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The important thing isn't a zillion people doing their own thing in their own place, it is being coordinated about standing up our rights. This is a great oppor

by Jd 16y ago

The important thing isn't a zillion people doing their own thing in their own place, it is being coordinated about standing up our rights. This is a great opportunity.

MichaelSalib 16y ago
Coordinated? Standing up for your rights? This is insane. You're not standing up for any rights. You're not challenging a power structure and you're not risking anything. You're mocking a tiny powerless religious minority. That's it. The only standing that you're doing is with bigots. Think for a moment and explain to me how this "coordinated" action makes the world a better place. Explain what change you expect to happen and how you plan to effect it. Edited to add: Why do you believe a group that murders and threatens people with death (fundamentalist muslims) are powerless? Many many groups murder and threaten people with death (some of these we call "governments"). The US started a war that exterminated a million people for no reason. We didn't just threaten people, we actually killed a lot of them. And yet many Americans are perfectly reasonable people who are very friendly. What a paradox. Having actually studied Islamist movements a bit, I know something you don't. Most of them don't care about you. You are not important, and no matter how many pictures of Mohammad you draw, you will never be important. Their priority is some local and often nationalist issue. They. Just. Don't. Care. About. You. A small number of Islamist groups might care about "Americans" in a broader sense. But these groups generally lack both capabilities and competence. Smart people consider capabilities when analyzing threats. People that hate you but are powerless don't count when it comes to rational threat analysis. A few nutjobs in New York are not a real threat. I tell you what: why don't you list for me the many acts of horrific violence that have come about because of the giant frieze of Mohammad on the Supreme Court building and I'll seriously consider the danger you face. Deal?
- nailer 16y ago
  Why do you believe a group that murders and threatens people with death (fundamentalist muslims) are powerless?

by Jd 16y ago

The important thing isn't a zillion people doing their own thing in their own place, it is being coordinated about standing up our rights. This is a great opportunity.

MichaelSalib 16y ago

Coordinated? Standing up for your rights? This is insane. You're not standing up for any rights. You're not challenging a power structure and you're not risking anything. You're mocking a tiny powerless religious minority. That's it. The only standing that you're doing is with bigots. Think for a moment and explain to me how this "coordinated" action makes the world a better place. Explain what change you expect to happen and how you plan to effect it. Edited to add: Why do you believe a group that murders and threatens people with death (fundamentalist muslims) are powerless? Many many groups murder and threaten people with death (some of these we call "governments"). The US started a war that exterminated a million people for no reason. We didn't just threaten people, we actually killed a lot of them. And yet many Americans are perfectly reasonable people who are very friendly. What a paradox. Having actually studied Islamist movements a bit, I know something you don't. Most of them don't care about you. You are not important, and no matter how many pictures of Mohammad you draw, you will never be important. Their priority is some local and often nationalist issue. They. Just. Don't. Care. About. You. A small number of Islamist groups might care about "Americans" in a broader sense. But these groups generally lack both capabilities and competence. Smart people consider capabilities when analyzing threats. People that hate you but are powerless don't count when it comes to rational threat analysis. A few nutjobs in New York are not a real threat. I tell you what: why don't you list for me the many acts of horrific violence that have come about because of the giant frieze of Mohammad on the Supreme Court building and I'll seriously consider the danger you face. Deal?

nailer 16y ago
Why do you believe a group that murders and threatens people with death (fundamentalist muslims) are powerless?