A Leauki's Writings
Dublin, Ireland, the 23rd of April 2005.
Published on April 23, 2005 By Leauki In War on Terror
On my way to McDonald's today (I had a coupon for a free Bigmac), I met this group of war protesters. Three youngsters who made their point against the American occupation of Iraq. I actually talked to them.

It took me one minute to figure out that I was everything they despise. I was born in West-Berlin. I have been a left-winger until having been "converted" by conservatives, who, as I pointed out to my three friends, were a lot more tolerant and open towards those who disagree with their views. They insulted me (I stayed calm), pointed out to a few bystanders that I was a right-winger who probably also enjoys killing Palestinians (as if I had time for that on a Saturday), and wished me a quick death when I pointed out that I was going into the McDonald's now, enjoying some American imperialism while it's still there.

One of the reasons I left Germany is because I didn't want that any more. I left a country where synagogues are always guarded by the police for a country where synagogues are only occasionally vandalised when a few idiots paint swastikas on them, presumably to protest Jewish barbarism or something like that.

But all-in-all Ireland is a lot more pro-democracy than Germany. I found that the closer you come to the heart of the evil that is neo-conservatism and American imperialism, the further away you get from racism, vandalism, and intolerance. I imagine that somewhere on the American mainland there is a man so utterly evil and self-involved that around him Jews and Christians and Muslims and atheists live in complete peace. Whereas in Dublin there are three good-hearted individuals who are so benevolent and humanist that they think that Jews like killing Palestinians (why are they still alive?) and that I should die a quick death.

I find it odd and very disturbing that left-wingers and Neo-Nazis in Germany have found their common enemy. And while I was careful not to point it out directly, I think one should re-think one's opinion when one finds oneself agreeing with Hitler-apologists and holocaust-deniers.

Iraq has a Kurdish president now. Kurds, and Arabs, Sunnis and Shi'ites have a chance for peace. And in ten or twenty years my three friends will tell me that this was not the result of American intervention but would have happened anyway, only quicker and without so much violence.

And that is because they live in a fairy-tale.


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on Apr 29, 2005
Kingbee, I don't believe that Britain is to blame for Arab expansionism.

And as for Nicaragua or the rest of the Americas, I have not even addressed any of that. So why bring it up as if if I was somehow wrong about it?

As for me launching a "scam", I'm afraid I don't know what you are talking about. You might have read all I wrote, but you CERTAINLY did not understand much of it. You repeatedly brought up issues that have either not been part of what I wrote (like my opinion regarding "neocon" involvement in Nicaragua) or that I must be a "crackhead" (because I saw Nazis and pacifists demonstrate together).

You are trying not to discredit my point, but my person. And that, my friend, is an ad-hominem and a logical fallacy. If you have ANYTHING to say regarding why so-called pacifists demonstrate against democratic countries fighting fascists but not against fascists fighting absolutely anyone, I suggest you keep quiet. I certainly won't reply to you any more. There is no point in doing so.
on Apr 29, 2005
Reply #28 By: Citizen kingbee - 4/29/2005 1:46:04 AM
Right = Less Government Control
Left = Total Government Control


that makes anarchists rightwingers?


Yes, they are the true right wing. Same with the survival nuts too. Ruby Ridge, Tim McVaey, Free Range Ranchers of the west are all the real Right wingers. The radio talk show host Micheal Savage is by far more of a Right Winger then say Rush.

The only reason anarchists show up to left wing events is to cause trouble. Trouble that they hope, will not only see the left wingers crushed, but the Government weakened. Communist are the natural enemy of the anarchist. Governments tie both groups together in their PR so that they can use the anarchist's violence to justify the crackdown on the left wingers.
on Apr 29, 2005
Also Neo-Cons are not as far to the Right as you think (almost leftist in some respects). The History of who the orginanal Neo-cons where/are would shock you.

I'll see about posting some remarks this weekend on the Neo-Cons.
on Aug 23, 2006
Andrew, I wonder what you and other JoeUsers think of the article comment by Simon Walters in The Mail On Sunday (London August 20)):

Quote: A senior Downing Street source said that, privately, Mr Blair broadly agrees with John Prescott, who said Mr Bush's record on the issue (Road map, Middle East peace),was "crap".
The source said: "We all feel badly let down by Bush . We thought we had persuaded him to take the Israel-Palestine situation seriously, but we were wrong. How can anyone have faith in a man of such low intellect?" Unquote

I'd have blogged on this but it invites comment in the light of Andrew's article. Also, I wonder where the papers come up with these sources?

To the point: Is Bush taking the Middle East seriously?
on Aug 30, 2006
The real question is the premise: Should Bush take the middle east seriously? Why should we care of the Palestinians are happy? What is so significant about Israel/Palestine where so much effort should be made about it?
on Sep 02, 2006
that makes anarchists rightwingers?


I always thought anarchism meant 'without rulership'. It is still possible to have systems in place that facilitate daily life, systems that may well be considered by some as left, central or right.

Anyway, that was my understanding of anarchism.
on Sep 02, 2006
"One of the reasons I left Germany is because I didn't want that any more. I left a country where synagogues are always guarded by the police for a country where synagogues are only occasionally vandalised when a few idiots paint swastikas on them, presumably to protest Jewish barbarism or something like that."

As I'm sure you are aware, Ireland has never had a Jewish population of any significant size, so to praise the Irish for a lack of anti-Semitism is a moot point.

Whereas in Germany, the Jewish population has tripled in the past fifteen years, a fact which can only cause the deepest joy.

on Sep 13, 2006

As I'm sure you are aware, Ireland has never had a Jewish population of any significant size, so to praise the Irish for a lack of anti-Semitism is a moot point.


You probably realise that what is an intellectual exercise for you is a fact of life for me. I don't care about the why, I care about the what.

Also, the United Kingdom has always had a Jewish population of a somewhat significant size, yet the holocaust happened on the continent. And what makes the British more anti-Semitic now doesn't seem to be the number of Jews, but the number of (so-called) Muslims among their population.

A minor point is perhaps that the Irish, in contract to the Germans, confront foreigners as newcomers rather than strangers. I have seen little "they take our jobs" here, while such complaints are as common in Germany as they are silly and wrong.



Whereas in Germany, the Jewish population has tripled in the past fifteen years, a fact which can only cause the deepest joy.


That is reason for joy. But I do not plan to return to the continent. I simply don't see how it can save itself.


But be that as it may, I think I should announce that I blog more in the coming weeks. I have more to tell from Israel, the country where synagogues, mosques, and churches stand next to each other, and where I felt quite at home (apart from the heat).

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