-button topics which arouse passions considered too volatile for everyday public discussions.

When Mr. Topham posted to FreeDominion, he was invariably polite, courteous, and even humourous.

My own opinion is that Arthur is obsessed with theorizing about Zionism as a long-standing conspiratorial agenda.
His zeal is his own undoing, as he writes 10 words for every 3 needed, causing the reader to nod off - unless equally obsessed with the topic.

Individual points within Arthur's narrative are easy enough to debunk where warranted, but the sheer volume of queer theories on Jews one has to draw from makes it a tedious and unnecessary task.

He's better off trying to attract traffic to his own blog, and freeing up the FreeDominion desktop for other Canadians, favouring those who express 'Principled Conservatism' - which excludes constant anti-Jewish rhetoric but includes scathing criticism of Jews where due.

The jump from excluding a poster from an online discussion blog funded by our gracious hosts - to excluding a person from hosting their own blog, to post their own views, is vast.

Folks on FreeDominion have learned more about CHRC/T and Sec 13 issues than most Canadians due the 'legal thing' going on with Mr. Warman.

Alongside that, most folks on FreeDominion who have followed these topics are informed of your party to the BCHRT Doug Collins hearings.

As those hearings are long over, and the Appeal squelched due Collin's death, I for one would welcome the opportunity of reading your views on the matter in a thread herein.
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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Received via email...Harry's reply to Maikeru:

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One trusts that you have read enough of the topics and opinions herein to realize that the discourse is generally quite courteous, even in hot-button topics which arouse passions considered too volatile for everyday public discussions.


Maikeru must be talking about another blog, but that's OK.

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When Mr. Topham posted to FreeDominion ......


I'd rather not comment any further just now concerning Mr. Topham if you don't mind. (and even if you do mind)

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The jump from excluding a poster from an online discussion blog funded by our gracious hosts - to excluding a person from hosting their own blog, to post their own views, is vast.


Agreed. But there are potential similarities also.

In both scenarios, a decision was made and action taken to attempt to marginalize explicit expression considered unacceptable in public/civil discourse.

Remember Hustler magazine? Larry Flynt ran into problems when his sexually explicit magazines were displayed at eye level in super markets offending grandparents and children and the religiously observant. The context determined everything. Even with the US First Amendment Speech rights.

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Folks on FreeDominion have learned more about CHRC/T and Sec 13 issues than most Canadians due the 'legal thing' going on with Mr. Warman.


I disagree. And I don't want to talk about Richard Warman or any other unsettled legal issues here either.

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Alongside that, most folks on FreeDominion who have followed these topics are informed of your party to the BCHRT Doug Collins hearings.


As those hearings are long over, and the Appeal squelched due Collin's death, I for one would welcome the opportunity of reading your views on the matter in a thread herein.

I don't mind talking about the Collins matter now. it's over and It might help towards clarifying some things.

Before I do, I want you all to know I've spent the last 25 years making a living running an advertising business. I sell the ads making cold calls, and I usually develop the advertising concepts and designs.

Freedom of speech and freedom of commerce are essential to my daily survival.

However... I will not ever deliberately issue misleading advertisements, nor will I ever knowingly exploit or ridicule people in any way for the things about themselves which they cannot change.

Before I was in advertising, I worked as a carpenter, and before that, I trained to be a chef. I like making things.

Oh yes, before I forget... Because of the Collins decision... there was no way that the Maclean's complaint had a chance of succeeding. Mine was one of the authorities used to render the decision. I'd heard of the Maclean's complaint, and an antiracist organisation that I was also affiliated with (CAERS) was approached to participate with the complainants, but after reading their complaint I immediately dismissed it.
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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Harry wrote:
Maikeru wrote:
When Mr. Topham posted to FreeDominion ......
I'd rather not comment any further just now concerning Mr. Topham if you don't mind. (and even if you do mind)
Not at all. I mentioned that only to ensure that you're aware I read his opinions posted herein, responded to several, and so am alive to your concerns.

Harry wrote:
Maikeru wrote:
The jump from excluding a poster from an online discussion blog funded by our gracious hosts - to excluding a person from hosting their own blog, to post their own views, is vast.
Agreed. But there are potential similarities also.
In both scenarios, a decision was made and action taken to attempt to marginalize explicit expression considered unacceptable in public/civil discourse.
In my own view, the only potential similarity is the limiting of such 'unacceptable' expression from dominating the discussion forum.

