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Gunmen rob banks and liquor stores. Terrorists terrorize Planned Parenthood clinics (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Nov 2015 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #1
I have found their racial bias sickening and racist. nt arthritisR_US Nov 2015 #2
Well . . . duh. He's a white Christian. Of course he's a "gunman." Vinca Nov 2015 #3
Nah. A good old boy with anger management issues. sarge43 Nov 2015 #7
preach it brothers dembotoz Nov 2015 #4
"Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven." LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #5
I would argue he's both a gunman and a terrorist mythology Nov 2015 #6
Yeah, but the term "gunman" is much more benign than "terrorist". catbyte Nov 2015 #9
As if criminal past and mentally ill are synonymous. MoonRiver Nov 2015 #11
But you can't push the "us vs them" theme if some of "us" are "them." A Simple Game Nov 2015 #13
The official narrative. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #10
yep. and on cbs news today barbtries Nov 2015 #12
Nidal Hassan was called gunman until his motives were identified. X_Digger Nov 2015 #14

Response to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Vinca

(50,303 posts)
3. Well . . . duh. He's a white Christian. Of course he's a "gunman."
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:11 AM
Nov 2015

He's also alive which is another amazing thing.

sarge43

(28,945 posts)
7. Nah. A good old boy with anger management issues.
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:49 AM
Nov 2015

Correct about being a safe shade of pale.

because you never know who wants to jack up their alert troll numbers.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
6. I would argue he's both a gunman and a terrorist
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 09:43 AM
Nov 2015

The terms aren't mutually exclusive.

One can rob a bank or a liquor store with a knife for example.

catbyte

(34,445 posts)
9. Yeah, but the term "gunman" is much more benign than "terrorist".
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 10:02 AM
Nov 2015

If his skin was a few shades darker, he'd be called a "thug" or a "terrorist". I just heard the Today Show refer to him as "mentally ill with a criminal past." So right there his motives are neutralized. It's infuriating.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
13. But you can't push the "us vs them" theme if some of "us" are "them."
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 10:49 AM
Nov 2015

They must maintain the separation for purity's sake.

Terrorist is being used like red skin, red coat, reb, kraut, jap, chink, gook, among many other dehumanizing words.

Response to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

barbtries

(28,811 posts)
12. yep. and on cbs news today
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 10:43 AM
Nov 2015

they brought up the doctored videos and did not bother to mention that the videos are muckraking propaganda meant to enrage people such as this terrorist murderer.

I'M SO SICK OF IT!!!!!!!!!!

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
14. Nidal Hassan was called gunman until his motives were identified.
Sat Nov 28, 2015, 11:19 AM
Nov 2015

Other than Faux Snooze, that is. But we knew they were a bunch of racist idiots already.

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