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LanternWaste

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13. Who needs suicide bombings to pass legislation predicated on hate?

Reply to Calculating (Reply #4)

Tue May 23, 2017, 11:21 AM

May 2017

Who needs suicide bombings to pass legislation when one has gerrymandering, voter suppression tactics, purging of voter rolls and Jim Crow laws; which even the most dogmatic, irrational and biased mind must realize is much farther from simple "venting in echoes chambers..." than your narrative allows.

Legislation is far more cost effective than jihad, though their agendas may parallel.

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People like that used to be institutionalized Calculating May 2017 #1

All fundies are the same. Rustyeye77 May 2017 #17

There is no discernible difference between ISIS and the far right. mn9driver May 2017 #2

The far right aren't carrying out suicide bombings at least Calculating May 2017 #4

The far right likes to survive their attacks. mn9driver May 2017 #7

The far right continue to attempt to pass legislation to force their SFnomad May 2017 #9

Who needs suicide bombings to pass legislation predicated on hate? LanternWaste May 2017 #13

At the moment, but they certainly have in the past. Ever hear of Tim McVeigh? Eric Rudolph? sinkingfeeling May 2017 #24

Not to mention targeting of family planning centers NewJeffCT May 2017 #28

They are both the closest allies that each other has. Salviati May 2017 #5

aid and comfort to the enemy much? unblock May 2017 #3

Monsters like Theodore Shoebat are really no better than the terrorists. Initech May 2017 #6

Killing innocent people is worse than saying horrible things oberliner May 2017 #8

Unless those horrible things said are designed to incite the latter. LanternWaste May 2017 #14

Even so oberliner May 2017 #15

I could bring up the "stochastic terrorism" argument... Initech May 2017 #18

Thanks for adding that oberliner May 2017 #19

True. There's no argument that can justify something that horrifying. Initech May 2017 #22

Slate has an article up about the bombing TeapotInATempest May 2017 #10

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