Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
February 22, 2017 1.09pm AEDT


On a Tuesday morning in September 2001, the American experience with terrorism was fundamentally altered. Two thousand, nine hundred and ninety-six people were murdered in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Thousands more, including many first responders, lost their lives to health complications from working at or being near Ground Zero.

The 9/11 attacks were perpetrated by Islamist extremists, resulting in nearly 18 times more deaths than America’s second most devastating terrorist attack – the Oklahoma City bombing. More than any other terrorist event in U.S. history, 9/11 drives Americans’ perspectives on who and what ideologies are associated with violent extremism.

But focusing solely on Islamist extremism when investigating, researching and developing counterterrorism policies goes against what the numbers tell us. Far-right extremism also poses a significant threat to the lives and well-being of Americans. This risk is often ignored or underestimated because of the devastating impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

We have spent more than 10 years collecting and analyzing empirical data that show us how these ideologies vary in important ways that can inform policy decisions. Our conclusion is that a “one size fits all” approach to countering violent extremism may not be effective.

By the numbers

Historically, the U.S. has been home to adherents of many types of extremist ideologies. The two current most prominent threats are motivated by Islamist extremism and far-right extremism.

To help assess these threats, the Department of Homeland Security and recently the Department of Justice have funded the Extremist Crime Database to collect data on crimes committed by ideologically motivated extremists in the United States. The results of our analyses are published in peer-reviewed journals and on the website for the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism & Responses to Terrorism.

The ECDB includes data on ideologically motivated homicides committed by both Islamist extremists and far-right extremists going back more than 25 years.


Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed.

The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed.

Although our data for 2015 through 2017 are still being verified, we counted five homicide events perpetrated by Islamist extremists that resulted in the murders of 74 people. This includes the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, which killed 49 people. In the same time period, there were eight homicide events committed by far-right extremists that killed 27 people.

These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly.

Our research has also identified violent Islamist extremist plots against 272 targets that were either foiled or failed between 2001 and 2014. We are in the process of compiling similar data on far-right plots. Although data collection is only about 50 percent complete, we have already identified 213 far-right targets from the same time period.


The locations of violent extremist activity also differ by ideology. Our data show that between 1990 and 2014, most Islamist extremist attacks occurred in the South (56.5 percent), and most far-right extremist attacks occurred in the West (34.7 percent). Both forms of violence were least likely to occur in the Midwest, with only three incidents committed by Islamist extremists (4.8 percent) and 33 events committed by far-right extremists (13.5 percent).

Targets of violence also vary across the two ideologies. For example, 63 percent of the Islamist extremism victims were targeted for no apparent reason. They just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, often visiting symbolic locations or crowded venues such as the World Trade Center or military installations.

In contrast, 53 percent of victims killed by far-right extremists were targeted for their actual or perceived race or ethnicity. Far-right extremists, such as neo-Nazis, skinheads and white supremacists, often target religious, racial and ethnic, and sexual orientation and gender identity minorities.

Motives and methods

There are also differences in violent extremists across demographics, motives and methods. For instance, data show that guns were the weapon of choice in approximately 73 percent of Islamist extremist homicides and in only 63 percent of far-right extremist homicides. We attribute these differences to far-right extremists using more personal forms of violence, such as beating or stabbing victims to death.

We have also found that suicide missions are not unique to Islamist extremists.

From 1990 to 2014, we identified three suicide missions in which at least one person was killed connected to Islamist extremism, including the 9/11 attacks as one event. In contrast, there were 15 suicide missions committed by far-right extremists.

Our analyses found that compared to Islamist extremists, far-right extremists were significantly more likely to be economically deprived, have served in the military and have a higher level of commitment to their ideology. Far-right extremists were also significantly more likely to be less educated, single, young and to have participated in training by a group associated with their extremist ideology.

Threat to law enforcement and military

Terrorists associated with Islamist and far-right extremist ideologies do not only attack civilians. They also pose a deadly threat to law enforcement and military personnel. During the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, 72 law enforcement officers and 55 military personnel were killed by members of Al-Qaida. On April 19, 1995, 13 law enforcement officers and four military personnel were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed by an anti-government far-right extremist in Oklahoma City.


Outside of these two events, Islamist extremists are responsible for the murders of 18 military personnel in three incidents, and seven law enforcement officers were killed in five incidents between 1990 and 2015. Far-right extremists have murdered 57 law enforcement officers in 46 incidents, but have never directly targeted military personnel.

Far-right extremists, who typically harbor anti-government sentiments, have a higher likelihood of escalating routine law enforcement contacts into fatal encounters. These homicides pose unique challenges to local law enforcement officers who are disproportionately targeted by the far right.

Moving forward

The events of 9/11 will continue to skew both our real and perceived risks of violent extremism in the United States. To focus solely on Islamist extremism is to ignore the murders perpetrated by the extreme far right and their place in a constantly changing threat environment.

Some have even warned that there is potential for collaboration between these extremist movements. Our own survey research suggests this is a concern of law enforcement.

Focusing on national counterterrorism efforts against both Islamist and far-right extremism acknowledges that there are differences between these two violent movements. Focusing solely on one, while ignoring the other, will increase the risk of domestic terrorism and future acts of violence.

Both ideologies continue to pose real, unique threats to all Americans. Evidence shows far-right violent extremism poses a particular threat to law enforcement and racial, ethnic, religious and other minorities. Islamist violent extremism is a specific danger to military members, law enforcement, certain minorities and society at large. It remains imperative to support policies, programs and research aimed at countering all forms of violent extremism.


https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781

Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrH2r_6oDAU

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:02pm:

Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion.

men have always been violent issue...they have never needed much of an excuse to fight one another....

I think survival has a bit to do with it....but our history for as far back as we can go.. has always been one group against another...... not one group helping another......

we havent advanced much have we??..its animal instinct I think maybe protecting my patch.. or someone greedy who is after someone elses patch...

the difference now is we fight with guns and bombs.. not bows and arrow... we do more damage with very little...than ever before....

and the way i see mankind going..

he doesnt care all that much what he inflicts....

and then we have the blame game to fall back on..

its not my fault its your fault..

and so it goes on... and gets worse...

the good "lord".. I dont care what you call him

must be shaking his head in despair.. :( :(

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:02pm:

Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion.

Nailed it.

I rarely comment on this stuff..I don't understand the insane senseless craziness and violent retribution that lives in the hearts of these pp. Makes no sense to me..but the religion and their culture is not compatible with rest of mankind..

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:02pm:

Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion.

The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity.

This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists.

It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism.

And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same.

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:50pm:

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:02pm: Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion. Nailed it.

Nope. See above.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:55pm:

The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same.

You're not even trying, are you?

I'm sick of having to type out the same things again and again. Before every barbarism the ISIS terrorists would read out to the gathered mobs passages from the Koran to justify their actions.

Do you think you can remember this? Is it possible for you to retain this in your memory bank so we don't have to keep on having to re-live Ground Hog Day in these threads?




