Beware Of Trojan Horses In Women's Movements

[hashtag46]

I just read this perplexing article about Linda Sansour, one of the main organizers of Women's March.

My understanding is that Linda Sansour is the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.
And that while she did a lot of good things trying to combat discrimination and homophobia.
- she's a pro-Sharia law advocate activist.

So what was she doing organizing Women's March in Washington, given that her religious beliefs contradict the feminist values that women who marched were trying to promote?

 

[hashtag46]

N.B. my excerpts make less than 20%. It's a lengthy article,

Beware Of Trojan Horses In Women's Movements
Submitted by Khadija Khan via The Gatestione Institute,
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-11/beware-trojan-horses-womens-movements

"1.Why do women who believe in equal rights for women, pick as their spokesperson someone who one minute boasts of her supposed dissent as "patriotism," while the next minute advocating chopping off other womens' genitals? (Image source: Seriously.TV video screenshot)

2.Muslim activist Linda Sarsour stated in a tweet on May 13, 2015: "You'll know when you're living under Sharia Law if suddenly all your loans & credit cards become interest free. Sound nice, doesn't it?"
Sarsour has doubtless been put forward by men to promote their soft image as they themselves cannot boast about the rights they are giving to their women.

3.Unfortunately, sharia is openly antagonistic to Western values and human rights.
Coming from a conservative Muslim society, I know the culture she yearns for would never allow her to launch such activism without permission from her "guardian" men.

The same men these liberals and progressives are trying to empower, once enthroned, would declare them apostates and inflict the worst punuishments for [… .] The dissenting voices of the oppressed are fighting on two fronts. They are being crushed by their own totalitarian regimes and at the same time by apologists for these tyrants whom the marchers are empowering -- probably without even realizing what massive harm they are doing.

 

[SyKoKo]

Old news

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

She is trying to deceive the infidel.



More likely the usual quid pro quo as outlined by Saul David Alinsky in Rules for Radicals. Each small group is usually centered about an issue, which is put aside when agitating for another group's issue because when it is your group's turn to agitate, they will join with you. Whether or not any activist supports other issues, the paramount goal is to turn out numbers to give the cause of the moment the illusion of a deep, wide and lasting base of popular support, all three of which are, on the face of it, lies.

 

[hashtag46]

Old news

Not to me.

 

[hashtag46]

She is trying to deceive the infidel.



More likely the usual quid pro quo as outlined by Saul David Alinsky in Rules for Radicals. Each small group is usually centered about an issue, which is put aside when agitating for another group's issue because when it is your group's turn to agitate, they will join with you. Whether or not any activist supports other issues, the paramount goal is to turn out numbers to give the cause of the moment the illusion of a deep, wide and lasting base of popular support, all three of which are, on the face of it, lies.

Indeed. She deserves respect for her fight against islamophobia and for muslim's rights,
but in this case she was clearly in to agitate, since she promotes anti-feminist values.

I'm more striken by the fact that all the other women who organised the march accepted her with such open arms.
It looks more and more to me that the organizers of that march had other goals than "defending women's rights".

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Indeed. She deserves respect for her fight against islamophobia and for muslim's rights,
but in that case she was clearly in to agitate, since she promotes anti - feminist values.

I'm more perplexed by the fact that all the other women who organised the march accepted her with such open arms.
It looks more and more to me that the organizers of that march had other goals than "defending women's rights".

She should be fighting the good fight in Canada then. That's where angry white men kill Muslims...



Those marchers had no idea of what their goal was outside of expressing anger over the outcome of the election.

 

[SyKoKo]

Not to me.

you are cluless

 

[Rightguide]

She should be fighting the good fight in Canada then. That's where angry white men kill Muslims...



Those marchers had no idea of what their goal was outside of expressing anger over the outcome of the election.

As you have alluded to above we can chalk it up to ignorance and some naivete. It's like "we all have tits, so we all think alike, we all have vaginas, so we all think alike...uh, but hers is mutilated...oh wait."

 

[Freebird49]

News Flash ---

I just read this perplexing article about Linda Sansour, one of the main organizers of Women's March.

My understanding is that Linda Sansour is the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.
And that while she did a lot of good things trying to combat discrimination and homophobia.
- she's a pro-Sharia law advocate activist.

So what was she doing organizing Women's March in Washington, given that her religious beliefs contradict the feminist values that women who marched were trying to promote?

Her trojan horse has already arrived. Her horse is being fed and watered and Ms Sansour is being fed and watered at the publics' expense.

 

[KingOrfeo]

So what was she doing organizing Women's March in Washington, given that her religious beliefs contradict the feminist values that women who marched were trying to promote?

