We see a rise in hate crimes and experience ignorant and obnoxious comments in our daily lives. We are even told that American Muslims need to do more to prevent extremism—something asked of no other demographic.
Source/Credit: Sky Valley Chronicle
By Rasheed Reno | March 4, 4018
America needs to change the way we respond to tragedy and increase our dialogue. We have become far too cynical and it has become a roadblock to any type of progress.
There was a strong reaction last week when National Rifle Association spokesperson Dana Loesch commented at the conservative CPAC conference saying, “many in legacy media love mass shootings”.
While this was certainly a provocative statement and understandably offensive to anyone working in the media industry, from a business perspective there is no question that media outlets do very well during such times. This is not the fault of the media alone.
We the consumers raise their ratings when our eyes become glued to our screens awaiting every detail or new development.
The NRA is facing backlash after years of intense lobbying to keep the gun industry as unregulated as possible. The growing national response is not surprising.
Some law-abiding gun owners feel they are being unfairly judged for the actions of a small minority of gun owners. As a Muslim, I can certainly relate to this sentiment. But at the same time, I can’t help but shake my head at the hypocrisy.
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