UPDATE
Minutes after I posted this article, the ludicrous Jess Phillips published an article in the Guardian which could not have been better designed to prove my thesis. A number of people have posted comments on the Guardian article pointing this out, and they have all been immediately deleted by the Guardian. I just tried it myself and was also deleted. I should be grateful if readers could now also try posting comments there, in order to make a point about censorship on the Guardian.
Catching up on a fortnight’s news, I have spent five hours searching in vain for criticism of Simon Danczuk from prominent or even just declared feminists. The Guardian was the obvious place to start, but while they had two articles by feminist writers condemning Chris Gayle’s clumsy attempt to chat up a presenter, their legion of feminist columnists were entirely silent on Danczuk. The only opinion piece was strongly defending him.
This is very peculiar. The allegation against Danczuk which is under police investigation – of initiating sex with a sleeping woman – is identical to the worst interpretation of the worst accusation against Julian Assange. The Assange allegation brought literally hundreds, probably thousands of condemnatory articles from feminist writers across the entire range of the mainstream media. I have dug up 57 in the Guardian alone with a simple and far from exhaustive search. In the case of Danczuk I can find nothing, zilch, nada. Not a single feminist peep.
The Assange case is not isolated. Tommy Sheridan has been pursuing a lone legal battle against the Murdoch empire for a decade, some of it in prison when the judicial system decided his “perjury” was imprisonable but Andy Coulson’s admitted perjury on the Murdoch side in the same case was not. I personally witnessed in court in Edinburgh last month Tommy Sheridan, with no lawyer (he has no money) arguing against a seven man Murdoch legal team including three QCs, that a letter from the husband of Jackie Bird of BBC Scotland should be admitted in evidence. Bird was working for Murdoch and suggested in his letter that a witness should be “got out of the country” to avoid giving evidence. The bias exhibited by the leading judge I found astonishing beyond belief. I was the only media in the court.
Yet even though the Murdoch allegations against Sheridan were of consensual sexual conduct, Sheridan’s fight against Murdoch has been undermined from the start by the massive and concerted attack he has faced from the forces of feminism. Just as the vital messages WikiLeaks and Assange have put out about war crimes, corruption and the relentless state attack on civil liberties have been undermined by the concerted feminist campaign promoting the self-evidently ludicrous claims of sexual offence against Assange.
As soon as the radical left pose the slightest threat to the neo-con establishment, an army of feminists can be relied upon to run a concerted campaign to undermine any progress the left wing might make. The attack on Jeremy Corbyn over the makeup of his shadow cabinet was a classic example. It is the first ever gender equal shadow cabinet, but the entire media for a 96 hour period last September ran headline news that the lack of women in the “top” posts was anti-feminist. Every feminist commentator in the UK piled in.
Among the obvious dishonesties of this campaign was the fact that Defence, Chancellor, Foreign Affairs and Home Secretary have always been considered the “great offices of State” and the argument only could be made by simply ignoring Defence. The other great irony was the “feminist” attack was led by Blairites like Harman and Cooper, and failed to address the fact that Blair had NO women in any of these posts for a full ten years as Prime Minister.
But facts did not matter in deploying the organised feminist lobby against Corbyn.
Which is why it is an important test to see what the feminists, both inside and outside the Labour Party, would do when the leading anti-Corbyn rent-a-gob, Simon Danczuk, was alleged to have some attitudes to women that seem very dubious indeed, including forcing an ex-wife into non-consensual s&m and that rape allegation.
And the answer is …nothing. Feminists who criticised Assange, Sheridan and Corbyn in droves were utterly silent on the subject of Danczuk. Because the purpose of established and paid feminism is to undermine the left in the service of the neo-cons, not to attack neo-cons like Danczuk.
Identity politics has been used to shatter any attempt to campaign for broader social justice for everybody. Instead it becomes about the rights of particular groups, and that is soon morphed into the neo-con language of opportunity. What is needed, modern feminism argues, is not a reduction of the vast gap between rich and poor, but a chance for some women to become Michelle Mone or Ann Gloag. It is not about good conditions for all, but the removal of glass ceilings for high paid feminist journalists or political hacks.
