Soccer Dad: Sudden jihad/nazi/confederate syndrome

November 8, 2009

Sudden jihad/nazi/confederate syndrome

Barry Rubin wonders what news coverage of different events in history followed the same pattern as coverage of last week's Fort Hood massacre. The satire is hilarious, but at the end he makes a number of important points including:

The media can often be stupid but when it censors reporting for political or social engineering reasons, freedom is jeopardized. The correct phrase is: The public's right to know. It is not: The public has to be guided into drawing the proper conclusions by slanting and limiting information even if the conclusions being pressed on them are lies and nonsense.

Now it's possible that the shooting was a case of what Daniel Pipes coined Sudden Jihad Syndrome. But more likely what's going on is denial, just like in the LAX shootings in 2002.

Posted by SoccerDad at November 8, 2009 9:42 AM

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Soccer Dad's Most Recent Entries
Not a good 90 day bet

Making the political personal
Recent jewish blogging 111510
Oh, that historic compromise
Bibi: tom's frequent non-flier
Just like tom friedman greens
Happier times for Happy Meals?
Mediterranean conference cancelled on account of cooties
The day the anniversary died

Comments

Its denial. Islam is not a "normal" religion. What does one think when its followers laud the psychopathic acts of those who in the name of Allah mow down innocent people in cold blood? And yet we're asked not to jump to conclusions. I don't think the West is ready to face the truth about the so-called "religion of peace."

Posted by: NormanF at November 9, 2009 9:12 AM