Demonizing Muslims as a group on account of one person's behavior is abhorrent, but obfuscating re: Mateen's motives doesn't help anything
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no criticism here--im just trying to follow yr logic, since making a point on Twitter is difficult; but by yr logic then...
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I think the pushback is as if he was ISIS, or that if he was very dedicated to Islam. Which I think is fair + right.
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There was no pushback as to whether Dylann Roof was "very dedicated" to racist theories.
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the difference is that no one was trying to use Roof as an excuse to launch drone strikes in Alabama
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That's a secondary effect, has nothing to do with accurately identifying the motive
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What exactly did Mateen say his motives were? On the 911 call? Isn't it complicated by the fact that he chose LGBT targets?
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He called a TV station and said "I did it for ISIS"
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Why so hard to conclude that combination of mental instability and hateful ideology can trigger this? Doesn't have to be either/or
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Blindspots / confirmation bias
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Maybe that's because Mateen's "political motives" are clear as mud.
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"I did it for ISIS" is a pretty clear statement of motive.
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They also banned the confederate flag & Dukes of Hazard in response. What elements of Islamic culture do they propose banning now?
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Roof fit the liberal narrative perfectly, not so much Mateen
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Some political motivations are more equal than others, silly.
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Some liberals seem far more comfortable vilifying some hateful ideologies than others...
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The ISIS and allied ideologies are real threats, but Mateen doesn't seem to be a real exemplar: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NIGHTCLUB_SHOOTING_SHOOTER_PROFILE_FLOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT …
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I didn't say it erases his stated motive, I'm saying the stated motive may not be the only significant motive.
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