The poem by Günter Grass

[minionofmidas]

I doubt it. I haven't read it. Doing so might make me sympathize a tiny bit more with the usual morons beating up on him, and I don't want that.

[minionofmidas]

If we adopt the attitude that not supporting Israels occupation of the West Bank and Gaza is antisemitic

we are being antisemitic.
That has ever been my take on that kind of attitude, anyways.

[minionofmidas]

The US under Bush wasn't letting José Bové in. Of course in that case, there's the pretext of the political convictions.

Third world oppositionals and intellectuals have, in the post 2001 world, largely stopped to bother trying to visit the first world unless with an invitation from an absolutely bonafide government invitation.

Of course, such a declaration without a conviction or anything of that sort, and without visa request in the first place... no, can't remember of a case of that against a first world citizen in the post 1989 world.

[minionofmidas]

The US under Bush wasn't letting José Bové in.

DANGEROUS TERRORIST

He even looks vaguely Grasslike in that picture!