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Yesterday, in reporting the Hit And Run Jihad story, I wrote the following:
It's a media blackout.
You can see why bloggers are becoming more and more popular.
... if our governments and media do not stop lying to us about Islamofascist terrorism, the people will stop believing that authorities understand the problem.
If the people don't believe that those who run our society understand what we are up against, then the people will begin to take things into their own hands.
The government and the media are playing with fire.
Today, the Anchoress says the same thing:
What the hell is wrong with the press, what the hell is wrong with the leadership? Why are they so incapable of calling anti-semitism what it is, of calling a terrorist action what it is? Newsflash, folks, when someone decides to drive his car into people as they’re crossing the street, it’s the same as tossing a molotov cocktail at them, it’s the same as tossing a grenade. It is destructive, it kills people and terrifies communities, that is called t-e-r-r-o-r-i-s-m! Hey, guess what, fellas, we don’t need no stinking anthrax to kill and terrify…we can use our cars.
... I’m getting weary of watching the press and the people “in charge” go out of their way to downplay it anytime someone with an “Islamic” sort of name drives a car into people on a city street, or on a campus, or starts shooting people in a synagogue, or raises cain at an El Al counter at LAX.
I know that somewhere in the minds of these movers and shakers they think they are protecting Muslims-in-general from reactionary prejudice, distrust and bias from us unruly, racist, mouth-breathing Americans (because we went nuts and burned down mosques after 9/11, right? We took to the streets and rampaged and lynched anyone named Abdul back then, right?) but the truth is, by their incessant downplaying, their knee-jerk move to protect-and-explain perps like this, they’re just making some people very resentful, and in the end, I think that’s going to do more to foment prejudice and bias, distrust and hate toward decent Muslim persons than would simply acknowledging the fact that when these Fundamentalists DO this crap, it is what it is - an act of aggression, hate and terror - and not some “mistake” that can be cooed away.
The government and the media had better get the message.
- You Are The Cure
On our Facebook page, someone wrote (I'm paraphrasing), "I'm not able to say how disgusted and angry orthodox Muslims make me feel. No words can convey it. I'm just hoping mankind can find a cure for this deadly social cancer." That last...
- I Must Be Racist
- I think if its okay to crack jokes about white people then it should be okay to crack jokes about black people as well - I don't think all Muslims are the same race - I think its okay to criticize Islam and I also think Islam is not a race - I don't...
- A (very Stupid) Religious Christian
This is how a CBSnews.com article started: “A religious Christian in Florida tried to send Fort Hood massacre suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a bouquet of flowers and a note that calls him a "hero," but the man got a knock on his door from the FBI instead,...
- Calling For Moderation Against Fascism Is A Very Strange Thing To Do
The Anchoress is calling for moderation in response to the latest thwarted terror plot: The news is serious…so why is so much that is being written and spewed forth so wretchedly unserious? Why am I getting such a strong sense that - for some, note,...
- Cronulla, Day 2
Local media reported a "terrifying escalation" in the conflict, as 70 car loads of Lebanese youths arrived in the predominantly white suburb of Cronulla - the flashpoint for yesterday's running battles - intent on revenge. The Sydney Morning Herald...
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The Dangers Of The Downplaying Of Terrorism
Yesterday, in reporting the Hit And Run Jihad story, I wrote the following:
It's a media blackout.
You can see why bloggers are becoming more and more popular.
... if our governments and media do not stop lying to us about Islamofascist terrorism, the people will stop believing that authorities understand the problem.
If the people don't believe that those who run our society understand what we are up against, then the people will begin to take things into their own hands.
The government and the media are playing with fire.
Today, the Anchoress says the same thing:
What the hell is wrong with the press, what the hell is wrong with the leadership? Why are they so incapable of calling anti-semitism what it is, of calling a terrorist action what it is? Newsflash, folks, when someone decides to drive his car into people as they’re crossing the street, it’s the same as tossing a molotov cocktail at them, it’s the same as tossing a grenade. It is destructive, it kills people and terrifies communities, that is called t-e-r-r-o-r-i-s-m! Hey, guess what, fellas, we don’t need no stinking anthrax to kill and terrify…we can use our cars.
... I’m getting weary of watching the press and the people “in charge” go out of their way to downplay it anytime someone with an “Islamic” sort of name drives a car into people on a city street, or on a campus, or starts shooting people in a synagogue, or raises cain at an El Al counter at LAX.
I know that somewhere in the minds of these movers and shakers they think they are protecting Muslims-in-general from reactionary prejudice, distrust and bias from us unruly, racist, mouth-breathing Americans (because we went nuts and burned down mosques after 9/11, right? We took to the streets and rampaged and lynched anyone named Abdul back then, right?) but the truth is, by their incessant downplaying, their knee-jerk move to protect-and-explain perps like this, they’re just making some people very resentful, and in the end, I think that’s going to do more to foment prejudice and bias, distrust and hate toward decent Muslim persons than would simply acknowledging the fact that when these Fundamentalists DO this crap, it is what it is - an act of aggression, hate and terror - and not some “mistake” that can be cooed away.
The government and the media had better get the message.
- You Are The Cure
On our Facebook page, someone wrote (I'm paraphrasing), "I'm not able to say how disgusted and angry orthodox Muslims make me feel. No words can convey it. I'm just hoping mankind can find a cure for this deadly social cancer." That last...
- I Must Be Racist
- I think if its okay to crack jokes about white people then it should be okay to crack jokes about black people as well - I don't think all Muslims are the same race - I think its okay to criticize Islam and I also think Islam is not a race - I don't...
- A (very Stupid) Religious Christian
This is how a CBSnews.com article started: “A religious Christian in Florida tried to send Fort Hood massacre suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a bouquet of flowers and a note that calls him a "hero," but the man got a knock on his door from the FBI instead,...
- Calling For Moderation Against Fascism Is A Very Strange Thing To Do
The Anchoress is calling for moderation in response to the latest thwarted terror plot: The news is serious…so why is so much that is being written and spewed forth so wretchedly unserious? Why am I getting such a strong sense that - for some, note,...
- Cronulla, Day 2
Local media reported a "terrifying escalation" in the conflict, as 70 car loads of Lebanese youths arrived in the predominantly white suburb of Cronulla - the flashpoint for yesterday's running battles - intent on revenge. The Sydney Morning Herald...