Steyn: "Why abduct us? We cede our values for free"

The brilliant and prolific Mark Steyn has a pithy piece about the Centanni/Wiig abductions and their "conversion" to Islam and subsequent speedy repudiation of the same after their release. It's titled, Why abduct us? We cede our values for free.

Obviously, no one is sorry that Centanni and Wiig got away from the murderous Islamic Palestinian thugs with their lives and it would be foolish to stand in personal judgment of their actions because most people can't even imagine what they would do given the same situation.

What Steyn does in this important column is spell out the shortcomings of an "enlightened" (my term, not his) journalistic class that stands for nothing and can convert to anything, for the moment, that will save them from immediate death. Steyn sees a similarity of the Faustian deal with the devil. It's the "moment" that is important...screw eternal values that could cost you your life!

The other observation Steyn makes is the overt and eager willingness to obstruct the identity of Muslims when they allegedly commit crimes or even acts of terror. Names and ethnic identities are often withheld or placed at the very end of news articles in hopes to hide the facts. Why?

Why indeed! It's the point Steyn so poignantly makes in the above linked column. Please read his insightful piece.