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Greybnk48

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81. Stochastic terrorism.

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Mon May 4, 2015, 01:56 PM

May 2015

Last edited Mon May 4, 2015, 07:41 PM - Edit history (1)

She knew exactly what she was doing and should be arrested for terrorism.

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What Pam Gellar did is akin to.... [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 OP

I think that's a great analogy. smokey nj May 2015 #1

Because we should never do anything to upset religious fundamentalists. FLPanhandle May 2015 #2

If your willful actions to provoke puts innocent people in danger, then yes. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #3

Putting crayons to paper is depraved heart murder. cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #4

Tell that to Malala Yousafzai's school FLPanhandle May 2015 #7

What's the end game? Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #45

Exactly. stranger81 May 2015 #55

Bullshit FLPanhandle May 2015 #65

Goalpost shifting. stranger81 May 2015 #71

"Why do it?" FLPanhandle May 2015 #77

Just when I thought you had hit rock bottom... FLPanhandle May 2015 #58

You're strawmanning it, buddy. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #62

And you continue to be wrong. FLPanhandle May 2015 #70

Why, exactly, do we need to fight for the right to free expression? stranger81 May 2015 #73

"do we need to fight for the right to free expression?" FLPanhandle May 2015 #79

So do you honestly think it is okay to intentionally try to provoke violence.... Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #74

This isn't about Gellar FLPanhandle May 2015 #86

This particular incident is about Geller. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #88

If there exists enough intimidation and threats of violence to stop people from showing cartoons FLPanhandle May 2015 #89

No, we don't need people to intentionally create violent flashpoints for selfish means. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #93

It's sad you blame the provocation, not the reaction FLPanhandle May 2015 #95

It's an equation. A chemical reaction. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #98

Spoken exactly like a rape victim blamer FLPanhandle May 2015 #103

Yes. That's exactly what I am. A rape victim blamer. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #111

I think the end game for humans is to embrace science and technology and not mythology snooper2 May 2015 #67

Here's the thing about rights- they don't give a flying fuck about the 'end game'. X_Digger May 2015 #110

Of course they don't. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #115

Best ban those gay pride parades right away! Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #8

It's what many self called Christians do daily and have for hundreds of years...... AuntPatsy May 2015 #17

Wow, the shit you read here sometimes! NutmegYankee May 2015 #40

It's not the act of drawing a cartoon. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #44

No more abortions! You never know when a fundamentalist will kill a provider. arcane1 May 2015 #48

Well, we know that Right Wing, Hate Groups, like Geller's believe we SHOULD sabrina 1 May 2015 #52

Is there a point to upsetting them just to upset them? treestar May 2015 #60

'Xactly. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #68

...^ that 840high May 2015 #69

Real stupidity often involves courses of action that only make a problem worse Martin Eden May 2015 #82

So what is Ms. Geller? Jack Rabbit May 2015 #91

teabagging nutcases provoking religious nutcases at a public forum Skittles May 2015 #97

But exactly who are we comparing to the sharks, which have no choice in how they behave? Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #5

Analogy vs. metaphor. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #9

OK, exactly who are we saying are analagous to the sharks, which have no choice in how they behave? Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #26

It's not an an analogy. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #78

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/analogous muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #83

Thank you. And I believe a metaphor might be "Pam Geller chummed the waters to draw the sharks." Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #87

Do you think the people who tried to shoot-up Geller's event are like sharks with no moral will? Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #6

Analogy vs. metaphor. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #10

You failed at both. Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #30

Every time an atheist speaks openly about the sufrommich May 2015 #11

Context matters. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #16

So if I stand up in a public place and denounce all religion,knowing sufrommich May 2015 #25

More free speech failsplanation Bonx May 2015 #12

Wow- I can't help but see a right-wing racist thought line here Lee-Lee May 2015 #13

Analogy vs. metaphor. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #15

Not sure what you are getting at with the Analogy vs. metaphor posts Bonx May 2015 #24

Isn't it incitement to riot? Sanity Claws May 2015 #14

No. People are responsible for their OWN actions and behavior. PeaceNikki May 2015 #18

