The mainstream media had recently accused U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump of inciting violence against Muslims in the United States by demanding that all new Muslim immigrants, especially from war torn Syria be properly screened or even temporarily stopped from entering the country until this latest bout of extremist violence there is brought under control.
Now, I am not a supporter or fan of Donald Trump, but I don't think this is such a bad idea given the amount of ISIS led or inspired violence taking place around the world, and I don't think that Trump's comments are to blame for the recent attack against a local Imam in New York either. Attacks against Muslims in United States are still very isolated incidents committed by mentally unstable people who witness violence committed in the name of Islam almost daily now all over the media and even more on the Web, and I think that they are the real reason for the New York attack, which was deplorable. But it just shows how violence only breeds more violence, and until this cycle is broken, nothing will change.
I think that peaceful Muslims must clearly in public and in private take a strong stand against Islamic extremism, and take responsibility for their anti Western rhetoric in the Mosques that fuels it. But instead of demanding that the media makes people believe that Islam has nothing to do with it and accuses everyone who dares to criticize anyone in the Muslim community of hate and bigotry. This will not take us anywhere. One cannot win any war, especially an ideological one without recognizing what the enemy is and its tactics. Facts must be faced. There is more violence committed in the name of Islam than in the name of any other religion right now and it must change.
The politicians and media should not manipulate facts for political purposes, but they are routinely doing it. It was seen during the 2015 elections in Canada as well when the preferred (liberal) candidate was always shown in positive light while the other ones were constantly being attacked, their words often taken out of context and twisted. They are doing the same to Mr. Trump and unfortunately he is playing into their hands by picking verbal fights with them instead of focusing on real issues.
Many people are losing any shreds of faith they had in the fairness of political process and this is the beginning of the end of a democratic system. And no wonder, when a head of as powerful nation as Russia is warning that the world is on the brink of World War III and it even does not make any news on main stream media. You can see it for yourself below.
No one really trusts those media nor the governments anymore and it is not good for democracy.
How can we believe in democracy when entire social groups such as Christians are being effectively eliminated from political process because they hold on to the values that are not politically correct. Any open debate of issues are being shut down and more and more people are feeling increasingly more isolated, which is a breeding ground for hateful cults and ideologies to emerge.
Politicians are not taking any responsibility for their wrong ideologically driven decisions, such as Barack Obama's support for "moderate" rebel groups in Syria out of which ISIS emerged. Instead they are going into denial and continue making the same mistakes over and over again, which only can breed more violence and instability in the world. I am afraid that despite all his faults, Donald Trump, might be still a better choice for Americans. Let us pray that God will give him wisdom or raise up someone else who could stop America from plunging the world into the greatest war this world has ever seen to date.
Could it all be the beginning of this "great delusion" that was predicted in the Bible? I am convinced that it is so.
