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Fred Sanders

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7. Exactly my point, why do we label lone wolf insane folks as "terrorists" when they do not meet

Reply to linuxman (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 07:19 PM

Oct 2014

the definition? Just because they are Muslim and were "influenced" by other insane folks?

Because the definition is being changed to fit the narrative.

Not that I agree with your definition, seems to leave out the part about making people afraid, masses of people, as a primary goal for the purposes of control and manipulation.

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Here we go again, another school shooting (gun rant) [View all] RoccoRyg Oct 2014 OP

No more skyscrapers in our schools! villager Oct 2014 #1

Righteous rant it is....another domestic terrorist the media will refuse to call by that name as he Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2

Lost all meaning is right. linuxman Oct 2014 #5

Exactly my point, why do we label lone wolf insane folks as "terrorists" when they do not meet Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #7

I see your point, linuxman Oct 2014 #10

I do not feel just on the edge insane people being pushed by groups to cross the line amounts Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #12

I'm not sure I'm getting the last bit of your post. linuxman Oct 2014 #13

"Cough" Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #14

Would you elaborate further? linuxman Oct 2014 #15

The reason oligarchs have such control over our lives is because valerief Oct 2014 #3

A weekday in America Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #4

NRA will say... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #6

Fuck the NRA and fuck the media for giving them a shred of credibility for their insane "ideas" Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #8

Righto! RoccoRyg Oct 2014 #9

The NRA recruits their domestic shooters the same as ISIS recruits their shooters...by lying Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #11

I read that exact sentiment just yesterday on DU Orrex Oct 2014 #16

And millions of people will now go out and buy more guns as a result. American idiots. whereisjustice Oct 2014 #17