Analogy vs. metaphor. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #21

Still not analogous. PeaceNikki May 2015 #22

Exactly. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #56

You keep posting that leftynyc May 2015 #31

Maybe you should phil89 May 2015 #41

Repetition vs clarification n/t arcane1 May 2015 #49

It's not my fault you and some other folks can't grasp the distinction. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #54

if that'sthe case the the person who yells fire in a crowded theater,causes a panic and some Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #27

It's Time to Stop Using the 'Fire in a Crowded Theater' Quote PeaceNikki May 2015 #33

that article is on the limits of free speech -and didnt answer the question Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #37

There was no question. PeaceNikki May 2015 #39

this was the question Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #94

Bullshit. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #20

No- if anyone incited it would be those who said people who draw Mohammad must die Lee-Lee May 2015 #23

Fuck Mohammed. awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #102

HARDLY. "Incitement to riot" is exactly and precisely that, exhortation, rabble-rousing. Not a DRAW- WinkyDink May 2015 #38

she did what charlie hebdo does and one is cheered and the other villified Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #19

Spare me the histronics leftynyc May 2015 #32

Charlie Hebdo fired a staff illustrator for an anti-semitic joke closeupready May 2015 #64

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Capt. Obvious May 2015 #28

Paging Captain Picard..... Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #43

Don't forget Jesus. Enthusiast May 2015 #92

What an idiotic alert. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #76

First Amendment rights == shark chumming? longship May 2015 #29

You Sure You Thought This All The Way Through ProfessorGAC May 2015 #34

Then she made her point. Marr May 2015 #35

Neither art nor "art" is or ever was the CAUSE of murder, except to the deranged murderer. WinkyDink May 2015 #36

I've been camping the last few days. What did she do this time? nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2015 #42

Start here: EX500rider May 2015 #104

One should not expect restraint from sharks. Codeine May 2015 #46

Islamic teabaggers meet Western Judeo-Christian jihadis. backscatter712 May 2015 #47

Pam Gellar may have skirted a criminal incitement rap.... Paladin May 2015 #50

Exactly. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #51

And yet, that won't happen. Instead, 60 Minutes and Meet The Press will closeupready May 2015 #59

I'm afraid you're right. Paladin May 2015 #66

Charlie Hedbo may have skirted a criminal incitement rap.... Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #75

I reject your equating the Charlie Hebdo incident with Gellar's Texas event. Paladin May 2015 #96

People shot over drawings is people shot over drawings melman May 2015 #99

Read today's Rude Pundit column, "Pamela Gellar's Dream Come True." Paladin May 2015 #100

Precisely equivalent, not at all, I agree. Sufficiently so to merit comparison? Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #101

You kind of are, though :/ (nt) Recursion May 2015 #53

She seems like a stereotypical, hysterical, mentally ill woman, closeupready May 2015 #57

Paging Poetic Justice... n/t moondust May 2015 #61

As a gay person, I'm used to Geller's ilk although they are usually religious clergy or GOP Bluenorthwest May 2015 #63

I think your OP is chumming the waters to rile up lovers of free speech. Binkie The Clown May 2015 #72

Excellent point Yorktown May 2015 #114

Do you believe humans have free will? If so, do sharks? muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #80

Stochastic terrorism. Greybnk48 May 2015 #81

HAHA....wait, are you being serious?? EX500rider May 2015 #105

Dead serious. Are you laughing because of my typo? Greybnk48 May 2015 #106

No, laughing that someone would consider a cartoon contest "terrorism" EX500rider May 2015 #107

Pretty slick, huh. But she had Charlie Hebdo as Greybnk48 May 2015 #108

Wait. Wut? Are you fucking serious? GGJohn May 2015 #113

More like O'Reily chanting 'Baby Killer' until some wackjob kills a doctor blackspade May 2015 #84

I guess pretty girls ask to be raped in your world n/t MosheFeingold May 2015 #85

This is getting stupid. NCTraveler May 2015 #90

Bullshit. People can make choices. n/t X_Digger May 2015 #109

Poor sharks. Quantess May 2015 #112