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Kerry is in touch with reality but prefers a PC fantasy world.

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Submitted by Moderate Pragmatist (United States), Sep 3, 2016 at 23:16

Dear Dr. Pipes,

This is a quote from Rush L.--- Kerry was speaking at a press availability, said, "No country is immune from terrorism. It's easy to terrorize. Government and law enforcement have to be correct 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. But, if you decide one day you're going to be a terrorist and you're willing to kill yourself, you can go out and kill some people. You can make some noise. Perhaps the media would do us all a service if they didn't cover it quite as much. People wouldn't know what's going on."

Informational source for this comment which I highly recommend:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/08/30/kerry_to_media_stop_covering_terrorism
Also confirmed at http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2016/08/261339.htm

There you have it! The archetypal elite leftist protecting us from the truth because it is at odds with a globalist agenda.

Dr. Pipes, I'm not sure if this should be a comment,blog entry or something else because I think that the secretary of state giving a suggestion to the media to not report the truth is noteworthy. Our democracy is systematically being eroded. Mr Kerry seems to think that the media calling our attention to the continual increase of Islamic terrorism is worse than the actual terrorism. "Those Islamophobic anti Islamist media people are such party poopers!" is what Mr. Kerry seems to be thinking. Meanwhile the bodies continue to pile up. People continue to live in fear.

Kerry also said, "its easy to terrorize." It's especially easy to terrorize a country with open borders whose leadership wants to bury their heads in the sand and pretend a war on terror does not exist. It's easy to terrorize when a country is governed by PC ideologues. Leave it to Kerry to give people like us such low hanging fruit!

Thanks for your continued dedication.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Conor Cruise O'Brien imposed a ban on publicity on political violence while Margaret Thatcher called it the "oxygen of terrorism," so this approach has an honorable history. See https://books.google.com/books?id=AKS0kZGhRD0C&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=conor+cruise+o'brien+terrorist+oxygen+publicity&source=bl&ots=v2q-JeQ_jR&sig=5jjB6foP81x4lNQRj0ad4r4l4Wg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjptaKQnffOAhUCFh4KHUloDmAQ6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=conor%20cruise%20o'brien%20terrorist%20oxygen%20publicity&f=false

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Kerry is in touch with reality but prefers a PC fantasy world. [302 words]
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Moderate PragmatistSep 3, 2016 23:16232223
Response to Daniel Pipes [257 words]Moderate PragmatistSep 5, 2016 11:46232223
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Go through the motions [326 words]Julius O'MalleyFeb 9, 2014 08:03213086
Messianic Roots vs. Jewish Spiritual Roots Of Israel. [175 words]Marc DanielsJan 16, 2014 07:57212689
14Delusions on Ilusions [105 words]Michael Hanni MorcosJan 15, 2014 12:11212682
Linkage theory or peace-process gravy train? [89 words]
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PezDispenserJan 14, 2014 15:45212665
6Head in the clouds.. [125 words]KarlosJan 12, 2014 19:23212628
"John Kerry Solutions L.T.D." (in Hebrew) [7 words]GabrielJan 12, 2014 12:18212616
1Not true [64 words]Josef zuaresJan 15, 2014 13:19212616
New American Israel Palestine Peace Framework [38 words]
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BeauchampJan 11, 2014 18:48212590
4Believe it or not, there are somethings that are even more important than USA! [170 words]NuritGJan 11, 2014 10:26212584
1Additional note: Kerry is as attuned to reality publically as he wishes ... [50 words]kmanJan 10, 2014 23:38212580
1Expecting "reality" in American Lib political environment - ? [103 words]kmanJan 10, 2014 23:34212579
4Kerry Is Just Not In Touch With Reality [153 words]JudithJan 10, 2014 23:27212578
Oh the hysterics. [91 words]Amin RiazJan 14, 2014 23:18212578
1Kerry Not in Touch With Reality. [33 words]SamarovJan 10, 2014 20:18212575
Least of evils? [60 words]Objective ObserverJan 10, 2014 17:59212574
1Kerry is just not in touch with reality? [137 words]Nenette GrunbergJan 10, 2014 16:36212573
3Israel is NOT Amused with Sec. Kerry's Antics [529 words]M. ToveyJan 10, 2014 16:05212572
Israel will determine its own path despite O and Kerry. [82 words]RockySJan 15, 2014 09:41212572
Wrong team? [27 words]David W. LincolnJan 10, 2014 14:36212568
2Taking issue with your conclusion about Kerry's motives [201 words]Joan SwirskyJan 10, 2014 14:33212567
Kerry's Propowsed "Framework" for settling the Arab-Israeli conflict [220 words]YaleJan 10, 2014 09:57212561
5The United States Negotiating Team is out of touch with reality [127 words]Professor Richard TombackJan 10, 2014 09:28212560
8Peace then War [47 words]Michael Hanni MorcosJan 15, 2014 22:34212560
6Israel's passivity in not useful or protective [100 words]
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Jon, a Brit in EurolandJan 10, 2014 05:04212553
And an advantage accruing to Israel [24 words]Jon, a Brit in EurolandJan 13, 2014 09:54212553
1There is only one reality. [99 words]BUTSeriouslyJan 10, 2014 04:42212552
1No comprehension [83 words]JanaJan 10, 2014 03:44212551
1How dare Kerry! [183 words]Jill SkriverJan 10, 2014 02:57212550
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3Kerry, Obama & the ME [25 words]steven L@Jan 9, 2014 23:41212545
2Kerry knows exactly what he's doing! [41 words]Ethan PJan 9, 2014 23:18212544

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