Comments on: Sixteen! http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/ Chris Brooke's Weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Backword Dave http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-120268 Backword Dave Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:01:16 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-120268 Is there anything more to this Islamism = Nazism than "Nazis are bad people; Osama bin Laden is a bad person; therefore ObL is a Nazi." I'd be more impressed by "It is inspired by two sources: the Koran and Islamic theology, plus Nazi doctrine and influences, using not only Nazi-like patterns of action and slogans but also, historically, Nazi funding." if I didn't remember that the plot of 'Greenmantle' is about an Islamic prophet type the Germans (in WWI) want to lead an insurgency against the British. I'm sure the Nazis did fund the Brotherhood, but as a way of shit-stirring in Iraq and elsewhere and opening up new fronts. I'm a lot less convinced by the ideology behind it all. Is there anything more to this Islamism = Nazism than “Nazis are bad people; Osama bin Laden is a bad person; therefore ObL is a Nazi.”

I’d be more impressed by “It is inspired by two sources: the Koran and Islamic theology, plus Nazi doctrine and influences, using not only Nazi-like patterns of action and slogans but also, historically, Nazi funding.” if I didn’t remember that the plot of ‘Greenmantle’ is about an Islamic prophet type the Germans (in WWI) want to lead an insurgency against the British. I’m sure the Nazis did fund the Brotherhood, but as a way of shit-stirring in Iraq and elsewhere and opening up new fronts. I’m a lot less convinced by the ideology behind it all.

]]> By: Chris Brooke http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119966 Chris Brooke Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:51:44 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119966 It's hit an all-time-high of seventeen this afternoon, after Mel cut-and-pasted a chunk of Harry's Place into her "diary". But most impressively of all, she also mentions "Dr Michael Nazir-Ali", and as far as I can work out the Naziometer recognises that this is not in fact a use of the word Nazi, and doesn't include him in the tally. What a finely-engineered piece of software! It’s hit an all-time-high of seventeen this afternoon, after Mel cut-and-pasted a chunk of Harry’s Place into her “diary”. But most impressively of all, she also mentions “Dr Michael Nazir-Ali”, and as far as I can work out the Naziometer recognises that this is not in fact a use of the word Nazi, and doesn’t include him in the tally. What a finely-engineered piece of software!

]]> By: Chris Brooke http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119963 Chris Brooke Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:01:10 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119963 Don't know, don't care. Don’t know, don’t care.

]]> By: i.P http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119962 i.P Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:58:48 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119962 Is she actually aware of the Naziometer? Is she actually aware of the Naziometer?

]]> By: Michael http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119945 Michael Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:06:19 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119945 As I predicted, her head did indeed <a href="http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/?p=1677" rel="nofollow">explode</a>. <i>Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Gore - along with the wretched Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change whose own untruths would fill a book - perfectly symbolises a western world that has lost its reason and its capacity to tell truth from lies. And anyway, what on earth has climate change to do with peace?</i> Didn't mention Nazis once, though. As I predicted, her head did indeed explode.

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Gore - along with the wretched Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change whose own untruths would fill a book - perfectly symbolises a western world that has lost its reason and its capacity to tell truth from lies. And anyway, what on earth has climate change to do with peace?

Didn’t mention Nazis once, though.

]]> By: Matthew http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119877 Matthew Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:10:58 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119877 A fine post indeed, but the "British Gates of Vienna" is finer. A fine post indeed, but the “British Gates of Vienna” is finer.

]]> By: Michael http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119860 Michael Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:25:33 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119860 Melanie Phillips' head must be about to explode this morning following Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize. But I'm not sure how she can drag Nazis into it. Melanie Phillips’ head must be about to explode this morning following Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize. But I’m not sure how she can drag Nazis into it.

]]> By: i.P http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119855 i.P Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:55:40 +0000 http://virtualstoa.net/2007/10/12/sixteen/#comment-119855 I notice that the Naziometer has been widgetised for blog-use. Very nice. I notice that the Naziometer has been widgetised for blog-use. Very nice.

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