[Peace-discuss] "The Moral Case for Israel"

[Wendy Edwards]

A while ago, I slogged through "The Fountainhead" just
so I could say that yes, I did indeed read something
by Ayn Rand.  It was truly awful, and I was amazed
that so many people apparently perceived her as a sort
of hero.  (FWIW, I apparently pissed off a number of
Randroids on Orkut when I created a community called
"White Trash Objectivism," which featured a 
Photoshopped image of the "Atlas Shrugged" figure
supporting an El Camino.)

I was a little surprised to see the Randroids meeting
Zionism, and at first I wondered if it was a parody.
But it doesn't appear to be.  Would it be worth 
showing up?  Not that I'm capable of being at all
obnoxious.

Wendy



On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 09:22:55AM -0700, David Green wrote:
> Yaron Brook spoke at the same venue last May,
> referring to immigrants in terms of "gutter cultures."
> I spoke to people about it at the time
> 
> Canada has hate speech laws that I don't agree with.
> But it is instructive that Brook was not allowed into
> Canada.
> 
> Last May's speech was sponsored by Illinipac (David
> Johnson) and Students for the Defense of America
> (James Sobotka). Apparently, other than Fred Gottheil
> and Pipes, this is the only speaker they can come up
> with. This man is pure hate, with an Ayn Rand twist,
> which you will have to research for yourself if you
> aren't familiar with it. In short, it is attack,
> attack, attack--culture of life (us) versus culture of
> death (Muslims).
> 
> I saw several identifiable Jews in attendance at the
> event in May, but of course no "respectable" members
> of the Jewish establishment. It looks like Illinipac
> has the sense to opt out this time.
> 
> If you want to see somebody that will remind you of
> Hitler, you should attend. He is as bad as Matt Hale.
> 
> David Green
>