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JDPriestly

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21. Rachel Maddow's theory is plausible.

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 05:46 AM

Sep 2012

But the killers were heavily armed and organized. The mass of angry people probably would not have killed Stevens by themselves even if they had made their way into part of the compound.

I recall that the first reports said that Stevens had died of smoke inhalation. Has that been confirmed?

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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