'There is a wide range of Muslim attitudes toward terrorism. Most surveys find a majority of Muslims oppose terrorism, while a relevant minority is in support of it.

'Demonstrations in support

Upon Osama bin Laden's death, some Muslims in the UK came out on the streets in support of bin Laden, praising him as an Islamic hero and condemned the role of US and west in killing him. The protest was organised by the activist Anjem Choudary, who earlier praised both 7/7 and the September 11 attacks, and was later jailed for his support of ISIS.

'In a 2007 Pew Research poll in response to a question on whether suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets to defend Islam could be justified,[30] in Europe:


    (55 vs 45) 45% of Muslims in Egypt believed it could never be justified, 25% believed it could be justified rarely, 20% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
    (39 vs 61) 61% of Muslims in Turkey believed it could never be justified, 9% believed it could be justified rarely, 14% sometimes, and 3% thought it could be justified often.
    (57 vs 43) 43% of Muslims in Jordan believed it could never be justified, 28% believed it could be justified rarely, 24% sometimes, and 5% thought it could be justified often.
    (72 vs 28) 28% of Muslims in Nigeria believed it could never be justified, 23% believed it could be justified rarely, 38% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
    (31 vs 69) 69% of Muslims in Pakistan believed it could never be justified, 8% believed it could be justified rarely, 7% sometimes, and 7% thought it could be justified often.
    (29 vs 71) 71% of Muslims in Indonesia believed it could never be justified, 18% believed it could be justified rarely, 8% sometimes, and 2% thought it could be justified often.

link


I'll keep posting this up until some of you slower ones get the message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3NzkAOo3s

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:55pm:

It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism.

Silence from the Islamophobes.

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:11pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:55pm: The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. Nonsense. Polls taken after 9/11 showed that a This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same.

'There is a wide range of Muslim attitudes toward terrorism. Most surveys find a majority of Muslims oppose terrorism, while a relevant minority is in support of it.

'Demonstrations in support

Upon Osama bin Laden's death, some Muslims in the UK came out on the streets in support of bin Laden, praising him as an Islamic hero and condemned the role of US and west in killing him. The protest was organised by the activist Anjem Choudary, who earlier praised both 7/7 and the September 11 attacks, and was later jailed for his support of ISIS.

'In a 2007 Pew Research poll in response to a question on whether suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets to defend Islam could be justified,[30] in Europe:


    (55 vs 45) 45% of Muslims in Egypt believed it could never be justified, 25% believed it could be justified rarely, 20% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
    (39 vs 61) 61% of Muslims in Turkey believed it could never be justified, 9% believed it could be justified rarely, 14% sometimes, and 3% thought it could be justified often.
    (57 vs 43) 43% of Muslims in Jordan believed it could never be justified, 28% believed it could be justified rarely, 24% sometimes, and 5% thought it could be justified often.
    (72 vs 28) 28% of Muslims in Nigeria believed it could never be justified, 23% believed it could be justified rarely, 38% sometimes, and 8% thought it could be justified often.
    (31 vs 69) 69% of Muslims in Pakistan believed it could never be justified, 8% believed it could be justified rarely, 7% sometimes, and 7% thought it could be justified often.
    (29 vs 71) 71% of Muslims in Indonesia believed it could never be justified, 18% believed it could be justified rarely, 8% sometimes, and 2% thought it could be justified often.

link


I'll keep posting this up until some of you slower ones get the message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3NzkAOo3s[/quote]


A poll wholly influenced by the fact that much of the Middle East is at war.

In any case, that does not evidence that "the terrorists that flew into the WTCs are any more representative of Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity".

Would you like to try again?

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:55pm:

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:02pm: Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion. The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same.

What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet?

Not enough praising of jesus at every public gathering?

I really would like to know what the fkk do the jesus fkktards have to complain about.


If anything the USA needs a lot less religion and lot more atheism.

Difference is RWNJ are isolated craziest.

Islamist crazies are brainwashed in a mosque

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:16pm:

A poll wholly influenced by the fact that much of the Middle East is at war.

They believe that blowing up civilian targets is justified. This seems reasonable to you, does it?


mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:16pm:

In any case, that does not evidence that "the terrorists that flew into the WTCs are any more representative of Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity". Would you like to try again?

Do these 'Christian terrorists' have a Sacred Text to quote from to justify their actions - and do they have a 'relevant minority of the Christian public as a cheer squad?

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:22pm:

Difference is RWNJ are isolated craziest. Islamist crazies are brainwashed in a mosque

Quite wrong.

RIGHT-WING GROUPS: The most recent swell of extremist violence began to emerge from right-wing militants in the late-1980s and 1990s. According to a 2005 FBI report on terrorism, these groups, which are "primarily in the form of domestic militias and conservative special interest causes, began to overtake left-wing extremism as the most dangerous, if not the most prolific, domestic terrorist threat to the country." Right-wing extremists champion a wide variety of causes, including racial supremacy, hatred and suspicion of the federal government, and fundamentalist Christianity. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks the activities of hate groups, suggests militia groups declined every year since 1996 but have seen a dramatic resurgence since 2008.


http://www.cfr.org/terrorist-organizations-and-networks/militant-extremists-united-states/p9236

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:18pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:55pm: issuevoter wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:02pm: Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion. The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same. What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Not enough praising of jesus at every public gathering? I really would like to know what the fkk do the jesus fkktards have to complain about. If anything the USA needs a lot less religion and lot more atheism.

Quite a few reasons. Liberals, abortion clinics, gays and lesbians, etc.

Here is one example:

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing, July 27, 1996. Paul Jennings Hill is hardly the only Christian terrorist who has been praised by the Army of God; that organization has also praised Eric Rudolph, who is serving life without parole for a long list of terrorist attacks committed in the name of Christianity. Rudolph is best known for carrying out the Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta during the 1996 Summer Olympics—a blast that killed spectator Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 others. Hawthorne wasn’t the only person Rudolph murdered: his bombing of an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama in 1998 caused the death of Robert Sanderson (a Birmingham police officer and part-time security guard) and caused nurse Emily Lyons to lose an eye.

Rudolph’s other acts of Christian terrorism include bombing the Otherwise Lounge (a lesbian bar in Atlanta) in 1997 and an abortion clinic in an Atlanta suburb in 1997. Rudolph was no lone wolf: he was part of a terrorist movement that encouraged his violence. And the Army of God continues to exalt Rudolph as a brave Christian who is doing God’s work.

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:18pm:

What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet?

Many things.

For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy.

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:22pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:16pm: A poll wholly influenced by the fact that much of the Middle East is at war. In any case, that does not evidence that "the terrorists that flew into the WTCs are any more representative of Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity". Would you like to try again? Do these 'Christian terrorists' have a Sacred Text to quote from to justify their actions - and do they have a 'relevant minority of the Christian public in support of it?

Why yes. They cite the Holy Bible.

