JakeStarkey
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Should any forum poster who sympathizes with Islamic, Christian, or Jewish terrorism be on the watch list?
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Freedom of speech. That is what happens on this board. So in answer to your question...no. Unless someone is posting plans on terrorism against the USA. Sympathizers? Oh, no. No no. Like I said..freedom of speech.
I was glad they got the 19 year old. But I sympathized with him as well....because he is 19, was recruited by his brother, and now has a rough road in front of him all for making a huge mistake when he had it made in the country he tried to hurt worse than he already did. Should I be reported for those emotions?
I mean, really. Should they? I have often wondered how they fit into the puzzle, apologizing constantly for American and sticking up for islamists who murder Americans. I ask the question without knowing whether they are already there or not.
I mean, really. Should they? I have often wondered how they fit into the puzzle, apologizing constantly for American and sticking up for islamists who murder Americans. I ask the question without knowing whether they are already there or not.
Who are these people?
Where do they post?
I mean, really. Should they? I have often wondered how they fit into the puzzle, apologizing constantly for American and sticking up for islamists who murder Americans. I ask the question without knowing whether they are already there or not.
It has been an interesting phenomenon to watch. Those who feel a deep combination of grief, anger, revulsion, and violation that any human could do such a thing to other humans in a most intentional and deliberate way vs those who are relating to the bombers and feeling compassion for them. Trying to explain them. Trying to excuse them for what they did.
Terrorism is different than artillery or bombs in time of war. When we Americans fight war, the intent is not to harm innocents but to end the danger, end aggression, stop killing and mayhem. There is no intent to harm innocents even when we know that is an unfortunate probability. In war we can and do pull our punches in an effort to minimalize danger and harm to innocent civilians as much as possible. And as Americans, we feel remorse and grief when innocents do suffer.
But we all saw the video of the bomber putting down the bag, intentionally, on purpose, near the kids, their moms, their dads who were guilty of nothing other than joyously enjoying a holiday. The intent was to hurt, kill, maim as many such people as possible.
Imagine the father finishing the race, hugging his kids, and then being just far enough away to see his son killed, his wife gravely injured, his daughter's leg blown off. This is where our sympathy and concern and focus belongs. I'm sorry but I can find no justification for such an act in my heart, and I honestly don't care why somebody would do it, who recruited him, who inspired him. I cannot see such an act as anything other than pure evil to be condemned.
It has been an interesting phenomenon to watch. Those who feel a deep combination of grief, anger, revulsion, and violation that any human could do such a thing to other humans in a most intentional and deliberate way vs those who are relating to the bombers and feeling compassion for them. Trying to explain them. Trying to excuse them for what they did.
Terrorism is different than artillery or bombs in time of war. When we Americans fight war, the intent is not to harm innocents but to end the danger, end aggression, stop killing and mayhem. There is no intent to harm innocents even when we know that is an unfortunate probability. In war we can and do pull our punches in an effort to minimalize danger and harm to innocent civilians as much as possible. And as Americans, we feel remorse and grief when innocents do suffer.
But we all saw the video of the bomber putting down the bag, intentionally, on purpose, near the kids, their moms, their dads who were guilty of nothing other than joyously enjoying a holiday. The intent was to hurt, kill, maim as many such people as possible.
Imagine the father finishing the race, hugging his kids, and then being just far enough away to see his son killed, his wife gravely injured, his daughter's leg blown off. This is where our sympathy and concern and focus belongs. I'm sorry but I can find no justification for such an act in my heart, and I honestly don't care why somebody would do it, who recruited him, who inspired him. I cannot see such an act as anything other than pure evil to be condemned.
Now then, after thinking about it for awhile, should those who sympathise with the bombers be on some kind of watch list? No, I don't think so. Not just for those who feel concern and compassion for the bombers, even though I think that concern and compassion is misplaced. People are going to feel what they feel; react however they react to such horrendous things. But that is neither alarming, evil, or necessarily wrong.
But those who JUSTIFY what the bombers did. Yeah. I think they bear watching. Just as a precaution.
It has been an interesting phenomenon to watch. Those who feel a deep combination of grief, anger, revulsion, and violation that any human could do such a thing to other humans in a most intentional and deliberate way vs those who are relating to the bombers and feeling compassion for them. Trying to explain them. Trying to excuse them for what they did.
Terrorism is different than artillery or bombs in time of war. When we Americans fight war, the intent is not to harm innocents but to end the danger, end aggression, stop killing and mayhem. There is no intent to harm innocents even when we know that is an unfortunate probability. In war we can and do pull our punches in an effort to minimalize danger and harm to innocent civilians as much as possible. And as Americans, we feel remorse and grief when innocents do suffer.
