Melanie Phillips nails it

Can someone tell me whether these were among the quotes Anders Breivik used in his 1500-page rant?

I don't know, but either way, trying to link Anders Breivik with the post by Melanie Phillips is guilt by association. Angry people may express similar words. It's a matter what action they take, a big difference.

Shameful comment by Milliss but unfortunately only to be expected. So by the same token we should blame Chomsky, Finklestein, Sternhall et al for the terrorists killing Jews in Israel since they have supported the "resistance" in their writings. The murderer of the innocent Norwegians whose name should not be repeated also mentioned quite a few others are they also to blame.

This is how Caroline Glick has dealt with this:

"... it is worth noting that no similar allegations (that made in the post above) were leveled by the media or their favored terror experts against Gore in the wake of Lee's hostage taking last year, or in the aftermath of Kaczynski's arrest in 1996. Moreover, Noam Chomsky, Michael Scheuer, Stephen Walt and John Mearshimer, whose writings were endorsed by Osama Bin Laden, have not been accused of responsibility for al Qaeda terrorism.

That is, leftist writers whose works have been admired by terrorists have not been held accountable for the acts of terrorism conducted by their readers.

Nor should they have been. And to understand why this sort of guilt-by-readership is wrong, it is worth considering what separates liberal democracies from what the great Israeli historian Jacob Talmon referred to as totalitarian democracies. Liberal democracies are founded on the notion that it is not simply acceptable for citizens to participate in debates about the issues facing their societies. It is admirable for citizens in democracies to participate in debates - even heated ones -- about their government's policies as well as their societies' cultural and moral direction. A citizenry unengaged is a citizenry that is in danger of losing its freedom.

One of the reasons that argument and debate are the foundations of a liberal democratic order is because the more engaged citizens feel in the life of their societies, the less likely they will be to reject the rules governing their society and turn to violence to get their way. As a rule, liberal democracies reject the resort to violence as a means of winning an argument. This is why, for liberal democracies, terrorism in all forms is absolutely unacceptable."

Read the rest here

http://carolineglick.com/

Has anyone noticed how when someone of the far right goes on a murder spree, then he's a deranged loner who has obviously not been influenced by other people? Oh no. But when there's an act of terror by people purporting to speak for Islam, then the whole religion is to blame, along with those "fellow travellers", who support multiculturalism, a two-state solution, equal rights for minorities, human rights, etc.
Hypocrisy. Double standards.

Anyhooo... must be shabbat soon...

There's one thing to keep in mind about higher education. Academic intelligence and practical intelligence are not always synonymous. While I'm not being generally critical of higher education, a doctorate holder is someone who is brilliant in a narrow area. Maybe that explains why the intelligencia think the way they do, particularly those in the liberal arts.

I read a book by Thomas J. Stanley called The Millionaire Mind. In his studies, often very successful senior corporate executives and business people were not top students. In fact, they were often trouble for their teachers, because they think outside the box. They're gifted in terms of practical intelligence and common sense, not academic intelligence.

Has anyone ever seen a demonstration against Israeli policies by a group calling itself "Plumbers for a Peaceful Middle East"? No, because because tradesmen tend to be practical minded and have common sense, something often lacking in academia.

Or maybe, Steven, somne plumbers couldn't give a toss about peace in the middle east.
Or, perhaps, they have something in the pipeline.

Yes it is waiting for the shower to be free. But you wouldn't know much about the true spirit of Shabbat would you - pity that your life would be so much richer for it!

BTW I do not see the Norwegian Murderer claiming he did what he did for any deity or his prophet something which Islamic terrorists are only too happy to broadcast. Deranged/influenced by others would describe that wouldn't it, so what really is your point?
Maybe you should stick to the facts it appears you are the only one on this blog trying to make a connection with political writers (of whatever persuasion) operating in democratic societies and what happened last week in Norway.

Yes it is waiting for the shower to be free. But you wouldn't know much about the true spirit of Shabbat would you - pity that your life would be so much richer for it!

BTW I do not see the Norwegian Murderer claiming he did what he did for any deity or his prophet something which Islamic terrorists are only too happy to broadcast. Deranged/influenced by others would describe that wouldn't it, so what really is your point?
Maybe you should stick to the facts it appears you are the only one on this blog trying to make a connection with political writers (of whatever persuasion) operating in democratic societies and what happened last week in Norway.