Questioning the Hobgoblin Conjurers

Joel, at The Ultimate Answer to Kings…Is Not a Bullet But a Belly Laugh, points readers to an AP article posted by The Alaska Journal under the headline Police chiefs meet at WH on homegrown terror fight wherein the following is stated.

It’s a delicate balance, as the violent extremism that has erupted across the U.S. in the past few years has been motivated by an ideology, whether a violent interpretation of Islam or white supremacist beliefs.

Joel responds as follows.

And I got to wondering - where’s all this violent extremism going on? Are you people sneaking out and committing acts of violent extremism after I’ve gone to bed, or what? Because, seriously, I’m trying to think of stories I’ve read lately, y’know, of mayhem and bloodshed spread by Muslims and “white supremacists”, and while I can think of a few it’s not exactly what I’d call an “eruption.” Or even much of a trickle. So wherefore all the official panic?

Good question(s).  My neck of the woods seems to be quite lacking in violent extremism too.  How about yours?

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 01/22 at 10:27 AM

  1. It seems to me the majority of extremist violence I see or read about usually involves some state sponsored actor performing their “official” duties.

    Here’s one locally from last night:
    http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-lancaster-fatal-dis,0,7655372.story

    Posted by Ontoliberty  on  01/22  at  02:32 PM

  2. Ontoliberty, as you are aware, the state sponsored actors steadfastly refuse to gaze upon their reflections.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  01/22  at  03:08 PM

  3. It’s called projection.
    Let’s summarize:
    They send legions of heavily armed but poorly trained goons with sub-minimal intelligence out into society to cause as much mayhem as possible and now the thugs at the top have suddenly realize there may be consequences to their actions. As arrogant tyrannists their natural response is to send even more armed thugs out to harm even more people. Only when they have been disemboweled will it occur to them that they will reap what they have sown. Off with their nuts!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  01/22  at  10:09 PM

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