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Gay Nightclub mass shooting -- Orlando, Florida

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dalamon said:
I think it's a 1+1

- rampant homophobia across the US, across all Abrahamic faiths
- bizarre access to firearms (including particularly deadly ones)

Personal views very much lead to actions. Gay marriage barely passed 5-4 in the Supreme Court & it's already being threatened to be reversed.
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I would not say homophobia is rampant across the U.S.
 
JimLes said:
Too many big words?
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No, it made no ****ing sense.

As far as hatred goes too, I guess we need to be understanding of pedophiles and embrace them too. I mean, let's be honest. No one grows up saying I want to be a pedophile. They just are born that way, more genetically predisposed and/or were abused themselves so it's really not their fault their pederasts. Don't hate them. Don't form an opinion on them. Just love them.
 
JimLes said:
That a man does not wake up in the morning having, all on his own, figured out that gays are subhuman and must be killed. That things said and done by those around him influence him. They are, to a degree, complicit in it.
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Where did bern say gays are subhuman or that he treats them like subhumans you ****ing troll?
 
Cunning Linguist said:
I would not say homophobia is rampant across the U.S.
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Agree.
America is actually pretty live and let live.

The hate for the U.S. has more to do with uninvited involvement in other countries and the pompous act we portray than any specific downtrodden sub-sect.

I don't know though... I've traveled the world and once thought I had socio-economic/global-politics figured out... but now i kinda feel i really know nothing at all.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
No, it made no ****ing sense.

As far as hatred goes too, I guess we need to be understanding of pedophiles and embrace them too. I mean, let's be honest. No one grows up saying I want to be a pedophile. They just are born that way, more genetically predisposed and/or were abused themselves so it's really not their fault their pederasts. Don't hate them. Don't form an opinion on them. Just love them.
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All true. Remove the sarcasm, and you make an excellent, even profound, point.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Agree.
America is actually pretty live and let live.

The hate for the U.S. has more to do with uninvited involvement in other countries and the pompous act we portray than any specific downtrodden sub-sect.

I don't know though... I've traveled the world and once thought I had socio-economic/global-politics figured out... but now i kinda feel i really know nothing at all.
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Pretty live and let live, besides all the murdering.

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Dr. Jones said:
Since you edited, I will respond again..

Dude says these killers are a product of their upbringing. Change the upbringing (which I agree and am for) and the actions change. Right? Hopefully. But what if the upbringing doesn't change. The result doesn't change. Presumably? Then there's an excuse? Then there's a justification?

Naw, couldn't be.
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I've had a personal saying throughout my life. "Understand, do not excuse."

I don't think understanding the reasons for an action is the same as justifying the action.

There are no evil people in this world. There are no people who commit horrific acts for the sake of evil. To each of these "monsters" they are justified. They have "good" reasons for why they did what they did.

I want to understand those reasons. I have zero desire to excuse the results of those reasons.
 
I may be late to the party but I just read the guy bought two guns in the past week!.....No matter where you stand on guns the fact that someone who is known to be a sympathizer with ISIS can legally buy high powered guns is RIDICULOUS!
 
Gameface said:
I've had a personal saying throughout my life. "Understand, do not excuse."

I don't think understanding the reasons for an action is the same as justifying the action.

There are no evil people in this world. There are no people who commit horrific acts for the sake of evil. To each of these "monsters" they are justified. They have "good" reasons for why they did what they did.

I want to understand those reasons. I have zero desire to excuse the results of those reasons.
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I get it and it's deep shot.

But obviously some people intentionally harm. It's a fact.
 
Dr. Jones said:
I get it and it's deep shot.

But obviously some people intentionally harm. It's a fact.
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Yeah, saying nobody is probably an exaggeration. But we all like to write this stuff off a little too easily. People generally justify their own actions. Even if they know they are only causing harm, they think that either they deserve to cause that harm and/or the people being harmed deserve to be harmed.

This guy apparently thought that gay lives didn't matter. Probably thought the world would be a better place with fewer gay people in it. He assumed he'd be chillin' with Allah and banging virgins right about now.
 
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