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.
Nevermind
“The problem lies with the usual miscreants, the Sykes Picot manipulators for Queen and empire,”
In the English mind the world is divided into 4 categories:
1/ English
2/ wogs, that’s Americans,French germans italians greeks etc
3/ dogs, everyone after that
4/ n**nogs, everyone south of the mediterranean.
If the English ever gives lines or agreements to wogs, dogs or n**nogs, they would never consider them to be permanent agreements or permanent lines.
Hence the re-writing of the contract with Europe, hence the re-writing of the Sykes Picot border lines.
I spoke with a Kurdish Turk on the planes once . His wife was Turkish and we were talking about the prospect of Turkey separating from its Kurdish eastern one-third. He said that after 100 years of intermarriage and dealings across the ethnic divide it would be disastrous to try and cut it apart again.
The only reason for re-drawing borders is as you say to extract resources and to divide and rule. That’s a very good reason for political Islam to resist USUKIS’ plan, i.e. the opposite of what they are doing.
You too can wear pink tights and pompoms. it’s a free world.
Everyone has to decide what is grown up for themselves.
Des Res
1/ yes
2/ yes
Hilarious piece in the Graun:
“That was also the gist of Cameron’s intervention; ironically, his twist on this old theme was that Muslim women are not available – for the labour market. They are kept at home and are “economically inactive”, that new slur of disdain in hard-working Britain. He is not interested if they are caring for children or elderly relatives. In the Muslim homes I have visited it was clear that the women were extremely busy cooking and caring for many family members.”
Cooking and caring for many family members. The Guardian. Oh the lack of disdain!
“Russia has now become the champion of Islam, and why not?”
Have you ever been to Russia or met any Russians?”
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Giyane, I’m afraid Resident Dissident, is correct on this occasion, the majority of Russia’s oppose Islam, and are racially prejudice, it doesn’t do anyone any favours, to be black and Muslim in Russia.
Around 75% of Russians are Orthodox Christians, Islam represents around 5% of the population.
Russian aggression towards other religions and races, especially Islam, could stem back to Ghengis Khan, and his notorious Golden Horde, even though Khan’s Mongol savages were brutal in battle, they were however remarkably tolerant of a peoples religion, and it’s said the Mongols were fascinated by Buddhism, in particular.
However for well over 200 years Russian’s stagnated and suffered terribly under the Mongol yoke. In which time Russia’s European neighbours, such as Sweden Lithuania and Poland took advantage of Russian weakness.
In my opinion that era has left deep and long lasting scars on the Russian psyche. It would also go along way to explaining their historic xenophobia and why they pursue an aggressive foreign policy, and strangely it could also explain Russian stoical acceptance of tyranny at home.
“Giyane, I’m afraid Resident Dissident, is correct on this occasion, the majority of Russia’s oppose Islam, and are racially prejudice, it doesn’t do anyone any favours, to be black and Muslim in Russia.
Around 75% of Russians are Orthodox Christians, Islam represents around 5% of the population.”
That’s like saying that around 90% of Poles are Roman Catholic and therefore hate Islam. It just is not true. There are racists in Russia, Poland and the UK. During the Soviet era all ethnicities from the various countries in the union integrated well and like our universities the campuses were full of an ethnic mix. There were more people getting a university education in the USSR than there were here.
On the one occasion when you thought Resident Dissident was right he turned out to be wrong again. 😀
Meanwhile across the pond, opinion polls have shown that the democratic candidate for president of the United States, Bernie Sanders has taken a slight lead in Iowa.
The polls also suggest that Sanders is ahead in New Hampshire as well. However the other front runner for the democrats Hilary Clinton is still seen as the most likely candidate to be put forward for the presidential election.
One should however bear in mind that only one US presidential candidate, has gone on to become US president, after losing Iowa and New Hampshire, his name is Bill Clinton, his wufe is Hilary Clinton.
Clinton’s main rival Bernie Sanders is a rather obscure senator from Vermont, Sanders has advocated socialist policies for most of his life.
Though it appears he’s not particularly popular with the Black and Hispanic communities.
On Martin Luther King day, Sanders addressed a crowd of around seven thousand people in Birmingham, Alabama. “What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?” he asked rhetorically, quoting the civil rights icon.
King’s message, that racial equality is worthless without social and economic justice, could be a potent line for Sanders. Having an African-American in the White House has done nothing to reduce the huge disparities of wealth and opportunity between black and white.
“That’s like saying that around 90% of Poles are Roman Catholic and therefore hate Islam. It just is not true. There are racists in Russia, Poland and the UK. During the Soviet era all ethnicities from the various countries in the union integrated well and like our universities the campuses were full of an ethnic mix. There were more people getting a university education in the USSR than there were here.”
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You are of course John entitled to your opinion, and like other nations Russia will have a more tolerant section of society however, I’m not so sure it’s prevalent.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/01/08/8-worst-countries-black-people-travel/
The above site John advises black people which countries are not particularly safe to travel in, unfortunately Russia is number two on the list.
The Tatars who enforced the Mongol yoke over Russia were and are Muslim.
Conquest of the Tatar capital of Kazan was an important step in the growth of the Muscovite state. See Eisenstein’s movie Ivan the Terrible.
Back to American politics, and Donald Trump, who said on Saturday that he could shoot someone, in the middle of a crowded street, and still not lose voters.
Trump of course is the front runner for the Republicans, in the race to become president of the United States. His statement could be a subtle tipping of the hat to the NRA, and those who support carrying weapons. Trump is a keen backer of the Second Amendments.
All that matters now for Bernie is voter registration and who is in charge of the dreaded Diebold voting machines, RoS.
But lets not mirror the fascination of the BBC with US moneybags politics here.
The next US elections will not present us with La Clinton, no ‘feminist’ on the US thrown yet, history will have to wait, however much her husband is bitching against Sanders.
“The Tatars who enforced the Mongol yoke over Russia were and are Muslim”
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Yes Lysais, that is correct however when they first appeared in Europe, Mongols (dubbed Tartars, or Turkic people by the West) practiced Shamanism.
They are dropping like flies now
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-rainbowdio-bassist-jimmy-bain-dead-at-68/
“Rainbow In The Dark”
When there’s lightning, you know, it always brings me down
‘Cause it’s free
And I see
That it’s me
Who’s lost and never found
I cry out for magic, see it dancing in the light
It was cold.
Lost my hold
To the shadows of the night
No sign of the morning coming
You’ve been left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
A rainbow in the dark
Do your demons—well, do they ever let you go?
When you’ve tried,
Do they hide
Deep inside?
Is it someone that you know?
We’re just a picture, we’re an image caught in time
We’re a lie
You and I
We’re words without a rhyme
No sign of the morning coming
Don’t you be left on your own
Like a rainbow in the dark
Rainbow in the dark
Yeah
[Solo]
When there’s lightning, you know, it always brings me down
‘Cause it’s free
And I see
That it’s me
Who’s lost and never found
I cry out for magic, see it floating in the air
It was fear
And you’ll hear it
Calling you, “Beware! Look out.”
No sign of the morning coming
No sight of the day
You’ve been left on your own
You are a rainbow
Rainbow in the dark [3x]
A rainbow in the dark
Too many mornings
Oh, just rainbow in the dark, dark, dark
I see you’re all, you’re all, you’re all rainbows
You are rainbows in the dark
All that matters now for Bernie is voter registration and who is in charge of the dreaded Diebold voting machines, RoS.
“But lets not mirror the fascination of the BBC with US moneybags politics here.
The next US elections will not present us with La Clinton, no ‘feminist’ on the US thrown yet, history will have to wait, however much her husband is bitching against Sanders.”
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Nevermind, I’m afraid in the battle for the soul of the US Democratic party, between, Sanders and Clinton, Clinton is way out in front.
Sanders who is an advocate of socialist policies, and tax rises has amassed his campaign funds from small investors, which amounts to $2.3 million. In contrast Barack Obama had in the last quarter of 2015, $33 million dollars at his disposal.
Hilary Clinton whose been here before, whe she lost to Obama, has a huge campaign chest, funded by the banks, infact recently Goldman Sachs paid Hilary Clinton $600,000 dollars in personal speaking fees.
Black and Latino voters favour Clinton by large margins. In a recent NBC News poll of registered Democrats, just 12% of the African-Americans and 27% of the Hispanics surveyed said they would back Sanders. He cannot win the nomination with numbers like those.
It does seem as though the odds are stacked against Sanders, the next round of votes take place in Nevada and South Carolina. Eleven more states follow on the 1st of March, by then we should know more about Sanders fate.
here is the view of the South China Morning Post on the visit of president Xi to Iran.
“Mei Xinyu, a Ministry of Commerce researcher, said: “Iran is one of the most important players in the region and a key Chinese partner in the Middle East … Iran is vital for China’s strategies in the West Africa and North Asia.”
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1904328/china-iran-opens-new-chapter-bilateral-ties-president
The Labour branch office in Scotland pulling figures out of thin air, Jim Murphy, Kezia Dugdale and Ian Murray all quoting different figures. It makes their barmy quotes on APD seem positively sane.
Murray MP did his part. When asked how much Labour’s plan to increase top-rate income tax to 50p to pay for “educational attainment” would raise, he obligingly pulled a figure out of thin air, claiming the move would generate between £60m and £110m.
http://wingsoverscotland.com/think-of-another-number/
I know he has an uphill struggle, but he has clear messages and hope for the younger voters. But its too early to call as you say.
Would not give much on the support of Black and Latino voters, the key is registration,imho.
“Black and Latino voters favour Clinton by large margins. In a recent NBC News poll of registered Democrats, just 12% of the African-Americans and 27% of the Hispanics surveyed said they would back Sanders.”
