Lameness and Andy

Andy, Andy, Andy, just how is one supposed to respond to this:

"The striking thing about this piece of video propaganda for the insurgency in Iraq is how Western-left it appears. From the British accent narrating the talking points to the weird challenge to "use the euro!", it's an interesting mesh of the anti-globalist, anti-American ideology in Europe and the murderous, Jihadist creed. The merger of the anti-globalist left and the anti-Semitic Jihadist right was always possible. Maybe this tape is evidence of its progress." [Emphasis mine - cj]

Maybe this necessitates me using the nuclear option. Yep, a close reading is indeed called for. "From the British accent...." Okay, Andy. So, because the chap that's reading this bit of propaganda is English, this clearly gives it the appearance of being "Western-left"? Is that so? Yes, whenever I hear a British narrator, that's the first thing that pops in my mind, too. Western-left. Never mind that you're English, Mr. Sullivan. And never mind that this is the title of the piece: "A Message From The Iraq Resistance Islamic Jihad Army - A message in English." [Again, my emphasis] I suppose if the narrator had, say, a Texas drawl, then you wouldn't have felt the need to bloviate so inanely about such a triviality. But this I excuse, as you're only getting warmed up.

It's the next statement where you really reach your stride: "...to the weird challenge to 'use the euro!', it's an interesting mesh of the anti-globalist, anti-American ideology in Europe and the murderous, Jihadist creed." Yes, "Use the euro!" was the rousing call to arms in Seattle, in Bombay, in Rio, in Toronto, and in every other city that was host to an anti-globalization demonstration. They used to chant vociferously, "Buy Nike!", but with Michael Jordan's retirement and the dollar plunging, they thought they could use a new slogan. Also, many of their murderous, Jihadist comrades had tons invested in the euro, so changing the slogan was really the least they could do. Recall also that it was the anti-globalization yahoos who first flocked to the malls in droves upon the president's urging to "go shopping" in the wake of 9/11. Some of the money spent could surely have been in euros-- a further indication of the creeping anti-globalist/jihadist alliance.

But, alas, maybe Andy is on to something. And when you're whipped, you're whipped.

Everybody! Together, now:

"We're here! We're queer! We're anti-globalists! And we're anti-Semitic jihadists! Use the euro or we'll decapitate the fuck out of you!"

You've ensnared us with your trenchant sleuthing, Mr. Sullivan. For this, I salute you.