[Europe] Lorry rams into Berlin market

[Geilinor]

You know as much as these guys love to use the "Religion of Peace" meme. Iv'e yet to actually see a politician or liberal use that term. maybe it's because I live in the United States I don't know.

Really? Are you a hermit or something? The president has called Islam a religion of peace, and while he's not a liberal, he's definitely a politician.

So did George W. Bush. Nobody threw a fit then.

[Hashemite Arabiyah]

Really? Are you a hermit or something? The president has called Islam a religion of peace, and while he's not a liberal, he's definitely a politician.

So did George W. Bush. Nobody threw a fit then.

"The English translation is not as eloquent as the original Arabic, but let me quote from the Koran, itself: In the long run, evil in the extreme will be the end of those who do evil. For that they rejected the signs of Allah and held them up to ridicule. The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war."
-- George W Bush

[Gauthier]

So did George W. Bush. Nobody threw a fit then.

"The English translation is not as eloquent as the original Arabic, but let me quote from the Koran, itself: In the long run, evil in the extreme will be the end of those who do evil. For that they rejected the signs of Allah and held them up to ridicule. The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war."
-- George W Bush

George W. Bush is obviously a Daesh sympathizer. *nod nod*

[Crockerland]

Really? Are you a hermit or something? The president has called Islam a religion of peace, and while he's not a liberal, he's definitely a politician.

So did George W. Bush. Nobody threw a fit then.

People didn't throw a fit because Bush was probably doing a bunch of other dumb shit at the same time.

[United Kingdom of Kent]

Very sad event at anytime, let alone this time of the year of all. The BBC is likewise reporting the death toll as 12 now, with it only likely to rise.

They seemed to have had an audio interview running of what I can only assume was the lorry companies manager who said the man who ran was not his driver.

[Empire of Narnia]

Apparently the attacker was a refugee.

[The Islamic State of Swedenstan]

The Russians must have hacked the GPS.

[New Werpland]

The Russians must have hacked the GPS.

Stop trying to shift the blame from Hillary Clinton for trying to religiously discriminate against Bernie Sanders in an email thread!

hahahahaha

[Quintanilla]

Apparently the attacker was a refugee.

Thanks, Merkel.

[Gauthier]

Apparently the attacker was a refugee.

Thanks, Merkel.

They all need to go now. *nod nod*

[Quintanilla]

Thanks, Merkel.

They all need to go now. *nod nod*

Merkel can go with them. I'd like to see how long she lasts in a crowd of them.

[Gauthier]

They all need to go now. *nod nod*

Merkel can go with them. I'd like to see how long she lasts in a crowd of them.

You would watch wouldn't you?

[Dwalin]

Apparently the attacker was a refugee.

Thanks, Merkel.

Like she is responsible...

[Quintanilla]

Merkel can go with them. I'd like to see how long she lasts in a crowd of them.

You would watch wouldn't you?

And you'd still find a way to blame everyone but the refugees.

[Trahanland]

Thanks, Merkel.

Like she is responsible...

Pretty sure it was an ironic echo of the 'Thanks Obama' stuff.

Though failing that, it is still appropriate since she's been a major proponent of the refugee programs that this fellow came in under and which have caused a number of problems in Germany and, in a broader sense, Europe as a whole.

[New Werpland]

Like she is responsible...

Pretty sure it was an ironic echo of the 'Thanks Obama' stuff.

Though failing that, it is still appropriate since she's been a major proponent of the refugee programs that this fellow came in under and which have caused a number of problems in Germany and, in a broader sense, Europe as a whole.

FYROM was dealing with the situation 20/20 before Merkel got involved.

[Dwalin]

Like she is responsible...

Pretty sure it was an ironic echo of the 'Thanks Obama' stuff.

Though failing that, it is still appropriate since she's been a major proponent of the refugee programs that this fellow came in under and which have caused a number of problems in Germany and, in a broader sense, Europe as a whole.

