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Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?

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Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
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RE: Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
July 27, 2011 at 11:39 am
Well Skeptic I'm pretty sure we'd hear if Christians or Jews had pulled a 9/11, for example.

>Do you have statistics to back that up?
Look at the Wikipedia pages for Jewish, Christian and Islamic terrorism. Count the total deaths for each if you really want.

>A lot of acts of "terrorism" don't get the same press that those committed by Muslims do.
Do you have statistics to back that up?

I don't know why I'm trying to defend what I said from you, you've missed my point completely. People expected this to be a Muslim terrorist attack because most terrorist attacks are Muslim - whether the latter part is true or not has no effect on what people think.
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RE: Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
July 27, 2011 at 12:23 pm
(July 27, 2011 at 11:39 am)edk141 Wrote: Well Skeptic I'm pretty sure we'd hear if Christians or Jews had pulled a 9/11, for example.

>Do you have statistics to back that up?
Look at the Wikipedia pages for Jewish, Christian and Islamic terrorism. Count the total deaths for each if you really want.

>A lot of acts of "terrorism" don't get the same press that those committed by Muslims do.
Do you have statistics to back that up?

I don't know why I'm trying to defend what I said from you, you've missed my point completely. People expected this to be a Muslim terrorist attack because most terrorist attacks are Muslim - whether the latter part is true or not has no effect on what people think.

I think the wikipedia pages are about 'terrorist' attacks conducted in the name of religions rather than the religion of the culprits. I don't have statistics to prove that 'terrorist' attacks by muslims are given more press coverage than non muslims so I'll give you that.

Are we really at a point where all 'terrorist' attacks are assumed to be committed by muslims?
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RE: Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
July 27, 2011 at 12:27 pm
No, but close, because the recent big ones were all committed by Muslims. And because of Fox news.
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July 27, 2011 at 12:56 pm



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

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RE: Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
July 27, 2011 at 1:10 pm
You make a good point. The fact remains however that the most recent (and deadly) modern terrorism has been done by Muslims, which is why terrorism is usually associated with them. Sucks for all the Muslims who aren't terrorists, but that's just the way people's minds work.
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July 27, 2011 at 1:16 pm
At least the IRA used to phone in bomb warnings.
Its why i have a check list of things to note if I get get a bomb warning, its by my phone at work



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RE: Seems that Norway Gunman wanted to start a war against Muslims in the world?
July 27, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Most acts of terrorism are commited by anonymous individuals. Ever wonder why that particular screw came loose and the person crashed into the pole? Heart

Just kidding. Terrorists are overrated and not as threatening as someone with a brain launching secret assaults upon you.
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Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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July 27, 2011 at 4:05 pm (This post was last modified: July 27, 2011 at 4:15 pm by Rayaan.)
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July 27, 2011 at 4:41 pm
"In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with."
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July 27, 2011 at 5:00 pm (This post was last modified: July 27, 2011 at 7:36 pm by Rayaan.)
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