Feminism has become the main attack tool in the neo-con ideological arsenal. I am sceptical the concept can be redeemed from this.
Jemand:
” How many Feminists want to imperil their comfortable, high salaried jobs speaking out for Women’s Rights?”
Well, not Sanchia Berg on Radio 4;s Today programme this morning. A 13 month olg baby is found with horrific sexual injuries was murdered by her attacker. The evidence is suppressed by the police and case dismissed.
According to Berg, the problem is that the Family Court is now too open.
It was opened up because travesties of justice against fathers had been discovered when mothers made false accusations against fathers in order to get custody of their children , and the whole process of the court was secret.
This feminist was saying that if it had been kept secret, none of the witch -hunt against the father would have happened. Let women continue to lie!
Re Emma Worthington
This is obviously a case for the Janner apologisers. It will be interesting to see what foul comments they come up with this time.
Richard Nixon’s treasonous sabotage of 1968 Vietnam peace talks confirmed
Christopher Hitchens discusses this matter at length in The Trials of Henry Kissinger.
A bit old but nonetheless interesting.
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/12/george-will-confirms-nixons-vietnam-treason
Kind regards,
John
Clark
Clearly you didn’t read the article before making your knee-jerk “Nothing to do with Islam” reply.
The boy presented his own hand to the cleric, presumably through fear of being lynched. The hand he raised by accident because he misheard the question. He’s a hero in Pakistan now.
Mods
Just a note to say that I trust you are appreciating that I am responding only. I will never initiate. Nor do I care about any of this nonsense unless I am directly addressed. But I will not be intimidated into silence.
Kind regards,
John
“Fred was trying to smear not just by one, but two steps removed. That ranks as a pretty desperate attempt. Nul points.”
I think it smears the SNP and nationalism as a whole. Just as giving reviving a dead language a higher priority than providing ambulances does.
So do you think it’s just coincidence that the health minister is married to the deputy leader?
Defo, 3:54 am; with the power off there’s no way to pump the water, no way to remove decay heat, so the core melts down. This happened in three of the four reactors at Fukushima.
You need to look up “decay heat”. The core continues to produce heat after “shutdown” ie. after the insertion of control rods. And yes, control rods are made from boron.
When the US+UK attacked Iraq and Libya they destroyed the electric power grid immediately, to weaken the country’s ability to defend itself. If that was done to a country with nuclear power reactors the reactor cores would be very likely to melt down. With the grid power off, automatic systems would try to start the back-up diesel generators, but (1) some might not work, (2) a fuel supply cannot be guaranteed in a war zone, and (3) attendance of staff to tend the reactors can’t be guaranteed in a war zone.
Giyane, what’s your problem with John Spencer-Davis? He seems really rather reasonable to me. Do you think he’s a Freemason, is that it?
Giyane / John Spencer Davis,
Whilst I accept that this blog regularly has this effect on people, I have just read the last couple of pages or so, and whilst I can appreciate some of both of your points of view and maybe even agree with some of them, I fail to understand, exactly what points that you both find in each other that are so offensive.
You are now, both repeatedly slagging each other off, over points that I do not understand.
Perhaps you could elucidate. Otherwise, it might well appear, that you are both trolls sat in the same room filling the blog with crap, such that if anyone actually writes anything interesting, the chances are it will not be read amongst all the personal insults. This is an old form of internet censorship, which I first came across nearly 20 years ago.
I accept that I occasionally exhibit similar or even worse behaviour, but that is merely to conform with the consensus of the asylum.
Tony
Yes Tony
When I quote someone I put the name + : + ” + copy and paste quote “.
An unattributed quote in “” was flying around an earlier discussion, which corresponded slightly to things JSD was also saying.
He said that I had attributed the quote to him, which I hadn’t. I had put several “”” on either side of the quote to indicate it was a thing that was being bandied about in the discussion without anyone saying where it came from.
JSD is being obstinate. So be it. I’m not going to apologise for something I haven’t done.
