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Leviathan 2.0 - a review of Steven Pinker's "The Better Angels of our Nature" (20jan12) by Jay Knott
'The civilizing mission' US troops in Afghanistan Why violence has declined Following his masterpieces of popular science 'The Language Instinct' and 'The Blank Slate', Steven Pinker has come out with a...
Judge dismisses claims of "anti-Semitic climate" at UC Berkeley (14jan12...) by Jay Knott

http://electronicintifada.net/content/judge-dismisses-claims-anti-semitic-climate-uc-berkeley/10780
Political correctness and the economic crisis in Europe (22dec11) by Jay Knott
I don't have a yen for economics, but I can see the dolorous state of the economy. The Euro project is in trouble, for reasons I don't understand. It might be something to do with having one currency, but many national banks. ...


You think I'm exaggerating about obsession with racism? by Jay Knott:  Headlines on the Guardian front page, 5 January 2012: Italian rail company lambasted for 'racist' web commercial Racism: still real, but no longer speaking its mind? Chevron accused of racism I'm not alone in feeling...

Leader of the Falkland Islanders compares their plight to Palestine (21dec11...) by Jay Knott
There was a war between Britain and Argentina over the Falklands, or Malvinas, in 1982. Britain won. Argentina still claims the Falklands, and most of her neighbors support her. After all, the sparsely-populated islands are a lot...
Kick Anti-Racism out of football (21dec11...) by Jay Knott
Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has just been banned for eight matches for a bit of banter with Manchester United's French-African defender Patrice Evra. The thought police who run the Football Association were deaf to...
Greece on the slippery slope? (17dec11) by Jay Knott
Liberals in Europe are getting their knickers in a twist about the rise of the far right. The latest shock-horror story comes from the Guardian, about a fascist scare in crisis-torn Greece. One of the bad boys says: "Vote for a...
Treehugger women sue the police for seducing them (17dec11...) by Jay Knott
I have every sympathy for the environment and the women's movement and none for the police. But I can't help laughing at this example of illogical green liberal whining. Cops infiltrated the green movement in the UK, and in many...


Mummy's a fluffy, daddy's a piggie by Jay Knott:  Apparently, there are several children who are products of police 'infiltration' of the ecology movement. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jan/20/undercover-police-children-activists The cops abandoned the women - and the...

War on Iran has already begun (09dec11...) by Jay Knott

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/07/iran-war-already-begun




Iran refuses to hand back captured US drone by Jay Knott:  How unreasonable of the mad mullahs! No wonder they are becoming internationally isolated. If an unmanned military spy plane lands in your territory, surely courtesy dictates you promptly return it to its rightful owner. Whatever...


Obama suspends constitution - US citizens can be held indefinitely without trial by Jay Knott:  "Barack Obama has abandoned a commitment to veto a new security law that allows the military to indefinitely detain without trial American terrorism suspects arrested on US soil". Notice the way his supporters say he has...


An article about the NDAA and Obama suspending the constitution by Jay Knott:  This is a big step for the Guardian, the queen of the liberal media. It published an article by an American libertarian describing how Obama has suspended civil rights, allowing the military to kidnap and kill anyone in the world,...






Maybe I spoke too soon by Jay Knott: 

Rumors in the media suggest that the US government has told the Israelis to back off a little
Is the Israel Lobby in Britain stronger than it is in the US? (08dec11...) by Jay Knott
Laura Stuart, writing on Gilad Atzmon's site, seems to think so: "In America people are aware of the First value for the notions of personal liberty and democracy. In Britain, it seems as if we are reaching the point of no...
Woman with young child spends Christmas in prison in Britain because of her opinions (07dec11) by Jay Knott
Well, not just because of her opinions, but because she shouted them out in an offensive way on a train. So why defend her? Because her racist outburst was not a violent threat. A woman with a baby is not about to assault anyone....


Another victim of political correctness by Jay Knott:  Rutgers student Tyler Clementi committed sucide after his roommate, Dharun Ravi, secretly filmed him in an encounter with another man. If the encounter had been heterosexual, Ravi would not have been charged *. His behavior would...


