You must have an enemy

[Luce]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

so, you would strike without first finding out if they were wearing a costume, or leaving the set of a film, or maybe don't understand what they are projecting.

If I were at a Halloween party, I would start with the assumption that the person has extremely bad taste, and see how things developed.

What kind of arm band do you wear to warn others of the danger they are in if you disagree with their views?

Given the two groups I mentioned, I don't believe in giving them a warning.

Do you think one is warranted? Both of those groups are pretty odious, and a direct existential danger to everyone around them.

[lumberjim]

yes, I think a warning is warranted.



hey, good talk, it was informative.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

Given the two groups I mentioned, I don't believe in giving them a warning. Do you think one is warranted? Both of those groups are pretty odious, and a direct existential danger to everyone around them.

As a natural rights libertarian, I absolutely agree: nazis, islamists (along with socialist/commies and thought police) are "direct existential danger(s) to everyone around them".

When one of those jackasses willingly, knowingly, deprives someone of life, liberty, or property, then go to town on 'em (and not one damn second before).

[Luce]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

As a natural rights libertarian, I absolutely agree: nazis, islamists (along with socialist/commies and thought police) are "direct existential danger(s) to everyone around them".

When one of those jackasses willingly, knowingly, deprives someone of life, liberty, or property, then go to town on 'em (and not one damn second before).

I didn't say Islamists. I said ISIS.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

What kind of arm band do you wear to warn others of the danger they are in if you disagree with their views?

Wh--Wha-

Warn them????

[Gravdigr]

There can't be no us without a them...

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

I didn't say Islamists. I said ISIS.

half a dozen of one, six of the other

anywho: kinda missin' my point

[Luce]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

half a dozen of one, six of the other

anywho: kinda missin' my point

So you are suggesting that all Muslims are the same as ISIS fanatics?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

There can't be no us without a them...

that's wrong.


enemies are like problems. if i solved all your problems and killed all your enemies in a day, you'd invent new problems and create new enemies.



fix your point of view. there are no problems, there are no enemies.


there are situations and other people that are starring in their own realities.


respect them and have peace, or struggle against them and have suffering.


your choice.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

So you are suggesting that all Muslims are the same as ISIS fanatics?

nope. muslims and islamists are two different animals.

again: missin' my point (on purpose).

[Luce]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

nope. muslims and islamists are two different animals.

again: missin' my point (on purpose).

Not on purpose. It isn't quite clear to me. I made a statement, you added qualifiers for yourself but also put words in my mouth, and now you are saying that I am deliberately missing your point.

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by Luce

Not on purpose. It isn't quite clear to me. I made a statement, you added qualifiers for yourself but also put words in my mouth, and now you are saying that I am deliberately missing your point.

Hey, you wanna go with isis? Okay...

As a natural rights libertarian, I absolutely agree: nazis, ISIS (along with socialist/commies and thought police) are "direct existential danger(s) to everyone around them".

When one of those jackasses willingly, knowingly, deprives someone of life, liberty, or property, then go to town on 'em (and not one damn second before).

I wasn't puttin' words in your mouth; I just see no difference between islamists and isis.

As for my point: don't lay hands on the other guy till he lays hands on you, no matter how odious his thinkin' is.

[Undertoad]

To work hard at identifying the correct enemy, to imagine their evil thinking, to consider the possible attacks, to fantasize about the violence, this all the chimp heritage right here right now

It will be our destruction

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Luce

… I will put up with anyone who puts up with everyone else, no matter how much I disagree with them. Nazis and ISIS are the only two groups that I don't feel any need to tolerate on even a provisional basis.

Originally Posted by henry quirk

As a natural rights libertarian, I absolutely agree: nazis, islamists (along with socialist/commies and thought police) are "direct existential danger(s) to everyone around them". ...

Originally Posted by Luce

I didn't say Islamists. I said ISIS.

Originally Posted by henry quirk

half a dozen of one, six of the other
...

Originally Posted by Luce

So you are suggesting that all Muslims are the same as ISIS fanatics?

Originally Posted by henry quirk

nope. muslims and islamists are two different animals.

Originally Posted by henry quirk

… I wasn't puttin' words in your mouth; I just see no difference between islamists and isis.

(changes in BOLD type mine for continuity)

The definitions can be a slippery slope.

I find it helpful to think of it as the Spectrum of Islam Continuum:

Muslims (have Islam as their religion) > Fundamentalist Muslims/Islamists (have Islam as their religion and politics by peaceful means) > Extreme/Fanatic/Radical Islamists [Extremists] (have Islam as their religion and politics by any means necessary).

Between the terms Muslims and Islamists there's some overlap; but, I don't consider them the same.

Between the terms Islamists and Extremists (like ISIS) there's some overlap; but, I don't consider them the same.

FWIW:

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/...-vs.-islamists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism

[henry quirk]

Originally Posted by sexobon

The definitions can be a slippery slope.

True, but kinda beside the (my) point.

Originally Posted by Luce

Given the two groups I mentioned, I don't believe in giving them a warning.

Do you think one is warranted? Both of those groups are pretty odious, and a direct existential danger to everyone around them.

Originally Posted by henry quirk

As for my point: don't lay hands on the other guy till he lays hands on you, no matter how odious his thinkin' is.