A Terrorist by any other name...

...would still smell.

As I have watched the wide variety of violent persons attacking other people across our world, it is obvious that we need to be aware. 

Firstly, there were people in California who observed odd behavior from the neighbors who later revealed themselves to be terrorists intent on mayhem. Why did no one call for an investigation, offer a tip to the FBI?  

Is it only that I think immigrants and Islamic people need watching? No, we have had ordinary Caucasian middle aged philandering wife beaters that showed plenty of cause to be investigated and stopped. Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter in case that wasn't clear. A young racist neo-Nazi in South Carolina should also have set off alarms. Ask the grieving families of Mother Emmanuel AME Church. 

Under a variety of banners and before differing altars we can find people who are "radicalized" and are outside the bounds of decent society.  There are more people gathering in mosques, temples, churches and halls across the land who never would do anything violent, it is not what they believe. But some, a relative few, fundamentalist Christians are as hateful and capable of violence equal to the worst of the Taliban and ISIS. Hindu nationalists have taken up the sword and fire, as well as Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland the bomb and bullet. None of these can be excused, nor ignored. 

Why does the Media and Government want to soft pedal this? 

What Freedom do we still have?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

My concern over loss of precious freedom and liberty

The founding fathers wrote these words, and we do well to bring them to remembrance.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,"

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

As I hear the news each day, week, month in this 21st century, it is with alarm at the loss of the liberties and rights for which people hungered and struggled to secure. When I came to this area of North Carolina, I visited the Kings Mountain National Military Park. Here I learned of how the original "Over Mountain Men" came to defend themselves and their homes from the oppressive government of that day. They were roused by threats to their liberty and homes. Is there anything that arouses us today to be wary of threats to our liberties?