Comments on: Statement by Gita Sahgal on Amnesty International and Cageprisoners

By: Roman

Roman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:44:55 +0000

AI in its anti-Israel anti-western lefty biases has lost me a long time ago.
The purity of its ideals and good beginnings have been politicized and abused and have been debased. Gita is suffering from the good old-fashioned politics that has taken over and AI has lost its way even further.

I agree with others that those defended by AI need not have their perverse and damaging views defended. It is their treatment that requires review and exposure not their views or beliefs. This should have been a rights defending group and not a platform for views not consistent with civilized society.

AI has long ago, lost another supporter. This makes it even more difficult to support again.

By: Sri virakthi

Sri virakthi — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:11:17 +0000

Amnesty,
If you still have an iota of decency and need credibility to grow, re-instate this true champion of human rights.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:32 +0000

@Ana – I think he *did* mean the sink (ie trying to you away from that) but it was certainly an unconvincing retreat(?) from the original comment. I’d describe myself as slightly left of centre too – seems clear enough to me!

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:11:47 +0000

Jimmy – What have you been drinking the night?

You haven’t actually answered my question, but I am bored now so I’m not going to ask it again!

By: Jimmy Glesga

Jimmy Glesga — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:21:13 +0000

Ana, Maggie allowed Dennis on occasion to do the dishes. She was a flexible British woman. Not a woman that would tolerate the burka. Rejoice,Rejoice! Slightly left of centre Ana. Whit the F is that? I used to play right half for the school football team. Is that near left of centre!

By: FJK

FJK — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:01:15 +0000

I remember 25 years ago being at the post office of my small city getting an air mail stamp for my AI letter. Also there was a bank president and a college professor to get the same air mail stamp for the same reason. We were all miles apart politically but on the same page for humanity. I quit AI a few years ago because of the politicalization of the organization. Just think what they could have accomplished if they had stay true. It is so sad

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:05:57 +0000

Yes, I am sure they are all true. So you wouldn’t say ‘All Jews are Communists’ or ‘All the Mafiosos are Jewish’. So, less of the ‘all women are…’ crap.

By: Kilbarry1

Kilbarry1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:43:10 +0000

True and some Jews are paedophiles but not all Jews are paedophiles. Some Jews – but not all – supported Lenin and Stalin and some – but by no means all- were prominent in the American Mafia.

And I don’t intend the above as a joke. All three statements are literally true.

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:23:31 +0000

Killbarry1 Some women don't have a sense of humour. That doesn't mean that all women are humourless. To use an example you will like - some Catholic clergy are paedophiles, but that doesn't mean that all Catholic clergy are paedophiles.

By: Kilbarry1

Kilbarry1 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:44:20 +0000

That’s true about Margaret Thatcher. I believe that some of her male colleagues referred to her as Attila the Hen. That was a tribute to her masculine qualities of course. During William Whitelaw’s period as Deputy Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher relied heavily on him, once announcing that “every Prime Minister needs a Willie”. Apparently her husband had to explain why her audience were in hysterics.

Women have no sense of humour!