I've decided to come back in here due to the fact that the news about the events has changed and one suspect has been killed and the other is one the run
darth_ender said: Of course Warbler was rushing to conclusions with little evidence,
this is what I originally said:
Warbler said:
If I had one guess, I'd guess Al Qaeda did this.
is that really a rush to a conclusion? I wasn't saying we shouldn't investigate further. I wasn't saying we should conclude Al Qaeda did this and that we should just go after them. I WAS MAKING A GUESS!!!!!
I will admit to making one mistake, I should have added the following to that original post: "But it is entirely possible that Al Qaeda had nothing to do with this, and of course this should be fully investigated"
If I had added that, the original post would have more accurately reflected my thoughts and feelings at that point.
But still, I think it was complete wrong to jump all over me and accuse me of racism, when all I did was guess that a terrorist organization(that had previously attacked American and had threatened to so again) was responsible for this terrorist attack.
darth_ender said:
Oh, and Warbler, while I despise conspiracy theories, I think jumping all over Fan was a poor choice as well. Better to shut down conspiracy theories with rational discussion than fiery but ultimately pointless words.
no matter how rational you try to be with conspiracy nuts, and not matter how logical your argument are, there is no way to shut him down. And in the immediate aftermath of something like the Boston Bombing, I really don't feel like rationally arguing with a conspiracy nut.
darth_ender said:
There is a benefit to asking questions rather than just assuming the official story is 100% accurate, though I think those conspiracy theorists take it way too far.
Asking reasonable questions is one thing, but that is not was these conspiracy nuts do. They find out something like the Boston bombing happens and they go "Yippy! another chance a conspiracy theory, lies and false accusations! Hmm, how can I make this look like the government did this?"
There is nothing reasonable or beneficial to what they do.