Phobia – Primary definition:

: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. Merriam-Webster dictionary.

The word ‘Islamophobia’ has been described by the Maajid Nawaz, the counter extremism campaigner as ‘not fit for purpose’ as it fails to distinguish between criticism of the ideology of Islam and baseless hatred of individual Muslims themselves. In an article for the Jewish News from 2019 Mr Nawaz said that the word ‘Islamophobia’ is vague and is used by Islamists to shield themselves and their ideology from criticism. This questioning of the validity of the word ‘Islamophobia’ is something which I agree with Mr Nawaz on.

Another reason why I dislike the word ‘Islamophobia’, is a ‘phobia’ is, as defined above, an irrational and illogical fear. Whilst it might be irrational to fear an innocent Muslim, after all he might be a broadly secular individual or may belong to one of the few sects of Islam that are genuinely peaceful such as the Ahmediyya or some sub-groups of the Ismailis, it is certainly not irrational to fear and dislike the ideology of Islam itself. It is no more irrational to fear and dislike the ideology of Islam as it is to fear other dangerous and destructive ideologies such as Communism or Fascism.

With Islam’s record of terror attacks, of creating nations that are exemplars of oppression and discrimination such as Pakistan, Islam’s baleful position on women and women’s rights, ideological supremacism and it’s notable lack of peace in how it is often manifested, it is in my view logical to fear and dislike this ideology. That doesn’t mean that a person who is perceived to be Muslim should be physically attacked, that would indeed be illogical as the attacker would not be considering the character of the person they are attacking or whether or not they followed a dangerous path in Islam or one of the few more peaceful paths. Such an action would be both stupid and an example of baseless hatred. However it is completely logical to fear and distrust the ideology of Islam and subject it to criticism. All ideologies should be subjected to criticism. I myself criticise aspects of my own faith, Judaism, for example because of the danger posed to both Jews and non-Jews by the actions of the Jewish Far Left. My belief is that the Jewish far Left rather than creating an ideology that is compatible with Judaism, instead betrays Judaism and Jewish ethics. The Torah, as Ben Shapiro once said, is NOT a leftist document.

If we can criticise Communism and not be called ‘Commiephobic’ or criticise Nazism and not be called ‘Naziphobic, then why cannot we criticise Islam in a similar way without being labelled as having an irrational fear of Islam? It is rational to fear Communism and it is rational to fear Nazism because we know what these ideologies are based on, can understand their many faults and have copious documentation to show us how bad these ideologies often can be. Why should not the same ability to criticise apply to Islam? After all, we know and understand the theology and ideology and why this ideology poses a threat, we can see the faults of Islam when compared to other belief systems both religious and secular and there is a copious record, not just a recent record but a record stretching back across centuries, of how bad Islam can be. Criticism of Islam is not the same as hurting an individual but it is too often treated as such.

Thinking about the issue of the nonsense word ‘Islamophobia’ and its use to stifle debate, aid those who wish to obscure the nasty bits of Islam and who do not wish to see criticisms of how Islam is manifested, set me wondering. Is the word ‘Islamophobia’ as stupid and as laughable as the word ‘Naziphobia’ would be? The answer I come to is ‘yes’.

I further wondered how I would properly express the idea that the word ‘Islamophobia’ is both illogical and dangerous and also helps to prevent much needed public debate about important issues about Islam the ideology and how that ideology is expressed. I came to the strong conclusion that the only way to express this is via satire. The world and in particularly the United Kingdom is now so mad and unhinged when it comes to Islam that only satire would suffice to illustrate the danger of the word ‘Islamophobia’. Britons live in a country where as, Sargon of Akkad recently said, the failure to deport convicted members of rape gangs by the State, gives some Muslims the impression that the Government has given tacit permission for these rape gangs to continue. Britain is a nation that has sacrificed generations of British girls and young women to these Rape Gangs so that State does not have to recognise some uncomfortable truths about the Islamic ideology and don’t have to criticise Islam. In such a nation, satire is really the only way to go.

The piece below is the result of me wondering what would be the situation if Britons were being accused of being ‘Naziphobic’ instead of ‘Islamophobic’, if Nazis were being shielded from criticism as Islam most certainly is by government, the media, the third sector and the legions of Leftist ‘fellow travellers’ who politically fellate Islam in the same way as previous generations of Leftists did for Stalinism. It’s written in the form of a fake Guardian article and the text is an amalgam of many of the boiler plate writings on the subject of Islam that comes from the pages of that newspaper. It’s also an amalgam of the sorts of statements, sometimes false claims and whines that come from various Islamic groups and the comments made by various government ministers on the subject of Islam, statements that often have no roots in reality.

So let’s begin the satire.

Naziphobia by Mike Twat of the Guardian.

Britain is being engulfed by a ‘tidal wave of Naziphobia’ following the incident in Birmingham when two converts to Nazism killed a man in the street in a terror attack, according to a plethora of Nazi organisations in an open letter sent to the Government today. The organisations, which represent Nazis from across the Nazi community, said that there was a rise in anti-Nazi incidents and online rhetoric.

