Fatal Correctness
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By Bob Weir
The brutal massacre of thirteen unarmed soldiers and the wounding of
dozens more at Fort Hood, Texas is another terrorist act on American
soil that could have been prevented if not for an insidious cloud of
political correctness that has taken this country hostage.
The victims of this horrific tragedy died at the hands of an enemy
masquerading as a friend. Those soldiers had every reason to believe
they were safe on an army base, surrounded by their patriotic brothers
and sisters. They volunteered to serve their country, knowing full
well that they might lose their lives on a battlefield in a foreign
land. Could any of them have imagined that the end would come at the
hands of a Muslim extremist wearing the uniform of an Army Major?
Evidently, it wasn't enough of a red flag to read this lunatic's anti-
American bitterness, which he proudly posted on the Internet with no
fear or compunction about using his own name. This is a guy who
regularly wore the fundamentalism uniform of the enemy he was
supposedly training our troops to defeat. This is a guy who wrote in
laudatory terms about suicide bombers as he condemned US policies in
the Middle East. This is a guy who reportedly told his military
classmates that he was a Muslim first and an American second. Hello?
Is there anyone out there with common sense? If this is national
security, we are in more trouble than we realize. How many more savage
time bombs do we have walking and stalking among us?
The blood of this massacre had hardly stopped flowing before members
of the media were cautioning us not to view all Muslims as terrorists.
That should go without saying, but what should not go without saying
is that we'd better get serious about the obvious danger of excusing
Muslims who make it clear that they hate this country. Discriminating
against people because of their race or religion is a description of
bigotry, but keeping a close eye on people who give every indication
that they're dangerous is more than sensible -- it's a vital cog in
the survival instinct.
In Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid, the great city of Troy was
invulnerable until the Greeks devised a strategy in which a huge
figure of a horse was left outside Troy's gates. Naïvely thinking it
was a trophy delivered by their vanquished foes, the citizens of Troy
(Trojans) pulled the towering figure into their city. They didn't know
it was hollow and contained dozens of enemies who waited until the
city slept before creeping out and opening the gates for the Greek
army.
Like many great societies before and since, Troy was defeated from
within. Greek mythology? Yes, but a lesson to be learned. Have we
become naïve enough to believe that people who seem bent on destroying
us should be protected, that we should allow them the freedom to carry
out their nefarious plots? I don't care if the guy's name is Hasan or
Henderson; if he evinces hostility toward our country or a propensity
to harm us, he should be treated like the enemy he purports to be.
We must rid ourselves of the foolish notion that we're being
broadminded when we ignore vitriolic loathing of our culture and our
lifestyle. Refusing to take action against evil for fear of being
guilty of stereotyping has resulted in flag-draped coffins for
thirteen of America's finest. What occurred at Fort Hood is even more
stunning because it exposes a weak-willed mentality that has become
woven into the fabric of the mightiest military force in the history
of the world.
When we think of political correctness, we usually view it as confined
to the Hollywood crowd and other assorted leftists. The fact that it
has invaded the ranks of those who defend our freedom, here and around
the world, is more than a bit alarming. We must not let the death of
those soldiers count for nothing! If this unspeakable horror invokes a
new paradigm in our approach to the enemies within, those who lost
their lives will rest in peace, knowing that their sacrifice has
taught us a lesson that will save countless other lives in the future.
On the other hand, if we don't view this as a wake-up call and take
appropriate action, the date of our destruction can't be far off.