Terrorism and Liberal Political Correctness

[Vuk]

What can I say?
More bull from politically correct liberal trash. Why exactly are they trying to hide the fact that he was a radical islamist? Are they pro-radical islamist? What possible reason would they have then to classify such an act in such terms that completely disconnect it from its cause and obscure the religious fanaticism behind it? You can be your sweet pale booty that if it was a Christian of a radical military sect they would definitely report it that way.

[Hax]

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[Vladimir]

Vuk,

There was a day when we could take you out back and beat you with rubber hoses. Now you have your damn unions.

[Lemur]

So an essayist is outraged by something he heard on Fox news. About how the Ft. Hood shootings were referred to in a DOD document as an example of "workplace violence." No evidence that I can see that anyone was trying to say it was not also an example of homegrown jihad (which it was), just that in one doc they were citing it as workplace violence (which it was). If this is an example of out-of-control political correctness, I'd like a bit more evidence before jumping on the outrage train. (E.G., if a jihadi murders my dog, am I being a PC namby-pamby by citing it as cruelty to animals? Am I contractually obliged to insert the phrase MUZLIM TERRISTS every time I talk about my dog's murder?)

The only place this story is appearing is in rightwing blogs, which are frothing and furious and desperately attempting to demonstrate greater outrage than the blog that came before. I would be extremely cautious about jumping onto a bandwagon like that. Smells like death panels.

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Curious about the source, since none of the blogs (or the originating Fox New article) link it, I did a bit of Googling. This appears to be the offending document (PDF warning), which came to light in the Muslim Terrorism hearings. Take a look.

[Viking]

About how the Ft. Hood shootings were referred to in a DOD document as an example of "workplace violence." No evidence that I can see that anyone was trying to say it was not also an example of homegrown jihad (which it was), just that in one doc they were citing it as workplace violence (which it was).

It should clearly be labelled as 'workplace jihadism'.

[Tellos Athenaios]

But then there would've been an angry rant how the USA army is a hotbed of radical Islam which is all the fault of them godless liberals! You can't win.

[Subotan]

We must demand the very military Fort Hood victims served call this what it was — a terrorist attack and act of war.

In that case, Hasan is a prisoner of war (presumably some ill-defined War against Islam), and as such is protected by various international treaties the United States has ratified. Executing him would be a war crime.

[Beskar]

Smells like death panels

That used to make me rage. Especially from Foxnews Americans, I mean, seriously?

[Lemur]

Going back to the OP:

More bullcrap from politically correct liberal trash.

For those who were unaware, that "liberal trash" would be former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark and Secretary of Veteran Affairs Togo West, not to mention the servicemen and servicewomen who were involved in the "Protecting the Force" review. Damn libruls, they've taken over the Department of Defense!

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Okay, at least I think the document everyone's frothing about is the "Protecting the Force" report. Impossible to say; every single blog I've clicked leads back to the originating Fox News report, which does not have a link or source. Maddening. So much anguish and outrage, so little sourcing or reporting.

[Kralizec]

Going back to the OP:


For those who were unaware, that "liberal trash" would be former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark and Secretary of Veteran Affairs Togo West, not to mention the servicemen and servicewomen who were involved in the "Protecting the Force" review. Damn libruls, they've taken over the Department of Defense!

Damn libruls indeed! None of this politically correct nonsense would happen if the entire armed forces would just adopt Marine Corps standards.

[Subotan]

Damn libruls indeed! None of this politically correct nonsense would happen if the entire armed forces would just adopt Marine Corps standards.

As well as the government, civil society etc. etc.