...ultra phony asshole 'comedian' Bill Maher.
As if being a gigantic hypocrite wasn't bad enough, he would have been outraged beyond belief at the shit Obama has done (allowing the NSA to spy on all Americans, his lack of transparency, and escalating the quagmire in Afghanistan) if it had been done by Bush, now he's advocating violence against women and the continued oppression of Palestinians.
In his continued unstinting support of Israel Maher said that Hamas is like a crazy woman who needs to be slapped around a bit. First off, no woman 'deserves' to be slapped around, crazy or not. Secondly, calling women 'crazy' was a way to minimize them and their opinions, especially if they disagreed with men and or the prevailing 'wisdom' of the day. Third, yet again he supports collective punishment for an entire group of people because of the actions of a few, which is exactly what the Nazis said about Jews and that's why they perpetrated the holocaust against them.
Maher has and always will support Israel no matter what. For Maher and many others, supporting Israel means only Israelis get human rights and only Israelis get to strike back at those who do them harm and if you complain about that, then you're persecuting Jews, don't think Israel has a right to exist, and you want all Jews everywhere dead. Ugh. Maher is a stoned unfunny jackass who is in love with genocidal murders and who loves to proclaim his atheism but is 100% on board with the religious claims Israel uses to justify their apartheid in Gaza.
Bill Maher is the worst person in the world.
Showing posts with label Israeli apartheid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israeli apartheid. Show all posts
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It's on
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Speaking of speaking out...
Where was the chorus of boos from the right and from Fox News when Helen Thomas got fired for speaking her mind? The only differences between her and Juan Williams is that she spoke out against Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and she didn't work for Fox. If it was okay for the AP to fire Helen for what she said, then it's okay for NPR to fire Uncle Juan for what he said.
Case closed.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Sweet Jeebus I love me some Norman Finkelstein
Here is a Jewish person who lost half his family in the Holocaust telling the truth about the blockade and the lunatic state that is modern Israel:
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Decisions have consequences
Historically the only time Israel makes any move towards peace is when Democratic administrations are in power in Washington DC, cases in point are the Camp David peace accords signed during the Carter years and the Arafat/Rabin peace accords signed during the Clinton years.
Why, you might be asking, is there nothing done when a Republican is in the White House? It's because the Republicans must placate their Christian base by allowing Israel to do anything it pleases because Jesus will get mad at them if they don't. Over simplification, sure, but not by much. Conservatives want to look like they are strong on the issues important to Bible humpers so they allow Israel to bring the big time crazy and oppress the Palestinians like there's no tomorrow when Republicans are in power. Reagan and Bush the Elder did nothing to reign in the excesses of abuse the Israelis heaped on the Palestinians in the 1980's and early '90's. And Falwell and Pat Robertson smiled and egged Israel on. A proxy war raged on in Beirut for years as a result and the first Intifada came to life during this time as well.
And then came the Bush the Idiot years when Israel was given carte blanche to do what ever they wanted and the chance to build on what President Clinton had accomplished. Being the idiot he was, Bush the Idiot turned his back on the diplomatic gains made in the Clinton years because, well, they were gains made by a Democrat and therefore they were to be repudiated. Israel also faced a choice during the early dark days of the Presidency of Bush the Idiot, they had the choice to make peace with the Palestinians and build on what Rabin and Arafat agreed to or they could pull back and put all their time and energy into turning their country into 'Fortress Israel,' a secure haven for Israelis, security related corporations, defense companies, and any Arab willing to accept being second class in what used to be an independent Arab country.
With more than a little persuasion from deep pocketed corporations, the Bush administration, and almost every member of Congress, Israel chose to stop building the road to peace and instead they hit the on ramp to the superhighway that led to Bat Shit Crazy Land. Defense contractors, along with companies that dealt with security and computers wept with joy when Israel made their decision because they knew that they'd be getting a huge chunk of the foreign aid that the USA shells out to Israel every year. Many of those companies already had their claws into the Pentagon budget and now they'd have their claws into the budget of Israel as well. All this is laid out much better in Naomi Klein's great book The Shock Doctrine.
So through the rest of the Bush years Israel treated the Palestinians with disdain and actively looked for ways to start using all the high tech weapons we'd been selling them and to use all the fancy defense and security related stuff they'd bought from our friendly corporations. They bombed Lebanon with the tacit approval of Dick Cheney, and the evangelicals over here cheered hoping that this would trigger their god into starting the Rapture and sending Jesus back. Instead it had the opposite effect, the bombings didn't cow Hezbollah or Hamas into rolling over and giving in to the combined might of the US and Jesus backed Israeli army. It instead made those organizations stronger.
