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PABigDaddyDemocrat

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84. We can only be sure of a few things.

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 07:02 PM

Apr 2013

1. We are seeing white folks running scared nowadays...American white folks in LL Bean sweaters.
2. We should be prepared to see more blood in our streets. WTF do we think this is? When a country sits on top of the world for most of a century at the labor of the rest of the world this is the kind of shit that goes down.
3. Finally we should be able to toss the word "Terrorism" around a little easier...BUT WE'RE NOT DOING IT! Why? What about this situation is NOT terrifying? What about the concept, planning and execution was designed to accomplish something other that complete terror?

Before this comment gets flagged and banned and thrust into the depths of the DU BAD Comment Dungeon I want you all to understand that I have compassion for the victims of this and any other hardship visited upon the innocent. It is a reprehensible act. I simply believe that those who perpetrate these kinds of acts are terrorists regardless of their ethnic or religious background. Calling it "Terrorism" should be a no brainer once you eliminate a gas main explosion or freak accident.

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The eagerness here to blame tea baggers or anti-tax people or right wingers of some stripe [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

I agree Skittles Apr 2013 #1

Is this just a general statement or is it in regard to something specific? Vincardog Apr 2013 #2

No arguments here Bluzmann57 Apr 2013 #3

Rec and kick! n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #4

The reaction on DU is not even remotely similar to that of FR. tridim Apr 2013 #5

How do you know what is Jenoch Apr 2013 #19

Because someone posted it on DU.. tridim Apr 2013 #30

+1 Loudestlib Apr 2013 #121

Good point. So far I have not seen a DUer call for the death of Rex Apr 2013 #123

+1 lobezen Apr 2013 #139

One poster over there has declared open season on anyone who looks Muslim. City Lights Apr 2013 #35

Exactly. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #61

I just came back from reading a thread that someone here posted a link to. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #56

because BOTH SIDES DO IT EQUALLY MNBrewer Apr 2013 #76

because BOTH SIDES DO IT EQUALLY AlbertCat Apr 2013 #114

Agreed. Time to wait for an investigation. Swamp Lover Apr 2013 #6

Went to the youtube page of a video in V&MM. Commentors said 'THE JEWS DID IT!' freshwest Apr 2013 #81

could be bigfoot for all we know d_b Apr 2013 #7

I needed that laugh. virgogal Apr 2013 #22

Or a militant anti-jogger group. octothorpe Apr 2013 #29

That was my first thought...some one from the couch potato gang! n/t golfguru Apr 2013 #60

I'm glad you said that - I was afraid to - LiberalElite Apr 2013 #131

I KNEW IT!!! Quantess Apr 2013 #33

Damn him! UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #59

It's clearly Slender Man Hayabusa Apr 2013 #103

agreed. actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #8

Combination of overinvestment and wanting to look smart RZM Apr 2013 #9

And yet you were quick to blame a mother who had her baby shot in front of her. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #10

Except I never blamed her. cali Apr 2013 #21

LOL! So you can be suspicious about X but others can't be suspicious about Y? KittyWampus Apr 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #51

I haven't seen anyone "with absolute conviction" saying it's teabaggers Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #53

Doesn't sound like the OP OwnedByCats Apr 2013 #97

All the OP is saying is let's wait for the facts before accusing any one group of people. AlbertCat Apr 2013 #116

Then please go and delete this post right now Bjorn Against Apr 2013 #102

Did you learn anything from the experience? defacto7 Apr 2013 #109

Ouch! malaise Apr 2013 #88

I agree. HappyMe Apr 2013 #11

You are right on the money, cali Richardo Apr 2013 #12

As much as we all may wish to agree Trajan Apr 2013 #13

Agreed... freshwest Apr 2013 #85

And there's a certain logic to it. alarimer Apr 2013 #91

Sometimes DU really is the mirror image of freeperville. GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #14

Mirror image as in opposite? RVN VET Apr 2013 #118

The rush to judgment is always nauseating. TimberValley Apr 2013 #15

K&R. n/t Skip Intro Apr 2013 #16

I'd agree if Patiod Apr 2013 #17

well, as a former Bostonian, let me say that in Boston, April 15th is though of there cali Apr 2013 #37

Did not know that - sorry for what's happening in yr city na Patiod Apr 2013 #43

Not an odd day,but a very crowded day. The Red Sox game just ended virgogal Apr 2013 #39

It's also Patriot Day and the Boston Marathon Tempest Apr 2013 #40

If I were a bomb-happy loony Patiod Apr 2013 #49

As a longtime Bostonian, I don't discount the tax day symbolism of this event. Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #67

It's 4 days early for the anniversary of Waco and OKC; 2 weeks before Hitler's death. freshwest Apr 2013 #95

We certainly need to be vigilant. And patient. timdog44 Apr 2013 #126

That's going to be very hard... My relatives know better than to 'start up' with me. I'll walk off. freshwest Apr 2013 #141

Yup, you are right. It would almost make one think that some would desire a political justification still_one Apr 2013 #18

You telling people we should wait for more facts? SpartanDem Apr 2013 #20

bullsh*t warrprayer Apr 2013 #23

Even money says it was RWers. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #24

You lose. Zax2me Apr 2013 #117

Good call cali, premium Apr 2013 #25

I still think at this point it is the most likely guess. nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #26

I agree. It costs nothing to wait until the facts come out. nt Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #27

I agree. Both are vile and disgusting. Tempest Apr 2013 #28

the real crime is that the media is doing the same thing...speculating every angle with little facts spanone Apr 2013 #31

At least it didn't happen during a primary season. Bucky Apr 2013 #32

what an odd remark... demwing Apr 2013 #50

goal? Bucky Apr 2013 #54

At least no one here is calling for open season on tea baggers... octothorpe Apr 2013 #34

you're right - blaming anyone without a shred of evidence is just downright stupid Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #36

Well said. n/t bbinacan Apr 2013 #38

Agreed. Let's please STFU until more information comes in. DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #41

We want to blame those we hate Bandit Apr 2013 #42

Well, I think there's something of a difference in scale and intensity... sibelian Apr 2013 #44

Not exactly "unfounded" -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #46

you could say the same about Islamic radicals cali Apr 2013 #55

those two categories are not mutually exclusive. He could be both. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #90

+1, cali. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #47

republican propagada New York Post Mkap Apr 2013 #48

NBC news reported the same thing... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #66

Yes, that post was locked, found to be false. So DU is on top of that. freshwest Apr 2013 #89

Very true. NaturalHigh Apr 2013 #52

Yes, but . . . MrModerate Apr 2013 #57

Damn. That's a very...moderate position to take. randome Apr 2013 #71

Sorry, but people need to grow a bit of spine like the British in London during the Luftwaffe blitz. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #108

It's a damn good guess. My money is on right wing a$$holes. mnhtnbb Apr 2013 #58

We know it wasn't someone from our side... ileus Apr 2013 #62

At least there weren't too many "If everyone had guns" jokes. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #63

It's only logical speculation, not accusation. n/t moondust Apr 2013 #64

Fox knows Lamonte Apr 2013 #65

I agree...but KauaiK Apr 2013 #68

Agreed MrScorpio Apr 2013 #69

yeah, calling a duck a duck is stupid! especially when their posts are all about violence... pasto76 Apr 2013 #70

You can say that again Cali! Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #72

It's a big, high profile event on tax day... krispos42 Apr 2013 #73

We do have a lack of information MNBrewer Apr 2013 #74

I agree about the mobbism Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #75

What mob? Where? MNBrewer Apr 2013 #79

Mobs are groups driven by unreason Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #115

Agreed, Flora Apr 2013 #77

If it walks like a duck.... dawgmom Apr 2013 #78

It always pisses me off when people decide who is guilty before ANY FACTS are uncovered.... Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #80

Agreed. But there it is. Good peace luvin liberal folk carrying pitchforks and torches. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #82

THANK YOU fredzachmane Apr 2013 #83

We can only be sure of a few things. PABigDaddyDemocrat Apr 2013 #84

I agree Cali. 99Forever Apr 2013 #86

Why not? Wingnuts are already blaming "Arabs" alarimer Apr 2013 #87

Anyone blaming anyone at this point is a "wingnut." DirkGently Apr 2013 #94

Two wrongs make a right? Three wrongs make a left? Your lack of logic is apalling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #110

“Suppose one reads a story of filthy atrocities in the paper. fredzachmane Apr 2013 #92

The overall rush to find a political framing is disgusting. DirkGently Apr 2013 #93

The SPLC has been kinda predicting something like this for years skydive forever Apr 2013 #96

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #98

That would only be true Quantess Apr 2013 #100

I agree. 840high Apr 2013 #99

Has it occured to no one that this occurred just blocks from the ORIGINAL BOSTON Tea Party? Sedona Apr 2013 #101

Duh, yes. But we don't know for sure yet. There are other possibilities, you know. Quantess Apr 2013 #105

just sayin' they already have suspect in custody Zax2me Apr 2013 #119

That has not been confirmed by police Bjorn Against Apr 2013 #124

Well Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #104

Agree with you 100% Cali Old Troop Apr 2013 #106

There is a motive and there are anti-tax nuts out there wtmusic Apr 2013 #107

Good advice about jumping to conclusions and blame. defacto7 Apr 2013 #111

I disagree. liberalmuse Apr 2013 #112

something that puzzles me is this littlewolf Apr 2013 #113

"Mirror image"? Where are the DUers calling for the death of anybody who looks like a rightwing nut? Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #120

A time when 2naSalit Apr 2013 #122

I haven't seen any "baying" MNBrewer Apr 2013 #125

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #127

Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? Bluzmann57 Apr 2013 #128

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #130

I find it hard to believe that al Qaeda would care about Tax Day. baldguy Apr 2013 #129

you were a one woman mob against the woman who's baby was shot. Same shit, Cali. bettyellen Apr 2013 #132

I was thinking about that. Rex Apr 2013 #138

This happens every time Canuckistanian Apr 2013 #133

Rushing to judgment in the event of terror can even be libelous. alp227 Apr 2013 #134

False equivalence Progressive dog Apr 2013 #135

The Tea Party Deserves it! rightsideout Apr 2013 #136

Say what you want, but this has right-wing fingerprints all over it. It is too symbolic swayne Apr 2013 #137

well ,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2013 #140

Locking, it is the consensus of the hosts that this does not Autumn Apr 2013 #142