Comments on: The Wiesenthal Center’s Peculiar Brand of “Tolerance” http://www.lobelog.com/the-wiesenthal-centers-peculiar-brand-of-tolerance/ Personality Blogs Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:28:30 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Zhu Bajie http://www.lobelog.com/the-wiesenthal-centers-peculiar-brand-of-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-65994 Zhu Bajie Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:41:22 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=279#comment-65994 Re: Sharia imposed on the USA -- Christian Dominionist Sharia, maybe. Not Muslim Sharia. Muslims are more likely to be massacred than to take over. Re: Sharia imposed on the USA — Christian Dominionist Sharia, maybe. Not Muslim Sharia. Muslims are more likely to be massacred than to take over.

]]> By: Jon Harrison http://www.lobelog.com/the-wiesenthal-centers-peculiar-brand-of-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-62502 Jon Harrison Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:54:10 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=279#comment-62502 I can tell you without hesitation that if an attempt actually were made to impose Shariah law in the U.S., the American people would have no trouble dealing with it. I sometimes wonder what metaphysical planet urban intellectuals live on. The American people are well-armed and will willingly fight and dispose of a real enemy. A radical Muslim takeover of the U.S. is about as likely as Alvin the chipmunk being elected president. The whole idea is simply a canard. Those behind it and their ilk will stoop to anything to advance the radical Zionist agenda. This kind of thing always, eventually, blows up in the faces of the perpetrators. Unfortunately, sometimes a lot of innocent bystanders get blown up first. The business about the museum and desecrating a cemetary is shameful, if true. But I cannot say this often enough: why are we as Americans supposed to care? What is it to us if the sons of Abraham quarrel amongst themselves, and treat each other like dogs? Shame on them both! But what is it to us? I can tell you without hesitation that if an attempt actually were made to impose Shariah law in the U.S., the American people would have no trouble dealing with it. I sometimes wonder what metaphysical planet urban intellectuals live on. The American people are well-armed and will willingly fight and dispose of a real enemy. A radical Muslim takeover of the U.S. is about as likely as Alvin the chipmunk being elected president.

The whole idea is simply a canard. Those behind it and their ilk will stoop to anything to advance the radical Zionist agenda. This kind of thing always, eventually, blows up in the faces of the perpetrators. Unfortunately, sometimes a lot of innocent bystanders get blown up first.

The business about the museum and desecrating a cemetary is shameful, if true. But I cannot say this often enough: why are we as Americans supposed to care? What is it to us if the sons of Abraham quarrel amongst themselves, and treat each other like dogs? Shame on them both! But what is it to us?

]]> By: scott http://www.lobelog.com/the-wiesenthal-centers-peculiar-brand-of-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-62442 scott Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:41:04 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=279#comment-62442 Tolerance is another word for the principle of the Golden Rule. I don't know how you can love other's as yourself when you believe you are specially chosen by God, part of "the Elect," or somehow privileged. This self contradictory exceptionalism is evident in Jewish theology, American mythology and Christian theology. None of these are damned by this exceptionalism as each of these traditions challenges us to love our neighbors as ourselves. This is a difficult challenge as it is nothing extraordinary to believe yourself special but all too common. We must struggle to see our ourselves in strangers and others. We must fight our selfish instincts. If loving your neighbor as yourself is the highest good, selfishness is sin. Jesus challenges us to love our enemies. Even awful people are charitable toward their own children. Charity and love are only important when they challenge us to reach beyond our own. Sadly, the Wiesenthal Center seems to have a hard time seeing the humanity of austranders. Tolerance is another word for the principle of the Golden Rule. I don’t know how you can love other’s as yourself when you believe you are specially chosen by God, part of “the Elect,” or somehow privileged. This self contradictory exceptionalism is evident in Jewish theology, American mythology and Christian theology. None of these are damned by this exceptionalism as each of these traditions challenges us to love our neighbors as ourselves.

This is a difficult challenge as it is nothing extraordinary to believe yourself special but all too common. We must struggle to see our ourselves in strangers and others. We must fight our selfish instincts. If loving your neighbor as yourself is the highest good, selfishness is sin.

Jesus challenges us to love our enemies. Even awful people are charitable toward their own children. Charity and love are only important when they challenge us to reach beyond our own. Sadly, the Wiesenthal Center seems to have a hard time seeing the humanity of austranders.

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