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If he, Sanders, has ‘better’ social policies in mind, wonder why his ratings with the blacks and hispanics is that low?
Trowbridge “Now Americans have to worry about media giant, and most successful capitalist Michael Bloomberg determining who is the next POTUS.
Some democrztic advance!”
Well it may be or maybe not a interesting bun fight to watch.
Thank you Mr Goss we now know that your thinking on Russia derives from your time in the rarified and KGB monitored bubble of Soviet universities where of course non racist Marxist Leninism was the only openly permitted creed and I daresay Stalin’s thnic policies were never placed under any critical examination.
Some of us have see how the Moscow police now operate, have see Chechen and others from the Caucauses (delightfully called “chorny” by the locals, having to live in bushes to avoid beating, have heard the casual racism that ordinary Russians now slip into their day to day conversation, have seen the skin head thugs wearing Nazi insignia (in the Tretyakov gallery as well as other places), have see how Zhirinovky’s party consistently poll well and get support from Putin, and have even seen this piece of filth become a Deputy Prime Minister
http://commonspace.eu/eng/news/6/id2974
You clearly no nothing of any value about modern Russia,
“Murray MP did his part. When asked how much Labour’s plan to increase top-rate income tax to 50p to pay for “educational attainment” would raise, he obligingly pulled a figure out of thin air, claiming the move would generate between £60m and £110m.”
I actually saw the whole interview – and if you and Wings over Scotland had bothered to listen rather than indulge in selective quotation you will know that Murray was challenged on this very point and gave a quit cogent explanation as to how the figure had been arrived at and why it was quoted as a range. Perhaps in the interest of honest discourse you could fill in the gaps?
More on Russian racism from those dangerous Moscow Protestants
http://mpcss.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Task-Force-1st-Biannual-Report-2014.pdf
Oh and it seems there is a problem with Islamophobia as well
http://www.islamophobiawatch.co.uk/moscow-mayor-no-more-mosques-in-my-city/
And the Mayor of Moscow doesn’t like gays either
http://sputniknews.com/society/20110216/162636979.html
And we all thought that when it came to Mayor’s of capital cities that Boris was the biggest clown.
How are petrol prices in the UK? Some states see less than a buck a gallon.
PPB is just over $32. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/durable-goods-orders
When will this barn catch fire? Gird your loins and get your barter inventory up to snuff.
“I actually saw the whole interview – and if you and Wings over Scotland had bothered to listen rather than indulge in selective quotation you will know that Murray was challenged on this very point and gave a quit cogent explanation as to how the figure had been arrived at and why it was quoted as a range. Perhaps in the interest of honest discourse you could fill in the gaps?”
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Pffft! Poppycock.
So that’s three wildly different figures from Labour in the space of a year for the same policy: a flat £250m, a range of £0-100m, and a range of £60-110m. Not a single one of the three agrees on either the minimum or maximum amount that would be raised.
Ian Murray’s figures are about as reliable as Ma’arechet ha’Bitachon’s regarding Palestinian deaths in the West Bank,and that’s saying something.
Hot of the Press.
Abby Martin interviews Dr. Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies at Trinity College and author of several books.
Amazing interview well worth watching. Examining the Syrian war chessboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_5p2Gwq42k
Resident Dissident – Thank you for pointing out the problem with Mosques in Moscow. Just for the sake of consistency perhaps you could let people know the number of Christian Churches in Saudi Arabia? Do you have any idea as to the Saudi policy on homosexuality?
Saudi Arabia is an official ally of the west whereas Russia is not. The policies of allies may be somewhat more relevant than the policies of non allies.
“And we all thought that when it came to Mayor’s of capital cities that Boris was the biggest clown.”
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RD
Everyone knows the inbred Bullingdon boy puts on a rather buffoonish act for the public.
But we all know what a nasty piece of work Boris johnson really is, the Eddie Mair interview, saw his mask slip.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAxA-9D4X3o
Then there’s the gangster like approach of Boris Johnson who agrees to help his friend Darius Guppy. To have a News of the World journalist beaten up.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/mar/29/boris-johnson-channel-4
You really do type a load of old garbage RD, it wouldn’t hurt you to think every now and then, before fiddling on your keyboard.
RD “Russians now slip into their day to day conversation, have seen the skin head thugs wearing Nazi insignia”
You really are a cherry picker you need to get out more.Do your research.
Every country has neo Nazi`s. And Russia has a smaller number than most considering the size of the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neo-Nazi_organizations
“Saudi Arabia is an official ally of the west whereas Russia is not. The policies of allies may be somewhat more relevant than the policies of non allies.”
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Loony Saudi Arabia is a member of (NAM) they joined in 1961.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a group of states which are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. As of 2012, the movement has 120 members.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement
So folks, whilst on the subject of contemporary Russia, do you reckon Putin got that guy whacked because he was about to unveil evidence that he’s a paedo?