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Joe Hillshoist » Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:41 am wrote:tapitsbo » 01 Mar 2016 14:31 wrote:
See, this is truly going somewhere interesting. I have indeed noted that Muslims tend to mostly be critical of so-called Islamist groups, definitely here in Canada this is true. I hear in Europe the Islamists have a greater following.
Maybe. But young European men who have grown up since 9/11 never being accepted in their homes (ie countries of birth) are fairly easy targets? There is little point trying to understand this without realising this whole situation exists because of the consensus reality that 9/11 was exactly like the official story said and ISIS are simply an evil death cult who appeared out of a vacuum for no real reason cept you can't trust arabs - they create death cults when we offered, (gave them even,) democracy. There are a bunch of Aussie kids like that too (tho it isn't the whole story with them.) Not seen as Australian even tho they are uniquely Australian.
Now we might both agree that is frankly bullshit, but its the dominant mythology of our culture, with the possible acceptance that somehow for some reason we might bear some responsibility for ISIS. Not much tho, just a little bit.
Even with that tho most muslims in Australia don't like Fundamentalism. Young marginalised men on the other hand. well doesn't matter what your background, young marginalised men can get pretty ugly and nasty. Its a bit like that programming principle GIGO.A recent trope of propaganda in the West however is to conflate all Islamic societies as a way of justifying the elites' collaboration with Islamists. You see this in the war in Syria, which I understand is very complicated, but precisely this complicated aspect of it seems to have become a taboo as far as discussion is concerned, because of the Anglo-American and Zionist collaboration with Al-Qaeda, IS, Saudi Arabia, etc. (I realize there is a long history here.) I understand that this situation is much more complicated than for example propaganda from BRICS countries might portray, as well, but the thought-stopping that takes place around these subjects is interesting, at least.
In Australia there is little recognition of collaboration and only a little acceptance of responsibility. just the other day on a national panel show about politics and other shite someone asked: "Why don't we copy israel. ISIS doesn't attack them cos they are scared of the Israeli response." or wtte. So consensus reality here is that ISIS is scared of Israel. Which may ultimately be true (or not). Right now their interests seem to coincide. how long that will last ... who knows. Maybe as long as ISIS exists. There is some debate about the other Al Que?da affiliated groups that appear to be fighting ISIS and Assad - are we arming turrists? Who are they? etc etc. But its basically too hard a discussion for modern Australian public discourse. There is real support for Kurdish people and has been since the before Iraq invasion of 2003.
I dunno. Seeing the unrest throughout the middle east I think the most accurate assessment is this is the end result of Sykes-Picot. That those artificially constructed boundaries are gonna tear themselves apart and release the energy that was trapped in their structure. And its going to get ugly and brutal. But I live in the bush in a backwater country. I'm about as far removed from any actual knowledge about whats happening there as anyone on earth. So what would i know.In less dramatic situations you have the cognitive dissonance of secular leftists literally defending parallel Islamist sources of authority in the West (this is not all that common but it has happened with defenses of sharia in places like Ontario, or "critical theory" apologists for IS), with the flip side of propaganda which accuses countries like Syria and Iran of "jihadi" aggression (which as best I can tell is rather misleading.)
There is no Sharia Law in Australia, or Britain for that matter and I'd be very surprised if there is in Canada. Christian groups like the Exclusive Brethren exert a much greater (secret) influence on Australian domestic politics. Most of the leftists in Australia defend ordinary muslims from exclusion, racist abuse and even violence but have no time for extremist Muslim leader. The "Grand Mufti" (or some such thing) of Australia came out to criticise the actions of Muslims in Paris during the attacks. Murdoch hacks and right wing racists immediately said he actually didn't do that instead he gave support to the attackers. Thousands maybe millions of Australians believe this despite the fact that checking what the bloke actually said is very easy.
That might be what some people call defending parallel Islamist sources of authority in the West (this is not all that common but it has happened with defenses of sharia in places like Ontario, or "critical theory" apologists for IS). Tho its probably not what you meant. That guy condemned the attacks in Paris repeatedly before he made a statement saying wtte of "terrorism doesn't happen in a vacuum".To move away from Islam for a moment, it's a bit reminiscent of how many secular North Americans find something like Mormonism, which I think it is fair to say has its own theocratic tendencies, "crazy" yet live in a symbiotic relationship with it since such religious sects are almost necessary to maintain the current system, providing a certain sort of believer that props up government and other institutions.
Of course we can always yawn and go "realpolitik", but others might be interested in the complex justifications and narratives at play in these situations.
