New Republic Editor In Chief Marty Peretz: Muslims Unworthy Of 1st Amendment

11:28 am EST September 7th, 2010 | Religion | 16 Comments

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Peretz:

But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly one who has raised a fuss about the routine and random bloodshed that defines their brotherhood. So, yes, I wonder whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse.

With repeated anti-Muslim hate speech from Peretz and the magazine’s support of the Iraq War, despite the occasional good work from some writers there, can we please quit pretending TNR is on the left. In this department, it could be argued that they’re even worse than National Review or The Weekly Standard. (via)

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16 Responses to “New Republic Editor In Chief Marty Peretz: Muslims Unworthy Of 1st Amendment”

  1. jr says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Marty’s the male Pamela Geller

  2. Matt Osborne says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:32 am

    It’s a Bill of RIGHTS, not privileges. He can’t take them away.

  3. hnice says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Matt — exactly. I’m not sure he knows what ‘inalienable’ means.

  4. johnnymags says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:47 am

    Peretz…was he born in this country or is he an anchor baby?

  5. calling all toasters says:
    September 7, 2010 at 11:55 am

    “HITLER’S CRIME WAS TO KILL THE WRONG SEMITES” –Marty Peretz

  6. gumby says:
    September 7, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    Gee, flash back 70 years, and replace “Muslim” with “Jew” and “Jewish”. OK, NOW it’s ugly.

  7. doctorpsycho1960 says:
    September 7, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Yes, he is stupid. Also vile.

  8. Bitter Scribe says:
    September 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Matt–Exactly. Freedom of speech does not mean “…except for speech we really disagree with,” and freedom of religion does not mean “…except for the ones we really dislike.”

  9. James E. Powell says:
    September 7, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    This is why rights cannot be put up for a vote.

  10. fafaroo says:
    September 7, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    That’s an extremely disturbing column.

  11. Southern Quaker says:
    September 7, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    What an odious little toad.

  12. I'm a Hick says:
    September 7, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Free Exercise of Religion? No, Thanks.
    The taming and domestication of religious faith is one of the unceasing chores of civilization.
    By Christopher Hitchens

    http://www.slate.com/id/2266154/

  13. db says:
    September 7, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    TNR was radically pro-Israel 30 years ago. You’re only noticing now?

  14. Jim T says:
    September 7, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    Also, I’m sure Peretz disputes that there are 1.2 billion Muslims out there because each Muslim should count as only 3/5ths of a person.

  15. aarrgghh says:
    September 8, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    “the oriental doesn’t put the same high price on life as does a westerner. life is plentiful. life is cheap in the orient.”

    - general william westmoreland, speaking in 1974 vietnam documentary “hearts and minds”

  16. Bruce says:
    September 8, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    Peretz being a bigoted yanghole is not news, other than to confirm that he didn’t die yet.