The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Fvck You Glenn Beck

...and there was a shooting a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler Youth or you know whatever. Who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics? Disturbing.

Yeah. Who would do such a thing, Glenn? Disturbing indeed.



Meanwhile, that had me looking up info about the camp itself. I found this bullet point on their info page a heartbreaking footnote, a reminder of how this was just a camp full of innocent kids trying to make their country better by meeting like minded people.

If something happens
Norwegian People Aid will be present at the camp at all times. They can help if someone breaks an arm, gets a blister or something else.

yeah. Something else.

[wendybeth]

I saw that, and thought the same thing, GD. Beck himself belongs to a religion that very strongly endorses right wing ideology and at a very young age. If he's going to use Hitler Youth comparisons, I would suggest he get his history straight. The Hitler Youth were indoctrinated into the fascist ideology. There are/were plenty of left wing oriented organizations (The USSR's Young Pioneers, etc) that he could have chosen from, but he went right for the most infamous example. None of them are appropriate in this situation, but then Beck has never been a terribly appropriate person.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Beck himself belongs to a religion that very strongly endorses right wing ideology and at a very young age.

The terrorist who did this belongs to the same religion and ideology as Beck.

He is a Christian, [blond-haired blue-eyed] right-wing anti-Muslim extremist.

[Ghoulish Delight]

wow, and I missed this gem:

"I warned that this what was coming in Europe ... Last fall I said Europe is going to go into financial trouble and it's also going to go into problems with radical Islam."

What? WHAT?! WHAT?!?! Can there really be people so fvcking brain dead as to actually take his dumbfvckery seriously? This guy blowing a building up and massacring children is radical Islam's fault?

you're a piece of sh!t, Glenn Beck.

[JWBear]

Haven't you all heard? All Christians are peaceful, loving people who would never hurt a fly; and all Muslims are violent bloodthirsty animals that want to destroy the west. I heard it on Fox News, so it must be true. Breivik must be a secret Muslim.

[scaeagles]

Well, I will not say that i have read his manifesto. However, I have read this commentary on his manifesto, which contained this -

In Breivik's 1,500 page "manifesto," it is clear that he hates Islam and wants Europe to rediscover its Christian culture. Breivik likes violent video games. His favorite TV show is Dexter, a series that glorifies a serial killer. One also finds in his ramblings that he is a follower of Charles Darwin, seldom if ever prays, says it is possible to be a "Christian atheist," and adds, "I'm not going to pretend I'm a very religious person."

So I would suppose he is a very misguided man who doesn't understand Christianity, just like Muslim terrorists don't understand Islam. The major difference is that I haven't heard any prominent Christian leader praising him, while Middle Eastern Imams often praise Islamic terrorist actions.

I am sickened that even if he is found guilty of every charger the max he can serve in Norway is 21 years. I think that he'll be 55 or something when he gets out (assuming time served while on trial is part of the 21 years).

[Ghoulish Delight]

There are exceptions to the 21 year max.

[katiesue]

My understanding was it was 21 years but they can still keep you after that if they feel you are still a threat.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I can't say I'm entirely enamored with Obama's performance over the last 2+ years, but damnit I am happy to live in a world where someone can get Rick Rolled by the official White House twitter feed.

[Betty]

My in laws are getting more and more outspoken politically on facebook. They are extremely anti-Obama frequently referring to him in terms of POS Obama and similar.

I can't block them entirely because the family does a lot of communication through facebook. (The health of my husband's grandma, for example, is updated this way.)

I admit, I've posted political items before and have debated with them various issues. It's gotten old though because I seem to be the only one in the discussion with my viewpoint and end up feeling a bit ganged up on - not necessarily by family but by their facebook friends. You know how people can be online.

No point. Just complaining.