‘Naziphobia’ is a serious problem in some of Britain’s inner cities’ said Herman Schmidt a youth worker who supports hundreds of young Nazis and one of the signatories of the letter to ministers. ‘The anti-Nazi atmosphere that has grown up in recent years has affected young Nazis in many ways. Too many of them are frightened to go to the shops because there has been a rash of Naziphobic attacks. Only last week we had a young Nazi on their way to college who had their Stahlhelm ripped from their head by thugs who mocked the young man by insulting the Fuhrer. Mr Schmidt introduced me to the young Nazi who was attacked and he spoke under condition of anonymity. The young Nazi whom we will call HG said: ‘I was minding my own business just goose stepping my way to college when these thugs came up behind me, knocked my Stahlhelm from my head and sang a song about how the Fuhrer has only one ball.’ JG added: ‘This was extremely distressing as I wear my Stahlhelm as a sign of my observance to Nazism, which is an ideology of peace and nothing to do with world domination. They insulted my Fuhrer by saying he only had one testicle when we know from our holy book, Mein Kampf, that the Furher does indeed possess two balls. ‘

Support for claims that Britain has a significant Naziphobia problem came from a group that has been closely monitoring Naziphobia in the United Kingdom. Tell Uncle Adolf was set up last year with UK government assistance to monitor instances of anti Nazi crime and anti Nazi rehetoric. Tell Uncle Adolf’s chair, Dieter Mauser told the Guardian that his organisation had been engulfed with complaints of Naziphobia. He said that the incidents ranged from outright violence such as the removal of Stahlhelm from Nazis heads, to terrible verbal abuse such as people chanting ‘Two world wars and one world cup’. Mr Mauser added that many of these street attacks and verbal abuse were aimed at male Nazis who were more readily identifiable as Nazis due to the wearing of the Stahlhelm.

Mr Mauser said that investigations that the Tell Uncle Adolf had carried out proved without any doubt, honestly guv’nor, that online anti Nazism was behind much of the Naziphobia that his community had suffered. Mr Mauser showed the Guardian a selection of online posts that contained such sentiments as ‘fuck off back to Berlin’, ‘Your fuhrer only has one ball’ and one post from the Netherlands that said ‘give us back our bikes you German bastards’.

Another organisation that was a signatory to the letter, the National Association of British Nazi Meeting Houses, who have previously condemned terrorism in the name of Nazism with numerous condemnations, said that not enough was being done to ban high profile anti Nazis from social media. The Chair of the NABNMH, Adolf von Blitzkrieg said: ‘We are extremely disappointed that platforms like Twitter have not yet banned high profile Naziphobes such as Tommy Cohen from their platform. Every day he’s on there posting poison and lies about how Nazis are hating on Jews and marching into Poland, it’s not right, he should be banned’. Mr Von Blitzkrieg added that his and other organisations had had meetings with the Secretary of State for Communities, Stephen Nonentity and the Digital Media minister Lorraine Fickasmince where they whined incessantly and with the intensity of a WWII air raid siren about Naziphobia online,yet he said nothing has been done. ‘People are still being nasty to the Nazis online and it needs to stop and stop now’ Mr Von Blitzkreig complained.

The government has told the Guardian that it shares the concerns of the Nazi groups that have made the complaints about Naziphobia. Equalities and Communities minister Lord Stream of Obscurevillageinwales said: ‘The government is committed to stamping out hatred, including hatred of Nazis. It is wrong to conflate Nazism with a desire for world domination, Nazism is an ideology of peace. British Nazis should be free to march up and down in every town and should not feel threatened by the rest of the population because of their culturally mandated clothing. It’s every persons right to wear a Stahlhelm on their head or display a swastika on their arm. It’s lovely, after all it’s what multiculturalism is all about. ‘

Reducing the amount of Naziphobia in the United Kingdom is going to be a difficult task. The tabloid press has for years been publishing openly Naziphobic headlines and anti Nazi articles. The news media has been full of unprovable links between Nazism and terrorism and Nazis have been portrayed unfairly as a drain on British society and a culture not compatible with British values. Unless everyone is forced to declare that Nazism is an ideology of peace and nothing at all to do with invasions and concentration camps etc, then the scourge of anti Nazism will continue to grow. We cannot be a truly free society until all vestiges of anti Nazi thought, behaviour and opinion are consigned to the history books.

Conclusion

If you read the above satirical piece and come to the conclusion that it is stupid and that nobody in their right mind would treat the loathsome Nazi ideology with respect, then you would of course be 100% correct. This begs the question why is another loathsome ideology, one inextricably linked to oppression, violence, misogyny and hatred getting so much of a free pass by our governments, media and public figures? It is just as stupid and counterproductive to treat Islam as being exempt from criticism and even mockery than it would be to exempt Nazism or Communism from criticism and mockery.