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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    stickfig13 wrote:
    The current population of the US is 313,914,040

    10 incidents isn't exactly widespread.

    Don't act like you walk around not seeing the color of people's skin. The American public has good reason to think that Middle East terror could possibly be involved. That stereotype isn't unfounded.

    soo ... 10 incidents are ok to you then? ... if so ... fine ... again - i will ask because no one will answer ... what good is this speculative information to anyone?

    so ... america so proud on it's liberties and freedoms and justice now feels its ok to stereotype people of the middle east!??
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Here we go again. Why is it ok to lump all Americans into 1 basket all the time around here?

    Racism everywhere. Doesn't mean it's always the cause of everything. And where in the hell did you get "no such thing as racism in the US" from anyone's post?

    because we are talking about an incident in america and the response of american people ...

    look at the post i responded to ... is it wrong to respond to sarcasm with sarcasm?
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Godfather. wrote:
    :lol: polaris....buddy you just got spanked :lol:

    Godfather.

    really!?? ... i'm not immune to getting my ass handed to me in a discussion on here ... but please show me how i got spanked? ...

    i'm guessing you will be unable to ... and that as per usual ... you just think so because someone wrote something you agree with ...
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    yesterday, they said... look out for a dark skinned man with a black sweatshirt, black backpack and possibly an accent.

    today news breaks that a suspect has been arrested, and the news stations are just trying to get a sense of the situation. was it a dark skinned man with an accent... what kind of accent? or was it a white guy?

    personally, i dont think it should really matter. black, white, green, purple.... whoever did this is one sick fuck. regardless, i think that the news is just trying to get every tiny piece of info they can get, as soon as they can get it...

    which isn't really working out that well, since it seems that NOTHING that the news is reporting at this time is accurate.

    ive been sitting back watching this thread fall apart. we shouldn't be arguing over our own beliefs, political or otherwise... we just dont know enough yet. we should all be mourning those lost and injured, and coming together as a community in hopes that justice will be served, no matter where the person came from who is responsible for this.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    polaris_x wrote:
    stickfig13 wrote:
    The current population of the US is 313,914,040

    10 incidents isn't exactly widespread.

    Don't act like you walk around not seeing the color of people's skin. The American public has good reason to think that Middle East terror could possibly be involved. That stereotype isn't unfounded.

    soo ... 10 incidents are ok to you then? ... if so ... fine ... again - i will ask because no one will answer ... what good is this speculative information to anyone?

    so ... america so proud on it's liberties and freedoms and justice now feels its ok to stereotype people of the middle east!??
    I could have missed something, but who is stereotyping people from the middle east?? I don't think that thinking some fanatic from the ME could possibly be a culprit for a terror bombing in the US is stereotyping, and it's not like people wouldn't be thinking it if the media didn't mention it.... If fact, if the media tried to pretend that the possibility of it being an Islamic terrorist wasn't a factor worth mentioning, they'd look like idiots.
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  • stickfig13
    stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    polaris_x wrote:
    stickfig13 wrote:
    The current population of the US is 313,914,040

    10 incidents isn't exactly widespread.

    Don't act like you walk around not seeing the color of people's skin. The American public has good reason to think that Middle East terror could possibly be involved. That stereotype isn't unfounded.

    soo ... 10 incidents are ok to you then? ... if so ... fine ... again - i will ask because no one will answer ... what good is this speculative information to anyone?

    so ... america so proud on it's liberties and freedoms and justice now feels its ok to stereotype people of the middle east!??

    Simply. Yes

    I don't believe that at any time in the history of the world has there been a lack of morons. Good luck trying to tell yourself there won't be.

    We have groups based in the Middle East that have openly pledged to destroy our country. Until further notice from them I'm okay with double standards and jumping to conclusion when bombs blow up in the streets of Boston.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I could have missed something, but who is stereotyping people from the middle east?? I don't think that thinking some fanatic from the ME could possibly be a culprit for a terror bombing in the US is stereotyping, and it's not like people wouldn't be thinking it if the media didn't mention it.... If fact, if the media tried to pretend that the possibility of it being an Islamic terrorist wasn't a factor worth mentioning, they'd look like idiots.

    pending verification of story ...

    they turned a flight around because two guys who looked like they were from the middle east were aboard a flight and talking to each other in a foreign language ... police took these guys off the flight and questioned them ... if that's cool to you ... so be it ... i personally think its abhorrent ...
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    stickfig13 wrote:
    Simply. Yes

    I don't believe that at any time in the history of the world has there been a lack of morons. Good luck trying to tell yourself there won't be.

