General Discussion

still_one

(98,883 posts)

50. Let's extrapolate. Because of bush and the invasion of Iraq, ISIS came about. It also destabilized

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 11:56 PM

Sep 2014

the entire middle east, and where there was a balance of power between Iraq and Iran, that is gone.

If you have viewed any of the posts regarding ISIS on DU, the vast majority believe that ISIS needs to be stopped, but not by invading other countries. In fact the strategy being employed now is that the administration is providing air support, advisors, and intelligence to countries that are threatened by ISIS. Those countries are supplying the ground fighting force.

People on DU despise ISIS. So where do you think the answer to your hypothetical leads?

It was McCain and many republicans who thought it important to support the rebels in Syria, of course there isn't really a way to distinguish which rebels are ISIS, and which are not.

This all started with the republican and bush doctrine to support nation building in the middle east, and that didn't work out too well.

If anyone posed a threat, such as setting a bomb or suspicious actions, they would be reported to the authorities. The problem with Texas though is that if you see someone carrying a gun, you can't report that as a threat, because that is the norm in Texas

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

223 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What would you do if you saw a middle eastern person [View all] sawdust Sep 2014 OP

Why do you ask? itsrobert Sep 2014 #1

saw a fb post sawdust Sep 2014 #5

There's a set of images going viral, Isis Symbol in Houston Deli. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #7

What you want to bet it is nothing of the sort? BainsBane Sep 2014 #12

No bet, given the circles and sites that are promoting it. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #20

yes this is it sawdust Sep 2014 #14

Do we allow what? Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #24

Allow what?? Quayblue Sep 2014 #27

actually Its no worse than a swasticka sawdust Sep 2014 #29

What?! That's quite a leap you made there. Quayblue Sep 2014 #34

Meh not really says Goodwin's Law. Agschmid Sep 2014 #56

nothing like a nazi comparison to drive home the argument. Quayblue Sep 2014 #71

Swastikas predate the Nazis by hundreds of years. Good grief. Doesn't everyone know that Hitler MADem Sep 2014 #94

wait what? Quayblue Sep 2014 #122

You were the one who talked about "nazi comparison" were you not? MADem Sep 2014 #126

please refer to Godwin's law Quayblue Sep 2014 #178

Or a Confederate battle flag. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #46

. arcane1 Sep 2014 #76

Results of your Jury Service reorg Sep 2014 #145

At least two of the jurors didn't read for understanding and context. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #182

As someone living in a country where wearing a swastika is illegal reorg Sep 2014 #147

ALLOW??? Warpy Sep 2014 #83

"Allow is here"? Allow what where? Wearing hats or headgear of any sort? What "here"? DU? uppityperson Sep 2014 #139

Do you mean this symbol, this writing? Do you know the background or meaning? Link... uppityperson Sep 2014 #144

Allow what? The shahada? NuclearDem Sep 2014 #173

Exactly! Thank you . The crazies and haters are out in this thread lunasun Sep 2014 #180

and yarmelke wearers? eating palestinian babies fersure. elehhhhna Sep 2014 #198

If I thought right-wing morons could be trusted to recognize the ISIS symbol... Marr Sep 2014 #214

KTRH is a right wing talk station in Houston. Take this "poll" with a grain of salt. nt alp227 Sep 2014 #150

Never mind... yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #163

How can they say "you decide"??? How does anyone in the U.S. LiberalElite Sep 2014 #223

Ask if I could help them. Downwinder Sep 2014 #2

Besides wonder what they're doing wearing one of these on their head? NuclearDem Sep 2014 #3

Perhaps offer him some Advil? BainsBane Sep 2014 #9

Best response of the day! Contrary1 Sep 2014 #25

I guess that means I can't be his biggest fan. Orrex Sep 2014 #28

Bad Orrex! Bad! NuclearDem Sep 2014 #181

HAHAHA laundry_queen Sep 2014 #123

Impulse as well as reaction. Turbineguy Sep 2014 #138

***ROFLSNICKER* Earth Bound Misfit Sep 2014 #164

First off...I don't know what a 'isis/isil/is' looks likes. eom Purveyor Sep 2014 #4

