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physioex

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1. Well said...EOM

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 03:40 AM

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Do you know who kills over symbolic offenses? [View all] jberryhill Sep 2012 OP

Well said...EOM physioex Sep 2012 #1

Imagine an entire country filled with Crips left on green only Sep 2012 #2

Oh, you mean Beiruit ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #13

And the U.S. government. Luminous Animal Sep 2012 #3

+1000 Hugabear Sep 2012 #4

But that's okay, see? Scootaloo Sep 2012 #10

Killing over pieces of colored cloth, or fictional characters - humanity's chosen insanity! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #5

Oh, please. You're comparing people who we've fucked up for decades with cali Sep 2012 #6

The neighborhoods the Crips come from haven't been fucked up for decades? Really? GaYellowDawg Sep 2012 #28

An American blew up a building in Oklahoma and killed a bunch of people, including kids, over MADem Sep 2012 #7

And he was a White Guy M_M Sep 2012 #12

Really we should ask: what did we do to offend him 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #38

wait for more info instead of making assumptions... dtom67 Sep 2012 #8

Right. There is a video that looks like a planned attack with trucks and JDPriestly Sep 2012 #9

It might also appear as if both ideas of what is behind the violence are correct. left on green only Sep 2012 #20

Rachel Maddow's theory is plausible. JDPriestly Sep 2012 #21

Good question? left on green only Sep 2012 #23

Christian Extremists lobodons Sep 2012 #11

Fanatics; religious, political or otherwise nt MrScorpio Sep 2012 #14

Think of all the tourism money they could be raking in! socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #15

Very true jsr Sep 2012 #16

Interesting point, and it is truly part of the groups identity, and formal course of action. braddy Sep 2012 #17

crazy fucking assholes that ought to be locked up? trouble.smith Sep 2012 #18

A thought BlueinOhio Sep 2012 #19

Islam is inherent tribalistic, though. joshcryer Sep 2012 #22

can a tribal religion proselytize? BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #29

Terrorists are nothing but gangs meow2u3 Sep 2012 #24

i thought this was an Al-Qaeda revenge attack for killing their latest #2 guy BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #25

That does not further the MEME BP. Reality is not allowed to intrude in political discussions today Vincardog Sep 2012 #30

I have not thought about this. I don't know anything about gangs. nt patrice Sep 2012 #26

i'm in a gang BOG PERSON Sep 2012 #31

True. And when they do, do people fall all over themselves to rationalize, justify & 'explain' it? Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #27

+1. Especially when the violence kills a person whose not involved in that gang war riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #34

and crazy zealots. nt ladjf Sep 2012 #32

I'd hardly call gangs religious. L0oniX Sep 2012 #33

There are certainly parallels between the Middle Eastern fanatics and the Bloods/Crips. Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #35

So the point is both groups are despicable former-republican Sep 2012 #36

When gangs kill people we don't blame the people who provoked them 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #37