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What Will it Take To KILL Political Correctness?
When I first heard of the Fort Hood shooting, I was at the pediatrician's office with my wife and my new baby boy. Fox News was on in the lobby. I watched as Shepard Smith said, "The FBI is in route to Fort Hood right now." Which makes sense I suppose, but why would the FBI be involved if there were not already some information about those involved? Then Smith says, "The FBI has stated that the shooting is not an act of terrorism." How can the FBI which is not even on the scene yet determine that terrorism was not the goal in the shootings? This announcement was made before the name of the shooter had been released. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
I've seen a lot of things, but this is insane. Remember everyone, this is not terrorism. What else do you call a mass shooting? Now the news is filled with nothing but story after story of people comming forward telling how they knew that this guy might be a Jihadist. Look at this headline!
Hasan Called Himself 'Soldier of Allah' on Business Cards
Here is more from the Washington Post article.
Opened to reporters by a manager on Wednesday, the scuffed one-bedroom rental on Fourth Street presents a few scattered tiles in the mosaic of Hasan's life. Among them is a box of business cards, ordered from an Internet printer, that signal Hasan's profession and his faith:
"Behavioral Health -- Mental Health -- Life Skills
Nidal Hasan, MD, MPH
SoA(SWT)
Psychiatrist"
SoA refers to "soldier of Allah" or "slave of Allah," and "SWT" to an Arabic phrase meaning "glory to him, the exalted."
So this guy had business cards which portrayed his radical beliefs? This is incredible! Of course nobody wanted to turn him in. It would not have been politically correct. After all, he's a Muslim.
Politically correct speak is a way to limit the exchange of information. Instead of saying what you think, you have to slow down and reword it. When you inject PC terms the tone (inflection) of what you have to say is completely different.
Consider if someone says "Damn, that woman is fine!" there is a much different tone than "She's attractive." One must keep in mind that the person who says "She's attractive" might be thinking "Damn, that women is fine." Because of the word choice the thoughts of that individual were suppressed. Of course this is an extreme example, but you get the idea. Political correctness limits information exchange, and makes conversation more generic. Who want's that?
Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam
Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Both attended a master's in public health program in 2007 and 2008.
Finnell says he got to know Hasan in an environmental health class. At the end of the class, students gave presentations. Finnell says other classmates wrote on subjects such as dry cleaning chemicals and mold in homes, but Hasan's topic was whether the war against terror was "a war against Islam." Finnell described Hasan as a "vociferous opponent" of the terror war.
Finnell says Hasan told classmates he was "a Muslim first and an American second."
Political correctness played an indirect roll in the deaths of those shot at Fort Hood. That's enough for me.
People actually died because others were worried that if they pointed out the obvious they would be chastised for it!
Enough said...
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First, I have seen very little about this case as I do not watch TV much. I did see where soA was on the guy's business cards. But this is not a matter of political correctness getting in the way. It's more likely due to the fact that America upholds freedom of religion.OK, you know I am on the same side as you, but we have to be careful what we wish for. People put a Christian fish on their cards in the same way that Hasan put soA on his. There are "extreme Christians" who are Christians first, Americans second. Are they really extreme? Christians - and even Republicans - are viewed by many as extremists.
This problem stems from the fact that America no longer exudes/upholds Godliness. America would not have us discriminate against or profile a guy just because he's a Muslim -- that just wouldn't be American!
There are already conspiracy theories floating around that this was an "inside job", you know, like 9/11. Pretty awesome huh? 
Re: HollieI know what you mean, but I think you missed the point again. Here is the entire NPR article...
A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."
Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Both attended a master's in public health program in 2007 and 2008.
Finnell says he got to know Hasan in an environmental health class. At the end of the class, students gave presentations. Finnell says other classmates wrote on subjects such as dry cleaning chemicals and mold in homes, but Hasan's topic was whether the war against terror was "a war against Islam." Finnell described Hasan as a "vociferous opponent" of the terror war.
Finnell says Hasan told classmates he was "a Muslim first and an American second."
You need to read a little more about the guy. There were many people who thought something was up, but were scared to do anything, because they didn't want to "offend" anyone. They were scared that they would jeopardize their careers if they were to bring Hasan's actions to attention. Some even said as much...
Political correctness kept people from speaking out. They knew that they would be labeled, and have their careers threatened.
I say profile! It's the only way to be sure. If people keep playing games with subjects like this this sort of violence will continue to happen.
It's like Benjamin Netanyahu said, while talking about airport security, "In America you look for weapons. In Israel we look for terrorists." He was warning of a possible attack in the U.S. because people refuse to profile.
If you have a cross burning in the front yard of a black man's house, what's your first instinct? Who would you consider as suspects, the Chinese couple in the neighborhood, or the white guy in the neighborhood?
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