@ scandium:
Don't get upset or personal; I am only criticizing you for what
you wrote.
I have nor said, nor suggested, nor do I think, that you condone terrorism.
It's just that I get as sick as Skybird and some others on this forum of people who as a first reaction to an act of Muslim terrorism (or the threat thereof) start soul searching for a
non-obvious cause.
That you are a Canadian yourselves doesn't change this a thing. I think it is sometimes a well known psychological reaction of some victims to excuse the perpetrators and blame themselves. (I mean 'blame' in this sense: the victim's doubting or soul searching his/her own attitude as a possible cause for the motivation of the perpetrator; and 'victim' in the widest possible meaning, including all who could suffer: an ethnic group, a people, a nation
i.e. Canada). Skybird might know the psychological name for it...
You just fell hook line and sinker for the rethoric of the Canadian Islamic Congress leader blaming your P.M. of retorics. Your Prime Minister was damn right: it is "us" - you and me included - against "them" - the force of destruction.
Your remark that I am almost as bad as The Avon Lady could perhaps be considered offensive by that lady...
As far as the "righteous preaching that is totally out of place and out of line" I would say: you are right, but we all have our faults. This is one of my leftist antics or traits that I sometimes find hard to suppress.
Since terrorism is a world wide problem I find your remark that I should keep quiet unjustified. Your added argument that I am "an ocean away" doesn't make much sense given the issue (terrorism) and the platform (a subsim forum...)
