AlphDoti wrote:guru267 wrote:madollar wrote:Why call the westgate attackers terrorists while in LAX he is called a gunman
My point exactly!
Terror = Islam
They would never call him a Christian murderer yet in fact he has committed one of the greatest crime. But he is not referred to as Christian terrorist but just a gunman.
But when a non-Christian is accused, maybe not even convicted, but if he only accused of something, he is called a terrorist. Why because the media is controlled by people who want to malign Muslims and Islam.
Recently the church shooting, killing pastors, you never heard anyone saying "Christian terrorist"
Timothy McVeigh was white and he is referred to as a domestic terrorist.
Historically, a jungu (usually Christian in the US) is more likely to kill because of a psychological condition (triggered by a personal event) and the resulting inability to reign in their emotions/thoughts/actions. Most of the other races don't do things like those ... remember how people were surprised when the DC shooter turned up to be two black men?
A terrorist on the other hand uses violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political or religious purposes. Most times these incidents are carried out by those agitating for a cause or revenge for some perceived wrong and they are usually carried out by Muslims (and the rare jungu).
Stereotyping will always happen and when it does, we use the knowledge we have to come up with an initial "picture" until we can get more info.