{"id":664,"date":"2010-08-23T12:40:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T12:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apagansblog\/2010\/08\/the-face-of-savagery.html"},"modified":"2010-08-23T12:40:42","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T12:40:42","slug":"the-face-of-savagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apagansblog\/2010\/08\/the-face-of-savagery.html","title":{"rendered":"The Face of Savagery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone thinking that the organized opposition to the Islamic Cultural Center in New York is motivated by anything more noble than hatred and bigotry should take a look at the video<\/a> of yesterday’s demonstration in New York by people who might somehow think they are good citizens and decent human beings. <\/p>\n

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 And then if you have time, read Glenn Greenwald’s analysis surrounding the link above. <\/div>\n
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This is not a liberal\/conservative issue, as a very few honest conservatives, such as Eugene Volokh<\/a>, Grover Norquis<\/a>t, and Ron Paul<\/a> have come out against these outbursts of savagery.  Nor is it really a Democrat\/Republican issue, as Howard Dean and Harry Reid have proven much too morally weak to stand for what is right.  This is a decency\/hatred, civilization\/barbarism issue.  Had this been Germany in the 30s, the people in this video would have been enthusiastic participants in Krystallnacht<\/a> – unless they were Jewish.<\/div>\n
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Given a chance these people would treat us the same.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE:<\/b><\/div>\n
I will place a list of additional conservatives with the integrity to denounce the savages and their depraved leaders as I learn of them. Joe Scarborough <\/a>is now one.  So is Ted Olson<\/a>.  This is a litmus test for  to what extent conservatism is worth treating as something other than a social disease.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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