▪️It’s depressing that this is the state of things, but it’s what happens when moral relativism meets anti-America/West sentiment, both of which are prevalent today. It shouldn’t have to be said, but here’s a breakdown of why Bin Laden’s letter should not give anyone pause let alone praise:
▪️Bin Laden’s repeated uses of “us” and “our lands” is complete collectivism. By “us” he means Muslims, and “our lands” refers to the entire Middle East (and beyond) being a totalitarian Islamic state. His gripe with America is not simply that it uses violence, but that it “prevent[s] our people from establishing the Islamic Shariah.”
▪️This context is dropped by those who claim Bin Laden was simply using terrorism to respond to American aggression. If only America would leave them alone they’d be peaceful. No. Their entire worldview is to establish a totalitarian Islamic state, and views anything impeding that goal to be its enemy. It just so happens that Israel and the US are its greatest impediments.
▪️As with the Palestinians, when they speak of liberation they don’t mean protecting their citizen’s individual rights to property and liberty. They mean it in a collectivist sense, where “our lands” will be “liberated” and ruled by a militant theocracy. Thus, they are not fighting for freedom but brutal oppression.
▪️Which is apparent when you look at any governments they control. Places the Taliban, ISIS, Hamas, etc. had control were/are hellscapes. The notion that if they were simply left alone they would be bastions of peace or freedom is totally absurd.
▪️This makes their already tenuous claim that targeting civilians is justified even more evil. They are targeting civilians IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT TYRANNY. This is where the moral relativism in trying to equivocate terrorism to Israel/US actions becomes so abhorrent.
▪️It’s similar to the Bolsheviks in Russia. When they came to power they spoke of liberating the workers from the evils of capitalism/western oppression, which greatly appealed to the anti-capitalist left, and why there was such support for the Soviets among intellectuals for decades. When in reality, “liberation” only meant tearing down any semblance of Western values and leaving hell on earth in its place.
▪️Those finding sudden agreement with Bin Laden’s letter should really read it carefully. At the end he says those who fail to meet ALL of his conditions will be at war with the Islamic nation. Only 3 of his 7 demands involve US military/diplomatic involvement. Most of the demands involve embracing Islam and Islamic Law. Short of that, you are their enemy.
▪️This doesn’t mean interventionist escapades like the Iraq War are wise or justified. It means that pretending Islamic terrorism is some sort of reasonable or expected response to American/Israeli aggression is woefully naive. It’s a well thought out ideology that has a specific goal, ignore it at your peril.
Here’s the text of the letter:
https://www.samaa.tv/208734571-osama-bin-laden-letter-to-america-resurfaces-after-21-years-read-here
As with the leftist freak out over “banned books” this is not banning books, it’s still easy to get Harry Potter and bookstores should be able to limit whatever books they want for whatever reason. But not only does it show a double standard, the rationale is far less justifiable than removing certain content from school libraries. At least there the justification was the content of certain books are inappropriate for children, clearly not every book should be available in a school library. Here, there’s no argument about the content they just don’t like the author’s politics!
Because news came out about his letter to the FBI, revealing he was a nutcase. The letter was rambling and incoherent, claiming he was trained by the US military off the books, and that Walz had instructed him to kill Amy Klobuchar so he could run for Senate. None of it made any sense (Walz is not running for Senate) and none of the assassinations made any sense, even in a diabolical way.
Nearly all of his hit list was Democrats (including Walz) and abortion clinics, but he was supposedly working for Walz?! Plus, one of the guys he killed wasn’t even on his list, and others were no longer in office or deceased. None of it makes sense from any coherent angle.
Basically, it appears the guy was mentally ill and neither the left or right can use the incident to push their agendas anymore, so the story was dropped.
This is so dumb. First, this means LA began as Spanish land founded to support Spanish missions (i.e. colonialism). Which contradicts their entire premise. But the reality is that Los Angeles is a quintessential American city.
▪️When the US acquired California in the 1840s, LA was a small town of less than 2,000 people. It was basically nothing. It became large only after the gold rush and the railroads completed in the 1870-80s, which brought thousands of new settlers and a booming commercial center.
▪️But LA had a major issue limiting its growth, no water. It wasn’t until Mulholland found a water source and built an aqueduct down from Northern California that LA had the infrastructure to grow into a major city.
▪️Then, a combination of oil, real estate and the film industry caused it to boom in the early 1900s. Post WWII, industries like aerospace continued its spectacular growth. Calling this “Mexican land” is a brain dead take. Neither the Mexicans, Spanish nor ...
