Terrorist attacks bring out the worst in people, and the worst of people spend most of their time on Twitter, so it’s no surprise that the worst of the worst responses to the violence in Belgium today occurred in the Internet’s most illustrious cesspool. Not that there weren’t a honest-hearted responses:
Praying. For the people of #Brussels. And for people everywhere.
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) March 22, 2016
But they were overwhelmed by the opportunists, who see this as a moment to make same point they would otherwise, only now astride the bodies of the recently murdered:
If your first reaction to #Brussels is, "Oh no, this is going to make Islam look really bad," you're part of the problem.
— Ali A. Rizvi 🇨🇦 (@aliamjadrizvi) March 22, 2016
And, of course, there are always the vultures, who seem to exist merely to make the opportunists seem less repulsive:
Can we please decide on a hashtag and a Facebook photo cover quickly so I don't have to think about Islam or immigration? #Brussels
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) March 22, 2016
"God is able to bring good out of even the most senseless tragedy. I pray this may be the case for you." https://t.co/0fCTMmb1cL #Brussels
— Billy Graham (@BillyGraham) March 22, 2016
Make no mistake: this is a total war against militant, extremist #Islam. Treating it as anything less, will ensure repeat. #Brussels
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) March 22, 2016
Finally, what tragedy would be complete without it somehow being Salon’s fault?
