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Finally, the left has found a rCykidnap victimrCO it cares about. Having
spent more than two years making excuses for HamasrCOs savage seizing of
251 Israelis, having violently torn down posters of those stolen Jews,
now the activist class has suddenly decided that abduction is bad after
all. Why? Because a dictator they admire, Nicolas Maduro, has been
abducted by the United States.

What do we even say about people who get more agitated by the seizing of
a 63-year-old corrupt ruler than they do by the abduction of a
nine-month-old Jew? That was Kfir Bibas, kidnapped along with his mother
and his four-year-old brother during HamasrCOs carnival of fascist
violence on 7 October 2023. They were later murdered. There is more fury
in progressive circles over TrumprCOs nabbing of Maduro than there was
over HamasrCOs racist snatching of a literal baby.

In the US, leftists have hit the streets to chant rCyFree MadurorCO. They furiously decry his rCycriminal abductionrCO. The British left is a hotbed
of purple-prose anger over TrumprCOs rCyillegalrCO abduction of a foreign leader. A huge question dangles precariously over every one of these ostentatious weepers for Maduro: where were you when Hamas criminally
intruded into the Jewish State and kidnapped grandmothers, mothers,
children? People who, unlike Maduro, were entirely innocent?

IrCOll tell you where they were: they were attending protests that
celebrated this mass seizure of Jews as an act of rCyresistancerCO. They
were turning a blind eye as mobs of Jew-haters scrawled the word rCycoloniserrCO across the faces of the kidnapped on posters in London,
Berlin and New York. They were writing haughty thinkpieces branding the
Jews of the Holy Land as rCysettler colonialrCO usurpers of the rCyland of PalestinerCO. Shorter version: none of them are innocent.

The hypocrisy of the Maduro fanclub has really been brought home by the response of Hamas itself. It has slammed AmericarCOs rCyabductionrCO of Maduro, calling it a rCygrave violation of international lawrCO. Where to begin? These Nazi-lite kidnappers of more than 200 Jews really think
they can lecture others about the immorality of cross-border abduction?
These are hitherto untapped levels of cant. At least the US will treat
Maduro with dignity, rather than starving and torturing him in an
underground den.

Iran, too, has condemned the rCyillegalrCO kidnapping of Maduro. Listen, if you send proxy armies of anti-Semites to kidnap Jews, and lock up young
women for the crime of yearning for freedom, nobody wants to hear your thoughts on rCycriminal aggressionrCO. China is calling on the US to free Maduro. How about you free the Uyghur people first from the iron fist of
your ruthless rCyre-educationrCO?

We are witnessing an orgy of hypocrisy of the like the world hasnrCOt seen
in a long time. For more than two years our leafy universities were
overrun by plummy activists justifying HamasrCOs criminal invasion of
Israel and seizure of its civilians. rCyGlory to our martyrsrCO, they said
at George Washington University. rCyGlobalise the intifadarCO, mobs chanted, because they wanted more of it: more assaults on Israel, more punishment
for those rCysettler-colonialistrCO scum.

This Israelophobic hysteria was an expressly lawless, anti-sovereignty
and even pro-abduction movement. Excuses were made for HamasrCOs violation
of Israeli sovereignty. The entire idea of Jewish sovereignty was
rubbished. rCyFrom the river to the searCO, millions chanted, advertising their bigoted belief that the Jewish state should be erased. These same
people now think they can bash America for briefly intruding into
Venezuela? Not on my watch.

There is much talk of a rCydangerous precedentrCO being set by TrumprCOs actions in Venezuela. I would argue that the truly reckless precedent
was set in the aftermath of 7 October, when vast swathes of the WestrCOs intellectuals, activists, educators and students made clear their belief
that violently violating sovereignty and abducting foreigners is
sometimes justified. They revelled in the lawless savagery of IranrCOs
racist proxies and now bemoan TrumprCOs alleged law-breaking.

I remember being in numerous media discussions about 7 October where the
other person would flamboyantly refuse to condemn Hamas. rCyI will not
play that media gamerCO, theyrCOd say. But it wasnrCOt a game. All we were saying in the wake of that worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust
is that good people should reassert the value of human life, the rights
of Jewish sovereignty and the importance of non-aggression across
borders. And yet many failed to do that. They flat-out refused to.

To my mind, these people sacrificed their right to an opinion on issues
of war and sovereignty. They sacrificed it at the altar of their
unhinged loathing for the Jewish nation. LetrCOs put it like this: if you spent two-and-a-half years agitating for the destruction of the
sovereign Jewish state, then we couldnrCOt give a toss what you think
about AmericarCOs two-and-a-half hours inside Venezuela.


