If you heard that signs in front of two different buildings, a school bus, and a school in different areas of one city somehow caught on fire within 3 days, would it be considered normal? How does the narrative change if it were, say, native establishments where this occurred? Probably nationwide coverage for a solid month with calls for action and expressions of outrage over what would be considered hate crimes. Obviously, some indignation towards the perpetrators would certainly be in order and anyone suggesting the incidents were simply random occurrences would be subjected to brutal attack by the media.
Would the situation change if the group involved changed? One would like to think there would still be some expressions of outrage, but is that truly what would happen? Well, we need not speculate if the recent Toronto response is any indication. Aside from crazy claims of homeless people torching stuff, it has more or less been crickets. No outrage, no media coverage to speak of, and no real investigation. The reason? Incidents were against Jewish establishments. Two synagogues, one Jewish school, and one Jewish school bus in three days. Obviously unrelated incidents and certainly not indicative of any sort of hate related crime.
What should be obvious is the deliberate lack of interest, coverage, or calls for this type of behavior to be quelled. It shouldn’t matter what group is under attack but there sure seems to be political bias placing some groups in superior positions over others. Treatment should be equitable no matter who is being targeted if the law and claims of the people are in fact to prevent acts of hatred, yet the obvious reality is there are preferences as to who these laws apply to. What would otherwise be appalling is quietly being condoned much like the plethora of church burnings have been.
Could it be the real defining separator is something common to the two groups? The likely answer is yes. Along with a marked decline in those who profess any belief in God has come a much greater acceptance of all things in opposition to those teachings. Whether television or radio, choosing to mock anything related to God or Jesus has become acceptable. Churches and Jews both believe in God who seems to be the real reason for the attacks. After all, it is the biblical views that stand in the way of many of the things celebrated today so perhaps it isn’t surprising to see it played out in the theater of media coverage and public opinion.
In the end this leaves the real issue that any group can and will become a target just as soon as the media pushes the public into believing it to be justifiable somehow. It is a dangerous and slippery slope to a chaotic and unpredictable future with no concrete rules if society continues to ignore the targeting of selected groups within it. Unfortunately, the gaslighting continues.