tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post4137032637570254382..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: Judaism vs UniversalismMighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-72635263021247650062011-10-29T06:05:21.373-04:002011-10-29T06:05:21.373-04:00I find orthodox leftists to be more annoying than ...I find orthodox leftists to be more annoying than secular leftists.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-6026943294042814002011-10-28T06:52:28.154-04:002011-10-28T06:52:28.154-04:00To understand the bizarre thinking of the "pr...To understand the bizarre thinking of the "progressive" Left that opposes Jewish nationalism but embraces radical Palestinian nationalism, rejects Orthodox/religious Judaism but praises radical Islam, I heartily recommend readint this article by Prof. Ernest Sternberg:<br /><br /><br />http://spme.net/library/pdf/PurifyingtheWorld.pdf<br /><br />In short, he points out how the "progressives", which he calls "purifiers" believe the world is doomed unless "purified" by eradicating "Empire" which is essentially America and its capitalist system and its illegitimate offspring, Zionism. Anyone, and I mean ANYONE who opposes Empire and Zionism is an ally of the purifiers. Since the Al-Qaida hates America and the purifiers also hate it, Al-Qaida should be viewed as a potential ally. This leads to the bizarre demostrations which are called "Red-Green-Brown" in which Marxists/Communists (the "Reds) march arm in arm with Radical Muslims (the "Greens") and Neo-Nazis (the "Browns) even though they have nothing in common except for antisemitism and hatred of the US. Read the article to understand the pernicious nature of this rapidly spreading philosophy.Y. Ben-Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-61360782595697228322011-10-27T21:43:18.925-04:002011-10-27T21:43:18.925-04:00If a unified Jewish people had taken the lead to l...<i>If a unified Jewish people had taken the lead to live exclusively by Torah values in the sight of all humanity, things now would be far better.</i><br /><br />As an old classmate of mine once said, "And if I had a perpetual motion machine, I would have a perpetual motion machine."<br /><br />The problem many Jews have is not with Jewish values per se, but the fact that plenty of so-called religious Jews don't follow them, either. There are plenty of Orthodox Jews in the world claiming to live "exclusively" by "Torah values" who are also selfish, violent, cruel, bigoted, and numerous other things the Torah rails against. So before laying all the world's-- and the Jews'-- problems at the feet of the so-called universalists, perhaps you might take a look in the mirror.<br /><br />Maybe if the Orthodox world wants the rest of us to follow "Torah values," they should try leading by example.Friar Yidhttp://friaryid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-12059141986644111952011-10-27T10:54:57.931-04:002011-10-27T10:54:57.931-04:00We have seen the universalist approach applied aga...We have seen the universalist approach applied again and again in the last few hundred years, and the supposedly enlightened world civilization is now staring into a moral/spiritual/material abyss. This may indicate a problem with this approach. If a unified Jewish people had taken the lead to live exclusively by Torah values in the sight of all humanity, things now would be far better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com