Me either, beyond that I doubt I'd do much. Agschmid Sep 2014 #52

That's even a better point. This is pure flame bait, and I seriously question the motives of the OP still_one Sep 2014 #65

A turbine? BainsBane Sep 2014 #6

Wouldn't his beard get caught in the turbine? hatrack Sep 2014 #8

LOL !!! Damn! LOL! BlueJazz Sep 2014 #16

lulz XemaSab Sep 2014 #19

It would be easier to wear it on the back. kentauros Sep 2014 #33

You first Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #10

I really haven't thought of this sawdust Sep 2014 #23

That wasn't the question in your OP. Those who are not direct and say what they mean says what still_one Sep 2014 #90

Nothing because I try not to commit racist acts. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #11

Wearing a turbine? That's a person really committed to energy NoGOPZone Sep 2014 #13

LOL!!! Beaverhausen Sep 2014 #21

no question about it, and it is quite efficient still_one Sep 2014 #26

Round up the usual suspect... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #35

Lol! PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #15

Motorhead! Enrique Sep 2014 #17

This happened recently.... ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #18

I would wonder what a Sikh is doing with an ISIS symbol , and why he was wearing a dress that didn't still_one Sep 2014 #22

Come on now BainsBane Sep 2014 #31

I guess I am old school still_one Sep 2014 #41

Why are you folks making such a joke of this sawdust Sep 2014 #37

you saw it on FB, and the link supplied in this thread was from the Washington Times, that says still_one Sep 2014 #43

I'm not saying its a real picture I really don't know sawdust Sep 2014 #45

Let's extrapolate. Because of bush and the invasion of Iraq, ISIS came about. It also destabilized still_one Sep 2014 #50

. . . . and the loud, loud silence grinds on . . . hatrack Sep 2014 #58

sounds like it sawdust Sep 2014 #59

Are they poising a threat? That is planting a bomb etc., then report them to authorities, if not, still_one Sep 2014 #62

that is the parochial view of Americans reorg Sep 2014 #142

What loud silence? What would YOU DO if you saw someone wearing an ISIS symbol? still_one Sep 2014 #63

You don't know if it is real, or the ISIS flag, but are pissed off someone may or may not be wearing uppityperson Sep 2014 #146

I think YOU need to take this thread down. You are having fun, but that kind of thing can come MADem Sep 2014 #128

The OP won't take it down, he is playing some intellectual game, that makes him feel superior still_one Sep 2014 #136

It's racist and offensive. MADem Sep 2014 #154

of course it is. still_one Sep 2014 #187

you folks Skittles Sep 2014 #148

This is why I love yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #165

We are paranoid about foreign men sporting turbines! Skittles Sep 2014 #189

Especially yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #190

May cooler turbine-covered heads prevail!... marzipanni Sep 2014 #201

I get pissed off when people wear the american flag as a decoration. CBGLuthier Sep 2014 #172

This... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #97

That was my reaction: Huh, one of those very rare Middle Eastern Sikhs emsimon33 Sep 2014 #121

Nothing GitRDun Sep 2014 #30

Why would he be wearing a rotary mechanical device? n/t Avalux Sep 2014 #32

Welcome to DU! zappaman Sep 2014 #36

Buy my food. I go to an arabic grocery store, they have awesome food. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #38

If I saw someone with a turban and a beard I'd probably assume he was a Sikh? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #39

I would tackle them and drag them by their beard to the nearest WalMart, LeftyMom Sep 2014 #40

I believe the correct term is al-Inclusive arcane1 Sep 2014 #105

Hey I heard it had 3 stars! Agschmid Sep 2014 #107

. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #114

Best post ever on DU... Earth Bound Misfit Sep 2014 #166

aw man Skittles Sep 2014 #218

I might wave, or say hello. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #42

Ask him if he knew where I could get some hash Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #44

That's the way to detect terrorist cells in the U.S. pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #47

lol Quayblue Sep 2014 #51

And wind turbines... Don't forget those as indicators of terror cells. Agschmid Sep 2014 #55

... Kali Sep 2014 #60

turbans in the west are usually worn by Sikhs, even ISIS itself doesn't usually wear turbans JI7 Sep 2014 #48

maybe that it was a costume by some idiot who thinks all brown people are from the same place JI7 Sep 2014 #49

