Posted on Jul 22, 2015
Is POTUS correct in using the term "Violent Extremism" instead of Islamic Extremism?
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Recently the White House hosted a summit on combating violent extremism. During the summit there was a noticeable effort made not to link Islam with the actions of violent groups such as Al Qaeda. He consistently made an effort during the summit to stress this point stating that, terrorists have perverted Islam and do not reflect it's tenants. This is a message that our previous POTUS also stated. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/19/remarks-president-summit-countering-violent-extremism-february-19-2015
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Islam
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Office of the President (POTUS)
Barack Obama
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Is this also why his administration labeled Major Hasan's mad murder at Ft. Hood "workplace violence"? To not give other Islamic extremists a chance to twist his words? Or to be " intentionally vague " to avoid contention?
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I believe in calling it how it is. The POTUS is and has been using the wrong term. It's Islamic Extremism pure and simple. We need to stop be being so PC and start calling a spade a spade. The biggest problem we have in this country is everybody is so worry that they will offend someone, or hurt someone feelings that we are afraid to tell the truth
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I am ashamed of veterans and service members who enable his sociopathic behavior (this president). Not only does he use the proper terms but he does so in spite of the pain inflicted. Especially to the victims and friends and family of those.
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Of course he is Sir, he has to. If he didn't then there would be a huge uproar of people pretending to be offended because that is what we do now. Unfortunately no one is allowed to be offended, even if there is a serious problem to be dealt with. At the same time, even if he did use the term "Islamic Extremism" the outcome will be the same, which is that nothing can or will be done about it.
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No, like saying a car was involved in all the wrecks.....when you know it was a 2015 blue Chevrolet Malibu driven by a hijab wearing woman with a wooden leg.....silly, silly misnomer...
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Regardless of who the President links with the "violent extremism" it is a fact of reality that they are directly linked with Islam. It really doesn't matter what contortions he takes to avoid the association. The association is obvious.
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He is too scared to associate the fact that most terrorist practice the Muslim religion.
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