The Cartoonish Hypocrisy of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)  wrote About “Cartoonists Under Fire” while ignoring  Bosch Fawstin, who was and is literally under fire and under death threats.

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The cartoon clowns of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund make a mockery of their icon (above).

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Bosch Fawstin wrote: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund:

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which I’ve been a supporter of until now, just released their issue of “Defender” which focuses on “Cartoonists Under Fire”, and they completely ignore the Mohammad cartoon contest & Garland jihadist attack where this cartoonist was Literally Under Fire. I’m pissed off. Bad enough I work in an industry that’s dominated by gutless leftists, but even the one place that supposedly defends Free Speech doesn’t give a shit about Defending Free Speech if it disagrees with it. This Completely undercuts the idea of what kind of speech Should be protected. To Hell with them.

Mitchell Berger said…

I was a founding board member of the CBDLF, but I speak only for myself here. Let me start off by saying that I liked your cartoon. It expresses the political cartoonist’s credo perfectly. But it is impossible to separate it from the context of it’s creation. Pamela Geller, the President of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) sponsored the contest. She has openly advocated that every mosque in the US should be subjected to regular government inspections, in violation of the first and fourth amendment rights of muslim citizens.

It’s reasonable to assume that you were aware of Ms. Geller’s position when you entered the contest, and even a cursory view of your work might lead one to conclude that you agree with her. If you don’t, now would be a good time to make it clear that you believe the Bill of Rights applies to all American citizens, even the followers of Islam. If you agree with her, then don’t expect to be heralded as a first amendment hero.

With that said, if you should face an act of official censorship, I would be the first person to advocate that your right to speak be defended. That’s how the first amendment is supposed to work.

So, Mr. Berger, is inciting to jihad and slaughter sanctioned because it is a religious imperative under the jihadic doctrine?

Berger, founding member of the organization, is a bloviating coward. Defense of a cartoonist has nothing to do with who tangentially says this or that.

First off, here is our position on mosques, as articulated in AFDI’s 18-point platform in defense of freedom:.

— AFDI calls for immediate investigation into foreign mosque funding in
the West and for new legislation making foreign funding of mosques in
non-Muslim nations illegal.

— AFDI calls for surveillance of mosques and regular inspections of mosques in the U.S. and other non-Muslim nations to look for pro-violence materials. Any mosque advocating jihad or any aspects of Sharia that conflict with Constitutional freedoms and protections should be closed.

Read the whole platform here.

There have been over 26,000 deadly Islamic attacks since 9/11, each one with an imprimatur of a Muslim cleric. From the 911 attacks (al Hijrah mosque) to the Boston bombings (ISB), Garland jihad attacks (ICCP mosque), Oklahoma beheading (ISGOC) — mosques teaching, preaching jihad have incited Muslims to slaughter in the cause of jihad. I could go on and on and describe mosque complicity and incitement. It. is. fact. The fact that the imam to the 911 Muslim terrorists, the Time Square bomber, the Fort Hood jihad, Anwar Awlaki, was invited to dine (more than once) at the Pentagon and led prayers on Capitol Hill shows how widely misunderstood this critical aspect of the war is.

If a mosque isn’t preaching incitement and sedition, why would they have a problem with it?

Big Fur Hat wrote,

Why is it “impossible” to separate Bosch’s cartoon from Pamela Geller?

That position must have sounded good in your head, but on paper it looks ridiculous.
Of course Bosch’s expression stands alone.
It matters little who it was judged by and what award it has won.
That statement is beyond specious.

Now, let’s get to your other ridiculous charge.
Regular inspections of mosques to monitor what they are preaching is not a violation of either the 1st or 4th amendment.
Mosques are open to the public. anyone can listen to what they are proselytizing.
If they are advocating violence, insurrection, jihad or terror, the mosque should be shut down.

And to BFH’s point, he further elucidated the clarity and reason of our position this way:

Was it against Jim Morrison‘s 1st amendment rights when local authorities went to his concerts to see what it was all about?
Of course not.
Same with Lenny Bruce.
No one is talking about bugging the mosques.
You just have to listen to their public sermons (??? don’t know what they call their rants)
The only argument a mosque could make would be “hey, you’re stifling my right to preach about the insurrection of America.”
Bingo
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Roger
Roger
8 years ago

Mr. Fawstin, it takes a great deal of courage to draw and enter a contest knowing full well you have put yourself in harms way. The contest has not only exposed the Islamist true intentions but it has shown where all the cowards are.
Congratulations for your fantastic entry,

You are not alone my friend.

Semper Fidelis

Honest Citizen
Honest Citizen
8 years ago

What hypocracy.
It does not make a difference where the cartoon was shown. Fawstin is currently targeted for creating the cartoon itself. He is not being targeted for supporting or not supporting Pamela. He is being targeted as the author of a cartoon.

RalphB
RalphB
8 years ago

You can’t comment on their web site but you can tell them how you feel about their hypocrisy on their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/CBLDF

Looks like you could post a copy of “You can’t draw me!” with you comment too. I’m not on Facebook but if I could I’d ask, now many cartoonists are under threat of murder and why CBLDF is on the side of the beheaders instead of the cartoonist who drew this?

http://b1ff5939f6.nxcli.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bosch-fawstin.jpeg

Incidentally, does anyone know if or what CBLDF had to say about Molly Norris and her Draw Muhammad Day? Charlie Hebdo? The Danish Cartoons? Maybe they really are on the side of the beheaders.

Radegunda
Radegunda
8 years ago

“… now would be a good time to make it clear that you believe the Bill of
Rights applies to all American citizens, even the followers of Islam.”

Did that clown never pause to wonder if followers of Islam generally believe the Bill of Rights applies to all American citizens, even critics of Islam?

paendragon
paendragon
8 years ago
Reply to  Radegunda

He can say that because he knows it’s not a bill of rights AND responsibilities!

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Michael Copeland
Michael Copeland
8 years ago

All credit and respect to Pamela Geller and Bosch Fawstin for knowingly placing themselves at risk of being murdered at any time. That takes real courage.

Mosques are QUITE UNLIKE CHURCHES.
A mosque sermon is not open to the public: non-muslims are NOT ALLOWED IN.

Recorded in a Bangladesh mosque is this “religious” encouragement:

“Here we teach jihad. Those, who have the correct knowledge of jihad, are best
Muslims. We teach how to stab one with a knife, how to make bombs and grenades,
how to operate pistols and guns and how to kill one by cutting his veins. Jihad
is not possible without this knowledge. We teach holy terror, divine terror and
terror for entering Allah’s paradise.”

http://www.islam-watch.org/home/73-brahmachari/391-why-muslims-seduce-rape-marry-non-muslim-girls.html

Michael Copeland
Michael Copeland
8 years ago

Mitchell Berger is shocked at the idea of watching mosques.
The government of Tunisia is not.

“Mr Essid said his government plans within a week to close down 80 mosques that remain outside state control, for inciting violence, and crack down on financing for certain associations, as a countermeasure.”
http://b1ff5939f6.nxcli.net/2015/06/majority-of-tunisia-islamic-terror-attacks-victims-are-britons-uk-pm-cameron-islam-is-a-religion-of-peace.html/#sthash.ZNIOXiCm.dpuf

Tommy Guns
Tommy Guns
8 years ago

Perhaps it would be best if Mitchell Berger did a little bit of a search on You Tube or Google. There are many videoed sermons, delivered by imams, that instruct followers of mohammed to join the fight against infidels. Mr Berger needs to do his homework before he delivers these comments. Asshole.

