Does that apply to Latinx people? Because I’m fairly sure she’s not white.

My response wasn’t to you. So, there’s that. For quick reference, see the opening comment that started this whole sequence.

Shouldn’t there be a difference between saying, “not surprised” and seeming to revel in this? Because that’s what I see. People expressing something awfully close to satisfaction.

So your argument is:

The thing is, she might know that too, and probably does. Unlike you, or me, or probably just about anyone on this thread, she lives in the country and works with its people.

damn: “there* articles”

Wait a minute now. I think it’s pretty normal that American media attention would be drawn to a case of an American person being arrested in a foreign country for criticizing that country’s rulers. Her whiteness might enhance the degree of that attention, but it seems wrong to be outraged — when was the last time you…

I agree with you in principle - but the problem is we’ve got to respond to the instant outrage, anti-Islam narrative that hits from all sides on the right whenever these attacks occur. It would be one thing if we were getting the same sort of response to the attacks in Vegas, but they are dramatically, markedly,…

Agreed. This is the problem. The problem is that we’re being taught to fear a specific subset of mass violence. We don’t need to pretend that violent extremism isn’t a problem in the Muslim world. It demonstrably is, and it costs thousands of (mostly Muslim) deaths each year. But in this country, you’re much more…

And NASA is the single most important instrument for climate change research we have. This man believes climate change is a hoax. Wonder how that will affect the distribution of funds?

Americans are measurably less religious now than ever.

Sorry, but not clear on why you’re asserting this to me. I said her statement was ignorant, and I certainly didn’t imply the response to her stupid comparison was because of her race.

I hear you, and I agree. I guess I just find that comparison shocking.

Don’t you think it’s fucked up that she’s calling him disingenuous for pushing Medicaid and access to women’s health services in underprivileged communities while she’s out there advocating the same line as Steve King and comparing Roe v. Wade to the Dred Scott decision - she compared a woman’s right to choose to…

At the end of the day, what she said was ignorant. Also, he didn’t call her “ignorant” - that would imply a final judgment of her character. He implied that she was ignorant about the importance of Medicaid and the right to choose in poor communities. And clearly, she is. As a general rule, white men should not be…

Yea, and I mean to a certain extent that could be reflective of personal preference - though if the term “exotic” appears in any person’s explanation of their romantic preferences, that’s a massive red flag.

Disheartening.

I mean, he’s from Uzbekistan

The definition you cite explicitly defines terrorism as a political act, so not sure that’s a great example for your point. The reality is that if you kill people and pledge allegiance to a global terrorist network, you will be rightly called a terrorist. The reason Paddock wasn’t is that he has no stated political…

Wife gets this all the time