Traveling Freakshow
Just in time for Halloween, it’s “Islamo-Fascism Awereness Week!” Haven’t heard of Islamo-Fascism? Don’t worry. It’s made up by the boo-scaries of the New Right.
In what I guess could be described as the heir apparent to — or rather the mutant offspring of — traveling Elmer Gantry style faith healers and caravans of circus geeks, bearded ladies, Siamese twins, skeleton boys and monkey girls, something calling itself the “Terrorism Awareness Project,” is promoting an “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week” tour with all the bravado and twice the pandering as P.T. Barnum.
Taking the stage (allegedly at campuses across the Homeland), in what one supposes is a lineup meant to draw converts to the rabid-right instead of a few odd looks and a couple of snickers before a quick dismissal are:
So, easy targets for first-year college debate team members looking for some warm-up stretching, but what’s the big? After all, Carrot Top does college tours.
Well, the notion these people are peddling is that Middle East studies must be wiped out of academia since any rigorous analysis would include a critical look at the US and Israel roles in the problems there as well. That’s way off message for this crowd.
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