(The funniest part is how the interviewer- a white male- couldn't even believe the bullshit she was spewing. He ended up laughing out loud and calling her on her pigheaded support of American "democracy".)
But even beyond the funnies was the seriousness of her delusion. I could not- I COULD NOT- believe one of the things she said. Now, I realize it was all bull, but one snippet of dialog in particular stood out like a thorn:
Hirsi Ali: There's no Islamophobia- it's a myth.
[mostly indistinguishable one worders, here]
Interview: Is there anti-Semitism?
HA: [pause] It's different. Islam is not a race.
Interviewer: Is there- Is there racism?
HA: Uh, sometimes. We're all racists. Racism is a universal trait- so is anti-Semitism, by the way. But I want us, not to confuse a set of beliefs such as Islam with ethnicities such as hatred against Jews just because they are Jews, or against blacks just because they are black. Or against gays because it's just something you can't do anything about. Whereas Islam is simply a set of beliefs and it's not Islamophobic to say Islam is incompatible with liberal democracy... That's not Islamophobic- that's fair.
Don't worry, I'll give you all a chance to digest this crap and then throw it back up. ... Done? Okay, let's dissect this diatribe one line at a time, shall we, and see just how stupid this woman is- because believe me, only stupidity could cause such ignorant statements and nothing else.
"There is no Islamophobia- it's a myth."
My favorite part about this statement is how she doesn't also add that things like Islamofacism and Islamoterrorism are also myths. Isn't it funny how when we're playing the Islamogames, only certain Islamowords are dismissed as myths and others are kept as very "real" threats?
"It's different. Islam is not a race."
You know, that second sentence is the truest part of the whole interview. You know what renders the whole thing baloney? Yea, the first sentence. Let's look at why.
Hirsi Ali claims that anti-Semitism exists, but Islamophobia is a myth. Anti-Semitism is hatred of and/or against Jews. Who are Jews? People who follow the Jewish faith. So...that's makes Jews an ethnic group? A race unto themselves? Uhmm...no. No, it doesn't.
The ethnic race would be Semites, which the original inception of the word actually meant Arabs. However, to be anti-Semitic is to specifically hate Jewish people, not all Semites. So therefore, following basic logic, can anti-Semitism be shoved under the category of racism? No- no it can't. Keep reading, this issue is brought up again.
"We're all racists."
Okay, really? Do I really have to dissect everything that's wrong with this statement? I won't insult anyone's intelligence, let's just move on.
"Racism is a universal trait- so is anti-Semitism, by the way. "
Where does this woman get off speaking on behalf of the world? No, seriously? Who died and made her the boss? Anti-Semitism is not a universal trait. By first saying that we're all racists, Hirsi Ali first implies that racism is natural. By then going on to say anti-Semitism is in the same boat as racism, she quite boldly implies that anti-Semitism, too, is natural. EXCUSE ME?! If anyone needs me to clarify this further, by all means, comment and I will edit it but for now, I feel this indignation is sufficient.
"But I want us, not to confuse a set of beliefs such as Islam with ethnicities such as hatred against Jews just because they are Jews, or against blacks just because they are black."
Oh, how benign of you to worry about our confused little heads. I think plenty of readers will agree that it is she that is trying to cause confusion, especially after I am through, inshAllah.
She first starts by saying she doesn't want us to mix Islam (a set of beliefs, thereby, a religion) with ethnicities such as Jews. See, even the way she's worded it hints at her possible crack habits. Read it, grammatically, it's a nightmare. But okay, English is probably not her native language, I can live with that.
Hatred against Jews, because they're Jews, is apparently, as explained above- natural, and therefore, something that is just inherent in human beings (according to Hirsi Ali). So is hatred against blacks simply because they're black. So following Hirsi Ali's own logic...what would she call Hatred against Muslims simply because they're Muslims?
Oh- wait...doesn't that sound an awful lot like hatred against Jews because they practice Judaism? Because that's what it means to "be a Jew". Her argument here is not an argument, it is a fallacy. She began with a lie, trying to say the followers of the religion of Judaism somehow are different (perceptually) from the followers of the religion of Islam. You can't base an "argument" off a lie. The argument itself, even without the lie is defunct due to her firm belief that everyone is a racist at heart.
"Or against gays because it's just something you can't do anything about."
So now gay people, who are only different in their sexual orientation have also become a separate race and are likewise, inherently hated. How is a sexual orientation suddenly a race?! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS WOMAN TO ME?! I find I can only function on logic, and therefore am getting a headache.
"Whereas Islam is simply a set of beliefs and it's not Islamophobic to say Islam is incompatible with liberal democracy..."
Maybe Hirsi Ali doesn't know that anti-Semitism is also known as judeophobia. Seriously, it is. So if Islam is "simply a set of beliefs" (thus constituting a religion), and Judaism is also a religion (thus in her words, "a simple set of beliefs"), then how is judeophobia and islamophobia any different? How is one just racism and the other a myth? Please explain this to me, Hirsi Ali, I'm dying to know how the wheels in your head turn because mine are normal. What're yours on?
Maybe a definition will help enlighten Hirsi Ali.
"...the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore, to the fear and dislike of all Muslims," stating that it also refers to the practice of discriminating against Muslims by excluding them from the economic, social, and public life of the nation. It includes the perception that Islam has no values in common with other cultures, is inferior to the West and is a violent political ideology rather than a religion." --Wikipedia
See that part where it says how Islamophobia is also "the practice of discriminating against Muslims by excluding them from the economic, social, and political life of the nation"? That's what you're doing when you say that Islam is "incompatible" with liberal ideals of democracy. Yea, and you're also doing that other thing where you're saying it's "inferior to the West". Plus, notice how you never actually mentioned Islam as a religion? Yea, that's where you're doing that last bit...
Uh-oh! Looks like someone's got a case of Islamophbia! Hey, Hirsi Ali, before you decided to open your fat mouth and criticize all things Islam- did you realize you were an Islamophobe? But enough about her, we've got one more line to cover.
"That's not Islamophobic- that's fair.
And hopefully, dear readers who are, InshAllah, infused with more knowledge from Allah than Hirsi Ali- InshAllah, you can see how that is very much not fair, and is in fact, very prevalent. By none other than the speaker, even!
It kinda sucks that you, Hirsi Ali, were never shown true Islam, but you know what? I don't feel one bit sorry for you, and you know why? Because while you were in your beloved Western world, it would have been much much easier for you to pick up a book on Islam and read it rather than write a slandering one which shows your own ignorance.
May Allah grant the believers patience in dealing with the lies that are being widespread about the True Deen and may he be swift in fulfilling his promises about those who spread fitna. Ameen. Please remember to make du'a for our brothers and sisters all over the world- it is the least we can do.
