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In reply to the discussion: If your response to terror is "Yeah that was awful, but here is a hundred reason why the victims [View all]pennylane100
(3,425 posts)16. Your post does not make sense to me.
No one here (that I am aware of) has disagreed with the statement that these people are terrible, I liked to think of them as depraved psychopaths. Sometimes the but is not used to justify their actions BUT to try to make sense of how human beings can turn into such monsters.
I cannot believe that any member of DU would try to justify their actions, and a but does not always end but as you described. For instance, these POS deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison if France does not have the death penalty but there will often be more scum to take their place as they seem to think that they are on a mission from a higher power. It is hard to combat that kind of fanaticism when they think their god has sanctioned them.
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If your response to terror is "Yeah that was awful, but here is a hundred reason why the victims [View all]
Kurska
Jan 2015
OP
sorry, not meant to trick you. I haven't read this, except by a troll or 2 and thank you MIRT
uppityperson
Jan 2015
#8
It's like saying "yeah, it's horrible that she was raped, but her skirt WAS very short" (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#9
I think there's a distinct difference between saying "it's like..." and "they've said.."
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#32
Are you saying ALL Muslims consider it hate speech? I mean I guess that could be true the same
randys1
Jan 2015
#51
Well they aren't separate when they are being discussed together, are they?
Warren Stupidity
Jan 2015
#21
I don't understand the 'freedom of speech vs. hate speech' part. In the US at least, it is not
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#24
Then I supose I am confused. What legitimate discussion is to be had involving 'hate speech vs.
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#33
Ok - thanks for the clarification. I think I was hung up on the 'vs.' too. Thanks again! nt
kelly1mm
Jan 2015
#38
Do you justify the murders of thousands of innocents in our oil wars? n/t
whatchamacallit
Jan 2015
#13
The Internet Armed Camp Syndrome. No nuances or deviation allowed, pick a side and fire away.
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#42
In every case in which Muslim terrorists have been asked about their motivations,
Maedhros
Jan 2015
#43