Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Paul Kimball has his hands full documenting the anti-Semitic leanings of radio host Jeff Rense. Now another drooling anti-Semite, David Icke, is scheduled to appear on Whitley Strieber's Internet radio show.

Icke's schtick is clever in that he takes pains to distance himself from known Nazi sympathizers, opting instead for a peculiar mix of New Age love and Homeland Security paranoia; his racism is disguised (albeit thinly) by his tenet that interdimensional predators known as "reptilians" have infiltrated world government at the highest levels. Interestingly, "reptilian" is more or less synonymous with "Jewish" in Icke's frothing-at-the-mouth cosmology.

Icke professes to espouse peace and love, but his writings are laced with the same vibes that typify the conspiracy yarns of personalities such as the late Bill Cooper. In a nutshell (pun not intended), it's "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" liberally blended with choice scenes from "V." How many times do we have to hear it?

12 comments:

JEFM said...

Mac, I don't agree with everything Rense says, but I don't think he's anti-semitic (arabs are semite too ... so I guess jewish people use this term as if it was their own ... ). David Icke, to me he's just into this for making money, with people who are too gullible according to my standards.

Anyway, that's the great thing about USA, you can critizice the man or label him however you want, but he has a right to say what he wants as long as is not violent or incites violence.

US media is so biased towards Israel,I doubt there's a need to "straighten" this opinions from the "paranormal" community.

Mac said...

Jon,

Rense not anti-Jewish? Please take a look at http://rensewatch.blogspot.com

W.M. Bear said...

Rense Watch -- Sounds like a laundry cycle! But there's no "laundering" this guy!

Mac said...

One of the many things Rense and Icke have in common is the idea that neo-Nazi/Holocaust "revisionist" extraordinaire Ernst Zundel is some kind of martyr. Good lord.

Professor Pan said...

It's a shame that Rense posts such anti-Semitic garbage because he sometimes has interesting stuff on his site. But it's tarnished by the ZOG graphics, tributes to the martyr Ernst Zundel (egads!), and absurd "Jews Rule the Earth!" propaganda.

I lost some good friends for pointing out the resemblance between Zundel's logo and the Nazi Swastika. And though I've tried to start a dialogue with Jeff, he completely ignores me.

Thanks to Kimball for doing this -- it's about time.

Paul Kimball said...

Mac et al:

The Zundel case is complicated, and illustrates the danger of the state (in this case, Canada and Germany) putting into place laws that curtail freedom of speech. I believe that some of those laws are justifiable (Canada's is one), but that they must be applied very sparingly, and only in truly egregious cases. Zundel, for example, was largely unknown until the government went after him with criminal charges. This is why people like Rense, and Zundel himself, refer to Zundel as a "martyr" and a "prisoner of conscience." It's ridiculous, of course - Zundel is on record as stating that he doesn't believe in unfettered freedom of speech, and supports book burning, but by going after him in the courts, as opposed to countering his bogus claims through logic, he has been given a platform far greater than he could have ever hoped for. But as many writers have pointed out, people like Zundel will use the freedom of speech shield whenever they can to defend their noxious beliefs.

Check out his website - the great chuckle is that he posts, on the main page, a quote from the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights about free speech! It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Paul Kimball

Bsti said...

hey now, Bill Cooper was a friend of mine. I don't agree with everything anyone says, no more so Rense, but who else is bothering to report on Israel's doings? The state is not above reproach or concern by any means. And as always, to me, Judaism is a cult just like the rest of the religions; a cult who believes they are special to God, The Chosen Ones.
I have respect for individual faith, but none for organized religions.
It may seem a harsh statement, but I believe that religions are a detriment mankind, the root cause of all conflicts. It is not the faith of a few that lead to war, but the order of the leaders of that faith.

Mac said...

Bsti--

I couldn't agree with you more regarding organized religion -- which I consider the great unrecognized oxymoron of our time.

As for Bill Cooper, Rense, et al: Critiquing Israeli foreign policy is one thing. Blatant Naziism is another.

Paul Kimball said...

Bsti:

"Who else is reporting on Israel's doings."

This is simply a ridiculous statement. No matter what the cult of conspiracy people will tell you, the mainstream media report a great deal about what is going on in Israel, and with the Palestinian Authority. It is fair and balanced, in that one view "here" is offset by another view "there." For example, in Canada, the CBC, the state-owned broadcaster, is generally regarded as being more "pro-Palestinian," and critical of Israeli policy. This is offset by newspapers like the National Post, and broadcasters like Global, which are generally seen as having a "pro-Israel" bias.

The same dichotomy exists in the United States, although you won't see it if your search is confined to raving about the conservative Fox News, which seems to be the MO of the cult of conspiracy.

Paul Kimball

JEFM said...

Mac, like I said, that's the great thing about USA. You can call the guy (Rense) an anti-jewish.

I believe he's not, not in the way you are trying to put him anyway.

I understand there is no good in bashing ppl because of their race, color or religion, I believe in human rights and the right of existence of every human being.

But you have to admit there's this trend that "I" might be labeled as an anti-jewish if I express an opinion contrary to the interests of the jewish folk or Israel. As soon as you get that label on you ... people become afraid of you and won't even listen to the rest of the argument.

Now, THAT'S dangerous too.

JEFM said...

Paul, let's be honest here.

American media has a bias towards Israel, it has been proven by two different studies conducted none the less by News and reporters association.

On the second hand, i dont see anything wrong with debate. Well, some people question the numbers concerning the "Holocaust" (or Shoah) (?, is that correct) and I believe history is a science. Let's debate those people with arguments. You don't call someone you don't agree with in a debate crazy, you prove him wrong, with arguments.

What if ppl started calling Mac, you or me crazy for the type of things we post in our blogs? They have a right to do so, but it's nothing more than "ad hominem argument". And yes ... the UN chart protects those crazy neo-nazis too ... it's for ALL of us.

Now, "me" probably saying this ... I'm an anti-semite.

Best regards

PD: Like I said before, maybe there should be a new term for that, not only jewish people are semites ...

W.M. Bear said...

Criticizing the Israeli government is not anti-semitism.

--Colin Powell (no less)

jon -- I think you make a couple of very good points. The Israeli government especially is quick to label ANY criticism of ITS policies as "anti-semitism." (The neocon media here too.) I mean, come on, what kind of moral blank check are we asking for here? And yes, many indigenous Middle Eastern peoples are semitic, including (especially) Arabs. However, the Israelis and neocon media here have (again) appropriated the term to mean anti-Jewish.

That said, a lot of conspiracy theorists don't make the distinction between the Israeli government and the Jewish people either, and so tend easily to slip into REAL anti-semitism and start ranting and raving about the international Jewish conspiracy. As to the integrity of the Jewish state itself, interestingly, I've read arguments by some Jewish writers who contend that Sharon and his gang are actually doing more to destroy Israel as a nation that all the rabid (and very real) anti-semitism you see in the Arab press.