Trump Supporters in Denial over New Zealand Massacre

Trump Supporters in Denial over New Zealand Massacre

US President Donald Trump condemned the New Zealand massacre of 50 people by a self-declared white fascist as “horrible”. In an ambiguous choice of words, Trump said he sent his “warmest [sic] sympathies” to the victims of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch. He also seemed to downplay white supremacy violence as a problem. With…

The Christchurch Terrorist Attack, The “Deep State”, & The “Clash of Civilizations”

The Christchurch Terrorist Attack, The “Deep State”, & The “Clash of Civilizations”

At least 50 people were killed in one of the West’s worst terrorist attacks when an Australian opened fire on worshippers in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, with the killer apparently intending to exacerbate the so-called “Clash of Civilizations” and being able to carry out the carnage that he did because…

New Zealand Massacre: The Hate That Australia Produced

New Zealand Massacre: The Hate That Australia Produced

“We stand here and condemn absolutely the attack that occurred today by an extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told a news conference, as his country grapples with the fact that one of its own murdered 50 Muslim worshippers in neighboring New Zealand. The kind of anti-Muslim views espoused by politicians and pundits are indistinguishable from…

The Christchurch Shooting and the Normalization of Anti-Muslim Terrorism

The Christchurch Shooting and the Normalization of Anti-Muslim Terrorism

What is without question the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history took place on Friday when shooters, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant among them, opened fire at two Christchurch mosques. Four, including Tarrant, have been arrested for the heinous act, which claimed at least 49 innocent lives. Tarrant was responsible for killing more than 40…

Christchurch, Birmingham, and the Power of Islamic Victimhood

Christchurch, Birmingham, and the Power of Islamic Victimhood

It’s the massacre heard ‘round the world! Leaders react across the globe! Religious bigotry and hate must be rooted out! Oh wait, not this one. This is just another Muslim massacre of Christian villagers in Nigeria. Ho-hum, nothing to see here folks. Just move along now… Ah, here’s the right one! In the initial hours following the fatal shooting of…