In the 1930's Britain was a country severely unprepared for war. The military was weak, the leadership by and large was lackadaisical towards the growing threat that Adolf Hitler and the whole Nazi Reich proposed. Except for one man named Winston Churchill. Starting in mid-September of 1930, following a wave of fascist successes, Churchill began worrying about the threat posed by Nazi Germany. However, at that time, the British government as a whole was not... in fact, when Churchill met with the Prince- he noted Churchill 'was convinced that Hitler or his followers would seize the first available opportunity to resort to armed force."
As anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of history would undoubtedly know, despite what the British believed- Winston Churchill was, in fact, right. If the British had heeded the warning of Winston Churchill, a mere Member of Parliament, perhaps the events of World War II could have been averted, or at least been less damaging.
Fast-forward to March of 2011 where Representative Peter King (R) held congressional hearings on the threat of radical Islam (in my own opinion, this hearing should have been held after al-Qaeida were decided responsible for 9-11, not ten years later.) Of course, the liberals would not allow this to be productive....
No, Rep. Al Green (D) had the nerve to bring up whether or not the Ku-Klux-Klan should be considered a terrorist organization in front of the House of Representatives. What the hell was he even talking about? How the hell can anyone say something so random and off-topic and not instantly be pummeled (metaphorically) or kicked out of the building.
But that wasn't the end of the madness- you see, after the media refused to cover any of the arguements that actually mattered in this hearing they proceeded to call Rep. King every name under the sun. Because he was worried about the radicals that want to kill us in the name of Allah, the backstabbers in the media (all of whom should be fired immediately, in my own opinion) attacked Rep. King- calling him a racist, a bigot, a fear-mongerer, and much more filth that comes right out of the pages of Liberal Propoganda for Dummies.
The worst part of it is, Representative King tried to warn us, to be a Paul Revere or a Churchill- and they denied him... they tarnished his reputation. I honestly think it's over- unless al-Qaeida lines up people in the streets of New York City and kills them one by one in the name of Allah there will never be another hearing on this topic.
And the madness isn't over yet. Oh no, Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat has announced a subcommitee hearing on the rights of Muslims. This is in response to a spike in Muslim bigotry, and though he won't publicly admit it- Rep. King's hearing. (info acquired from The Washington Times website http://tinyurl.com/4ofdy9q) He says, "“Our Constitution protects the free exercise of religion for all Americans. During the course of our history, many religions have faced intolerance. It is important for our generation to renew our founding charter’s commitment to religious diversity and to protect the liberties guaranteed by our Bill of Rights."
First of all, this hearing is unneccessary because the amount of reported hate crimes commited against Muslims is actually very miniscule, so it doesn't seem that important anyway. If anything- they should hold hearings about hate against the Jewish community if they must.
Second, I think that this is really a response to Representative King's hearings. And if that is the case, then it is a bad one. Because peaceful, moderate Muslims are more at risk by radicals than anyone else... as radical Muslims have killed more moderate Muslims than anyone else. I honestly thought that moderate Muslims would welcome the hearings- because it means that the distinguishment between radical Islam and Islam as a whole is being made and investigated.
"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."
Once again people get the 1st amendment wrong. The only thing it says, as far as religion goes, is that people are free *from government influence* to practice whatever religion they want to practice.
ReplyDeleteSo the government can't put you in jail just for being a Christian, a Jew, or yes, even a Muslim. But it doesn't say anything about other citizens of the country and their feelings about the religion you practice.
In fact, as long as you don't commit a crime in doing so, you should be able to treat people however you want in regards to their religion. You want to be a bigot? The government can't stop you.
It's usually the free speech clause that people get wrong, but the religion one is often misread too.
Great first post.