Tuesday, January 31, 2017

NYC Launches PR Campaign For Islam

Radical Islamic terrorism is on the rise around the globe, and Americans are wondering what actions we need to take in order to ensure the safety of ourselves and those that we love. New York City is no stranger to this crisis. The Big Apple was the target of a terrorist bombing in its Chelsea neighborhood just recently. Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio has come up with his own plan to deal with the issue. His plan does not involve more police presence, public awareness campaigns to report suspicious activity, or any of the other steps that other cities have taken. His response was to spend taxpayer dollars to silence what he calls “negative rhetoric targeting Muslim communities.” The new campaign will feature posters reminding NYC residents that it is against the law to “discriminate against or harass” Muslims.

This ridiculous campaign is a total waste of taxpayer funds. In fact, it’s actually much worse than that. This kind of campaign will actually hurt the fight against terrorism. Of course, no one wants Muslims to be harassed for their religion. However, we should be encouraging people to come forward with legitimate suspicions of terrorist activity. We should not be giving people the impression that they are guilty of a crime because they believe someone is acting suspiciously. In several recent terrorist attacks, neighbors of the terrorists have come forward admitting that they were suspicious, but did not want to be labeled a “xenophobe.” If we really want to stop domestic terrorism, we should let people know the important role that we all play by staying alert and reporting suspicious activity.

This ad campaign is another example of political correctness run amok. The top priority of Mayor de Blasio and his office should be to protect the citizens of New York City from more terrorist attacks. He should not be spending untold amounts of money to launch a PR campaign for a religious group that happens to be favored by the Left. Radical Islamic terrorism is a real threat, and we cannot trust the politically-correct Left to solve it for us.

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