Attacks such as these would have happened with or without Merkel accepting refugees. And honestly, no offense to the victims or their relatives of these attacks, but saving over a million lives is more than worth it. The few lives that were lost are nothing compared to the lives she saved thanks to her policy.
Western Europeans often tend to forget that they're at war, and in a war the enemy will strike back whenever, wherever and however it can.

[Dwalin]

You would watch wouldn't you?

And you'd still find a way to blame everyone but the refugees.

Nobody has to find a way for that. Its a simple fact that the refugees are not to blame for it.

[Parhe]

For fucks sake people.

For one, attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims kill far more than Right wing loonies. And two...that doesn't even fucking matter right now, because for one, we don't know who did it, and two, details are just coming in.

Politicize it later, whatever. Yeah, it was probably a Muslim, and yeah, we probably need to be better at counterterrorism efforts and integrating Muslims into Europe. Because the status quo is a complete failure.

Until we know the perp tho, lets be calm.

A quick fact check, Muslims commit less terror attacks than right wingers (not per capita) you just don't hear about it because we associate terrorism with certain people.

Are you sure this is the case in Europe/EU as the poster was talking about?

[Kaitjan]

Is Gauthier paid to blame anyone and everyone but Islam by the Russians? Is he a Russian troll?

Anyways, this is a tragedy.

Welcome to the new, multicultural and tolerant Europe, FAM. Enjoy your stay.

[James_xenoland]

Pretty sure it was an ironic echo of the 'Thanks Obama' stuff.

Though failing that, it is still appropriate since she's been a major proponent of the refugee programs that this fellow came in under and which have caused a number of problems in Germany and, in a broader sense, Europe as a whole.

Attacks such as these would have happened with or without Merkel accepting refugees. And honestly, no offense to the victims or their relatives of these attacks, but saving over a million lives is more than worth it. The few lives that were lost are nothing compared to the lives she saved thanks to her policy.
Western Europeans often tend to forget that they're at war, and in a war the enemy will strike back whenever, wherever and however it can.

Saving those "lives" was and is not Merkel's job, protecting German lives very much IS though! So nice try but fail.

Repugnant, logically/factually bankrupt views like this go a long way in making the modern left look like such a joke.

[Farnhamia]

Attacks such as these would have happened with or without Merkel accepting refugees. And honestly, no offense to the victims or their relatives of these attacks, but saving over a million lives is more than worth it. The few lives that were lost are nothing compared to the lives she saved thanks to her policy.
Western Europeans often tend to forget that they're at war, and in a war the enemy will strike back whenever, wherever and however it can.

Saving those "lives" was and is not Merkel's job, protecting German lives very much IS though! So nice try but fail.

Repugnant, logically/factually bankrupt views like this go a long way in making the modern left look like such a joke.

Perhaps but your sentiment only serves to make the modern right look like a crowd of small, frightened people cowering in a corner and growling at anyone in need who ventures near. You are judged by how you help those who cannot help themselves.

[Kaitjan]

Saving those "lives" was and is not Merkel's job, protecting German lives very much IS though! So nice try but fail.

Repugnant, logically/factually bankrupt views like this go a long way in making the modern left look like such a joke.

Perhaps but your sentiment only serves to make the modern right look like a crowd of small, frightened people cowering in a corner and growling at anyone in need who ventures near. You are judged by how you help those who cannot help themselves.

And why is that? My country (which is not Germany, but still) is not responsible for the rest of the world. It is responsible for its own people. It is not a charity for the benefit of everybody else.

[Luziyca]

...it would be a miracle if I make it out of 2016 with even the most atomic shred of faith in humanity left. At this point, I feel that humans as a whole are savage critters, and that while we can try and hide these savage instincts, it can never go away.

Condolences to the victims.

[Farnhamia]

Perhaps but your sentiment only serves to make the modern right look like a crowd of small, frightened people cowering in a corner and growling at anyone in need who ventures near. You are judged by how you help those who cannot help themselves.

And why is that? My country (which is not Germany, but still) is not responsible for the rest of the world. It is responsible for its own people. It is not a charity for the benefit of everybody else.

Celebrating Christmas this year, are you?