Michael Copeland
Michael Copeland
8 years ago
Reply to  Tommy Guns

Indeed: the information is there
“Islam: The Learning Curve” at LibertyGB might help.
http://libertygb.org.uk/v1/index.php/news-libertygb/4402-islam-the-learning-curve

BonniePrinceCharlieD
BonniePrinceCharlie
8 years ago

Does anyone have Mitchell Berger’s email address? I’d love to send him examples of what is being said in some mosques.

PS First time I’ve heard of Big Fur Hat. I like him / her.

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disqus_HlH4Faibhw
8 years ago

Yeah.

Ron Cole
Ron Cole
8 years ago

Yep.

DrZin
DrZin
8 years ago

The CBLDF is as pee-in-their-pants scared of the “religion of peace” as Obama is.

Betty4440
Betty4440
8 years ago
Reply to  DrZin

THE LITTLE o is not afraid he upholds hat they do. he is one of them or haven’t you noticed?

Ron Cole
Ron Cole
8 years ago

Are we to expect the MF&MFTC ID* to act on this or anything else illegal, dangerous ot Treasonous?

MF&MFTC ID Mu%%ie Fascist & Malignant Feral Terrorist Caliphate
( formerly the US gummit, judges supreme, kongres and wh mosque)
Injustice Despots

Geppetto
Geppetto
8 years ago

But Mr. Berger’s response does have that holier than though, nuanced, intellectual flavor to it, doesn’t it. Criticism of him will roll off his back like water off a slithering, slimy, snake. Sorry. I couldn’t resist giving a Leftist a dose of his own medicine..

mjazzguitar
mjazzguitar
8 years ago

We might as well let Aztecs sacrifice virgins to the Sun god.

paendragon
paendragon
8 years ago

Re: “the Bill of Rights applies to all American citizens, even the followers of Islam.”

NOT ACCORDING TO ISLAM, IT DOESN’T!

Islam is inherently a form of SEDITION – because it never agreed with the Christian notion of separating secular (road-paving, taxation) and religious realms (render unto Caesar) and went with “Render The World Unto Muhammad!”

So it doesn’t believe in national sovereignty, preferring global theocracy (‘ummah’) ruled by the Caliphate government!

Islam is ONLY a crime syndicate, and the only “religious” part in it’s where they say: “God told us to commit these crimes!

Muslims are never national citizens; they regard all national sovereignties as temporary, man-made false idols which must all be eventually destroyed and replaced with the one-world global muslim Ummah, to be ruled by their theocratic caliphate, and their duty is to wage offensive war to extort, enslave, and murder all the non-muslims. Terrorism is an inherent, not an incidental, nor in any way a “radical,” component of islam.

NO MUSLIMS ARE “PATRIOTS” OR NATIONALISTS OF ANY KIND!

No self-determined muslim believes in any sovereign national governments nor countries at all, ever!

Sharia is allegedly the perfect law of allah, based directly on the Qur’an!

So it always applies to all humans everywhere!

SO WHO NEEDS ANY – EVEN “ELECTED” – MAN-MADE GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE LAWS WHICH DIFFER FROM SHARIA?!

Recall the Ayatollah Khomeini’s words during his 1980 speech in Qom, the Shi’ite spiritual hub:

“We do not worship Iran, we worship Allah. For patriotism is another name for paganism. I say let this land burn. I say let this land [Iran] go up in smoke, provided Islam emerges triumphant in the rest of the world.”

So, since islam is a subversive anti-national and anti-legal entity, why on earth are any of its “muslim” members ever afforded any legal standing to promote their criminal treasonous sedition, before any of our courts of law?!

“Islam wishes to do away with all states and governments which are opposed to the ideology and program of Islam. The purpose of Islam is to set up a state on the basis of this ideology and program, regardless of which nation assumes the role of standard-bearer of Islam, and regardless of the rule of which nation is undermined in the process of the establishment of an ideological Islamic state. Islam requires the earth — not just a portion, but the entire planet…”

– Maududi –

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8 years ago

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