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A critique of anti-fascism and a reply (01/04/10) by barbara
Originally the post below was deleted for hate and illiteracy, but after a bit of discussion, we decided to repost it together with Barbara's reply - it doesn't contain threats of violence, and we believe in freedom of sp...

Critical Race Theory - a Critique (12/07/09...) by Jay Knott
First, please ignore my pretentious title. This isn't going to be as academically serious as the work it criticizes. It's polemical. That's my excuse for any mistakes. My interest in the ideas known as 'Critical Race Theory' was...

Another four-cop shooting - this time in Tacoma (11/29/09) by Jay Knott

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/29/washington.police.shooting/index.html



Responses to Michael Neumann on Israel and anti-Semitism (10/30/09...) by Jay Knott

http://counterpunch.org/neumann10292009.html



Anti-fascists in Sweden allegedly attack anti-Zionists (10/15/09...) by Jay Knott

http://lassewilhelmson.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/liberate-al-quds-and-palestine/



Freedom of speech and anti-semitism (10/08/09...) by Jay Knott
The following two pages illustrate my contention that we need freedom of speech and should not be afraid of being accused of anti-semitism. The fact that I've been banned from a couple of sites for saying this also illustrates it,...

The church and the left against Darwin (09/13/09) by Jay Knott
In the 19th. century, the church was Charles Darwin's chief opponent. Many people were shocked at the idea that human beings are descended from - in fact, are - animals, and expressed their disbelief in terms of their belief. ...


Darwin and Race by Jay Knott:  'Here the term "races" is used as an alternative for "varieties" and does not carry the modern connotation of human races the first use in the book refers to "the several races, for instance, of the cabbage" and proceeds to a...


It's all about timing by Jay Knott:  Darwin had a basic working draft of evolution by means of natural selection by 1838. It wasn't until 1858, twenty years later, that a letter from Wallace got him off his butt, and good old male primate competition overcame...


Marxism and String Theory by Jay Knott: 

One more thing. I've realized that Marxism is a bit like String Theory in physics. The math adds up. But neither passes empirical tests.



British extreme right supports Israel (09/06/09...) by Jay Knott

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-holocaust-ku-klux-klan-and-other-claims-put-to-the-test-1808396.html



Debate with Bernadette Devlin (08/29/09...) by Jay Knott
Well OK, http://devlin-mcaliskey.blogspot.com isn't really written by Bernadette McAliskey (n e Devlin), one-time firebrand of the Bogside and bane of the Brits. Well I remember her feisty interventions on behalf of the...

Anti-fascism isn't working (08/28/09...) by Jay Knott

http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Anti-fascism-isn-t-working



Defying anti-fascist harrassment (07/26/09) by tomtom
One of Julian's stickers Julian Lee, a resident of North West Portland, has been harrassed by Anti-Racist Action, who describe him on the web and on posters near his home as 'Nazi Trash', and encourage his neighbors to physically...

Indymedia censors fair, non-racist criticism of Israel (07/23/09...) by pdx4truth
The Jewish Holocaust happened a long time ago and it is no longer relevant to current affairs. Ignore David Irving and he will remain anonymous. Ignore the Israeli Holocaust against the Palestinians and its genocide...

David Irving in Portland (07/20/09...) by Jay Knott
Updated 9/16/09 Anti-fascists are still whining about the David Irving presentation. According to a new article on that paragon of journalistic integrity, Portland Indymedia, 'Northwest Nazi Campout Draws Small Crowd',...




Dresden remains the subject of continuing historical dispute by Jay Knott:  "None of which means that Dresden was not a terrible act in a terrible war. It does not even mean that it was not a crime, although that remains the subject of continuing historical dispute. But if it was a crime, it was one on a...




Correction re. antisemitism.org.il and Anti Racist Action by Jay Knott:  Anti-Racist Action have pointed out that the dates on the two articles, from antisemitism.org.il and portland.indymedia.org show that the latter could not have been copied from the former. However, both repeat exactly the same...




Vicious attack on handcuffed prisoners by prison guards in Florida (07/16/09) by Jay Knott

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1200163/Caught-camera-The-shocking-moment-40-prison-guards-kick-punch-juvenile-inmates--handcuffed.html



Attacks on freedom from left and right in the service of Israel (06/23/09...) by Jay Knott

http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts05072009.html - 'Criminalizing Criticism of Israel' by Paul Craig Roberts - describes the international effort to suppress criticism of the Jewish state. In Europe, this effort is led by Germany, and in America, it's led by the Anti-Defamation League.



Jon Stewart retracts calling man who bombed Hiroshima a 'war criminal' (05/06/09...) by Jay Knott

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/05/05/jon-stewart-wimp-wuss-moral-coward/



The UN Conference Against Racism - A White-Zionist Alliance? (05/03/09...) by Jay Knott
Protest against Ahava cosmetics The website http://jewssansfrontieres.blogspot.com is a useful source of information on Zionism. I expected it to produce a clear analysis of the recent United Nations Conference Against Racism,...

Keep up the good work - libcom.org suck! (04/03/09...) by ssmith
Re. your battle with libcom.org http://pacificaforum.org/posts/2 it does seem strange that a collective of mostly Brits should have become so enamoured of American crypto-Zionism. They recently claimed that something someone in...

Lindbergh, Fascism and World War II (04/02/09...) by Jay Knott
Update: September 3, 2009 http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/03/the-good-war The 70th anniversary of the 'outbreak' of WWII Again, Raimondo is on the ball at antiwar.com. He defends Pat Buchanan's analysis of 'the...

Four Cops Die Killing Man in Oakland (03/30/09) by Jay Knott

A month after the murder of Oscar Grant, 4 cops died killing another man: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/03/22/18580641.php



Union vs. workers at BMW plant in Oxford, UK (02/27/09...) by Jay Knott

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/02/422947.html



The Shock Jock Queen (02/25/09...) by Jay Knott
Naomi Klein's recent book 'The Shock Doctrine - the Rise of Disaster Capitalism' aims to show how the 'elites' have recently discovered how to profit from the disasters they cause (such as wars) or which happen naturally (such as...