Explosion during Boston Marathon (political discussion)

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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:20 PM
This is what people are willing to give up liberty to "prevent?" I'll never understand it.

Apr 17, 2013 10:20pm
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why so serious?

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Apr 17, 2013 10:20 PM
justincredible;1427792 wrote:Get used to more of this. Unfortunately it seems like a lot of you would welcome it. ****. That.
Go live in Israel for a few years where suicide bombers are the norm. You might get a little bit of a different perspective.
Apr 17, 2013 10:20pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:21 PM
Con_Alma;1427803 wrote:I do. I think we have an obligation to do so. I think any known terrorist group left unchecked would open the door to many dangerous scenarios. Seems as if multiple administrations agree.
Bingo. Let's not act like this is republican/democrat issue.
Apr 17, 2013 10:21pm
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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:21 PM
lhslep134;1427812 wrote:Go live in Israel for a few years where suicide bombers are the norm. You might get a little bit of a different perspective.
No. Suicide bombers are not the norm here and never will be. Are you serious with this?
Apr 17, 2013 10:21pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:22 PM
lhslep134;1427812 wrote:Go live in Israel for a few years where suicide bombers are the norm. You might get a little bit of a different perspective.
Suicide bombers are the norm in Israel? Welp, better let big brother check my bag in the street here in America.
Apr 17, 2013 10:22pm
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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:23 PM
hasbeen;1427817 wrote:Suicide bombers are the norm in Israel? Welp, better let big brother check my bag in the street here in America.
Yeah, I really have no idea what he was trying to get at with that.
Apr 17, 2013 10:23pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:25 PM
Pick6;1427735 wrote:Riding a plane is a privilege, not a right.
Never liked this right/privilege thought. I prefer this:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Apr 17, 2013 10:25pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:26 PM
lhslep134;1427813 wrote:Bingo. Let's not act like this is republican/democrat issue.


You will see that most disagreeing with you are neither democrats or republicans and have equal disdain for both parties.
Apr 17, 2013 10:26pm
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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:27 PM
lhslep134;1427813 wrote:Bingo. Let's not act like this is republican/democrat issue.
They are the same damn party. They disagree on, what, three of four issues?

Apr 17, 2013 10:27pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:29 PM
justincredible;1427814 wrote:No. Suicide bombers are not the norm here and never will be. Are you serious with this?
The threat of a suicide bomber in Israel is a constant, everyday thing, that's what I was getting at.
Apr 17, 2013 10:29pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:30 PM
80% of the chatter is nuts. How could anyone think that is a good idea?
Apr 17, 2013 10:30pm
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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:30 PM
lhslep134;1427827 wrote:The threat of a suicide bomber in Israel is a constant, everyday thing, that's what I was getting at.
What does Israel have to do with MPs checking papers in the US?
Apr 17, 2013 10:30pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:32 PM
DeyDurkie5;1427828 wrote:80% of the chatter is nuts. How could anyone think that is a good idea?
Apr 17, 2013 10:32pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:33 PM
pmoney25;1427824 wrote:You will see that most disagreeing with you are neither democrats or republicans and have equal disdain for both parties.
I disagree with some of what he is espousing and I have no party affinity at all.
Apr 17, 2013 10:33pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:33 PM
justincredible;1427819 wrote:Yeah, I really have no idea what he was trying to get at with that.
I guess I should have clarified. I was only speaking to the current level of "big brotherness" that occurs, not advocating for anything heightened.

In my defense, what you're advocating is that if anything is heightened we should be expecting to be randomly searched on the street when that is just as absurd of a thought than anything the opposition is advocating. It's simply not going to happen.
Apr 17, 2013 10:33pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:35 PM
justincredible;1427830 wrote:What does Israel have to do with MPs checking papers in the US?
Because you're bitching about the cops doing stuff that they don't do in Israel, where suicide bombers are exponentially more prevalent.
Apr 17, 2013 10:35pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:36 PM
lhslep134;1427836 wrote:Because you're bitching about the cops doing stuff that they don't do in Israel, where suicide bombers are exponentially more prevalent.
Who is talking about suicide bombers?
Apr 17, 2013 10:36pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:38 PM
lhslep134;1427836 wrote:Because you're bitching about the cops doing stuff that they don't do in Israel, where suicide bombers are exponentially more prevalent.
This is still completely irrelevant to my post.
Apr 17, 2013 10:38pm
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chicago510

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Apr 17, 2013 10:38 PM
Hate to be a Debbie downer but I came
to this thread looking for investigation updates and all I got was politics forum. Am I the only one? Not that it isn't a reasonable debate, but it has its time and place.
Apr 17, 2013 10:38pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:40 PM
Con_Alma;1427837 wrote:Who is talking about suicide bombers?
I'll summarize my point for you to simplify:

Heightened security/more inconvenience: less terror attacks
Lesser security/less inconvenience: more terror attacks

That is a gross oversimplification of the issues at work but you clearly don't get my point unless I explain it like that.


EDIT: I'm not saying Israel's security is more lax than the U.S. I'm saying it's more lax than the U.S. would be if we were in a constant war zone like Israel.
Apr 17, 2013 10:40pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:40 PM
chicago510;1427842 wrote:Hate to be a Debbie downer but I came
to this thread looking for investigation updates and all I got was politics forum. Am I the only one? Not that it isn't a reasonable debate, but it has its time and place.
How can you talk about this and not have a political belief to this on the internet?
Apr 17, 2013 10:40pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:41 PM
chicago510;1427842 wrote:Hate to be a Debbie downer but I came
to this thread looking for investigation updates and all I got was politics forum. Am I the only one? Not that it isn't a reasonable debate, but it has its time and place.
I personally agree with you. But it's tough to untie situations like this from politics.
Apr 17, 2013 10:41pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:41 PM
chicago510;1427842 wrote:Hate to be a Debbie downer but I came
to this thread looking for investigation updates and all I got was politics forum. Am I the only one? Not that it isn't a reasonable debate, but it has its time and place.

I agree.
Apr 17, 2013 10:41pm
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Nick Mangold

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Apr 17, 2013 10:42 PM
I can split the thread if it really needs it but there isn't really a lot of news on the event coming in at the moment.
Apr 17, 2013 10:42pm
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Apr 17, 2013 10:42 PM
DeyDurkie5;1427849 wrote:How can you talk about this and not have a political belief to this on the internet?
You can talk about the facts of the situation without getting into the spin that each side is going to put on it to further their own agenda.
Apr 17, 2013 10:42pm