And yes, there are enough to them to be significant.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:22pm:

Difference is RWNJ are isolated craziest. Islamist crazies are brainwashed in a mosque

Apologist.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:26pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:22pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:16pm: A poll wholly influenced by the fact that much of the Middle East is at war. In any case, that does not evidence that "the terrorists that flew into the WTCs are any more representative of Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity". Would you like to try again? Do these 'Christian terrorists' have a Sacred Text to quote from to justify their actions - and do they have a 'relevant minority of the Christian public in support of it? Why yes. They cite the Holy Bible. And yes, there are enough to them to be significant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y


Enjoy the rest of your day, Mothra.

I'm out of here.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 12:07pm:

Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? February 22, 2017 1.09pm AEDT

How do the decide what is a far-right extremist crime? Where is the data?

Islamists = allahu akhbaring.
Far right extremist = ???

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:26pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy.

And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion.

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:33pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion.

It wouldn't do much good.

Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:22pm:

Difference is RWNJ are isolated craziest. Islamist crazies are brainwashed in a mosque

schools in the West are also a good place to learn all about it...... I havent heard of any Christian schools teaching death to any other cultures..

feel free to correct me though.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:37pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens.

Im not actually arguing to ban religion but to remove the right to religion.

At that point the bits of religion that has been protected can be legislated against.

Start prosecuting religions and there leaders, imposed massive fines.

Start with prosecuting every single person who takes a confession of a serious crime & does not report it be prosecuted as an accessory.

Censor all religious texts that do not conform with current Australian values

Prosecute all religious leaders with inciting violence if their followers use their words to incite violence.


We treat religious scum no different than gun owners, this country will be as safe and any in the world.


Make sure they know where they stand and what they are worth to the people of Australia.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:37pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens.

religion is just a cover.. its a mask to give some a reason to do what they do >:(

like the drunk.. he starts a fight because its an excuse to go out and drink more..

these killers... LIKE KILLING>.. it doesnt matter what flag they fly..behind it all is DEATH...and they enjoy KILLING....

does ISIS.. b elieve in religion... well not as far as I am concerned .

because they mow down everything in their path......no real "religion" would ever do that..

its an excuse..you can fool some of the people some of the time..!!!

I think true blue Muslims are just as much afraid of them as the rest of us...

if we could get past this BLAME GAME>...who knows it may get fixed one day...in the mean time we are too busy fighting each other....

whilst they spread.. ::) ::)

cods wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:37pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens. religion is just a cover.. its a mask to give some a reason to do what they do >:( like the drunk.. he starts a fight because its an excuse to go out and drink more.. these killers... LIKE KILLING>.. it doesnt matter what flag they fly..behind it all is DEATH...and they enjoy KILLING.... does ISIS.. b elieve in religion... well not as far as I am concerned . because they mow down everything in their path......no real "religion" would ever do that.. its an excuse..you can fool some of the people some of the time..!!! I think true blue Muslims are just as much afraid of them as the rest of us... if we could get past this BLAME GAME>...who knows it may get fixed one day...in the mean time we are too busy fighting each other.... whilst they spread.. ::) ::)

Well said.

I agree.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:51pm:

cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:49pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:37pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens. religion is just a cover.. its a mask to give some a reason to do what they do >:( like the drunk.. he starts a fight because its an excuse to go out and drink more.. these killers... LIKE KILLING>.. it doesnt matter what flag they fly..behind it all is DEATH...and they enjoy KILLING.... does ISIS.. b elieve in religion... well not as far as I am concerned . because they mow down everything in their path......no real "religion" would ever do that.. its an excuse..you can fool some of the people some of the time..!!! I think true blue Muslims are just as much afraid of them as the rest of us... if we could get past this BLAME GAME>...who knows it may get fixed one day...in the mean time we are too busy fighting each other.... whilst they spread.. ::) ::) Well said. I agree.

they are no worse or better thana serial killer...

we just sort out different names thats all.. but they all do and like doing the same thing...

its time we woke up to ourselves and got on with finding a cure...or whatever it takes..

I dont think handing out more violence is the answer to be honest..but I am sure there is a better way to end all this........we just havent found it yet.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 1:55pm:

issuevoter wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:02pm: Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion. The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same.

Well lets see.

Islam is the third largest religion in the United States after Christianity and Judaism. According to a 2010 study, it is followed by 0.9% of the population

I think the article in the OP made one particularly interesting point - but its a shame no one seems to have picked up on it.

That being that Islamist terrorists tend to be more random, designed specifically just to cause chaos and maximum casualties - whereas far-right extremists tend to be more targeted. Though the Oklahoma bombing seems to be an exception.

Also the data is specific to the US situation, which is quite different to the situation faced in many European countries. For one thing, with few exceptions, the American Islamist threat comes from foreign imports - basically parachuted in for no other purpose than to commit terrorism. The 'native' muslim population in the US is actually very well integrated. Whereas the Islamist threat in Europe tends to be home grown - where the muslim populations there are less integrated into society.

cods wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:37pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens. religion is just a cover.. its a mask to give some a reason to do what they do >:( like the drunk.. he starts a fight because its an excuse to go out and drink more.. these killers... LIKE KILLING>.. it doesnt matter what flag they fly..behind it all is DEATH...and they enjoy KILLING.... does ISIS.. b elieve in religion... well not as far as I am concerned . because they mow down everything in their path......no real "religion" would ever do that.. its an excuse..you can fool some of the people some of the time..!!! I think true blue Muslims are just as much afraid of them as the rest of us... if we could get past this BLAME GAME>...who knows it may get fixed one day...in the mean time we are too busy fighting each other.... whilst they spread.. ::) ::)

Well said, Cods.

Frank wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:32pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 12:07pm: Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say? February 22, 2017 1.09pm AEDT How do the decide what is a far-right extremist crime? Where is the data? Islamists = allahu akhbaring. Far right extremist = ???

Usually they are members of far-right organisations; leave manifestos; claim it themselves or are found to be through investigation.

Did you really need that explained to you?

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 3:00pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:55pm: issuevoter wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 1:02pm: Oklahoma City and New York 911 make a good comparison. On one hand you have two disgruntled men who were not affiliated with an organisation, and on the other you have a carefully orchestrated and supported group of fanatics who represent a long established and widely spread religion. The terrorists who flew into the WTCs are no more representative o Islam than Christian terrorists are representative of Christianity. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that most Muslims are not terrorists. It is interesting to point out that since 9/11, there have been 13 terrorist attacks in thee US attributable to Christian terrorism yet only 5 attributable to Islamic terrorism. And Timothy McVeigh was indeed disgruntled but he was a right-wing terrorist just the same. Well lets see. Islam is the third largest religion in the United States after Christianity and Judaism. According to a 2010 study, it is followed by 0.9% of the population

Yes. And, by and large, Islamic terrorism in the United States is not carried out by US citizens.

You're just going to have to face it, Islam is no more represented by the worst of it than is Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism or any other religion.

The vast majority of people from all religions are peaceful.

Do you have another point?

