Anti-Muslim Propaganda at George Wash U October 9, 2007
Thankfully, one doesn’t see things this ridiculous on a daily basis.
This was the poster many George Washington University students woke up to this morning, according to the student-run Hatchet newspaper. The posters, describing the “typical” Muslim’s features as including “venom from mouth,” “suicide vest,” and “peg-leg for smuggling children and heroin,” were signed “the Young America Foundation” and mention Islamo-Fascism Awareness week, being held by YAF beginning October 19, which features several lectures on counterterrorism.When you advertise any event dedicated to exploring “Islamo-fascism” you’re not going to end up with the most diverse-minded people in the world backing your event. The murder of innocent civilians is effectively termed “terrorism” or perhaps “fascism”: attaching “Islam” to it only serves to foment the racism already too rampant in our society against Muslims. One can not call a blatant violations of the tenets of a religion the “upholding” of that religion. There is simply nothing Islamic about fascism.Nor is there anything American about this “young American” posting up this racist propaganda.
The University is presently gearing up for Iftar, an interfaith event later this week that to celebrate Ramadan - an event which “speaks to our university’s commitment to global cultural understanding and respect” according to the University President.
Some people just can’t stand understanding and respect. And so they do things like this.
These racists should be found and penalized harshly — but they should also have to attend Iftar. Hatred like this can only be counteracted through intelligent discourse, and since these racists are so incapable of such discourse now, perhaps they can be educated and enlightened…by speaking to intelligent Muslims.
Umm, dude….It’s totally a joke parodying Islamofacism week. Look at who it’s brought to you by. Those guys are on our side here.
Man I actually believed it was real haha. Thanks for all of the posts about Islamophobia by the way.
It’s called satire…
Muhammadianism is intolerant by nature. it is part and parcel of that faith that Jews falsified parts of the Torah to omit any reference to their supposed prophet. I whole-heartedly believe any such wackos (even those who prefer to accept the “nice” Muhammad - i.e. Muhammad before he got embittered because Jews would not accept him and so started persecuting us) need to go the way of the Electric Slide
Hopefully, that dance is not performed at school dances any longer..!
any religion based on the BS rantings of an epileptic needs to go bye-bye
Paul
You talk big online, bitch, but ten bucks says you never say shit like that to our faces.
I love the irony of saying we’re intolerant by nature and you want us all gone, though.
Yitz -
Fascism is not equivalent to terrorism, it is an economic system of governmental control of industry, with a singular point in the hierarchy (unlike communism)…..
Fascism is similar to what a Caliphate would desire over all controlled lands, as well as CERTAIN people on the left who are elected officials in our government…
Who else remembers the line: “I would seize all the oil companies profits and distribute them to the people. If the oil companies decide to go out of business I would force them to work or face the consequences.”???
Hint: She is running for the presidential nomination of the Democrat Party….. =)
Abe
You have it backwards. Fascism is hardcore Corporatism, Mussolini was quite clear and unambiguous on that point, as was Hitler to a lesser extent. What you describe is more similar to state Socialism. I’m not a Hilary fan by any stretch of the imagination but was the whole point of what you just said a shot at calling Hilary a Fascist?
Oi, I was pretty sure but I definitely saw this on a LOT of Middle Eastern blogs that took it really seriously. Don’t feel too bad.
Dave -
People call a tail a leg all the time. From my poli-sci classes, the major difference between Communism (not socialism) and Fascism is that in Communism in the government has control both over the means of production as well as the workers, but in Fascism the government only takes control over the means of production… and allows people to work where they will…. One is right wing in nature, the other is left wing, but both are at the extremes of governmental control… sort of an X-Y graph….
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Dude, I got it in an instant. Good satire is supposed to be very deceptive to those not in the know, but provokes the right response in those towards whom it is targeted. Which camp are you in, Yitz?
I’m in the “don’t offend ppl and be an ass” camp. Looking back on it, I see that I jumped the gun a bit — but still. For instance, were one to put a picture of a black man hanging from a tree to protest the Jena 6, it would be equally offensive. I’m debating editing the original post, but my fuming at the graphic still stands.
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