Well, there are multiple videos of the killers in action online. I won’t post them here. Pretty clear they weren’t “amateurs,” so to speak.

Discounting the motive makes the term “terrorism” kind of pointless, is the thing. The word is used more to describe the reason for a crime than the form the crime takes. If some psycho piece of shit shoots up a place because he just plain wants to kill people, that doesn’t make him a terrorist. (That probably isn’t…

Because it is not Terrorism, OK? Just because.

Ideologies are tough to defeat. You cut off the head of one, several more will pop up, especially in an ideology that emphasizes martyrdom. The technology you mention also serves to spread ideas and methods of enacting the ideology. Easy movement of people across countries with no corresponding movement of security…

Honestly, I think the Paris attack and the recent Berlin attack are “on trend” with the direction terrorist are trying to go. They seem to want to put fear into the everyday person who is just doing regular stuff in countries that are deemed safe and insulated against this type of thing.

The writers here are often slow to recognize these kind of attacks as terrorism. They probably think it is more likely a stunt for the Turkish opening of Bad Santa 2 rather than Islamic terror.

I work with an organization that requires me to talk with people all over the world about how to combat terrorism. I wish I had more optimism about the state of the “war on terror”, but honestly, it many areas it is getting worse. It’s not just the state of reporting causing us to see more of an uptick in these…

Yeah the tone of this is very odd to say the least

Why so skeptical?

Why does the fact he may have been wearing a Santa Claus outfit imply it’s not terrorism? I’m confused.

Diamonds Are Forever — homo-henchmen, Blofeld at his best, Bambi & Thumper, a moon rover, ... come on.

Shut your face Gabby. Live and Let Die forever!

“....we don’t really need more depictions of the experiences of a white guy.”

If you want more diversity in films, start spending your money on movies with diverse casts. The studios only care about money. China has spoken up, so going forward all the big blockbusters will have Chinese actors in important roles.

In Hollywood, too, it’s clear that white mediocrity still dominates conversations and capital—see:Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Nocturnal Animals, etc

True, maybe we should have gone with an Asian Jackie O.

I never thought I would long for the days of the Cold War.

The video of that is even better:

I knew I would tear up...

He did more than any president since LBJ in strengthening and adding to the social safety net. Unfortunately, it’s all about to be unraveled.