Imagine trying to stab someone to death, and they call you "incompetent".

@astroboirap

27 күн бұрын

Pretty much sums up rushdie's literary output

@cagneybillingsley2165

27 күн бұрын

old men shouldn't tempt fate

@Ryan-ff2db

27 күн бұрын

@@cagneybillingsley2165 Why. He's right. Both the Ayatollah or the failed assassin admitted to not reading the book. Talk about glorifying ignorance.

@greasybumpkin1661

26 күн бұрын

*punches Rushdie* Rushdie: pathetic...

@Toastybees

26 күн бұрын

​@@astroboirapHe's an extremely respected writer and the people against him admit to not even reading his book and hating him entirely on vibes. You are an intellectual featherweight.

In other words, "I win. You lose. Next."

@tjenadonn6158

26 күн бұрын

As the kids say these days, "Skill issue."

@knossostellel-amarna8502

12 күн бұрын

Imagine how weak a religion had to be for someone to attempt this

@EtsySpellcaster-fy3sl

12 күн бұрын

@knossostellel-amarna8502 all religions are autocratic fascist institutions of the true knowledge and spirituality which they corrupt

@EtsySpellcaster-fy3sl

12 күн бұрын

@knossostellel-amarna8502 not just this one; all of them are autocratic fascist institutions of the true knowledge and spirituality which they corrupt and profane

@DrStrange234

11 күн бұрын

​@@knossostellel-amarna8502 Imagine how this Writer /Fraud ruined life of a indian Hindu Women Padma lakshmi .

The strength of this dude is Incredible

@Happyheretic2308

12 күн бұрын

Between Rushdie, and Mar Mari Emmanuel, there are strong men around - bless them both.

The best diss track one could ever listen to. In all seriousness, good thing he still stands tall and firm. Never give them an inch.

@rahuldahoob

16 күн бұрын

Better than Eminem😅

@dac7294

4 күн бұрын

is it still the best diss track?

Incredibly said, Mr Rushdie. I’m very pleased and relieved to see that you haven’t let the animal that attacked you destroy your life. Please go out and speak at every event that relates to the incident and especially at anti-censorship events, we need you there.

@steveegallo3384

Ай бұрын

Yes.....BRAVO from Mexico City!

@himanshusingh0876

29 күн бұрын

Long live salman rushdie no religion is above criticism...People from so called peaceful religion must understand this.

@endpc5166

29 күн бұрын

As is often the case with vi𝜊lent attacking-for-Allah Moslems everyone says that the day before he was a nice, harmless moslem. Be warned with this.

@steveegallo3384

29 күн бұрын

@@endpc5166 -- The same may be said of Methodists, pal. Cheers from Mexico City!

@endpc5166

29 күн бұрын

@@steveegallo3384 Not so said with the same credibility. How many, say, Methodist su𝜄cide attackers have there been compared to moslem su𝜄cide attackers? Search *"Sudden Jihad Syndrome"* by by Daniel Pipes.

Rushdie is a legend. I'm glad he's doing well

@DrStrange234

11 күн бұрын

A legend who ruined the life of a indian Hindu minority Women Padma lakshmi . Do you support this person !

@nektekket852

10 күн бұрын

@DrStrange234 I looked into it. I support Rushdie 100%. cope.

@GIGADEV690

10 күн бұрын

​@@DrStrange234I looked into your claim of false gold digger women.

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini admitted he never read the book. A bit strange to put a hit on someone for something he never even read.

@Concreteowl

28 күн бұрын

Just like Mary Whitehouse but with a bigger beard and a longer dress.

@Ryan-ff2db

28 күн бұрын

@@Concreteowl I'm not British, so I don't really understand the reference.

@MichaelCorleone654

27 күн бұрын

@@Ryan-ff2dbYou could’ve easily googled Mary Whitehouse instead of writing that silly response

@Ryan-ff2db

27 күн бұрын

@@MichaelCorleone654 I did, that's how I knew who she was, but I still don't the understand the reference or the point you're making. Rushdie and Whitehouse seem like two very different people. I'm not being silly at all. I'm sure 99 percent of people in these comments don't understand it either.

@AriaIsara

27 күн бұрын

​@@Ryan-ff2dbFrench here and I don't understand the reference either lol

An impressive example of perseverance--checkmate.

Mr. Rushdie, You are the personification of what every good human tried to become. Thank you.

@rickwilliams967

26 күн бұрын

I'm agreeing with you by the way. I didn't word the other comment well.

@saadtazili8953

26 күн бұрын

And what did he do to deserve to be a good human but attacking the word of God and the messenger of God ?!!!

@onamattapeeya

25 күн бұрын

​@@saadtazili8953well that's just a lie, how can someone alive today attack the fake messenger that died and got put in the ground centuries ago? If you are sensitive like a woman and you can't handle criticism I guess your faith is not strong enough because MO, no peace be upon him, was not a messenger he was a CHOMO... so tell me what they're going to try to do to me cuz I've done way worse than Salman rushdie, I've drawn cartoons of the fake messenger, no peace ever be upon him,

@onamattapeeya

25 күн бұрын

​@@saadtazili8953last prophet was Jesus (whom you call Isa), everyone after him was just a fraud and it's okay to laugh at them and mock them,😅😅😅

@Somone_final_final_v2

25 күн бұрын

​@@saadtazili8953word of God according to who?

Well spoken gentleman. You have my utmost respect. Please stay well.

Big big respect Mr. Rushdie, since 1988

Beautifully put.

I just wish that we had more classy human being like Sir. Rushdie. What a wonderful gift he is to the world.

@hillehai

25 күн бұрын

Instead we get more and more people with the character of his attacker every single day. The future's looking grim.

@MrBjoern91

20 күн бұрын

​@@hillehaiwe need to start taking hateful ideologies like Islam seriously. We need to realize there are many many more people like him that want to see all non-islamic values perish. We need to start standing up for our values

@nicholasmitchell6025

5 күн бұрын

​@MrBjoern91 You are delusional. One, what about Islam is different from Christianity, when both have brought immense suffering and both have brought immense joy to this world, and they are based in many of the same religious figures and principles. Books like The Satanic Verses relay the importance of overcoming dogmatism and the shifting attitudes associated with migration from one cultural world to another. When you claim that "we" have a hegemonic set of values that need protecting from an evil "other" of Islam, you not only discredit Rushdie's work and limit your own perspective, but also potentially align yourself with dogmatic religious violence. Look at all of the proxy wars conducted in the Middle East over the past hundred years and the failure of those wars to accomplish anything other than violence-- the conflicts in Yemen, in Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan. Look at how the region was relatively stable until the interference of the United States and the Soviet Union. Consider that these wars have only enforced religious dogmatism as extremists take power in a vacuum left by superpowers, and consider that the only ones to benefit from these wars are not us, not the citizens of these countries, but arms manufacturers. The road to ending religious violence and persecution is not more violence and persecution, it is peace.

Thank You Salman. The enlightenment project owes you a debt of gratitude. Another innocent declares, "The Emperor has no clothes!", and nearly pays the ultimate price. Was it not ever so.

@bryduhbikeguy

Ай бұрын

Well put, yourself.TY.

Rushdie knew him in that instant better than the guy's friends did.

Truly the pen is mightier.

“I shall eviscerate you in literature for a thousand years.” - a fictionalized Chaucer talking to rivals in the great b-movie “A Knight’s Tale”

Salman Rushdie definitely is one of the people of the century.

@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044

26 күн бұрын

100%. He is a magnificent and important writer. People will be reading his work in 100s of years.

@virtutisxx2371

26 күн бұрын

this is what u took from the original comment😂😂 really says a lot about rushdie’s readers

@uriituw

10 күн бұрын

@@virtutisxx2371What, specifically, does it say?

Amazing words... what a legend.

Courage and grace personified.

Very well said, Mr Rushdie

Salman Rusdie, a good human being. More of us need to try to understand this.

I have so much respect for this man

Savage words, beautifully put.

"POWERFUL WORDS"

@gonkdroid8279

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@joblakelisbon

27 күн бұрын

Not really. He's now blind with god knows what other ailments.

@onamattapeeya

25 күн бұрын

​@@joblakelisbonhe's already lived longer than a lot of people would, to be that old and to be a survivor of a vicious attack he's looking pretty good

@onamattapeeya

25 күн бұрын

​@@joblakelisbonblind? If you would notice the human body contains two eyes, it appears that only one of his eyes was injured therefore..😂

@uriituw

10 күн бұрын

No need to shout.

