As we watched the news unfold in Brussels yesterday, we waited for our President’s reaction to the events and were met with all of 51 seconds of a mention from the podium in Cuba. 51 seconds. Like some Americans, I was infuriated. Others, took to sharing their opinions either personally on their feeds or to the blogosphere. The delusional left strikes again and they struck in full-force yesterday. Without further adieu, I bring you the five lies (truths in their eyes) that liberals honestly believe with regard to the #BrusselsAttacks (and terror, in general):

1. The American response to yesterday’s terror attacks was Narcissistic:

There are any number of reasons why the American fear of terrorism, and our exaggerated reactions to it, are worse than the actual mayhem inflicted by murderous zealots in Brussels and Paris and Mali and San Bernardino and elsewhere.-Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

What? Welcome to the world of denial, folks. You see, we are not supposed to be afraid. We are not supposed to talk about how to make our communities safe because doing so makes us “paranoid” and “stupid”. Nor should we utter the words “carpet bombing” or “glass parking lot” because these words further portray our “stupidity”. We are for sure over-exaggerating things because we want people to pay attention to us. We can’t talk about how Europe’s refugee problems may impact us should our powers that be decide to embrace these same or similar policies…that would be narcissistic. Instead of talking about how these attacks killed at least 30 people and wounded 230 others, we need to check our tone and our narcissistic paranoia at the door. Noted.

2. Barack Obama’s Cuban vacation and the “progress” he is making with Communist killers is overshadowed by this “narcissism” and paranoia.

Obama just can’t move his focus away from the Middle East/terrorism. His Cuba trip now overshadowed by today’s events.

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) March 22, 2016

Because, nothing can or should eclipse Narcissist In Chief. Those “pesky” terrorist attacks ruined his day of kowtowing to Raul and doing the wave at a baseball game. Barack Obama could not get away with NOT mentioning the attacks in Brussels yesterday morning hence, he added begrudgingly less than a minute to address them. BHO has an important agenda on his plate, after all, rubbing elbows with Castro and improving human relations and he is too busy to deal with terrorism (which in the minds of far-left liberals does not exist). To them, 51 seconds was enough. 51 seconds with a slick request for “permission” to mention this atrocity was the only insulting crumb he could muster to throw. He must have been saving up for his pitch at the big game.

3. Those who do not agree with opening borders are all xenophobic bigots feeding into the paranoia.

Vetting is “Islamophobic”. National security and vigilance has become paranoia. Pure hatred for terrorists who rape women, abuse children, throw gay men off of buildings and behead any one who disagrees with their way of life and beliefs is bigotry. Contempt for individuals who disrupt the daily lives of hard-working, honest, innocent citizens by taking away their freedoms by cutting their lives short is prejudice. Those liberals are so accepting. They love all walks of life, all genders, all philosophies and religions. I’m willing to wager if Christians were organizing terror attacks upon innocent Americans and/or Europeans, those in opposition to these actions would not be called paranoid, xenophobic bigots.

4. “Jihad” is not what we think it is.

Earlier this week HuffPo released a video asking five Muslims to explain what “jihad” really means. A Muslim comedian said “jihad” meant that it was “simply to struggle.” Another said “jihad” is “a process where an individual takes on themselves in order to deal with their own internal vices”. A female Muslim defined jihad as: “The fight against the human tendency for selfishness”.

As in any case of trying to determine Islamic teaching on a particular matter, one must look to the Quran and the Sunnah. From those sources it is evident that a Muslim is required to struggle against a variety of things: laziness in prayer, neglecting to give zakat (alms), etc. But is it also plain that a Muslim is commanded to struggle in physical combat against the infidel as well. Muhammad’s impressive military career attests to the central role that military action plays in Islam.-Islam 101 Gregory M. Davis

While jihad can be defined as an internal struggle by peaceful Muslims, the definition of “jihad” in the radical sector takes on a whole new meaning. To these particular Muslims “jihad” does not attempt to incorporate the Western World, our ideals, our freedoms, our lives, our children’s lives. We are infidels in their eyes. This particular “jihad” is merciless. It does not care.

5. Life needs to “go on”.

Because talking about terrorism is acknowledging the act and we’re better off just not letting it get to us. Yes, there is carnage. Yes, someone’s husband or wife did not come home last night. Some child is left without a parent or orphaned. People are blown to pieces and their bodies are unidentifiable. Those individuals who are unrecognizable were loved ones to some. But ,by all means, we must go on and we can’t be angry. Barack Obama himself discussed his reasons why he decided to continue on with his visit to Cuba rather than hopping a plane back to the United States yesterday:

“The whole premise of terrorism is to try to disrupt people’s ordinary lives. It’s always a challenge when you have a terrorist attack anywhere in the world.” “-Barack Obama

Yep. Especially when selfies next to Che murals are part of your daily agenda and priorities. Life does go on. The earth keeps spinning. The social, economic and political landscape moves right along with it. Some worry about climate change. Some worry about free college tuition. Some worry about their spouse going to another state for a week and wonder how they will ever survive such an ordeal. Yet some send their spouses off to undisclosed locations (with no promise of their return) to fight for what some call a “narcissistic” cause. We’re just overreacting. And, according to these types of people, sadness, anger and frustration in those who can’t turn a blind eye to terror and its realities is, “weakness” and “prejudice” when we know it is anything but. The gutless, soulless individuals will continue to shame us and tell us that we are wrong. But yes, life goes on. And Obama’s “show” must go on. Prayers to those who have lost family and friends in the Brussels attacks and all other terror attacks in America and overseas.