I am ashamed.

[Az]

http://jerusalem.indymedia.org/news/2002/10/83556_comment.php

I am ashamed. I am truly ashamed. The writer of that article up there is an Israeli. I am speechless, really. One could argue many things but with quotes like this, I really have nothing more to say.

Israel, IMHO tricked Australia, and forced our government into supporting Bush blindly in order to generate Islamic hatret towards Australia. Once this hate is established the rest is 'clear sailing' and they can use their Mossad contacts among radical Moslem groups to blow up Australians. These are CLASSIC MOSSAD PROTOCOLS. Now Bush can easily request the Indonesian government (which is in his pocket to the tune of $600 million dollars at least - and Australia trained Indonesia's military) to "join the war against terrorism". This tactic is NOT a speculation, it is written almost word for word in the Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion.

Discuss, or whatever.

[DinoDoc]

Why do you even read indymedia? Those people make Newsmax look sane.

[Datajack Franit]

Scary!

[Lord_Davinator]

rule number one, don't believe journalists

[Az]

It is sites like this that create authoritarianism. Suddenly, the great chinese Firewall doesn't look like an insane idea. The idiocy of some people, and the strength of the published word.

I meet people, that have such deranged world views, that it's frightening. The power of the written word is scarry. It's amasing how we accept everything written for granted. Must be school...

[Agathon]

I wouldn't worry about it. Some of it is just plain silly. Mossad can be a bunch of evil ruthless scum, but this is too far even for them.

One reason these paranoid fantasies get going is that the news media does a very bad job of providing information and quite often undesirable facts are suppressed. This just provides grist for the mill of conspiracy theorists.

Be aware, though, that many in the S. Pacific are uneasy with sending their kids off to fight in other people's wars. If you walk through any Australian or New Zealand town you will see a sizeable memorial to their citizens lost fighting in other people's wars. This, in part, is why some are uneasy with the various "wars" of the Bush administration.

[Az]

make up your mind. "This post is silly, but it raises some good points" just doesn't work.

[notyoueither]

Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion
Key words to ignore the author and whatever drivel he or she may be spewing.

Why would you be ashamed, Azazel? There are lunatics and fanatics from all extremes in most every country. Some of them can string more than 3 words together. Does that indict everyone? If so, then we should all be ashamed.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Azazel
It is sites like this that create authoritarianism. Suddenly, the great chinese Firewall doesn't look like an insane idea. The idiocy of some people, and the strength of the published word.

I meet people, that have such deranged world views, that it's frightening. The power of the written word is scarry. It's amasing how we accept everything written for granted. Must be school...

I'm curious... what exactly are you basing your opinion on - an omnipotent understanding of politics, or what you have heard in the media and gossip?

[Edan]

Re: I am ashamed.

The writer of that article up there is an Israeli.

No, the writer of that article is an idiot, first and foremost, and those aren't limited to any country (or religion or race or...)

But no, I don't think crap like this legitimizes censorship.

[Urban Ranger]

A bit far-fetched, but certainly possible.

[Agathon]

Did I say that the article had some good points?

No - so stop putting words in my mouth.

All I meant was that this nutbar should be seen in context. There are many people who think that the Howard government is acting against the wishes of the Australian people, but most of them don't suspect a Zionist conspiracy. Since the beginning of the rant is about this subject I thought it worth stating that she is right that many Australians feel uneasy about the war on terror

Again.

Many people in the South Pacific are sick of fighting in other people's stupid wars or being used to serve the interests of other countries for little reward other than new memorial monuments. It used to be Great Britain, for the last 40 years or so it has been the United States. I think this person is crazy to assume a Jewish conspiracy, but while his details are spectacularly wrong he is basically correct that terrorism isn't and shouldn't be Australia's problem and that the Howard government has succeeded in putting Australians at risk through its desire to please the United States.

[Az]

A bit far-fetched, but certainly possible.

nice troll. I'll remember to "support" the PRC in all future debates.

I'm curious... what exactly are you basing your opinion on - an omnipotent understanding of politics, or what you have heard in the media and gossip?

errm, what statement of mine are you referring to?

Agathon: point understood.

[Ned]

Azazel, Why be ashamed. Half, nay, most of the liberals on this forum have written very similar comments concerning the USA and Israel. Everything to them is a Zionist plot or American imperialist aggression. It is a wonder that many of them actually believe their own propaganda.

Now we find that even Israeli Jews can believe the worst of the propaganda. This is not a slight on Israel. It simply illustrates that the left has a screw loose.

(Azazel, I beleive you said you were a communist. I find that hard to believe given how sensible you seem to be.)

[Az]

I am a communist, thought my views on the topic differ from the ones of most of the comrades. mind you, the CPI (which is a crap organzation, but used here to proove a point) denounced the acts of of palestinian terror groups, till the late 70s, when they started to become more 'understanding'.

I am a communist,(an pro-state, far-left-winger) because I believe that at the current state of world affairs, this is the best option. my morals can be described as quasi-utilitarian.