If he was wearing a turbine The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #53

What does the ISIS symbol look like? Rex Sep 2014 #54

So this was sort of an OP fail... Agschmid Sep 2014 #57

Not for appreciators of turbine humor pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #61

Turbines can be dangerous! Throw them blades 50 miles I tells ya! Rex Sep 2014 #80

They're at the turbine store Oilwellian Sep 2014 #183

I would probably ask where they got their turbine bigwillq Sep 2014 #64

Apparently, ISIS or ISIL has "stolen" the seal of the Prophet.......... PDJane Sep 2014 #66

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #69

You are so fucking clever with your tricky wisdom still_one Sep 2014 #82

There it is!!!! Just as Hitler stole the symbol of the Hindus and Native Americans MADem Sep 2014 #116

We will all get through it, we always do. Agschmid Sep 2014 #118

Pardon me for "ruining the fun." MADem Sep 2014 #119

We apparently read quite different DU's... Agschmid Sep 2014 #120

I think this entire thread is garbage. MADem Sep 2014 #124

Did you see people mocking turbans anywhere because I did not. Agschmid Sep 2014 #127

Read the thread. MADem Sep 2014 #129

Well it's a good time I spent my time here taking about mayonnaise then... Agschmid Sep 2014 #130

Please go check the OP's edit history. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #174

This whole thread is not DU's finest hour. nt MADem Sep 2014 #191

Yeah, actually, it is. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #206

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #175

I wouldn't recognize the symbol anyway. Nice try though. arcane1 Sep 2014 #67

Now those white dudes with face tattoos are some scary shit... Agschmid Sep 2014 #68

For reals BainsBane Sep 2014 #153

Seriously, how the fuck are we supposed to react if we have no clue what it looks like? Rex Sep 2014 #70

watch the news sawdust Sep 2014 #72

So that would be a YES, you have no clue either. Rex Sep 2014 #73

Why don't you tell us what YOU would do? still_one Sep 2014 #75

Because his likely goal... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #158

maybe, but I think he is playing an "intellectual" mind game to show how "clever" he is still_one Sep 2014 #186

It probably looks like a soccer jersey. arcane1 Sep 2014 #74

Well I have to admit, it would be hard to miss someone wearing a turbine on their head. Rex Sep 2014 #77

I knew it... Agschmid Sep 2014 #79

Well if I see any costumed people at the end of October, I know to blame Obama arcane1 Sep 2014 #108

And Elizabeth Warren I hear it's her fault too. Agschmid Sep 2014 #111

Order my turkey sandwich and eat it. morningfog Sep 2014 #78

Mmmmm turkey... Does that sandwich have bacon? Agschmid Sep 2014 #85

Of course. And extra mayo. morningfog Sep 2014 #88

Ah ha! Extra mayo...just as I thought! Rex Sep 2014 #92

Okay mayo as in mayo... Or miracle whip? Agschmid Sep 2014 #93

MAYO. morningfog Sep 2014 #98

Thank The Lord. Agschmid Sep 2014 #100

Whew...okay crisis adverted, stand down. Rex Sep 2014 #102

For me, the neon "Middle Eastern Person" sign over them would be my first clue. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #81

with the flashing neon arrow pointing at the top of his turbine Quayblue Sep 2014 #91

Well something will have to power the sign! Rex Sep 2014 #95

Well since all these people are from the Middle East I think solar is more efficient to be honest. Agschmid Sep 2014 #103

Now you have me wondering, is there a difference between East and Eastern? Rex Sep 2014 #106

Alien turbines spin on a vertical axis... see Agschmid Sep 2014 #110

I can't imagine wearing one of those into a store, but hey to each their own! Rex Sep 2014 #113

I can think of a couple of friends who might consider wearing PART of it pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #132

That's one of my fave campy movies that I'd forgotten about. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #207

Cool turbine!!! steelsmith Sep 2014 #176

I would think "At least he's not wearing the Yankees logo" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #84

This is series! I can't believe people are joking around about an anonymous picture on FB! Rex Sep 2014 #86

