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Our terrorism double standard: After Paris, let’s stop blaming Muslims and take a hard look..
salon ^ | Nov. 14, 2015 | Ben Norton

Posted on 11/14/2015 11:03:18 AM PST by PROCON

Any time there is an attack on civilians in the post-9/11 West, demagogues immediately blame it on Muslims. They frequently lack evidence, but depend on the blunt force of anti-Muslim bigotry to bolster their accusations.

Actual evidence, on the other hand, shows that less than two percent of terrorist attacks from 2009 to 2013 in the E.U. were religiously motivated. In 2013, just one percent of the 152 terrorist attacks were religious in nature; in 2012, less than three percent of the 219 terrorist attacks were inspired by religion.

The vast majority of terrorist attacks in these years were motivated by ethno-nationalism or separatism. In 2013, 55 percent of terrorist attacks were ethno-nationalist or separatist in nature; in 2012, more than three-quarters (76 percent) of terrorist attacks were inspired by ethno-nationalism or separatism.

These facts, nonetheless, have never stopped the prejudiced pundits from insisting otherwise.

On Friday the 13th of November, militants massacred at least 127 people in Paris in a series of heinous attacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: bennorton; europeanunion; france; germany; iran; islamofascism; liberalism; nato; paris; parisattacks; salon; unitedkingdom; waronterror
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To: Gaffer

To these idiots Christians handing out pamphlets in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic consititutes a terrorist attack, while the muslim student at UC Merced who was shot after stabbing several random people, and who had left behind a manifesto mentioning Allah and ISIS, doesn’t.


61 posted on 11/14/2015 11:31:36 AM PST by skeeter
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To: DiogenesLamp

What is he, fourteen?


62 posted on 11/14/2015 11:32:10 AM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: PROCON

Who you going to believe, Salon or your lying eyes?

Pray America wakes


63 posted on 11/14/2015 11:32:43 AM PST by bray (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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To: skeeter

I remember watching the floor debate when the Democrats had control and they passed their Abortion Hitler Laws for Abortion Protesters. It was then I realized the Devil had control of this country.


64 posted on 11/14/2015 11:33:08 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: JusPasenThru
Remind me why we are quoting him?

The usual reasons.

To emphasize and reemphasize how stupid and deadly liberalism and liberal thought is to a free and civilized society.

Other than that, 'cuz I'm bored :-)

65 posted on 11/14/2015 11:34:07 AM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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To: Riley
What is he, fourteen?

Mentally, if not physically.

66 posted on 11/14/2015 11:36:46 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: PROCON

Of course we all know it’s crazed white haired infirmed grandmothers with walking canes screaming ....turn that hop head music down! Liberals are deluded and insane.


67 posted on 11/14/2015 11:37:52 AM PST by Conservative4Ever (ENOUGH!! Man the pitch forks and torches...let the revolution begin!!!)
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To: DiogenesLamp

68 posted on 11/14/2015 11:38:23 AM PST by DaveyB (Live free or die!)
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To: rovenstinez

“Of the FIVE cardinal truths held most dear by Muslims, the 5th is JIHAD.”

It is actually less formally considered the sixth, of the five pillars of islam:

1. Shahada - Swearing that there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.
2. Salat - Prayer
3. Zakāt - Charity/Tithing
4. Sawm - Fasting during Ramadan
5. Hajj - Pilgrimage to Mecca


69 posted on 11/14/2015 11:38:32 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: MortMan

The refuse to admit the truth that Islam is a religious/political belief, there is NO separation of church and state, the church of Islam is THE STATE.


70 posted on 11/14/2015 11:38:33 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: MortMan

Exactly, just spouting off numbers doesn’t prove anything.

Did you know most people are below average intelligence??

;) ...so many people say “really?” and have obviously not thought it through.


71 posted on 11/14/2015 11:40:45 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: DaveyB; DiogenesLamp
YUP...


72 posted on 11/14/2015 11:41:32 AM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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To: PROCON
Salon, really?
73 posted on 11/14/2015 11:43:49 AM PST by Company Man (I've got a Princess Bride quote and I'm not afraid to use it)
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To: PROCON

How can anyone have a shred of respect for jihadis when they won’t attack the great satan city of San Francisco?


74 posted on 11/14/2015 11:46:34 AM PST by Rockpile
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To: PROCON

Blithering butt-tards... At least we can easily identify this lot of domestic enemies.


75 posted on 11/14/2015 11:49:40 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: DiogenesLamp

He reminds me of one of those Children of the Damned all grown up, at least physically.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Damned


76 posted on 11/14/2015 11:50:56 AM PST by Sioux-san
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Someday we will read the story:

The government if Iran vaporized Israel yesterday after a barrage of 50 nuclear weapons turned the entire country into glowing glass. The leader of Iran along with the leaders of 57 islamic nations put out a press conference praising the all powerful and merciful Allah, as spontaneous celebrations burst forth in every muslim village world wide with loud chants of Allah Ahkbar!!!! Almost 100% of Israels population is believed dead. In a statement President Obama said that these attacks have nothing to do with Islam


77 posted on 11/14/2015 11:51:20 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: PROCON

Go to hell, salon, with the savages you love so much.


78 posted on 11/14/2015 11:59:00 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: PROCON

One of two things. Ben is on some serious drugs or he is a closet Muslim.

5.56mm


79 posted on 11/14/2015 12:02:12 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: PROCON

ISIS is taking credit for Paris.

Doesn’t the first letter “I” in ISIS stand for Islamic?

Is that too tough to understand?

So we should blame Buddhists?
.


80 posted on 11/14/2015 12:03:55 PM PST by Mears
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