If you are right wing, you are a terrorist...

GoldenRivet · 05-05-10, 02:53 PM

... Or at least thats what Mayor Bloomberg and Congressman Nadler seem to think.

Mayor Bloomberg says of the time square car bombing attempt

"This would be, exactly that... somebody who is... home grown, maybe a mentally deranged person or somebody with a political agenda that doesnt like the health care bill."

New York Congressman Gerald Nadler says of the time square bombing attempt...

"Whether the guy who did this, or the people who did this, were with some islamic terror group or whether they were some right wing nut group, or whether they were by themselves in one since it doesnt matter because they are all equally as dangerous."

Ok... so now the conservative, right wing political parties are equally as dangerous as terrorists?

http://marklevinfan.com/?p=6787

these men are disgusting. I have never heard a right wing congressman or mayor come out and say "Well Left wing people probably attacked the world trade center because they are equally as dangerous as islamic extremest"

positively disgusting

SteamWake · 05-05-10, 03:13 PM

I heard some talking head newswomen lamenting the fact that the times square bomber was not in fact a right wing nut job.

krashkart · 05-05-10, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

I heard some talking head newswomen lamenting the fact that the times square bomber was not in fact a right wing nut job.

I need a laugh. Got link?

Freiwillige · 05-05-10, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

I need a laugh. Got link?

Ask and you shall receive. I believe he meant this.

krashkart · 05-05-10, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Ask and you shall receive. I believe he meant this.

Ah, thank you Freiwillige.

I guess that wasn't what I expected, she's trying to point out that we should be concerned about homegrown terrorism. Her lament was about what she sees as an overuse of stereotype in general.

Bilge_Rat · 05-05-10, 03:21 PM

I consider myself a moderate conservative and have always found these equations offensive also. There are extremists on both sides, it is usually the moderates who come up with the practical solutions.

Then you get into the definition of what is the "right" or the "left" which varies from country to country.

President Obama is considered "left wing" or a "socialist" by many americans, but his policies/ideas are perfectly aligned with those of our Conservative Party which is considered "right wing" by Canadian standards...

AVGWarhawk · 05-05-10, 03:26 PM

Funny how some people throw the label around to fit their need.

Hey, I have done that!!

krashkart · 05-05-10, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Funny how some people throw the label around to fit their need.

Hey, I have done that!!

^^ Has burning skull avatar. Terrorist!

AVGWarhawk · 05-05-10, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

^^ Has burning skull avatar. Terrorist!

Guilty as charged....it is after all a right wing skull on fire.

UnderseaLcpl · 05-05-10, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Ok... so now the conservative, right wing political parties are equally as dangerous as terrorists?

Personally, I'd prefer that they think of us as being even more dangerous than terrorists. Our government is supposed to fear the citizenry. The whole idea of government by consent revolves around the idea that we will use violence against our own state, if need be.

The attempt to lump parts of the citizenry in with terrorists tells me that they do not fear us as much as they should. It tells me that they think they can get away with using labels and propaganda on their own people for political purposes. It tells me that our nation has become too complacent and trusting of its government.

ETR3(SS) · 05-05-10, 10:31 PM

And unfortunately it has been that way for a few years now sad to say.

August · 05-05-10, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Personally, I'd prefer that they think of us as being even more dangerous than terrorists. Our government is supposed to fear the citizenry. The whole idea of government by consent revolves around the idea that we will use violence against our own state, if need be.

The attempt to lump parts of the citizenry in with terrorists tells me that they do not fear us as much as they should. It tells me that they think they can get away with using labels and propaganda on their own people for political purposes. It tells me that our nation has become too complacent and trusting of its government.

Yup. The militarization of the police is another sign of trouble.

Oberon · 05-06-10, 08:20 AM

If you're right wing you're a terrorist fascist, and if you're left wing you're a communist subversive.

What happens if you're center?

mookiemookie · 05-06-10, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

If you're right wing you're a terrorist fascist, and if you're left wing you're a communist subversive.

What happens if you're center?

There's no line straddling in the Terrordome of U.S. politics!

tater · 05-06-10, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

There's no line straddling in the Terrordome of U.S. politics!

Win!

05-05-10, 02:53 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	If you are right wing, you are a terrorist... ... Or at least thats what Mayor Bloomberg and Congressman Nadler seem to think. Mayor Bloomberg says of the time square car bombing attempt "This would be, exactly that... somebody who is... home grown, maybe a mentally deranged person or somebody with a political agenda that doesnt like the health care bill." New York Congressman Gerald Nadler says of the time square bombing attempt... "Whether the guy who did this, or the people who did this, were with some islamic terror group or whether they were some right wing nut group, or whether they were by themselves in one since it doesnt matter because they are all equally as dangerous." Ok... so now the conservative, right wing political parties are equally as dangerous as terrorists? http://marklevinfan.com/?p=6787 these men are disgusting. I have never heard a right wing congressman or mayor come out and say "Well Left wing people probably attacked the world trade center because they are equally as dangerous as islamic extremest" positively disgusting __________________

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I heard some talking head newswomen lamenting the fact that the times square bomber was not in fact a right wing nut job. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	I consider myself a moderate conservative and have always found these equations offensive also. There are extremists on both sides, it is usually the moderates who come up with the practical solutions. Then you get into the definition of what is the "right" or the "left" which varies from country to country. President Obama is considered "left wing" or a "socialist" by many americans, but his policies/ideas are perfectly aligned with those of our Conservative Party which is considered "right wing" by Canadian standards... __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,266 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Funny how some people throw the label around to fit their need. Hey, I have done that!! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	And unfortunately it has been that way for a few years now sad to say. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	If you're right wing you're a terrorist fascist, and if you're left wing you're a communist subversive. What happens if you're center?