Covering Up Terrorism
by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch:
Too often Islamist terrorism is being covered up or whitewashed in the West:
By now we should all know how the leftist playbook works. It is entirely predicable how the narrative will go. First, there is some horrific attack on innocent civilians somewhere in the West. Then the authorities and media will instantly insist that it was not terrorism. And it certainly was not Islamic terrorism.
The usual claim will be, “We do not yet have any motives for this attack.” Anyone who suggest that it sure seems like terrorism and Islamic terrorism are instantly branded as racists, Islamophobes and the rest. But if proof is there (eg., the guy’s name is Muhammad, and he shouted out “Allahu Akbar” as he carried out his assault), then the spin will continue. We will be told that he was obviously mentally ill, and moreover, he of course acted alone.
And then there is the other side of this tired narrative. If anyone does such an attack who is white, or a white conservative, or worse yet, a white conservative Christian, the authorities and the media will be all over it – immediately and passionately. “See, this is what ugly white nationalism is all about. See, this is conservatism in action. We must clamp down on racist Christianity now….”
The double standards here are as plain as day. But we see these scenarios being played out over and over again. I have documented all this dozens of times on my website. But consider the latest example of this. A horrific terror attack had occurred in late July in Southport, England where three children were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. At the time a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested. But once again, any talk of this being an Islamic terror attack was quickly squashed by police, the elites, and the mainstream media.
And when large groups of concerned citizens protested this and other attacks happening so often, they were met with a huge police response, plenty of arrests, and the media condemning them as stirring up trouble and engaging in ugly racism. Yep, the same old same old. Well, just the other day things have taken a bit of a turn. As one media report describes: