Who Finds The Current Madness Disturbingly Familiar?
Posted at 4:00 pm on July 31, 2020 by Kira Davis
“Mostly peaceful protests.â€
“These are peaceful protesters.â€
“Police move in as mostly peaceful protests intensify.â€
Am I the only one who thinks this all sound disturbingly familiar?
2001 seems like another lifetime, but for those of us who had already hit adulthood it is burned into our memories as a monumental moment in our lives. When the towers fell we had our illusion of safety ripped out from under us in the most infuriating and tragic of ways. For a couple of weeks afterward it seemed the entire nation was united in rage and grief. Even those who hated George Bush (remember when he wasn’t just the cute old man who paints portraits? The shifting sands of time are strange) were enraged that something like this could happen on our soil. It wasn’t all kumbaya, but it wasn’t as divisive as it would eventually become.
In a few breaths we went from national pride and unity to pointing fingers. The 9/11 hijackers had destroyed thousands of lives in the name of Islam, but suddenly we weren’t allowed to mention that. Islamic terrorists, emboldened by the attack, began launching satellite attacks around the globe. London, Paris, Germany and Ft.Hood, among other places. Some were highly coordinated with mass casualties, others were “lone wolf†attackers who used machetes or vehicles to kill and maim. In the aftermath of every single violent act the media and political narrative became rote. “Islam is the religion of peace†became a mantra, even as we were simultaneously watching innocent citizens lose their lives to those who loudly and proudly declared their violence to be prompted by their faith. In Paris, 12 people were brutally murdered for the “sin†of printing a cartoon about Muhammed, but the media worked overtime to bury that lede and the mantra became a drumbeat:
Religion of peace, religion of peace, religion of peace…wash, rinse, repeat.
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