Correction by Jay Knott: 

They let her out before Christmas. Still, the fact that she did any prison time at all means they don't have freedom in Britain.



Another correction by Jay Knott: 

The media say that the judge sent her to jail 'for her own good' because she had received death threats. Do they normally jail the victims of death threats? Don't they usually have cops keep watch on the victim at home?



Muslim victims of political correctness by Jay Knott:  If this story is accurate, what these Muslim men wrote about gays is abhorrent. But saying that Islam prescribes death for homosexuality is an opinion - it may even be true. Given that Britain has religious freedom, how can it be...



The picture that fooled the world? (04dec11) by Jay Knott
This notorious picture, which the Guardian entitles 'emaciated Bosnian Muslim prisoners', looks like a bunch of hungry people in a Serb concentration camp, but according to the magazine Living Marxism, it shows people waiting...
Gilad Atzmon gradually moves towards a critique of anti-fascism (28nov11) by Jay Knott
"Hope not Hate is presented as a British anti racist/anti Fascist organisation but in fact it is an offshoot of the notoriously Zionist Searchlight magazine" -- http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/gilad-atzmon-hope-no...
Naomi Klein's views on climate change savaged by Jo Nova (17nov11...) by Jay Knott
Naomi Klein of Canada is a left-wing journalist and writer. Joanne Nova of Australia is a climate change sceptic. Here's Nova's response to Klein's comments on a global warming sceptic conference: 'Naomi can tell you the colour...
Michael Neumann abandons the one-state solution (08nov11...) by Jay Knott

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/11/07/after-palestines-statehood-bid/
Two brilliant articles about Gilad Atzmon, Israel, Holocaust denial, and Jewish identity (31oct11) by Jay Knott
One is from a Palestinian refugee, Nahida Izzat. The other is from a British leftist, on the blog http://redscribblings.wordpress.com. The former speaks for itself. The latter I will reply to soon. http://www.gilad.co.uk...


Response to 'Red Scribblings' by Jay Knott:  If you want to read this article, you need to read the following blog entries, and all the comments: http://redscribblings.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/the-blundering-who http://redscribblings.wordpress.com/2011...


Looks like I unintentionally touched a raw nerve in the pc left... by Jay Knott:  The purpose of my previous post was not to provoke the author of 'Red Scribblings' into showing how pc leftism corrupts even its most sincere converts. But that's what has happened. It turns out the author's commitment to debate...


Gilad Atzmon doesn't always get it right - what he says about Occupy Wall Street by Jay Knott:  The 'Occupy Wall Street' movement is the most positive thing to happen in America for years. There is a debate about what it actually stands for - perhaps its biggest weakness is vagueness - 'corporations are bad'. And morality...


'Honour' crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show - from the Guardian by Jay Knott:  Honour crimes are committed by some Muslims against their daughters who adopt liberal Western attitudes toward pre-marital relationships. Some on the left tend to deny this, and censor anyone who says it. I wonder what they have...


Someone agrees with me by Jay Knott:  I rarely use Facebook, but I replied to this comment: Today's article is a "Spotlight on the Taboo" editorial that addresses Muslim Honor Killings in the 21st century. It's an article not meant to insult Muslims but rather to...

An uncharacteristically uncritical article on 'Counterpunch' (20oct11...) by Jay Knott
...about 'white privilege'. The editors of the website Counterpunch, Cockburn and St. Clair, are like George Orwell in the thirties - leftists, but by no means party hacks. Still, they published this, although the article...
A tale of two Gilads (18oct11...) by Jay Knott
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has just been released from custody by Hamas after five years. In return, 1,027 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel. So that makes 1,028 prisoners released. But we only know the name of one...
Gilad Atzmon versus the fake anti-Zionists (05may11...) by Jay Knott
Gilad Atzmon is the Israeli writer who blew the complacent Jewish-dominated left apart with his withering critique of how Jewish ethnic interests are covertly defended within Palestine solidarity groups. He's on his way to...




Article in 'the Guardian' criticizing Atzmon by Jay Knott:  The article repeats the time-worn mantra about how the Palestine solidarity movement needs to be concerned about 'anti-semitism'. This article is a perfect example of crypto-Zionism, and concisely expresses the attitudes which...