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 3:31pm:

I think the article in the OP made one particularly interesting point - but its a shame no one seems to have picked up on it. That being that Islamist terrorists tend to be more random, designed specifically just to cause chaos and maximum casualties - whereas far-right extremists tend to be more targeted. Though the Oklahoma bombing seems to be an exception. Also the data is specific to the US situation, which is quite different to the situation faced in many European countries. For one thing, with few exceptions, the American Islamist threat comes from foreign imports - basically parachuted in for no other purpose than to commit terrorism. The 'native' muslim population in the US is actually very well integrated. Whereas the Islamist threat in Europe tends to be home grown - where the muslim populations there are less integrated into society.

Well i highlighted it ... but everyone went and got all Muslim-bashy about things.

In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.”


https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:35pm:

In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438

Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 3:31pm:

I think the article in the OP made one particularly interesting point - but its a shame no one seems to have picked up on it. That being that Islamist terrorists tend to be more random, designed specifically just to cause chaos and maximum casualties - whereas far-right extremists tend to be more targeted. Though the Oklahoma bombing seems to be an exception. Also the data is specific to the US situation, which is quite different to the situation faced in many European countries. For one thing, with few exceptions, the American Islamist threat comes from foreign imports - basically parachuted in for no other purpose than to commit terrorism. The 'native' muslim population in the US is actually very well integrated. Whereas the Islamist threat in Europe tends to be home grown - where the muslim populations there are less integrated into society.

you are generalising of course..

home grown..

is usually someone born in the country but of immigrant  parents... even the Irish in America supported the IRA  with huge amounts of money...

we need to look at us all being on the same PAGE when it comes to terrorism

whilst we all fight over who is the worst and who starts it..

these groups are laughing and killing...and more importantly.......... GROWING

because we dont work together

and they know it..

we are rubbish when it comes to fighting the same enemy!  always have been and at this rate always will be. >:(

if these small groups! because thats what they were until ISIS...

can get through to our youth.....and brainwash them..


why cant we do the same???...

you know why dont you???????..


thats right  because we are too busy fighting each other...

at least these guys work together with the same aim in mind..

we always wan t to be the one whos right all the time... >:( >:( >:( >:(


even our political parties all hate each other.. pathetic.

I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread..


thats what I mean about a "common goal"...

we just will never find it..

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:38pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:35pm: In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438 Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey.

Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously.

If you're jonesing for a reference to 9/11, you'll find it in the OP. I even highlighted it:

"Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed.

The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed."

and:

"These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly."


https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:51pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:35pm: In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438 Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey. Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously. If you're jonesing for a reference to 9/11, you'll find it in the OP. I even highlighted it: "Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed. The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed." and: "These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly." https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781

Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously......

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D That's an old one. Cutting out a major event to skewer the results.  ;D ;D ;D

cods wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:42pm:

I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it..

Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone.

The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:52pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:51pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:35pm: In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438 Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey. Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously. If you're jonesing for a reference to 9/11, you'll find it in the OP. I even highlighted it: "Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed. The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed." and: "These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly." https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781 Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D That's an old one. Cutting out a major event to skewer the results.  ;D ;D ;D

Didn't read my whole post, did you.

The threat

the paper had received threats on Twitter and Facebook and by post, which had been passed on to police. He said he was sickened and angry that "violence could be used to counter drawings".

The result

https://image.ibb.co/n5rOMF/stream_img.jpg

The threat

Van Gogh, 47, had received death threats after his film Submission was shown on Dutch TV.

The result

https://image.ibb.co/jLVHgF/freedom_of_speech_demotivator.jpg


The threat
https://image.ibb.co/bT3W8v/baaf7450f4130a7e16d7f6779f029542.jpg

The result

https://image.ibb.co/crH2Fa/2_A1_C539100000578_3144153_Morbid_Sharrouf_centre_and_Elomar_background_were_both_prominent_a_14_1435748019926.jpg

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:56pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:52pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:51pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:35pm: In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438 Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey. Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously. If you're jonesing for a reference to 9/11, you'll find it in the OP. I even highlighted it: "Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed. The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed." and: "These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly." https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781 Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D That's an old one. Cutting out a major event to skewer the results.  ;D ;D ;D Didn't read my whole post, did you.

"since 9/11" was enough for me.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:02pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:56pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:52pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:51pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:35pm: In a 2015 New York Times article, University of North Carolina Professor Charles Kurzman and Duke Professor David Schanzer found that Islam-inspired terror attacks accounted for 50 deaths since 9/11, but that “right-wing extremists averaged 337 attacks per year in the decade after 9/11, causing a total of 254 fatalities.” https://thinkprogress.org/trump-false-claim-foreign-born-domestic-attacks-54e99b0e11b6#.nd3jib438 Why since 9/11?? Conveniently cutting out thousands of Islamic killings hey. Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously. If you're jonesing for a reference to 9/11, you'll find it in the OP. I even highlighted it: "Between 1990 and 2014, the ECDB has identified 38 homicide events motivated by Islamist extremism that killed 62 people. When you include 9/11, those numbers jump dramatically to 39 homicide events and 3,058 killed. The database also identified 177 homicide events motivated by far-right extremism, with 245 killed. And when you include the Oklahoma City bombing, it rises to 178 homicide events and 413 killed." and: "These data reveal that far-right extremists tend to be more active in committing homicides, yet Islamist extremists tend to be more deadly." https://theconversation.com/threats-of-violent-islamist-and-far-right-extremism-what-does-the-research-say-72781 Because that's the period of time the statistics were gathered over, obviously...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D That's an old one. Cutting out a major event to skewer the results.  ;D ;D ;D Didn't read my whole post, did you. "since 9/11" was enough for me.

Pity. You wouldn't be looking so foolish now if you had.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 4:55pm:

cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it.

there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups...

almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak..

divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way..


anyway I am out of here..

I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me...

The threat

the paper had received threats on Twitter and Facebook and by post, which had been passed on to police. He said he was sickened and angry that "violence could be used to counter drawings".

The result

https://image.ibb.co/n5rOMF/stream_img.jpg

The threat

Van Gogh, 47, had received death threats after his film Submission was shown on Dutch TV.

The result

https://image.ibb.co/jLVHgF/freedom_of_speech_demotivator.jpg


The threat
https://image.ibb.co/bT3W8v/baaf7450f4130a7e16d7f6779f029542.jpg

The result

https://image.ibb.co/crH2Fa/2_A1_C539100000578_3144153_Morbid_Sharrouf_centre_and_Elomar_background_were_both_prominent_a_14_1435748019926.jpg

cods wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:11pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me...

Nobody has claimed that.

The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US.

Christian terrorism is a part of that.

https://bubbasinbubbles.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/right-wing-terrorism.jpg

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 2:37pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens.

They tried it in Russia for 75 years last century but it didn't work. It's the same as banning Sharia Courts ... they simply go Underground.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:16pm:

https://bubbasinbubbles.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/right-wing-terrorism.jpg

Were they true Americans or blow-ins from the Middle East and elsewhere?

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:37pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens. They tried it in Russia for 75 years last century but it didn't work. It's the same as banning Sharia Courts ... they simply go Underground.

