Idiots At Vassar Sell Terror T-Shirts To Raise Money For "Palestinian Resistance"
Actually, that should say "useful idiots," because there are surely some gays and women among them.
These groups -- especially teh gayz -- don't do so well over there in Islamland.
And by "don't do so well," in the case of the gays, I mean "are often put to death" (often by their own families) if their closeted lives become uncloseted.
And check out the shirt they're peddling:
Okay, so stabbing old Jewish men on the street and a mother of six in her home and blowing up buses and pizza places is okay if it serves your cause? Good to know!
Meanwhile, college students at Vassar and elsewhere find it unbearable to hear mere words they disagree with.
As David Marc Grant puts it on the idiots' Facebook post:
There's nothing to be afraid of. Indeed anyone wearing this is likely to be a 90 pound vegan afraid of his own shadow. But do something useful with your money and plant trees in Israel instead. ..Furthermore, terrorism is fairly well defined. Indiscriminate targeting of civilians and non combatants is terrorism, not resistance. So if you're targeting the IDF, ok that's at least debatably an act of resistance. But it's well understood that the martyrs and jihadists are not specifically targeting the IDF, they are targeting Jews in general. This is terrorism and racism. Not resistance.
Adam Kredo writes about the t-shirt campaign at FreeBeacon:
The Vassar chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, an anti-Israel organization that has been banned at some colleges for disseminating anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda, announced recently on Facebook that it is selling t-shirts featuring Leila Khaled, a convicted Palestinian terrorist and airplane hijacker.The profits will help the anti-Israel students fund Palestinian resistance efforts against Israel, according to the group's Facebook page.
An original version of the posting, which has since been updated to sanitize the language, urged supporters to purchase "sweet fucking anti-Zionist gear." All of the profits, the group claimed, "goes towards organizing Palestinian resistance."
The updated Facebook posting states: "Check out our friends at Existence is Resistance!!! They will be selling sweet anti-Zionist gear at our events," the Facebook page states. "100% of profits goes towards Existence Is Resistance."
Morons. Especially because some of them are probably gay and/or see themselves as supporters of gay rights.
The Zionists -- as in, the Israelis -- are the people over Middle East who support gay rights and even have gay pride parades. There are, sure, fundamentalist Jews who go after the gays over there -- but this is not acceptable behavior in Israel, as in, it gets punished by law.
Gay in Palestine: Probably death.
Attack gays in Israel: Go to jail.
Which place do you think humanity suggests we support?
So that's what the gender-bent version of Matress girl looks like.
Sixclaws at February 17, 2016 10:50 AM
Okay, so stabbing old Jewish men on the street and a mother of six in her home and blowing up buses and pizza places is okay if it serves your cause? Good to know!
Yes, yes, but what if my cause is the elimination of Vassar? especially if I call to have the entire campus pushed into the Hudson River? is that still fair game?
I R A Darth Aggie at February 17, 2016 10:58 AM
"especially if I call to have the entire campus pushed into the Hudson River?"
Only if you make it funny. Use giant push brooms with smiley faces. Or an army of bears in leotards. Then it's OK. Just using a bulldozer is not.
It should go without saying you should not steal 40 cakes. That is as many as four tens. Doing so would be terrible. You'd end up like Lex Luthor.
Ben at February 17, 2016 12:07 PM
Darth, I'll go rent the bulldozer. The Palestinian culture is illustrative because it represents the endpoint of both ancient tribalism and modern Marxism. Here we have a group of people who serve no purpose whatsoever, and act solely as a drag on the rest of humanity. People who, without their ancient grudges to nourish and cherish, would have nothing to live for. An entire culture which produces nothing except war and hatred, and relies on sociopathic manipulation of others for support. A culture which worships death and lives to kill. (And as we've seen, if there are no Others around to kill, they'll kill each other. Because that's what they do.)
Here's a thought experiment. Consider what would happen if the entire rest of humanity got on board a giant spaceship and moved to Mars, leaving the Palestinians behind. With all of the resources of Earth available to them for the taking, would they flourish? Or would they continue to curse the unlit candle for the darkness, dying out over generations as they refused to take basic responsibility for their own well-being? Or would there be mass murder/suicide once they realized that there was no longer anyone else around to blame for their problems? I wouldn't bet on the former.
Cousin Dave at February 17, 2016 12:13 PM
Vassar started as women-only, and went co-ed in 1969.
A women's college was supposed to protect the frail women from men and pregnancy. They could learn in an environment where males would not dominate classroom discussion and intimidate them. Vassar was a care center for females who wanted an education without sexual stress.
It is now co-ed, but seems to retain its founding philosophy. Most of the frail women there are upset by ideas not spoonfed to them. That is what a care center is all about.
Andrew_M_Garland at February 17, 2016 12:46 PM
Oh, Amy. I sooooo love your nasty humor. It resonates and rocks!
Steven Schaumberg at February 17, 2016 1:48 PM
You'd end up like Lex Luthor. -- Ben
I'll go rent the bulldozer. -- Cousin Dave
Well, since CD is renting the bulldozer, I'll go shave my head. Say, anyone want to buy Arizona beach front property? also, pro tip for our Californicators: move to Arizona. I have something cooking that will rock your world.
