Politically Correct Terror Terminology

[Terri]

By Oliver North
May 16, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The term "politically correct" is defined by The American Heritage Dictionary thus: "Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation." Add to that litany of "historical injustices" the title of my New York Times best-seller: "American Heroes in the Fight Against Radical Islam."

In recent weeks, the vocabulary police opened a new front in the war on terror by issuing a list of do's and don'ts for terrorism terminology. In an effort to fight a kinder, gentler war on Islamic radicals, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with unnamed Islamic interest groups, has issued a paper titled "Terminology to Define the Terrorists: Recommendations From American Muslims."

More (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/onorth/2008/on_05161.shtml)

[thomas]

That DHS even wastes time and ink on this %*&^%$ speaks volumes of bleak news!
The Old Chief

[righton]

A duck is a duck; a rose is a rose. Terminology cannot change that.

The DHS and State Dept. had better get their heads out of where the sun don't shine while still attached to their necks. The following quote from the article says it all:

"If we succumb to this kind of mindless mumbo jumbo and doublespeak to describe the Islamic radicals who are trying to kill us, we're courting uncertainty and defeat. Or as one very politically incorrect soldier put it plainly during a book signing this afternoon, we're screwed."

The islamofacists have only one thing in mind - eliminate the infidels and they really don't care what we call them - can see CAIR's fingerprints on this pile of crap.

L&L

[RW]

Pretty scary stuff.

[Luckyme]

Looks like we will soon be calling Islamic terrorists poor misguided individuals who are trying to take care of our over population crisis. Of course that means we'll have to bring that crisis back into the public eye again. It was dropped about 20 years ago or more.

If they are going to be called poor misguided individuals we won't need our military to fight them. We can use our police instead because it will no longer be called a war.

All this sounds perfectly sane to me. :rolleyes:

[Irember911]

Our political correctness will get us killed when will we finally look out for Americans instead of all the interlopers that come here and demand rights, there are no hyphenated Americans and if they call themselves that then they are not true Americans A spade is a spade and we had better call it like it is.

[STEELMAN]

Not to be outdone in the political correctness department, the European Union has come up with guidelines on how to talk about terrorists who literally are dying to kill us. It warns, "Unintended stigmatization resulting from an ill-considered choice of words may have serious negative psychological effects and thus contribute to the process of radicalization." In other words, it's all our fault.
But of course! We're the "Great Satan" and we are to blame for everything!

So now the poor poor beleaguered enemy and the american muslim community...who won't police their own criminals but want to bitch and complain about how we speak or verbalize about the terrorists...who have now suffered terribly and have been mortally embarrassed by our choice of words feeling so hurt, so badly damaged are calling foul...my my aren't we the dirty dogs!

How callous of us! How shameful! How rediculous! How...whatever!

In the immortal words of Clark Gable in "Gone With The Wind" " Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!" There's your answer! Now live with it or get the hades out of my country and stay out! Who needs your weak kneed support anyway!

[FlaJim]

Using the word "Islamic," the experts have advised us, may "concede the terrorists' claim that they are legitimate adherents of Islam."

Well, they are legitimate adherents of Islam. For anyone who's read the koran, it's very apparent that the purpose of mohammedism is conquest and domination. The religious aspect of the movement is simply a beard to give them legitimacy.

Moslems have never created, invented, or developed anything in their long history. They've been very successful at looting and pillaging other societies that have created wealth, however. If not for many of them sitting atop 1/3 of the world's known fossil fuel reserves, it would be far easier to hold them in check.

When attacking us, the moslems use institutions and technologies developed by Western Civilization. They couldn't even get their oil out of the ground or ship it without western technology.

The few semi-enlightened moslem countries that realize they can't pump oil forever aren't developing industries of their own (you can't seriously count tourism), they're buying into western industry. Why? Mohammedism doesn't include a work ethic and they wouldn't be able to staff any home industries. Look what happened to the American-supplied infrastructure in Iran after they 'went native'.

If we don't understand and identify by name the danger that this insidious evil represents, we are truly lost.

[cltvcoyote]

I will NOT now or ever be a "politically correct" ad for any American. We are, by rights inherent in our Consititution, allowed to have Freedom of Speech. That freedom of speech includes calling a terrorist a terrorist, an Islamist an Islamist, and a Jihadist a Jihadist.

I am so glad that I won't be here in another 30 years so that I don't have to take my Soylent Pill every day just to get up and walk around like a zombie and never think about the rights that we are giving away by the handful to those that are doing everything they possibly can to manage us. The fact that the DHS has come up with this latest propaganda is most disturbing. I can see it coming from the ACLU or LaRaza or other groups like CAIR and even the EU groups, but from our own government....., that is dispicable. We have the right to call a spade a spade and that is guaranteed to us by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and if they don't like it then they should change those things in that favor and to reflect the new bent of our own Government, but it certainly won't come with a favorable vote from the citizens of this country. It is total propaganda and trying to make us all pavlovian dogs in our responses to insulting our intellignece.

