Boston Marathon Bombing

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I have no idea who committed terrorism in Boston but if we overreact and swat a fly with a Buick like we did post 9/11, they will have achieved their goals.

That was my thought. We truly did give them exactly what they were after; To throw us into economic disarray and divide us.

Someone was on NPR talking about that very thing this morning........and how we need to get over it. We can't just go around launching massive military adventures everytime this happens, or eventually, we ruin ourselves economically. If anything, the next real terror attack will prove the ineffectiveness of it.

My nephew made an interesting point last night; "They kill three thousand of ours, then we blow trillions of dollars, go broke and end up with thousands more dead and tens of thousands more wounded. They get all of that for the cost of a box of razor blades and a few airline tickets."

Not quite accurate, but he does have something of a point.

Dave

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by HatchetJack

Worked great against Bush, why not?

Like this? Damn libs.

Originally Posted by HatchetJack

Normally American terrorists don't target innocent civilians although Rudolph
did in Atlanta? Madmen are Madmen so there's just no reasoning behind it.

Like Mr McVeigh backing his truck bomb up to the child care section of that federal building and letting her rip?


Carl

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by HatchetJack

...

Normally American terrorists don't target innocent civilians although Rudolph
did in Atlanta? Madmen are Madmen so there's just no reasoning behind it.

HUH?

Then what deserving, guilty people do they attack, Jack?

Dave

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

HUH?

Then what deserving, guilty people do they attack, Jack?

Dave

Weather Underground preferred government folks, they thought them to be very deserving.

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

The winner of today's prize for logical fallacies is the one and only Wasillaguy. This prestigious award follows from the WG's insistent use of the false equivalency.

If you're not sure how you qualified for this honor, in the words of the immortal Casey Stengel, "You can look it up."

Regards,

D-Ray

My bad, you're right, no equivalence between the two. I was thinking Obama and the rest of the administration would be throwing some bogus story out today about the motivations of the attackers, but apparently not, so not really the same at all.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

Weather Underground preferred government folks, they thought them to be very deserving.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground

Riiight, sure. Who's fairytale have you been reading?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Wasillaguy

Weather Underground preferred government folks, they thought them to be very deserving.

And, Tim McVeigh and his buddies thought a bunch of preschoolers were simply collateral damage in their fight to "protect America" from the Federal Government.

Is that how YOU see it?

Was Tim McVeigh a "True Patriot"?

Dave

[piece-itpete]

''I don't regret setting bombs,'' Bill Ayers said. ''I feel we didn't do enough.''

Pete

[BlueStreak]

I thought you guys like anti-federal government types?

Dave

[Wasillaguy]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

And, Tim McVeigh and his buddies thought a bunch of preschoolers were simply collateral damage in their fight to "protect America" from the Federal Government.

Is that how YOU see it?

Was Tim McVeigh a "True Patriot"?

Dave

Uh, no Dave, that's not how I see it. I'm starting to understand how you see me though.

Tim McVeigh and his ilk were the same thing as the WU- misguided extremists. They're just from the opposite polarity.