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Author Topic: Americans murdered by Muslims over the Koran-burnings: who is to blame? [Locked]
Tych2  4 stars
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Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47
Well I guess I have half my answer.

 

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Cedricke
Posts: 12
Registered: 2002-1-13 19:10:25
Radical Afghani Muslims, of course. Quick question on this topic…


I thought it was considered to be desecration of the Koran to write in it and that burning it was an acceptable method of disposing of it once this desecration was discovered. I heard this at one point, but it’s fallen off the discussion plate everywhere. Does anyone know for sure?


This is about as ape-shit stupid as killing people over cartoons.


 

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theredkay1  3 stars
Posts: 611
Registered: 2008-5-16 10:37:09
Yukishiro1 posted:

Again, yes and no. If we apply the same standards to anything we realize that soldiers massacring civilians for fun is bound to happen in any war. That doesn't make it understandable or excusable when it happens.


I agree we shouldn't be in a situation where stuff like this can happen but the inevitability of human stupidity doesn't make being stupid ok. This is a tremendous cock-up that never should have occured.



Im not excusing it. It was an error. People often make bad decisions, there is no way to eliminate that.


When mistakes happen in a game of cards, the impact is minimal. When mistakes happen while you are occupying a country for 10 years, the impact is very different. The US should be absolutely certain that other mistakes will happen in the future over there.


The murdered Americans dont really give a shit about who is to blame. The future Americans who will undoubtedly die as a result of a big future screwup in America should not find any solace in the fact that one party or another is more to blame for their death.


You should try to limit the times you put large groups of people in situations where their mistakes end up killing other people. 'Correctly assigning' blame in this case wont do much to help the Americans who will assuredly die in the future because of the next mistake.
Yukishiro1  4 stars
Posts: 3,243
Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
Mistakes will always happen but that doesn't mean every mistake is inevitable. This one clearly wasn't.


I am on board with the general point but I don't think this is a very good example of inevitable mistakes happening. Anyone with an ounce of common sense could have seen what a bad idea this was. Something obviously needs to change if the base has a culture where something like this can happen.
Bonzoboy1  3 stars
Posts: 885
Registered: 2008-8-1 18:04:29
It only takes burning two Korans to troll the religion of peace.

 

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Yukishiro1  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-9-20 23:52:57
I am sure the dead people are laughing at the troll too.
reesescups  4 stars
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Registered: 2003-5-26 14:45:53
But how can you make an omelet without breaking some eggs?

 

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Mastara  4 stars
Posts: 1,446
Registered: 2004-12-29 22:52:21
Doesn't matter what book or how many they burn, there is no justification of murdering innocent people that played no part in the action.

If they burn the bible no one says a thing. If someone burns a Koran then everyone gets their panties in a bunch.

 

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Moe_Nox  4 stars
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reesescups posted:

But how can you make an omelet without breaking some eggs?

And if your breakfast came with bacon, then HOLYWAR!!4!

 

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Rhint  2 stars
Posts: 268
Registered: 2002-9-17 20:38:54
Where is my "All the idiots that caused and did this" option?

We need to get the fuck out and let those people sort out their own crazy.

 

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