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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
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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WATER. when I do that sort "request for agreement" the point is to show how out to lunch you are.
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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.
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No. the better analogy would be "if you were to criticize drunk driving accidents by youths, but note that there would be fewer if only the Governement would enforce drinking laws, it does not mean you approve of accidents." but we don't need an analogy. All across the west yesterday people in airports had additional burdens because of crazy Islamic men. anyone who can be perceived as leaders of those men cannot be making a statement that implies at all the actions of these men was understandable.
The steps slave mentions will happen with more attacks- I really can't do much to stop the attacks, but maybe these "leaders" can?
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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.
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Fuck you.
