Max Blumenthal's bigoted comments about Mormons, Gentiles

Max Blumenthal is a low-level far-left enforcer of political correctness, frequently calling those to the right of him "racist" in the pages of The Nation and other publications. Now, let's take a look at a couple of interesting items from his Twitter feed (I took screenshots in case either disappears).

At 8:40am on 2/2/2010 he tweeted (twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/8548913520):

File under goyisherkop: http://tinyurl.com/yf762uk

That links to a Jerusalem Post interview with Mike Huckabee (youtube.com/watch?v=4syfZK4QY9k) and - whatever explanation he wants to give - his tweet is a bigoted comment about Gentiles. "Goyisherkop" (or "goyishe kop") is a Yiddish term meaning "the head of a Gentile", i.e., stupid. Blumenthal's comment was retweeted by Justin Elliot of TPM (twitter.com/elliottjustin/statuses/8549044637) and by Larisa Alexandrovna (twitter.com/larisa_a/statuses/8548967872).

And, at 11:11am on 1/29/2010, he tweeted (twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/8380020841):

heading to Salt Lake in search of holy underwear.

That's the equivalent of someone saying that they're going to Tel Aviv looking for beanies, and one can imagine the outrage that would result. The Mormon church has specifically addressed those like Blumenthal who would make light of their traditions:

Garments are considered sacred by Church members and are not regarded as a topic for casual conversation.

While it would certainly serve Blumenthal right if, due to comments like those above, he becomes as toxic as those he's smeared, the reader has to be careful not to fall near his low level and to avoid engaging in tu quoque arguments. Use quotes like the above to show that the arbiters of what can be discussed can't be trusted, not to try to silence them like they try to silence others.

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 21:14 · Importance: 4