What % of the USA population is Muslim?
Show us the numbers on a per capita basis

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:30pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:27pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:37pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:33pm: greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:26pm: BigOl64 wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 2:18pm: What possible could be the agenda of christian terrorists be, in the most wacka fkken doodle christian nation on the planet? Many things. For example, anti-abortion, anti-homosexuality, and white supremacy. And people argue that we should not get rid of the right to religion. It wouldn't do much good. Banning all religion won't all of a sudden make terrorists/extremists law-abiding citizens. They tried it in Russia for 75 years last century but it didn't work. It's the same as banning Sharia Courts ... they simply go Underground. What % of the USA population is Muslim? Show us the numbers on a per capita basis

What % of the USA is far right-wing?

Let's compare apples with apples, shall we?

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:13pm:

cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that.

To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc...

Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:38pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim.

Yet the Islamic attacks are usually perpetrated by non-US citizens.

http://www.petertrumbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/right-wing-1.png

American citizens killed by Islamic terrorists in the US since 1972. These stats don't include Islamic terrorist attacks where people weren't killed-


2017.01.31  USA  Denver, CO  1  0  A pastor working as a security guard is shot to death at a transit office by a 'radicalized' Muslim. 
2017.01.06  USA  Fort Lauderdale, FL  5  6  A convert to Islam guns down five innocents in the baggage claim area of an airport. 
2016.06.13  USA  Orlando, FL  49  53  An Islamic extremist massacres forty-nine people at a gay nightclub. 
2015.12.02  USA  San Bernardino, CA  14  17  A 'very religious' Muslim shoots up a Christmas party with his wife, leaving fourteen dead. 
2015.07.16  USA  Chattanooga, TN  5  2  A 'devout Muslim' stages a suicide attack on a recruiting center at a strip mall and a naval center which leaves five dead. 
2014.12.18  USA  Morganton, NC  1  0  A 74-year-old man is shot several times in the head by a 'radicalized' ISIS supporter. 
2014.09.25  USA  Moore, OK  1  1  A Sharia advocate beheads a woman after calling for Islamic terror and posting an Islamist beheading photo. 
2014.06.25  USA  West Orange, NJ  1  0  A 19-year-old college student is shot to death 'in revenge' for Muslim deaths overseas. 
2014.06.01  USA  Seattle, WA  2  0  Two homosexuals are murdered by an Islamic extremist. 
2014.04.27  USA  Skyway, WA  1  0  A 30-year-old man is murdered by a Muslim fanatic. 
2014.03.06  USA  Port Bolivar, TX  2  0  A Muslim man shoots his lesbian daughter and her lover to death and leaves a copy of the Quran open to a page condemning homosexuality. 
2013.08.04  USA  Richmond, CA  1  0  A convert "on a mission from Allah" stabs a store clerk to death. 
2013.04.19  USA  Boston, MA  1  1  Jihadists gun down a university police officer sitting in his car. 
2013.04.15  USA  Boston, MA  3  264  Foreign-born Muslims describing themselves as 'very religious' detonate two bombs packed with ball bearings at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and causing several more to lose limbs. 
2013.03.24  USA  Ashtabula, OH  1  0  A Muslim convert walks into a church service with a Quran and guns down his Christian father while praising Allah. 
2013.02.07  USA  Buena Vista, NJ  2  0  A Muslim targets and beheads two Christian Coptic immigrants. 
2012.11.12  USA  Houston, TX  1  0  A 28-year-old American man is shot to death by a conservative Muslim over an alleged role in converting a woman to Christianity. 
2012.01.15  USA  Houston, TX  1  0  A 30-year-old Christian convert is shot to death by a devout Muslim for helping to convert his daughter. 
2011.09.11  USA  Waltham, MA  3  0  Three Jewish men have their throats slashed by Muslim terrorists. 
2011.04.30  USA  Warren, MI  1  0  A 20-year-old woman is shot in the head by her stepfather for not adhering to Islamic practices. 
2010.04.14  USA  Marquette Park, IL  5  2  After quarrelling with his wife over Islamic dress, a Muslim convert shoots his family members to 'take them back to Allah' and out of the 'world of sinners'. 
2009.12.04  USA  Binghamton, NY  1  0  A non-Muslim Islamic studies professor is stabbed to death by a Muslim grad student in revenge for 'persecuted' Muslims. 
2009.11.05  USA  Ft. Hood, TX  13  31  A Muslim psychiatrist guns down thirteen unarmed soldiers while yelling praises to Allah. 
2009.11.02  USA  Glendale, AZ  1  1  A woman dies from injuries suffered when her father runs her down with a car for being too 'Westernized.' (10-20-09) 
2009.06.01  USA  Little Rock, AR  1  1  A Muslim shoots a local soldier to death inside a recruiting center explicitly in the name of Allah. 
2009.04.12  USA  Phoenix, AZ  2  0  A man shoots his brother-in-law and another man to death after finding out that they visited a strip club, in contradiction to Islamic values. 
2009.02.12  USA  Buffalo, NY  1  0  The founder of a Muslim TV station beheads his wife in the hallway for seeking a divorce. 
2008.07.06  USA  Jonesboro, GA  1  0  A devout Muslim strangles his 25-year-old daughter in an honor killing. 
2008.01.01  USA  Irving, TX  2  0  A Muslim immigrant shoots his two daughters to death on concerns about their 'Western' lifestyle. 
2006.07.28  USA  Seattle, WA  1  5  An 'angry' Muslim-American uses a young girl as hostage to enter a local Jewish center, where he shoots six women, one of whom dies. 
2006.06.25  USA  Denver, CO  1  5  Saying that it was 'Allah's choice', a Muslim shoots four of his co-workers and a police officer. 
2006.06.16  USA  Baltimore, MD  1  0  A 62-year-old Jewish moviegoer is shot to death by a Muslim medical student in an unprovoked terror attack. 
2004.04.15  USA  Scottsville, NY  1  2  In an honor killing, a Muslim father kills his wife and attacks his two daughters with a knife and hammer because he feared that they had been sexually molested. 
2003.08.06  USA  Houston, TX  1  0  After undergoing a 'religious revival', a Saudi college student slashes the throat of a Jewish student with a 4" butterfly knife, nearly decapitating the young man. 
2002.10.22  USA  Aspen Hill, MD  1  0  A bus driver is killed by Muslim snipers. 
2002.10.14  USA  Arlington, VA  1  0  A woman is killed by Muslim snipers in a Home Depot parking lot. 
2002.10.11  USA  Fredericksburg, VA  1  0  Another man is killed by Muslim snipers while pumping gas. 
2002.10.09  USA  Manassas, VA  1  1  A man is killed by Muslim snipers while pumping gas two days after a 13-year-old is wounded by the same team. cont.

cods wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:11pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... .

No.

There's more terrorist activity by non-Muslim groups.

Nobody's saying they're all Christians, though.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:38pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim.

Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous.

You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:43pm:

Yet the Islamic attacks are usually perpetrated by non-US citizens.

Indeed - and in fact on any measure, the US muslim population has integrated well - better than most other immigrant group (measures include employment, income, level of education, attitude towards US).

