When world events spiral out of control, it’s tempting to log into your normie social media account to check up on how your friends are coping with the latest crisis. Some are silent or unaware, and others offer up saccharine hopes and prayers to the latest victims of the recent explosion, brutal massacre or social justice warrior freak-out. The latter grouping often posts stories that adhere to mainstream media orthodoxy. If this happens to you, like it happens to the present author, it’s best to take a deep breath and think of some positives before you defenestrate your laptop or consume large quantities of chocolate to stave off nihilistic despair (please see Lana’s video on natural ways to help combat depression).
On 29 January 2017, events in Québec City, Québec, Canada, turned violent and confounding. This time it wasn’t hockey related fisticuffs either. Initial reports stated that multiple gunmen stormed a Mosque (Centre Culturel Islamique de Ste-Foy), and opened fire with semi-automatic weapons. Some witnesses even reported that the assailants shouted “Allahu Akbar” while they let fly with what looked like AK-47s. It was revealed later that at least one of the shooters employed an AK-47 look-a-like weapon called a CZ-858. Multiple people were killed, scores of Muslim worshippers were wounded; and subsequently, everyone was confused. Initial reports of multiple gunmen shouting “Allahu Akbar” were retroactively amended:…