'Christian terrorist'?

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

You've posted on this topic before, with typically inflammatory and predictable results. It seems your goal is to deliberately antagonise those you disagree with out of some misplaced need for reciprocity. That's the only angle you are promoting here.

Really, I thought that it was obtuse.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

You are stepping waaay out of bounds when you take it upon yourself to decide what anyone here can post or discuss or what their intent is. That is not up to you and you need to remember you're just another member here, not the forum police or topic babysitter.

Sofiyya Posted 28 July 2011 - 04:29 PM

Please don't feed the troll.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You are stepping waaay out of bounds when you take it upon yourself to decide what anyone here can post or discuss or what their intent is. That is not up to you and you need to remember you're just another member here, not the forum police or topic babysitter.

My opinion is that you undermine a legitimate argument by lowering yourself to the same behaviour as that of ignorant extremists. Not everyone believes that the terrorism carried out by the likes of a qaeda is representative of the outlook of muslims. However, you don't seem to be interested in that.

As to your point you are correct, i am not the forum police. However we all know the rules, baiting is frowned upon as is restarting closed threads.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Over the duration of this board, there have been numerous no-holds-barred threads about Muslim terrorists. An article about whether that has been fair is not baiting; it's part of a continuing dialogue. It's also a chance to discuss the other side of the coin and should not depend on who the person who posted it or who likes or doesn't like me or my opinions. That chance should be allowed here for whomever wishes to be part of an open dialogue.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

My opinion is that you undermine a legitimate argument by lowering yourself to the same behaviour as that of ignorant extremists. Not everyone believes that the terrorism carried out by the likes of a qaeda is representative of the outlook of muslims. However, you don't seem to be interested in that.

As to your point you are correct, i am not the forum police. However we all know the rules, baiting is frowned upon as is restarting closed threads.

I posted an article. There is no baiting material in the article and it is not reopening a closed thread. In fact, it is a commentary on a topic that is ongoing in many places, but you want to prevent the discussion here because you don't like my views.

You are the one who is conducting yourself as an ignorant extremist trying to curb legitimate dialogue. You are the bully here.

BTW, that earlier thread was closed because of IR5's behavior, not mine or due to the topic. It seems that you want to help repeat that closure here, but that is up to the mods, not you.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Really, I thought that it was obtuse.

It is indeed obtuse. Lowering oneself to the same level of behaviour as ignorant extremists makes you the same as them.

Not to mention it is extremely trite and cheap to try to relativise terrorist atrocities in this way.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I posted an article. There is no baiting material in the article and it is not reopening a closed thread. In fact, it is a commentary on a topic that is ongoing in many places, but you want to prevent the discussion here because you don't like my views.

You are the one who is conducting yourself as an ignorant extremist trying to curb legitimate dialogue. You are the bully here.

BTW, that earlier thread was closed because of IR5's behavior, not mine or due to the topic. It seems that you want to help repeat that closure here, but that is up to the mods, not you.

I am not preventing discussion. If you think I am you are assuming I have more influence than I do. I have read your views on this subject in multiple threads and i think you do yourself no favours.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

It is indeed obtuse. Lowering oneself to the same level of behaviour as ignorant extremists makes you the same as them.

Not to mention it is extremely trite and cheap to try to relativise terrorist atrocities in this way.

Your logic is obtuse. Your violation of the right to post and refusal to comment on the article, but instead, attack the poster does nothing to elevate your argument. Your only intent to try to run me off of VJ. I won't let you do that.

I am not preventing discussion. If you think I am you are assuming I have more influence than I do. I have read your views on this subject in multiple threads and i think you do yourself no favours.

You are not my keeper nor my babysitter, so bug off. I reject your efforts to control what topics I express an interest in.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

As I said, i have no authority to run you off vj. You control how you react to things, not me.

I find your opinion on the subject in question disingenuous and counter to the legitimate debate you say you want. I am not stopping you from proving me wrong or discussing the topic.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

As I said, i have no authority to run you off vj. You control how you react to things, not me.

I find your opinion on the subject in question disingenuous and counter to the legitimate debate you say you want. I am not stopping you from proving me wrong or discussing the topic.

You could have chosen to let this thread run its course. Instead, you came here for the sole intent of ruining this thread and causing it to be closed. So don't tell me you really want an honest dialogue on this subject. You clearly don't and you never have.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Think about this: plenty of articles exist claiming that al qaeda and groups like it represent the views of muslims around the world. You think all those culture war articles and threads that came out of them are legitimate?

You could have chosen to let this thread run its course. Instead, you came here for the sole intent of ruining this thread and causing it to be closed. So don't tell me you really want an honest dialogue on this subject. You clearly don't and you never have.

I don't think you want a legitimate dialogue, given your past posts on this topic in other threads.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Think about this: plenty of articles exist claiming that al qaeda and groups like it represent the views of muslims around the world. You think all those culture war articles and threads that came out of them are legitimate?

It's clear that you didn't even read the article. That's not what it says at all. You probably just saw the title and freaked. Makes you look pretty reactionary.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's clear that you can read minds over the Internet. Perhaps you should work for the cia or something, they might reopen those old remote viewing psychic experiments just for you.

Sadly, you are quite wrong. I did indeed read it. I also read your other posts in other threads on this topic. I don't need to assume what is written because it's there in black and white.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

It's clear that you can read minds over the Internet. Perhaps you should work for the cia or something, they might reopen those old remote viewing psychic experiments just for you.

Sadly, you are quite wrong. I did indeed read it. I also read your other posts in other threads on this topic. I don't need to assume what is written because it's there in black and white.

You disagree with the majority of what's posted here, but you don't try to stop everyone from posting. Just me. You got a crush on me or something? If so, this kind of behavior is why you're alone.

You didn't read the article. That's very clear and very sad. If you did, you'd make more sense.

Edited August 1, 2011 by Sofiyya

[sara..... 371]

OH FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!

a terrorist is a killer of human life it dont matter if they are Muslim or Christian their intent is to kill thats it.....no one in their right mind can blame Christianity or Islam for the actions of killers with out a conscience

sara