I am pro choice.  Why did you make all of those assumptions about me?  Wow, you are a defensive person, aren't you?  My post just states that there is NO comparison to this murderer and the terrorists.  Apples and oranges my friend.  Actually, more like apples and steel ball bearings.

by MarkDotThat on 06/10/2009 10:53:25 AM EST

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Of course, your criticism of the obvious and simple comparison of Roeder to other terrorists made me think that you wanted to minimize what he'd done, and... well, like I said, I'm sorry for mistaking your position.

But wait a second.  "Steel ball bearings" and "NO comparison".  You do want to minimize it, after all.

Well, on the other hand you seem to think that such a simple comparison is "convoluted".  It may be merely lack of mental acuity rather than denial.

Yes.  That's it:  You claim that there are only three "Islamic fundamentalist terrorists" and, naturally, offer no evidence to support such a ridiculous claim.

(I'm a "defensive" person?  You should try to avoid irrelevant mischaracterizations of others in the future.  It's a two-edged sword that more often than not ends up wounding an unskilled owner such as yourself, and derails what otherwise might have been a good conversation.)

Have a nice day.

by AnEngineer on 06/10/2009 12:18:37 PM EST

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Mr Engineer, by pointing out that the comparison is like apples to steel ball bearings, I am in NO way minimizing this horrid act of murder.  I am just pointing out that it is not terrorism for political, ideological gains like, say bombing a wedding reception, flying a plane into an iconic building or severing the head of a reporter on camera.  The murder of the doctor was horrid.  It was a hate crime of the first order.  It was not terrorism.  It was not conspiratorial in nature.  It was not meant to deter a culture, subculture or society from their way of life.  It was the heinous act of a sick individual filled with hatred for the doctor because of his individual profession.

Secondly, I did not claim that there were only three terrorists.  I stated that only three were water boarded.

by MarkDotThat on 06/11/2009 02:42:53 PM EST

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Sorry, mispelled presumptuous AND went back to read my original post.  My bad, it DOES read like I was stating that there were only three terrorists--I apologize for not being clear the first time.

by MarkDotThat on 06/11/2009 02:49:53 PM EST

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