Comments on: Hamas sadism; plus the spread of pro-jihadi thought in US universities https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/ A blog about political change, among other things Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: IrishOtter49 https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725187 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:45:31 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725187 Also Paul Johnson’s Intellectuals.

]]> By: Miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725164 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:08:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725164 https://twitter.com/EVKontorovich/status/1761129641597640779

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725163 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:04:03 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725163 John Tyler:

I suggest Thomas Sowell’s Intellectuals and Society.

]]> By: JohnTyler https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725159 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:54:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725159 What I find puzzling is why do academics (“intellectuals’) always support causes that are radical, destructive, that cause chaos, that are out of mainstream (i.e., mainstream being the average person)?

What is it about intellectuals that they always have to support a cause that brings attention to themselves, that allows them to be seen as standing apart from the hoi polloi, the unwashed masses?
Are they all afflicted with some sort of personality disorder?

The indoctrination of students in universities illustrates that having academic smarts or above average intelligence does not prevent them from being brainwashed. In fact, their smarts appear to make them more susceptible to being brainwashed.
There are probably more students at Harvard that are Hamas supporters than there are Hamas supporters at Miami Dade Junior College (or probably any community college).

Here is a very interesting interview of Niall Ferguson about his article “The Treason of the Intellectual.”

]]> By: SteveS https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725144 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:39:32 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725144 Gazan’s continue to elect Hamas so, sorry Joe, they are represented by them. I agree with Biden that Gazan’s are being hurt by Hamas which is the intent of Hamas. More victims, more suffering to fuel the propaganda mill.

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725140 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:28:11 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725140 Re: College students growing out of radicalism

AesopFan:

In the US it used to work that way. IMO something has changed. I blame social media and radical billionaire oligarchs.

]]> By: FOAF https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725132 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:56:12 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725132 If as, uh, “Biden” claims the Palestinians are also suffering from Hamas terrorism then he should fully support Israel’s efforts to eradicate Hamas ASAP.

]]> By: miguel+cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725083 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:16:02 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725083 Plato noted this with the Sophists, of course Plato’s conception of philosopher kings (so called) is probably why we’re in this mess in the first place,

]]> By: Ray https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725082 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:10:23 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725082 “truth is relative”
I’m surprised at the number of people that believe this. Long ago I was on a blog where a person was promoting relative truth. Presented a good case, too. I asked him if it was absolutely true that the truth was relative. He didn’t reply.

]]> By: BrooklynBoy https://thenewneo.com/2024/02/22/hamas-sadism-plus-the-spread-of-pro-jihadi-thought-in-us-universities/#comment-2725064 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:34:04 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=132558#comment-2725064 There are no innocent Gazans over the age of 15.

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