It was just four days ago that Islamic terrorists killed over 300 mostly Christian victims with a wave of bombs in Sri Lanka. If you follow the mainstream media, however, you would think it was four years ago. There's very little coverage of the story. ISIS took credit for the string of bombs, and that merited mention on some media outlets, but it was only a mention. (And we don't know if the ISIS claim is real; it could just be the washed up thugs trying to stay relevant.)
Let's put this into proper context. This was one of the biggest terrorist attacks of this century. It was especially heinous because it attacked families who were worshiping together in church on Easter Sunday. The victims had not wronged the terrorists in any way, real or imaginary. Supposedly, this was some sort of revenge for the crazy attack on a mosque in New Zealand by a guy from Australia, although that may not be real. There is no reason to hit people in Sri Lanka in response. So, this is a major and unfathomable horror of a terror attack.
The media, however, has already forgotten the story. They're too busy moving on to non-events like subpoenas issued by congressional committees. It is worth noting that when the mosque attack in New Zealand took place, we had lengthy coverage that didn't vanish in a day. That was proper. It is a story that merited attention. So is the attack in Sri Lanka, though.
Once again, the media is failing to get over even a very low bar.
Let's put this into proper context. This was one of the biggest terrorist attacks of this century. It was especially heinous because it attacked families who were worshiping together in church on Easter Sunday. The victims had not wronged the terrorists in any way, real or imaginary. Supposedly, this was some sort of revenge for the crazy attack on a mosque in New Zealand by a guy from Australia, although that may not be real. There is no reason to hit people in Sri Lanka in response. So, this is a major and unfathomable horror of a terror attack.
The media, however, has already forgotten the story. They're too busy moving on to non-events like subpoenas issued by congressional committees. It is worth noting that when the mosque attack in New Zealand took place, we had lengthy coverage that didn't vanish in a day. That was proper. It is a story that merited attention. So is the attack in Sri Lanka, though.
Once again, the media is failing to get over even a very low bar.
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