Friday, January 18, 2008

Fight Savage's Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

Brought to you by the good folks at Fox Attacks. See the film and then go to No Savage and urge his sponsors to pull his support. Free speech is great. I support it. But I can also boycott hate speech. We don't have to fund this demagoguery and filth. Savage is exactly like the demagogues in pre-WWII Nazi Germany who created waves of xenophobic hatred against Jews--paving the way for the Holocaust. Savage is trying to create the same atmosphere for a "final solution" against Muslims--and he's only the most visible demagogue. So, we stand up for freedom and for the rights of Muslims and for decency, here and now. Getting Savage off the air is our line in the sand with this hate speech.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I read your

comment
about why our (Jewish) leaders don't also defend the integrity of the Muslim community. I mean, since when is it an insult to call someone a Muslim?!
In short, you took the words out of my mouth.
Amen, brother.

Michael Westmoreland-White, Ph.D. said...

Well, Evan, as you know full well, there have been strong tensions between Jews and Muslims since the 1948 founding of Israel (though there have always been those in both communities working for a just peace). You also know that "Muslim" became an insult throughout the U.S. beginning on 9/11.

Many of us hope to change that.