Opinion
Opinion: Native genocide and September 11, 2001


"The fifth anniversary of 9/11 was a day to remember those lives lost in the terrorist attacks. One of the leading institutions in the country used the occasion instead to attack Christianity, incite racial divisiveness, encourage socialism, and compare U.S. soldiers to al Qaeda operatives.

Vanderbilt University�s �After 9/11: Time for Reflection� included nine professors and a moderator, but it did not include one�not one�conservative professor, much less a balance-minded professor, to present an alternative view on 9/11, the aftermath, and terrorism. You can watch the most egregious outbursts from the panelists here, but I report to you the very bad and the very ugly.

James Lawson, a visiting professor of divinity, said that slavery, racism, and Native American genocide inspired the 9/11 attacks. �We have denied, for example, the genocide against Native Americans. We have denied domestic violence as being a serious disorder in our midst. We have denied the spiritual and moral effects on our character, like slavery and racism.� To Lawson, America�s policies and behavior are �coming home to haunt us.�"

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Jason Mattera: True or False: Native American Genocide Caused 9/11? (Human Events Online 9/26)