Anti-Islam ads back on S.F. Muni buses — this time featuring Hitler (xpost from GD)
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2015/01/13/anti-islam-ads-back-on-s-f-muni-buses-this-time-featuring-hitler/Controversial ads splattered on the sides of Muni buses, purchased by blogger Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative, are again all over San Francisco.
This time, the ads equate Islam with Nazism.
The newest round of vitriolic banners, 50 of which went up Jan. 9, feature an image of Adolf Hitler and Haj Amin al-Husseini, a 20th Century Palestinian Muslim leader who opposed Zionism, with the words, “Islamic Jew-Hatred: It’s In The Quran.”
How Pam Geller has not yet managed to land a show on Faux is beyond me.
For the record, Jews are in fact in the Qu'ran; along with Christians, they are considered "people of the book", that is, not Muslims but not infidels either. So there.
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The cause of the Palestinians and relief of Gaza has merged with something extremely disconcerting in the Twittersphere: revived belief in a Protocols of Elders of Zion style Zionist conspiracy. This conspiracy claims both Israel/Mossad and US Fundamentalists who believe in a Biblical apocalyptic timeline (involving Rothschilds, Central Bankers, the CIA, yadda yadda) are oppressing the Palestinians. And they are behind the Charlie Hebdo "False Flag" to punish France for recognizing Palestine...
Cutting through the crap: Zionist conspiracy theory is anti-semitic. In fact, Henry Ford's frenetic publication of the Protocols had more than a little to do with creating Nazi culture. These things ARE linked.
I personally try to stay out of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict because of the tremendous amount of propaganda BS that comes from BOTH sides. However, I'd like to raise awareness of where this bit of actual Nazi propaganda might creep in on US soil.
I was at the shutdown of the Oakland Federal building last weekend during a classic Awkward Moment. One of the leaders of the protest was wrapping up with the names of the groups that had organized the event in the name of #blacklivesmatter and #reclaimMLK. But first he shouted out his soliditary with varios oppressed struggling peoples, including Gaza. Then he read the supporters of the event: near the top of the list was a Jewish group. I had seen several people with a bag from that group in attendance. Who knows how they felt about Palestine - they didn't speak up.
My point is these Jewish groups are still out there funding and supporting social activism. Spouting Zionist conspiracy theory at these functions is spitting in their faces and possibly fostering Nazi modes of thought. Frankly, I think taking sides on the Israeli/Palestinian issue in venues that aren't about that issue and where they have provided support is also dubious - and that would go for expressing pro-Israeli positions (say, against "Hamas terrorism"
where Palestinians may be your supporters as well.
Supposedly two-thirds of tweeters are repukes. 140 characters works well for their limited mindset. And apparently some are worse. 
The controversial ads, which equate Islam with Nazism, were plastered over with pictures of Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim character, as well as new taglines railing against the posters’ hateful message.
“Calling all bigotry busters,” one newly-modified sign reads. Another declares, “Free speech isn’t a license to spread hate.”
Kahn, a shape-shifting New Jersey teenager who comes from a traditional Pakistani family, debuted for Marvel in 2013.
