Shooting at Muhammad cartoon conference in Dallas

[Imperium Sidhicum]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

[Jamzmania]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

Especially ones that have a history of reacting violently to the slightest provocation. I'm not really surprised that it happened, but thank God only one person got hurt.

[The Flame Dawn]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

Especially ones that have a history of reacting violently to the slightest provocation. I'm not really surprised that it happened, but thank God only one person got hurt.

Some man in Balitmore was like "I'm happy that only a cop got shot"

[Ereria]

Could people just stop being assholes to eachother. Don't provocate nor shoot people, pls

[Gauthier]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

Especially ones that have a history of reacting violently to the slightest provocation. I'm not really surprised that it happened, but thank God only one person got hurt.

Oh that's riight, people forget every single Muslim in existence is biologically wired to kill anyone who mocks their faith. *nod nod*

[Seraven]

It's America, man!

They let everybody in as long as they exercise free speech.

Indeed.

Compare to, say, Indonesia, who allows imams and habibs to preach hatred against the ahli-kitab and ahmadiyya in the mosque's mimbars and people to thoughtlessly engaging in holocaust-denial, while jailing an atheist for his blasphemy against the Prophet pbuh.

I repeat (this is Azurand btw), as the part of the Faith for a long time, I know that most Muslims are nice, normal people. It's just that... a lot of them really need to stop engaging in ridiculous persecution complex.

Then the other religions need to stop engaging too.

Could people just stop being assholes to eachother. Don't provocate nor shoot people, pls

It's the consequences of discussing religion.

[Jamzmania]

Especially ones that have a history of reacting violently to the slightest provocation. I'm not really surprised that it happened, but thank God only one person got hurt.

Oh that's riight, people forget every single Muslim in existence is biologically wired to kill anyone who mocks their faith. *nod nod*

I didn't say that and you know it.

[Benuty]

Indeed.

Compare to, say, Indonesia, who allows imams and habibs to preach hatred against the ahli-kitab and ahmadiyya in the mosque's mimbars and people to thoughtlessly engaging in holocaust-denial, while jailing an atheist for his blasphemy against the Prophet pbuh.

I repeat (this is Azurand btw), as the part of the Faith for a long time, I know that most Muslims are nice, normal people. It's just that... a lot of them really need to stop engaging in ridiculous persecution complex.

Then the other religions need to stop engaging too.

Could people just stop being assholes to eachother. Don't provocate nor shoot people, pls

It's the consequences of discussing religion.

A consequence that does not always occur thus rendering it a potential consequence.

[Lyrian Oligarchic Royal Empire]

Then the other religions need to stop engaging too.



It's the consequences of discussing religion.

A consequence that does not always occur thus rendering it a potential consequence.

I had an electricity joke ready, then realized it wasn't funny.

[Wulfenia]

So on the one side we have what sounds like a bunch of Islamophobes, and on the other we have Islamic extremists. Could somebody please remind me which ones I'm supposed to dislike more?

The ones shooting people?

[Imperium Sidhicum]

Especially ones that have a history of reacting violently to the slightest provocation. I'm not really surprised that it happened, but thank God only one person got hurt.

Oh that's riight, people forget every single Muslim in existence is biologically wired to kill anyone who mocks their faith. *nod nod*

Are you suggesting that they are not?

[Gauthier]

Oh that's riight, people forget every single Muslim in existence is biologically wired to kill anyone who mocks their faith. *nod nod*

Are you suggesting that they are not?

And are you suggesting they are?

[Wulfenia]

I tend to lean towards the side that doesn't make its point with bullets.

I tend to lead towards the opposing side of anyone "fighting" righters.

You do realize that the shooters "fighting righters," are probably more fucking right wing than the people they're shooting, right?

[Miletos]

I tend to lead towards the opposing side of anyone "fighting" righters.

You do realize that the shooters "fighting righters," are probably more fucking right wing than the people they're shooting, right?

Given the group in question, being more right-wing than them would be extremely difficult, but it gets to a point where both groups are peddling such utterly repellent views that in general there's no meaningful difference between them, with the caveat that in this instance the people shooting are in the wrong because they're shooting.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

Are you suggesting that they are not?

And are you suggesting they are?

I am being sarcastic about your uncalled-for overreaction, because nothing of the sort was being suggested to begin with.

[Gauthier]

And are you suggesting they are?

I am being sarcastic about your uncalled-for overreaction, because nothing of the sort was being suggested to begin with.

Sarcasm doesn't work when it sounds too plausible from the one making it.

[Skappola]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

That's a bit of victim blaming, isn't it?

[Wulfenia]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

That's a bit of victim blaming, isn't it?

"A bit."?

[Gauthier]

If you start a conference on a subject bound to piss off over one billion people, don't be surprised some of them are going to react violently.

That's a bit of victim blaming, isn't it?

The contest was textbook baiting though. Deliberately rub in a sensitive religious topic in hopes that easily offended radicals looking for an excuse to be violent take the bait, then when easily offended radicals act violently in response to the bait hold them up as gold standard examples of Muslims everywhere.

[The Alexanderians]

Indeed.

Compare to, say, Indonesia, who allows imams and habibs to preach hatred against the ahli-kitab and ahmadiyya in the mosque's mimbars and people to thoughtlessly engaging in holocaust-denial, while jailing an atheist for his blasphemy against the Prophet pbuh.

I repeat (this is Azurand btw), as the part of the Faith for a long time, I know that most Muslims are nice, normal people. It's just that... a lot of them really need to stop engaging in ridiculous persecution complex.

Then the other religions need to stop engaging too.

Could people just stop being assholes to eachother. Don't provocate nor shoot people, pls

It's the consequences of discussing religion.

I've had plenty of conversations with people about religion, and many of which did not devolve into anyone being an asshole to anyone else.

[Skappola]

That's a bit of victim blaming, isn't it?

"A bit."?

Okay, so it's entirely victim blaming.

[L Ron Cupboard]

Let me go out on a limb here and guess the names of the two attackers: Ahmed and Muhammad. Just a wild guess.

Should have gone for Elton.

[Living Freedom Land]

Could people just stop being assholes to eachother. Don't provocate nor shoot people, pls

The right to express provocative views is an important thing to protect in a free society.

And thankfully the US is one of the few countries without authoritarian hate speech laws.

[Wulfenia]

You do realize that the shooters "fighting righters," are probably more fucking right wing than the people they're shooting, right?

Given the group in question, being more right-wing than them would be extremely difficult, but it gets to a point where both groups are peddling such utterly repellent views that in general there's no meaningful difference between them, with the caveat that in this instance the people shooting are in the wrong because they're shooting.

All I've seen SIAO do is protest against "Islamization," which is stupid, but hardly as right wing as believing in establishing a theocracy.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

I am being sarcastic about your uncalled-for overreaction, because nothing of the sort was being suggested to begin with.

Sarcasm doesn't work when it sounds too plausible from the one making it.

Maybe, but that is irrelevant here. The poster you attacked with a sarcastic remark was in fact making a point about such conferences inciting unrest by provoking people who have a religious obligation to defend their faith against mockery (which is a fact), and who are therefore far more likely to become violent over such incidents, and indeed have, than members of other faiths who have no such obligations (which is also a fact).

Hence I fail to see the relevance of your initial comment attacking that post.