News and Politics | September 30, 2009 | 6 comments

Israel's propagandists shoot themselves in the foot as they shoot off their mouths

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If you have ever visited a blog or on-line discussion group on the Middle East you have doubtless had the misfortune to run into them.

They are known by the language they use: depraved sexual insults, bile, bigotry, threats, disinformation and character assassination. That’s right: I’m talking about “hasbarats,” zionist trolls who infect the Internet with hasbara, pro-Israel propaganda. Of course, mainstream media hasbarats have been around for decades, as have “hasbaratchiks,” fifth-columns in foreign governments who subvert national policies to serve Israel. The Internet, though, is the latest, some might say the greatest, propaganda playground, and Israel cannot cope with factual, passionate, well-documented stories that expose its war crimes and unrepentant criminality.

If you’ve come across a hasbarat, on-line or otherwise, you have learned that no amount of reasoned argument or intellectual maturity has any effect. That’s because hasbarats don’t care if they come across as ignorant, obnoxious, nasty or inane. All that matters for them is sabotaging criticism of Israel and support for Muslims. They're like anti-intellectual stink bombs: designed to cause maximum discomfort but have little if any real power.
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6 comments // Israel's propagandists shoot themselves in the foot as they shoot off their mouths

  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • i dont think its about me specificaly but the ideas i hold true being supposed by you as less than valid.
      you dont generally see me discounting the validity of arguments based on a personal bias.
      in reality everyones ideas are the product of thier personal views. but when you claim a groups ideas arent valid based on your judgements of them is an attempt at taking away the voices of opposition in direct conflict with the free speech you are using.
      every open source of information sharing has people in it serving its agenda. democrats, republicans, liberals, conservatives, jews, zionists, christians, muslums and so on.
      just because a statement is stratagicaly crafted doesnt make that statement wrong. you liken it to infection.

    • 2 years ago
  • maasanova
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      maasanova  
    • If you feel like this article is directed at you then you are probably guilty of it's charges in some capacity, although I have to admit I haven't seen this behaviour from you on Current.
      I don't consider you to be a hasbarat freecrack; you're just brainbwashed.

    • 2 years ago
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • maasanova:

      if i offended you i apologize. i typed i hate muslums in error. i didnt at the time realize that the tone in wich i meant it wouldnt translate in type.
      i meant it as in just because i believe blah blah blah means i hate muslums ?
      i was trying to question poor assumptions

    • 2 years ago
  • maasanova
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • can zionists be a fifth column in a society that has none?whos using religious propaganda again?
      if by you assertion that they have lil or no power how does your evil jews control the govt conspiracy theory work again?telepathicaly?

    • 2 years ago
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • your just doing the same thing from the other camp.
      anyone who denies anyones right to live free is wrong wether its in reference to jews or muslums.
      why doesnt your article complain about the lack of respect for the lives of others regardless of what religion they are?
      you present only one side aswell.
      this is your game not the zionist
      wich by the way im not
      i want to see an intergrated israel with no one holding claim to jerusalem. but i defend israelis right to security and then i supposedly hate muslums for it?
      hey black pot its the kettle calling

    • 2 years ago
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