Giyane,
I always try to remember to use “quotes” in such circumstances too. Interesting that Clark and myself must have had exactly the same thoughts at the the same time about you two. I hadn’t read his comment, when I posted mine.
‘The origins of Feminism (as opp. to WRs) can be traced back to American college campuses and the simmering stew of civil rights activism of the 1960s. The cultural leanings and identities of the leading personalities is significant.
Of course many things fed into the evolution of Feminism. And one thing was its relationship with establishment power which always seeks new means of garnering political support for various agendas – in this case, by allying with the apparent leaders of a disparate mindset.
No surprise then that the promise of money and power to the main players in Feminism could steer the narrative and focus to suit the contemporary needs of the establishment – now decidedly Neo-Con. And similarly, its silence in respect of inconvenient events – eg. Cologne. How many Feminists want to imperil their comfortable, high salaried jobs speaking out for Women’s Rights?’
Jemand is spot-on here, much as it may displease the Pavlov dog leftist commenters who scream ‘racist’ at him at the drop of a hat.
Observe how the poster girl of the NS reacts when she’s informed that the movement to which she is committed has been in hock to the elite for decades; she is incapable of accepting the validity of Prof. Miller’s points, and instead (as usual, it comes down to ‘me, me, me’ with Penny)accuses him of uttering a misogynist put down at her expense-
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2012/02/women-white-miller-woman-young-2
Giyane,
Most “Freemasons” have as much of a clue about their real historical origins, as do most Catholics – which is very little. They have no agenda – beyond a few private “some dodgy” deals. They are generally small business, self employed types and / or police / magistrates/ judiciary. Some actually do good local charity works – holding events to which everyone is welcome. They are not that different to the kind of things trade unions did/still do. They also tend to run very good pubs.
That of course is not the entire story, and really I am referring to how things were 30+ years ago in the UK.
What we have now in terms of World Control is something completely different. The starting point was probably the assassination of JFK.
Once you start going down this Rabbit Hole, which I did after 9/11, it gets very deep and scary. Most people can’t face it, and prefer to avoid it, as to accept the truth of how things really are, demands (if you have any conscience) that you attempt to do something about it.
Tony
@Tony, Giyane its true for most large organisations. Most people have no idea of the level of corruption that goes on at the top. Would you agree JSD?
I do not know if the situation is going to remain this way, but I note that Giyane’s unprovoked insults have been deleted, whereas my responses remain on the forum.
Does that tell anyone here anything? Assuming that my responses remain. I do not of course know if they will.
Kind regards,
John
Tony_0pmoc
20/01/2016 11:34am
Tony, thank you for your posting.
I was preparing a response, but it contained reference to postings by Giyane that have now been deleted, so I will just store it for now.
I think the fact that Giyane’s postings have been deleted and mine have not, may be indication enough for the benefit of the commenters and posters here. I don’t really think I need to say any more. (Assuming mine stay up, of course!)
Giyane has posted another round of lies about how this nonsense all started, however. I can’t see whether his posting remains up. If it does, I am happy to correct his lies for the forum to see, with proof.
However, I will hold off now for a while to see if anything of mine gets deleted.
Kind regards,
John
Giyane 11:58 am:
Giyane, I can’t find an appropriate response to this. I could try to express sympathy but it seems inadequate. In your circumstances I’d be feeling very angry, powerless and frightened. I wish you well; that is all I can think to offer.
John Spencer-Davis, please forgive me for reminding you of a principle: criticise the behaviour rather than the person. It’s similar in principle to the moderation rule; engage with the issues rather than criticising the commenter.
Giyane, remember that you can only know the words John Spencer-Davis posts, not his motive in posting them.
To both of you; I think it most likely that you’re both good people, trying to find what’s best for everyone. You could try exploring the higher moral principles to discover what you agree upon, then work your way down to the nitty-gritty of how those principles can be applied in practice.
Exexpat
sorry for filching your obscenity on sqwank. A new one for my collection.
I have only ever worked for one corporation. It was a halal foodmaker, which to now has never made a single halal sausage, or even sold one.
corruption at the top seems too good a word. more like headless chickens.