Brendan OrCONeill
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:53:46 +0000, Julian <julianlzb87@gmail.com>
wrote:

Finally, the left has found a akidnap victimA it cares about. Having
spent more than two years making excuses for HamasAs savage seizing of
251 Israelis, having violently torn down posters of those stolen Jews,
now the activist class has suddenly decided that abduction is bad after
all. Why? Because a dictator they admire, Nicolas Maduro, has been
abducted by the United States.

It has nothing to do with admiring a dictator. But I do understand
that you would see it that way. Sorry to hear about your cracked
windshield.

What do we even say about people who get more agitated by the seizing of
a 63-year-old corrupt ruler than they do by the abduction of a >nine-month-old Jew? That was Kfir Bibas, kidnapped along with his mother
and his four-year-old brother during HamasAs carnival of fascist
violence on 7 October 2023. They were later murdered. There is more fury
in progressive circles over TrumpAs nabbing of Maduro than there was
over HamasAs racist snatching of a literal baby.

In the US, leftists have hit the streets to chant aFree MaduroA. They >furiously decry his acriminal abductionA. The British left is a hotbed
of purple-prose anger over TrumpAs aillegalA abduction of a foreign
leader. A huge question dangles precariously over every one of these >ostentatious weepers for Maduro: where were you when Hamas criminally >intruded into the Jewish State and kidnapped grandmothers, mothers, >children? People who, unlike Maduro, were entirely innocent?

IAll tell you where they were: they were attending protests that
celebrated this mass seizure of Jews as an act of aresistanceA. They
were turning a blind eye as mobs of Jew-haters scrawled the word
acoloniserA across the faces of the kidnapped on posters in London,
Berlin and New York. They were writing haughty thinkpieces branding the
Jews of the Holy Land as asettler colonialA usurpers of the aland of >PalestineA. Shorter version: none of them are innocent.

The hypocrisy of the Maduro fanclub has really been brought home by the >response of Hamas itself. It has slammed AmericaAs aabductionA of
Maduro, calling it a agrave violation of international lawA. Where to
begin? These Nazi-lite kidnappers of more than 200 Jews really think
they can lecture others about the immorality of cross-border abduction? >These are hitherto untapped levels of cant. At least the US will treat >Maduro with dignity, rather than starving and torturing him in an >underground den.

Iran, too, has condemned the aillegalA kidnapping of Maduro. Listen, if
you send proxy armies of anti-Semites to kidnap Jews, and lock up young >women for the crime of yearning for freedom, nobody wants to hear your >thoughts on acriminal aggressionA. China is calling on the US to free >Maduro. How about you free the Uyghur people first from the iron fist of >your ruthless are-educationA?

We are witnessing an orgy of hypocrisy of the like the world hasnAt seen
in a long time. For more than two years our leafy universities were
overrun by plummy activists justifying HamasAs criminal invasion of
Israel and seizure of its civilians. aGlory to our martyrsA, they said
at George Washington University. aGlobalise the intifadaA, mobs chanted, >because they wanted more of it: more assaults on Israel, more punishment
for those asettler-colonialistA scum.

This Israelophobic hysteria was an expressly lawless, anti-sovereignty
and even pro-abduction movement. Excuses were made for HamasAs violation
of Israeli sovereignty. The entire idea of Jewish sovereignty was
rubbished. aFrom the river to the seaA, millions chanted, advertising
their bigoted belief that the Jewish state should be erased. These same >people now think they can bash America for briefly intruding into
Venezuela? Not on my watch.

There is much talk of a adangerous precedentA being set by TrumpAs
actions in Venezuela. I would argue that the truly reckless precedent
was set in the aftermath of 7 October, when vast swathes of the WestAs >intellectuals, activists, educators and students made clear their belief >that violently violating sovereignty and abducting foreigners is
sometimes justified. They revelled in the lawless savagery of IranAs
racist proxies and now bemoan TrumpAs alleged law-breaking.

I remember being in numerous media discussions about 7 October where the >other person would flamboyantly refuse to condemn Hamas. aI will not
play that media gameA, theyAd say. But it wasnAt a game. All we were
saying in the wake of that worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust
is that good people should reassert the value of human life, the rights
of Jewish sovereignty and the importance of non-aggression across
borders. And yet many failed to do that. They flat-out refused to.

To my mind, these people sacrificed their right to an opinion on issues
of war and sovereignty. They sacrificed it at the altar of their
unhinged loathing for the Jewish nation. LetAs put it like this: if you >spent two-and-a-half years agitating for the destruction of the
sovereign Jewish state, then we couldnAt give a toss what you think
about AmericaAs two-and-a-half hours inside Venezuela.

Brendan OANeill

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Don't get political with me young man
or I'll tie you to a railroad track and
<<<talk>>> to <<<YOOooooo>>>
Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?
dares: Ned
does not dare: Julian shrinks in horror and warns others away

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