Politically correct terrorism: David Kupelian identifies the enemy, since no one else will

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, September 28, 2001 | David Kupelian

[cricket]

Kudos to David Kupelian and even AP. . .Great article to share ***** "So former Reagan staffer and columnist Paul Craig Roberts was right when he observed recently that "Americans might be so politically correct and racially sensitive as to be unable to deal with the problem at all." ***

That IS the intent in the design and the 'delivery' of PC. . .and it's introduction into our language is no accident. With PC, you cannot identify the idealogical enemy. Can we say 'L I B E R AL'? (Any out there reading this article; what do you think?)

Do feel sad however and concerned for the good Muslims in this country and political correctness aside, would not be rude to anyone. OTOH, feel offended as well, by just how much is being demanded by so many Muslims in light of September 11.

Not that they should NOT try to explain to America who they are in an effort to dis-engage ignorance; but some are more demanding. . .more vocal in their complaints about OUR 'insensitivity'; by our prayers, the presence of our Flag, our expression of fear or distrust, even if only in the eyes of those they behold.

A ratcheting up of PC, seems to be the required response. . .

Political Correctness embraces the irrational. . .(as expressed in the insanity of ". . .the terrorist and victims should be placed on an equal playing field). We must fight our way back to reasonable ground.

The Media might be cowed into a quiet rhetoric; or being Liberal themselves, demand it of others; but we do not have to be.

Maybe in time, they will follow the 'mainstream'; and not the other way around.

It is time to recognize that words mean things; time to reassert that 'sensitivity' does not have to mean 'SURRENDER', which is what political correctness is really about.

David Kupelian is right about "PC Terrorism". Political correctness is a 'soft' terrorism,(my words). . .by creating fear for anyone expressing the the truth.

[randita]

Take the estimated four to seven million Muslims in the U.S.A.

I would have thought there were more than this. I wonder if this includes not only Muslims of Middle Eastern descent, but also the American black Muslim movement. Weren't most of the the Black Panthers of the 60's and 70's Muslim? I know the New Black Panthers are. The leader of the New Black Panthers has appeared on O'Reilly. He doesn't want any whites, including Bill Clinton, to operate businesses or live in Harlem.

[randita]

If I had the time, I would love to research how Reuters dealt with the OK City atrocity. Did they refrain from using the word "terrorist" or "white" or "Christian" or "male" when referring to McVeigh? Out of deference, did they call him a "freedom fighter"?

[Colt .45]

FINALLY SOMEONE IS TELLING IT LIKE IT IS!

[goldstategop]

The Black Muslims are not regarded by true Muslims as believers in Islam. They're regarded as apostates from the true faith whose crime is punishable by death. And that's just for starters. We have to keep in mind that Islamist Nazism which is the enemy is hugely popular in the Arab/Islamic world. While the President would like to comfort himself with the notion its a marginal phenomenon, all the empirical evidence has shown otherwise. The truth is there are terrorists who are Muslims and the reason for the identification is that we haven't seen people of other faiths engage in it explicitly at least not with so wide a breadth and in so horrific a fashion. David Kupelian's right about one thing: if we flinch at identifying the enemy as he clearly represents himself to be and by the aims that he is pledged to fulfill, then this war will be over before it is launched. Make no mistake: the future of America and the Free World rests on uprooting and defeating rapidly and throughly Islamist Nazism every where that it exists. This is the task facing this generation that is now its calling.

[GuillermoX]

What the Founders were opposed to was an official church, like the Church of England. They were also opposed to codifying all Christian, or other religious tenets into the law. They view of what the 'mosque'/state relationship should be to the Mohammedan is much different. They want them to essentially be the same thing. In Islamic countries, Islamic law is THE law.

[FReethesheeples]

Mega-bump!

Political correctness was first coined as a phrase by Mao Tse Tund.

It was introduced to the United States most effectively by Donna Shalala when she was President of the Univ. of Wisconsin circa 1982.

[WillaJohns]

bttt.

