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He lists among his favorite books "Mein Kampf" and "The Communist Manifesto". But he also includes a broad variety of other titles, including: "Animal Farm," "Brave New World," "To Kill a Mockingbird," and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, a prominent conservative, for months used a graphic of a gun cross-hairs to urge followers to "reload" and "aim" for Giffords and other Democrats.
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said a consuming atmosphere of political vitriol centred on Arizona may have been a factor.
"The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," he said. "And unfortunately, Arizona, I think, has become the capital. We have become the Mecca for prejudice and bigotry."
I also fully expect that this attack which actually did kill innocent civilians will be classified as not a terrorist act, because the guy must be deranged and we can't blame his political views or extremist agenda for his act.
Shooter of Jewish Congresswoman listed 'Mein Kampf' as favorite book
Near fatal shooting of Jewish congresswoman shakes Arizona community
shafique wrote:I agree with you - it may or may not be classed a terrorist attack. To me, my initial reaction is it is - innocent civilians targeted at a meeting where a congresswoman is targetted too.
If you wish to discuss whether the Quran (or Muslims) have killed more Jews than Hitler or the previous Biblical inspired massacres - we can have that conversation in the religion forum. (However, I'd rather count bodies of civilian victims rather than get into a warped debate with you over what is a terrorist act and what isn't.)
Cheers,
Shafique
Herve wrote:I did NOT compare the quran or Hitler in killing people.
And really, it isn't just non-Muslims who have complained about his posting style. Anyone who disagrees with him notices that he's very far from rational or capable of understanding the position of his opponents, often deliberately taking their arguments out of context and saying, 'I'm glad you agree with me, blah blah blah'.
Mr Loughner has so far been charged with one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress, two of first degree murder and two of attempted murder.
FBI Director Robert Mueller refused to comment on the gunman's motivation but he did not rule out the possibility of pressing additional charges under a domestic terrorism statute at a later date.
desertdudeshj wrote:I think the sad irony of this has passed over many heads. That when something like a robbery takes place. The headlines will read "Muslim man robs 7/11" as if him being a muslim had anything to do with it ?
You just see it as in your face because everytime you see a brown person you see a muslim and because he's brown and stands out in the crowd to you