This may be the wrong forum...and what!

[HvyArms]

I read last night, that 68% of Americans associate "terrorism" with race. But 92%, associate "terrorism" with culture/religion. I was wondering how these stats would fair, in an IA poll. Answer it or die by bombing!!!

[Hulud]

poll?

[candy2082002]

honestly I dont think it would fair well with some......maybe I am wrong

[Ran]

Teh Yousef Smilie:

[HvyArms]

Teh Yousef Smilie:

I'm gonna get you.

[HvyArms]

honestly I dont think it would fair well with some......maybe I am wrong

why is that?

[candy2082002]

why is that?

cause of the ways some react to other threads so yeah nothing against you

[HvyArms]

Someone moved my thread. I'm so meaaaaaaaad

[candy2082002]

Someone moved my thread. I'm so meaaaaaaaad

ohhh they did wow

[candy2082002]

Someone moved my thread. I'm so meaaaaaaaad

I didnt know you could move threads sooo yeah learn something new everyday

[{X}Echo419]

I read last night, that 68% of Americans associate "terrorism" with race. But 92%, associate "terrorism" with culture/religion. I was wondering how these stats would fair, in an IA poll. Answer it or die by bombing!!!

most people probally associate terrorism with religon/culture because it's Bred by a particular religon and culture.

[HvyArms]

most people probally associate terrorism with religon/culture because it's Bred by a particular religon and culture.

What culture is that, you think?

[{X}Echo419]

What culture is that, you think?

the facist middle eastern hate america culture.

[HvyArms]

the facist middle eastern hate america culture.

Which country, or do you just mean the entire middle east?

[{X}Echo419]

Which country, or do you just mean the entire middle east?

I woul say 85%+ of the people in the middle east. or at least that's the way the governments(over there) and the media portray it.

[ShooterMcGavin]

don't like the options in the poll...not sure they correspond well with the question you asked...

[SpecV_Scott]

It's unfortunate that the current rash of terrorism has been mainly carried out by radical islamists....becuase the majority of educated middle easterners don't share the same beliefs as the radicals.

The facts are staggering though. 9/11. WTC (the first time). Bali. Spain train station bombings. UK bombings. Bombings/rocket attacks in Sharm El Sheikh. USS Cole. Attempted shoe bombing. Etc.

[HvyArms]

Well, what do you guys think distinguishes a terrorist, from a freedom fighter? Does anyone know much about US Foreign Policy? Do you feel that the US is fighting for freedom and democracy? Is controlled democracy, really democratic?

[{X}Echo419]

It's unfortunate that the current rash of terrorism has been mainly carried out by radical islamists....becuase the majority of educated middle easterners don't share the same beliefs as the radicals.

The facts are staggering though. 9/11. WTC (the first time). Bali. Spain train station bombings. UK bombings. Bombings/rocket attacks in Sharm El Sheikh. USS Cole. Attempted shoe bombing. Etc.

not to mention the other conflicts around the world not involving US. Chechneia(sp) when the terrorists shot all of those school children. it's something like 98% involve muslims.
what I want to know is why the people don't riot in the streets when these terrorists kill innocent people in the name of their religon, but go absolutly ape shit when some dutch guy makes a cartoon with a pic of mohammed. I'd like to hear that 1.

Well, what do you guys think distinguishes a terrorist, from a freedom fighter? Does anyone know much about US Foreign Policy? Do you feel that the US is fighting for freedom and democracy? Is controlled democracy, really democratic?

the difference between freedom fighters and terrorists;
freedom fighters don't shoot childern in the back to get what they want. they don't behead innocent civilions(sp) on tv. they don't shoot women dead when they run out of a burinig building because they don't have their heads cover. freedom fighters don't take plance full of innocent people, women, childern and fly them into buildings killing thousands. they don't blow up subways, train stations, fire rockets randomly into cities, or local cafe's.
That is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorists.

[Hulud]

the difference between freedom fighters and terrorists;
freedom fighters don't shoot childern in the back to get what they want. they don't shoot women dead when they run out of a burinig building they don't blow up subways, train stations, fire rockets randomly into cities, or local cafe's.
That is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorists.

so whats the difference between terrorists and evil soldiers?

[{X}Echo419]

so whats the difference between terrorists and evil soldiers?

these "evil soldiers"(who ever they maybe) act out of their own free will against the orders of their commanders and against the oath they took upon entering their branch of service. the terrorists act together as a whole with the same goals. it is their objective to kill innocent people and to make their religon the dominate and only religon on the planet.
unless you're talking about Hilter and the Nazis. then I would say almost nothing except the Nazis wanted to spread facism and the terrorists want to enforce islam on everyone. and the terrorists don't have concentration camps they just behead and blow people up.

[The Yousef]

what actually constitutes a Muslim though?

a brown guy with a beard?
a brown guy with a arabic sounding name?

Muslims come from many, many different cultures (black, white, asian, hispanic, etc) it is hard to profile a Muslim at all...

and honestly i don't blame the security officials profiling passengers...i can understand their mentality...i don't like it...but i understand it....

[Hulud]

and honestly i don't blame the security officials profiling passengers...i can understand their mentality...i don't like it...but i understand it....

im still trying to figure out where we got to security checkpoints, cause i was just showing echos obvious biggotry towards muslims

[The Yousef]

im still trying to figure out where we got to security checkpoints, cause i was just showing echos obvious biggotry towards muslims

i don't know either...but w/e

[{X}Echo419]

im still trying to figure out where we got to security checkpoints, cause i was just showing echos obvious biggotry towards muslims

are you kidding me? you brought up profiling! what did you mean? profiling at McDonalds?! dumbass

[Hulud]

are you kidding me? you brought up profiling! what did you mean? profiling at McDonalds?! dumbass

i was saying YOU are profiling terrorists as muslims
your profiling has nothing to do with security checkpoints

[{X}Echo419]

what actually constitutes a Muslim though?

a brown guy with a beard?
a brown guy with a arabic sounding name?

Muslims come from many, many different cultures (black, white, asian, hispanic, etc) it is hard to profile a Muslim at all...

and honestly i don't blame the security officials profiling passengers...i can understand their mentality...i don't like it...but i understand it....

^bravo^
you just gotta play the odds here. it's not about hate.

[Hulud]

we're good to go then

[Xan]

Not all Muslims are terrorists, but the terrorists we fight are Muslims. If profiling Muslims at airport security checkpoints prevents a terror attack then by all means do it. I'm not Muslim, but if white males ages 18-40 suddenly went nuts and started blowing up airplanes then I wouldn't hesitate to let them search me if they asked. Noone seems to place any blame on the terrorists anymore. Most of the problems people have with the current US foreign policy could be answered if those people would take a step back and ask why they are needed in the first place. Everyone quotes Benjamin Franklin and our other founding fathers not realizing that times have changed. Terrorism as we know it today didn't exist back then. England was their common enemy and they wore red coats. It's not that simple anymore.

Sorry for the rant.