A reflection on the use of false equivalence and ‘levelling’ tactics, with special reference to the recent appalling developments in Brunei.
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opening quote:
It’s always the same with these bogus equivalences: They start by pretending loftily to find no difference between aggressor and victim, and they end up by saying that it’s the victim of violence who is ‘really’ inciting it.
-Christopher Hitchens, ‘Arguably’ [in reference to criticism of life-endangered ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali]
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subtitles
Bulgarian: Djeitko
Dutch: kedrednael
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references:
Geertz, C. [1966] Religion as a cultural system. In Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion. Ed. Michael Banton. Tavistock Publications, London. pp.1-46.
Hitchens, C. [2011] Arguably. Atlantic Books, London.
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Brunei’s death penalty for apostasy:
www.loc.gov/la...
www.agc.gov.bn/...
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miscellaneous news references:
www.nytimes.co...
www.theguardia...
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www.telegraph....
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