tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4768453920936918297..comments2024-03-19T01:44:25.748-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: US cities are becoming much more dangerous placesPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70337114269990743052016-09-20T17:52:51.137-05:002016-09-20T17:52:51.137-05:00It's easy!
Blanket Condemnation is when you ...It's easy! <br /><br />Blanket Condemnation is when you do it<br /><br />Prudent risk assessment is when they do it to label you a domestic terrorist threat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31240355327545693872016-09-20T05:46:44.231-05:002016-09-20T05:46:44.231-05:00Hmmm.....Risk assessment - defined as "a good...Hmmm.....<i>Risk assessment</i> - defined as "a good thing to do" versus <i>blanket condemnation</i> - which is "double-plus ungood so never do it." <br /><br />At what point do those two things cross over into one another and blend into a unrecognizable mass? <br /><br />Example: Based on your principles of <i>risk assessment</i> it is quite reasonable to render judgement on the threat level posed by an individual. What about an entire square mile neighborhood which contains a higher than "normal" statistical concentration of such individuals? At the Crossroads Center Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota - a "distant suburb" of Minneapolis (it's about 50 miles) a mass stabbing (10 victims have been identified) by Dahir Ahmed Adan has resulted in at least one ISIS-associated group claiming responsibility. <br /><br />Minnesota has the largest Somali community in the United States, largely concentrated in Minneapolis, a 45 minute drive on I-94 from St. Cloud; Islam is the dominant religion in Somalia; an above average rate of Somali immigrants involved in violent attacks has been mentioned in numerous news sources; for years there have been news reports of widespread violence in Somalia, and according to the humanitarian group Human Rghts Watch it's getting worse; two large buildings in New York City no longer exist because muslims flew airplanes into them; in 2013 three people were killed and scores wounded in Boston from a bomb set by two young men the FBI said "were motivated by extremist Islamic beliefs." The list goes on, but I think you get that.<br /><br />At what point does the "prudent and worthwhile" act of <i>risk assessment</i> become the "double-plus ungood" of <i>blanket condemnation</i>? Given that the majority of violent crime in the United States is perpetrated by young black males, is it "prudent and worthwhile risk assessment" to avoid majority black areas of a city or is that "bad" blanket condemnation? <br /><br />I'd appreciate some assistance here, Peter - please tell me the formula for determining which people in a group I may encounter are the ones righteously deserving of "prudent risk assessment" and which ones I may be guilty of "blanket condemnation" toward?Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74994269918666206932016-09-19T19:34:05.346-05:002016-09-19T19:34:05.346-05:00It does and it doesn't, Pastor.
Our risk asse...It does and it doesn't, Pastor.<br /><br />Our risk assessment is going to be very different than that of say, for example - a 16 year old girl. We have guns and street smarts - she doesn't. We can defend ourselves - chances are she can't. <br /><br />I'm sorry but at some point we have to look out for our women and children in addition to ourselves. We know how these mutts operate: they violate our laws, they murder and rape our women and children - then they hide behind the law whilst virtue-signalling poseurs put on airs of concern for individual rights and liberties. <br /><br />For the record, I am not buying it any more either. It's time to call a spade - a spade - and deal with it accordingly. We need to start asking and answering the tough questions. How many immigrants is enough? Are we obligated to become the world's dump for human trash and sewage? Are we obliged to let them in without vetting them?<br /><br />For my two cents these people aren't worth the hassle.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52588614358826819632016-09-19T19:02:40.624-05:002016-09-19T19:02:40.624-05:00@VFM #7916: Your comment makes sense, but I fear ...@VFM #7916: Your comment makes sense, but I fear you miss one essential point: namely, the difference between <i>risk assessment</i> and <i>blanket condemnation</i>.<br /><br />When it comes to <i>risk assessment,</i> I do so as much as the next person. If I see someone who looks like a potential threat - and that might mean manner of dress, color of skin, hair/beard style and quantity, behavior, being obviously out of place in the area where he/she is spotted, etc. - I'm on my guard. That includes Muslims encountered at random. Risk assessment is a sensible precaution. Most of the time, it's a wariness that can be discarded when the person is no longer in our vicinity, or otherwise proves that they're not a threat. Occasionally, it moves from assessment to action, as in the stabbing incident in Minnesota last weekend.<br /><br />However, <i>blanket condemnation</i> is entirely another matter. That's when we condemn every member of a group because some of its members are evil. We do so automatically, without considering individual proclivities, inclinations, and so on. That's flat-out wrong. One might as well condemn all American citizens as left-wing and progressive because they all acknowledge Barack Obama as President. That's clearly nonsensical, but it illustrates my point. Such blanket condemnation doesn't <i>assess</i> anything at all. It's a knee-jerk, illogical reaction.<br /><br />That's not to say that I don't understand such condemnation. I've lived far too long in combat zones to be under any illusions. I think the time-honored USMC approach of "Be polite, be professional, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet" is anything but apocryphal. I've observed it myself for longer than I care to remember. However, the emphasis is on "have a plan to kill" - not "go ahead and kill". Discernment is called for - and blanket condemnation doesn't allow for discernment.<br /><br />I hope this makes my position a little clearer.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16721266515444053022016-09-19T15:11:01.066-05:002016-09-19T15:11:01.066-05:00Mr. Grant,
An excellent post, as always.
I respe...Mr. Grant,<br /><br />An excellent post, as always.<br /><br />I respect your determination to be non-political in your blogging, but one thing is clearly coming into sharp relief in your reporting on the dangers of cities.<br /><br />Those dangers come from groups that share the following characteristics:<br /><br />Non-white and non-Asian (by this I mean Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.)<br />Non-western Civilization<br />Non-Christian<br /><br />From our last exchange I must still firmly point that unless Western Civilizationists profile groups based on the above characteristics the risks to them are significant and rising. It is not possible to apply NAGALT-style (Not All [Insert Group Here] Are Like That) thinking when profiling for risks.<br /><br />As these kind of attacks become more common, and they will become commonplace, Whites/Asians/Christians will have to do risk assessment constantly while in public, and even on their own property to an extent which resembles the situational hyperawareness that US soldiers in Iraq during the occupation had.<br /><br />Americans are not used to such hyperawareness, having lived in a safe country for so long. <br /><br />The only respite will be partition based on the above three criteria.VFM #7916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22398906745414350762016-09-19T12:04:42.792-05:002016-09-19T12:04:42.792-05:00The Somali community in that state has experienced...<i>The Somali community in that state has experienced significant problems in terms of racism</i><br /><br />Sorry, not buying it. If they don't like it in Minnesota, they can up sticks and go live in Somalia. A racism-free society is impossible to achieve. Accepting (alleged or real) racism as a causal factor for terrorism is giving them a permanent excuse.<br /><br />We must stop letting Muslims immigrate into our countries. I fear Obama has a surprise executive order or two up his sleeve before he leaves office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43345900000107188722016-09-19T08:30:03.579-05:002016-09-19T08:30:03.579-05:00What's especially scary, for me personally, is...What's especially scary, for me personally, is that I've been to two of the four sites where bombs exploded, many times. I have relatives who still go to or through those places. Very scary.TheOtherSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141473483312725136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-85351806248752505152016-09-19T07:51:03.265-05:002016-09-19T07:51:03.265-05:00The third world is what it is because of the moron...The third world is what it is because of the morons that live there.<br /><br />Now they're here. It's that simple. The inevitable solution will be that we kill them, or they kill us, or that we deport them.<br /><br />No amount of sanctimony or political correctness will change that.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com