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FBI foils Kansas militia terrorist attack on Muslims
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Gordon Shumway
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Uh oh..were they brown?
Mammoth Jones
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Who's been working the weak minded up and demonizing Muslims in the US?
Trumps campaign. That's the answer.
DragonSworne
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When it Trump going to say it? Why won't he say it? Radical Right-Wing Terrorism
Zeuanimals
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Misunderstood. It's obviously just a cry for help.
Are they white?
cheeky rascals.
Intheflorsh
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Mentally ill.
DontBeThatGuy
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I wonder how many of these kind of plots the FBI has stopped over the years.
The investigation has been going on for 8 months. I'm sure Trump validated their plans, but we don't know exactly what inspired them and it's dangerous to point the finger at anyone that could have influenced their initial plan which could have been made a long time ago.
My point is, there are not many details at this point and it's wrong to imply anything at this time - even if I agree that Trump most likely had some influence.
For all we know, the Paris and San Bernadino attacks could have set their plans in motion and Trump just happened to validate how they felt.
Holy shit . That's perfect
Gordon Shumway
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I'm sure the attack being planned for November 9th was just coincidental.
I doubt it is, but we don't have enough details at this point to make a concrete claim that it wasn't a coincidence.
The militia movement and its terrorist activities are pretty well-known. It's not a euphemism.
DontBeThatGuy
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It's set on Nov. 9th, because they didn't want to "mess up the election".
Chie Satonaka
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Radical. Christian. Terrorism.
He won't even say the words, but that's the first step to combating a problem. Saying the words.
Radical. Christian. Terrorism.
He won't even say the words, but that's the first step to combating a problem. Saying the words.
Radical. Christian. Terrorism.
If I get corrected later, then so be it.
Until then, fuck Trump for enabling people and groups like this.
It doesn't matter if the actions of these terrorists were sparked by a specific thing Trump said himself. Trump is engaging in the exact kind of Republican rhetoric that has been fueling this kind of hate and violence for years.
Vital Tundra
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Militia would be people that protect. These are terrorists and I wish they would have said as much. I guess if you're white and American you can't be a terrorist.
Mr. Giggles
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Holy shit!!
4 car bombs?
4 car bombs?
I absolutely agree with you, but it's dangerous to assume something that hasn't been detailed by authorities yet.
evilromero
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Militias folks. They're just itching for a reason to use their weapons and this dumb clown Trump is precisely the enabler they've been waiting for.
It was absolutely a planned attack motivated by xenophobia, likely racist and of course intolerance for the Muslim religion. I think you guys are a bit too over-hyped about calling this terrorism though. I mean, fine call it terrorism, I don't really care. I care more that it's attempted mass f'ing murder, not whether it fits under that word or not. Also, I saw no mention of Christianity in any of their statements so I think some of you are trying to shoehorn that into it.
... How is this not terrorism?
BladeoftheImmortal
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Patriots
Gordon Shumway
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victreeb3l
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Glad they were able to stop these terrorists before they did anyone any harm.
We're basically arguing semantics at this point, but yeah I don't see how terrorism is not an appropriate label given this election cycle.
Spring-Loaded
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Chie Satonaka
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I was going to go in, but there's just no point.
Laughing Banana
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Obviously because the intended victims are Muslims. It's only terrorism if Muslims are the perpetrators, DUH.
Militia movement members tend to hold religiously extreme (Christian) views as well as their extreme political views. Christian Identity in particular is pretty popular in those circles, though I don't know if that was the case here.
And yeah, like others said, it's obviously terrorism. Bombing a minority you hate fits the bill, and their stated goal of causing people to "wake up" implies that they hoped to spark a broader conflict, same as McVeigh.
Gordon Shumway
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Clearly it was the atheist militias..
I now await links to hundreds of atheist militias..
Men attacking people with carbombs arent terrorists? Thats almost a textbook definition of one.
Aaronology
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Would it have been an inappropriate designation in another election cycle?
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
It was a coordinated plan to bomb a block of housing based on their religion for fucks sake, what else would you classify it under? Dumbest fucking post I've read all day.
I never said one way or another. I don't care what you call it, I just find it funny how the #1 thing you guys seem to care about is what to label it.
Re-read my post, you didn't get it. I even prefaced it by saying it was a planned attack motivated by xenophobia but that's not good enough for you regressives.
Spiral Insanity
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That's what I came in to say, why can't we call this terrorism?
TimeEffect
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What do you mean?
Chie Satonaka
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Clearly it was the atheist militias..
I now await links to hundreds of atheist militias..
Look Gordon.
Middle aged white Buddhist terrorists are a serious concern here in this country, and I'll be damned if you don't acknowledge that.
Aaronology
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Really? The three men were members of an organization called The Crusaders.
Gordon Shumway
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Do you care or not, champ? Shrugging it away is not caring..laughing is caring..just a smidge..
Because not calling terrorist actions by white people terrorism is one of the many, many, many...ways our society tries to lessen the severity of these heinous actions when committed by white people when it comes to how they're perceived.
And it should be called out.
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