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RobinA

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146. See, That Attitude

Fri May 23, 2025, 12:31 PM

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is the problem. You can't PREVENT this stuff from happening if you don't know WHY it happened. It's like people who refuse to "understand" Hitler. They just want to say he was evil and that's the end of it. But if you don't understand what happened and fob it off to evil magic, you are just going to be surprised and powerless the next time it happens. [cough, cough]

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The DC assassin is not a religious nutcase. Not a maladjusted outcast. Not a low-down vigilante. [View all] Beastly Boy Thursday OP

Thank you. Unfortunately this is a warning that will fall on deaf ears for many. tritsofme Thursday #1

I am sure it will. Beastly Boy Thursday #2

That is a lot of sworn enemies Bmoboy Thursday #3

You bet. The alternative is to fall to my sworn enemies without a fight. Beastly Boy Thursday #5

The support for this terrorist here sickens me mcar Thursday #4

There's support for these murders? peggysue2 Thursday #24

Im sure some will consider him Mountainguy Thursday #26

That suggests a global war against Americans. yardwork Thursday #39

It's not just our own country Beastly Boy Thursday #45

Yet the outrage remains laser-focused on just one country. yardwork Thursday #46

Yep. Gee, why could that be? mcar Thursday #57

Message auto-removed Name removed 10 hrs ago #156

Israel is not terrorizing the Global South. yardwork 9 hrs ago #157

I hope that's not the case, Mountainguy but . . . peggysue2 Thursday #43

Good point, re Mangione mcar Thursday #56

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Yes but PCIntern 11 hrs ago #149

tsf planning a seaside resort on that land is pouring gasoline on this volatile situation. rubbersole Thursday #6

Likewise, none of it is relevant to my post. Beastly Boy Thursday #7

Can you supply evidence that his actions come from anti-Jewish prejudice rather than opposition to Bibi TheRickles Thursday #8

He murdered two people in cold blood and didn't show any remorse Quiet Em Thursday #9

He chose to terrorize and murder Jews at a Jewish museum Arazi Thursday #10

Do I deserve to be gunned down? I am a U.S. citizen. yardwork Thursday #11

He's a cold-blooded murderer, and that action can't be condoned. TheRickles Thursday #14

My question stands. yardwork Thursday #18

I doubt the shooter knew Mossfern Thursday #19

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He waited outside of a Jewish museum. Quiet Em Thursday #22

Some folks just refuse to believe that anti-Semitism and Jew hatred exists. Even when they murder Jews in cold blood tritsofme Thursday #25

Yeah I posted this in another thread, the words "Pogrom" "Ghetto" & "Holocaust" all predate modern Israel nt EX500rider 6 hrs ago #159

This was posted in the Jewish Group: sheshe2 Thursday #72

There it is. yardwork Thursday #80

She was working for peace mcar Thursday #97

Yes. He killed two American Jews and not Bibi. Beastly Boy Thursday #20

Are you fucking seriously asking that? Do you hear Maru Kitteh Thursday #50

It's mind boggling, Maru mcar Thursday #61

Wow, this is a shocking question DaBronx Thursday #113

He went to a Jewish museum in the US and shot 2 people JI7 Thursday #129

'normalization of antisemitism under the banner of "free Palestine" elleng Thursday #12

If you recognize antisemitism and don't engage in it under the banner of "free Palestine", Beastly Boy Thursday #48

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Yes, one can object to acts committed by the state of Israel without being antisemitic. One can also Beastly Boy Thursday #60

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Forgive my ignorance, but I don't. Could you give me a hint? Beastly Boy Thursday #93

You conceded that "one can object to acts committed by the state of Israel without being antisemitic." Towlie Thursday #96

That's exactly the kind of logic I refuted Beastly Boy Thursday #106

Murder Cirsium 11 hrs ago #154

Let me count the red herrings Beastly Boy Thursday #55

And as they try to throw all these red herrings, mcar Thursday #64

This makes no sense on any level. yardwork Thursday #99

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I think it's also important to note that the event being held at the Jewish Museum... AntiFascist Thursday #53

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I understand that. cab67 Thursday #69

