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nadinbrzezinski

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54. That is a symptom of that constant state of war

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 08:52 PM

Jul 2015

between partisans on both sides. The obsession (which is not healthy and I expect yours and my post to be alerted) are a sign of a deep sickness. A joke I will remove, even if it was a dark joke... I am in a dark mood. This I will not. If the country is to survive people on both sides of the political divide better start thinking about more than just how the enemy (and they see republicans as the enemy, while the other side sees them as enemies too, in a war), will see things like this.

ISIS may very well be a great risk for the country. But these hyper partisans cannot any longer stop at the water's edge. To be frank, one side has the lion's share of responsibility for this "war." But both sides are doing it. I am personally sick of it.

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CBS claims Tenessee shooter identity is Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez [View all] MohRokTah Jul 2015 OP

Same guy? 951-Riverside Jul 2015 #1

Don't know. There is a Muhammad Abdulazeez who lives MineralMan Jul 2015 #3

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #20

It's a very common name jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

According to my local news, it's the LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #59

You called it! KamaAina Jul 2015 #73

It doesn't 'look' good no matter who did the shooting. RW fundamentalism is a scourge blm Jul 2015 #2

It doesn't "look good" when you refuse to call a white terrorist a terrorist because he's white. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #12

Yep, but, NOT labeling RW shooters as terrorists is best to GOP ignoring RW fundamentalist blm Jul 2015 #21

+1000 Alittleliberal Jul 2015 #58

BBC reporting that witnesses saw a white man with a high power rifle, perhaps the shooter was a snagglepuss Jul 2015 #4

White people do live in the Middle East. This is a white guy who was born in Kuwait. MADem Jul 2015 #33

Right-Wingers will ignore 9/11 and boast there were no terror attacks in US when Bush B Calm Jul 2015 #5

Unfortunately, RWers will chant BOMB BOMB Iran Iliyah Jul 2015 #6

Well, that would be par for the course--bomb Iran for something a KUWAITI did!! MADem Jul 2015 #34

Whatever race, religion, or ethnicity aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #7

The justice department is calling cwydro Jul 2015 #8

Yet not a word about the terrorist who gunned down nine people in a church. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #10

I'm sure you mean not a single accusation of terrorism aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #22

PRECISELY! MohRokTah Jul 2015 #24

actually the confederate flag is coming down everywhere because of samsingh Jul 2015 #36

Not a word? Where have you been? 840high Jul 2015 #44

"This doesn't look good"? No mass murder "looks good", whatever the name of the murderer. Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #9

The "not looking good" part is how quick this gets (justifiably) called terrorism MohRokTah Jul 2015 #11

I was going to say the same thing jberryhill Jul 2015 #13

Great, cue the fundamentalist, violent, authoritarians non-stop whining about Darb Jul 2015 #14

Yeah shenmue Jul 2015 #27

I'm sorry d_r Jul 2015 #16

What I root for is calling a terrorist a terrorist MohRokTah Jul 2015 #17

Cue the anti Islamic outrage from rabid right wingers in 3...2...1... Initech Jul 2015 #18

what cue? this is another instance of domestic terrorism samsingh Jul 2015 #37

I'm very worried how the GOP is going to spin this one. Initech Jul 2015 #45

but it needs to be stopped - attacks from different groups are too frequent samsingh Jul 2015 #68

They may have the spelling wrong Eugene Stoner Jul 2015 #19

Here is a pic of the shooter from twitter LittleBlue Jul 2015 #23

Looks pretty white to me. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #29

Hmmm. Adbulazeer is a very different name from Abdulaziz! MADem Jul 2015 #30

Could be wrong LittleBlue Jul 2015 #32

I think they got the picture right, but the name is a mess on that card. MADem Jul 2015 #35

another murderer samsingh Jul 2015 #38

Heavy.com has their five fast facts up on him. herding cats Jul 2015 #25

The Tweet was NOT sent prior to the attack oberliner Jul 2015 #40

Yes, I know that now. herding cats Jul 2015 #41

Cool oberliner Jul 2015 #43

Right now it is being investigated as a case of domestic terrorism, and I have no problem with that. still_one Jul 2015 #26

that was terrorism and the destruction of the confederate flag was a response samsingh Jul 2015 #39

One of my good friend's father was at the active scene... been gone most of the day so I know Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #28

From early reports, one officer was wounded. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #31

Thank you, MohRokTah.... Peace.... n/t Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #46

4 Marines are dead. You care how it looks? 840high Jul 2015 #42

Says a lot when only two posters thought about my fellow Marines that died. oneshooter Jul 2015 #47

Yes. It says a lot about DU. I find 840high Jul 2015 #49

It speaks to the distance between those who serve nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #51

Hyper polarization is one thing tymorial Jul 2015 #53

That is a symptom of that constant state of war nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #54

+ 1 DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #57

Nadine - good post. I view 840high Jul 2015 #61

So do I nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #63

+1 forthemiddle Jul 2015 #55

...^ that 840high Jul 2015 #60

It is disturbing. romanic Jul 2015 #62

Me too leftynyc Jul 2015 #65

I hear you tymorial Jul 2015 #52

There were 4 posters in this thread that weren't about the politics muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #64

#2 and #9 were pure politics, no mebtion of the dead Marines or their families. n/t oneshooter Jul 2015 #66

So you missed the word 'victims' in #9 muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #67

You seem to read the words diffrently than I do. oneshooter Jul 2015 #70

i heard a press conference earlier today and they said they were treating it as domestic terrorism spanone Jul 2015 #48

I guess the FBI is making this claim nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #50

Sad day DashOneBravo Jul 2015 #56

Ban all guns! n/t PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #69

Again, no condolences for the families of the dead. oneshooter Jul 2015 #71

You could always start a silent thread for the dead. KamaAina Jul 2015 #72