Don't mock it, it's the only book some people read. Agschmid Sep 2014 #87

DU-ZEEEY! Rex Sep 2014 #89

!!!!! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #104

Facebook? Amidoinitrite? Scootaloo Sep 2014 #96

Oh shit! Two DU-ZEES that close together gonna cause problems! Rex Sep 2014 #99

Nooooooooooooo...... Agschmid Sep 2014 #101

Don't tase me brony! BainsBane Sep 2014 #143

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM Skittles Sep 2014 #149

What would you do if you saw an ancient alien Rex Sep 2014 #109

buy a lottery ticket, serious answer, I really want to win the lotto still_one Sep 2014 #112

Thank him for sharing his technology... Agschmid Sep 2014 #115

I liked it better when it was a turbine and a thobe is NOT a dress, more of a robe. uppityperson Sep 2014 #117

There are very few Sikhs in the Middle East emsimon33 Sep 2014 #125

Ignore the person NOLALady Sep 2014 #131

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #134

who are YOU to determine who is answering "genuinely or not". still_one Sep 2014 #135

The only way to take his reply is as hilariously ironic pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #140

my guess is he doesn't know how Skittles Sep 2014 #151

On the positive side... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #156

Is this the thread about sandwiches... Agschmid Sep 2014 #171

yeah and everyone left out the avocado Quayblue Sep 2014 #212

oh this thread quickly became a DU classic Skittles Sep 2014 #221

I am not, he is playing with DU still_one Sep 2014 #188

Ask him where he got it. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #133

IF you saw somebody making propaganda in favor of reorg Sep 2014 #137

I don't know what an Isis symbol looks like Kalidurga Sep 2014 #141

HEY! I saw a guy with suspicious headgear and weird symbols! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #152

DUzy! tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #170

Have no idea what the ISIS symbol is treestar Sep 2014 #155

Free Charles Manson Now! NBachers Sep 2014 #157

I see them all the time in Itaewon w/o the ISIS rpannier Sep 2014 #159

You know, I have one simple request... regnaD kciN Sep 2014 #160

I've heard some right-wing chatter about terrorists coming from the "wide-open" southern border... daschess1987 Sep 2014 #161

Because all brown people look the same. baldguy Sep 2014 #167

The odds of running into an idiot malaise Sep 2014 #162

No idea what an Isis symbol looks like gollygee Sep 2014 #168

Invite him/her to church. ileus Sep 2014 #169

I'd ask them cvoogt Sep 2014 #177

In this area of the country I would figure he was following me B Calm Sep 2014 #179

Iraq was a secular state under Saddam. Before Bush &Cheney invaded under false claims lunasun Sep 2014 #184

C'maaawn. SILLY Question. sibelian Sep 2014 #185

The last ME person I dealt with was an Egyptian who was selling me a car last year. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #192

What is an ISIS symbol? Glassunion Sep 2014 #193

google gives me this uppityperson Sep 2014 #194

That looks cool. Glassunion Sep 2014 #195

This message was self-deleted by its author sawdust Sep 2014 #199

maybe this will clear this up sawdust Sep 2014 #200

I posted information upthread for you about that flag. Here... uppityperson Sep 2014 #203

Thank you sawdust Sep 2014 #205

Shoot him on the spot. SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #196

But I thought we were suppose to hate and fear anyone with different clothes or facial hair randys1 Sep 2014 #204

The owner of my neighborhood 7/11 wears a turban and has a beard. dilby Sep 2014 #197

I think it looks like this Skittles Sep 2014 #210

What the hell do Tesla and Edison have to do with this? Glassunion Sep 2014 #219

OK it was black flag Skittles Sep 2014 #222

That's easy enough. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #202

Well being black and all and understanding people are different, underthematrix Sep 2014 #208

Nothing. Now if I saw a jackass walking around with his penis (oops, I mean military grade weapon) madinmaryland Sep 2014 #209

This again??? I would get rid of the facebook friend who shared it. Being in Houston ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #211

I would think it quite convenient if terrorists began publicly labelling themselves and DebJ Sep 2014 #213

LMAO Marrah_G Sep 2014 #216

Smile and say hello? Marrah_G Sep 2014 #215

Id take the treat seriesly & cast asparagus on his chartar. NuttyFluffers Sep 2014 #217

ignore them much the same way as i do most fundamentalists? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #220