This is funny. While engaged in a standard Zionist whine about the media's unfairness to Israel, D.C. attorney Paul Mirengoff of the neocon blog Powerline lets the cat out of the bag--albeit without elaboration. The piece is called, "Name that ethnicity" and is about the fact that the Washington Post and others have described alleged Michigan stabber Elias Abuelazam as an Israeli, but failed to point out that he's Arab.
I've helpfully bolded the cat in the paragraphs below so you'll recognize it when it comes out of the bag:
Israel has a large Arab population. During much of its history relations between Israel Jews and Arabs weren't bad. In fact, they were pretty good in Haifa, which I used to visit. But in the past 20 years or so, relations have soured and from what I gather, many Israeli Arabs feel a deep hostility towards the Jewish state.
Given the fact that Israeli Arabs are, in some senses, a "population apart," it would seem worth mentioning in any full article about Abuelazam
Gosh, could the souring relations have anything to do with the fact that Israeli Arabs are, in some senses, a "population apart"?
The NBC evening news (on TV) yesterday evening identified Abuelazam as a “Palestinian Christian”. Later in the evening, ABC News (on the radio) identified him as an “Israeli Arab”. Does Mr. Mirengoff have a preference between the two? “Enquiring minds want to know.” We certainly want to keep Attorney Mirengoff and Powerline happy!
All the coverage I’ve seen in Ha’aretz calls Abuelazam an “Israeli citizen”. Is that a code for an Israeli Arab that Israelis would understand?
Pretty funny; the phrase “a people apart” has a long and singular pedigree with self-reference to a certain ethnic population. It wouldn’t do to continue to identify the alleged serial stabber to the American people as an Israeli, which he is. I assume the revised designation in the MSM will be “Israeli Arab “(not even Arab Israeli). Such pointed linkeage would be characteristic
of PEP a la PC language.
The neocon also points out that he has been identifed as a Christian too; the necon speculates this is so no American get’s the erroneously idea the stabber is a Muslim. Interesting to compare the MSM handling of the American who shot 8 of his fellow American beerhouse workers. I’ve not see anything in MSM print revealing his identity as also black and the victims as also white. Some of the articles do tack on that the shooter had complained in the past about racism where he worked. Other facts reveal the shooter was paranoid.
citizen, the original story printed the allegation made by the the shooters girlfriend’s mother he had complained about racial tensions at work in addition to a response from the company’s denials wrt that assertion. i linked to that abc article the last time you noted this incident. i’m not certain race was involved. some of the victims were his bosses and the owners of the company. he was being fired for stealing from the company.
Elias sounds like a Christian Arab. Wonder if that should also be mentioned?
This guy sounds just like a murderer. Surprise,all nations and all religions have some.
I have a memory that the NY Times took pains to point out that David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) was adopted and originally of Italian birth parentage.
Wow. Impressive how he just skips right over the gaping chasm of Israeli apartheid in a mad rush to frame his case as “Jews good, Arabs bad.”
I’ve read a comment on the interwebs where the suspect was described as “Christian Arab”. The explanation that went along with it was that his Israeli passport was expired and he had immigrated to the US, so clearly, he had renounced his Israeli citizenship and was not planning on returning to Israel.
The lengths to which some people go to make themselves look like absolute _________ (fill in the blank) is amazing.
The issue of the Palestinian Christians is basic to today’s controversies, and should be much more thought about, than has been the case.
The Christians are evidently the descendants of the ancient Palestinians, converted to Christianity in Roman times, and became Arabic-speaking later. They have as much right to the land as Jews. They cannot be accused of being recent invaders.
One hasbara commenter tried to suggest that the Christians were the descendants of the Crusaders. That is ridiculous; there were very few Crusaders, unable to create a new population. No doubt the genealogical history of Palestinians over the centuries is complicated, as is that of Jews.
What is evidently the case, is that the new invading population, who created the State of Israel, treated the ancient population, at least the part who’d been there since the third millennium BC or before, as inferior natives. Precisely as the Crusaders did.
The case involving this alleged serial killer is interesting in the sense that it exposes a lot of the ignorance that’s out there among Americans.
This guy doesn’t fit well into all the convenient stereotypes. People are falling over themselves trying to wrap their heads around the fact the suspect is Christian and that at the same time he’s an Arab and that he looks Israeli, but not really because he looks like an Arab, but the media described him as white so he is, but it turns out he isn’t, well, maybe, but not really. So, could he be a secret Muslim sent on a violent Jihad to kill Americans? Or is this a case of mistaken identity? Is his passport real? Perhaps it’s fake.
