The British, and most Europeans, are head over heels in love with a sort of zero tolerance hatred of all hate, of anything that might remotely be mistaken for hate. On a list in danger of being perceived (by Muslims) as an expression of Islamophobia on the part of the British government, Savage serves to “balance” — seemingly — that appearance. “See, the list isn’t all Muslim murderers! We got skinheads and Klansmen and weirdo American fundamentalists, AND we got Michael Savage, who is always attacking Islam!. So don’t you British Muslims go and try and tell us our list is one-sidely loaded with Muslim jihadists!”
The extent of repression of free speech in Great Britain is a well-kept secret this side of the pond; see “Thought police muscle up in Britain” for a taste of this nonsense. It is coming our way soon, to a school near you.
Robert Spencer is the guiding light of Jihad Watch, for many years a resource for Westerners interested in keeping track of Middle East affairs. (It is right up there with The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) as an important and authoritative information source.) Michael Savage had Spencer on his radio show tonight, and I have a nine minute snippet available for download. And, if you suffer from SDS (Savage derangement syndrome), fear not, the snippet is 98% Spencer talking about freedom of speech issues as they relate to jihadism!