Mike Pouraryan
The Quest To be Reasonable
One such zealot is Debbie Schulssel. She brands herself a Conservative whose following supposedly is second to Ann Coulter. I am not sure if that is a true brand of honor, but I suppose it is so in the New Conservative Movement. I first find out about her when following a debate in Mashable about the firing of Octavio Nasr, the CNN Middle East Editor. Her crime was to write a tweet about her admiration for the founder of Hizballoah. Hizblollah is classifed as a Terrorist Organization. I viewed how she wrote it as a mistake. If she had noted why she admired her, it would not have been as bad. But, the debate there turned into those who believe in Israel's right to exist. What they did not understand was that Hizbollah's Founder was a giant within the Shia Sect of Islam and had done more for Women's Rights than anyone. He also felt that what Israel had done was wrong and should not be tolerated. But, the right wing zealots seem not to embrace and appreciate that. She's more reasonable compared to another one that calls itself the Jewish Internet Defense Force. I'll have more to say about that in a future write-up.
Ms. Schulssel's column yesterday chastised Six Flags for holding a Muslim Family Day on September 12. The vile and racist stance of her column and the amen crowd that agreed with her was absolutely sickening. What is also even more sickening is how such right wing zealots seem to be given the time of day while those true intellectuals who actually have something to say seem not to have any traction at all. As a Jew, she ought to realize that the very things she and others in the right wing news machine rile against is exactly the same repulsive, vile action that the World must never, ever allow to happen again. The need to insure that the true face of Islam is out there as examplified of this wonderful work is key.
Ms. Schulssel has the right to espouse her views. She needs to be respected. But she also needs to respect and understand the true view of the Arab Street and the extent of the frustruation at hand. Being reasonable is not much to ask. I wonder if the quest to be reasonable is truly within the realm of the possible.
