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23. Immensely stupid thread.

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 05:16 AM

Mar 2015

Last edited Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:51 AM - Edit history (1)

Most of the dead were westerns themselves, it is wrong to imply the reason that there isn't mass outcry is that only Muslims dead. Only 2 Muslims died out of 19

Oh and most ironically

"The hashtags #JeSuisBardo and #JeSuisTunisien were trending on Twitter"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/11481978/Tunisians-rally-in-JeSuisBardo-protests-against-museum-shootings.html

So your basic premise is wrong.

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I see we're not all Tunisians in the West today [View all] malaise Mar 2015 OP

The victims were not Tunisian, other than the attackers themselves KamaAina Mar 2015 #1

Tunisians are very upset malaise Mar 2015 #2

Good on them! KamaAina Mar 2015 #3

It's a good way to wipe out all tourism revenue. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #12

"Tunisia museum attack will worsen economic woes" pampango Mar 2015 #28

I almost booked a trip to Tunisia earlier in the year. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #6

I'm so glad you weren't there malaise Mar 2015 #14

Makes sense, as the victims were foreigners. nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #8

The majority of the dead were from 'the West'. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #9

That is not true malaise Mar 2015 #22

A Tunisian police officer was also killed malaise Mar 2015 #15

Well you aren't me malaise Mar 2015 #19

OFFS NuclearDem Mar 2015 #17

Thank you for starting a thread for those affected by this mass murder uppityperson Mar 2015 #18

Same here malaise Mar 2015 #20

Immensely stupid thread. Kurska Mar 2015 #23

What was the point of this thread? romanic Mar 2015 #24

wait so e-cigdub Mar 2015 #25

I don't think that's as hypocritical as you make out. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2015 #26

Internestingly, the original target appears to have been the Tunisian parliament muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #27