More on the Brussels Journal
I've mentioned the Brussels Journal before (here and here) a site which plays straight into the Islamists' hands by genuinely hating Muslims. It doesn't just warn about radical Islam; it campaigns against Muslims per se. And its modus operandi is to ally with fascist organisations in Europe.
Such criticism was based on a piece I wrote a while ago and, when first made, it was clearly a deliberate lie, as its authors are all perfectly capable of understanding English. First, I wrote this in the piece:
It is quite another to ban it.
Be very careful when you read articles on the Brussels Journal. Some of the writers seem plausible; some are indeed experts in other fields. But always remember the strategy they follow. Some of the allies they work with are no less repellent than the Islamists we need to defend ourselves against. A mild mea culpa is thus in order. Somehow when I posted earlier I didn't explore some of the links flagged up on the site. I seek to correct that omission now.
Take, for instance, a look here: the left sidebar flags up the 'British Nationalist Forum' (I won't link to it but you can access it via the Brussels Journal). I think everyone should now have the measure of the Brussels Journal.
BTW, after my earlier posts some blogs described me as a hypocrite, in that I had supposedly previously expressed support for the Vlaams Blok (predecessor of the Vlaams Belang). I am still being labelled as such in some forums.
Such criticism was based on a piece I wrote a while ago and, when first made, it was clearly a deliberate lie, as its authors are all perfectly capable of understanding English. First, I wrote this in the piece:
I hold no brief for the VB; and were I to have a vote in Flanders, I would not vote for it.But even if I hadn't made that clear in the piece, it was, as you can read for yourself, about the dangers of banning views with which the state disagrees. It did not in any way express support for such views (after all, as a Jew, I am hardly likely to support a racist, neo-fascist party such as the VB).
The Vlaams Blok was effectively banned by the Belgian state because, among other things, it advocated the break up of Belgium. It is one thing to campaign against a party, to criticise its members, to point out its flaws and to attack it and its members every opportunity. That is the basis of democratic politics.
It is quite another to ban it.