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In reply to the discussion: Some 30,000 Germans protest against anti-Islam rallies [View all]cosmicone
(11,014 posts)The first thread you posted was alerted on and here were the results:
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Pure bigotry, blaming immigrants for anti immigrant sentiment is disgusting.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Dec 22, 2014, 11:10 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.
Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Let people see what these Hillraisers really are like
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I decided to vote to hide upon reading the first two words in this post: "The muslims"
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Why would I vote to hide this? He's 100% right. Europe's most radical Muslims are not like the US' Muslims. The extremists over there terrorize European citizens daily.
Clearly, a majority thought it was not bigoted. One juror thought I was 100% right.
The 90% figure is a ballpark number. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias De Colombia (FARC) haven't done anything lately. Epanastatikos Agonas in Greece has not committed explosions/gunfire etc -- they're revolutionaries that hold demonstrations mainly, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) (Basques) have been dormant for decades, Shining Path / Sendero Luminoso in Peru has a sporadic presence, IRA has been dormant since peace in NI - same thing re: Ulsters, NPA in the Philippines is infrequent and sporadic, Aum Shinrikyo had that one serin episode and since then has been a pussycat, Kahane Chai in Israel has been reduced to slogans and fund raising since one of theirs killed 29 people and LRA in Uganda led by Joseph Kony is currently active.
Now let's talk about Islamic terrorists (which are, by the way, actively supported by many Islamic countries and have a broad sympathy in the population in which they operate) which dominate headlines everywhere with untold brutality, rapes, forced conversions and murders (all of which were the hallmark of Islamic invasions of the 11th century by the way.) Just look at all the terrorist movements Kosovo Liberation Army, the Chechen terrorists, the Dagestan terrorists, Xin Jiang terrorists, Kashmiri terrorists supported by a terrorist state, Al Shabab, ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, Bali Brigade, Jaish e Mohammad, Lashkar e Toiba, Mindanao terrorists, Myanmar terrorists, Thai terrorists -- all Muslim and fighting for their religion. Then of course there is Hamas.
Thus, I believe my 95% guesstimate is correct.
The second of my posts you cited is also out of context. I support Narendra Modi but I do not support neither misogyny nor homophobia anywhere. Modi has a strictly economic agenda and it will improve the GDP of India creating opportunities for hundreds of millions. Modi will also make Pakistan think twice about sending terrorists into India to commit mischief.
You sound like a very intelligent person but please don't mischaracterize what I have written. I personally think your passion for your cause has created a blind spot where you don't see terrorism as that bad a political tool especially once you have demonized your enemy.