Boston Marathon Bombings -
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It is terrible.
Do we have any members from Boston?
Do we have any members from Boston?
I'm not quite sure. I don't think I even know anybody from Boston. Still, it's an awful thing to hear about. Why anyone would do anything like that is beyond me.GrandNumberOfPounds said:
BigAltheGreat921
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They're saying a guy from Saudi Arabia is a prime suspect. If that's true, then I've lost all respect for the Middle East--all they like doing is hurting/killing Americans/other Western countries because their religion says so.
It's really fucked. A childhood friend ran in the marathon. Luckily, he got out unscathed. My ex-girlfriend hasn't heard back from her aunt, who also ran. I'm hoping she's ok.
Bob's Fries
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BigAltheGreat921 said:
I honestly hope not. Because we had enough shit reinforcing the stereotype that all Middle Eastern people are terrorists. Getting sick of this terrorist bullshit.
This is horrible. A real tragedy on what was supposed to be a fun day.
Don't put all Muslims into a single group. The Radicals that like to blow things up make up a fraction of 1% of the Muslim population. People that lump them all together disgust me.
Oh
. I wish the best for your ex's aunt.
BigAltheGreat921 said:
Don't put all Muslims into a single group. The Radicals that like to blow things up make up a fraction of 1% of the Muslim population. People that lump them all together disgust me.
bradsternum said:
Oh
. I wish the best for your ex's aunt.
BigAltheGreat921
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I didn't mean it that way, it's just I'm really pissed off right now. I also suspect it could've been some right-wing extremists. Apparently these groups have been on the rise as of late.Dunsparce said:
I honestly wouldn't be surprised with all the marriage equality stuff going on.BigAltheGreat921 said:
Bob's Fries
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Surtur said:
Hope he comes out in public and gets doxxed. Because this shit is just... Urgh.
It's crazy over here. I'm going to school a few blocks away from where the explosions happened. No one can use cell phones for calling or texting, so Facebook's just a massive wall of "You OK? I'm OK! We're OK too! Cool! What about ___? They're fine. Sweet." etc etc. Thankfully, no one I know has been hurt, but until my aunt facebooked me after my parents failed at calling, everyone's been a bit worried. In the meantime, there are helicopters everywhere and its advised that we all stay inside.
Most students, outside of Facebook hysteria mode seem pretty underwhelmed by it all though. While it's awful that it's happened, I find some of the reactions over the top (mainly the Pray For Boston images), but then, I don't know. Whatever makes people feel better, I suppose.
Most students, outside of Facebook hysteria mode seem pretty underwhelmed by it all though. While it's awful that it's happened, I find some of the reactions over the top (mainly the Pray For Boston images), but then, I don't know. Whatever makes people feel better, I suppose.
I actually got to leave class early today since my last teacher of the day had a friend running in the Boston marathon. :/ She's quite a lady. She's battled cancer and she's legally blind, but she's out there running. Luckily she's fine. She was just a quarter mile away from the explosions, actually...
I really hope they get intel on who's responsible soon. There's no way to justify or rationalize it all...
I really hope they get intel on who's responsible soon. There's no way to justify or rationalize it all...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/1 ... _ref=media
I used to think Seth MacFarlane was one of the worst Americans alive because he's always poking fun at 9/11. I think this guy just took that title from him.
I used to think Seth MacFarlane was one of the worst Americans alive because he's always poking fun at 9/11. I think this guy just took that title from him.
The Hunter said:
To be fair, Seth MacFarlane just barely missed one of the flights, so it can be interpreted (rather freely) that humor is how he comes to terms with surviving such a close shave with history.
This Erik guy, however, has no excuse.
As far as im concerned, the bombing could have been done by the muslim association of especially muslimy muslims, and those twats who are automatically scaremongering that this is a muslim attack would still be subhuman pieces of shit. The appropriate immidiate reaction to mass death and/or maiming is not to desperately try to blame people you hate and try to start a witchunt against them or make as many people as you can hate them.
Those who spread shit like this, be they some especially fundie muslim in the middle east who blames everything from shark attacks to bad haircuts to "jewish conspiracies" to far left pseudo progressive fuckwads who whine about it being an inside job by the evil neocon bourgeoisie, to the right wing shitstains now trying to capitalise of this attack are all, universally, and without exception, cuntbags of the highest degree
Those who spread shit like this, be they some especially fundie muslim in the middle east who blames everything from shark attacks to bad haircuts to "jewish conspiracies" to far left pseudo progressive fuckwads who whine about it being an inside job by the evil neocon bourgeoisie, to the right wing shitstains now trying to capitalise of this attack are all, universally, and without exception, cuntbags of the highest degree
^ And during the 2005 london bombings, almost everyone in my german class suggested it was the french (with a few thinking it was the IRA) simply because it was the day after London beat out Paris in hosting the olympics. When something is topical in the news, it is rather more likely to be blamed if immediately concurrent to it there is something bad happening. In both cases however, neither my classmates nor yours (im guessing at least) went on/will go onto the internet to try and rally a lynch mob against the french or north koreans.
Wingnuts and their panderers at the moment however are trying to do this, and thus qualify as utter sacks of warthog shit for immidiately thinking mass death and suffering is something they can make a cheap political buck off
Wingnuts and their panderers at the moment however are trying to do this, and thus qualify as utter sacks of warthog shit for immidiately thinking mass death and suffering is something they can make a cheap political buck off
I immediately thought it was an American citizen. Domestic terrorism is becoming some kind of fad lately.Niachu said:
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