Norway
.jpg "Jesse McLaren is a physician, activist and blogger, who like Virchow believes that if medicine is to accomplish its great task, it must intervene in political and social life. He blogs at yourheartsontheleft.blogspot.com, and tweets @HeartsOnTheLeft.")
Immigration, multiculturalism and ideology
The most chilling phrase in the Norwegian horror was the killer's statement, through his lawyer, that it was "atrocious," or in another translation "gruesome," or even just that he was sorry -- but it was necessary. I've never seen anything that expresses the toxic potential of ideology so eloquently. It's especially in that note of regret. Rage and hate do terrible deeds but they may falter. An idea that you know with certainty is true can be put into action no matter what your state of mind or feelings. You might even have tears in your eyes as you shoot.
Not Rex: Song of Norway
The Oslo terrorism was initially blamed on Al Qaeda. Then it was discovered to be the work of a homegrown, blonde, blue eyed, Christian zealot. So it really wasn't terrorism at all, but the work of a lone madman. But what is really going on is that unchecked Islamophobic rhetoric is morphing into actions. Ever see this happen before?