Posted on 01/14/2015 1:03:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
In another attempt to explain away the Paris terrorist attack, CNN’s Religion Editor compared the situation Muslims may feel in France to the situation in Ferguson, Missouri.
CNN’s Daniel Burke appeared on the network this morning and was asked about the treatment of Muslims in France and if that contributed in any way to the terrorist attacks in Paris. Burke uncorked a stem-winding response that laid blame for the attack on France’s “secular history” and a failure to integrate religious minorities.
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“I think it’s kind of like what we saw in Ferguson. That this was a kind of, in some ways, the tinder that lit the spark, but the embers were already burning. There is a prevailing feeling in France among many Muslims that they are not treated as part of the state at large. France has a very proud, very long secular history, and it’s not always done the best of integrating any of its religious minorities, French Muslims included.”
First off, the contention that an Al-Qaeda directed, sponsored, and funded terrorist attack was somehow the fault of France is absurd. It is another in a long line of attempts to blame the victims of violence for the acts perpetrated upon them. In some ways, this statement is worse than those expressed blaming the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists for their own deaths. Burke lays blame for an act of foreign terrorism on an entire country.
Second, the nonsensical comparison with the events of Ferguson, Missouri underlines the lack of understanding Burke seems to have for the Michael Brown case itself. He shifts blame from looters and rioters in an American suburb to the town itself just as he blames France for the Paris attacks.
While it can be said that discontentment exists along racial lines in Ferguson and religious lines in France, to jump to the conclusion that the communities themselves share more blame than the actual perpetrators of a terrorist attack or looting and rioting is intellectually perilous and simply wrongheaded.
What total hose shit.
Question...How is Isis different than the Rape of Nanking?
Answer...It’s NOT.
” the treatment of Muslims in France “
How about the treatment of Muslims in Nigeria? Obviously we are not treating them with the proper respect.
He must be. Must be one of dem JOOS.
More and more we read the Jews (Especially shape shifting Jews) were responsible for the Paris attacks. I figure why not blame the Jews for Ferguson also.
Blame it on France for its failure to integrate religions? Really? Can the author explain the failure of Islamics to wan yo integrate there? How does this fringe lunatic liberal explain “No Go” Zones.
Muslims are again “outraged” at the new Charlie issue Mohammad cartoon. How many French and other civilized societies are outraged by their outrage and subsequent savage murderous acting out.
Seems like a good time to pistol whip him.
Wait...wait...this piece is so special it bears repeating:
...”France’s “secular history” and a failure to integrate religious minorities...”
FRANCE has a secular history? FRANCE? 17 popes have come from France!
And a failure to integrate religious minorities (read: Muslims)? How were they supposed to do this? The muslims have no interest in integrating and the French are incapable of forcing them to do so. In fact, EVERY country is incapable of doing so.
They’re so stupid it almost defies belief. Almost.
This freaking fool needs to spend a week in a ‘no-go’ zone.
Someday soon there will be accountablility for the MSM
Most of the history of France since 1789 is secular. The Revolution and then the Terror did their best to eliminate religion in France. In my view, they have largely succeeded.
Most of the history of France since 1789 is secular. The Revolution and then the Terror did their best to eliminate religion in France. In my view, they have largely succeeded.
To think these nuts are allow to wander around in public and vote.
I’ve cone to the conclusion that Islamophilia by the media is really a form of islamophobia.
Here we go again. The left blaming the wrong people. So the fanatical headchopper subhuman savages were really nice people, and the evil cartoonists were bad and they made the nice people feel unwelcome, and the nice people went and murdered them.
Just like after 9/11. The left bowed down and begged forgiveness for America’s evil ways and forgave the 19 nice misunderstood people who brought down the WTC.
“”They’re so stupid it almost defies belief. Almost.””
I think we’ve had more than enough stupid opinions in the past week to last us the rest of our lives. It just keeps getting worse and worse and more and more people stick their feet in their big mouths without a clue as to the truth of any situation. Isn’t there a limit to their stupidity or will they just go on and on? And they apparently get paid for these opinions????
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