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In reply to the discussion: Something to realise [View all]whathehell
(29,095 posts)189. How amazing that you don't understand the concept of an analogy.
Let me explain it to you:
The WBC are loathesome. Militant Jihadists are loathesome.
The big difference between the two is that only ONE of those has
murdered in the name of their beliefs.
Failing to understand that is what makes for a bad analogy
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Soo... the WBC's free speech demonstrations are the same as murderous bombings?
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#1
Uh huh. Right. Because WBC protests are JUST the same as murderous bombings.
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#4
No you don't understand and you're simply going to dig yourself a deeper hole
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#15
Is that any different than blaming all gun owners based on the actions a few nut jobs?
Stretch714
Apr 2013
#75
What about Niger where Islamic terrorist are trying to over throw the government?
xtraxritical
Apr 2013
#89
Gee, Jeff, I think this comes under the heading of a "day late and a dollar short"
whathehell
Apr 2013
#235
I'm not. I simply believe this is a false analogy and grotesquely simplifies the situation.nt
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#20
Sorry, Bains, but the surviving brother just admitted "religious fervor" to be the reason
whathehell
Apr 2013
#197
I think its another attempt to portray some of the destructive shit going on in the name of Islam
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#8
I think you need to put your prejudice away and step away from the keyboard.
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#9
Nope. The analogy is flawed imho. A free speech (despicable as it is) comparison with the Boston
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#31
The only commonality between WBC and the Boston Marathoners is the perps self-identify as religious
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#33
I've never once said the killing is unimportant. In fact its precisely my point
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#84
Right. Terrorism is terrorism. Doesn't really matter religion, or just ordinary insanity.
AAO
Apr 2013
#152
I have to ask you, Dain, did you feel the need to educate the Brits on tolerance after 7/7/05?
whathehell
Apr 2013
#198
Ok. But did their protest kill anybody? Permanently, physically maim hundreds?
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#39
I'm truly sorry about that. As you know I've followed your story and journey closely
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#49
"Create a Miranda situation with a suspect of such disgusting proportions our treatment....:
uppityperson
Apr 2013
#79
The delay in issuing a Miranda warning for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is very troubling
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#87
Oh. Ah. There is legal reason for waiting to use it in certain cases. It is too bad you are so
uppityperson
Apr 2013
#95
No. Too bad the FBI is too disgustingly afraid to issue a Miranda warning
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#101
hahahahahahahahaha. I keep thinking you are serious and then I appreciate your dry humor.
uppityperson
Apr 2013
#102
The FBI issued a Miranda Warning yesterday to the suspect in his hospital room yesterday.
whathehell
Apr 2013
#191
The booooogie man used to be the Rooooooskies and now it is the Moooooslims.
Luminous Animal
Apr 2013
#161
It was a simple tweet by an innocent proclaiming the right to extract her religion from
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#37
You know, you and Buzz Clik can alert if you think there's some ulterior agenda here.
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#48
I've said I understand what she means in the tweet but I think her analogy is flawed
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#97
"All Muslims aren't terrorists and all Christians aren't like WBC" is flawed? How?
uppityperson
Apr 2013
#83
No, it didn't. I've said already, I think the analogy is deeply flawed.
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#44
Sorry, but I disagree. I don't see anyone here proclaiming their hatred of Muslims or Islam
whathehell
Apr 2013
#211
On this thread specifically you call DUers bigots who simply dislike the analogy
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#213
For the challenged here, neither Muslims or Christians want a small group of radicals
shraby
Apr 2013
#17
Cherry-picked facts may be individually factual, but serve to create a false whole
Scootaloo
Apr 2013
#182
"Bigotry" is a strong word and, at times, well-meaning people disagree on what constitutes it, IMO.
whathehell
Apr 2013
#217
Women's rights not to be beaten are at least protected by law in Western aka "Christian" countries.
whathehell
Apr 2013
#209
You would not be put to death in Indonesia, one of the most populous Islamic countries in the world
Violet_Crumble
Apr 2013
#81
Indonesia is religiously diverse, and 53 of the provences have Islamic majority and jail
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#135
I don't know where you get those numbers from, but they're wrong & it is not illegal to be gay
Turborama
Apr 2013
#147
WE GET IT. That doesn't make her analogy anything more than superficially clever....but factually
WinkyDink
Apr 2013
#133
So what was a message of peace has turned into a thread of hatred and gun agenda hijackers
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#123
I agree. And it is heartening to see that more of us got it than not n/t
Violet_Crumble
Apr 2013
#128
It's a message of peace backed by good intentions. But it's still a bad comparison
RZM
Apr 2013
#129
And nothing to do with bigotry or prejudice or all Muslim or Christian people etc nt
riderinthestorm
Apr 2013
#148
You know what? I've seen plenty of Christians protest the WBC. Still waiting for the
WinkyDink
Apr 2013
#134
As always, I point out to people of faith that Westboro flourished not because the good
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#136
Yeah, well, as despicable as WBC is, they haven't bombed anything as far as I know.
catbyte
Apr 2013
#139
Not at all. It's a bogus equivalency and I am flabbergasted that you made that leap
catbyte
Apr 2013
#145
What in the WORLD is "shameful" about noting that WBC hasn't bombed anything"?
whathehell
Apr 2013
#219
I view Islam the same way I view all horrible belief systems based on faith...
MellowDem
Apr 2013
#158
Just proves that stupid people, progressive or conservative, are...well...stupid
Android3.14
Apr 2013
#176
Please. He's agnostic and certainly does not indicate that he is teaching "bigotry" to his kids
whathehell
Apr 2013
#195
Bullshit, that's the Republican way, telling me I agree, I don't agree with you period
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#226
thank you for trying. I suppose back in the the 1930's someone who spoke up against
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#177
"the simplest truths are the hardest to understand, and there is a LOT of misunderstanding" here.
whathehell
Apr 2013
#208
No...The false equivalency belongs to the OP for imagining that most here on DU
whathehell
Apr 2013
#206
I am amazed at how hard a few 'members' worked here to try and spread their own message of hate
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#228
The problem here is the difference between what she meant to say, and what she actually said.
reformist2
Apr 2013
#229
The reception speaks highly of the overall critical thinking skills of the progressive mindset
Android3.14
Apr 2013
#237