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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Do you agree that a pattern is maybe starting to emerge that these attacks seem to often be by young Islamic men? Can we start with a yes on that?
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I believe that is the premise of the open letter we are discussing. Can we start with an agreement that we are both on the third planet orbiting the Sun?
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If we get to a yes above, can you see why "leaders" saying that what the UK government is doing might lead to more attacks could be seen by the nut cases as somehow justifying the next attack?
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No -- and that is the crux of it. If I say that youths should fasten their seatbelts to avoid fatalities in traffic accidents, it does not mean that I approve of traffic accidents.
Actually, yes: At this point one should reasonably foresee that saying much of anything at all about terrorism will be taken by the nut cases on your side of the political spectrum as somehow justifying attacks on America. Sad but true. Consider it a benchmark of the poverty of conservative ideas.
