The American Left is in a terrible bind. Two of its victim classes—Muslims and homosexuals—are pitted against one another. Which will prevail? That is, which victim class is the greater victim, and therefore deserving of the greatest protection? I predict Muslims. This incident will be understood (by the Left) as a hate crime against homosexuals rather than as an act of Muslim terrorism, and of course there will be the obligatory blaming of . . . guns. Remember: Leftists aren't into truth; they're into narratives. The dominant leftist narrative is that Muslims are peaceful, law-abiding people. Nothing is allowed to count against that narrative.
Addendum: Like clockwork, our Thug in Chief is calling for gun control. Because that would have prevented the mass murder.
Addendum 2: The incident in Orlando (click the link in the post for details) will give leftists a severe case of cognitive dissonance. On the one hand, they refuse to believe that Islam is anything but a religion of peace; on the other hand, they're homophiles. Whatever to do? Why couldn't the mass murderer be a Good Old Boy Christian rather than a Muslim? Why couldn't the victims be Good Old Boy heterosexuals rather than homosexuals? Either scenario would have preserved the leftist narrative of "Muslims and homosexuals good; Good Old Boys bad." Maybe the cognitive dissonance will stimulate some actual thought on the part of leftists, who are not known for their, shall we say, thoughtfulness. (Remember: they're the ones who gave us the term [and underlying concept] "emotional intelligence.") Maybe they'll come to doubt the wisdom of engaging in identity politics. Nah. Stupidity is incorrigible.
