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In reply to the discussion: It's really, really hard to talk about radical Islamic terrorism [View all]plimsoll
(1,668 posts)Unlike many posts, I actually found this one offensive.
First off, there is merit to the basic premise that Islamic extremists in the US have had more successful mass killings in the US than Christians in the US. That said your argument is so narrowly scoped as to be the equivalent of asking how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
I have 2 basic objections.
The first is that Christians have been remarkably successful in excluding attacks by Christians by arguing they arent really Christians. If you doubt this, youre not looking at the Breivik killings. And Christians ran fast and hard from that.
The second is why would they bother in this country? They can use the laws.
We shouldnt say they are the same, but we cant ignore the notion that both religions contain elements that are dancing with glee over this.