Why not the base of the Mandalay Bay Resort? Oh wait…that was a White American Guy, so THAT doesn’t count as a “Terrorist Attack”…But even when a white man does carry out a terrorist attack, there is often an unfortunate racial double standard, according to Ibrahim Hooper, the national communications director for The Council on American-Islamic Relations. “We see it time and time again, that violence that has these kinds of motivations, when it’s committed by a Muslim, it’s automatically called an act of terrorism, and if it’s done by a white supremacist group, or Neo-Nazis, or racists or that kind of thing, it’s seen as an individual act that’s not connected to anything else and other motives are sought and other labels are applied. … Unfortunately, that’s the kind of double standard that we see.”
We are reaping what we sowed. Not individually mind you, but as a government, we sowed hatred for American people by our Foreign Wars (that truthfully, we had no business butting into). Homegrown variety of terrorists feel they are Justified for their hatred of the rest of us because of whatever fancied slights or injustices they feel we have heaped upon them. As a civilization we have should been taught that violence breeds violence, because that is the ultimate truth. Homegrown radical white terrorists are as bad as imported radical religious terrorists. There is no difference between the two.
550 people shot, 58 died, white guy with guns and no known motive, moved from Texas to Nevada; send all Texans trying to move to Nevada to Gitmo? Amazing how a tragedy involving 8 deaths, most foreign visitors, and ten or so injured brings instant political stupidity to the fore in a day, but years of mass killings with guns, “ain’t the time to talk about it”.
The NRA with the GOP’s assistance, has been far more effective at killing Americans than foreign terrorists. Look at their typical inaction on bumper stocks!
Dani Rice over 6 years ago
Huh?
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
Why not the base of the Mandalay Bay Resort? Oh wait…that was a White American Guy, so THAT doesn’t count as a “Terrorist Attack”…But even when a white man does carry out a terrorist attack, there is often an unfortunate racial double standard, according to Ibrahim Hooper, the national communications director for The Council on American-Islamic Relations. “We see it time and time again, that violence that has these kinds of motivations, when it’s committed by a Muslim, it’s automatically called an act of terrorism, and if it’s done by a white supremacist group, or Neo-Nazis, or racists or that kind of thing, it’s seen as an individual act that’s not connected to anything else and other motives are sought and other labels are applied. … Unfortunately, that’s the kind of double standard that we see.”
Sadandconfused9 over 6 years ago
We are reaping what we sowed. Not individually mind you, but as a government, we sowed hatred for American people by our Foreign Wars (that truthfully, we had no business butting into). Homegrown variety of terrorists feel they are Justified for their hatred of the rest of us because of whatever fancied slights or injustices they feel we have heaped upon them. As a civilization we have should been taught that violence breeds violence, because that is the ultimate truth. Homegrown radical white terrorists are as bad as imported radical religious terrorists. There is no difference between the two.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
GW Bush’s war chickens are coming home to roost, thanks republicans.
Dtroutma over 6 years ago
550 people shot, 58 died, white guy with guns and no known motive, moved from Texas to Nevada; send all Texans trying to move to Nevada to Gitmo? Amazing how a tragedy involving 8 deaths, most foreign visitors, and ten or so injured brings instant political stupidity to the fore in a day, but years of mass killings with guns, “ain’t the time to talk about it”.
ahab over 6 years ago
The NRA with the GOP’s assistance, has been far more effective at killing Americans than foreign terrorists. Look at their typical inaction on bumper stocks!