But we all saw the video of the bomber putting down the bag, intentionally, on purpose, near the kids, their moms, their dads who were guilty of nothing other than joyously enjoying a holiday. The intent was to hurt, kill, maim as many such people as possible.
Imagine the father finishing the race, hugging his kids, and then being just far enough away to see his son killed, his wife gravely injured, his daughter's leg blown off. This is where our sympathy and concern and focus belongs. I'm sorry but I can find no justification for such an act in my heart, and I honestly don't care why somebody would do it, who recruited him, who inspired him. I cannot see such an act as anything other than pure evil to be condemned.
Now then, after thinking about it for awhile, should those who sympathise with the bombers be on some kind of watch list? No, I don't think so. Not just for those who feel concern and compassion for the bombers, even though I think that concern and compassion is misplaced. People are going to feel what they feel; react however they react to such horrendous things. But that is neither alarming, evil, or necessarily wrong.
But those who JUSTIFY what the bombers did. Yeah. I think they bear watching. Just as a precaution.
That's a fair theory. Unfortunately no such people exist. Fantasies of the paranarrowminded really don't count as real people. Imaginary playmates are strictly the responsibility of the imagineur. Or in this case, imagineuse.
Now then, after thinking about it for awhile, should those who sympathise with the bombers be on some kind of watch list? No, I don't think so. Not just for those who feel concern and compassion for the bombers, even though I think that concern and compassion is misplaced. People are going to feel what they feel; react however they react to such horrendous things. But that is neither alarming, evil, or necessarily wrong.
But those who JUSTIFY what the bombers did. Yeah. I think they bear watching. Just as a precaution.
That's a fair theory. Unfortunately no such people exist. Fantasies of the paranarrowminded really don't count as real people. Imaginary playmates are strictly the responsibility of the imagineur. Or in this case, imagineuse.
Sorry, but if you read back over this and other threads on this topic, and spend any time on other message boards, you will see somebody, now and then, accusing rightwing American policies, accusing the failure of society to address the needs of such people, blaming America for creating such hatred, meddling into the affairs of other nations, support for Israel, yadda yadda. . . .
All this suggests an excuse or valid reason or some such for the actions of the terrorists. How can we blame THEM? If America had just been better, had not made them angry, then no terrorist attacks would have occurred.
THESE are the people I think are probably mostly not dangerous, but some among them are. And they bear watching.
That's a fair theory. Unfortunately no such people exist. Fantasies of the paranarrowminded really don't count as real people. Imaginary playmates are strictly the responsibility of the imagineur. Or in this case, imagineuse.
Sorry, but if you read back over this and other threads on this topic, and spend any time on other message boards, you will see somebody, now and then, accusing rightwing American policies, accusing the failure of society to address the needs of such people, blaming America for creating such hatred, meddling into the affairs of other nations, support for Israel, yadda yadda. . . .
All this suggests an excuse or valid reason or some such for the actions of the terrorists. How can we blame THEM? If America had just been better, had not made them angry, then no terrorist attacks would have occurred.
THESE are the people I think are probably mostly not dangerous, but some among them are. And they bear watching.
Sorry, that's a vast leap. None of that can be interpreted as "justification" of a bombing. Explaining the dynamics of cause and effect and justifying the end action are two entirely different things that some of our simpler rabblerouser minds love to conflate. My guess is it's because they're too intellectually lazy to grasp these complexities. I surmise that because these rabblerousers follow that same pattern elsewhere.
"Suggestion" just ain't good enough when the suggester is driven by such an agenda. Moreover, it leaves no room for interpretation of those causal effects if they're just going to be condemned as "justification". That's nothing more than a form of attempted censorship by intimidation. If that's the reason for flame threads like this, rather than intellectual sloth, then that's even worse.
The proof is in the pudding, and I see nothing on the spoon. But please, do post examples where anybody justifies bombings...
I think that I am somewhere between Foxfyre and Pogo on this.
Certain American foreign policies need to be curtailed.
No terrorist should get a walk because s/he is upset with American policy so he kills children.
No, a mistake is claiming forum posters are sympathizing with Islamic terrorists, when in fact theyre making the accurate observation that not all Muslims are terrorists. Then to advocate that they be placed on a watch list absent any evidence, simply because they dont conform to your ignorance and hate concerning Islam.
Thats a mistake.
I think that I am somewhere between Foxfyre and Pogo on this.
Certain American foreign policies need to be curtailed.
No terrorist should get a walk because s/he is upset with American policy so he kills children.
That would put you with me, Jake. It might in fact put us all three together; Foxy hasn't ruled that out. And none of us, or any poster anywhere, has suggested your last sentence.
The thing is, various posters have been asking since Page 1 who these phantom posters might be, and got crickets in response. I just asked Foxy the same question and got the same crickets. Do these posters actually exist, or do they not? Apparently they do not.
