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Imagine the thoughts and feelings of the many many Muslims in the armed services today, and the millions more practicing the faith in the United States. I have enormous sympathy for them. Already branded by religious affiliation, they are now faced with the bitter hostility of suspicious countrymen whose worst fears are realized.
This is such a tragedy on so very many levels.
There is enough here to satisfy and support anyone's pet theories of the root causes of mass violence.
My point was that this incident seems to provide fodder for anyone to believe it supports whatever theory they want it to There is no need to jump to a new conclusion when the incident can be spun to support a long held one. Which is what the early commentators seem to be doing. (I have to say though, not so much here)
The past history of these kinds of incidents show that it is hard to find rational reasons for irrational acts.
Editing to add, before I forget again -- Joe, this is a great round-up. Thank you very much!
What would he have to do to make you think it WAS because of religion, as saying suicide bombing by Muslims is justified (internet postings), that infidels that do not believe in the Koran should be beheaded and have salt poured down their necks (at a professional conference of psychiatrists!), and screaming "Allah Akbar" while killing everyone near him isn't enough?
Perhaps he should have had his "Islamic Jihad' tee-shirt on, and screamed instead, 'Just to make sure there is no confusion over my motivations, I am doing this in the name of Islam".
However, I fear you, and the apologists like you, would still say, 'Let's not jump to conclusions now."
Jeesh.
The message here is "we should hate and distrust all muslims once again".
Which leads to balling up the herd into the "stay in AF/Pak" corral and "let's renew our presence in the Middle East" corral.
I say that's a huge mistake, to think like a dumb cow. I don't recall after massacres by those raised christian or another western religion that we are encouraged to hate all christians and justify bombing churchs and so on..
Remember your head. Don't lose it in the fury dear readers..
In the meantime, consider past events, including not only the hand-grenade incident at the start of the Iraq war but also the shooting in Arkansas, and look for similarities as well as differences, for what they both are worth.