Fort Hood: Same Battle, New Front
Just when I thought the p.c. culture in the United States could not be any more pervasive, or stifling of the truth, I was treated to this quote from newly re-elected New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s take on the Fort Hood killings. After convening a meeting yesterday with members of the Muslim community to discuss the city’s role in maintaining an open dialogue he had this to say:
"I want to make sure that everybody in New York understands that the terrible tragedy at Fort Hood was an individual who snapped but it has nothing to do with religion," Bloomberg said.
That would probably come as a surprise to the many victims who were treated to shrieks of “Allahu Akhbar!” (God is Great) before being cut down in a hail of gunfire.
Americans are sharp enough to know the difference between decent law-abiding citizens of any faith and mad jihadists. It's condescending for politicians to tell citizens lies to avert a backlash that is not going to come.
The Fort Hood shooting was not a “tragedy.” It was a massacre. It was yet another battle on another front in our continued struggle with an Islamic radicalism waging war on our very existence—politically incorrect as that may be. No offense.