I don't really understand what you mean. I don't know much about how secular Americans see Mormonism. But certain elements of Christianity in Australia (the Exclusive Brethren are just one) have a variety of roles in propping up the system as it is. They are invested in the system, often follow Christianity and capitalism as two sides of the same coin and they reinforce orthodoxies and the irrational elements of the states use of power.
FourthBase » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:45 am wrote:Joe Hillshoist » 01 Mar 2016 05:38 wrote:Tell me how I'm wrong. It's going to be hard for you, if you're honest.
Sure is. What the fuck are you talking about?
Should be pretty clear if you read the whole thing attentively. I'm assuming you didn't. Or maybe the cognitive dissonance is deafening.
Luther Blissett » 01 Mar 2016 15:19 wrote:But I think I understand what Fourth Base means about leftism and progressive agendas and how those can be used for evil (especially powermad or capitalistic) purposes - of course. But at the same time I (and I imagine many others) drop them as soon as they're uncovered.
tapitsbo » 02 Mar 2016 04:03 wrote:
Yea well there's a lot to talk about here but I'm pretty sure in Europe most don't believe the 9/11 story, or at least so I've heard. The murky backstory of IS is starting to sink into the collective consciousness too in the West. I think there is a growing awareness in the West that the extremely empty official consensus reality and the belief systems that enable it constitute a "death cult" in itself...
When I say defenses of "Islamist" authority I'm talking about secular leftists defending extreme forms of Islam (inevitably in the vein of IS) as an alternate form of governance in places like Sweden and Canada. Yes this is by no means the norm, and yes it's the sort of thing people love to froth at the mouth about, but it's actually happened, it's not a fantasy as some would suggest. Of course it's possible to empathize with aggrieved people joining Islamist groups (that term is kinda silly but it seems we're using it for convenience) and still be utterly opposed to them acquiring power and legitimacy.
Of course all of this could be part of elaborate psy-ops and social engineering as I suspect the recent turn to things like basically mainstreaming pedophilia may well be. "Shocking" notions being pushed by patsies who have been coached to whip up the mainstream with averse reactions.
I hear you about the casual and often unjustified hatred of ordinary, mainstream Muslims as with San Bernardino (jumping to conclusions with sketchy evidence), etc. I think some will be able to see there's a difference here from what I've brought up.
I'm not saying that people should have a knee-jerk intolerance of religious sects that vary from cultural norms (e.g. Mormonism), but rather that these groups seem to be a great resource to the secular state which people in North America at least increasingly treat as sacred.
Also, it's all well and good to celebrate the end of Sykes-Picot or whatever, but people in the West want an end to their own such arrangements in many cases (like how we're supposed to be down with the Queen in Canada and Australia for example), or more to the point "Russia as enemy"
tapitsbo » 02 Mar 2016 10:40 wrote:As for the part in bold, it doesn't matter if you personally take the people I'm talking about seriously since they're elected officials, university professors, government employees, etc. and they don't need your stamp of approval, you know what I mean? Nobody's forcing anyone to give a shit but it's still fascinating at least to me.
Outing of abuse networks is great, being told that sex with children is radikool is not so great. I perceive both trends taking place slowly, myself.
RI of yesteryear would have loved to trumpet "jihadis are pawns of globalists" and other clunky messaging but now everyone's hushed about how those ideas would chime with the likes of O'Colmain...
It's interesting chatting with you but you seem to be concerned with a mainstream narrative nobody buys into here. I am interested in the stories used by people who are smart enough to see through jingoistic nonsense, since the propaganda that rubs both you and me the wrong way isn't as influential as the narratives that are given more status...
9/11 has been thoroughly questioned in the mainstream media in Europe in a way that hasn't happened in the anglosphere. My entire life I've grown up in Canada around people willing to question 9/11, though, begging the question of who is keeping it out of the mainstream.
tapitsbo » 02 Mar 2016 14:49 wrote:thank you joe : DDDDDDDDDD
I highly doubt even slad buys everything O'Colmain is saying.
But if you have to make such a pretty grotesque caricature and mischaracterization of what we've been talking about here I don't see why I should keep talking to you. Why is it that people like you and Jack need to do this to make your "point" which inevitably is more obfuscation than anything else? You seem pretty persistent for somebody who doesn't "give a shit".
Anyways, Russia isn't powerful enough to project power like that alliance we're talking about here that's supported jihadis. They haven't been behaving as badly, either.
But let's not get into the rest of what you're saying, it doesn't sound too serious
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