godtomsatan Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Let's face it, politically it would look stupid to lump Don Imus in with these murders, whether or not there is a philosophical point to be made about violence in general, especially as close as we are to the latter event. You know the Republicans will make hay if they can. I don't disagree with you at all, but on first glance, he made a comment linking a series of current events, which included a (as of then unexplained) mass killing from earlier in the day. I agree it's a stretch, but it's not like he screamed into a microphone or something devastating to his campaign long-term such as that. Edited April 17, 2007 by godtomsatan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Just scanned the article (including quotes), obviously haven't listened to the audio yet, but initial reaction is ETA: Even if he's trying to make a wider point, it's as valid as Bush vs Hitler or Islamic terrorists vs Jesse Jackson, which is to say it's not valid at all. He will have to pay for this mistake, especially given the proximity to the murders. I bet Swerski thinks the speech is genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I bet Swerski thinks Swerski is a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Most members of conventional terrorist groups are too busy plotting/murdering to picket corporate headquarters. And there aren't that many multi-national corporations to picket in Saudi Arabia or Iran anyway. But we all saw plenty of flag-burning after the publication of the infamous Danish cartoons and, well, pretty much any perceived slight to Islam and/or support for Israel by the Western world. It happens all of the time. I'm sure that the vast majority of the pepole involved are not criminals, but I'm also sure that at least a couple of them are affiliated with organized Islamic terrorist groups. So you don't have evidence, you just have a hunch. I guess it's along the lines of saying that in an Italian pride parade, at least a couple people are mobsters. How about those Muslim clerics who are threatening to sue US Airlines after being detained for chanting loudly on a plane and not stopping after repeated requests by the pilot. Do you think that they were interested in prayer, rather than freaking out (i.e., terrorizing) the other members of the flight? I don't know the answer for sure, but I'm willing to bet that it was an episode of non-violent terrorism. I just think "non-violent terrorism" is an oxymoron. The end of terrorism is to get your way through physical force. If we're so scared that annoying ass holes qualify as terrorists, I guess they really HAVE won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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