By We all saw the American media rush to justify the “mentally unstable” actions of white criminals when Elliott Rodger shot up a UC Santa Barbara sorority house. We saw it when James Holmes shot up a movie theater in Colorado. We saw it when Adam Lanza shot up the Sandy Hook elementary school.
But never have I seen the media scramble so desperately to speculate on the reasons for murder like I did today and last night. Seriously? A parking space dispute?
“Craig Hicks killed the 3 Muslims because of a parking dispute” Sure and ISIS killed the Jordanian pilot because they have a fear of flying
— عمر فلسطين (@WeTeachLifeSir_) February 11, 2015
There is no question about the fact that Craig Hicks murdered three Muslim students, three Muslim lives, in an act of pure, disgusting hatred. But the media never bothers with facts, does it?
I say in 2 – 3 hours media will say Craig Hicks had a history of mental illness & that’s that. How many hours do u say? #ChapelHillShooting
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) February 11, 2015
Of course this tragic incident will be buried under a pile of propaganda. Absolutely nothing about the Chapel Hill shooting scenario adds up in the minds of those who push for Islamophobia.
Craig Hicks is a white, American, atheist murderer.
Deah Barakat is a newly-wed, American Muslim male victim.
Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha is a newly-wed, educated, American Muslim, female victim.
Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha is a 19-year old, educated, American Muslim, female victim.
This doesn’t fit the [ white victim + Muslim killer = Islamic terrorism ] formula that the media has so clearly set for the world. This doesn’t fit the generalizations of Islamic oppression within the Muslim community. This doesn’t fit the profile of the glorified white American male.
Had the mass media presented the facts the way they are, without pinning the murder on Islam, without pinning the murder on insanity — simply reporting that these are three American students many of us can identify with, killed by a white American male many of us can identify with — people might begin to realize something: terrorism has no religion, race, or gender.
But this enlightening realization is exactly what the media is trying so hard to cover up. The first thing I see when mainstream media reports on a Muslim-led attack is a headline with trigger words, “Islam” and “Muslim,” plainly advertised, and an in-depth research article on the religion of the perpetrators. How can this same media fail to address the question of rising levels of Islamophobia around the world? I mean, this is a new level of hypocrisy.
Piers Morgan, the poster-reporter for collective Muslim blame when it comes to ISIL, and a white male who is in his forties himself (and has yet to condemn the actions of Craig Hicks) tweeted this today:
And let’s not call him an ‘atheist’, actually. Let’s call him what he is: a Muslim-murdering American terrorist. #ChapelHillShooting
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 11, 2015
Where are the analysis articles on Craig Hicks’ atheism? Where are the reports on the evil roots of atheism, and how we can begin to exterminate the ideology? Where are the statements of condemnation from white men, from atheists, from 40-year olds across the world?
Should we look into Craig Hicks’s blood type and make those with the same type condemn his actions? Maybe his hair color?
Or is it unreasonable for me to expect this collective apology?
Of course it is.
I don’t want anyone to apologize for Craig Hicks except for Craig Hicks himself. The world can stop pointing fingers.
I want everyone to mourn the loss of Deah Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha for the same reasons I want the world to mourn the loss of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin: for the tragic and unjust losses of human life.
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Image by Carlos Latuff
brilliant points. riveting. good job.
This is the most vapid and idiotic analysis I have read. Yes, the man probably committed the murder at least in part because of anti-Muslim feeling, maybe totally because of that. But there IS NO pattern of atheists killing Muslims. There IS a pattern of police brutality against blacks. And there is a pattern of the SLAUGHTER of many people — Muslim, Christian, Yazidi, etc. — for not conforming to the Islamic beliefs AS INTERPRETED & CLAIMED by the Sunnis of ISIS and clearly MANY THOUSANDS of western Muslims who have gone to join in crucifying people, killing children and raping women because they believe it is sanctioned by Muhammed. So how in the world does this author expect that “atheists” in particular should be condemning the murder. Clearly all sane people condemn the murder. There is NOTHING in the atheist community or thinking that justifies murder.
Further, most importantly, the American media was not rushing to “justify” as this author claims, the actions of the white shooters. They WERE in fact severely mentally disturbed people, not acting for political or quasi-religious reasons. Muslim girl, learn to think please. Stop claiming victimhood for your group. This man was not a terrorist, just a murderer, whereas in France before Christmas you had several Muslims ramming cars into crowds of people, and then the Hebdo slaughter. You want a worldwide march or apology because a lone bigot killed these innocent people? How absurd.
“They WERE in fact severely mentally disturbed people, not acting for political or quasi-religious reasons”–
Hmm OK. Got it. it can actually happen for all the time. Lets avoid the hundreds of millions mass-murdering, Raping, religious institution destruction done by the Millitant atheists in 20-21 century to compare the same act with ISIS or Boko Haram. Hmm got it. Perfectly understandable. They all had mental disruption unlike militant Muslims. 🙂
Again lets compare the recent events on mentally disturbed people
1. It also happened for brutal murdering of “Marwa El-Sherbini”,
2. it may even happen in militant atheist dominated country like China where mentally disturbed government makes law for prohibiting Muslim Fastening during Ramadan, bans Islamic beards, headwear and clothing on buses: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/06/chinese-city-bans-islamic-beards-headwear-and-clothing-on-buses. The same militant atheists made an all out attack on Muslims recently(Ah nope, Muslim terrorists.)
3. It may even happen in France(Charle hebdo’s birth place), where Religious freedoms, largely for Muslim and moderately for Christian are overly suppressed by the leftists. Where Muslim girls were socially killed for the crime of wearing head scarf in College and Schools. Christians are getting away because they are higher in number, majority by 56%.
So, even though Charle hebdo murderers had criminal record before the incident, it is perfectly understandable that all the terrorism done by atheists in the name of atheism(or should i say religious hatred towards religions) are actually result of mental disruption. At this point, don’t you think that they suffer from mental disturbance too much unlike other religious group. We should do something about it. Don’t you think?
STOP YOUR ARMATURE HUMPING DUMPING and work for the betterment of the world by accusing the person who are wrong according to positive view.