And that of course pissed off Israel, Dick Cheney, and Pat Robertson and the rest of the wingnut evangelicals. So since shit rolls down hill Israel took their frustration out on the people living in the Gaza Strip. They cried that it was full of terrorists who needed to be dealt with harshly. Their solution for doing so was to try to starve the whole place out in hopes that the Palestinians who gained some measure of autonomy for the Gaza Strip under the Arafat Rabin accords would give up what little control they had and go running into the arms of their tormentors, the Israelis.
But it didn't work. So the Israeli government ordered a naval blockade. And things took a turn for the worse when food, medicine, and other essential became scarce. People started dying and those that didn't die were forced to live as if they were animals. And Bush the Idiot, then Obama, along with his war loving Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, all looked the other way and they shoved more and more aid money at Israel.
Thankfully though, not every country did what ours did. Not every religious group followed the bad example of the Christian evangelicals who blindly supported what ever Israel did. Some people decided that enough was enough and that it was time to stop Israel's apartheid and genocide against the Palestinians. So they organized a flotilla to bring aid to the people of the Gaza Strip.
And of course Israel attacked it. And of course Obama, Clinton, and all the right wing pundits support Israel's massacre and their decision to keep depriving people of their basic human rights. And Israel is becoming more isolated as a result of their decision to forgo peace making.
Israel is like the school yard bully who beats up everyone and then demands to know why no one wants to be their friend. And our government is the bad parent of that bully who chooses to look away while their kid terrorizes every one else.
I'm glad that Turkey, so far, is standing up to Israel and has said it will send ships from it's navy to protect the next flotilla. This whole issues of how badly the Israelis are treating the Palestinian people isn't a religious issue, it's a human rights issue. It's a question decency and if the so called civilized world is going to stand up to bullies who abuse others simply because they can. The Turks so far have said they won't let Israel get away with their bad behavior, too bad our country is too afraid to join them in doing the right thing.
Why, you might be asking, is there nothing done when a Republican is in the White House? It's because the Republicans must placate their Christian base by allowing Israel to do anything it pleases because Jesus will get mad at them if they don't. Over simplification, sure, but not by much. Conservatives want to look like they are strong on the issues important to Bible humpers so they allow Israel to bring the big time crazy and oppress the Palestinians like there's no tomorrow when Republicans are in power. Reagan and Bush the Elder did nothing to reign in the excesses of abuse the Israelis heaped on the Palestinians in the 1980's and early '90's. And Falwell and Pat Robertson smiled and egged Israel on. A proxy war raged on in Beirut for years as a result and the first Intifada came to life during this time as well.And then came the Bush the Idiot years when Israel was given carte blanche to do what ever they wanted and the chance to build on what President Clinton had accomplished. Being the idiot he was, Bush the Idiot turned his back on the diplomatic gains made in the Clinton years because, well, they were gains made by a Democrat and therefore they were to be repudiated. Israel also faced a choice during the early dark days of the Presidency of Bush the Idiot, they had the choice to make peace with the Palestinians and build on what Rabin and Arafat agreed to or they could pull back and put all their time and energy into turning their country into 'Fortress Israel,' a secure haven for Israelis, security related corporations, defense companies, and any Arab willing to accept being second class in what used to be an independent Arab country.
With more than a little persuasion from deep pocketed corporations, the Bush administration, and almost every member of Congress, Israel chose to stop building the road to peace and instead they hit the on ramp to the superhighway that led to Bat Shit Crazy Land. Defense contractors, along with companies that dealt with security and computers wept with joy when Israel made their decision because they knew that they'd be getting a huge chunk of the foreign aid that the USA shells out to Israel every year. Many of those companies already had their claws into the Pentagon budget and now they'd have their claws into the budget of Israel as well. All this is laid out much better in Naomi Klein's great book The Shock Doctrine.
So through the rest of the Bush years Israel treated the Palestinians with disdain and actively looked for ways to start using all the high tech weapons we'd been selling them and to use all the fancy defense and security related stuff they'd bought from our friendly corporations. They bombed Lebanon with the tacit approval of Dick Cheney, and the evangelicals over here cheered hoping that this would trigger their god into starting the Rapture and sending Jesus back. Instead it had the opposite effect, the bombings didn't cow Hezbollah or Hamas into rolling over and giving in to the combined might of the US and Jesus backed Israeli army. It instead made those organizations stronger.
