Boston Marathon

[GroobySteven]

I doubt very much it will be cancelled (unless something is found within a day of the event). Certainly as I type this, nobody has claimed responsibility yet, and I can't help feel that is indicative of a domestic operation rather than an international one.

Tend to agree. I also think if this was a larger terrorist organization it would have been more devastating.

[Prospero]

Tend to agree. I also think if this was a larger terrorist organization it would have been more devastating.

I also agree with you.... though there have been some very amateurish attempts at bombings by fools in the UK, so an amateur attack from whatever source cannot be wholly ruled out.

[Dino Velvet]

And IF it were a terrorist from a militant islamic group. IF... then that is hardly represenative of most of islam. You'd think by now people would know that. That was the assumption before the oklahoma City Bombing and soon found to be false.

Agreed. Too early to assume anything whether Militant Islam or White Supremacists. Neither would be a fair representation of Muslims or Christians.

[Prospero]

But most white supremacist groups don't claim Christian inspiration as far as I am aware? They are political - with racist underpinnings.

[Dino Velvet]

But most white supremacist groups don't claim Christian inspiration as far as I am aware? They are political - with racist underpinnings.

Many do. They use The Bible for their own purpose.

[luvs2lick1385]

Bring it on Seanchai and Robert Louis too. So my spelling of muslim was a typo....One question for both of you. How many times did you have run down 78 floors of a skyscraper because muslim scum flew a jet into your building. I couldn't bullshit about something like this but I work on 78 floor of One World Trade Center. Thank god I got out but i lost many friends and associates that day. So if I'm a bit bitter about muslims so be it, I earned that right. I never met a catholic, protestant or any other religion hate me because I'm a Jew, just problems with muslims so to hell with them.

[Prospero]

Well luv2lick.... you have every reason if you were in the WTC to feel anger and distrust. I'll not even begin to try and take that away from you.

But demonising a whole religion because of the actions of a radical element is plain wrong. We've seen - you have seen - what can happen when a race or religion or culture is demonised by wider society. History has shown us what can happen. The mass graves and barbed wire reminders of eastern Europe are evidence of what can happen.

Yesterday amid the anger of the the immediate aftermath of the bombs one brave soul, from the risky location of his office at Fox, tweeted to the world that "All Muslims should be killed. " His name was not Goebbels. But it might as well have been.

Oh now ~I've just read you angry little post. Nuke the Middle east is the underscore... that's a reasonable response isn't it. if I am a bleeding heart Liberal, what label would you choose for yourself?

[GroobySteven]

Bring it on Seanchai and Robert Louis too. So my spelling of muslim was a typo....One question for both of you. How many times did you have run down 78 floors of a skyscraper because muslim scum flew a jet into your building. I couldn't bullshit about something like this but I work on 78 floor of One World Trade Center. Thank god I got out but i lost many friends and associates that day. So if I'm a bit bitter about muslims so be it, I earned that right. I never met a catholic, protestant or any other religion hate me because I'm a Jew, just problems with muslims so to hell with them.

What were you doing on the 78th floor of the WTC?

I'm sure if I'd had a similar experience I wouldn't be too fond of them either but I don't think they were after you specifically, because you're a Jew. You didn't "earn" any right at all - that's a pretty strange way to look at things, how did you "earn" anything?

However, by that thinking, anyone who survived the Oklahoma bombings would blame it on American extremists and hate all other Americans.

[BellaBellucci]

I'd be extremely surprised if that happened and unless their was absolute evidence that something was planned, I'd be against it being cancelled. You don't bow to terrorism.

^ This.

~BB~

[Prospero]

What were you doing on the 78th floor of the WTC?

I'm sure if I'd had a similar experience I wouldn't be too fond of them either but I don't think they were after you specifically, because you're a Jew. You didn't "earn" any right at all - that's a pretty strange way to look at things, how did you "earn" anything?

However, by that thinking, anyone who survived the Oklahoma bombings would blame it on American extremists and hate all other Americans.

I agree