Apollo Versus Dionysos: Gimme Shelter (1969)

In a lecture Ayn Rand provides a concretization of the issue of reason vs. emotion via an analysis of two contrasting events of 1969: the glorious achievement of the Apollo 11 moon flight and the mindless mud-wallowing of the Woodstock rock festival

Gimme Shelter 1969 - The Rolling Stones. (Wiki) (Lyrics)

Like Romantic literature is inexplicably great in a period that is essentially horrid, so the 1968 generation created great, inspiring music in the time that was in essence cataclysmic for Western civilization. It was the height of Cultural Marxism that did away with the last vestiges of the rule of reason. From here onwards mad Dionysos took over and tore every last shred of Apollonian reign. The free love and peace on offer by the new generation and their noble aspirations hadn't been unmasked by then, as it is now. The rainbow shibboleth towards the end of the video is now associated with Barack Obama's faux war on ISIL. And we are reminded of the sheer hypocrisy that determines this culture: the Islamic State that is raping and murdering across the Middle East at will without any noticeable objection of the folks that come out in numbers whenever they see a possibility to charge free countries with war crimes. Key is not the evil of "Rape, murder, just a shot away", but rather who can be accused of doing it. 

OPPRESSIVE ANTI TERROR LAWS: GOOD OR EVIL?

It is an Enlightenment value to separate the Church from the State. It means the freedom of religion. Every human being is free to think and act according to his findings. And it means the Government can't make him act against his morality. But there's a context here. 

.@TomWalkom says @PMHarper's tough new anti-terror bill is almost certainly unnecessary. http://t.co/gnxSOzdHDx pic.twitter.com/KKvgMrkIct
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) January 31, 2015

As a consequence of the separation of Church and State some have come to believe that the public square must be morally neutral and cleansed of all expressions of religion. That's French style laïcité. We have also come to believe that it doesn't matter what a person thinks or believes, what his view is on the universe and man's place in it; what consequently is good or evil and how man gathers knowledge, if any. After all, we're all equal, aren't we?

Sky News: Rotherham Child Abuse Still Going On

What happened in the Labour stronghold of Rotherham is a situation that cannot ever be repeated anywhere. In the style of the German Democratic Republic, ideology trumped morality, the course of justice and, well ... everything else. You'd almost think this story is about politically correct progressives with utter contempt for the people they rule over. It's not. It's about Sexual jihad. (Source)



Sep 3, 2014: What is their common purpose? 1400 cases of “appalling” sexual exploitation revealed in UK report. H/t @AncetreIV

UPDATE: A Sky News investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham learns that hundreds of new cases continue to emerge. Rotherham victim says abusers are 'untouchable'. Hundreds of new cases continue to emerge. "It's still going on if not worse, because now they're having to hide it more". In the meantime: Denis MacShane: "I was too much of a 'liberal leftie' and should have done more to investigate child abuse".  (Source)

Truly shocking. 6 mths after Jay Report #RotherhamAbuse is still going on. Why aren't Police,Council and Gov acting? http://t.co/M5bJPQX1GP
— Cllr.Brian Silvester (@CllrBSilvester) January 29, 2015

Al Jazeera Bans Islamically Incorrect Words

Qatar - Muslim Brotherhood Central - is one of the world's main terror masters. Qatar's broadcaster, Al Jazeera is acting as the Brotherhood's PR arm. Qatar has a hand in every revolution and war in the Middle and Near East, to wit Syria, Egypt, Mali and Libya to name but few. 

UPDATE:

Al Jazeera English bans words: 'Terrorist,' 'Islamist,' 'jihad' off-limits to news employees -http://t.co/mfbZzij3Ix pic.twitter.com/5gdwu6i9f7
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 28, 2015

Bowe Bergdahl To Be Charged With Desertion

Astonishingly Obama thought trading a deserter for five top GITMO enemy combatants would be a PR coup. Obama said that he had “absolutely no apologies” to make. What does Obama's pattern of promoting terrorist goals tell us about his ideology and mindset?

May 31, 2014 Obama delivers a statement about the recovery of the deserter Bowe Bergdahl. He is flanked by Bowe's parents, Jani and @BobBergdahl

UPDATE:

Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged With Desertion, Officials Say http://t.co/zp1Jtd6Wob via @NBCNews
— ★Kassandra (@Kassandra_Troy) January 27, 2015

Putin: "Ukraine Army is a NATO Legion"

Russia isn't entitled to any 'buffer states'. Ukraine has the right to control its own destiny. Russia has annexed the Crimea. The eastern part of Ukraine is being destabilized by separatists led by professional Russian subversists in what is known as 'Special War', a hybrid of espionage, terrorism and subversion.