The thread is pretty much a rehash of this other strange thread from the same OP that was a silly demonization factory of used quotes from other threads taken out of context, all with some vague threats of "gubmint boogeyman gone git you" for the thoughtcrime of daring to think about the dynamics of international politics or for generally declining to swim with the lemmings in an orgasmic McCarthyite "my country right or wrong" jingo dance. I read all of those extrathreadial quotes in that thread, and the sum total of bomb-justifiers is still holding at flat Zero.
All of which indicates both of these threads are just two prongs of ignorant divisive fearmongering bullshit, posted, again, by those too-familiar elements who are so consumed by their own hatred that they're bent on demonizing anyone who declines to join them in that intellectual cesspool.
No, a mistake is claiming forum posters are ‘sympathizing’ with Islamic terrorists, when in fact they’re making the accurate observation that not all Muslims are terrorists. Then to advocate that they be placed on a ‘watch list’ absent any evidence, simply because they don’t conform to your ignorance and hate concerning Islam.
That’s a mistake.
I don't see you and me and Foxy as different "sides" at all. We're all Americans; we're all patriotic; we're all adversely impacted when terrorism strikes, and we all want an end to it, however we see the means to that end.
But those who would invent demons (that they can't prove) for the purpose of inserting a wedge to divide us from each other, who would detach us from that unity and that goal, THEY are the other side as far as these threads are concerned.
Dissent is patriotic. And bigotry can go burn in hell.
I think that I am somewhere between Foxfyre and Pogo on this.
Certain American foreign policies need to be curtailed.
No terrorist should get a walk because s/he is upset with American policy so he kills children.
That would put you with me, Jake. It might in fact put us all three together; Foxy hasn't ruled that out. And none of us, or any poster anywhere, has suggested your last sentence.
The thing is, various posters have been asking since Page 1 who these phantom posters might be, and got crickets in response. I just asked Foxy the same question and got the same crickets. Do these posters actually exist, or do they not? Apparently they do not.
The thread is pretty much a rehash of this other strange thread from the same OP that was a silly demonization factory of used quotes from other threads taken out of context, all with some vague threats of "gubmint boogeyman gone git you" for the thoughtcrime of daring to think about the dynamics of international politics or for generally declining to swim with the lemmings in an orgasmic McCarthyite "my country right or wrong" jingo dance. I read all of those extrathreadial quotes in that thread, and the sum total of bomb-justifiers is still holding at flat Zero.
All of which indicates both of these threads are just two prongs of ignorant divisive fearmongering bullshit, posted, again, by those too-familiar elements who are so consumed by their own hatred that they're bent on demonizing anyone who declines to join them in that intellectual cesspool.
No, a mistake is claiming forum posters are ‘sympathizing’ with Islamic terrorists, when in fact they’re making the accurate observation that not all Muslims are terrorists. Then to advocate that they be placed on a ‘watch list’ absent any evidence, simply because they don’t conform to your ignorance and hate concerning Islam.
That’s a mistake.
I don't see you and me and Foxy as different "sides" at all. We're all Americans; we're all patriotic; we're all adversely impacted when terrorism strikes, and we all want an end to it, however we see the means to that end.
But those who would invent demons (that they can't prove) for the purpose of inserting a wedge to divide us from each other, who would detach us from that unity and that goal, THEY are the other side as far as these threads are concerned.
Dissent is patriotic. And bigotry can go burn in hell.
You didn't get crickets from me. I believe I saw the posts earlier in this thread and I KNOW I have seen them in other places, and you're pretty sure I haven't, but I honestly don't care enough to go back through all the pages and posts and hunt them up.![]()
I wouldn't. People say alot of crazy things. I wouldn't take it all that seriously.
I live in England and it is a known fact that all our communications are being monitored by MI5 who have super computers dedicated to the purpose. They look for red flag words in all our email.
I dare say that America has something similar.
Some years ago I was on a British forum and I suspected another poster was fanatical, and potentially dangerous, so I wrote a letter to MI5 with a print out of their posts.
I live in England and it is a known fact that all our communications are being monitored by MI5 who have super computers dedicated to the purpose. They look for red flag words in all our email.
I dare say that America has something similar.
Some years ago I was on a British forum and I suspected another poster was fanatical, and potentially dangerous, so I wrote a letter to MI5 with a print out of their posts.
Actually, this was in the news a few years ago. Software designed to pick certain words off your hard drive and send alerts to the govt. Then, gDumya made it permanent with the (not very) Patriot Act.
A sad truth is that, once a law like that is in place, its almost impossible to repeal. What is that maxim about fascism spouting religion and wrapped in a flag. The Bushes personify that.