Norwegian Tragedy And Absence Of Debate

The Brussels Journal ^ | 7-24-2011 12:55 | Lucien Oulahbib

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His rage, fed by video games, may also have been caused by the lack of real debate on the radical changes caused by a multiculturalism.

But there isn't going to be more debate now. There will almost certainly be less.

If there were a real counter-power, symbolic or spiritual, enabling a critical debate on the role of Islam in the world without being accused as a racist, maybe this inexcusable and vile act would have taken another form?

First of all, there's something a little bizarre or obscene about the sentence. "Take another form"? Like handing out leaflets or having a public forum or publishing an article in the newspaper? Those aren't "other forms" of killing 90 people. They are acts of a different kind.

Secondly, to say there's no debate is deceptive. This guy was debating these issues on line for some time, as other people have been. Some outlets don't want to admit that there is a debate. Most governments would rather ignore it. But the idea that there isn't any debate going on doesn't fit with reality.

Politics is two steps forward and one step back (if even that). It takes time to change things -- and effort. This nutcase didn't want to put in the effort to change things peacefully. Anybody who encourages hopelessness encourages people like him.

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But there isn't going to be more debate now. There will almost certainly be less.

Correct, less. And that is unfortunate. Geert Wilders from the Netherlands sounded the alarm some time ago. Here is a speech he gave in the Cornerstone Church in Nashville, 12 May 2011. http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4743 There are a growing number of people in Europe who now understand the threat.

The incident in Oslo will make people more hesitant to talk about this due to being associated with the horror of the killings.