Powerful words from Mr Rushdie. May all that wish him harm suffer from their hatred.

Salman is one person i would like to have as a friend

This hits so much harder than the typical emotional outburst during court testimonies. Straight up logic always wins over those with zero emotional control

Neither the Ayatollah, nor the attacker, nor 99% muslims have even read his book. The book is about those who misuse religion and god for power, and how people shpuld not fall for such "seniors in religion" but think for themselves, and develop their own understanding of god. Ayatollah just proved him right.

Can we talk about the abject failure of security here? they had one NYS trooper positioned at the front of the stage.

@ulpetzmaznat1366

22 күн бұрын

He has been using less security himself for the last few years as it appeared the threats to him had largely waned, unfortunately that turned out not be an accurate assessment. I think blaming security is an easy thing to do, and misses the point that he should not have to live under guard in the first place.

Well said, SIR .

"Props" and "Word", I believe are in order. 👏❤

Rushdie is a legend

Wow. I got shivers. The sheer bravery of this man.

Salman is such a badass…what an incredible life.❤

He is the living embodiment of Badass

Wow, after all these years. Bravo Mr. Rushdie, Bravo! I applaud you. I hope you live to be 100. 😊

Gotta love Rushdie.

So true. Hadi Matar, like other publicity-hungry assassins in history, is a nobody who wanted to be a somebody. He's a kind of parasite that feels he can shine in the shadow of Salman Rushdie. However, Salman Rushdie, an intelligent, talented man, can still rise above his new physical ailments and keep writing high literature and poignant essays. Matar will just be another crazy jailbird a la John Hinckley and Mark David Chapman.

Greatest guest appearance in curb your enthusiasm history!!

This man should write a book! 😜

"The Japanese urushi-lacquered fountain pen with a medium nib is mightier than the biro." African proverb

This makes the Fatwa on Curb Your Enthusiasm so much more badass. This man is a G

Although the young assassin may never realise it , he's a victim as well . He's just been manipulated , and USED by people who needed him to maintain their power . And they won't give a damn if he spends his life in prison . And in exchange for his life , he's probably just fed the propaganda that he's pleased god in some way . He's been completely cheated out of his life , and in exchange for what ? .... just a pat on the head ...... Wow !

Well said

That reminds me of the Noble winning novelist Naguib Mahfouz he was also stabbed in the neck because of a novel, he survived but suffered from that attack till his death

Rushdie has a rare and awe inspiring courage. With his words and by his sheer existence, he shines a light on the cowards of the world.

I hope Rushidie and Emmanuel are doing okay against Islamic radical extremism!!!

Wow thank you so much for being brave

Here, Rushdie sounds very balanced, liberal, and considerate. But, the moment he talks about India and Hindus, all this balance, liberalism and considerateness evaporates.

Excellent!

This is a truly interesting and inspiring gentleman. I've known of him since the fatwa was decreed by Iran decades ago but never delved further. My error.

@WinkLinkletter

25 күн бұрын

Read him, just terrific novels.

Rushdie: “Cope + seethe + L + your mother”

Brilliant 👏

Well said sir!

He is word wizard.....

what an incredible writer

It’s disgusting how likely decades of this man’s life has been lost because of the continued barbarity of the human race, that he’s a brilliant writer is just salt on an already over seasoned wound but it’s nice he has so much of a constructive outlook on it all.

@nyctibius339

24 күн бұрын

Because of human race? More like because of Islam

@chrisf1600

23 күн бұрын

The "human race" had nothing to do with this, it was a certain belief system that responds to the mildest questioning with violence and murderous attacks

@WillyFisher412

23 күн бұрын

@@chrisf1600 as far as I remember Islamist extremists are still human correct? I consider it to be dangerous to place such a divide between such people and ourselves, these people represent the worst tendencies of humanity in general, these things don’t happen in a vacuum. We all have ability to do such terrible things as they have done, the same mechanisms which prompt us to any violent or egoistical thought is the same that caused this brutal assault, if we don’t constantly remind ourselves of this we make it that much harder to notice ourselves tending towards the same direction.

Mr Rushdie and the Bishop in Australia should have a conversation. Bless them both.

The Chatauqua Institute, where this happened, refuses to employ armed guards, or metal detectors worried about the optics.