Simple, it's a matter of common ground. The Women's March was not about feminism, it was about opposing Trump, and Muslims, like feminists, know they have much to fear from Trump.

 

[Rightguide]

Simple, it's a matter of common ground. The Women's March was not about feminism, it was about opposing Trump, and Muslims, like feminists, know they have much to fear from Trump.

Like what exactly?

 

[hashtag46]

Simple, it's a matter of common ground. The Women's March was not about feminism, it was about opposing Trump, and Muslims, like feminists, know they have much to fear from Trump.

I disagree.
The fact that it was a women only march was highly symbolic.
I read many times -in this forum and online- that they marched because they fear that Trump will disempower or even oppress women.

And I can't say that their fears weren't justified, given Trump's rhetoric or stance on abortion and other things.

But declaring someone who advocates for sharia law, as one of their spokespersons is strange. I'm sure that Sharia law treats women heaps worse than Trump will ever treat them.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Like what exactly?

Trump wants to assault abortion rights and set up a Muslim registry, as the whole world knows.

 

[Rightguide]

Trump wants to assault abortion rights and set up a Muslim registry, as the whole world knows.

How is he going to assault abortion rights?

America has had a Muslim registry since 2002, It was known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERS. Obama shut it down in the last year of his term to help potential enemies avoid detection by the Trump administration.

 

[FakeNews]

Simple, it's a matter of common ground. The Women's March was not about feminism, it was about opposing Trump, and Muslims, like feminists, know they have much to fear from Trump.

Protests? Demonstrations? Marches?

The 2018 midterm elections look very, very promising for the Republicans.

Protests didn’t hurt Reagan, and they’re not going to stop Trump...https://www.washingtonpost.com/post...t-going-to-stop-trump/?utm_term=.089c078b2d1c

 

[KingOrfeo]

Protests? Demonstrations? Marches?

The 2018 midterm elections look very, very promising for the Republicans.

Protests didn’t hurt Reagan, and they’re not going to stop Trump...https://www.washingtonpost.com/post...t-going-to-stop-trump/?utm_term=.089c078b2d1c

That's no reason not to do them, is it? Every little bit helps. Certainly these marches are not going to turn anyone against the Democrats who is not against them already.

 

[Rightguide]

Protests? Demonstrations? Marches?

The 2018 midterm elections look very, very promising for the Republicans.

Protests didn’t hurt Reagan, and they’re not going to stop Trump...https://www.washingtonpost.com/post...t-going-to-stop-trump/?utm_term=.089c078b2d1c

Some of today's "protests" are really acts of insurrection that need to be put down with an iron fist.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Some of today's "protests" are really acts of insurrection that need to be put down with an iron fist.

How are they acts of insurrection? People march and shout and wave signs -- like Americans have been doing for centuries. But they don't interfere with government business, they're just performing for the cameras.

 

[Rightguide]

How are they acts of insurrection? People march and shout and wave signs -- like Americans have been doing for centuries. But they don't interfere with government business, they're just performing for the cameras.

I'm talking about acts like Ferguson, Seattle, Berkeley, and Baltimore.

 

[KingOrfeo]

How is he going to assault abortion rights?

Just going by his campaign promises.

Obama shut it down in the last year of his term to help potential enemies avoid detection by the Trump administration.

 

[KingOrfeo]

I'm talking about acts like Ferguson, Seattle, Berkeley, and Baltimore.

The worst results of which were a few smashed windows. BFD.

 

[FakeNews]

That's no reason not to do them, is it? Every little bit helps. Certainly these marches are not going to turn anyone against the Democrats who is not against them already.

It seems to me your anger and frustration will soon be aimed directly at the Democrats.

A new, liberal tea party is forming. Can it last without turning against Democrats?... https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...5efb7ccfb0d_story.html?utm_term=.bd81f61f1188

 

[KingOrfeo]

It seems to me your anger and frustration will soon be aimed directly at the Democrats.

A new, liberal tea party is forming. Can it last without turning against Democrats?... https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...5efb7ccfb0d_story.html?utm_term=.bd81f61f1188

Well, the original Tea Party didn't turn against Republicans, except in the sense of primarying moderates. What it did was take over the GOP. And taking over the Dems is the goal of the Justice Democrats.

 

[Rightguide]

Well, the original Tea Party didn't turn against Republicans, except in the sense of primarying moderates. What it did was take over the GOP. And taking over the Dems is the goal of the Justice Democrats.

The Freedom Caucus in the House can't really be described as a "take over the GOP."