Posted on 07/14/2008 10:32:56 AM PDT by mojito
Eight days after the atrocities of September 11, 2001, Barack Obama wrote a piece for the Hyde Park Heraldand blamed the attacks on a failure of empathy.
"Even as I hope for some measure of peace and comfort to the bereaved families, I must also hope that we as a nation draw some measure of wisdom from this tragedy. Certain immediate lessons are clear, and we must act upon those lessons decisively. We need to step up security at our airports. We must reexamine the effectiveness of our intelligence networks. And we must be resolute in identifying the perpetrators of these heinous acts and dismantling their organizations of destruction."
"We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair."
"We will have to make sure, despite our rage, that any U.S. military action takes into account the lives of innocent civilians abroad. We will have to be unwavering in opposing bigotry or discrimination directed against neighbors and friends of Middle Eastern descent. Finally, we will have to devote far more attention to the monumental task of raising the hopes and prospects of embittered children across the globechildren not just in the Middle East, but also in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and within our own shores."
Obamas comments display an appalling disconnect from reality.
Osama bin Laden came from one of the richest families in the world. None of the 9/11 attackers were poor; if anything, they could be considered middle class. Ringleader Mohammed Atta was educated as an architect in the West.
Almost everything Obama wrote in this article was proven wrong. And he gave absolutely no consideration at all to the ideology of radical Islam, which is much more to blame than any imaginary poverty or lack of empathy.
And now hes within reach of the presidency.
By the way, I snatched the last copy of this week's issue of "The New Yorker."
The lady told me that many people had gone in there to find the magazine, and that even more people had been calling about it.
Word spread fast over that magazine!
I am just happy I got one before they were all sold.
Question is: Who was buying them all? Americans or Obama people?
This is just another nail in the coffin named Obama ....
re: “a failure of empathy”
How about a “failure to communicate” as in we just didn’t convince those lovable jihadists that we really are kind decent infidels who do not all deserve to die in fiery terrorist attacks.
or, maybe Obambi is trying to channel Nurse Ratched:
“What we have here is a failure to communicate!”
(One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
So he must be blaming the Bill and Hillary Clinton Presidency!
After all, they were in the White House for 8 years and Bush was only there for less than 8 months!
Blame America First. Obama is a turd.
"I'm sensing a lack of empathy."
I am sick and tired of the MOFO and his past.
“There must be a root cause to Obama’s idiocy.”
His backers.
HF
Obviously, Nazism grew “...out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.”
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