@croaker6099

14 күн бұрын

A lie

Stay strong Salman, THE STRONGEST ONE!

“Skill issue” -Rushdie, 2024

As someone with a fresh diagnosis of a 9/11-related illness, this eloquently reflects what i would say to Bin Laden today 👻

So well said,salman

A modern time legend .... Hats off for your courage and intellect .... 🙏

Right on, Rushdie! Best of health to you!

Well said Salman

All respect to Mr. Rushdie.

rushdie was like _”skill issue”_

So glad Mr. Rushdie continues to thrive despite all the adverse forces in this world. He is a role model. May adversity fail forever.

Legendary

This is what the most peaceful religion in the world does

@lotusa8868

25 күн бұрын

Like it's the religion that enforced it. Stop babbling all in the name of islamophobia.

@hillehai

25 күн бұрын

@@lotusa8868 And slowly but surely the world falls apart around you, and yet never once has it occured to you that it might be you who is, in fact, incorrect.

@returnoftheredeye

25 күн бұрын

According to Google, there's approx 1.9 billion Muslims in the world. You took the absolute most extreme examples of that huge population, and extrapolated it to represent the whole demographic. That reveals way more about you than it does about Islam.

@mynamedontmind

23 күн бұрын

​@@returnoftheredeyeIslamic countries are known for their peacefulness...

@returnoftheredeye

23 күн бұрын

@@mynamedontmind If I may ask you something, do you think Trump is a Christian? I mean, we all know he loves a photo-op with a bible, and even sells his own for $60, but do you think in his heart he actually believes in the life and teachings of Christ? I don't think for a second that he does, he just sees it as a good vote-winner. I would hazard a guess that the same is true in many of the Islamic countries you speak of.

Bravo Mr. Rushdie !

I don't believe that I have the capability of being able to couch anything in a vernacular that's going to be understood by the people that you want me to talk to.

Such an amazing guy!

Powerful

The embodiment of courage.

Best wishes to you Salman. You have been dignity personified since this attack on you.

I’m a survivor, I’m not gon’ give up, I’m not gon’ stop, Imma work harder

Heavy 😢

the religion of peace

Respect! Balls of iron!

Fed up of religious extremists forcing themselves on others. Believe what you want. Leave others alone.

He's such a badass. This was great.

What a legend.

Spitting fire bars.

No peaceful muslims in comments section? Wow, much strange.

@asrar39

22 күн бұрын

Why? What do you want?

@callmesceptical9114

21 күн бұрын

@@asrar39answer…a peaceful Muslim

@asrar39

19 күн бұрын

I like to think i am.

@callmesceptical9114

19 күн бұрын

@@asrar39 oh good, a peaceful person of Islam! To answer your question, what we “want” is justification for imposing Fatwas in the name of your religion.

@asrar39

19 күн бұрын

I have not issued any.

Courage. Pure Courage is what Mr.Rushdie stands for. A shame he has to live under police protection. I truly wish that religion of terror would either find the guts of reforming itself, or just vanish from people's minds bcs of the terror possible by following it.

Long may he live...the fact he's still (STILL!) here is the best FU to those who want to censor and control thought, especially with violence. In the end, the attacker will always be small. Ditto for the ones who supported, enabled and goaded him.

When savagery manifests as eloquence. Rushdie reduced his would-be murderer to a fecal stain on the underpants of life without a single word of anger, bitterness or hatred. That's brutal. ❤️

Strong man.

He got stabbed by a religion of peace

Deliciously vicious. Interestingly, as it was announced that Rushdie wrote about the attack in his memoir, the trial was delayed so that the defense can examine said memoir. Which is only a delay tactic, as there is zero chance of this guy walking.

Salman is a brilliant human being. His words have awed me. Evil crossed his path and he brushed evil off. A powerful, amazing soul our world is lucky to to have. Human civilization is in a state of evolution where we are gradually moving away from barbaric religious dogma toward peaceful, sensible enlightenment. Salman took a hit from a barbarian and handled it with grace. What human quality is more sacred than grace?

that is so beautiful

Legend.

❤❤❤

its CLEAR who the ''Gods'' stood by that day...and who they despised

A legend's heavy words to an utterly disgraceful, and petty creature.

He likes living on the edge i just hope nobody tries again.