Terrorism

I have purposefully waited a significant (in my estimation) period of time to write this. It was my equivalent of counting to ten- attempting to calm down. I thought maybe the media would do their job, and we would see some progress from this vital group. Sadly neither has happened (at least to any degree that would be notable). As a matter of fact most people I have spoken with don't even know who Joseph Stack is. For those people I will say this Joseph Stack is the man that crashed a plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas. He had a sort of manifesto/ suicide note/ explanation all ready to go describing his reasons for this act. Put simply he was disgusted with the government and wanted to inspire others to similar acts in order to send a message (http://www.businessinsider.com/joseph-andrew-stacks-insane-manifesto-2010-2 for the whole statement). There have been many reactions to this event, all the ones you would anticipate are present ranging from extreme grief to admiration. There is something missing from the analysis- something so superficial about the discussion

One can not help but notice  the parallel to 9/11 in regards to weapon of choice, a plane. We all remember the coverage (justifiably) that event received. Compare that to Joseph Stack there was coverage, but nothing even close to the 9/11 scale. Also the tone of the coverage is decidedly different- most of the coverage Stack has received has revolved around IF this was a terrorist attack. Many stations have even entertained comments praising the attack. Can you imagine stations giving space for people to rationalize 9/11. In fact years after 9/11 even the mention of "chickens coming home to roost" causes outrage (see Jeremiah Wright). This discrepancy illustrates fundamental issues the United States as a whole refuses to deal with appropriately. Mainly we have an issue with consistency, this is the true foundation of our country- the Declaration of Independence guaranteed equality to all... except non-whites and females. We see this inconsistency manifest in countless ways throughout history, and we see it now in the definition of terrorism- apparently only Arab Muslims can participate in terrorism. By no stretch of the imagination would a military occupation of sovereign nations qualify.

How long will we allow this inconsistency?