By: Dr. Samori Swygert
America’s cultural melting pot has transformed into a volatile cauldron of racial and religious anarchy. The American news media consistently engages in fear-mongering tactics that propagate hate. The news media is complicit in the fomenting, conjuring, and summoning of national panic and hysteria.
The relentless sensationalizing of stories and reckless rhetoric by news anchors, pundits, and other correspondents instigate conflicts and stoke a dangerous national paranoia.
Approximately a week ago, over 240 predominantly-white citizens converged on a Muslim Mosque in Arizona. Many of these citizens were heavily armed. The Muslims in the mosque hadn’t broken a law or harmed anyone; they were innocent of any misdeed or violation. However, the ever-present news headlines and 24-hour news cycle once again served as a brainwashing mechanism.
Why would more than 240 citizens march to a mosque in confrontation and protest of people they’ve never met and have no intimate relationship with? Why do you need a firearm to engage in discussion? Are these 240+ citizens threatening innocent citizens by bringing guns to their place of worship? These are only citizens — they are in no legal position of authority.
Irresponsible journalism has converted many Americans into overzealous vigilantes who are engaging in self-righteous witch-hunts. This is no different than having a Salem witch trial lynch mob roaming the streets and forcing people to prove their patriotism and denounce their faith because the news has created a climate of discomfort. Citizens are removing the right to due process, trial by jury, and legal investigative proceedings … IF THERE WAS A CRIME AT ALL.
Would the news media outlets be culpable and complicit if one of these “quick-tempered” and “trigger-happy” protestors got so excited that they started shooting at some of the Muslim worshippers and initiated a fusillade? The media is heavily invested in xenophobia, but it’s repackaged as some sick form of “neo-patriotism.”
Preemptive killing and suppression by threats of violence against Muslims in America is an increasing trend that is being ignored. The persistent mantra of the “War on Terror” and war-cry of “patriotism” permits this type of armed militant threat on innocent civilians.
I’m not a Muslim, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see what’s happening. My questions and point of view are only affirmed and confirmed as I back track to past stories that occurred.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF ROBERT DOGGART — A 2014 TENNESSEE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
Robert Doggart ran for Congressional office in Tennessee in 2014. He’s also a Christian minister. He was busted for planning the massacre of an entire town of Muslims in New York. The town is called Islamberg, and it’s described as a relatively small town where mostly Black Muslims reside. They have their own schools and other facilities to meet their needs.
Doggart was caught recruiting armed militias via social media posts and by phone to destroy Islamberg. He informed them to bring machetes, M-4 assault rifles, build fire bombs, and completely destroy the town in the name of God. These individuals were minding their own business, and government investigation already revealed that the activities within the city were peaceful and not considered a threat. Doggart was arrested in April 2015 while en route to Islamberg.
THREE MUSLIM STUDENTS SHOT IN THE HEAD NEAR UNC
On February 10, 2015, three Muslim students from The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill were shot and killed with a bullet to the head by Craig Hicks, a white male neighbor. The victims’ ages ranged from 19-23 years old. The story was convoluted on so many news sites, because they make the argument that it wasn’t a hate crime, but an argument over a parking space. The fact is that three unarmed Muslim students were all shot in the head by their neighbor, who walked to their apartment and shot them dead. Hicks’ social media posts have proven to be controversial in regards to religion. The case is currently being investigated as a hate crime, and he’s been charged with first-degree murder.
WISCONSIN SIKH TEMPLE SHOOTINGS
On August 5, 2012, Wade Michael Paige, a white supremacist, went to a Wisconsin Sikh Temple and discharged a barrage of gunshots that killed six temple worshippers and wounded four. He ultimately killed himself after suffering a gunshot injury to the stomach by local police.
I’m not sure if he distinguished between the Islamic and Sikh faith, or if he even cared. However, it’s clear that he was on a mission and had clear ties and affiliations to white supremacist groups. The individuals at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple did nothing to Paige, but he felt it was his duty to intervene on their worship and destroy their lives.
DIET COKE AND A SMILE ON A PLANE
Tahera Ahmad, a Muslim Chaplain who works at Northwestern University, was on a United Airlines flight. She asked for an unopened can of Diet Coke. She was denied the can because the flight attendant said she could use it as a weapon. The flight attendant then gave a white male passenger an unopened can of beer just a moment later.
When Ahmad pointed out that the white male passenger was given a can of beer, another white male passenger told her to “shut the f*ck up” and “you know you would use it as a weapon.”
The media industry has created and contributes to a powder keg minefield of racial and religious intolerance, where the wrong step can ignite and incite the biggest civil war in American history. Ratings-driven reporting and shock-jock radio hosts are creating a dangerous environment for the country. Consumers of news should be cognizant and responsible with the content that’s distributed. It’s easy to sensationalize the Muslim killed by Boston police with a knife, but why didn’t you hear about Robert Doggart on CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS and the like?
Article originally published at: http://yourblackworld.net/2015/06/07/dr-samori-swygert-the-media-is-instigating-a-cultural-genocide/
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