And a fabulous deal on Arizona beach front property!
I R A Darth Aggie at February 17, 2016 2:22 PM
I think that happens naturally IRA. I mean once you start mucking around with fission powered toasters and such. I'd be more worried about the purple jump suits.
Which leads to an interesting segue to the column about venting. If your response to being rejected by the high school science fair is to seal all the bake sale cakes you may have impulse control issues. Especially if you were rejected because, oh you know, you aren't a student here and we don't allow nuclear things for safety reasons.
Ben at February 17, 2016 5:42 PM
Given the palestinians have turned down every peace accord over the same issue (the refusal of all the jews in the world to die) what could they possible be resisting?
lujlp at February 18, 2016 7:17 AM
This week on Palestinian Authority TV:
How to beat your wife - tips and tricks for the devout husband.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at February 18, 2016 2:29 PM
What is the lefty obsession with making t-shirts using iconic photographs of murderers and criminals? First Che, and now Leila.
Eddie Adams, the photographer who took the shot of Khaled, is also the photographer who took the famous shot of General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Nguyễn Văn Lém, a shot which, taken out of context by the public, ruined Loan's life and for which Adams later apologized to Loan.
Conan the Grammarian at February 18, 2016 2:55 PM
"taken out of context by the public"
Nah, the context is all there. A handcuffed, unarmed man was murdered for the cameras. No trial.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at February 18, 2016 4:01 PM
Nah, the context is all there. A handcuffed, unarmed man was murdered for the cameras. No trial.
Wartime, terrorist guilty of killing civilians including children and the elderly. Fuck em, I'd've had him tortured to death slowly over several days
lujlp at February 18, 2016 5:02 PM
Adams' statement no Loan's death:
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A little background on the guy who was shot:
Was Loan wrong to summarily execute him? Probably. What would you say about Lém if you had pictures of him murdering unarmed civilians? Would you visit upon him the same contempt you visit upon Loan?
Did Lém deserve that fate? Probably. Still, we live in a nation of laws and tend to expect things to be civilized even when there's little possibility that they can be.
The summary execution happened during the Tet Offensive, a confusing attack in which civilians were killed by the Viet Cong in an effort to sow discord and create chaos in the cities. Taking Lém back for trial may not have been a practicable option for Loan.
In addition, Loan may have been suffering from PTSD or overcome from having just seen his men murdered.
Loan himself was a staunch South Vietnamese nationalist who refused to give in to American demands or to give special treatment to Americans in his jurisdiction.
Conan the Grammarian at February 18, 2016 5:30 PM
There is an interesting parallel, and dichotomy, here to the descriptions of Jewish freedom fighters in Palestine in the early 40s (Haganah, Irgun, etc). They were ruthless, yes, and civilian casualties happened. Still, their targets were primarily military and aimed at the British. Certainly I don't remember anything about them running people down with cars or stabbing bystanders in the street. But they were described as terrorists.
This is why I don't like the word. Terrorism is a tactic, not an ideology. I prefer ally and enemy. Who is on my side, and who isn't? Whether I can stomach them is something to be decided on a case by case basis. I have to admit, Islamic groups have managed to combine the two (terrorist tactics and hating everything I support) to a point where it becomes difficult to tell them apart.
Ltw at February 19, 2016 5:07 AM
I'd love to tell T-shirt guy about one or two of the pivotal battles in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war - the one where it looked like, to everyone, that Israel was going to be snuffed out within days of declaring independence. What we now call the Palestinians enthusiastically joined in with their Arab neighbours to wipe out the Jewish scourge.
The most famous, perhaps, is Yad Mordechai, a kibbutz in the south where 110 residents plus 20 Haganah fighters held off a 2500 strong Egyptian force with tanks and artillery for 5 days. Long enough for the IDF to form a defensive line to protect Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Now that's resistance, not terrorism.
What we're left with is what we have now. What we now call the Palestinians generally agreed to help wipe out Israel so they could have the whole enchilada, but lost. Their rich Arab neighbours quietly disowned them after losing one too many wars in the 70s. So they started on hijackings, terrorism, and their own ethnic cleansing. Once upon a time, 25% of the West Bank population was Christian. Now we regard it as 100% Islamic. I wonder why? I also wonder whether T-shirt guy would think that the current Palestinian leadership are capable or deserving of an independent state?
Ltw at February 19, 2016 5:37 AM
"What is the lefty obsession with making t-shirts using iconic photographs of murderers and criminals? "
Well, of course one of the things that the Left seeks is the breakdown of Western civilization. And one way to do that is to promote and encourage criminal behavior. This is why the Left is usually soft on crime: They regard criminals as their agents, doing their dirty work for them.
There is also a certain amount of fetishization. This bit I'm not sure of; I think some of it is from Leftist men who picture themselves as daring freedom fighters but don't want to get too far away from a Starbucks. So they project onto criminals the ideal of what they see themselves as, which makes them feel better about the fact that they aren't actually doing squat.
