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  • Obama's see no evil approach on terrorism

    Obama was roundly condemned for refusing to name terrorist acts for what they were, terrorist acts committed for the purpose of using terror to advance goals of radical Islam.

    Was that conciliatory approach effective in combating terrorism?

    Edit to add: https://www.breitbart.com/national-s...no-evil-islam/
    Last edited by simplicio; 12-14-2019, 03:19 AM.

  • #2
    It wasn't just Obama. George W. was also hesitant to call Islamic extremism what it was.

    I'm always still in trouble again

    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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    • #3
      I am amused by the notion that saying the magic words "Islamic Terrorism" is supposed to accomplish anything at all.

      Conservatives seem to have convinced themselves it's almost a magic spell and if you say the incantation then world's problems are magically solved. It's a really bizarre idea/concern on their part. Perhaps because they lack the intelligence and policies to seriously address the issues, all they can do is focus on the words and finger point when their magic words aren't uttered enough?
      "I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
      "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
      "[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Starlight View Post
        I am amused by the notion that saying the magic words "Islamic Terrorism" is supposed to accomplish anything at all.

        Conservatives seem to have convinced themselves it's almost a magic spell and if you say the incantation then world's problems are magically solved. It's a really bizarre idea/concern on their part. Perhaps because they lack the intelligence and policies to seriously address the issues, all they can do is focus on the words and finger point when their magic words aren't uttered enough?
        If you are afraid to even call it what it is then you can hardly be expected to combat it effectively.

        If the current crop of politicians were around in the early 40s we wouldn't have declared war against Japan after Pearl Harbor but would instead have declared war on airplanes for fear of upsetting the Japanese people.

        I'm always still in trouble again

        "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
        "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
        "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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        • #5

          I'm always still in trouble again

          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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          • #6
            They're no longer Islamic terrorists. They're now Austere Religious Scholars. Just ask the Washington Post.
            When I Survey....

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            • #7
              It's politics. Some people probably feel more votes will be lost than gained by qualifying a terrorist act as "Islamic".

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Dimbulb View Post
                I am amused by the notion that saying the magic words "Islamic Terrorism" is supposed to accomplish anything at all.

                Conservatives seem to have convinced themselves it's almost a magic spell and if you say the incantation then world's problems are magically solved. It's a really bizarre idea/concern on their part. Perhaps because they lack the intelligence and policies to seriously address the issues, all they can do is focus on the words and finger point when their magic words aren't uttered enough?
                I'm shocked to see you resort to the straw man fallacy. Your arguments are usually so much better. No, really.
                Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                Than a fool in the eyes of God


                From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Starlight View Post
                  I am amused by the notion that saying the magic words "Islamic Terrorism" is supposed to accomplish anything at all.

                  Conservatives seem to have convinced themselves it's almost a magic spell and if you say the incantation then world's problems are magically solved. It's a really bizarre idea/concern on their part. Perhaps because they lack the intelligence and policies to seriously address the issues, all they can do is focus on the words and finger point when their magic words aren't uttered enough?
                  Conservatives like to call things what they actually are.
                  Liberals like to lie and call things what they are not -- pro-abortion becomes "pro choice", abortion becomes "selective termination", unborn baby becomes "just tissue".... Liberals often have to be totally dishonest about what things actually are to try to sound less nutty or evil.
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • #10

                    Originally posted by Faber View Post
                    They're no longer Islamic terrorists. They're now Austere Religious Scholars. Just ask the Washington Post.


                    Even THEY realized what a pantload that was, and had to try to retract it before too many people noticed.
                    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                      Conservatives like to call things what they actually are.
                      Liberals like to lie and call things what they are not -- pro-abortion becomes "pro choice", abortion becomes "selective termination", unborn baby becomes "just tissue".... Liberals often have to be totally dishonest about what things actually are to try to sound less nutty or evil.
                      George Orwell warned us about attempts to control our ability to express ourselves.
                      Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                      But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                      Than a fool in the eyes of God


                      From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                        Conservatives like to call things what they actually are.

                        Is that like how conservatives call themselves "pro-life" when they are pro-war and pro-gun?

                        Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
                        George Orwell warned us about attempts to control our ability to express ourselves.
                        Indeed.


                        "Every line of serious work I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell, Why I Write


                        Worth bearing in mind democratic socialism is a very leftist liberal position.
                        "I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
                        "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
                        "[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Starlight View Post

                          Is that like how conservatives call themselves "pro-life" when they are pro-war and pro-gun?

                          Is that how liberals call themselves "climate change advocates" when they are pro-automobiles?

                          That was about as retarded a statement. Actually, considering California has some of the worse emissions violations, maybe even less.
                          Last edited by seanD; 12-14-2019, 04:40 PM.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Starlight View Post

                            Is that like how conservatives call themselves "pro-life" when they are pro-war and pro-gun?
                            I am neither pro-war or pro-gun.

                            Please try again.
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Starlight View Post
                              I am amused by the notion that saying the magic words "Islamic Terrorism" is supposed to accomplish anything at all.

                              Conservatives seem to have convinced themselves it's almost a magic spell and if you say the incantation then world's problems are magically solved. It's a really bizarre idea/concern on their part. Perhaps because they lack the intelligence and policies to seriously address the issues, all they can do is focus on the words and finger point when their magic words aren't uttered enough?
                              I disagree, it is about recognizing and defining the problem.

                              G W Bush did push through a controversial agenda to combat terrorism, such as with the Patriot Act. The one area which there was disagreement (among conservatives) had to do with how Islamic terrorism was defined. Was the terror threat inherent in Islam itself, or was it a product of Islamic fundamentalism, or a problem inherent in fundamentalism itself? Three approaches which lead to distinct policies.

                              And yes, I did not address Obama's approaches.

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