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sarisataka

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37. I have fought

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 04:10 PM

Mar 2016

Against Islamic extremists in the most literal sense and have seen first hand what they are willing to do.

Yet when I see people saying "they" must all be eliminated I can't help but note that is the first step on a well trodden road. One far-from-destroyed ideology used that road so much they built a railroad.

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ISIS 'crucifies Catholic priest on Good Friday' after kidnapping him from old people's home [View all] cigsandcoffee Mar 2016 OP

Damn religion. nt valerief Mar 2016 #1

it isnt religion saturnsring Mar 2016 #11

Out of the Top 14 biggest wars going on right now, 7 are rooted in religious conflict. DetlefK Mar 2016 #12

Is religion the reason or the excuse? melm00se Mar 2016 #34

with out religion there'd still be 14 wars right now over something other than religion saturnsring Mar 2016 #39

But 7 of the bloodiest wars just wouldn't happen right now. DetlefK Mar 2016 #64

Religion is the excuse, not the reason GummyBearz Mar 2016 #71

Yes but we'd have less wars and excuses to go to war would be fewer. apnu Mar 2016 #72

.that^ 840high Mar 2016 #21

Hey, I got this bridge, it's from London. Darb Mar 2016 #66

Nah - you bought that bridge. 840high Mar 2016 #74

Nice comeback. Darb Mar 2016 #79

I am a woman. I like my God. Not 840high Mar 2016 #80

That makes it ok? Darb Mar 2016 #86

Who is doing the killing? Pray tell me. 840high Mar 2016 #87

The people who says it has nothing to do with religion are the ones that doesnt want accountability rockfordfile Mar 2016 #35

no, killers use religion saturnsring Mar 2016 #38

Those people are fanatics. They use religion as an excuse. uppityperson Mar 2016 #52

it's nothing BUT religion... kcdoug1 Mar 2016 #54

Ah, the usual oh-so-politically-correct DU response to Islamic extremism. Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #49

Damn extremists. Religion is the excuse, not the reason. uppityperson Mar 2016 #50

Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #76

well that message was certainly over the religion of peace's head DustyJoe Mar 2016 #2

the more you support islamists, the more violent and terrible the demands MariaThinks Mar 2016 #14

There are no moderate muslim statements being reported in the media highoverheadspace Mar 2016 #18

where are they on this board? MariaThinks Mar 2016 #19

Normal moderate muslims probably got tired of this board long ago. highoverheadspace Mar 2016 #22

so only the extremists are left? MariaThinks Mar 2016 #29

Last I checked, a large amount of DU anti-war progressives highoverheadspace Mar 2016 #45

No, not at all. There are some here. Some even post in the Muslim/Islam group though others do not. uppityperson Mar 2016 #53

Religious extremist rockfordfile Mar 2016 #36

Who cares that he was a man of God? Is he more valuable. How about he was a human being. HERVEPA Mar 2016 #51

Thanks, Buffoons ... GeorgeGist Mar 2016 #3

Yea, the ones doing the crucifying obviously cannot be held accountable GummyBearz Mar 2016 #9

DU is built on shallow thinking. goldent Mar 2016 #81

Islamists have no choice but to react with maximum cruelty FrodosPet Mar 2016 #10

Where do you get the bit about "The people who crucified the priest are innocent"? Was that in xocet Mar 2016 #24

why don't you post pictures of actual extremists then? what was your point? MariaThinks Mar 2016 #31

No post was directed at you. Please check to make sure you are responding to the right person. n/t xocet Mar 2016 #33

try posting pictures of some muslim extremists like that and see what happens MariaThinks Mar 2016 #15

Disgusting savages bluestateguy Mar 2016 #4

These guys have no limits on their evil. Coventina Mar 2016 #5

Barbarians leftynyc Mar 2016 #6

Just my opinion hollowdweller Mar 2016 #7

Iran looks like a stable, peaceful, model nation now compared to other vkkv Mar 2016 #8

Is there something about "Death to America" you don't understand? It's pretty straightforward. Akicita Mar 2016 #28

"" compared to other countries in the Middle-East. "" vkkv Mar 2016 #41

That's a pretty leftynyc Mar 2016 #30

Exactly, one needs to use a VERY LOW BAR when comparing all countries in the vkkv Mar 2016 #40

We can trust Israel Mosby Mar 2016 #75

Only conditionally. Chan790 Mar 2016 #84

Wait. ISIS #2 was killed last week. I thought I read that that ended the war Doctor_J Mar 2016 #13

not sure that was ever claimed as an end to the war MariaThinks Mar 2016 #16

Link, please? FrodosPet Mar 2016 #43

There's already a new #2 Frank Cannon Mar 2016 #65

Hardly. Chan790 Mar 2016 #85

Every time I think they can't get any worse, they do riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #17

All ISIS scum and similar religious fundamentalist terror groups tabasco Mar 2016 #20

Anyone willing to kill for their religon The Green Manalishi Mar 2016 #23

"Anyone willing to kill for their religon" sarisataka Mar 2016 #25

Who gives a damn The Green Manalishi Mar 2016 #48

"no matter what it takes" sarisataka Mar 2016 #27

WOW! Comparing innocent Jewish victims to evil religious terrorists. Akicita Mar 2016 #32

I have fought sarisataka Mar 2016 #37

If you are saying the Nazism wasn't pretty much destroyed by WWII you are wrong. So was Japanese Akicita Mar 2016 #42

this is disgusting. too much bullshit about nazis here lately. WTF? bettyellen Mar 2016 #57

What is wrong with you? Comparing ISIS to Holocaust victims? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #61

The point is not sarisataka Mar 2016 #62

ISIS isn't being targeted because of religion, they're being targeted because they're terrorists. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #63

ISIS isn't being targeted because they are Muslims. christx30 Mar 2016 #78

WTF ? TheFarS1de Mar 2016 #82

Four uses of the word "reportedly" makes me skeptical. arcane1 Mar 2016 #26

Likewise. Turborama Mar 2016 #67

our unclean hands. Agony Mar 2016 #44

I don't think these guys are very religious. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2016 #46

very likely treestar Mar 2016 #47

That claim of them respecting Jesus doesn't make any sense at all. braddy Mar 2016 #55

there is some sense FreedomRain Mar 2016 #59

That is a cult way of trying to deal with him, not an actual belief of who he was, or braddy Mar 2016 #60

No-one claims Jesus wrote the new testament. Turborama Mar 2016 #68

Huh? That has nothing to do with it. braddy Mar 2016 #69

You clearly don't know what you're talking about, then. Turborama Mar 2016 #70

Actually I do, that is why I can't make any sense out of your cryptic posts. braddy Mar 2016 #73

Any reliable source reporting this story? Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #56

No, I've heard it has not been confirmed. CBHagman Mar 2016 #58

Most hatefulness and bigotry I hear of anymore comes from religion. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #77

... but the Daily Mail runs a close second ... (n/t) Nihil Mar 2016 #88

Oh, it certainly does!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2016 #89

Just a few lone wolves...no link to any established religion...right? brooklynite Mar 2016 #83