FreeDominion gives great altitude to discussion amongst Canadians, and freedom of speech is high on the agenda, but the core concept is rooted in discussion amongst those with noble purpose.
Over the course of several threads, those whose motives are otherwise, or fanatics whom, as Churchill said:
"can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
are weeded out (or kept as house pets, like Kathasung)

I cannot subscribe to the notion that it is in Canada's best interest to attempt to limit anti-Jewish rhetoric online or elsewhere. Efforts to do so will/are eventually be interpreted as conspiratorial political manipulation.

Canadians are not the whipped dullards of post-Weimar Germany, and do not need government protection from opinions they wouldn't subscribe to in regardless, having given up native sons to oppose same.

It is lunacy to foster political control over public opinion, and Jewish persecution is testimony to that.

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Remember Hustler magazine? Larry Flynt ran into problems when his sexually explicit magazines were displayed at eye level in super markets offending grandparents and children and the religiously observant. The context determined everything. Even with the US First Amendment Speech rights.
There's a thread in itself that deserves hearty discussion herein.

Harry wrote:
Maikeru wrote:
Folks on FreeDominion have learned more about CHRC/T and Sec 13 issues than most Canadians due the 'legal thing' going on with Mr. Warman.
I disagree. And I don't want to talk about Richard Warman or any other unsettled legal issues here either.
The legal issues are mentioned merely to reinforce my statement that FreeDominion members have a vested interest in the greater issues.

Harry wrote:
... I want you all to know I've spent the last 25 years making a living running an advertising business. I sell the ads making cold calls, and I usually develop the advertising concepts and designs.

Freedom of speech and freedom of commerce are essential to my daily survival.

However... I will not ever deliberately issue misleading advertisements, nor will I ever knowingly exploit or ridicule people in any way for the things about themselves which they cannot change.

Before I was in advertising, I worked as a carpenter, and before that, I trained to be a chef. I like making things.
Hence the 'conservative' demeanor - all are pursuits which reward individual initiative (especially the world's most famous carpenter)

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I don't mind talking about the Collins matter now. it's over and It might help towards clarifying some things.
Bravo ! And thankyou.

Harry wrote:
Oh yes, before I forget... Because of the Collins decision... there was no way that the Maclean's complaint had a chance of succeeding. Mine was one of the authorities used to render the decision. I'd heard of the Maclean's complaint, and an antiracist organisation that I was also affiliated with (CAERS) was approached to participate with the complainants, but after reading their complaint I immediately dismissed it.
If memory serves, the correct analogy would be that the initial Macleans' complaint would set up close scrutiny of future articles which could be construed as having similar bent, and then presenting a 'pattern of abuse' inclusive of the original complaint material.
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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Connie Fournier wrote:
Received via email...Harry's reply to Maikeru:

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One trusts that you have read enough of the topics and opinions herein to realize that the discourse is generally quite courteous, even in hot-button topics which arouse passions considered too volatile for everyday public discussions.


Maikeru must be talking about another blog, but that's OK.

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When Mr. Topham posted to FreeDominion ......


Relative to comments here being low key, why would anyone be courteous to fascists, liars, and miscreants? Would it be appropriate to respect a pimp, a damned drug dealer, or a humna trafficker? Why then would one be courteous to anyone seeking to impose political correctness, the new fascism of the lieberal left?



I'd rather not comment any further just now concerning Mr. Topham if you don't mind. (and even if you do mind)

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The jump from excluding a poster from an online discussion blog funded by our gracious hosts - to excluding a person from hosting their own blog, to post their own views, is vast.


Agreed. But there are potential similarities also.

In both scenarios, a decision was made and action taken to attempt to marginalize explicit expression considered unacceptable in public/civil discourse.

Remember Hustler magazine? Larry Flynt ran into problems when his sexually explicit magazines were displayed at eye level in super markets offending grandparents and children and the religiously observant. The context determined everything. Even with the US First Amendment Speech rights.

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Folks on FreeDominion have learned more about CHRC/T and Sec 13 issues than most Canadians due the 'legal thing' going on with Mr. Warman.


I disagree. And I don't want to talk about Richard Warman or any other unsettled legal issues here either.

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Alongside that, most folks on FreeDominion who have followed these topics are informed of your party to the BCHRT Doug Collins hearings.


As those hearings are long over, and the Appeal squelched due Collin's death, I for one would welcome the opportunity of reading your views on the matter in a thread herein.

I don't mind talking about the Collins matter now. it's over and It might help towards clarifying some things.

Before I do, I want you all to know I've spent the last 25 years making a living running an advertising business. I sell the ads making cold calls, and I usually develop the advertising concepts and designs.

Freedom of speech and freedom of commerce are essential to my daily survival.

However... I will not ever deliberately issue misleading advertisements, nor will I ever knowingly exploit or ridicule people in any way for the things about themselves which they cannot change.

Before I was in advertising, I worked as a carpenter, and before that, I trained to be a chef. I like making things.

Oh yes, before I forget... Because of the Collins decision... there was no way that the Maclean's complaint had a chance of succeeding. Mine was one of the authorities used to render the decision. I'd heard of the Maclean's complaint, and an antiracist organisation that I was also affiliated with (CAERS) was approached to participate with the complainants, but after reading their complaint I immediately dismissed it.

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PostPosted: 07/ 21/ 09 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Relative to comments here being low key, why would anyone be courteous to fascists, liars, and miscreants?
Would it be appropriate to respect a pimp, a damned drug dealer, or a humna trafficker?
Why then would one be courteous to anyone seeking to impose political correctness, the new fascism of the lieberal left?
Folks who post herein are given the common courtesy reflective of what it means to be Canadian, tempered by the response of their fellow citizens to their views.
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Canadians are not the whipped dullards of post-Weimar Germany, and do not need government protection from opinions they wouldn't subscribe to in regardless, having given up native sons to oppose same.



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I can understand Mr. Abrams not wanting to discuss cases that are currently underway. Perhaps Mr. Abrams will enlighten us with his views on the CHRCH's decision not to proceed with the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis against Salafi Imam of Montreal, Abou Hammaad Sulaiman Dameus Al-Hayiti.

The iman's comments are posted here by Lebuis, along with the decision by the Commission, where the Commish wrote:

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    “ ...the majority of the references in “Islam or Fundamentalism” are to “infidels”, “miscreants” or “western women”. These are general, broad and diversified categories that do not constitute an “identifiable group” under Section 13 of the Act. As we have also mentioned, the extracts that identify groups on the basis of prohibited grounds of discrimination (homosexuals, lesbians, Christians, Jews) do not seem to promote “hatred” or “contempt” according to the criteria set forth in the Taylor case. Therefore, the document on which the complaint is based does not seem to meet the requirements of Section 13 of the Act for a complaint.


And perhaps Mr. Abrams can speak to the question why he and B'nai Brith did not join Lebuis as co-complainants?

My question would be - is the sauce for the goose not good enough for the gander?
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Harry I am pleased to communicate with you even if it is a little odd under this current arrangement.

Harry can you not understand our concerns with the CHRC and the Tribunal? They are zealots and out of control, they have concentrated their efforts on conservatives and Christians because of the views of these two groups. When did the Canadian people give these ideological zealots the authority to police our speech? Never that is when!

Some teenager in mom's basement who thinks being a skin head and being antisemitic is cool does not scare us but the state having the authority to rule over our words does and should scare you to.

When people write words expressing opinions that we all find vile even in publications that reach lots of Canadians, there are thousands of us to repudiate what they write. And that is how a free and democratic society must operate, not have little lords with all their own prejudices rule over the very words we use to express our thoughts. The Charter of Rights is meaningless with these kangaroo courts and people like the lawyer who shall not be named.

When ever has the words of an individual who is antisemitic brought harm to the Jewish people in a free and democratic nation? History has shown it is the state that controls the freedoms of it's people like they were privileges from superiors that have brought harm time after time to the Jewish people and others. That is the danger here, a state that can decide any group is unfavorable. Are you sure they won't find Jews unfavorable in the future? Consider who they are and what end of the political spectrum they all belong to, Harry. Is it not the left that speaks hate against Jews and Israel and sides with the enemies of the Jewish people?

So here I am a Christian and I feel the persecution today from a state agency, persecution that your people have felt because we are both a people of deeply held values and morals. You are aware they ordered a Christian Pastor to never speak on the subject of homosexuality again, aren't you Harry? The bible and words right from the Torah are now hate speech in Canada. People can disagree on these words, not even God forces His ways on anyone, but to outlaw Words of God, that is a sign of what is coming I think. It is their views and valves that are being forced on us by the strong arm of the state, our views are not forced on anyone but the Charter says we have the right to speak our views, yet we don't have the right any more do we, Harry?

How is it Harry you support and use this political court that has refused more than once to follow through on a complaint against Islamic extremists in our country? You know of the incidents of which I speak. Real hate that promotes violence against Jews and yet because it is politically incorrect to proceed against Muslims by these politically correct little lords these complaints are dropped.

How can you support a court that has no rules? They make them up as they precede because they have already determined the outcome they desire. Truth is no defense and you are ok with that, Harry? No penalty to the complainant if they should lose yet huge costs for the defendant. The defendants are punished before the ruling is even rendered. How can you support that? How can you not speak out against that? Their pattern is go after the weak and poor. They fold against anyone who has the ability to fight them. Why? Because they are thugs and cowards. They only care about furthering their vision of a strong arm state to the point we all speak like they do. Fear is their weapon and they wield it with expertise. They are not going to change the values and views of anyone, they can only create a fantasy land based on fear, the fear to say what you believe. Is this the Canada you want Harry? If it is Harry, you and I are enemies and I will fight (not with violence or evil acts) all who want to take us down this road.

We have criminal courts and a Hate Crimes laws in Canada, where defendants can actually be found innocent because there are rules and law that have to be followed. We do not need these most dangerous and vile courts of thugs ruling over our once free nation. There is no Nazis threat in this country, only a few kooks and angry little men who spout off and you and I should continue to repudiate them. The fact is most of those spouting off hatred against Jews in Canada, are agents of the CHRC and CSIS and then there is the politically left and Islamists, that the CHRC won't touch. The Commissions and Tribunals have not accomplished one thing to end hate or make the world safer for Jews or anyone else but they have brought hate, fear and division to this great land of ours like we have never seen. This is a wedge between friends with common values. What friends? Jews and Christians. And it is growing and that bothers me more than anything. My close Jewish friends know this is heavy on my heart. It is going to tear us apart and that may be exactly what is behind this and has been since the beginning.

Harry I feel like a Jew now. In the sense that Jews have feared the state because who they are and what they believe. That is the shoes I walk in today because of this political court you have helped build Harry.

May God keep Israel and all Jewish people safe forever.

Shalom Harry.
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The Commissions and Tribunals have not accomplished one thing to end hate or make the world safer for Jews or anyone else but they have brought hate, fear and division to this great land of ours like we have never seen. This is a wedge between friends with common values. What friends? Jews and Christians. And it is growing and that bothers me more than anything. My close Jewish friends know this is heavy on my heart. It is going to tear us apart and that may be exactly what is behind this and has been since the beginning.

This is precisely correct.

This is the aim of the left, and their facilitators, the "Official Jews" of the CJC and B'nai Brith, et al. The aim of the left, and liberal Jewry is to cause friction between Christians and Jews and to drive a wedge between them, further marginalizing Christians.

They do this by subtle suggestion that the Stephen Boissions and the Father de Valks are somehow lumped in with antisemites and other odious characters. While the MSM and other media scarcely cover this, it gets great play over at the CJC and BB, and their newsletters, and other corporate communications. This is disseminated to Jews all over Canada via Canadian Jewish News, and other Jewish weeklies, and newsletters. The general public intentionally rarely hears about this, but all Jews do. This wedge is directed at Jews. This message is directed at Jews.

It disgusts me.
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EdS wrote:
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The Commissions and Tribunals have not accomplished one thing to end hate or make the world safer for Jews or anyone else but they have brought hate, fear and division to this great land of ours like we have never seen. This is a wedge between friends with common values. What friends? Jews and Christians. And it is growing and that bothers me more than anything. My close Jewish friends know this is heavy on my heart. It is going to tear us apart and that may be exactly what is behind this and has been since the beginning.

This is precisely correct.

This is the aim of the left, and their facilitators, the "Official Jews" of the CJC and B'nai Brith, et al. The aim of the left, and liberal Jewry is to cause friction between Christians and Jews and to drive a wedge between them, further marginalizing Christians.

They do this by subtle suggestion that the Stephen Boissions and the Father de Valks are somehow lumped in with antisemites and other odious characters. While the MSM and other media scarcely cover this, it gets great play over at the CJC and BB, and their newsletters, and other corporate communications. This is disseminated to Jews all over Canada via Canadian Jewish News, and other Jewish weeklies, and newsletters. The general public intentionally rarely hears about this, but all Jews do. This wedge is directed at Jews. This message is directed at Jews.

It disgusts me.


This is precisely the type of conduct that is a cause of hatred, do lieberal jews think that their support of tyranny and fascism will endear them to others? If there did not exist organizations like Jews for the Preservation of the Right to Own Firearms, in existence, to counter the fascism of lieberalism and to dispel the myth that all Jews are lieberal, Jews would be seen as promoting/defending the very same fascism that was the death of many of them due to national socialism in Germany.

One wonders why the simple dots canot be connected by lieberal jews.
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Maikeru wrote:

I cannot subscribe to the notion that it is in Canada's best interest to attempt to limit anti-Jewish rhetoric online or elsewhere. Efforts to do so will/are eventually be interpreted as conspiratorial political manipulation.

Canadians are not the whipped dullards of post-Weimar Germany, and do not need government protection from opinions they wouldn't subscribe to in regardless, having given up native sons to oppose same.

It is lunacy to foster political control over public opinion, and Jewish persecution is testimony to that.



I find a few things wrong with this view. First of all, going to anti-hate legislation civil or criminal should only ever be a very last resort, and only for the most extreme of expressions. And not just one or two. Many. A serious pattern.

Merely offensive is not enough.

Also, history has proven time and time again that extensive hate propaganda left unchecked softens the ground for violence and murder. Especially mass murder. And nobody has an exclusive on that.

Post Weimar Germany had some of the most sophisticated anti-hate legislation ever seen. But the social conditions and the desperate situation that post WW1 and depression era Germany were in over rode those considerations when fascist political manipulators hijacked democratic processes to impose a totalitarian regime.

Seeking relief from hate expression is not and should not be a political football. It's a social matter. The larger society must take steps to curb rampant uncivil activity just like any other kind of abherrant or criminal activity that can break societies down if left uncontrolled.
Another similar type of reasonable social control is discouraging counterfeiting. Still Another is having speed limits for driving in municipalities. Some things deserve to be done because they are conducive to equality, peace, safety and a civilized society.

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Maikeru wrote:

If memory serves, the correct analogy would be that the initial Macleans' complaint would set up close scrutiny of future articles which could be construed as having similar bent, and then presenting a 'pattern of abuse' inclusive of the original complaint material.


Well the complainants were offended by what they read over a series of articles in Macleans, which they felt were beating up on Muslims. The collective gist of Steyn's articles being that radical Islam is an imminent danger to our society.

Truth be told, I was kind of disgusted by most of those articles, not only because they were all slanted a certain way, but more because I felt that they were made to be sensational and controversial for controversy's sake. To sell magazines. Maclean's still indulges in some of that old yellow journalism, but not like they did a couple of years ago.

To my own editorial bent, if I was going to run scare stories about the bad eggs, there should be some others balancing them that demonstrate how immigrant Muslims ( Irish, Italians, Vietnamese or whoever) had triumphed over adversity to make successes of their lives and great contributions to our society.

I'm Jewish and pro-Zionist, but I do business several ways with another businessman here who is Iranian and I'm sure Muslim (though it's never been asked or discussed. There was never reason to). Our politics is about what he needs that I have and what I have that he needs.

It's unthinkable for me to consider for a moment that we should be at each other's throats because some asshole leader of Iran has called for Israel to be nuked. In any case, he's here because he or his folks wanted to get away from a crazy regime just as badly as my Grandpa did when he skedaddled here from Russian in 1907 after the Kishinev pogrom.

I digress.

In any case, The Maclean articles were nowhere near what I would call virulent. Not even close. And radical Islam as a domestic terror concern is very real. It's timely. It must be discussed and held to the light.

The other very problematic thing is that those complainants demanded a serious amount of space in maclean's magazine to reply and refute.
10 pages or something like that. And they wanted the control to have printed whatever they wanted without Macleans' editorial control.

Not MY idea of a way to make friends.
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