#MuslimsAreNotTerrorist
It’s a catchy
Twitter hashtag, isn’t it?
I saw it
this morning as I did my daily Twitter session for my
books and thought it kind of ironic that it was trending higher than
#ParisAttack. In today’s politically correct climate, a certain segment of
society goes to great lengths to scold the rest of us that we shouldn’t paint
everyone with the same broad brush.
Unfortunately,
that only seems to apply to their causes. It is the same group that seems hell bent on
trying to use the same broad brush in making the connection between criminals
and mentally ill folks, who use guns in mass shootings, and legal gun owners. They
also like to try and blame Christians for disgusting groups, like the Westboro
Baptist Church. What they don’t tell you
is that the ‘church’ was founded by Fred Phelps, a civil rights activist and member
of the Democratic Party. But those are topics for another day.
I
checked out the hashtag page and was not surprised to see a large majority of folks,
the same type I routinely see on TV at various protests, condemning the
association of Muslims with terrorism. To be fair, they are correct, not all
Muslims are terrorists, but in the case of this
attack, it appears that THESE Muslims were and there is nothing wrong with
pointing that out.
I don’t
care how you quantify it, clarify, or categorize it, the bottom line is
that we are at war with radical Islam. Wring your hands, grit your teeth, but
the folks in ISIS, Al Qaeda, Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, Boko Haram, Hamas, Hezbollah, Haqqani
Network, Palestine Liberation Front, or any of the hundred other groups, currently engaged in terrorist activities around the world, are at war with us.
Here’s a
newsflash: They don’t care what you think of them or their religion. They are
Muslims and they are proud to wage jihad against non-believers.
If the
rest of the Muslim world is offended at being ‘lumped’ together with the
radicals, then they need to stand up as one and condemn it. That means working
with the rest of the world to root out this evil wherever it exists, like King
Abdullah II of Jordan. Unlike Saudi Arabia which continues to be one of the
most prolific sponsors of Islamic terrorism.
I'll be the first one to get up on the soapbox and vehemently condemn anyone who attempts to hijack my religion in order to kill non-believers. I think everyone has the right to their religious beliefs, but I also believe that they have a duty to denounce those who use it as justification in the slaughter of innocent men, women and children. If you can't grasp that concept, I can't help you.
It is
time we stop with the silly hashtags. It makes you look like a bunch of petulant
little collegiate assholes, stomping your feet when someone bruises your
feelings with their hurtful words. Your enemy is at the gate and you are too
busy condemning the folks manning it, because they have the audacity to
identify them for who they are: radical
Islamic terrorists.
I spent
over two decades in law enforcement, a majority of that time dealing with the
threat of terrorism. This is not a new threat, but one we have been facing for decades.
In the 1970’s
I thought we would wake up when we had to deal with the Iranian’s storming our
Embassy in Tehran and taking our people hostage.
In the
1980’s I thought we would wake up after the embassy / barracks bombings in
Beirut or Pan Am Flight 103.
In the
1990’s I thought it would be the 1st World Trade Center attack, or
the bombing at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia or the embassy bombing in Kenya
and Tanzania, Africa.
In the
2000’s I knew the attacks of September 11th would finally be our
wake up call.
But in
the 2010’s we had the attack in Benghazi and then the Boston Marathon bombing.
Apparently
we do not wake up easily.
Despite
what you want to believe, despite what you have been told, we are at war with
radical Islam. Whether we are weary doesn’t matter to our enemy, because they
are not. It is literally what they live and die for.
If a
Christian committed these acts, they would expect to go directly to Hell, but
these radical Muslims expect just the opposite; they truly believe they will go
directly to Heaven for killing infidels. That is what so many people refuse to acknowledge.
We, the entire world collectively, need to shine the light of truth on Islamic
terrorism and acknowledged it for what it is. If this offends you, grow the
fuck up. Being offended is going to be the least of your problems when you’re
standing there with a knife to your throat.
One of
the most precious rights we have in this country is the 2nd Amendment,
the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. It is something that many civilized nations do
not have, including France. French gun laws are extremely strict, but once
again we must face the truth: Gun laws apply only to those who are so inclined to
follow the law. Terrorists apparently do not fall into this group. In fact, it
is a theme I have discussed previously in my
books. I specifically wrote about the problem France was facing in the city
of Marseille in Bishop’s
Gate. Tragically, the first officers to arrive at the Charlie
Hebdo attack last January were unarmed Paris police officers who had to
retreat because they didn’t have the ability to confront their attackers. Three
officers were later killed.
As I
watched the attacks unfold last evening I couldn’t help but wonder if things
might have been different if there was someone carrying a legal weapon? That is
not a flippant comment, but an honest question. I know that many of my fellow
sheepdogs are thinking the same thing.
Sadly,
there is nothing we can do about the attack in Paris. It is done. All we can do
is prepare for what is coming, and make no mistake, it is coming.
Last
night Isis made the statement: “The American
blood is best, and we will taste it soon.”
If you
do not believe them, then you are a fool.
Yesterday,
on the very day of the Paris Attack, the first load of Syrian refugees quietly arrived
in Louisiana. It is estimated that the United States will take in some 10,000
+ refugees over the next year with the
president calling for an even greater number. This is a fairly significant issue,
considering that over 70% of the ‘refugees’ are young men. Even more disturbing
is the fact that an ISIS operative confirmed that the group had infiltrated the
refugees and thousands of them were already in Western Europe. If that doesn’t
make you take pause, consider that there are already members of ISIS in the
United States; that is undisputed fact. Sadly, they are not the only terror
group that is here.
Just
like in 1993 and again in 2001 we must realize that the threat is not over
there, but here in our own country. We saw that most recently in Texas where
two terrorist were killed as they prepared to launch an attack on a 'Draw Muhammad' event. Whether you agree or disagree with the person hosting that event, you
must understand that these terrorists were already here.
As the
left continues to call for more ‘reasonable gun control measures,’ understand
that you are facing a very real threat to your 2nd Amendment rights.
I am often mystified when I hear people talking about how military style
weapons are not required for hunting or sport. No, you’re correct, they aren’t.
Now show me where in the 2nd Amendment it says anything about
hunting or sport? The protected firearms, spoken about in the 2nd Amendment,
are precisely those used by the military. The founding fathers were keenly aware of the
threat they faced from the King and British military. The 2nd
Amendment addressed that and protected the individual right of Americans to possess
the proper weaponry to defend themselves against that threat.
Yesterday
I had an occasion to go to a location that proudly displayed a ‘no
guns’ sticker on the front door. The paper threat was enforced by an
unarmed, and extremely bored looking, security guard. I shook my head. This is
the silliness of the left.
When,
not if, we are subject to the next attack here, I wonder if the terrorists will
be thwarted by the ‘aggressive looking’ no gun decals displayed outside the restaurant
or government building? Maybe they will turn away when the unarmed guard
sternly points out their flagrant violation of the paper noticed proudly
displayed.
I don’t
think so. Hopefully he will have a place to retreat to, like the first officers
in the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Unfortunately,
it has been my experience that you cannot change the mind of someone so
inclined to believe in this silliness. The only thing that actually causes
someone to re-examine their beliefs is when they become the victims.
For the
rest of you, I suggest that you take the threat very seriously.
If you
are so inclined to carry a concealed weapon then you had better train with it.
Understand the responsibility that comes with it and the fact that you might
one day be called upon to act in defensive or yourself or your loved ones.
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