    We have groups based in the Middle East that have openly pledged to destroy our country. Until further notice from them I'm okay with double standards and jumping to conclusion when bombs blow up in the streets of Boston.

    well ... all i can say to this is that i hope you aren't traveling somewhere and something happens and they think the suspect is american and something happens to you ...
  • stickfig13
    stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    polaris_x wrote:
    stickfig13 wrote:
    Simply. Yes

    I don't believe that at any time in the history of the world has there been a lack of morons. Good luck trying to tell yourself there won't be.

    We have groups based in the Middle East that have openly pledged to destroy our country. Until further notice from them I'm okay with double standards and jumping to conclusion when bombs blow up in the streets of Boston.

    well ... all i can say to this is that i hope you aren't traveling somewhere and something happens and they think the suspect is american and something happens to you ...


    I'll take my chances. :lol:
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    polaris_x wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I could have missed something, but who is stereotyping people from the middle east?? I don't think that thinking some fanatic from the ME could possibly be a culprit for a terror bombing in the US is stereotyping, and it's not like people wouldn't be thinking it if the media didn't mention it.... If fact, if the media tried to pretend that the possibility of it being an Islamic terrorist wasn't a factor worth mentioning, they'd look like idiots.

    pending verification of story ...

    they turned a flight around because two guys who looked like they were from the middle east were aboard a flight and talking to each other in a foreign language ... police took these guys off the flight and questioned them ... if that's cool to you ... so be it ... i personally think its abhorrent ...

    Yes, because in a population of 300+ million, we've had a handful of bad racial incidents, that makes us all racists or people who support or condone racism.

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    polaris_x wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I could have missed something, but who is stereotyping people from the middle east?? I don't think that thinking some fanatic from the ME could possibly be a culprit for a terror bombing in the US is stereotyping, and it's not like people wouldn't be thinking it if the media didn't mention it.... If fact, if the media tried to pretend that the possibility of it being an Islamic terrorist wasn't a factor worth mentioning, they'd look like idiots.

    pending verification of story ...

    they turned a flight around because two guys who looked like they were from the middle east were aboard a flight and talking to each other in a foreign language ... police took these guys off the flight and questioned them ... if that's cool to you ... so be it ... i personally think its abhorrent ...
    Not sure what that has to do with my comment... profiling on the part of the authorities, wow, that is a WHOLE other conversation.
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    i really kinda lost the conversation.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,302
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    i really kinda lost the conversation.
    It's something to do with buying lobster with food stamps ... I think

    :think:
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    i really kinda lost the conversation.

    Yep.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,302
    per a Fox News poll ...


    By a wide 62-20 percent margin, voters think homegrown terrorists are more likely than Islamic terrorists to have been behind the Boston attacks. Nineteen percent are unsure.

    Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04 ... z2Ql0KoZOp

    :o

    I'm now officially confused ...
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,595
    stickfig13 wrote:
    polaris_x wrote:
    stickfig13 wrote:
    The current population of the US is 313,914,040

    10 incidents isn't exactly widespread.

    Don't act like you walk around not seeing the color of people's skin. The American public has good reason to think that Middle East terror could possibly be involved. That stereotype isn't unfounded.

    soo ... 10 incidents are ok to you then? ... if so ... fine ... again - i will ask because no one will answer ... what good is this speculative information to anyone?

    so ... america so proud on it's liberties and freedoms and justice now feels its ok to stereotype people of the middle east!??

    Simply. Yes

    I don't believe that at any time in the history of the world has there been a lack of morons. Good luck trying to tell yourself there won't be.

    We have groups based in the Middle East that have openly pledged to destroy our country. Until further notice from them I'm okay with double standards and jumping to conclusion when bombs blow up in the streets of Boston.

    So you are ok with shoot 1st ask ???? later ..
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Jason P wrote:
    per a Fox News poll ...


    By a wide 62-20 percent margin, voters think homegrown terrorists are more likely than Islamic terrorists to have been behind the Boston attacks. Nineteen percent are unsure.

    Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04 ... z2Ql0KoZOp

    :o

    I'm now officially confused ...

    So, we don't hate brown people anymore? :?
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  • stickfig13
    stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    edited April 2013
    Shoot what? I said it was okay with me to suspect Middle East terror before anyone else. They have a bit of history in this country....
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Jason P wrote:
    per a Fox News poll ...


    By a wide 62-20 percent margin, voters think homegrown terrorists are more likely than Islamic terrorists to have been behind the Boston attacks. Nineteen percent are unsure.

    Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04 ... z2Ql0KoZOp

    :o

    I'm now officially confused ...

    So, we don't hate brown people anymore? :?
    Dammit, I was banking on that.
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    i really kinda lost the conversation.
    and I just arrived, don't know where it went from the OP...
    I hope not another division.

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    I couldn't help but think about where we had just come from.
    That sadness so pure with lasting love. Holding onto hope and a fighting will to live...
    Not unlike these victims.

    Senseless, vicious, hateful ...
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