Ghost of a flea: This is war

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January 12, 2008

This is war

In 1979, Pakistan's national airline advertised its New York flights (via Agent Bedhead). It is all too easy to imagine evil young men drawing inspiration for the horror movie they would stage twenty years later. Families on vacation and office workers with their first cup of coffee were enlisted as so much combustible material for this new way of war. I expect the publishers of the ad intended nothing more than to fill seats; and whatever kernel of darkness forms the intention of our enemy is beyond any rational scrutiny.

On another front, Canada's "human rights" commissions do the enemy's work as our heritage and our freedoms are thrown on the bonfire by evil nihilists. Long time Flea-readers will know I have had my differences with Ezra Levant. Today he has made me proud to be Canadian.

An excellent opening statement by Ezra Levant, at his Canadian Human Rights Commission “hearing” for publishing the Danish cartoons of blasphemy. This hearing is an outrage, and Levant is brilliant here.

The Flea is published in the United States of America where, thank God, mind-crime is still limited to the halls of academia.

Update: DrewM at AOSHQ - linking to the same post - sums it up.

The “logic” of the left has become so twisted that tolerance means accepting and defending everyone’s values but your own.

Update: Solidarity at Small Dead Animals, "Give 'em hell, Ezra." Feistiness at Five Feet of Fury. Useful linkage at Instapundit including comment from Mark Steyn.

Update: LGF has more of Ezra Levant's testimony. Even better than the first three.

The only answer to this outrage is a Conservative majority government.

Update: More.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 12, 2008 06:27 PM

Comments

I would not be so sure on that "published in the US" shield. The excretable Ernst Zundal tried that wheeze.

Courts - not to mention fly by night human rights commissions - tend to look at a) where the material originated and b) whether it was reasonably foreseeable that the material would be seen in Canada.

But, and this is the good news, with Ezra's first rate work here (and you know I share your demures) and the upcoming spectacle of Mark Steyn and Mcleans there is a good chance the human rights folks will have their ability to deal with speech eliminated.

Posted by: Jay Currie at January 12, 2008 07:11 PM

Agreed with all of the above. I am waiting for someone to take exception to my Kylie posts and drag me in front of a kangaroo court for making them feel their ass is too fat.

At which point I head south as a refugee.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at January 12, 2008 07:30 PM

If you'll excuse me, I need to call my lawyer.

Posted by: cm at January 12, 2008 07:47 PM