[Texbob]

I agree with the writer, the Liberal Media is just as bad an enemy as the terrorist. Untill a large majority of American people tell this media to cram it and make them pay for their treason by stopping any purchase of their propaganda, we will not be able to get rid of terrorist. I think this is highly unlikely, so we are in deep dodo. We have allowed the media to lie for so long and get away with it.

[looscannon]

Good post, JH2. (You NEVER post anything that is a waste of time and for that I thank you!) Political correctness HAS to be jettisoned now, and we have to do whatever it takes to lead the jettisoning. I'm flagging some experts on taking action...

[ChocChipCookie]

These men, these terrorist (I will use the term), do not fight for freedom. They fight for conquest. They fight for domination. They fight Christianity. They by their own words fight to make the whole world an Islamic Republic. They can hardly be called Freedom Fighters.

Excellent point! I don't think that ANYONE, even someone highly imaginative, could describe the people of Afghanistan as "free". From my perspective, there aren't many differences between those who practice Islamism and the Nazis of WWII.

[SuziQ]

Stephen Jukes, Reuters' global head of news, decreed that the giant wire service's 2,500 journalists should not use the T-word unless in a direct quote.

Hubby and I were watching Imus this morning, and he mentioned this and the fact that CNN was following suit. He was railing about what idiots they were! And he mentioned that hardly anyone ever watches CNN anyway!

[TKEman]

Personally, I'm STILL outraged that they caved and changed the name of the coming military operation. While I realize the need to not have any more people take the field against us than already are, I think we need to telegraph to Moslems that they have no business trying to tell us what to do after these events.

Also, do they give a rat's ass about what Hindus, Jews and Christians think in their countries, or even other countries? I think not.

[ohioman]

Excellent analysis, for you are calling these people by their true name-NAZIS. This is something the media needs to make clear as the president did in his speech. We need to send all these fascists to "the unmarked grave of discarded lies."

[norton]

Didn't notice this in the article but the dark side of PC is virulently anti-American.

After nearly forty years of constantly denouncing just about every element of our own culture as being racist, sexist, far right wing, christian (also right wing), and using those descriptions to press forward their agenda, the PC crowd has defined the USA in particular and the West in general as "the enemy".
Despite the obvious facts on the ground in the middle east it is still virtually impossible to state in public that the "Palestinians" are an intentionally created cult of terrorists and bigots. "We" find it far easier to put the blame on those European Jews who resettled (according to previous promises and immediate history) between Jordan and Egypt - largely because they are more "like us".

Theology aside, they learned from many of the same dead white guys who gave us our core beliefs - the same ones being attacked under the PC mantle.

Sadly, and encouraged by the very icons of political correctness (except in their personal lives), some of our recent actions have highlighted that definition with bombs and with propaganda such as Americans have rarely experienced.

I fear than a large number of otherwise middle of the road (wherever that may be) Americans have accepted enough of this self-damnation so as to be passive toward our enemies as well as to encroaching government controls.

What can we expect from a generation or two generations raised on self doubt, hatred of those who "oppress" others because of gender, ethnicity (no, "race" has become accepted again), or their "orientation"?

Americans seem to enjoy feelings of guilt - guilt for not being invaded in WW2, tormenting innocent agrarian reformers in Vietnam, eating well, or owning two cars...
Do we believe so strongly in that guilt that we might not have the will to defend such a place?
Have enough Americans been convinced that we no longer deserve our special role?
Do great nations or empires fall from within or from without?

[Mamzelle]

The only good thing about the eventual result of Political Correctness War Policy is watching Hillary get fitted out for her chador...

[norton]

Sorry about that.

Maybe after more coffee........

[neutrino]

Good post!

[Pontiac]

Excellent point! I don't think that ANYONE, even someone highly imaginative, could describe the people of Afghanistan as "free". From my perspective, there aren't many differences between those who practice Islamism and the Nazis of WWII.

There are parallels. The Nazis wanted racial purity for the world. The Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist wants religious purity. And both were/are willing to use the threat and surety of death to enforce their dream of purification of the world.

[Harrison Bergeron]

Source: "Associated Press"

That's gotta be a mistake.

Excellent article though.