I read a quote of a Trump interview asking him he thinks its possible to have a "successful" muslim population in the US - and he went on about how difficult it is because US muslims are not assimilating very well. Its absolute rubbish and a complete lie.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:46pm:

http://www.petertrumbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/right-wing-1.png

Those white supremacists are nasty little terrorists, aren't they?


http://www.petertrumbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/right-wing-1.png

2002.10.03  USA  Montgomery County, MD  5  0  Muslim snipers kill three men and two women in separate attacks over a 15-hour period. 
2002.10.02  USA  Wheaton, MD  1  0  Muslim snipers gun down a program analyst in a store parking lot. 
2002.09.23  USA  Baton Rouge, LA  1  0  A Korean mother is shot in the back by Muslim snipers. 
2002.09.21  USA  Montgomery, AL  1  1  Muslim snipers shoot two women, killing one. 
2002.09.21  USA  Atlanta, GA  1  0  Muslim terrorists gun down an employee at a liquor store. 
2002.07.04  USA  Los Angeles, CA  2  0  Muslim man pulls out a gun at the counter of an Israeli airline and kills two people. 
2002.05.27  USA  Denton, TX  1  0  Muslim snipers kill a man as he works in his yard. 
2002.03.19  USA  Tuscon, AZ  1  0  A 60-year-old man is gunned down by Muslim snipers on a golf course. 
2001.09.11  USA  New York, NY  2752  251  Islamic hijackers steer two planes packed with fuel and passengers into the World Trade Center, killing hundreds on impact and eventually killing thousands when the towers collapsed. At least 200 are seriously injured. 
2001.09.11  USA  Washington, DC  184  53  Nearly 200 people are killed when Islamic hijackers steer a plane full of people into the Pentagon. 
2001.09.11  USA  Shanksville, PA  40  0  Forty passengers are killed after Islamic radicals hijack the plane in an attempt to steer it into the U.S. Capitol building. 
2000.03.17  USA  Atlanta, GA  1  1  A local imam and Muslim spiritual leader guns down a deputy sheriff and injures his partner. 
1997.04.03  USA  Lompoc, CA  1  0  A prison guard is stabbed to death by a radical Muslim. 
1997.03.23  USA  New York, NY  1  6  A Palestinian leaves an anti-Jewish suicide note behind and travels to the top of the Empire State building where he shoot seven people in a Fedayeen attack. 
1994.03.01  USA  Brooklyn, NY  1  0  A Muslim gunman targets a van packed with Jewish boys, killing a 16-year-old. 
1993.02.26  USA  New York, NY  6  1040  Islamic terrorists detonate a massive truck bomb under the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring over 1,000 in an effort to collapse the towers. 
1993.01.25  USA  Langley, VA  2  3  A Pakistani with Mujahideen ties guns down two CIA agents outside of the headquarters. 
1990.11.05  USA  New York City, NY  1  0  An Israeli rabbi is shot to death by a Muslim attacker at a hotel. 
1990.01.31  USA  Tuscon, AZ  1  0  A Sunni cleric is assassinated in front of a Tuscon mosque after declaring that two verses of the Qur'an were invalid. 
1989.11.06  USA  St. Louis, MO  1  0  A 17-year-old girl is stabbed to death by her parents for bringing 'dishonor' to their family by dating an 'infidel' African-American. 
1980.08.31  USA  Savou, IL  2  0  An Iranian student guns down his next-door neighbors, a husband and wife. 
1980.07.22  USA  Bethesda, MD  1  0  A political dissident is shot and killed in front of his home by an Iranian agent who was an American convert to Islam. 
1977.03.09  USA  Washington, DC  1  1  Hanifi Muslims storm three buildings including a B'nai B'rith to hold 134 people hostage. At least two innocents were shot and one died. 
1974.04.16  USA  Ingleside, CA  1  0  A man is killed while helping a friend move by Nation of Islam terrorists. 
1974.04.01  USA  Oakland, CA  1  1  A Nation of Islam terrorist shoots at two Salvation Army members, killing a man and injuring a woman. 
1974.01.24  USA  Oakland, CA  4  1  Five vicious shooting attacks by Nation of Islam terrorists leave three people dead and one paralyzed for life. Three of the victims were women. 
1973.12.24  USA  Oakland, CA  1  0  A man is kidnapped, tortured and decapitated by Nation of Islam terrorists. 
1973.12.22  USA  Oakland, CA  2  0  Nation of Islam terrorist kills two people in separate attacks on the same day. 
1973.12.20  USA  Oakland, CA  1  0  Nation of Islam terrorists gun down an 81-year-old janitor. 
1973.12.13  USA  Oakland, CA  1  0  A woman is shot to death on the sidewalk by Nation of Islam terrorists. 
1973.12.11  USA  Oakland, CA  1  0  A man is killed by Nation of Islam terrorists while using a phone booth. 
1973.11.25  USA  Oakland, CA  1  0  A grocer is killed in his store by Nation of Islam terrorists. 
1973.10.29  USA  Berkeley, CA  1  0  A woman is shot repeatedly in the face by Nation of Islam terrorists. 
1973.10.19  USA  Oakland, CA  1  1  Nation of Islam terrorists kidnap a couple and nearly decapitate the man, while raping and leaving the woman for dead. 
1973.07.18  USA  Washington, DC  8  2  Nation of Islam members shoot seven members of a family to death in cold blood, including four children. A defendant in the case is later murdered in prison on orders from Elijah Muhammad. 
1973.07.01  USA  Bethesda, MD  1  0  An Israeli diplomat is gunned down in his driveway by Palestinian terrorists. 
1973.01.19  USA  Brooklyn, NY  1  1  Muslim extremists rob a sporting goods store for weapons, gunning down a police officer who responds to the alarm. 
1972.04.14  USA  New York, NY  1  3  Ten members of a local mosque phone in a false alarm and then ambush responding officers, killing one. 

That 0.9 seems to account for themselves pretty darn well.

According to a 2010 study, it is followed by 0.9% of the population.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:51pm:

That 0.9 seems to account for themselves pretty darn well. According to a 2010 study, it is followed by 0.9% of the population.

Yet as you are repeatedly told, most acts of Islamist terror in the US are perpetrated by non-US citizens.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:50pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:46pm: http://www.petertrumbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/right-wing-1.png Those white supremacists are nasty little terrorists, aren't they? http://www.petertrumbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/right-wing-1.png

That 0.9 seems to account for themselves pretty darn well.

According to a 2010 study, it is followed by 0.9% of the population.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:48pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11

And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:54pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11.

An excellent point.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:54pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11.

Nobody is saying it's worse. We aren't talking about standard murder though. We are talking about murder motivated by a political ideology.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:54pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11.

Correct.

The macabre truth of gun control in the US is that toddlers kill more people than terrorists do.

"CLAIM: Toddlers killed more Americans than terrorists in 2015."

"Even using the broadest leeway in counting U.S. victims of “Islamic terrorism” leads to the same mathematical conclusion: More Americans were shot and killed by toddlers in 2015 than were killed by Islamic terrorists."

