Her condemnation of the dastardly act of terrorism was unequivocal and words were not minced. She condemned the act as an "extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence".Īrdern stood tall as an international stateswoman as she donned a head scarf herself in sympathy with the grieving Muslims and fearlessly mingled with the mourners.
The killer apparently sent his murderous manifesto in advance to a number of people, including to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who tearfully expressed her sincere regrets at not being able to take preventive action as no location had been indicated by the perpetrator. This was a mindless act of white terrorism in the idyllic land of the 'Long white cloud'. Another 49 were injured, many critically, and hospitalised. New Zealand woke up to its own white extremist terrorist carnage on Mawhen worshippers at the Christchurch mosques were brutally targeted.Ī white man with a semi-automatic gun went to the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch (and later the Linwood mosque), New Zealand and mowed down 50 worshippers. This feeling of white supremacy being threatened feeds the extremist ideology. ( Read Kalinga Seneviratna's 'Why a White Christian Isn't Called a Terrorist'). It certainly lacks the 'viciousness incarnate' tag conferred by the media and certain commentators when referring to Islamic terrorism associated with the brands of Al Qaeda, Hezbollah or ISIS or to Tamil terrorism in the form of the LTTE.īut it would appear to be far from spontaneous as the feeling of resentment of the perceived minority non-white migrant threat to centuries of white supremacy spreads perniciously among white populations, especially among the working classes. I've come back to this album so many times since its release and love it more every time I listen to it.The writer, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary, returned recently from a visit to New Zealand.ĬOLOMBO (IDN) – White extremism and terrorism may appear to be uncoordinated and spontaneous. The band brought back songs such as "Just Exist," "Unannounced," (which closes out the album well) and "Monstrous Things" from their EP with that title, as well as, of course, bringing in some newer tracks like "Honestly," "New Face" and many more. "Without You" may be slower, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not as hard hitting instrumentally and vocally as the other eleven tracks on here.
"Just Exist" is a happy sounding track, although the lyrics say orherwise. "Who We Are" is a darker song instrumentally with really intricate lead guitar parts that deserve more attention than they get. These twelve songs are made up of all of those elements mixed together and are bound to make you come back to them time and time again. What people can expect is more hard hitting instrumentation, insanely well done vocal performances, memorable melodies that will get stuck in your head (they've already been stuck in mine) huge, anthemic choruses, and well written lyrics with twice as much more emotion when you consider the meaning behind them. "Fake Fiction" is an incredible song and an even better opening track that gives a taste of what's to come on the rest of this record. Their debut full-length album, titled "Back To Beautiful," came out on July 14th, 2017. Picturesque are an alternative rock band from Kentucky. Favorite Tracks: Fake Fiction, Monstrous Things, Just Exist
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