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First of all, I send all my metta to Norway. Innocent people should never have to suffer from the insanity of a terrorist. I am disturbed by the event and by the media (read: Western media / read also: American media) trying to pin the blame on Muslims, either by falsely accusing Muslims (some newsources haven't even bothered to correct their unprofessional journalism) or putting ultimate blame on them ("the attacks were influenced by Muslim attacks.") I mean, why is it only terrorism when it is being commited by Muslims? When it's done by a right-wing, white, Christian man, it's extremism, and not just that, but extremism influenced by Muslim terrorists?
An article you should read: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/07/23/nyt/index.html
I've posted a small excerpt here:
What it says is what we’ve seen repeatedly: that Terrorism has no objective meaning and, at least in American political discourse, has come functionally to mean: violence committed by Muslims whom the West dislikes, no matter the cause or the target. Indeed, in many (though not all) media circles, discussion of the Oslo attack quickly morphed from this is Terrorism (when it was believed Muslims did it) to no, this isn’t Terrorism, just extremism (once it became likely that Muslims didn’t)
And on that same breath, I send my loving thoughts to Amy Winehouse's friends and family as well. Addiction is a horrible thing and claims so many lives, and unfortunately, we lost another one to it. ):
An article you should read: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/07/23/nyt/index.html
I've posted a small excerpt here:
What it says is what we’ve seen repeatedly: that Terrorism has no objective meaning and, at least in American political discourse, has come functionally to mean: violence committed by Muslims whom the West dislikes, no matter the cause or the target. Indeed, in many (though not all) media circles, discussion of the Oslo attack quickly morphed from this is Terrorism (when it was believed Muslims did it) to no, this isn’t Terrorism, just extremism (once it became likely that Muslims didn’t)
And on that same breath, I send my loving thoughts to Amy Winehouse's friends and family as well. Addiction is a horrible thing and claims so many lives, and unfortunately, we lost another one to it. ):