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alcibiades_mystery

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13. Is that what you call it?

Reply to markpkessinger (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 10:45 PM

Nov 2015

At least you're humble.

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Paris in Perspective [View all] markpkessinger Nov 2015 OP

.... randys1 Nov 2015 #1

When you put quotes on 'innocence' melman Nov 2015 #2

I'm not suggesting they were not innocent . . . markpkessinger Nov 2015 #4

What should we do? katsy Nov 2015 #3

If history tells us anything . . . markpkessinger Nov 2015 #6

Who is trying to overcome an ideology by force? kwassa Nov 2015 #9

ISIS is founded in a particular extremist religious ideology . . . markpkessinger Nov 2015 #10

I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree with it. kwassa Nov 2015 #16

Extremist? ISIS is applying what the Quran says Yorktown Nov 2015 #17

I don't see it as trying to overcome an ideology by force, but to limit actions by force if needed uppityperson Nov 2015 #31

So you are basically saying we turn the other cheek? katsy Nov 2015 #11

My original post wasn't even about how France or any other nation should or should not respond... markpkessinger Nov 2015 #14

No. No "maybe" about it. katsy Nov 2015 #18

You have a smart point about underlying ideology and organizational expression alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #19

You gotta be fucking kidding me. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2015 #28

Don't worry, because one thing ISIS never does is target innocent public gatherings... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #5

So, whatever we do is okay as long as someone else did it first? markpkessinger Nov 2015 #7

You do realize certain people (who I won't name) Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #34

The new genre of the Tragedy Scold alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #8

My apologies if moral complexity offends you n/t markpkessinger Nov 2015 #12

Is that what you call it? alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #13

What a skewed perspective you present Yorktown Nov 2015 #15

+++++++ uppityperson Nov 2015 #20

My OP is neither a justification for the actions of ISIS ... markpkessinger Nov 2015 #21

Your OP says 'Paris in perspective'. Sorry, no perspective needed. Or welcome. Yorktown Nov 2015 #23

Mark. Don't you get it? RobertEarl Nov 2015 #22

It's ok if Empire does it?? Yorktown Nov 2015 #24

No. RobertEarl Nov 2015 #25

So general Custer justifies ISIS shootings in Paris? Yorktown Nov 2015 #26

VietNam? RobertEarl Nov 2015 #27

VietNam was sound in principle, not in practice. And Iraq was just GW being an idiot. Yorktown Nov 2015 #29

That is some revision of History you have RobertEarl Nov 2015 #32

I did not say you were stupid, I said GW was Yorktown Nov 2015 #33

Thank you for one of the few sane OPs about this Catherina Nov 2015 #30

It seems the very definition of hubris to instruct others on when to mourn. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #35