Comments on: CBC: Toronto imam who was face of ‘completely false’ Harvey story calls out ‘industry of hate’ https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40121 RL Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:19:54 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40121 Hmmm... come to think of it, I may have created the problem... Hmmm… come to think of it, I may have created the problem…

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40120 RL Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:18:47 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40120 And FOX news... And FOX news…

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40119 RL Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:17:24 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40119 Why do you think I created the Drudge Report? Why do you think I created the Drudge Report?

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40118 Robert Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:02:50 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40118 ...hasn't been tempted to build a fake social media site for the alt-right, a place for them to go now that they're being kicked out of the suddenly-decent sites. A place where they can gather in private with their own kind and speak freely. An ant farm, in other words. …hasn’t been tempted to build a fake social media site for the alt-right, a place for them to go now that they’re being kicked out of the suddenly-decent sites. A place where they can gather in private with their own kind and speak freely. An ant farm, in other words.

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40113 RL Mon, 04 Sep 2017 20:21:39 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40113 I have written satires that some people believed (Remember when Lindy believed the stories that Bush had banned Almanacs, and that John Walker Lindh used to be a poster on the Habitable Zone?)- but they were all done with tongue firmly in cheek, and never meant to be taken seriously- they were written to make a point in a hopefully humorous way... What these folks did was totally different- like screaming 'FIRE!' in a crowded theater and then later claiming it was a pun... no- its not satire, and if they legitimately think it is then they need to learn the meaning of the word. All they are doing is putting up bullshit that validates some people's bigotry and hate in order to get clicks and ad revenue. I have written satires that some people believed (Remember when Lindy believed the stories that Bush had banned Almanacs, and that John Walker Lindh used to be a poster on the Habitable Zone?)- but they were all done with tongue firmly in cheek, and never meant to be taken seriously- they were written to make a point in a hopefully humorous way…

What these folks did was totally different- like screaming ‘FIRE!’ in a crowded theater and then later claiming it was a pun… no- its not satire, and if they legitimately think it is then they need to learn the meaning of the word.

All they are doing is putting up bullshit that validates some people’s bigotry and hate in order to get clicks and ad revenue.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2017/09/04/cbc-toronto-imam-who-was-face-of-completely-false-harvey-story-calls-out-industry-of-hate/#comment-40112 Robert Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:07:43 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=66657#comment-40112 They scatter references to "satire" everywhere, and at the bottom of their "About" page is this:<blockquote>DISCLAIMER: America’s Last Line of Defense is a satirical publication that may sometimes appear to be telling the truth. We assure you that’s not the case. We present fiction as fact and our sources don’t actually exist. Names that represent actual people and places are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and do not in any way depict reality. In other words, if you believe this crap you’re a real dumbass.</blockquote> <img src="http://thelastlineofdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Rated-S.jpg" align="right" />They appear to have won a participation trophy, too. Good comedy requires you know your audience. Looks like the people at that site are pretty tone deaf about the right, if they don't see the danger of trolling people who believe <i>anything</i> and have a love of violence. Once more false equivalency bites somebody in the butt. Just because the alt-right got away with similar trolling of liberal with consequences no worse than ulcers and high blood pressure, trolling the right this way leads to violence and mayhem. Just ask the owners of that pizza parlor in DC about the power of fake news. They scatter references to “satire” everywhere, and at the bottom of their “About” page is this:
DISCLAIMER: America’s Last Line of Defense is a satirical publication that may sometimes appear to be telling the truth. We assure you that’s not the case. We present fiction as fact and our sources don’t actually exist. Names that represent actual people and places are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and do not in any way depict reality.

In other words, if you believe this crap you’re a real dumbass.

They appear to have won a participation trophy, too.

Good comedy requires you know your audience. Looks like the people at that site are pretty tone deaf about the right, if they don’t see the danger of trolling people who believe anything and have a love of violence. Once more false equivalency bites somebody in the butt. Just because the alt-right got away with similar trolling of liberal with consequences no worse than ulcers and high blood pressure, trolling the right this way leads to violence and mayhem. Just ask the owners of that pizza parlor in DC about the power of fake news.

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