tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post8220501724647908547..comments2024-02-19T02:37:02.312-06:00Comments on Always Judged Guilty: Super-Lawnmower Death Cars and the Banal Petulance Of American JihadisBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490045924214723301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post-30026065852244629432017-05-09T04:16:05.690-05:002017-05-09T04:16:05.690-05:00I am happy to read your article.
I get more inform...I am happy to read your article.<br />I get more information through this article.<br />Thank's very much!<br /><a href="http://lawnmower12366.page.tl/" rel="nofollow">best lawn mower</a>Jordanhttp://lawnmower12366.page.tl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post-26185961319139200382010-10-17T18:50:01.120-05:002010-10-17T18:50:01.120-05:00Point well taken, Mr. Picard. I wouldn't put a...Point well taken, Mr. Picard. I wouldn't put any appeal out of acceptance to an angry young man. Younger minds are especially open, often to the first thing they read on a subject. I was thinking more that no one in an official capacity would spend any resources on the people or ideas involved with Inspire. The driver of the death car or Pier 1 shooter don't need Inspire to get them there; it can push them, but it is a symptom, not the problem. As the author said, "But we really can't afford to spend too much time worrying about al-Awlaki or Khan or Inspire helping people bring us down from the inside." I'm worried about some kid following the example from inspire, but I'm more worried about the powers-that-be chasing their tail at every shadow lurking behind the corner.oneilluiuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204549925120570006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post-80825534897369100402010-10-15T15:07:23.351-05:002010-10-15T15:07:23.351-05:00I think you may be buying into a strange kind of A...I think you may be buying into a strange kind of American exceptionalism here. The truth is that adolescent angst is not the exclusive domain of American youth. Rather, young people (and some older people) all over the world share similar tendencies, and are equally vulnerable to the kind of appeals you mock in Inspire. Note also that many young people who join the armed forces -- in the US and elsewhere -- are similarly motivated, and just as some of those young soldiers grow up to be officers, some of the desperate and ridiculous kids who today fantasize about lawnmower death trucks may soon grow up to be "real jihadis." <br />More importantly, I would argue that one of the main aims of terrorism is provocation. Even if you find shooting up a Pier 1 or a high school to be a deplorably unsophisticated tactic, the truth is it would only take one Muslim teenage school shooter with vague Yemen ties to provoke an absurdly excessive American reaction. It may not mean victory for global jihad, but it would mean a lot of dead Yemenis.Will Picardhttp://www.yemenpeaceproject.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post-9872412606143602982010-10-13T11:59:42.427-05:002010-10-13T11:59:42.427-05:00Some people do, but no one who really knows what t...Some people do, but no one who really knows what they are talking about. I mention this a little bit in the post above, but the big danger is over-reacting and helping AQAP with their publicity goals (which essentially means recruiting real jihadis who can fight).Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490045924214723301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316085735333046394.post-16230309592556530192010-10-12T19:34:26.687-05:002010-10-12T19:34:26.687-05:00You're on fire today, Doctor.
But now tell me ...You're on fire today, Doctor.<br />But now tell me something: Nobody really takes this mag seriously, do they? Your description above, while detailed and thoughtful, was actually too kind. This is school paper nonsense! (nothing against former school paper writers). Nobody looks at this as real potential threat stuff, do they? That being said, your Columbine reference is well taken. If somebody is looking for an easy justification, this might be all it would take to push them over the pipe bomb edge. But no way real terrorist stuff. <br />Also, I added “old-timey” to my spell check. Good call. Bully to you!oneilluiuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204549925120570006noreply@blogger.com