Boston Marathon Terrorist Attack

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

I take it you're not including shopping mall, cinema, high school or kindergarten shootings ...

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Those were not perpetrated by any Islamist. In their minds some US citizens have special rights and derogation when it comes to doing some stuff...

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Of course, there are idiots in every country, but there's a part of me that thinks the behaviour of those celebrating the Boston suspect's capture was more typical of a mainstream way of thinking than was the attack on a paediatrician by people thinking they were a paedophile.

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Who makes and watches most patriotic and violent movies on this planet?!
Which country has the 2nd highest level of brainwashing it's citizens, 2nd only to North Korea, into believing that they are so special and better then other nations on Earth?!

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Originally Posted by ioan

Who makes and watches most patriotic and violent movies on this planet?!
Which country has the 2nd highest level of brainwashing it's citizens, 2nd only to North Korea, into believing that they are so special and better then other nations on Earth?!

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Yours? :p :

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

I take it you're not including shopping mall, cinema, high school or kindergarten shootings ...

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There is a fine line between terrorism and just plain old garden variety head cases. Based on the criteria of terrorism occurring on political or religious grounds, then those incidents should be excluded. Even if you include them the percentages remain essentially as Roamy stated.

Islam, in the broadest sense, is a peaceful religion. It, like all religions, can be highjacked by extremists. That does not surprise me. What does surprise me is that such a large majority of Muslims worldwide sit on the side lines and have little to say in opposition to those who defame their religion by their actions. You hear little condemnation of the ones responsible. More importantly, little action taken to oppose or stop it.

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Originally Posted by Starter

Islam, in the broadest sense, is a peaceful religion. It, like all religions, can be highjacked by extremists. That does not surprise me. What does surprise me is that such a large majority of Muslims worldwide sit on the side lines and have little to say in opposition to those who defame their religion by their actions. You hear little condemnation of the ones responsible. More importantly, little action taken to oppose or stop it.

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What you hear of these things is what your favoured media outlets choose to tell you. Do you have any Muslim acquaintances or friends?

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Originally Posted by Starter

Yours? :p :

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Nope. ;)

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Originally Posted by Starter

Islam, in the broadest sense, is a peaceful religion. It, like all religions, can be highjacked by extremists. That does not surprise me. What does surprise me is that such a large majority of Muslims worldwide sit on the side lines and have little to say in opposition to those who defame their religion by their actions. You hear little condemnation of the ones responsible. More importantly, little action taken to oppose or stop it.

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How many people do really have and voice their own opinions? Not many at all.
One recent case that springs to mind is from the US, it's the Occupy Wall Street case, where even though many people know and feel that things are wrong in today's economic reality they didn't move a finger to support those who tried to make a move.
In the case of the Muslims it's the other way around.

In the end 99% of all people are not made for driving a change, whatever that would be, they are just made to follow the leader. It is due to several factors, the biggest one being education, or lack of it.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

What you hear of these things is what your favoured media outlets choose to tell you. Do you have any Muslim acquaintances or friends?

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yes, several.

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Originally Posted by ioan

First of all, my condolences to the families of the victims of the bombing.

Secondly, what exactly is your problem with Europeans? Is it because we think differently about wars and human rights? This has been discussed to death around here with the conclusions we all know.

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As is evident with the comments regarding Islam, not all Europeans are an issue just those, like you, who apparently does not read the posts that

constantly demean the people of the United States.

To anyone with a modicum of intelligence, the reaction as a result of the fear perpetrated by these two men who have taken advantage of

what the US offers but in particular what this small town within the city of Boston felt. People in a closely knit community reacted as any people will

when confronted with people like these two were responsible for the horrific death and injury perpetrated on the people of Watertown, Boston and the

US. So, give us a little latitude and give us a few moments of comfort amidst the fear these people felt all week.