David Zephyr
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Sun Jan-09-11 01:46 AM
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Fact: If Jared Jared Loughner Was Muslim, Black or Mexican, The Media Would Call Him a Terrorist. |
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That's just a sad god-damned fact about the pass a white male assassin gets from the corporate news media.
If this white young man had been Muslim, Black or Latino, we'd be hearing the word "terrorism" 24/7 on the television, radio, internet and in printed media.
Guess what? He's a white male, so he's just "crazy". No "terrorism" drum beating...at all.
What a shitty, glaring double standard the media has created for itself.
Really shitty.
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Sun Jan-09-11 01:49 AM
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1. Anyone who willingly commits Jihad is crazy in my book |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 01:52 AM by justiceischeap
But yeah, I get your point and I agree. It's domestic terrorism plain and simple. You can't tell me that there aren't politicians who are sh*tting themselves right about now over meeting with their constituents without some sort of protection (like a bubble). That's what terrorism is--the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:48 AM
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 02:49 AM by golfguru
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:48 AM
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10. Not really...Jihad is the highest level religious act and |
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the fastest way to Allah's heaven. That is explicitly spelled out in their religious book.
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Sun Jan-09-11 03:36 AM
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12. Well not really for your definition as well |
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The fact is that the word "jihad" has different meaning depending on the context of the dicussion.
The Quran does call for "jihad" as a military struggle on behalf of Islam. But the Quran also refers to jihad as an internal, individual, spiritual struggle toward self-improvement, moral cleansing and intellectual effort. It is said that Prophet Muhammad considered the armed-struggle version of holy war "the little jihad," but considered the spiritual, individual version of holy war--the war within oneself--as "the great jihad."
Also, Madrassa means "school" and Taliban means "student".
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Sun Jan-09-11 01:50 AM
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2. I'm amazed he isn't getting tagged as an Atheist terrorist. |
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:03 AM
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3. And, if the target were a Rightwing Republican, they'd be calling for mass roundups and deportation |
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Is the FBI going to call Sarah Palin and all her Teabag followers in for "special security interviews", like they did Muslims and persons from Arab countries after 9/11?
Not bloody likely.
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He probably wouldn't be in jail right now. We would be waiting for the autopsy report after he committed "suicide". I guess it's the privilege card at work.
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:07 AM
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Out of all the threads I've seen today on this topic I think you nailed it. We have a double standard on domestic terrorism.
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Sun Jan-09-11 05:01 PM
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It's just so painfully true that I felt it needed to be said. Thank, pa28.
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:24 AM
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6. America is as racist as ever..just not with the same public cover. n/t |
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:25 AM
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7. They don't even call it what it is an attempted assassination n/t |
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:50 AM
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11. I am calling him a white American terrorist |
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because any person who kills innocent CIVILIANS indiscriminately is a terrorist.
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Sun Jan-09-11 08:03 AM
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13. He called HIMSELF a terrorist... |
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Sun Jan-09-11 05:02 PM
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24. But the media doesn't call him a terrorist because he's not Muslim, Black or Latino. |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 05:03 PM by David Zephyr
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Sun Jan-09-11 08:34 AM
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Jared Loughner is a terrorist - it was the first word my friend and I used when we heard the news yesterday. I haven't heard him called that by the media, though. Joe Stack was a terrorist, too, although I don't think I heard anyone outside of MSNBC's evening line-up call him that.
I did, however, hear Major Nidal Hasan (Fort Hood shooter) referred to as a terrorist quite often - and ESPECIALLY by the RW pundits. Hmmm...
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Sun Jan-09-11 09:42 AM
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16. Disagree about Black or Mexican. |
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I'm inclined to agree that any Muslim who commits ideologically-motivated violence is pretty certain to be referred to as a terrorist, but I don't think that the same is necessarily true of Blacks or Mexicans.
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Sun Jan-09-11 04:32 PM
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22. maybe you're right....instead disgusting thugs or animals would be used. |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 04:32 PM by Lilyeye
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Sun Jan-09-11 12:11 PM
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17. the guy who torched a few Hummers in a dealership parking lot was tried and |
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convicted as a terrorist, IIFC. It's not a race issue...if the RW can benefit from the terrorist meme, it gets used.
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Sun Jan-09-11 12:47 PM
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18. I wrote an OP yesterday calling him an American terrorist |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 12:48 PM by lunatica
Because that's exactly what Jared Loughner is. He wanted a high body count and got one. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x143987
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Sun Jan-09-11 01:40 PM
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19. Im glad FBI Director Mueller didnt rule out terrorism charges |
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the shooter is a terrorist, murderer and political assassin.
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Sun Jan-09-11 01:56 PM
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20. I think they would call someone who targeted a Republican a "terrorist." |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 01:56 PM by spooky3
The usual caveats about being presumed innocent until proven guilty of course apply.
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Sun Jan-09-11 02:39 PM
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21. I don't give a damn about his religion, color, origin or anything else... |
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Edited on Sun Jan-09-11 02:40 PM by rasputin1952
I'll call him what he is...a terrorist.
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Sun Jan-09-11 06:58 PM
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26. Yup, you sure nailed that one. |
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What a great media we have, eh.
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