Riots in Cologne - Crowds & Girard

LGF reports on rioting Christians in Cologne wanting vengeance ... no wait. You guessed it -- reason takes a holiday when a mob wants its victim.

After a Moroccan thug was stabbed to death in self-defense by a German man he was trying to rob, Muslims in Cologne took to the streets in protest. Apparently, they believe it’s their right to mug Germans, and the Germans should just accept it.

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For the police, the case is clear cut. According to their version of events, Salih allegedly wanted to mug a 20-year-old German man, who tried to defend himself. But he panicked and pulled out a pocketknife that he plunged into Salih’s heart with an unlucky stab. Prosecutors said it was a clear case of self-defense, and there are witnesses. But none of that matters any longer.

Every night last week, up to 300 protestors gathered at the spot where Salih died to demand “justice” instead of letting his killer walk free. They are protesting against “racism in Germany” — but since it appears clear that this case involves self-defense, it’s obviously about more than just the unfortunate Salih. It’s more about how immigrants and their children feel they are currently being treated in Germany.

For all you kids who have your Girard Reader handy, turn to page 111:

The crowd tends toward persecution since the natural cuases of what troubles it and transforms it into a turba ("confused crowd" -- on the verge of becoming a mob) cannot interest it ... It looks for an accessible cause that will appease its appetite for violence.

But the MSM and government officials do not understand this, being card-carrying members of the secularist West which believes in the natural goodness and level-headedness of humanity. Islamists of the Wahhabi ilk, on the other hand, understand the crowd/mob extremely well. And they understand that the West is in no position to counter such a force -- yet.

The day is coming. For a foretaste, read That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis.