tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post9135165854026945326..comments2024-03-17T00:10:44.022+00:00Comments on From Arse To Elbow: Labour's Jewish ProblemDavid Timoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-12397398919607926182016-03-21T19:50:07.803+00:002016-03-21T19:50:07.803+00:00One of the ridiculous ironies of the 'Corbyn i...One of the ridiculous ironies of the 'Corbyn is an anti-semite' argument is that he has clearly spent a lot more time attacking Saudi Arabia since he became Labour leader, and understandably when you consider that they are a major destabilising factor in Syria as well as a barbaric religious-influenced monarchy. On this stance he is relatively safe, though, because though Saudi Arabia is an 'ally' (and customer) of the UK, its human rights record is incapable of defence, unlike Israel which can get away with its illegal violence (like the Western powers) through its formal democratic status.<br /><br />'Anti-semitism' seems to be very much a media problem. I don't see much of it in society and I doubt most Labour voters even realised (or remotely cared) that Ed Miliband was of Jewish descent, for example.Igor Belanovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-67640433253488866542016-03-21T19:49:33.198+00:002016-03-21T19:49:33.198+00:00@HDTE - precisely. This is fundamentally mainly a...@HDTE - precisely. This is fundamentally mainly about signifiers.<br /><br />And then about creating another stick with which to beat Corbyn. The current attack is particularly absurd considering he wasn't leader when the protagonist was barred and then reinstated. But the insinuations are doing their dirty work.<br /><br />As for Cohen he's becoming a parody - endlessly recycling the same column each week.<br />gastro georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312853715123370916.post-44178667205595256542016-03-21T18:01:33.029+00:002016-03-21T18:01:33.029+00:00Freedland has time and again proven himself to be ...Freedland has time and again proven himself to be a devoted Zionist, loyally writing black propaganda to tip the national discourse in favour of the state of terror that is Israel. He does this from the viewpoint of the rational liberal in a sea of irrational reactionary fools., because he knows that this persona will go down well among the centre.<br /><br />The problem for the likes of Freedland and other Zionists is that Zionism is losing its popularity, if we can call it that, among ordinary people, which itself is simply a reflection that the ideas of the ruling class are no linger the ideas of society. This could be a sign we are entering a revolutionary period or simply that people are pissed off about bankers causing a crisis and ordinary people up the tab.<br /><br />Freedland has to create a number of straw men and at the same time deliever some pretty unplatable views to make his claim stick.<br /><br />Firstly, I am an anti Zionist but I do not put this above US imperialism or the oppression of Muslims in Myanmar for example. or even the conflict in the Congo. If anything I would say we do not raise this issue to the level it deserves, if for example we compare it with apartheid South Africa, which we really did prioritise.<br /><br />On the conflict in the Congo this highlights how the Freedlands of the world raise certain national issues above others, for example while the US was invading Iraq and the likes of Freedland were screaming about the horrors of Saddam they were all silent on the carnage and death being carried out in the Congo. At the time of the Iraq invasion the Congo crisis was a much more real and present problem, yet the likes for Freedland said nothing.<br /><br />The unpalatable part of Freedlands logic about why are you worrying about Israel and not other nations is that he is effectively saying we should stay mute on all outrages because if we don't it shows our inherent bias. Except in reality of course what he is saying is, "I love Israel and I defend its right to deal with its vermin" It is just being such a dishonest little shit he wraps it up in Liberal verbiage.<br /><br />Support the boycott of Israel!Herbie Destroys the Environmentnoreply@blogger.com