By Sam Frescoe
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Welcome to this installment of Sam Speaks. Today, Sam Speaks
is an opportunity to rebut stupidity. I am your host, Sam Frescoe. I’m glad
you’re here!
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You are about to
enter a “feelings endangerment zone” currently occupied by a liberated thinker
that is a straight, white, God fearing, freedom loving, gun-toting expert
marksman; an all American patriot. Be advised, it’s highly likely that the
occupier of this space doesn’t care about your feelings in any way.
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Introduction
Imagine the scene…you are sitting in your favorite
overstuffed chair, the back is ever-so-slightly reclined, your feet are up, and
your shoes are off. It’s the American picture of total comfort. It’s just you,
a cold beer, and the streaming video choices that YOU want to watch. Life is
good. No! Life is outstanding.
Having been AT WORK all day to EARN A LIVING, you decide to
get caught up on current events. To that end, you down half your beer, reset
your backside into that perfectly formed set of divots, and select a news
story; and then, it happens.
Stupidity enters the scene from above and below, from the
left and right, and from all other directions. You are trapped! All you can do
is shout in vain as your calm is infested with stupidity; and, not just your
run-of-the-mill stupidity. Nope! It’s the full-stench, knuckle-dragger kind of
stupidity. That’s right, it’s millennial-academic stupidity.
In all fairness, it should be noted
that your beer always remained in the upright and secure position having never
taken flight. Well done. Well done indeed.
Getting Started
As you may already know, on 28 Nov 2016, in Columbus, Ohio, individuals
on the Ohio State campus were attacked with lethal intent by Abdul Razak Ali
Artan[1]
using a butcher knife he purchased earlier that day.[2]
As a result, 11 people were wounded, and the attacker was killed by the Police
first responder.
The attacker, Artan, left his
native Somalia with his family in 2007. They arrived in the United States from
Pakistan in 2014 as legal permanent residents and green card holders. Artan had
just transferred from Columbus State this semester. [3]
On 29 Nov 2016, Fox News reported
that investigators have found evidence that Artan was inspired by ISIS
propaganda and likely “self-radicalized.”[4]
On 30 Nov 2016, the New York Times
reported that investigators believe Artan may have been inspired by Anwar
al-Awlaki, a Qaeda recruiter and propagandist, or by the Islamic State
terrorist group.[5]
Framing
On 1 Dec 2016, Faith Goldy, a Rebel Media correspondent,
posted a produced video titled “Ohio Students Can't Say
‘Terrorism’”. The purpose of this piece was to sample opinion of multiple
individuals located on the Ohio State campus concerning the 28 Nov 2016 knife
attack.
Sam Speaks
Now,
it may be just me; but, it seems clear (at least to me) that the level of
attempted-murder-by-butcher-knife-at-the-local-car-crash is violently out of
proportion to the norm for the Ohio State campus.
Begin Transcript
Goldy >> I’m here at Ohio State University which has just
become the setting of ISIS most recent terrorist attack on US soil. Committed
by one Abdul Artan, a Somalian refugee. Now, it should be pointed out this
terrorist attack comes just two months after another knife terrorist attack in
Minnesota that was perpetrated by the son of Somalian refugees. So, I figured we’d walk around campus and ask
students if they are shaken up by recent events here in their own backyard or
if the occasional terrorist attack is just a small price we have to pay for
multiculturalism.
The
phrase “terrorist attack on US soil” catches my eye. Normally I associate
“terrorist attack” within a military context. For example, terrorist attacks
are a way of terrorism. So, naturally, I opened by ready edition of “DOD Dictionary of
Military and Associated Terms” and located “terrorism.” As tailored to
address the Ohio State scenario, “terrorism” is defined as the unlawful use of
violence, often motivated by religious beliefs, to instill fear and coerce
societies in pursuit of goals that are usually political.
Let’s
test the scenario to estimate if “terrorism” applies.
Test-1:
Was the incident violent? – Yes
Test-2:
Was the incident unlawful? – Yes (Duh!)
Test-3:
Was the attacker motivated by religious belief? – Yes
Test-4:
Did the attacker intend to instill fear? – Duh! (Yes)
Test-5:
Did the attacker have political goals? – Yes
That’s
five for five, folks.
With
regard to the attack, I’m going with terrorism.
Goldy >> Do you feel safe on campus after the attack this
week?
Male-1 >> Yep
Hang
tight, folks. This young man could be a certified badass.
Goldy >> You do? Do you call it a terrorist attack?
Male-1 >> Depends on what your definition of terrorism is.
Disregard
my last.
Goldy >> According to your definition.Male-1 >> No
Really!?
Do
you smell that? Do you know what that smell is?
Well
let me tell you. It’s a heaping stack of DENIAL.
Goldy >> What would you call what happened terrorism?
Male-2 >> I don’t see, I don’t know what happened yet. I
don’t know what it’s about, and I think we still have a lot to learn about the
incident.
Clearly,
this person is a pathological liar or a complete imbecile.
Goldy >> ISIS has claimed responsibility.
Male-2 >> I do realize that, but, that doesn’t always mean
that’s what necessarily happened.
Nailed
it!
I
suppose it’s best to excuse the whole thing, right?
In
the dictionary, under “knuckle-dragger”, it reads see him.
Goldy >> Would you call this terrorism?
Female-1 >> Um, I’m not sure. I’ve just been kind of like
keeping updated with the news. Um. I’m not sure like if they’ve confirmed that
or denied that.
Who
are “they” and how long have “they” been running your life?
Goldy >> ISIS claimed responsibility.Female-1 >> Yeah, so I don’t know.
You
mean the ISIS connection is true?! WOW!
All
this time I figured that you were simply ignoring the whole thing.
By
the way, how do you know the ISIS connection is true?
Are
“they” talking to you right now?
Perhaps
at night…when you are all alone…alone in the dark?
Goldy >> Would call what happened terrorism?
Male-3 >> No, I wouldn’t. No, I would say it was a
misunderstanding.
Oh, I
get it. The knife-wielding-asshole that stepped out of the car he intentionally
crashed was trying to say “hello” according to his native custom. I must admit
that I did not know this.
Note
to Self: Somalians on/near the Ohio State campus are likely to present
themselves as knife-wielding murderers.
Goldly >> A misunderstanding? Why would say that?
Male-3 >> Because I think that person probably experienced a
lot of racism; and, racism is a traumatic experience; and, I hope that people
that look like him and who don’t look like me feel safe on campus too.
That’s
it! Eureka! Case closed!
The
knife-wielding murderer is actually a victim of traumatic racism. Brilliant!
That excuses the whole thing.
FYI, Male-3, you have to be a racist to even
think like that.
Goldy >> Do you think that it’s fair game to bring up his
religion?
Female-2 >> I mean…I think that it’s kind of dangerous to
bring up his religion. Because, like, yeah, he was a Muslim and that, but,
like, that doesn’t mean that all Muslims are bad and we should be afraid of all
of them.
Nonsense!
The truth is that you are afraid of Muslims.
Point-1:
It is a fact that the attacker was a Muslim.
Point-2:
Why are you willing to excuse the evil motives of an evil actor because you are
hoping that the Muslims you are afraid of are not “bad” people?
Goldy >> Do you think it’s fair game to bring up the man’s
religion?
Male-4 >> I mean…I think it needs to be separate from the,
the rest of what you’re looking at.
Hello!
Terrorism!
Male-4 >> I think if it’s clear that it’s a terrorist attack,
as far as how it was inspired, then I think you go off of that and not the
religion.
You
are the only one judging an entire faith, friend.
Male-2 >> I guess I would say you know, until we know more
what role his religion played in the incident, if any, I think we can stay away
from that.
Perfect,
the liar is back.
Goldy >> Did you read his Facebook post right before
committing the attack?
Male-2 >> Yeah. Yeah. I think they are ambiguous. I mean, you
know, lots of people probably say those same sorts of things. Probably hundreds
of thousands of people, and don’t do terrorist attacks. So I’m not sure that
they’re related.
You
know…maybe your right. There isn’t anything to see here. Let’s overlook the
whole evil-motive, evil-intent, evil-act, evil-outcome thing. Really, the
wounded students, heroic Police Officer, the family of the deceased, and the
community at large should disregard that stuff.
Question…when
are you going to tell them?
Goldy >> So, do you think that this is just the sort of thing
that we are going to have to accept going forward. It’s just a price to pay for
being a multicultural, diversity tolerant society?
Female-2 >> I mean, yeah, probably, like, when you’re
accepting people all different, like, walks of life and different races and religions,
like, some there are bad people.
You
are correct (I’m being serious this time). Some people from different walks of
life, races, and religions are bad people. This is a true statement (poorly
crafted, but absolutely true).
Female-2 >> Sometimes people are bad, and, like it’s going to
happen.
Oh…right…it
happens…defective people turn to murder.
And
all this time I thought attempted murder was both a choice and an absolute
wrong, regardless of the circumstances.
Female-2 >> It’s not because one group is worse than another.
It’s just because bad people exist.
So
what are you saying?
Some
people are born “bad” (defective)…oh well…it happens.
A
question, if you are so willing to excuse the attacker (he was just a “bad”
one), then how do you know that you are not from a “bad” (defective) lot
yourself?
Goldy >> So you would say Islam is the same as any other
religion?Female-2 >> Yeah.
Wrong!
Islam is not like any other religion. It’s uniquely identified as Islam for a
reason.
Female-2 >> Like, there are radical Christians and just, any
religion is gonna have extremists,…
Okay,
I will pick up that gauntlet. Name five radical-Christian-knife-slashing
attempted murderers in the United States today.
Female-2 >> …and, just because they’re Muslim doesn’t mean
that, so, suddenly all Muslims are bad.
You
said “they” (meaning plural, as in more than one); and, used “they” to
associate Islam and religious extremists; and, then came to the defense of
Muslims that were not involved with the attack.
Goldy >> Who do you think is the bigger victim here, the
eleven injured or the Somali community who’s lost someone?
Don’t
do it! Goldy just baited you. Look
away! Run!
Male-2 >> Well…
Just
couldn’t resist…could you?
Male-2 >>…I, you know, obviously I hate to, you know, put,…rank
victimhood. But, for the people that got hurt, that was terrible, and the good
news is, I think, they are going to recover.
Virtue
signaling. It just makes you look more stupid.
Male-2 >>The Somali community, I think a lot of, um, I feel, you
know, I feel sorry.
You
just virtually signaled an entire viewing public that you are, in fact, stupid.
Male-2 >> What, we’ll know more when we know what happened,
and what was going on. I hope that they can recover from this as well.
Drink
this...it’s cool aid: one part denial, one part excusal, two parts false
virtue. After you drink it, and you must drink it all, you will feel encouraged
to support, persuade, promote, excuse, forgive, explain, refute, and overlook
terrorism everywhere you are living.
Male-2 >> I’m sure that, you know, the man’s family evidently
didn’t know anything about this. I’m sure that they felt horrible to lose their
son and brother and so forth.
Arrest
him! He knows way too much about the attacker and his family to be innocent…and
so forth.
Male-2 >> So I think there’s a lot of, there’s a lot of
sympathy to go around. I guess.
I…I…I…have
no words.
Goldy >> Are you a student here?
Male-2 >> No. I’m a faculty member.
That’s
it! My beer bottle is empty. I’m throwing it!
Goldy >> Well, you can chalk it up to ignorance, inhibition,
or even indoctrination; but, it would seem folks here on the ground at OSU are
unwilling to admit, to come to terms, and cope with the fact that Islamic
terrorists have just targeted their own backyard.
For the Rebel Dog Media, I’m Faith Goldy.
For the Rebel Dog Media, I’m Faith Goldy.
End Transcript
Going Forward – The Only Solution
The last line, the bottom line, is this: If you don’t want
the level of attempted-murder to remain violently out of proportion to the norm
for the Ohio State campus, then EVERYONE must stop ignoring, condoning,
excusing, denying, and/or encouraging the use of violence, its actors, and its
benefactors.
Thank you. – Sam Frescoe
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[1] Max
Blau, Emanuella Grinberg and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, “Investigators believe Ohio
State attacker was inspired by ISIS’. Updated 11:21 PM ET, Tuesday 29 November
2016
[3] Max
Blau, Emanuella Grinberg and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, “Investigators believe Ohio
State attacker was inspired by ISIS’. Updated 11:21 PM ET, Tuesday 29 November
2016
