16-03-19, 12:20 PM
Just yesterday 49 people in Christchurch lost their lives to a hateful white supremacist. Brenton Tarrant spoke of “invaders” and that “they will never replace our people”
Donald Trump’s banal response was extending his “thoughts and prayers”. Something the Republicans and their NRA backers do a lot of these days – 56 mass shootings in the USA so far this year.
So who is to blame? I say anyone who promotes a them and us narrative, not just Stephen Christopher Yaxley or Theresa May with her Go Home vans and hostile environment or Donald Trump hailed by the shooter as a symbol of “renewed white identity and common purpose”
Queensland senator Fraser Anning blames the Muslims for their own slaughter “Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?” he stated.
So there you have it whether the terrorist is white or brown, you can blame the Muslims.
So I post this to remember the 49 dead in Christchurch, innocent people worshiping in their Mosque. But in remembering we must ask why. We can say never again, but there is little point unless we are all prepared to call out and condemn extremism.
Donald Trump’s banal response was extending his “thoughts and prayers”. Something the Republicans and their NRA backers do a lot of these days – 56 mass shootings in the USA so far this year.
So who is to blame? I say anyone who promotes a them and us narrative, not just Stephen Christopher Yaxley or Theresa May with her Go Home vans and hostile environment or Donald Trump hailed by the shooter as a symbol of “renewed white identity and common purpose”
Queensland senator Fraser Anning blames the Muslims for their own slaughter “Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?” he stated.
So there you have it whether the terrorist is white or brown, you can blame the Muslims.
So I post this to remember the 49 dead in Christchurch, innocent people worshiping in their Mosque. But in remembering we must ask why. We can say never again, but there is little point unless we are all prepared to call out and condemn extremism.