Man-caused disasters

I have written about the poison Political Correctness has injected into the public discourse, but the US media coverage, nay the US army's handling, of the Ft Hood massacre demonstrates how deep the toxins have penetrated. Right from the top where Obama counselled the US "not to rush to judgement" to a news anchor whining(!) that the "alleged" Ft Hood shooter's last name wasn't "Smith".

And even though the shooter wasn't shy about his own reasons for going postal; from his business cards , to a powerpoint presentation he gave a couple of years ago to Army doctors, to his "battle cry" as he slaughtered unarmed people, the head of the freakin US army is more concerned about the possible adverse effect to the army's "diversity":

“Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse,” Casey said."

Imagine that...losing "diversity" is much worse than the slaughter of 13 people and an unborn baby.

And the excuses continue, from Charles Krauthammer:

“And the perfect moral finesse. Medicalizing mass murder not only exonerates. It turns the murderer into a victim, indeed a sympathetic one. After all, secondary PTSD, for those who believe in it (you won't find it in DSM-IV-TR, psychiatry's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), is known as "compassion fatigue." The poor man -- pushed over the edge by an excess of sensitivity.”

The guy all but fixed a flashing neon sign above his head saying "I want to kill lots of Americans", yet as a serving Major in the US army, his colleagues were too damn scared to adversely affect their careers by speaking out against a Muslim.

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Ft Hood

From this article:

Other than the fact we have the usual variety of reprobates gleefully celebrating the mass murder that Major Nidal Malik Hasan carried out at Ft Hood, Texas [because the senseless murder of defenseless people adds to the glory of “God”, however you may interpret Him], the real scary sentence in the article is this:

“Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said Sunday it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about Hasan's Muslim faith, and he has instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for anti-Muslim reaction to the killings at the Texas post.”

Here’s an idea, why not be “on the lookout” for other potential sudden jihadi syndrome/mass murderers to prevent more real deaths, rather than perceived/real/imagined “anti-Muslim reactions”. I would have figured that preventing the very real prospect of more depraved individuals carrying out further attacks was more of a priority than worrying if some beardie-weirdie got teased.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”…no more… however if that weedy kid in 4th grade you teased decides to come to school packing two FN Herstal 5.7mm semi-automatic pistols and starts shooting everybody, well, if we apply the emerging media narrative on Ft Hood, it’s your fault.