Anon1, 9:43 am;
I read the whole article. Why would I have tried to reject a blood transfusion as a child? Is that the fault of Islam, too?
Do any of you realise how boring this place has become?? Giyane, Fedup, Doug Scorgie and Macky make it intolerable with their juvenile insults and attempts to start fights – not forgetting Giyane’s constant harping on about Islam. If those four posters would take a break, go away and contemplate their navels for a month or so, things might improve. MIGHT. Assuming the pathetic sexual references and dross was cut out too.
Node
Thank you for the Frequent Genocide in Palestine..Hope the EVERY Day evilness doesn’t wear you down.. We have video on idf shooting unarmed protesters for fun.. WtF is the Spineless U.N.
And they Would Rather have isis in charge of Syria –
Tel Aviv on Jan. 19, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon –
Ya’alon reasoned that Iran had greater capabilities than the Islamic State and remained the biggest threat for Israel. He argued that if Syria were to fall to one of the two powers, he would prefer it were the Islamic State rather than Iran or Iran-backed groups. “We believe ISIS will be eventually defeated territorially after the blows it has been suffering, and in light of the attacks on its oil reserves,” he told the conference, according to Ynetnews.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/19/israeli-defense-minister-if-i-had-to-choose-between-iran-and-isis-id-choose-isis/731453261570143/?postshare=1331453291834368&tid=ss_mail
Yet just Days ago we had Yet another Isis Massacre –
Islamic State militants have killed 300 people in an “appalling massacre” in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian government.
A further 400 civilians were said to have been kidnapped by Isis, monitors said on Sunday, with the families of pro-government fighters were among those targeted.
Most of those killed in day-long attacks on Deir al-Zor were elderly people, women and children
@Itsy
+1
Node
Thank you for the Frequent Genocide in Palestine ( UPDATES )
Exexpat
In this halal organisation, the company brand overmanager could see a market for halal british lamb in the worm of the Middle east Israel, while the CEO would pontificate that from his high , high level of vision he saw the necessity of importing food from China because of food security issues in the UK. Different ends of the anal periscope thing obviously.
The general manager, who was highly qualified to manage production of a global production company eventually got tired of the endless attempts to postpone manufacturing anything.
Every time an abbattoir or production company came within the sights of this corporation, the vendor would remember that the corporation was owned by one of the world’s richest men and require feathers to be supplied in brown envelopes to line the nest with swan down.
how much per halal sausage mate? $20 million per sausage. but that was scarcely odd –
because sausage was there none.
Itsy has a point, Giyane. Do you think anyone (here or anywhere else) is interested in this drivel you keep posting, in these vaguely Islam-associated but nevertheless, utterly meaningless and inconsequential anecdotes?
Poppi Worthington
The Janner apologists are staying very silent on this one:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3335402/13-month-old-Poppi-Worthingtons-death-presents-worrying-picture.html
Itsy
Nice try brother – too hot in the spy kitchen?
This is something everybody whould be aware of – the US government versus the people of the world. FEMA prisons are not going to go away. They have been built and modified for a reason. That reason is to prevent anyone who does not concur with US policy from having a voice.
https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/the-war-room/the-locations-of-the-fema-internmentconcentration-camps-in-the-united-states/
One way or another we will be silenced.
https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/why-did-the-u-s-government-recently-purchase-30000-guillotines/
Glenn_UK
My contributions are extremely clean compared with the dirty politics between political Islam and USUKIS. It;s hard to find hard to find words to describe the level of betrayal, persecution, covering up of truth, corruption that has occurred in Syria.
what you call drivel is in fact the evidence trail for the genocide of the Syrian nation by usukis and political Islam. What I am prepared to concede is that Craig Murray may be on the side of the neo-con, neocolonisation of the MIddle east. he was on the side of the westernisation of eastern Europe. ask him.
I think I’ll let him tell me if my contributions ar welcome or not, rather than the troll occupants of atalantic bridge. where is Werrity anyway?
John: Why are you referring us to a far-right hate site, specialising in crazed right-wing conspiracies, pro-Israel propaganda, and Muslim bashing?