Cousin Dave at February 19, 2016 8:05 AM
"Was Loan wrong to summarily execute him? Probably. What would you say about Lém if you had pictures of him murdering unarmed civilians? Would you visit upon him the same contempt you visit upon Loan?"
I haven't visited any more contempt upon Loan than I have visited upon anyone who has shot an unarmed handcuffed man to death for the cameras.
As to the idea that being enraged at another person's terrorist activities (even though Loan had a dissenting ARVN officer who said Lem was an NV propaganda officer and not a killer), that's why courts exist. You don't get to pull your piece and murder someone because your feelz got all hurt.
If we're going to dance around the planet "installing democracy" let's make sure we get the fair trial bit in there as well, shall we?
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at February 19, 2016 12:46 PM
Gog, I agree, it was a frightening and seemingly senseless act. But we're viewing it from the comfort of peacetime seats 40 years removed. This act was part of a war and such acts occur with alarming frequency in wars, even by the good guys.
Lém was part of the Tet Offensive, an offensive that at the end of the first day seemed poised to over-run American and ARVN positions. Fear of capture and execution was on everyone's minds.
Lém is alleged to have been in charge of a National Liberation Front squad targeting South Vietnamese police and, in their steads, their families. Lém was captured at a mass grave of civilians that included members of 7 police officer's families and reportedly took credit for the grave.
Keeping prisoners might not have been practicable at that time - which is why you sometimes have courts martial afterward to review such conduct (just ask Breaker Morant and the Bushveldt Carbineers).
The Geneva Conventions permit the shooting of spies and non-uniformed combatants in certain circumstances. Military lawyers are divided on whether Lém merited POW treatment. He was not in uniform and he was not fighting soldiers at the time of his capture, he was captured standing next to a fresh mass grave in an area in which the VC were killing civilians.
His widow later confirmed that Lém was a member of the National Liberation Front (the Viet Cong) and had a secret VC name, Bay Lap.
You keep saying "for the cameras." There's no indication that Loan shot Lém "for the cameras." Adams said it was a "reflex shot" and he was not certain what he had photographed until the film was developed.
According to Adams, Lém was dragged to the scene in handcuffs. Loan then put a gun to Lém's head. Adams thought it was an interrogation tactic (one he had seen many times before) and raised his camera to photograph the interrogation. Loan then shot Lém - whether for the camera or out of despair and anger (as Loan later claimed), we don't know. I won't assume I know what was going through his head on a day like that one. Adams later stated that he considered Loan a hero.
The New York Times ran the Lém photograph alongside a photograph of a child slain by the VC to show that brutality in that war knew no side, but Lém's execution is the photograph that people remember.
That dissenting ARVN officer you mentioned was not present at the time of the execution, nor at the arrest of Lém beside the mass grave with the families of 7 police officers in it.
I'm not going to join in the chorus condemning Loan, even though I'm horrified by the picture. I'll give more credence to the folks on the scene than to my feelings from the comfort of my armchair 40 years later.
Conan the Grammarian at February 19, 2016 2:27 PM
The idea that Lém was shot "for the cameras" comes from Susan Sontag's Regarding the Pain of Others, in which she alleges that the photograph was staged and the execution would not have happened with the presence of the press.
Of course, Sontag might be a bit biased. In the Winter 1967 edition of The Partisan Review she wrote, "The white race is the cancer of human history; it is the white race and it alone—its ideologies and inventions—which eradicates autonomous civilizations wherever it spreads, which has upset the ecological balance of the planet, which now threatens the very existence of life itself." She also wrote in that same article that "the quality of American life is an insult to the possibilities of human growth."
Given her contempt for America, it's conceivable that she might reflexively side with what she saw as an indigenous peasant movement and against anyone aligned with what she saw as the colonialist oppressors, the "insult to the possibilities of human growth," the "cancer of human history."
Conan the Grammarian at February 19, 2016 2:50 PM
Sorry. It should read, "...would not have happened without the presence of the press."
Conan the Grammarian at February 19, 2016 2:51 PM
Of course, Sontag might be a bit biased.
Are you British Conan? That's a classic piece of understatement.
Ltw at February 19, 2016 4:28 PM
General Loan killed Lem because Loan had credible evidence that Lem had committed terror as part of a military operation. Lem was not in combat at the time, he was a prisoner. Loan killed him without a hearing or trial.
Now, what does that remind me of?
https://www.rt.com/usa/241173-aclu-lawsuit-obama-drone/
ACLU sues Obama administration over ‘kill list’ documents
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[edited] The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the US government in an effort to compel a court to release documents detailing the Obama administration’s use of a secret, so-called “kill list” containing potential drone strike targets.
The lawsuit asks the Southern District of New York to order four government agencies, including the Departments of Justice, Defense and State, to heed Freedom of Information Act requests filed by the ACLU in 2013 concerning the administration’s “targeted killing” program.
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google: obama kill list
Andrew_M_Garland at February 19, 2016 4:35 PM
Not British, although I do appreciate dry wit.
Conan the Grammarian at February 20, 2016 8:52 AM
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