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@rezaaslan Because Roof terrorized a place of worship where they preach forgiveness?

@rezaaslan I don't believe the world would celebrate if Roof apologized. You must compare terrorists to each other not victims.

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@rezaaslan exactly when he actually killed and injured far less individuals than roof

@rezaaslan it is because the forgiveness was given voluntarily by victims families. DT gave insincere apology v different

@rezaaslan maybe because Tsarnaev identifies as a Muslim.

@rezaaslan forgiveness in the face of injustice is divine, apologies in the face of punishment is convenient.

@rezaaslan Who celebrated forgiveness of Dylann Roof? http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/22/black-america-should-stop-forgiving-white-racists/ …

@rezaaslan It's not celebration, but rather white fetishization of the idea of black forgiveness. A lot of history on the subject.

@rezaaslan take a WILD guess.....

@rezaaslan forgiveness by victims is a completely different issue from apologies by perpetrators.

@rezaaslan can't forgive Roof; only his victims can. Same w/ Tsarnaev.

@rezaaslan question is why Tsarnaev's victims can't forgive him. It's because they don't know God like Mother Emmanuel folks do.

@rezaaslan Now that is a good question! Agree.

@rezaaslan who's we? No one forgave that bastard.