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Topic: Shooting at Sikh temple
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Faith Knowflake Posts: 2083 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 06, 2012 07:52 AM
One of the defining characteristics of the modern American political climate is radical bigotry against Muslims...and Sikhs, who are mistaken for Muslims. quote: Since 9/11, Sikh groups in the United States have reported a rise in bias attacks. There have been more than 700 reports of hate-related incidents against Sikhs since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to the Associated Press. "Sikhs don't practice the same religion as Muslims," the AP noted, "but their long beards and turbans often cause them to be mistaken for Muslims, advocates say."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/sikh-temple-shooting-175002467.html I find it odd that details about the shooter(s) haven't been released yet. At least one congregant is saying there were actually four shooters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRBuhXeXels&feature=youtu.be
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Delilah Knowflake Posts: 682 From: Registered: Sep 2010
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posted August 06, 2012 06:00 PM
Well, it's the same as this arrogant attitude that because we're American nothing else matters. We don't need to know anything about other cultures. We should be proud of our ignorance and hatred. So much hatred and for what? Because Mukesh or Muhammad aren't white and don't call the invisible man by the same name? ------------------ "We're stumbling around in a very dark age basically trying not to kill each other."- Powder IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 4507 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 07, 2012 09:26 AM
An extremely sad for America I understand they are looking for other white supremacists who knew about the pending attack. ------------------ As Angels above guide Human beings, Human Beings have the opportunity to be Angels on Earth, who guide the Animal kingdom. - Da Vinci IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 35489 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted August 07, 2012 10:07 AM
Very sad. Sikhs are very peaceful people. Senseless violence.------------------ Passion, Lust, Desire. Check out my journal http://www.mychristianpsychic.com/
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Faith Knowflake Posts: 2083 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 07, 2012 10:09 AM
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AcousticGod Knowflake Posts: 6534 From: Pleasanton, CA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 21, 2012 01:18 PM
Faith,Thought you might like this: http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/john-cusack-jonathan-turley-on-obamas-constitution/ IP: Logged |
katatonic Knowflake Posts: 8616 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted August 21, 2012 06:37 PM
yes this is where obama falls down, bigtime...funnily in the very place conservatives give him a pass more often than not...but anyone who thought he was going to be "anti-war" was not listening when he was running...he laid out his plans to kill bin laden...albeit he stuttered saying it...and pull down the iraq action while concentrating on afghanistan, i was under the impression at the time and still am, mostly, that his "minders" insisted on this. whether that is true or fairy tale, hard to say, but from his remarks to medyedev and others it is apparent that he understands a second term relies on his keeping those minders happy through the first. what this means to the future obama is open to much speculation! but he is so far hardly the pussy that conservatives make him out to be in reg to the military. as to the NDAA, i still think it is a load of treasonous garbage, passed by almost everyone in congress though a few held out for amendment of the passages applying to american citizens. had he vetoed it it would have been a purely symbolic gesture under the circumstances, but like randall, i think he should have done so anyway! IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 2083 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted August 22, 2012 10:01 AM
quote: Originally posted by AcousticGod: Faith,Thought you might like this: http://shannynmoore.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/john-cusack-jonathan-turley-on-ob amas-constitution/
Awesome, thank you. I've been following Turley for years, and it's great to see Cusack on the ball. quote: Cusack:And if he takes an oath before God to uphold the Constitution, and yet he decides it’s not politically expedient for him to deal with due process or spying on citizens and has his Attorney General justify murdering U.S. citizens — and then adds a signing statement saying, “Well, I’m not going to do anything with this stuff because I’m a good guy.”– one would think we would have to define this as a much graver threat than good or bad policy choices- correct?
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