a clearly identifiable and recognizable target, preferably one that can be spotted from a distance by their accent, dress or complexion. And if they are not immediately available, anyone who doesn't share that view will just have to do in a pinch. Legitimate security personnel and agencies, the real warriors, know they need Muslim allies, they rely on them for intelligence and they know alienating all Muslims will only make the problem much worse by intimidating innocent people, increasing the pool of real and potential enemies and essentially playing into the terrorist narrative. This is why they are so careful about what they say.
But the armchair patriot, safe at home watching Fox or Rush, fondling his shiny new assault rifle, doesn't want to waste time on subtleties and complexity. He jes' wants to git hisself a raghaid.
What I find really terrifying is that the more perceptive, aware Conservative, who certainly can't accept that ugly and overly simplistic scenario, still supports it, still promotes it, at least publicly. I can only surmise it is political. It is a pandering to those he feels are his natural allies. After all, it is an election year, the Obama legacy must be expunged, real issues like health care and tax policy must be "reformed", and their natural constituency is diminishing as the nation gets younger, browner, more urban and poorer.
"The riot squad is restless, it needs someplace to go."
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The RWA mentality needs to fear and loathe somebody;
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- Bad time to talk about restricting guns. Really bad. (n/t)
- Bowser, it's "too soon"...
- Obama was quick to call for gun control. How long will it take for him to say we were attacked by Isis. N/T
- Rob, we weren't attacked by ISIS
- The only thing that scares me is your attitude towards this. There's really no point in elaborating. n/t
- Then you're an idiot and I refuse to elaborate further
- Just what do you think Isis "is"? n/t
- A wannabe "Caliphate"
- No. It's not Rob.
- Just what do you think Isis "is"? n/t
- Then you're an idiot and I refuse to elaborate further
- The only thing that scares me is your attitude towards this. There's really no point in elaborating. n/t
- Why does that matter more to you...
- Rob, we weren't attacked by ISIS
- Why choose between "gun violence" and "Islamic terrorism"?
- Yemen has less than half the rate of gun violence as does the US. There has to be a way to work together to lessen it.
- It was radical fucking Islamic terrorism. I so "wanted to see that". You ass...I
- Conservatives would rather see recent events as "Islamic Terror" rather than "Gun Violence."
- "the U.S. gun-related murder rate is almost 20 times that of the other 22."
- It appears that everyone is circling the wagons. n/t