Developing: Terrorist Operation In Progress At Munich Mall

[Boreas]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...ng-centre-live

Reports are now that this one maybe one of two or three such attacks currently in progress.

[MrPots]

All these attacks and I still cannot figure out what is driving them.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by MrPots

All these attacks and I still cannot figure out what is driving them.

A desire to see Trump become president of the US, Farage become British PM, LePen become president of France, Wilders become PM of the Netherlands, etc. It'll work too.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

A desire to see Trump become presidentotf the US, Farage become British PM, LePen become president of France, Wilders become PM of the Netherlands, etc. It'll work too.

Yes, that must be it.

Also, just so we can be consistent here in this forum: anticipating that discussion of this act of terrorism will devolve into a debate about gun control, I'll offer that German gun laws are among the most restrictive in Europe.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Yes, that must be it.

Yes, it is, moron. You don't think that ISIS or al Qaeda would be pleased to see western democracies swing radically to the right and become increasingly nativist and Islamophobic? It is, after all, the stated aim of no less a figure than Osama Bin Laden.

Also, just so we can be consistent here in this forum: anticipating that discussion of this act of terrorism will devolve into a debate about gun control, I'll offer that German gun laws are among the most restrictive in Europe.

No it probably won't. But keep hoping whell.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Yes, it is, moron. You don't think that ISIS or al Qaeda would be pleased to see western democracies swing radically to the right and become increasingly nativist and Islamophobic? It is, after all, the stated aim of no less a figure than Osama Bin Laden.

No shit. It's their specific aim, outlined in their literature and speeches. The Right's inherent tough guy attitude plays right into the terrorists' hands.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Yes, that must be it.

Also, just so we can be consistent here in this forum: anticipating that discussion of this act of terrorism will devolve into a debate about gun control, I'll offer that German gun laws are among the most restrictive in Europe.

And their firearms death rate is but a small fraction of ours.

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

And their firearms death rate is but a small fraction of ours.

Not relevant. Individuals with evil intent were able to obtain the firearms they wanted to obtain to carry out their twisted mission regardless of the gun laws in place.

As we saw last week in France, if folks want to kill they'll find a way. Last week, it was accomplished with a truck...which also happened to be full of firearms and explosives regardless of strict French gun laws.

The bottom line is this: if folks truly want to commit acts of violence, a law isn't necessarily going to stop them. Murder is against the law everywhere, but it still happens. Its happening in countries at higher rates in the US regardless of the availability of firearms.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by Boreas

A desire to see Trump become president of the US, Farage become British PM, LePen become president of France, Wilders become PM of the Netherlands, etc. It'll work too.

Absurd on face value, but the right does provide fuel for the Islamic jihad.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by nailer

Absurd on face value, but the right does provide fuel for the Islamic jihad.

See post #6. And, while we're on the subject of absurdity,

http://politicalchat.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=26