Comments on: Durban II: The Second Time as Farce http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Wed, 23 May 2012 08:23:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: ganselmi http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/#comment-4716 ganselmi Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:41:09 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1218#comment-4716 Marx was quoting Hegel when he used "first time as tragedy, second time as farce..." Marx was quoting Hegel when he used “first time as tragedy, second time as farce…”

]]> By: Jacob http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/#comment-4714 Jacob Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:57:56 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1218#comment-4714 “Frankly, I can’t quite get myself to think much about this DurbanII affair; racism and all the other human rights issues are so important, and to see them mocked like this…” My own view, Petra, is that antiracism as an ideology has been so corrupted (and Durban 1 and 2 are merely the visible marks of that corruption) that the best that could happen is if Durban 2 did “go all the way” as you said. Does anyone remember Idi Amin and how he was able to justify his brutality by passing himself of as someone fighting racism and colonialism? This happpened in the late 70's. The ideology of “antiracism” has become as bad as the disease of racism. However, I don’t expect that it will make much of a difference either way since the worst human rights offenders will still use the language of antisemitism to justify their horrific behavior and repress those opposed to their barbarities and too many “human rights” groups in the West will go along or at least keep quiet about it. “Frankly, I can’t quite get myself to think much about this DurbanII affair; racism and all the other human rights issues are so important, and to see them mocked like this…”

My own view, Petra, is that antiracism as an ideology has been so corrupted (and Durban 1 and 2 are merely the visible marks of that corruption) that the best that could happen is if Durban 2 did “go all the way” as you said. Does anyone remember Idi Amin and how he was able to justify his brutality by passing himself of as someone fighting racism and colonialism? This happpened in the late 70’s. The ideology of “antiracism” has become as bad as the disease of racism.

However, I don’t expect that it will make much of a difference either way since the worst human rights offenders will still use the language of antisemitism to justify their horrific behavior and repress those opposed to their barbarities and too many “human rights” groups in the West will go along or at least keep quiet about it.

]]> By: Michael B http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/#comment-4713 Michael B Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:37:45 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1218#comment-4713 Given Marx's own pronounced anti-Semitism, there's more than a touch of irony at the end. Given Marx’s own pronounced anti-Semitism, there’s more than a touch of irony at the end.

]]> By: Petra http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/#comment-4712 Petra Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:18:57 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1218#comment-4712 Oh my god, Jacob, I read your link: what this El Hagog had to endure -- it's absolutely sickening to read that. Frankly, I can't quite get myself to think much about this DurbanII affair; racism and all the other human rights issues are so important, and to see them mocked like this... Perhaps it would be best if the farce, as Ben calls it so politely, went all the way and Ahmadinejad came and gave a speech like last fall in front of the UN (Ah-mad-in-the-head's version of the protocols), and maybe then some warm embrace by a Swiss politician... Oh my god, Jacob, I read your link: what this El Hagog had to endure — it’s absolutely sickening to read that. Frankly, I can’t quite get myself to think much about this DurbanII affair; racism and all the other human rights issues are so important, and to see them mocked like this… Perhaps it would be best if the farce, as Ben calls it so politely, went all the way and Ahmadinejad came and gave a speech like last fall in front of the UN (Ah-mad-in-the-head’s version of the protocols), and maybe then some warm embrace by a Swiss politician…

]]> By: Jacob http://blog.z-word.com/2009/04/durban-ii-the-second-time-as-farce/#comment-4710 Jacob Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:35:46 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1218#comment-4710 This post deserves to be better known: "Durban II Dispatch: Libya on Trial" http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/04/19/durban-ii-dispatch-libya-on-trial.aspx#comments This post deserves to be better known:

“Durban II Dispatch: Libya on Trial”

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/04/19/durban-ii-dispatch-libya-on-trial.aspx#comments

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