Unpopular opinion: The 9/11 hijackers weren't cowardly. What they did was hard. It took guts. That's not a compliment. It's an honest assessment of what we're up against. I'm not sure why people feel a need to call them cowards.https://twitter.com/SenBillNelson/status/1039480675655671808 …
-
Show this thread
-
Replying to @NGrossman81
Exactly! The hijackers involved might have been brainwashed and willing to commit evil for a misguided purpose but there was nothing cowardly about it. Calling them cowards reveals no desire or ability to understand their motivations and continues the cycle of terrorism.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @rationalebeing
Willing to commit evil, yes. Brainwashed, no. All the evidence I'm aware of indicates they knew what they were doing, knew why they were doing it, and did it willingly.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NGrossman81
I am not speaking brainwashed as forced or unaware of what they were doing but a more connotative meaning of believing an irrational and rigid religious belief system which justified their actions to themselves. I would say Evangelicals who support Trump are brainwashed too.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
I wouldn’t use the word “brainwashed” that way, but I understand your point.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.