Israel finds another friend on the left by Jay Knott:  CORRECTION: This post originally began "Britain's Socialist Workers Party doesn't actually support Israel". That's a snidy remark, conveying a false impression. Just 'coz they do it, doesn't mean I should. What I should have...




The 'Atzmon wars' by Jay Knott:  Gilad Atzmon's new book, 'The Wandering Who?', has generated tremendous criticism, especially from people who haven't read itThe best starting point for following the storm, which has guaranteed massive sales for the book, is at...

Continued from Walt forum (07oct11) by aemathisphd
Just to clarify for the curious: Is is true that you were responsible for this Marr guy appearing at Pacifica Forum? Did or did Marr not give a Sieg Heil salute? If yes on the two above, did you denounce him for having done...


Reply to 'aemathisphd' by Jay Knott:  Is is true that you were responsible for this Marr guy appearing at Pacifica Forum? no Did or did Marr not give a Sieg Heil salute? yes If yes on the two above, did you denounce him for having done so? Since I...


Continued, continued by aemathisphd:  You write, "Since I didn't answer 'yes' to both questions, I don't need to answer this question. In fact, I don't need to answer it anyway. Instead, I will ask another question: why is the Sieg Heil salute regarded as particularly...


Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder by Jay Knott:  Thanks for your reply. I'm unaccustomed to intelligent criticism. "Why the Nazis are more offensive than the US Air Force" I don't take much notice of how 'offensive' something is. Let's take a concrete example. If a group of...


"flying high, into the sky..." by aemathisphd:  Jay, Thanks for your reply. I'm unaccustomed to intelligent criticism. You're quite welcome. I don't take much notice of how 'offensive' something is. Let's take a concrete example. If a...


Liberty, Zionism and anti-Semitism by Jay Knott:  As you say - "That being said, I think that it's a dicey kind of game to have that kind of person spouting his rot. I understand, on the one hand, being a civil libertarian myself, that it's important that heinous points of...


K-Mac, eh? by aemathisphd:  I suppose if you try hard enough you can find a foul-mouthed hate-monger (probably a provocateur). It's more honest to find the BEST presentation of an idea you disagree with. In this case, it's the writings of Kevin...


Further reply to 'aemathisphd' by Jay Knott:  Aemathisphd asks: "If what you're saying is that Palestinian militants need to embrace their anti-Semitism in the same manner that some ANC types embraced their hatred of all white people, regardless of their political ...


Jewish supremacism vs. white supremacism? by aemathisphd:  OK, I think I have a better idea what you're talking about now. So the question, then, is why has white supremacism been largely defeated, or at least questioned, while Jewish supremacy, specifically in the case of Israel, has...


'Played' the role of victims? by Jay Knott:  You've noticed the role of guilt in politics. It's amazing (particularly to someone raised in the 'materialist conception of history') that such emotions can affect the supposedly hard-headed rulers of the 'imperialist' countries,...


Historical certitude by aemathisphd:  You've noticed the role of guilt in politics. It's amazing (particularly to someone raised in the 'materialist conception of history') that such emotions can affect the supposedly hard-headed rulers of the 'imperialist'...


It's not about facts by Jay Knott:  'Aemathisphd' - I am familiar with all the facts you narrated in your last post.I could disagree with some of them, but I have to remind myself, my argument doesn't depend on facts.It's to do with who controls access to facts,...


So what's the "other side"? by aemathisphd:  You wrote: {snip} Knowing all the above, its reasonable to ask if the history we have been taught is entirely free of philo-semitism. This is one reason 'holocaust deniers' exist - they reason that, since we've been told a...


Noam Chomsky demolished the idea that 'holocaust denial' is 'anti-semitism' by Jay Knott:  He pointed out, for example, that someone who had never heard of the Holocaust, then was told of it, and simply didn't believe that people could do such things, could be a denier. Other people doubt aspects of the official...


Like Potter Stewart on pornography... by aemathisphd:  He pointed out, for example, that someone who had never heard of the Holocaust, then was told of it, and simply didn't believe that people could do such things, could be a denier. Yeah, except he's wrong also. The vast...


