The hyper-emotionalism with which people invariably react to this argument -- screaming that I'm personally a Nazi and/or a supporter of jihadists -- reflects why the wider discussion around these issues is so blinkered and irrational
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A lot of this derives from the inability of people to accept that sporadic acts of violence are commonplace throughout US history, and they'll inevitably continue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_New_York_and_New_Jersey_bombings … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ohio_State_University_attack … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Chattanooga_shootings … Threat inflation is just as commonplace
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I wouldn't say they're equivalent. Terrorism's effective because it inspires helplessness. We don't worry about car crashes, those happen to bad drivers, I'm a good driver. "Nazis" are similar, avoid rallies, avoid risk. But terrorism? Avoid bike paths, the subway? Impossible.
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That aside, I think the concern about Islamists is less terrorism and more this:https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1129815475356086273 …
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@mtracey, just take a moment to reflect on the absurdity of this post. In effect you're saying: "my working theory about why lots of people are angrily telling me that I'm wrong about x is that (1) I'm right about x, and (2) everyone knows I'm right about x but won't say so -
I'm tempted to point out logical fallacies like the excluded middle or false dichotomy...but I don't really think that'll be effective.
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I just don't agree, in that Islamic terrorism is a real threat. I don't need to list all the high body counts of Islmaic terror even here in the USA. And many plots are caught before they get off the ground, even recently. Just do a google search.
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Not lazy, but determinedly contrarian, regardless of how untenable the positions have to be in order to maintain that posturing.
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It makes them common and people with "exalted" thoughts are anything but common.
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Reacting emotionally doesn't mean you're wrong. Sometimes you're not able to properly articulate yourself, or you're simply a bad debater. This is frustrating to many. The right has made popular this idea that if you're not "rational" and "calm" you've somehow lost the argument.
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Truth is, human beings aren't robots, and this mental war that's waged by the right is usually only a contest to see who can break first and show their humanity ie weakness, in their eyes. Being angry or mad doesn't make a person wrong. Consider their ideas, not their emotions.
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“If you disagree, you prove my point! Gotcha
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Dave Sim logic.
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This is exactly how I feel when I spread the truth about
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