Why is the Left aligning itself with Islamic terrorism?
The left have been some of the most vocal Hamas enablers after their October 7th massacre of Jews in Israel. Why does the left seek to be apologists for Islamic terror?
I always considered myself to be part of the global left. What isn’t to love about social justice? However, now I see that when Jews are murdered in their homes by Muslim terrorists (because they are Jews) the global left has decided to align itself with the murderers. The longer that the global left aligns itself with the values of Hamas, the more credibility it loses.
There has been absolute chaos in both Australia’s and Britain’s labour parties over the issue of support for Israel. Those who lead the parties know that their populations (the voters) generally support Israel and have no sympathy for terrorists. Both countries have been the victims of Islamic terror and still fight it daily with specialist police forces and laws designed to protect citizens.
An anti-Israel stance in a Western political party is election suicide. We may see this issue destroy Britain’s Labour Party just as it looks like there is no way they could lose the next election. So why does the left embrace militant Islam so willingly? Especially given its clear anti-LGBTQA+ stance and atrocities such as the 7th of October massacres in Israel.
The left has confused being tolerant of other people’s cultures with being tolerant of ideological violence. There is nothing to say you cannot be a ‘member’ of the left and have to accept everyone’s ideology. In the end, Mohammed was really just a ruthless war lord and a very successful one. Part of his success came from slaughtering Jewish communities. This is a historical fact confirmed by Muslim sources including the Koran.
The global left is supposed to be all about safety for minorities and freedom of expression, especially for the marginalised. This is not something on offer in Hamas run Gaza. It is the opposite of what left-leaning leaders profess to want in society. The left should be joining the chorus of voices worldwide calling for the eradication of Hamas.
Instead, we see the left openly enabling groups like Hamas. Egging them on to do more against Israel and the Jews. Some of this can be explained by the generally “anti-war” rhetoric of the modern-day leftists. In days gone by, the left was extremely militant and not necessarily against armed conflict. They stood up for their ideals with their lives in many cases.
Nowadays the left is always ready to go out and protest the latest war, until it gets bogged down and they forget about it and move on. Any protests for Syria? What about Yemen? No. Those wars aren’t trending. The left is trendy. Palestine is trendy. Anti-semitism is trendy. Islamic terror dressed up as an independence movement is trendy.
At some point, the left’s marriage to militant Islam will face a reality check. That reality check should have been the 7th of October massacres in Israel. Instead, the global left is sticking with Islamic terror. Just like someone would stick around for an abusive partner. Let’s hope those on the left who abhor the antisemitic violence carried out by Hamas are heard over the din of apologists and useful idiots on the left.