Trouble in Norway

We have been following, with horror, the violence in Norway, perpetrated by a single individual. I do not recall an incident similar to this where so many people have died, and it was not at the hand of a madman or a terrorist. At least, I am not of the opinion that this was a madman and officials in Norway are not calling it terrorism. I do not see it as terrorism either, but having said that, no doubt it was absolute terror that the victims were feeling.  He seems to be rational, intelligent, and quite calculated and adept at what he did, and, with a clear cut purpose. He was more than willing to give himself up, and then relate to the police what his intention was, in doing what he did.

It is no secret that there is a growing problem in Europe which has spread with grave concern to the Scandinavian countries, and that is the massive migration of Muslims into these areas. It is no wonder that the citizens of these countries feel threatened. Their culture and way of life is being threatened, not to mention the huge drain on their social safety net programs. That there is a lot of resentment, is easy to understand. It is happening too fast, and just as the birth rates are falling in non Muslim populations. The feeling of 'being taken over' is understandable. We have a similar issue in my city, but not with Muslims.

Now, the bomber/shooter is being held in isolation for the next several months. As authorities are telling us, it is so he does not get his message out. Well, excuse me, but he just did. There are many across Europe who have the identical conviction that he does, but do not have the courage to act on it. There will be a rising in Europe against this tide of immigration, but for goodness sakes, do it through peaceful means and through the political process. There are smarter ways to integrate immigrants into society.

And here is an interesting take on the situation by Bill Bonner.

Ever since 9/11 "defense" industries have been peddling the idea that Islamic terrorism is a threat to national security. Their spirits must have lifted when they first heard the news from Oslo over the weekend. Finally, after 6 years of relative quiet, here comes more evidence that there really are some Islamic terrorists!

But now we discover; he isn't an Islamic terrorist at all. He's a Christian terrorist; he thinks he's defending Christendom from the Islamic Threat.

Oh la la...the valiant knights of the military industrial complex now have Christian terrorists on the right...and Islamic terrorists on the left. Or vice versa.

But wait, their story was that they were defending the USA and its empire against Muslim bad guys who want to destroy it. Are they also defending the empire against Christian bad guys who want to protect it?