Post a Comment On: Internal Monologue

Although in general I have argued that the terrorism threat has gotten a lot more press than it has deserved, I can't help but be offended by the ridiculous double standard for terrorist hysteria: If the terrorists are Muslim, they represent an existential threat to our way of life greater than the Nazis. If they are white, it doesn't even rate a second glance.

Crooks and Liars points to Orcinus:
Imagine, for a moment, what would have happened if a Muslim extremist with an apparent hatred of the American government had been apprehended in, say, Tennessee, and charged with plotting to blow up Congress with a briefcase bomb.
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Now consider the case of Demetrius "Van" Crocker, who just happens to be a white right-wing extremist
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Of course, this story is not even on the front page of the Jackson paper, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any Fox coverage, either.