Posts by freemindfade

there are so many people that confuse Sikh people, or any brown people as Muslim in the U.S. means that there is some crossover in a lot of people's mind between "middle easterner" and "Muslim.

That could be possible, I suppose some people who have lived in remote areas and not in among people of middle eastern decent wouldn't know the difference. I had lived in a neighborhood of mostly Egyptian, Palestinian, and Lebanese individuals. Now they were Muslim and christian and typically there was a stark difference. Also I have to say these people were incredibly hospitable and have amazing food (something I love :) ) and culture. An Egyptian christian in that community would not think twice before inviting a stranger into their home and feeding them and giving them tea, they really were kind and compassionate. Muslims... not very friendly in that neighborhood. And when you see women in head to two burka walking behind a man its not to hard to tell their religion.

I have hired and known many muslim as well, I would call them moderates. I treated them as my dear friends and never with any bias. Doesn't mean I subscribe to their ideas anymore than I do Jehovah's Witnesses. I think JWs perpetuate dangerous ideas, I think the same of Islam. That is not Xenophobia. My favorite place on earth is New York City (and I am talking about the real nyc not the disneyland times square crap, im mean outer boroughs), the mixes of people and cultures make it one of the only places i would live in America. Being a xenophobe and living in NYC would be like being a homophobe and living on gay street in San Francisco lol. Doesn't really make sense.

All 3 of those religions need to be done away with because they create the same problems, to varying degrees.

I agree, but like I said earlier I don't believe every religion is created equal just as any political government is the same, some are in fact worse. Whatever hatred was fostered by the first two seems turned up a notch in the 3rd one. Commandments to beat your wife, commandments to torture, teachings of deceptions that could be compared to the way Georffery Jackson misleads others to protect the religions. Anyone ever heard of Taqiya? or how about Kitman? These are teachings of one particular religious group. Look them up.

Even if you take the terrorism element away, the core teachings of Islam are very oppressive and damaging to its members. Much like the religion many here had escaped from.

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

Billybobber it was more about the way it was delivered.

Can you admit that white males like yourself are far more likely to commit mass murder in this country?

If i had this discussion with an African american person and speaking statistically said to them "you are more likely to shoot me in a violent crime because your black" hey I am just talking about statistics. No that sounds incredibly distasteful. Racial statistics and the extremism idealism of any religion (Muslim or christian) are not the same thing.

Still you hear

if you disrespect Islam, that's racism and bigotry

if you are suspicious of Muslims that islamaphobia

If those things are true that would make pretty much everyone on this site a racist, bigoted jehovahphobe.

This whole site is about bashing one religion. How do we feel about full-in witnesses who support all the actions of the borganization even if they may say they disagree with some things but the desert god will sort it out? Do they bare any guilt for endorsing the ideas, policies, and governing authority of that religion? When they say no we are not permissive to pedophiles that is ludicrous, because in their cult way they say the whole organization top down as not permissive. It doesn't change that the system of ideas and beliefs is harmful.

I understand what you guys are saying, and in other posts on here I have even posted the statistics you speak of, yes home grown terrorists have killed more. But this is where they are, they are home grown. How many white chritian nut jobs have committed terrorism in the middle east? I really don't know but I am guessing not many if any at all, because they aren't there.

The shooting at the abortion clinic was an act of terrorism, for christian ideas. This nonsense needs to be worked out of our society as does ideas of any other religion that basis its belief on outdated ideas of hatred and murder.

I acknowledge the historic statistics. But, with Paris and now this, there is probably another one around the corner, whether is connected ti ISIS or not the radical ideas of jihad are spreading and are a sleeping giant of a problem we can't ignore.

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

I know, it's mind blowingly complex and a hard concept to grasp that there could actually be a link between "getting a gun" and "shooting someone with a gun" but it's possible that it's there. Just just have to remove the NRA cult goggles.

Simon unless I'm missing it I don't think anyone on here denies that correlation and also most (even pro-gun folks) are not saying anything against tighter restriction, most want it as well.

What I do see is when someone says that saying ban all guns is not likely a reality they are accused of being a gun nut and supporting the NRA. And its not even that they themselves wouldn't like them all banned its just acknowledgement of reality. Even if every developed country in the world banned them, there will still be supply and demand, that is not saying that it won't reduce violence, its just one solution to a large complex problem of humans who are determined to harm one another.

When someone points out the accountability of the shooter or shooters be they loan deranged individuals or part of religious extremism, they are not necessarily downplaying the role of guns in it just by saying there other unacceptable issues at play too. Still on here if you say anything other than ban guns its taken as you are NRA right wing gun nut promoting a gun agenda and that is just not true.

Simply put some people acknowledge that banning guns is no more going to happen than someone is going to wave a magic wand and make them all disappear. If the discussion is would them all disappearing have an affect yes it would. N body here would deny that. But its part of your jumping to alternate reality, we have to deal with this one we are in. I really feel anyone discussing other aspects of the issues is not preaching gun rights by default.

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

Youre right. Its a huge biased conspiracy. I hate the race of Muslims. Oh wait. That's not a race. It's an outdated set of dark age ideas. I am biased against Islam and more people should have the balls to say it. It's a religion people! And not a very good one!! Wake up.

Im not biased however against anyone's race as you seem to be. And I am not biased against someone for simply owning a gun if they are not using it to harm others.

When you say this.

Wethersfield it is an angry white police officer or an angry white ptsd serviceman or an angry white Christian civilian the odds are far greater.

You bashing an entire race dude.

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

I'm going to sleep to dream of a world without guns

238

Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

Ah yes. My "are" was supposed to be "aren't." My bad.

So to clarify these white mass shooters have mental problems and environment that exacerbates the issue. They have suicidal tendencies

Jihadist are just zealous Muslims not predesposed but religious. For the record. See silent Buddha I wasnt going back and editing or I would have fixed that lol.

Trying to do too many things at once correcting others spelling instead of checkingy own ;)

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

That's not my quote dude lol what the hell is wrong with you? I never said that. I didn't say that and edit it.

I think you meant edit not exit. It's OK I'll take care of that for you too my little crayon eating friend :)

Bottom line this had turned into a gun debate. It doesn't change that this is in fact a terrorist style attack like Paris. Who cares how each got the guns. The reality is each found their way to commit jihad.

Another thing to consider is might have people who knew or saw this couple and thought something was fishy have not said anything out of fear of being labeled a bigot or islamaphobe? Food for thought (for the thinkers)

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Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

by James Mixon in

san bernardino california.

up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

disabilities.

freemindfade

did you just say that Islamic terrorists have a genetic disposition to callous violence??? You are speaking out of raw emotion or you are just stupid.

If you learned how to read jackass you would see that's exactly not what I said. I said deranged people who committ mass shootings are one thing and people who do it for religion are another.

But it's OK I'll clear it up for you. Go back to eating crayons and licking windows there buddy.