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I stopped posting about it a while ago. cab67 Thursday #131

I'm sorry that happened to you. yardwork Thursday #135

Not from another country IronLionZion Thursday #17

It looks like to me Andy Canuck Thursday #23

Yep. I don't condone killing but I can understand people acting out in response to what is happening to Gaza LymphocyteLover Thursday #27

Do I deserve to be gunned down? yardwork Thursday #32

You don't deserve it, of course not LymphocyteLover Thursday #34

So if I am gunned down you will understand the killer's motivations? yardwork Thursday #37

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The word "understandable" implies agreement. yardwork Thursday #52

Not to me it doesn't. If we can understand what are the motivations behind horrible actions like this, TheRickles Thursday #114

My mistake. yardwork Thursday #115

I appreciate your acknowledgement of this. TheRickles Thursday #118

understanding motivations is different from understanding in a forgiving way. I meant the former. LymphocyteLover Thursday #127

How is this terrorist attack, mcar Thursday #100

If We Can't Understand It RobinA 11 hrs ago #147

I've always tried to understand JustAnotherGen 11 hrs ago #152

So it's OK to murder random people outside a Jewish museum? mcar Thursday #68

did I say it was OK? LymphocyteLover Thursday #128

Acting out on Jewish people in the US Mossfern Thursday #79

i can't understand anyone wanting to murder two innocent people cabotnn22 Thursday #94

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You've also said Jews - not Israelis, but Jews globally - have "collective guilt" Sympthsical Thursday #65

The silence re atrocities against the Palestinian people malaise Thursday #70

The idea of collective guilt of any race is literally Nazism Sympthsical Thursday #83

What is collective punishment? n/t malaise Thursday #95

After 9/11, we criticized people on the right mcar Thursday #104

In the context of this thread, I was hoping to hear that you are against antisemitism. Beastly Boy Thursday #78

me too Mossfern Thursday #85

In th context of 58,000 dead Palestinians malaise Thursday #86

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That's not the topic of the thread. Mossfern Thursday #136

Excuse me, but what part of not the topic of this thread don't you understand? MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #141

2 young people, working for peace, were murdered in cold blood mcar Thursday #108

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I hate all the deaths malaise Thursday #88

Very appropriate response Mossfern Thursday #90

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So not one word about the heinous murders, yes, murders, of 2 innocent civilians by a "freedom fighter" MarineCombatEngineer Thursday #111

He stalked them? Bad Thoughts Thursday #40

He waited outside the Jewish museum and fired into the crowd as they left. yardwork Thursday #47

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WaPo article gives more details. yardwork Thursday #125

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See, That Attitude RobinA 11 hrs ago #146

The most generous benefit of doubt I can possibly give him Beastly Boy Thursday #73

How do you know that he knew that these two particular people Mossfern Thursday #76

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"Antisemitism" has been normalized because the word itself has been made meaningless. DetlefK Thursday #30

You were told for your earlier post about these murders. yardwork Thursday #33

Post removed Post removed Thursday #54

Take a break from DU and look in your heart. yardwork Thursday #62

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🤣😂🤣😂🥳🎉 Oopsie Daisy Thursday #126

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yw OilemFirchen Thursday #122

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Whew! I guess so he was Cha Thursday #130

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Thank you! cabotnn22 Thursday #91

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Unlike Mangioni's alleged victim, these 2 had no hand in bibi's genocide! SheltieLover Thursday #105

sorry, did I miss the trial where Mangioni's victim was proved to be death case worthy? Skittles Thursday #110

he is a nutcase like Luigi Skittles Thursday #109

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"Responding to Tragedy with Reason, Not Generalization" noor Thursday #138

Welcome to DU. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #139

As a Jew, I've been the paint on the proverbial broad brush all my life. Beastly Boy Thursday #140

I feel the same way .... Mossfern 15 hrs ago #143

It's even worse in Europe. Beastly Boy 14 hrs ago #145

I'm so sorry mossfern JustAnotherGen 2 hrs ago #160

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Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #155

I regard "maladjusted" as an appropriate description of anyone who kills in order to make a point struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #148