I hate the fact that the labels of white and black even have to exist in the title of this article. However, we don't live in a post-racial world as we were promised by the current administration. After all of the riots and racial division in this nation we have been seeing under Barack Obama, the disgustingly senseless event that has now happened was inevitable. Whites have been labeled racist, especially if they disagree with Obama's politics. White cops are being accused of acting based on their racism, and black youths have been attacking whites in knock-out games and in various assaults, specifically with racist motives, but are often ignored by the biased media and political class. In all likelihood, the racial violence is not much worse than it has ever been, but now in our racially sensitive condition, we've been looking for these instances, and reporting on them through our information network with an attitude of, "See? See how racist we've become?"
All that was left was for some white person to go on a violent rampage in a black setting to strike the match, and light the fuse of a potentially explosive chain of events that may lead to what some people have been hoping for. Race War.
If the gunman in South Carolina that gunned down black parishioners at a church last night turns out to have some kind of tie to what the media considers to be "conservative," it may get even uglier.
The shooting is being labeled a "hate crime," a ridiculous notion that edges on the realm of "thought crime." The violence erupted at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina. . . a State known for its very conservative outlook on politics. The crime is reprehensible, and unforgivable. The killing of human beings in all cases other than self-defense, or a necessary action in a time of war, is senseless and inexcusable. But none of that is what will come out of this. This will be politicized, and the liberal left will use this atrocity to further their political message regarding racism, and gun control.
Things are getting ready to truly get out of hand.
The gunman coldly killed nine people as they worshiped during a prayer service at a historic African American church in downtown Charleston. The suspect is white, according to reports, and the victims were all black, so the "hate crime" label is, of course, being applied to the investigation.
The gunman has been described as a clean-shaven white male in his early 20s with sandy blond hair and a slight build. One of the nine victims is a state senator who was the church’s pastor, Clementa Pinckney. The final death count was six females, and three males.
The church, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as “Mother Emanuel,” established in 1816, is one of the oldest African American churches in the United States. The shooting occurred during a prayer meeting inside the church. While the prayer warriors were praying to God, a person walked into the church and killed nine people. "Hate" is the only word members of the church could use to describe the actions by the gunman.
The attack happened in the evening, around 9 p.m. on Wednesday Night. Originally, the death toll was eight, but a ninth person died at a nearby hospital while being attended to by medical personnel.
The Rev. Norvel Goff, a presiding elder for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, described the suspect as being casual. He “walked in, from my understanding, not so much as a participant, but as a brief observer who then stood up and then started shooting.” Reports indicate the shooter stayed with the group in the church for about an hour before opening fire.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) said in a statement late Wednesday night that she was praying for the victims and their families.
“While we do not yet know all of the details, we do know that we’ll never understand what motivates anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take the life of another,” she said. “Please join us in lifting up the victims and their families with our love and prayers.”
She is right. We will never understand what kind of evil can bring anyone to a point where they are willing to kill in cold blood. The individual is apparently deranged, and the inevitable accusations of political or racial motivation will never be sufficient in describing what really went on in the shooter's mind. In the end, after all of the rhetoric has hit the fan, the shooting was a senseless result of the unacceptable actions of an individual who decided for himself to pull that trigger. The gun is not at fault. Racism is not at fault. Politics is not at fault. An individual who made a decision to kill is at fault.
One thing is for sure. . . the violence we've been seeing in urban areas will be increasing. The riots we have seen will be but a small pinprick compared to what is coming down the pike. The screams of racism by the Al Sharptons of the world are going to reach a greater crescendo. The calls for disarming law-abiding citizens, infringing upon their natural right to keep and bear arms, will go into full gear. And the violence is exactly the crisis the liberal left crazies have been waiting for, hoping for, and have been preparing for.
What's next?
I hope what is next is that we all drop to our knees and enter into prayer over this, and think this all out before thrusting fingers into each other's chests. However, that is not what will happen.
The shooter will likely be labeled a white supremacist, and the propaganda has long been pointing out that that kind of racist thinking is what you see from members of the party of Lincoln, the party that abolished slavery, and the party that was behind the writing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The attack happened in the evening, around 9 p.m. on Wednesday Night. Originally, the death toll was eight, but a ninth person died at a nearby hospital while being attended to by medical personnel.
The Rev. Norvel Goff, a presiding elder for the African Methodist Episcopal Church, described the suspect as being casual. He “walked in, from my understanding, not so much as a participant, but as a brief observer who then stood up and then started shooting.” Reports indicate the shooter stayed with the group in the church for about an hour before opening fire.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) said in a statement late Wednesday night that she was praying for the victims and their families.
“While we do not yet know all of the details, we do know that we’ll never understand what motivates anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take the life of another,” she said. “Please join us in lifting up the victims and their families with our love and prayers.”
She is right. We will never understand what kind of evil can bring anyone to a point where they are willing to kill in cold blood. The individual is apparently deranged, and the inevitable accusations of political or racial motivation will never be sufficient in describing what really went on in the shooter's mind. In the end, after all of the rhetoric has hit the fan, the shooting was a senseless result of the unacceptable actions of an individual who decided for himself to pull that trigger. The gun is not at fault. Racism is not at fault. Politics is not at fault. An individual who made a decision to kill is at fault.
One thing is for sure. . . the violence we've been seeing in urban areas will be increasing. The riots we have seen will be but a small pinprick compared to what is coming down the pike. The screams of racism by the Al Sharptons of the world are going to reach a greater crescendo. The calls for disarming law-abiding citizens, infringing upon their natural right to keep and bear arms, will go into full gear. And the violence is exactly the crisis the liberal left crazies have been waiting for, hoping for, and have been preparing for.
What's next?
I hope what is next is that we all drop to our knees and enter into prayer over this, and think this all out before thrusting fingers into each other's chests. However, that is not what will happen.
The shooter will likely be labeled a white supremacist, and the propaganda has long been pointing out that that kind of racist thinking is what you see from members of the party of Lincoln, the party that abolished slavery, and the party that was behind the writing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Our society is in for an interesting ride. I hope I am wrong. I hope we all gather together as Americans to mourn the death of fellow Americans at the hands of a violent individual. I hope we understand that this was not the fault of allowing people to own guns, or any other political reason folks can come up with. This was simply the result of the actions of a person who decided to massacre fellow human beings.
The NAACP has already weighed in on what happened. In a statement released hours after the shooting, NAACP president and CEO Cornell William Brooks said:
"The NAACP was founded to fight against racial hatred and we are outraged that 106 years later, we are faced today with another mass hate crime. Our heartfelt prayers and soul-deep condolences go out to the families and community of the victims at Charleston’s historic Emanuel AME Church. The senselessly slain parishioners were in a church for Wednesday night bible study. There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture. Today, I mourn as an AME minister, as a student and teacher of scripture, as well as a member of the NAACP."
I do agree with Mr. Brooks. We need to be in prayer, not because of the racial hatred we believe may have been behind this, but because we lost brothers and sisters in Christ, and fellow Americans, to senseless violence. And, we need to pray that the violence stops here. We need to pray that there will not be riots, or an escalation of violence as a response to what happened. I fear, however, the coming violence is inevitable.
"The NAACP was founded to fight against racial hatred and we are outraged that 106 years later, we are faced today with another mass hate crime. Our heartfelt prayers and soul-deep condolences go out to the families and community of the victims at Charleston’s historic Emanuel AME Church. The senselessly slain parishioners were in a church for Wednesday night bible study. There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture. Today, I mourn as an AME minister, as a student and teacher of scripture, as well as a member of the NAACP."
I do agree with Mr. Brooks. We need to be in prayer, not because of the racial hatred we believe may have been behind this, but because we lost brothers and sisters in Christ, and fellow Americans, to senseless violence. And, we need to pray that the violence stops here. We need to pray that there will not be riots, or an escalation of violence as a response to what happened. I fear, however, the coming violence is inevitable.
I think the killer wants a race war, and did this specifically to create the spark that leads our nation into a very violent period of racial strife. He did, after all, spare the life of one of the women he could have killed, and then told her, "Tell the world what happened."
It is in our best interests not to give him satisfaction, but to be above what he tried to cause. It is in our best interest not to go into some downward spiral of racial division worse than we are already experiencing.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Mass shooting at Charleston Church in South Carolina leaves 9 dead - U.K. Daily Mail Online
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