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:54pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11.

Crime is crime.
Terrorism is trying to change society with violence.
It's different. Very very different.

If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school?

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 5:57pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. An excellent point.

A most excellent point.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:02pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school?

Malala was the victim of violent crime, not terrorism.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:04pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:57pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. An excellent point. A most excellent point.

Not even 0.9% as excellent as

If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school?

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Malala was the victim of violent crime, not terrorism.

You've got to be fkucking kidding.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Malala was the victim of violent crime, not terrorism.

Correct.

Watch Gordy try to spin it his way, though.

Gordy hates all Muslims, by the way.

Thus, Gordy hates Malala Yousafzai.

That's sad.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Malala was the victim of violent crime, not terrorism.

By definition it's a terrorist act. A crime to further a political ideology. Do I need to repeat this fact numbskull?

Speaking of Malala Yousafzai:


Malala Yousafzai urges people not to blame Muslims for terrorism as it ENCOURAGES ISIS


THE teenage Nobel prize-winner Malala Yousafzai has urged people not to blame all Muslims for terrorism as it just helps terrorists recruit more jihadis.

The inspiring young superstar even criticised Donald Trump's recent comments to ban all Muslim immigration from the US.

She said the controversial United States presidential hopeful "could radicalise more terrorists" as the 18-year-old Pakistani campaigner urged politicians to think carefully before speaking.

She said that the rise in Islamophobia seen since the Paris terror attacks and San Bernandino shooting in California would only make matters worse.

The education activist added: "I can just highlight one thing.

"The more you speak about Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists we create.

"If your intention is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of Muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorism."

Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai joined in the attacks on Trump's extreme immigration plan.

He said: "If Americans don't stand against their own Donald Trumps , their strategy will not work."

She made her remarks ahead of the Poppies for Peace in Peshawar to remember a deadly school attack in Pakistan.

The event marks the first anniversary of a deadly attack on the school by Pakistani Taliban which left 145 dead, including 132 young students.

Malala herself narrowly avoided death in 2012 after being shot by the terror group for her courageous campaigning for a girls' rights to an education.

She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October last year and has since continued to campaign for worldwide access to education, even addressing the United Nations on the issue.

She has since adopted Birmingham in the UK as her new hometown - and amid tight security today, Malala has previously said how she is "proud to be a Brummie".

Ms Yousafzai also revealed that she was proud to call herself "a feminist".

She said: "When I listened to Emma Watson's speech at the UN, that was a really inspiring speech. Because that confusion you have in your mind, whether you should call yourself a feminist or not.

"Even though you are, you believe in equality, you believe in equal rights for both men and women, but you just can't say that single word, that you are a feminist.

"And then I said I should not hesitate and I should say that I am a Muslim and a feminist."

She added: "I think in terms of religion, there is not a very clear-cut answer to these issues.

"For example, women's rights, in terms of politics, everything is interpreted in different ways by different people.

"But to me Islam is about equality and calling myself feminist would have no position from the religion."

Another young brave student, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, joined Malala's call to fight ISIS ideology with education.

He was left in a wheelchair after being shot in the back during the school attack

The 14-year-old was there alongside Ahmad Nawaz, who survived the Peshawar attack by playing dead for two hours.

He revealed how he had witnessed his own teacher being burned alive during the massacre.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/627121/Malala-Yousafzai-blame-Muslims-terrorism-ISIS


What an incredibly inspiring young woman!

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:11pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:07pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Malala was the victim of violent crime, not terrorism. Correct. Watch Gordy try to spin it his way, though. Gordy hates all Muslims, by the way. Thus, Gordy hates Malala Yousafzai. That's sad.

No, by definition it's a terrorist act. A crime committed to further a political ideology. Another dumbass.

Mothra, Malala says not to blame MUSLIMS for terror attacks.

She doesn't say to not call terrorists what they are.

Just...WOW!!!!

Taliban terrorists who attempted Malala Yousafzai assassination are sentenced to life in prison
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/taliban-gunmen-shot-malala-yousafzai-life-prison-article-1.2204586

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:12pm:

Speaking of Malala Yousafzai: Malala Yousafzai urges people not to blame Muslims for terrorism as it ENCOURAGES ISIS THE teenage Nobel prize-winner Malala Yousafzai has urged people not to blame all Muslims for terrorism as it just helps terrorists recruit more jihadis. The inspiring young superstar even criticised Donald Trump's recent comments to ban all Muslim immigration from the US. She said the controversial United States presidential hopeful "could radicalise more terrorists" as the 18-year-old Pakistani campaigner urged politicians to think carefully before speaking. She said that the rise in Islamophobia seen since the Paris terror attacks and San Bernandino shooting in California would only make matters worse. The education activist added: "I can just highlight one thing. "The more you speak about Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists we create. "If your intention is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of Muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorism." Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai joined in the attacks on Trump's extreme immigration plan. He said: "If Americans don't stand against their own Donald Trumps , their strategy will not work." She made her remarks ahead of the Poppies for Peace in Peshawar to remember a deadly school attack in Pakistan. The event marks the first anniversary of a deadly attack on the school by Pakistani Taliban which left 145 dead, including 132 young students. Malala herself narrowly avoided death in 2012 after being shot by the terror group for her courageous campaigning for a girls' rights to an education. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October last year and has since continued to campaign for worldwide access to education, even addressing the United Nations on the issue. She has since adopted Birmingham in the UK as her new hometown - and amid tight security today, Malala has previously said how she is "proud to be a Brummie". Ms Yousafzai also revealed that she was proud to call herself "a feminist". She said: "When I listened to Emma Watson's speech at the UN, that was a really inspiring speech. Because that confusion you have in your mind, whether you should call yourself a feminist or not. "Even though you are, you believe in equality, you believe in equal rights for both men and women, but you just can't say that single word, that you are a feminist. "And then I said I should not hesitate and I should say that I am a Muslim and a feminist." She added: "I think in terms of religion, there is not a very clear-cut answer to these issues. "For example, women's rights, in terms of politics, everything is interpreted in different ways by different people. "But to me Islam is about equality and calling myself feminist would have no position from the religion." Another young brave student, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, joined Malala's call to fight ISIS ideology with education. He was left in a wheelchair after being shot in the back during the school attack The 14-year-old was there alongside Ahmad Nawaz, who survived the Peshawar attack by playing dead for two hours. He revealed how he had witnessed his own teacher being burned alive during the massacre. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/627121/Malala-Yousafzai-blame-Muslims-terrorism-ISIS What an incredibly inspiring young woman!

Indeed.

Smarter than Trump and every single one of his flunkies.

Why do Gordy and Hammer hate her so much?

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:16pm:

Mothra, Malala says not to blame MUSLIMS for terror attacks.

That's right.

Blame the terrorists.

Apologist.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:16pm:

Mothra, Malala says not to blame MUSLIMS for terror attacks. She doesn't say to not call terrorists what they are. Just...WOW!!!! Taliban terrorists who attempted Malala Yousafzai assassination are sentenced to life in prison http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/taliban-gunmen-shot-malala-yousafzai-life-prison-article-1.2204586

Acts of violence from repressive regimes aren't terrorism, Gordy.

They are a whole lot of things, but they aren't terrorism.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:02pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school?

Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:19pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:16pm: Mothra, Malala says not to blame MUSLIMS for terror attacks. She doesn't say to not call terrorists what they are. Just...WOW!!!! Taliban terrorists who attempted Malala Yousafzai assassination are sentenced to life in prison http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/taliban-gunmen-shot-malala-yousafzai-life-prison-article-1.2204586 Acts of violence from repressive regimes aren't terrorism, Gordy. They are a whole lot of things, but they aren't terrorism.

The Taliban shoot a girl campaigning for female education in Pakistan. Mothra says it's not terrorism.

How does Mothra define this?- A skinhead kills a black girl  campaigning for racial equality?

t... te......terr....... :o :o :o :o

Excerpt from I AM MALALA
The Girl Who Stood Up for Education
and was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

I thought if anyone attacked me it would be on those steps. Like my father I’ve always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I’d imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps.

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:20pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover.

The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:26pm:

Excerpt from I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai I thought if anyone attacked me it would be on those steps. Like my father I’ve always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I’d imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps.

Why do you hate Malala so much?

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:20pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover.

So why aren't Buddhists killing people of other religions all over the world then?

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:27pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:26pm: Excerpt from I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai I thought if anyone attacked me it would be on those steps. Like my father I’ve always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I’d imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps. Why do you hate Malala so much?

I bought her book, so she loved me  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:27pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this.

Exactly. And then there's the Nice truck driver - described as "a young man completely uninvolved in religious issues and not a practising Muslim, who ate pork, drank alcohol, took drugs and had an unbridled sex life"

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:27pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this.

So does this apply to white racists with low esteem or just Muslims?

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:30pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:27pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this. Exactly. And then there's the Nice truck driver - described as "a young man completely uninvolved in religious issues and not a practising Muslim, who ate pork, drank alcohol, took drugs and had an unbridled sex life"

who also happened to love ISIS propaganda and conversing with other ISIS nutjobs.

Gordon wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:26pm:

Excerpt from I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai I thought if anyone attacked me it would be on those steps. Like my father I’ve always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I’d imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps.

If Malala herself refers to it as terrorism, i will also, out of respect for her.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:28pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. So why aren't Buddhists killing people of other religions all over the world then?

They are:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:33pm:

Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:26pm: Excerpt from I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai I thought if anyone attacked me it would be on those steps. Like my father I’ve always been a daydreamer, and sometimes in lessons my mind would drift and I’d imagine that on the way home a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps. If Malala herself refers to it as terrorism, i will also, out of respect for her.

That's a sneaky strategy to back away from being wrong in the first place. Even the girl disagreed with you. You had no choice. dumbass.

mothra wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:35pm:

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:28pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. So why aren't Buddhists killing people of other religions all over the world then? They are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

All over the world did you say???? Haven't heard of them running people over, shooting and setting off bombs in the US or Europe for instance.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:31pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:27pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this. So does this apply to white racists with low esteem or just Muslims?

Perhaps it' an argument to, as Gandalf suggests, stop diffrentiating terrorism from other acts of violence.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:31pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:27pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. The Orlando shooting being a classic example of this. So does this apply to white racists with low esteem or just Muslims?

Apparently opinion is divided as to whether or not Dylann Roof is considered a terrorist - but if he is, then I would certainly put him in the same "loser trying to compensate" category.

Of course there are, what I would term "conviction terrorists" - the true believers if you will, on both sides. Anders Brievik springs to mind, as does Muhammad Atta of 9/11 fame. But they seem to be the exception. Of course I'm not talking about the organisations that recruit the terrorists - but as far as the actual footsoldiers go, more often than not they seem to be dumb schmucks either looking for an easy way out (and that includes the 'lone wolfs'), or have the psychological profile to be susceptible to recruitment.

Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17^th, 2017 at 6:38pm:

mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:35pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:28pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:20pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 6:02pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:54pm: Gordon wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:48pm: polite_gandalf wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:38pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:13pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 5:11pm: mothra wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:55pm: cods wrote on Mar 17th, 2017 at 4:42pm: I think there has been as much Christian bashing as Muslim bashing on this thread.. thats what I mean about a "common goal"... we just will never find it.. Not even close. The only person who has come close to bashing Christianity is Bigol, and he bashes everyone. The rest of us have been clear the target of our concern is terrorism, whomsoever commits it. there are many reasons given here  that claim more terrorist acts are claimed by Christian groups than muslims groups... almost triumphantly ::) ::)... so to speak.. divide and fall... sure as hell we wont find an answer this way.. anyway I am out of here.. I have no interest in america and all its issues.. let them worry about them... not for me... Nobody has claimed that. The claim is that there are more extreme right-wing terrorist attacks than Islamist terrorist attacks in the US. Christian terrorism is a part of that. To be fair though, the "extreme right-wing" demographic is a lot broader and larger than the demographic responsible for Islamist attacks. One would expect them to commit a larger number of attacks - and moreover they constitute a far broader spectrum of terrorists - pro-lifers, anti-government militias, ku klux clan style racists etc etc... Its probably not really accurate to lump them all into the one basket and say 'this is a single group of extremists' - and claim they are exactly equivalent to the very specific category of Islamist extremists. They aren't. And I would say exactly the same thing if people lumped say Islamic State inspired terrorists with terrorists who are Palestinian nationalists - just because they are both (nominally) muslim. Gandalf if you took the list of terrorist attacks in USA since 9/11 and factored in Muslims representing only 0.9% of the population, the figures would look horrendous. You may also want to check out the list of foiled attacks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_terrorist_plots_in_the_United_States_post-9/11 And yet still if we stopped pretending terrorism was somehow worse than any other violent crime - and factored into the mix *ALL* violent crime in the US - the Islamists wouldn't even be a blip on the radar - and thats including 9/11. Crime is crime. Terrorism is trying to change society with violence. It's different. Very very different. If Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in a robbery is it the same as her being shot in the head and warning other girls not to go to school? Its highly debatable to claim that all or even most of the so called "Islamist terrorists" were actually motivated by a desire to change society. If a psychological analysis was conducted on all those terrorists, In many if not most cases, I'd bet you'd end up finding the same psychological issues that led regular non-terrorist murderers to kill. And especially in this day and age of 'lone wolf' terrorists - where you have dropouts with all the typical issues like self-esteem, sexual inadequacy, can't get a girlfriend, shame over being closet gays etc etc - which drives them to kill, and then shout "Allahu Akbar" while they do it more or less as an afterthought. Yet dare suggest that perhaps Islam wasn't the cause of it all - and you best duck for cover. So why aren't Buddhists killing people of other religions all over the world then? They are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence All over the world did you say???? Haven't heard of them running people over, shooting and setting off bombs in the US or Europe for instance.

I know you think you have a point, but you really don't.