RE: Afghan riots over Quran-burning: 2 days, 20 dead
April 3, 2011 at 3:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 3, 2011 at 3:52 pm by Ubermensch.)
(April 3, 2011 at 2:34 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Look at that picture of those peaceful afcrapistan people going frothy mouthed burning an image of the president over something he didnt do. They know what they are doing, and they know it can instigate violence. So therefore, according to you, we Americans can go on a rampage of our own and kill muslims in America for what these people did in afghanistan. DO YOU NOT SEE that you are giving special rules for one group, and holding another group to a higher standard?
Did I ever imply that they shouldn't be held responsible for their actions? I believe I said something along the lines of not being surprised that when you deliberately antagonise people who are pre-disposed to violence, that they should become violent. I'm not giving special rules to anyone.
(April 3, 2011 at 2:34 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Also, look at the presidence you are setting. You say it is okay for someone to turn a small slight against their feelings into a violent and potentially deadly reaction when you come to racism...so I ask you to stand behind your moral judgement with integrity..You must OBVIOUSLY support a Christian, upon finding out that you are an atheist or something he doesnt like, firing you from your job and smacking you across the jaw with a pipe. Guess what, according to your logic, you had it coming. How dare you instigate someone by publicly proclaiming that you oppose their most cherished beliefs. You should have just stayed quiet and let them have their way. You should have known better, and you are responsible for all the other people that Christian harmed or killed during the rampage that YOU started.
I'm not setting any precedent. I never said it was okay, just that it was deliberately antagonistic. The pastor knew he was going to get a reaction from these people. He was waving a red flag at a bull. And while I support his right to do really stupid shit like that, it doesn't stop it from being really stupid.
(April 3, 2011 at 2:34 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: With that said, at least you understand why the pastor did it. This reflects POORLY on the Muslims in the middle east.
Yes, yes it does. These people, of their own volition went and massacred innocent people and blew themselves up almost as if to prove this white trash pastor right. Which is infinitely worse than him burning a book of lies. But again, antagonise someone who is pre-disposed to violence and they're going to react violently.
"If an injury must be done to a man, it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared" - Niccolo Macchiavelli