And that of course pissed off Israel, Dick Cheney, and Pat Robertson and the rest of the wingnut evangelicals. So since shit rolls down hill Israel took their frustration out on the people living in the Gaza Strip. They cried that it was full of terrorists who needed to be dealt with harshly. Their solution for doing so was to try to starve the whole place out in hopes that the Palestinians who gained some measure of autonomy for the Gaza Strip under the Arafat Rabin accords would give up what little control they had and go running into the arms of their tormentors, the Israelis.
But it didn't work. So the Israeli government ordered a naval blockade. And things took a turn for the worse when food, medicine, and other essential became scarce. People started dying and those that didn't die were forced to live as if they were animals. And Bush the Idiot, then Obama, along with his war loving Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, all looked the other way and they shoved more and more aid money at Israel.
Thankfully though, not every country did what ours did. Not every religious group followed the bad example of the Christian evangelicals who blindly supported what ever Israel did. Some people decided that enough was enough and that it was time to stop Israel's apartheid and genocide against the Palestinians. So they organized a flotilla to bring aid to the people of the Gaza Strip.
And of course Israel attacked it. And of course Obama, Clinton, and all the right wing pundits support Israel's massacre and their decision to keep depriving people of their basic human rights. And Israel is becoming more isolated as a result of their decision to forgo peace making.
Israel is like the school yard bully who beats up everyone and then demands to know why no one wants to be their friend. And our government is the bad parent of that bully who chooses to look away while their kid terrorizes every one else.
I'm glad that Turkey, so far, is standing up to Israel and has said it will send ships from it's navy to protect the next flotilla. This whole issues of how badly the Israelis are treating the Palestinian people isn't a religious issue, it's a human rights issue. It's a question decency and if the so called civilized world is going to stand up to bullies who abuse others simply because they can. The Turks so far have said they won't let Israel get away with their bad behavior, too bad our country is too afraid to join them in doing the right thing.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Kids say the darndest things about current events
"Yes, I have been in a behind closed doors meeting with my local parish priest. Was it the fact that I'm buttoning up my shirt or the fact that I'll be traumatized about being fondled by a 'man of god' for the rest of my life that gave it away?"
"My hair wouldn't have so much static in it if we didn't let those illegals open so darn many Taco Bells. How long must we God fearing children of teabaggers be forced to eat that crap? Let's send Taco Bell back to Mexico where it came from!"
"Science tells me that God doesn't exist. Well, I told science to go fuck itself and my sister ratted me out to my hot tempered parents. Then I got spanked and got my mouth washed out with soap. So all in all it's been a pretty full day for me."
"When I grow up I hope Rand and Ron Paul, the oil gusher in the Gulf, and the Twilight series are all just bad memories. And I hope you don't use my picture again in this post."
" You bastard."
"This aquatic interlude was brought to you by BP. Oh wait. No, it wasn't. If I had been brought to you by BP then I'd be oil covered and gasping for air."
"This is the 5000th time Dr. Monkey has done one of these kinds of posts. How freakin' deep is his 'comedy' well anyway?"
"My neck has been attacked by an Israeli commando force. They claim it wanted to give humanitarian aid to the Palestinians which is in direct violation of the Bible, Hillary Clinton, and the talking heads at Fox Noise."Monday, May 17, 2010
Priorities
Even though I'm now an atheist, I used to be a practicing Christian and I've read the Bible, parts of it many many times, and I'm pretty sure that if we're a Christian nation then we've got our priorities out of whack.
I am 100% certain that Jesus would not want our tax dollars going to fund the wars
or terror on Iraq and Afghanistan.
And he wouldn't want us to fund Israel's holocaust of
and apartheid towards the Palestinian people.
I don't have a degree in Christian theology or anything but I'm fairly certain he'd want us to use that money to feed the poor, fully fund our schools and colleges, pay for national health insurance for all, to clothe the naked, house the homeless, and give clean water to those who thirst.
I am 100% certain that Jesus would not want our tax dollars going to fund the wars
or terror on Iraq and Afghanistan.
And he wouldn't want us to fund Israel's holocaust of
and apartheid towards the Palestinian people.
I don't have a degree in Christian theology or anything but I'm fairly certain he'd want us to use that money to feed the poor, fully fund our schools and colleges, pay for national health insurance for all, to clothe the naked, house the homeless, and give clean water to those who thirst.
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