I had heard of this bizarre, emerging alliance between the left and Islamists,
but from a rational perspective I couldn't believe it would happen.
Who would have thought?
An alliance between feminists and homophiles on the one hand
and misogynists and the death to homosexuals brigade on the other.
Nevertheless, we are seeing it played out before our very eyes.
The only connection I can see is a deep totalitarian streak.
On the other hand there is certain a symbiosis with respect to their individual objectives.
The left, like the Islamists, have a utopian world view.
However, while the leftists envision an egalitarian, multicultural paradise,
the Islamists see global peace as a result of everyones submission to Allah.
So both sides view the other side as integral to achieving their goals.
Anything which threatens those goals is unwelcome to both parties in this alliance.
Anybody who questions their respective orthodoxies is a heretic.

This goes some way toward explaining the unpopularity of Ayaan Hirsi Ali with the left.
One the one hand, she is:
black,
articulate,
intelligent,
attractive,
female,
of Islamic heritage,
secular,
pro-homosexual,
and, most importantly, a victim.

I hear you saying...
"What more does she need to be every leftist's heroine?"

Unfortunately, she is also anti-Islamic.

Having suffered female genital mutilation as a young girl
and escaping an arranged marriage as a young woman
and now being the subject of a death fatwa
Ayaan Hirsi Ali has alienated herself from leftists by coming out and criticising Islam.
Now both sides just wish she could be made to shut up.
http://neveryetmelted.com/2010/06/12/the-strange-animosity-of-the-left-toward-hirsi-ali/

cont'd ...

I just came across this website that I
thought might be of interest to everyone:

http://clpmag.org/article.php?article=Down-Under-the-Veil_160

Foxy

An alternative title for this thread could be "Spot the Bigots".

Surely people who cannot say a single positive thing about a huge group of people should have their posts automatically deleted for not playing to the theme of this thread?

I fully concur with all that has been contributed by Grateful, Examinator, Pelican, CJ and any I have missed.

:)

I just have to do this, before Celivia gets to it:

The GODWINS LAW award for this topic goes to.......

Drum roll......

Runner:

>>> I am sure that many neo Nazi groups could also point to the positive contributions of Nazis. This is a very silly or sinister exercise.
Posted by runner, Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:08:23 PM <<<

Severin,

An alternative title for this thread could be "Spot the Leftist Relativists".

The GODWINS LAW award for this topic goes to.......

Drum roll......

ALGOREisRICH
for his post
<<We all know.. that people can make useful worthwhile contributions to society.
after all.. look at the VW beetle... get my drift ?>>
Posted by ALGOREisRICH, Friday, 11 June 2010 5:54:30 PM
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=3716#90058

This makes ALGOREisRICH the winner,
as his post of
Friday, 11 June 2010 5:54:30 PM

is before runner’s post of
Saturday, 12 June 2010 2:08:23 PM

although I’m sure that in leftist land this will be disputed,
I mean,
Einstein taught that time is relative,
dontcha know?
Time means different things to different people,
depending on the individual and their culture.
Well at least that’s my opinion,
which is just as valid as any other opinion,
like,
really.
So if runner’s post was before ALGOREisRICH’s post for you,
then it was.
Both points of view are equally valid in leftist land.
besides, you said it first,
although that is merely a matter of opinion.

Proxy

Well that's what I get for not bothering to read AGiR's posts - too much with the hate and the rant to waste time on, whereas as Runner wins on brevity.

Now, do you have any positive to say about anyone? By anyone I mean, Muslims, Lefties, Greenies, Women, Homosexuals, small "l" liberals, single mothers, Men who have a different opinion to you?

Or do none of the above ever contribute anything positive to Australian Culture?

Hmmmm?

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