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August 12, 2006

Pipe smoking is properly an intellectual exercise

Harry's Place does me the great favour and chilling disservice of introducing me to the existence of the Pipe Club of Lebanon. Membership sounds to be a most congenial prospect but tragically is limited to residents of Lebanon. No dual-passport dodge for these gentlemen.

Also at Harry's Place: Lumpenbourgeois losers and an excellent use of the term "bazaari".

Let's face facts: Islamism's appeal, is largely to the sort of type of person who would have been tempted to cheer on the blackshirts in the 1920's. It combines authoritarianism, militarism, anti-socialism and anti-liberalism with a special squeamishness about human sexuality.

Western Leftists who ally with Islamism because they think the phenomenon represents the interests of the masses are fooling themselves. If it represents anything it's the prejudices of the bazaari and clerical class in organised form and we've already seen that in Europe.

Red Devils Update: I would be particularly grateful if Flea-readers amongst our American cousins to the south might take a minute or two to watch the linked video. Caution: Linked video includes strong language and smoking (via INDC Journal).

Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from Edmonton, Canada are ambushed as they conducted battle damage assessment in the village on July 15, 2006 in Sangin, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan.

I hold in my hand a piece of paper Update: Welcome to 1936: Enjoy!

What this reminds me of is Germany’s occupation of the Rhineland in 1936. The French and British could have defeated the Nazis effortlessly and toppled the Nazi regieme at the time, but in their fecklessness decided to let it stand. As a result Hitler not only survived, but was emboldened. We all know the rest of the story.

Related: Harry Hutton questions the timing.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 12, 2006 09:03 AM

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