I think we'll have to leave it at that for the time being... by Jay Knott:  I read with interest your essay on the Anti-Defamation League's gymnastics on the Armenian massacre, but I've never heard of Potter Stewart. This discussion reminds me of why Jeff Blankfort says to avoid 'the big...

We will never forget (11sep11) by Jay Knott
But that doesn't mean we have to agree with the war pigs: `"Americans are reluctant to talk about radical Islam." He says the Bush administration "didn't do a good job" because it was "too sensitive" and "tongue-tied" in...


Would the Iranian govt. really risk everything in an terrorist attack on Saudi Arabia and the USA? by Jay Knott:  Just when I thought I don't believe in conspiracy theories... http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-iran-tied-terror-plot-washington-dc-disrupted/story?id=14711933 It's possible that Iran planned to murder the Saudi...

Walk like an Egyptian (10sep11) by Jay Knott
It gets better. Mubarak overthrown. Israeli embassy sacked. US journalists attacked. Best of all is the journalists who had to run from the mob were from liberal stations CNN and PBR, though perhaps their opponents didn't know...




It doesn't all get better by Jay Knott: 

There have been more sectarian riots in Egypt since the revolution than there used to be
London's burning again (07aug11...) by Jay Knott
The British police have 'lost it' again. This is good news. I remember the riots of the eighties - they were mostly liberatory experiences which fought back against police violence and Margaret Thatcher's economic policies,...


Race and riots by Jay Knott:  The media make too much of the connection between race and riots. The left concentrates on race when it suits its agenda, the right likewise. In the Los Angeles riots of 1992, much of the media dishonestly focused on incidents...







'Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers': Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, 1948
"The Pacifica Forum's central purpose is to provide information and perspective on the issues of war and peace, militarism and pacifism, violence and non-violence. It seeks not to persuade, but to inform and clarify, so that people can reach sound, informed conclusions on their own. The Pacifica Forum resists efforts to silence this endeavor." - The Pacifica Forum's original statement of purpose
Following a meeting at the University of Oregon, addressed by the governor of the state, where the Pacifica Forum's first amendment rights were opposed by government officials, the University set new criteria for Forum meetings. They now have to be sponsored by a University department, and agreed to by a vote of the professors in that department. Given the craven pc attitudes of most academics, this is virtually equivalent to denying freedom of speech.

Archives of past meetings

Governor of Oregon opposes freedom of speech for the Pacifica Forum

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education on Pacifica Forum

Inside Higher Ed Magazine on Pacifica Forum

Oregon Commentator on Pacifica Forum

A group on Facebook which advocated violence against Pacifica Forum

University of Oregon Daily Emerald letter about violent threat against Pacifica Forum

University of Oregon Senate Resolution Deploring the Pacifica Forum

Eugene Register-Guard on Pacifica Forum

Willamette Week on Portland anti-fascists

Political Correctness and freedom of speech on campus - Reason Magazine, January, 2010

Zionist Campaign Against a Free Speech Newspaper - Berkeley Planet, June, 2009

Allegations Against Pacifica Forum - a response

Why the Wikipedia page about Pacifica Forum is so inaccurate

The Holocaust Industry by Barry Sommer at Pacifica Forum

Islam Today, Barry Sommer's blog

A response to an allegation of 'Nazism' in Pacifica Forum

The Forum's founder defended free speech for communists in the 60's: this is how they repaid him

Valdas Anelauskas's lectures on 'Zionism in Russia' - May...November, 2006

The Southern Poverty Law Center and its critics

Anti-Semitism Goes to School - from the SPLC Fall 2008 Intelligence Report

A critique of Pacifica Forum by the Anti-Defamation League

Cabal criticizes Pacifica Forum by Dawn Coslow

Debate in Eugene Register-Guard letters page about Pacifica Forum

Zionists Out of the Peace Movement

Wildcat Online

Counterpunch

If Americans Knew - how the US media distorts the news in favor of Israel

Resources for Palestine


The Mass Psychology of Anti-Fascism

An online pamphlet about World War II and the Israel Lobby

The Pamphlet as a PDF file

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