[lbo-talk] Chip Berlet on Breivik

Joel Schalit jschalit at gmail.com
Thu Jul 28 06:51:42 PDT 2011


I'm personally following European Islamophobia these days, for a book I am currently working on.

If you're interested, I have written a piece about Oslo that's not about Israel, but relevant all the same:

http://souciant.com/2011/07/oslo-to-berlin/

Best, Joel

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On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:24 PM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> "cb wrote: Here's from veteran list poster Chip Berlet:
> Updated: Breivik's Core Thesis is White Christian Nationalism v.
> Multiculturalism
> http://www.talk2action.org/story/2011/7/25/73510/6015 "
>
> While I'm inclined to stress mental pathology more than is perhaps fashionable, if we're going to do political analysis, let's be honest about it. While I'm not a proponent of the Lobby thesis and dislike a lot of what I read in the Comments section at Mondoweiss, at least they're examining the Zionist connection. This is just as important as William Lind, who seems to be anti-U.S. imperialism. Berlet and the anti-hate biz in general (SPLC) don't mess with the Zionists. Berlet alludes to Spencer and Horowitz, but the point is if you follow the Islamophobia, it goes to the centers of power, explicitly or implicitly. The anti-hate biz can't go there, for whatever reasons. It shouldn't be the least bit surprising that Breivik supports Israel--that's what fascists do these days. The importance of this should not be exaggerated, as the GWOT is what provides the most important context for Breivik's politics. But why ignore Israel? Again, because a proper
> analysis of U.S.-Israel, of Zionism-neoconservatism-neoliberalism, finds the origins of hate at the centers to be at the centers of power. Even Foxman has felt necessary to do a disclaimer.
>
> David Green
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