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15. Well, the response was devoid of coherence, anyway.

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 07:06 PM

Sep 2014

I have always considered feigned confusion to pretend a point doesn't make sense to be among the lamest of Third Way rhetorical tactics.

*Of course* the original comment was clear and relevant, as you helpfully prove by finally trying to address it in your own response. It's too bad the response is the same, vapid "BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!" ...er, I mean, "...requires some sort of action by someone" response that we have come to expect from the corporate posters here. As discussed at length in many recent threads, "Somebody needs to do something!" is not a coherent argument for war.

I'm done here, and the point was very relevant. You have a nice day, DCBob.

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ISIS Reportedly Beheads British Aid Worker [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

... shenmue Sep 2014 #1

Poor guy. I read somewhere that the family recently tried to get ISIS to contact them, but TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #2

Too bad we're taking the bait. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #3

What does that even mean? babylonsister Sep 2014 #6

"Too bad we're taking the bait." woo me with science Sep 2014 #7

It's a completely ignorant comment void of reason. DCBob Sep 2014 #9

Ignorant of what? ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #13

By calling it "bait" you suggest we shouldn't react. DCBob Sep 2014 #14

Why is that ignorant? nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #22

Well, the response was devoid of coherence, anyway. woo me with science Sep 2014 #15

So you are in the do nothing and hope it goes away crowd. DCBob Sep 2014 #16

Yep, that's the quality of Third Way argument. nt woo me with science Sep 2014 #17

I'm interested in hearing your proposal, if you have one... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #30

If thats third way, then your argument must be zero way. DCBob Sep 2014 #56

That's exactly it. joshcryer Sep 2014 #28

You're exactly right...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #29

I am saying they are provoking people into a war. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #11

ISIS is trying to goad us. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #52

When it's one of your family members Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #8

And you enjoy yours Union Scribe Sep 2014 #35

That's exactly right. Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #55

pretty insensitive comment wyldwolf Sep 2014 #10

My wording is crass, I admit. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #12

Senator Sanders disagrees with you and thinks it's the "right thing to do".. Cha Sep 2014 #23

Trouble is, it's not the binary situation you make it to be, Cha Scootaloo Sep 2014 #53

They believe it is complicated because they have no compass. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #57

Oh I think Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have the intelligence and the moral compass to Cha Sep 2014 #58

Why do you think that? nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #59

By paying attention to what they've been saying over the last few years, obviously. Cha Sep 2014 #60

What do you think their moral compass is? nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #61

I knew something was in the works: CJCRANE Sep 2014 #47

The beheadings aren't causing us to react. joshcryer Sep 2014 #49

shit. ISIS really wants this war. cali Sep 2014 #4

So do a bunch of posters here Union Scribe Sep 2014 #36

well, some of those posters were slobbering for war with Syria last year too Scootaloo Sep 2014 #54

Of course they do. When the great US legitimizes them as morningfog Sep 2014 #37

Aah.... no..... an aid worker yet...... femmocrat Sep 2014 #5

Okay...Brits are now in On Bomb Syria...who is next? KoKo Sep 2014 #18

Are you saying that this was arranged somehow? That the Brits wanted this to happen? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #20

No ....it's falling domino effect. One by one by one as beheadings KoKo Sep 2014 #21

Sure, the US is manipulating babylonsister Sep 2014 #25

It's convenient...Certainly not to the USA....alone. KoKo Sep 2014 #27

What does any of that have to do with this poor man being beheaded? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #45

That is not what the poster you are responding to said. Agschmid Sep 2014 #41

My money is on Poland... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author babylonsister Sep 2014 #34

... CJCRANE Sep 2014 #48

I think turkey is next jamzrockz Sep 2014 #50

I'm sure this ISIS threat "distorted" and "a farce" greytdemocrat Sep 2014 #19

So incredibly sad, babylonsistah.. :( Cha Sep 2014 #24

I stand with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren bluestateguy Sep 2014 #26

Bernie and Elizabeth on ISIS, bluestate.. Cha Sep 2014 #62

It's as if they'll do whatever it takes to popularize a US invasion whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #31

Or they are asking for the full wrath of a lot of people. nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #33

But why, what do they gain beyond their own destruction? whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #38

They've been around awhile and probably are enjoying babylonsister Sep 2014 #40

One thing is for sure. Amonester Sep 2014 #39

There's nothing legitimate about them. That's why they are so dangerous. nt babylonsister Sep 2014 #42

That's also why they are doomed to fail Amonester Sep 2014 #43

It's all very predictable CJCRANE Sep 2014 #51

This is extremely sad news. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #44

??--Are we not doing something about them? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #46