From everything I've read, yesterday's incident in Nice wasn't a "terrorist" attack.

[cherokeeprogressive]

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Not in the sense of a "jihadist" killing people in the name of Allah.

Of course, that's just the uneducated opinion of someone prone to giving uneducated opinions. YMMV.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Mmmmm

[Warpy]

2. No, it was mass murder by a piece of shit who just happened to be a nominal Muslim

There's a short interview with his father (who looks gutted) over at BBC. Seems the guy had a long history of severe mental problems along with the boozing and wife beating.

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. I don't think "Muslim" has anything to do with it. nt

[Ken Burch]

6. Pretty much the profile of the Orlando guy, actually. n/t.

[JI7]

7. why do they just happen to be muslim so many times ?

[killbotfactory]

12. It's not like we invaded their countries and toppled their governments creating power vacuums

which allowed hardcore nutters to gain power

...

more than a few times.

and it's not like we are allies with fundy muslim countries who promote and export this violent islamic strain because the geopolitics make sense for us

...

if we abandon all human decency.

[JI7]

13. that doesn't explain why they are killing other muslims . and France fucked up Haiti and Vietnam

also .

[killbotfactory]

18. War doesn't give room for moderates. Nt

[seabeyond]

14. I dunno. Oklahoma City Bombing, Sandy Hook, Columbine and on and on. Nt

[JI7]

15. yes, gun nuts are a problem in the US. but in France it is mostly those doing it because of Islam

[seabeyond]

24. I gotcha. I do not know their history. The absolutely have the terrorist in France, for sure.

I think this particular man was not terrorist any more then the Orlando, but just hateful, violent men that used ISIS as an excuse.

[yardwork]

20. Tim McVeigh wasn't Muslim.

[melman]

10. Gutted

That sounds familiar.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141486913#post10

[chillfactor]

3. that is what I have read as well....

he was a nutcase acting on his own....

[vanlassie]

5. And yet NPR used it as an excuse to run a lengthy

interview with some so called terrorism expert talking about how these terrorist attacks are becoming more frequent. Somewhere in the middle of his drivel, egged on by the moderator, he tossed off that he wasn't saying THIS was a terrorist but.... Disgusting.

[Nye Bevan]

8. A guy named Mohamed commits mass murder in France?

It's delusional to deny the overwhelming likelihood that this was yet another Jihadist atrocity.

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. You've never thought I was delusional?

[melman]

11. You may want that to be true

but that doesn't mean it is.

[Democat]

16. What is the "whitesplaining" term for Western people who

Western people who explain how a self proclaimed Muslim wasn't really a Muslim because they know better.

[egduj]

17. I agree.

[Dreamer Tatum]

19. Oh thank heavens.

I was hoping you'd have been able to give it some thought and come out with a ruling.

[cherokeeprogressive]

21. I thought this was a place where people voice opinions.

But, it turns out it's more like The Argument Clinic.

[Dreamer Tatum]

22. I do not see the words "opinion," "think," or "believe"

In your post. I see a single statement.

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. Fixed it.