The Lighthouse | 2011 January 16

Irony upon Irony

By Erik Zimerman On January 16, 2011 · Add Comment · In Against the Wind, Avvisi

More about the Arizona Shooting Sad to say, “told you so”… (previous articles on this) The headline : Arizona shooting victim arrested after allegedly threatening Tea Party member I pointed out in my last note on the subject the massive hypocrisy and self-denial of the media and the left as they demanded more “civility” in public discourse while they accused S Palin, the Tea Party and others on the Right of murder (blaming them for the shooting in Tucson). It was some of the grandest self delusion I have ever seen. I asked rhetorically in my last note what the leaders of the left would say if someone, based on their incitement would shoot Sara Palin. Because if these right wing leaders simply stating, however strongly, that the liberals are wrong in their policies (this freedom of opinion apparently is “uncivil”) is enough to incite murder, then I am quite sure accusing people of murder and innocent’s deaths is far more than enough for much more of the same. Today, we already see the results of this absurdity. Ironically enough after the left and media attempted to blame the shooting on conservatives, a Democrat who [...]

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Note by Request (on Tunisia)

By Erik Zimerman On January 16, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Against the Wind

Normally, riots in Tunisia would not warrant a note, but a friend asked me to respond about the protests, weather they were a noble people uprising for freedom or savages or what.. and since I wrote it, here it is: President Ben Ali took the helm of his country when it was in complete mass starvation. In his 23 years of power, he kept the communists, foreign enemies and the Islamists out while moderately turning the economy around. Like all leaders in the Arab World, there was plenty of corruption to go around, and plenty of repression, but in overall he improved the lot of his people, and was a moderate voice in world conflicts. He also as far as I can tell safeguarded the small Jewish population still left there and did not leave them to Isalmists who would massacre them. I hope they start, at least temporarily, fleeing the country and not leave their lives to chance. Unfortunately, perhaps due to his age, content to enjoy his money and his life in exile, he did not seem to put much of a fight, and fled too quickly. I think the quick show of weakness with his [...]

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