Explosions at Boston Marathon

[DinoDoc]

What victim mentality? I'm just appalled at your immediate reaction to say "oh could it be domestic republican terrorists!?!"

Also fox is reporting at least 3 deaths

You could have responded by asking where he was at the time.

[Hauldren Collider]

I'm really torn on just who to blame. Obama or Bush. Oh the decisions.

I dunno if you can blame the president for something like this, but you definitely can't blame a Midland, Texas retiree.

[Hauldren Collider]

I fail to see why this is such an appalling reaction.

For starters, when's the last time we had a right-wing terrorist? (And Tim McVeigh doesn't count, dude was not a conservative.)

[SlowwHand]

It's stupid.

[MRT144]

Is that where he retired?

[Hauldren Collider]

Is that where he retired?

Maybe it was Crawford? I dunno.

[Guynemer]

For starters, when's the last time we had a right-wing terrorist? (And Tim McVeigh doesn't count, dude was not a conservative.)

I'm sorry, but what exactly makes Tim McVeigh not count?

No True Scotsman, right?

[regexcellent]

Yeah that's where his ranch is.

How about folks wait until more is actually known than "some dead, some wounded" before pointing fingers at anyone? It's really stupid.

[Hauldren Collider]

I'm sorry, but what exactly makes Tim McVeigh not count?

No True Scotsman, right?

It's not a case of no true scotsman. He simply wasn't a conservative.

[DinoDoc]

For starters, when's the last time we had a right-wing terrorist? (And Tim McVeigh doesn't count, dude was not a conservative.)

The better and less defensive response would have been to say its best to avoid casting about for blame in the aftermath of something like this until the facts are in. Arabs were blamed for the OKC bombing in the immediate aftermath after all.

The snarky one is to say that Islamic organizations seem to be the ones that most favor bombings of late and again ask for Imran's alibi. Both of those make you come off as less defensive.

[MRT144]

Dude, Apolyton was the first place I went after 9/11. Crazy ****.

[Sava]

For starters, when's the last time we had a right-wing terrorist? (And Tim McVeigh doesn't count, dude was not a conservative.)

does assassinating public officials count?

if so... like two weeks maybe?

if you say assassinating public officials doesn't count... what would your reaction be if the killers were muslims?

so yeah

moron

[Sava]

It's not a case of no true scotsman. He simply wasn't a conservative.

jesus christ dude, you need help
imran is right, you do have a victim mentality

[Sava]

oh well
time to grab popcorn and turn on cnn

[Dinner]

There are photos of one marathon athlete with both of his legs blown off. There are also rumors of something going on at the JFK Presidential Library. Again, these are only hints with nothing conclusive but a terrorist attack on tax day, in a state right wing nutjobs hate with a passion (largely for being successful despite the right wing talking points), and possibly something else going on at the Presidential library of a popular democratic president? That hints at right wing domestic terrorism though, again, no conclusive proof one way or the other.