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Baraka_Guru · 07-23-2011, 10:25 AM

This is providing an awesome demonstration of what's wrong in the media and how instant communication can amplify that.

This was assumed (either subtly or definitively) by many major media outlets around the world to be Islamic terrorism. It has since been revealed—much to the embarrassment of news outlets from the NYT to the BBC to the Ottawa Citizen—that it was an act of terrorism in part against Islam—more specifically, against "multiculturalism" that "enables" the "Islamization" of Norway.

The horror is real, and its emotionally devastating what happened; however, this event reveals much about the state of information flows and prejudice and that, yes, terrorism works. It works far better than we could have ever imagined.

The omnipotence of Al Qaeda and meaninglessness of "Terrorism" - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

So do we call this "extremism" instead of "terrorism"?

07-23-2011, 10:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	This is providing an awesome demonstration of what's wrong in the media and how instant communication can amplify that. This was assumed (either subtly or definitively) by many major media outlets around the world to be Islamic terrorism. It has since been revealed—much to the embarrassment of news outlets from the NYT to the BBC to the Ottawa Citizen—that it was an act of terrorism in part against Islam—more specifically, against "multiculturalism" that "enables" the "Islamization" of Norway. The horror is real, and its emotionally devastating what happened; however, this event reveals much about the state of information flows and prejudice and that, yes, terrorism works. It works far better than we could have ever imagined. The omnipotence of Al Qaeda and meaninglessness of "Terrorism" - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com So do we call this "extremism" instead of "terrorism"? __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-23-2011 at 10:29 AM..