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Bombing at Norwegian Government Building

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Jul 22, 2011.

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  1. printdust

    printdust New Member

    It will remain my quote? Either it was or it wasn't. A quote is a quote.
    Show me the number post in the thread. I've gone back and copied everything I said and you still remain your delusional, radical self. And saying so will always confuse you, just like Hondo did.
     
    printdust, Jul 26, 2011
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  2. printdust

    printdust New Member

    Liberals would give that guy life in prison and hang Beck.
     
    printdust, Jul 26, 2011
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  3. lono

    lono Active Member

    Post 58.

    Lone nut.
     
    lono, Jul 26, 2011
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  4. secretariat

    secretariat Active Member

    Since when did those pansy ass liberals believe in capital punishment?
     
    secretariat, Jul 26, 2011
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  5. printdust

    printdust New Member

    When it involves a racist, homophobic bigot like Beck.
     
    printdust, Jul 26, 2011
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  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Arguing with Kermit about soccer makes more sense than engaging Print on this topic.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 26, 2011
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  7. RagingCanuck

    RagingCanuck Guest

    He finally tipped the scales on the signal to noise ratio for me. It's just screaming into the dark from my perspective.
     
    RagingCanuck, Jul 26, 2011
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Also, there is no equivalency there. No one could argue that people don't understand the gravity of terrorism or the magnitude of 9/11. It doesn't take a photo of a guy jumping from the tower, even if his strawman had been true.

    But the equivalency he is attempting to make with that strawman has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that at Abu Grahib --- which was totally unrelated to 9/11 -- the United States failed miserably. We are supposed to be a liberal democracy that emphasizes civil liberties, human rights, the rule of law and due process, and we stomped on everything we are supposed to stand for. We should have been ashamed.

    We can't control Al Queda's irrational violence. And there is no shortage of hatred for extremists who resort to terrorism.

    We can certainly control our own behavior, though. And if we are going to preach a set of principles, when we violate them, the evidence should be splashed all over the place, and we should be humiliated by it. We're supposed to be better than that.

    It's not, "We were attacked on 9/11," so let's compare how it was covered versus how it was covered when the U.S. spit all over everything it supposedly stands for. They are unrelated, and honestly, no one sane could argue that the level of appropriate outrage after 9/11 was somehow obscured because of skewed media coverage.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 26, 2011
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  9. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Every time there is an act of extremism or terrorism by someone of the Muslim faith or representing that faith, there is a concerted effort for people not to "rush to judgement." But when a Timothy McVeigh or Eric Rudolph or this wacko from Norway surfaces, the left-wing can't wait to paint ALL Christians and anyone to the right of center with the same brush. Rationalize all you want, but it happens.
     
    hondo, Jul 26, 2011
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  10. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Exactly the opposite happens. These guys are labeled as lone nuts and any Muslim who commits an act of terrorism is used as evidence to show why Islam is a dangerous religion.
     
    dreunc1542, Jul 26, 2011
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  11. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    ALL Christians? C'mon.

    Let's try this instead for "double standard":

    - Any "Muslim" act of mass violence is an ideological act committed by a rational, dispassionate actor.

    - Any Non-"Muslim" act of mass violence is the work of a psychopath.

    Discuss.
     
    Azrael, Jul 26, 2011
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  12. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Horseshit. All you have to do is look at the media reaction to the Fort Hood shooting and how long it took for the MSM to actually confirm that the guy was A. Muslim, B. Yelled Allah Akabar while he was shooting.
     
    hondo, Jul 26, 2011
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