And the speculation goes on and on and on and on…..
It’s no wonder many still believe that Saddam perpetrated 9/11 and that, We’re fighting them over there so we don’t have to fight them over here.
When people do not live in a world of reality, and the “reality” that they have embraced is so tentative (or built on falsehood), they are susceptible to any suggestions. In other words, it follows the old saying – those who are made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
Speaking about Americans and America, you have some of the most deceived people on the face of the earth. “The doors of our perception are carefully and precisely regulated. If everybody believes something, it’s probably wrong. We call that “conventional wisdom” –
# Pharmaceuticals restore health
# Vaccination brings immunity
# The cure for cancer is just around the corner
# Menopause is a disease condition
# When a child is sick, he needs immediate antibiotics
# When a child has a fever he needs Tylenol
# Hospitals are safe and clean.
# America has the best health care in the world.
# Americans have the best health in the world.
# Milk is a good source of calcium.
# You never outgrow your need for milk.
# Vitamin C is ascorbic acid.
# Aspirin prevents heart attacks.
# Heart drugs improve the heart.
# Back and neck pain are the only reasons for spinal adjustment.
# No child can get into school without being vaccinated.
# The FDA thoroughly tests all drugs before they go on the market.
# Pregnancy is a serious medical condition
# Infancy is a serious medical condition
# Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cures for cancer
# When your child is diagnosed with an ear infection, antibiotics should be given immediately ‘just in case’
# Ear tubes are for the good of the child.
# Estrogen drugs prevent osteoporosis after menopause.
# Pediatricians are the most highly trained of al medical specialists.
# The purpose of the health care industry is health.
# HIV is the cause of AIDS.
# AZT is the cure.
# Without vaccines, infectious diseases will return
# Fluoride in the city water protects your teeth
# Flu shots prevent the flu.
# Vaccines are thoroughly tested before being placed on the Mandated Schedule.
# Doctors are certain that the benefits of vaccines far outweigh any possible risks.
# There is a terrorist threat in the US.
# There is a bioterrorist threat in the US.
# The NASDAQ is a natural market controlled by supply and demand.
# Chronic pain is a natural consequence of aging.
# Your government provides security.
etc.
This is a list of illusions, that have cost billions to conjure up. Did you ever wonder why most people in this country generally accept most of the above statements?
The final goal of media is to create a following of docile, unquestioning consumers. To that end, three primary tools have historically been employed:
# deceit
# dissimulation
# distraction
Over time, the sophistication of these tools of propaganda has evolved to a very structured science, taking its cues in an unbroken line from principles laid down by the Father of Spin himself, Edward L Bernays, over a century ago, as we will see.”
WHY AMERICANS WILL BELIEVE ALMOST ANYTHING – PART1
WHY AMERICANS WILL BELIEVE ALMOST ANYTHING – PART2
I am not claiming everything in the article is correct, but that it will go a long way to untangle why we are such prey to current propaganda. It is recognizing what is occurring that is half the battle, but lets say once you are out of the “matrix,” do you have the will to forge ahead? Some people have been the targets in the world and it causes them untold pain, but what if you are next? All pushed forward by this urge to control the people.
If you read any of my above links you will find a striking resemblance to these repeated methods that have used this subterfuge for commercial interests, using them in the Israel/Palestine tragedy and in the current aggressions of the USA in the ME. It is uncanny when you read, like an open book, these methodologies, and they have jumped ship from merely corporate employment to these other activities with just a change in set phrases with the same repetition.
It has gotten to the point, the saturation of this propaganda, that defenders of this racism, ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, and the persistence of the war economy, that anyone can use a mere catch phrase and it immediately strikes a chord with the duped population. So that along with the more “official” entities, other equally duped people inadvertently use the methodology and various groups with agendas trying to show a face of legitimacy under innocuous names claiming expertise (see all the “Middle East – orientalist – Arab mind aficionados” etc.).
VR, you know, most of your links are to videos.
Yes, I try to use as much communication media possible. Unfortunately spans of attention are so short, that sometimes you use media of this nature – at other times there is complete understanding of the issues and a video is used as support or impact. I am a firm believer that you must use as many types of media as possible. Was your comment meant to be a criticism or an observation, because I am open to improvement and criticism.
I haven’t watched your videos, so they migfht be exceptions. but my general impression of video essays is that they are usually boring and time-consuming.
If the information were in written form, I could read it in a fraction of the time, and be easily able to go back over it for critical analysis.
Of course, videos which avoid the talking heads and show the actual process or event in question are very effective indeed.