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Conservatives Defend Gibson?s Bigotry

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Posted on Aug 3, 2006

Mel Gibson?s recent bout of anti-Semitism might rightly be described as indefensible, yet somehow some conservative commentators have decided to defend the actor?s bigoted outburst.  One conservative cast Gibson as the victim of ?the vile and anti-human Political Correctness cult,? while David Horowitz blamed a ?hatred of Christians? for America?s interest in the story.


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Since news broke that director, actor and producer Mel Gibson made a series of anti-Semitic remarks when he was arrested on July 28 for driving under the influence in Malibu, CA, several conservative media figures have jumped to Gibson’s defense. Right-wing activist David Horowitz even suggested that the anger over Gibson’s comments is rooted in a “hatred of Christians,” while other commentators suggested that criticism of Gibson was an extension of criticism of Gibson’s role in producing and directing the February 2004 film The Passion of the Christ (New Market Films).

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By William, August 3, 2006 at 4:27 pm Link to this comment
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Hey,
What’s the big deal about “Conservatives’ Defend Gibson’s Bigotry?”  Isn’t is obvious?  Bigots will defend bigots.  I do not “hate Christians”, I am a Christian.  I will defend Christians.  It is just that these right wingnut so called Christians are, in my opinion not true Christians. True Christians are not bigots.

It makes sense to me that Hanity and the other bigots will come to the aid of anyone including Gibson.
Will

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By Peter Webster, August 3, 2006 at 12:12 pm Link to this comment
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Perhaps it’s time to start throwing the “Christians” to the lions again, so they’ll understand exactly what persecution is all about…

Nice piece of projection by Dave Horowitz.

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By earle, August 3, 2006 at 9:46 am Link to this comment
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Finally, pay back time for Mel’s movie, The Passion of the Christ.  Many Jews were just waiting for this moment.

Imagine if Gibson had said, f****** Italians.  Or f****** Arabs.  Or how about, f***** Poles. Or f****** Germans.  Or even, f****** n******. No one would have said a word.

American Jews who bit their tongues when his movies came out are breathing a sigh of relief that finally, they can destroy this guy.

And what fun!  Dumb Mel created this furor just when the world was getting a glimpse of what the great state of Israel was really about.

They should be thanking Mel for the distraction. Well, they do appreciate the obfuscation, which is the great Jewish game, but they can still destroy Mel in the meantime.

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By Michael Pyshnov, August 3, 2006 at 8:19 am Link to this comment
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Jews are now practicing political persecution in the former “free West”. See also http://ca.geocities.com/uoftfraud/

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By TomChicago, August 3, 2006 at 5:02 am Link to this comment
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Well then, Gibson was politically incorrect in voicing anti-Semitic sentiments. He was also being anti-Semitic, which is the whole damned point.  Further, there never was “hatred of Christians” until Christians began their campaign of Christian hegemony, and Christian superiority.  It is not a campaign for tolerance, as they would have us believe, but one of dominion over all.

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