Atheists & Agnostics
Related: About this forumIsn't it odd that republicans are gleeful
that the bombers were Muslim, when I don't recall them ever
discussing the religion of our other mass murderers like Sandy Hook and Aurora...etc?
What's up with that?
P.S. I wanted to post this in GD but thought it would get deleted
EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)EvolveOrConvolve
(6,452 posts)The KKK?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
Scott Roeder?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Roeder#Arrest_of_murder_suspect
My initial post was definitely sarcasm. There have been tons of Christians who have killed others in the name of their faith.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)I knew. I was being tongue in cheek...
progressoid
(49,999 posts).
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)In fact, we were just about equal in our level of desire for this to have been anti-government teabaggers, even to the point of delusion when the facts came in. I've no doubt how this would have played out here had that actually been the case.
I generally prefer reading more sceptical forums when a story like this breaks, rather than wade through the high intensity rubbish we served up here.
Unlike Sandy Hook, I'd say religion was very much a factor in what inspired the killers.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)I been lookin for a place to post this John Fugelsang observation:
"After a week of 'please don't let it be a Muslim' & 'please don't let it be a white guy' it winds up being a Muslim white guy."
I read that Friday afternoon while I was sitting in Chili's eatin a salad, and I laughed like a fucking Viking. And there was no way I could tell them what I was laughing about, under the "too soon" rule.
I know that's not exactly what you're talking about. But there ya go.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I didn't want all the islamaphopic nut jobs to have anything to be pleased by.
Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)..had all the hallmarks..
..like for instance being a terrorist attack.
onager
(9,356 posts)As the identities of Chechen brothers Dzokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev - the suspects in Monday's attack which killed three and injured over 150 - filtered across the internet, many people tweeted that the pair were from the Czech Republic.
In a statement posted on his embassy's website, Petr Gandalovic said he was "deeply shocked by the tragedy," adding: "As more information on the origin of the alleged perpetrators is coming to light, I am concerned to note in the social media a most unfortunate misunderstanding in this respect. The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boston-marathon-bombings-czech-republics-ambassador-concerned-by-americans-confusing-his-country-with-chechnya-8581341.html
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)Imagine the confusion there would have been if they would have been from Georgia!
onager
(9,356 posts)Thanks...and welcome to DU!
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)Thanks!
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backscatter712
(26,355 posts)They weren't sure for a while.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)They are thrilled to have an excuse to go back to their profiling agenda and anti immigrant bigotry
Cons were chomping at the bit to have this guy treated as an enemy combatant, even though there is virtually no difference between him and the Aurora shooter
But boohoo to them. The president said they ain't gettin their wish