Right on Olly North. I knew I liked you for a long time, now you are proving why.

[ONTIME]

Here's how it works, thugs, communist, terrorist and islamo facist are all terrorist, the names are interchageable, their goal is the same to dominate by using, intimidation, fear and murder and they do not give a fig what decent people think. Democracies get in their way and get them killed, this is why they want freedom loving peoples all over the world erradicated and removed from their path.

I give you a momento for the ages;

Hippies still suck, commies will always lie and a terrorist will kill you anytime, anyway, anywhere just because.

you can take this to the bank.

[George123]

I know I'm going to get blasted on this one, but Ollie has put a little bit of spin on this.

At DHS, we refer to terrorists as "terrorists" or KST's (known or suspected terrorists).

We don't call them muslim terrorists. That is interjecting a whole religion.

We know that there are extremists in every religion, even Christianity. We don't refer to the Catholic priests who molested little boys as "Christian sexual predators". They are simply "sexual predators" or "pedophiles".

That same line of reasoning applies to terrorists.

And don't forget folks, that there are a lot of muslims who have helped our military in Iraq. They have put their lives (and their family's lives) in grave danger by sharing precious intel and have served as interpreters.

My neighbors 2 doors down are muslim. They work, they play, they go about their business...just like I do. I do not fear them.

I respect Ollie North. But I think he's a little off-base on this one.

We definitely know who our enemy is.

[qrayjack]

I respect Ollie North. But I think he's a little off-base on this one. I don't. Who are the predominent purveyers of terrorism today? Muslims. What has the 'non-radical' Muslim community done to denounce the terrorists? Very little. What religion is used to actually support terrorism? Islam. Oliver North understated the issue if anything, and I for one am not playing into the hands of the leftist, socialist, Marxist Democrats by being intimidated by their politically correct 'rules.'

[Cynical Pete]

"We know that there are extremists in every religion, even Christianity. We don't refer to the Catholic priests who molested little boys as "Christian sexual predators". They are simply "sexual predators" or "pedophiles".

Fine but these people are punished according to the law. Also they do not advocate extermination of Americans. Then too they are here where they will be punished. There are sexual preditors from all groups but only terrorists bent on the destruction of Americans from one group. Big difference!

[qrayjack]

...but only terrorists bent on the destruction of Americans from one group. Big difference! Very big difference, CP. And they aren't just bent on destroying America and freedom everywhere. Their goal is Islamic world domination. Adolph Hitler anyone?

[schillerbjr]

Political Correctness will get several "million" American citizens killed.

The question is "when"??

[carver]

STEELMAN:
In the immortal words of Clark Gable in "Gone With The Wind" " Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!" There's your answer! Now live with it or get the hades out of my country and stay out! Who needs your weak kneed support anyway!

:clap: :clap: :twothumbsup: :yelclap: :yes: :cheers: :clap: :clap:

---Carver

[Genea]

Islamic terrorists are exactly that. They claim they are on a jihad. Call them what they are and the hell with political correctness. I am sorry that mulsims are offended by this, and if they don't like it they should outwardly disconnect themselves from these evil people.

And just a note, those "Islamic Terrorists" that were responsible for 911...how many of them lived "Next Door" before they did what they did???

[George123]

We are not at war with muslims.

We are at war with islamic extremists.

We should always be vigilant and observant of unusual activity and report it.

How do you know if your muslim neighbors are terrorists? You don't, unless you see something out of the ordinary. But the same thing can be applied to a child predator. Unless you observe something unusual, you do not know if your neighbor is a child molester or child pornographer.

Be ever vigilant.

Don't forget: There are many many muslims who have been victimized by islamic terrorists.

[MamaCat]

And don't forget folks, that there are a lot of muslims who have helped our military in Iraq. They have put their lives (and their family's lives) in grave danger by sharing precious intel and have served as interpreters.


Thanks for speaking up, George. You are right on. Pasting broad labels across a group of people is dangerous and does not help the problem.

[clovers]

George 123:

Your statements are rational, and having mingled with many diverse groups (Hindu's, Muslims, Buddhists) weekly, when I do my produce shopping, I have not experienced hostility or animosity. Most of these people are merchants, - simply running a business, which depends on purchasers,- and almost all of them are American citizens. They are friendly and polite.

I agree that we should be alert to our surroundings, but please let's not become paranoid or hateful.

[qrayjack]

Unless you observe something unusual, you do not know if your neighbor is a child molester or child pornographer. You probably already know this 123, but there are several sites like this: familywatchdogUS (http://www.familywatchdog.u s/)

[George123]

Yep, Grayjack, it's always good to remind folks of websites for convicted predators.

But don't rely too heavily on websites alone. There are lots of degenerates who haven't been caught YET.

Be ever vigilant.