tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post7303918571190693266..comments2024-01-26T03:40:32.465-05:00Comments on Breath of the Beast: Don't Just Stand There, Dhimmi, Humiliate Me!Yaacov Ben Moshehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16711165551258127500noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post-76765598225048067192007-02-22T16:52:00.000-05:002007-02-22T16:52:00.000-05:00An excellent commentary on this topic from Fred Ta...An excellent commentary on this topic from Fred Taub, in Arutz Sheva:<BR/><BR/>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/6934Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post-23453671303943247682007-02-20T20:22:00.000-05:002007-02-20T20:22:00.000-05:00In addition to the superb "Closed Circle," any boo...In addition to the superb "Closed Circle," any book or essay by Prof. Fouad Ajami is worth its weight in gold.Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post-54571110798712514992007-02-20T16:56:00.000-05:002007-02-20T16:56:00.000-05:00Nice, forceful post.When a Muslim claims "humiliat...Nice, forceful post.<BR/><BR/>When a Muslim claims "humiliation" there's a linguistic sleight of hand going on which we need to be clear about. For what - really - does he mean when he says he's humiliated?<BR/><BR/>* What is the Arabic term for it? What are its nuances (if any) and what is its etymology?<BR/><BR/>Anyone who can't be engaged in "spirited debate" without falling back on the "humiliation defense" (which really is an attack) is not a "moderate", not a "leader", and certainly not a "friend" nor an ally. <BR/><BR/>He is a totalitarian provocateur. He is an enemy. He is <I>a fanatic</I>:<BR/><BR/>"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." - Winston Churchill<BR/><BR/>"A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim." - George Santayana<BR/>(qualifer: Husainy has not forgotten his aim.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post-47287682409086209682007-02-20T07:40:00.000-05:002007-02-20T07:40:00.000-05:00Hi,Have you read "The Closed Circle" by David Pryc...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Have you read "The Closed Circle" by David Pryce-Jones? <BR/><BR/>Very much the same thing you are trying to describe here. A detailed anthropological analysis of Arab mentality. Highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625076107995960519.post-78958611018984931512007-02-18T23:46:00.000-05:002007-02-18T23:46:00.000-05:00"Humiliation is the key to understanding the Islam..."Humiliation is the key to understanding the Islamist Jihad. They are always humiliated because they invite it."<BR/><BR/>I see a slightly different spin on this issue. The Islamic religion has served as a superb carrier and propagator of an eccentric and violent Arabian culture. Within that culture, shame/humiliation is taken with deadly seriousness, to the point that a father will murder his own daughter if she is SUSPECTED of losing her virginity before marriage...AND THE COMMUNITY APPLAUDS HIM FOR IT.<BR/><BR/>For the religious carriers of this culture, like the imam w/Hannity, the idea of humiliating a Muslim provides a moral, if not legal justification for MURDERING THE HUMILIATOR. As such, for an imam to broadcast to the world (including Muslim listeners) that an identified kaffir has humiliated him has a genuinely sinister significance. <BR/><BR/>Imagine if, say, 200 years ago, a Japanese shogun had told you: "You have challenged my honor, sir." Would you feel very safe?<BR/><BR/>Maybe about as safe as Theo Van Gogh?<BR/><BR/>It is interesting that many non-Arab Muslims (Persians, Turks, Kurds, Indonesians, Somalis) have rejected the lunatic Arabian/Wahhabi baggage, but their problem is that the founder of the faith WAS an Arabian. Oh, well, we can't afford to sit back for the next 300 years while they sort out their reformation.Jewish Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704379332151214452noreply@blogger.com