#PUTIN: #Ukraine's army is a legion of #NATO used to deter #Russia http://t.co/lzPCAZvYPg pic.twitter.com/2dU6iglfz6
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) January 26, 2015

UPDATE: One wonders if Putin is pershaps insinuating that Ukraine is attacking its own cities just to be able to blame Russia? His psy-ops no longer make sense. But Putin is getting away with this farce since the present crop of politicians are mindless Nihilists.

#Steinmeier sounds as ridiculous as #Hollande. He may as well be saying, "#Russia will withdraw - #Putin told me so". pic.twitter.com/vUKwSm2Ijk
— Ariana Gic Perry (@ArianaGicPerry) January 26, 2015

Former MI6 Chief Blames the Victims For Islamic Terror Attacks

Europe has turned into a war zone with a waive of arrests across the continent, two of which are related to the thwarted attack on Belgium. In all a total of over 25 persons have been arrested in counter Islamist terrorism operations.



Nigel Farage says mass immigration has led to Muslim ghettos in Britain run under Sharia Law.  

UPDATE: Mass immigration has led to the growth of Muslim ‘ghettos’ in Britain which are run under Sharia Law, Nigel Farage declared last night. In an interview with US news channel Fox News, Mr Farage said the authorities had turned a ‘blind eye’ to the growth of ghettos where ‘the police and all the normal agents of the law have withdrawn and that is where Sharia law has come in.’ Communities Secretary Eric Pickles accused Mr Farage of ‘pandering to peoples’ worst fears’ and branded his comments ‘irresponsible and wrong’.

68,5% Of Terrorist Deaths in Europa Are Islamic

A syndicated posting on The Daily Beast wants us to believe just 2% of all terrorist attacks in Europe are Islamist in nature. A major Dutch liberal politician who tweeted the same faulty figures was lampooned for days for posting the obvious propaganda.

Counterfire false graphic on terror attacks in Europe.

Dean Obeidallah (source) is a former lawyer turned political comedian (no, seriously!). In a posting entitled "Are All Terrorists Muslims? It’s Not Even Close" on The Daily Beast he is presenting us with figures that are so obviously cooked, only the low information crowd will believe them.

OIC accuses Prague of "Islamophobia"

About 600 people rallied against Islam in Prague on Friday Jan. 16. In a counter demo about 20 people demonstrated for the rights of Muslims and other religious groups.

We Do Not Islam in the Czech Republic group demonstrating outside Prague Castle, the seat of the Czech heads of state.

UPDATE: Following last week's demo in Prague against Islamization, the nefarious OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) has sprung into action, issuing a joint statement to accuse the country in effect of "racism". The OIC is the driving force behind the legal adoption of blasphemy and the non-concept, Islamophobia. Read it all!

A group of 20 Muslim countries with embassies in the Czech capital Prague have accused the Central European country of rising Islamophobia, according to a joint statement sent to journalists on Monday. The so-called Prague group of countries, member-states of the world's biggest Muslim organization, the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said they were "concerned that Islam has been increasingly mixed up with terrorism" and pointed to a spike in "Islamophobia" in the post-Charlie Czech Republic. (Source)

ICC Proves International Law Is A Political Tool

The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the state of Israel is wrong on many levels. False moral equivalence and the postmodern lunacy of reversing cause and effect is making the ICC an accomplice in the crimes it seeks to prevent. Not that this is a surprise, given the ideology of the "international community". 

Jan 17, 2015 Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding decision by ICC Prosecutor.

Canada's top diplomat denounced Sunday the International Criminal Court for opening a preliminary probe into possible war crimes by Israel, which counts on his country as one of its staunchest allies. In a brief statement to reporters, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said the ICC's decision was "deeply regretable" and would feature in his meetings with Israeli officials. (...) The ICC said on Friday it was opening "a preliminary examination" into Israel's actions, which will cover a period including last summer's war in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the move as "scandalous" and Washington said it was a "tragic irony" that the Jewish state, which had been hit by "thousands of terrorist rockets... is now being scrutinised by the ICC".