New Zealand terror attack at mosques.
My heart goes out to the Muslims of New Zealand, and Muslims around the world, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Christchurch.
What can we do, especially as libertarians? We can debate the contents of the manifesto. We can debate the ethics of sharing the video. We can, rightly, complain about politicians who feel the need to put "however" in their press releases supposedly abhorring violence. But this is all just talk. Instead, why not put our beliefs in peaceful trade, voluntary altruism, and community engagement into action?
Here are five things you can do that might actually make a difference and are the sorts of things that I wish more libertarians would do:
Donate some money to organisations that will help the survivors and the victims and their families.
Find your nearest mosque or Islamic day school and donate in memory and honour of the victims and express how much you value the presence of those institutions in your community.
Visit said institutions and ask if there's anything you can do. If you and they are comfortable, join them for a prayer service or other community event. Let them know they have your support.
Talk to your Muslim friends and see if there's anything you can do for them. Direct expressions of concern and support matter, as many Jews can tell you after Pittsburgh.
Find out what your locality does to provide security in addition to what its mosques, synagogues, churches, and other houses of worship provide for themselves. If you don't think it's enough, push for more.
These are not only the right things to do, they help change the perception of what libertarianism is all about.
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It is just so sick and saddening @honeybee
Obviously, that event will help "terrorists" to recruit thousands of new fighters, ready to sacrifice their own life only to punish our western society.
How not to worry about backlash, which will only create more tension. So bloody awful and sad for families of all those who suffered or died in that attack :(
At the same time I agree with @mielia that donations are not a solution.
Yours
Piotr
concerning donations: https://www.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/christchurch-shooting-victims-fund
WTF?!
No! Don't donate to a random mosque near you!
If someone would shoot a scientology church or camp of esoterics near you, you wouldn't start donating to scientology or the esoteric camp either. Don't support any mosque near you, unless you know the place and people. It could be a breading ground for terrorism or so-called grooming gangs. Same for churches. Don't give randomly money to people or organizations you don't know.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140727140346/www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/10310496/A-Kiwi-lads-death-by-drone
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/101480988/kiwi-teenager-radicalised-online-planned-mass-killing-in-christchurch-for-allah
I have nothing against visiting and talking though, that would be a right step!
Some topics libertarians can address on the internet:
State and big tech censorship furthering the breading ground for extremism and non-dialogue. Bad actors security-wise, e.g. enforcing of hate speech and drug war laws, excusing of violent crimes from knife attacks to rapes to covering up pedophiles. Furthering a race and ideology war agenda via politics and media.
Talk about good and efficient actors securitywise including self-defense.
The nature of the internet and tech:
Pros and cons.
Cons:
Additional video:
Dear @mielia
I agree with you that donating is not going to help. That's just very wrong solution.
Indeed.
ps.
thx for sharing this video. somehow it doesnt surprisse me that some people will claim that they predicted those attacks. There are always some people who predicted everything. Even if UFO would land on earth tomorrow, we would hear many people saying that they predicted it.
cheers
Piotr
Cheers Piotr,
yes his prediction was a more general claim. Obviously it wasn't a real prediction. But I found the clip from 2010 of him that he showed quite telling.
PS: Today I saw your message in my wallet from 3 weeks ago. I did'nt mind your memo. I'm fine with that, if it is really rare and really important to the person.
Dear @mielia
I only had a chance to read your comment now. Sorry for such a late reply.
Thank you. I'm sending memo once every week to everyone who engage with me (with link to other authors publications I found interesting). That's my way of helping others to grow.
I noticed that you operate language I do not recognize. Which part of the world are you from? Austria maybe?
Yours
Piotr
The language is German.
I am from Germany :).