TV's Frink said:
From the Religion thread but more appropriate here...
CP3S said:
I was thinking a little bit more about this link Fink posted in the Boston Marathon Bombing thread: http://deadspin.com/the-tsarnaev-brothers-allegedly-followed-9-11-conspirac-476607277
In short, it is someone going on about how ridiculous Alex Jones is for his wild conspiracy theories, crazy speculation, and how quick he is to jump to conclusions. The author links to a blog post made by a woman who knew the bombers' mother and retells how their mother believed that 9/11 was done by the US to make Islam look bad and justify war. The author then goes on to do exactly what he condemns Alex Jones for and wildly speculates that maybe the reason these guys did it wasn't because they were Islamic fundamentalists, but because they were paying back America for the evil America has done to them with framing Muslims for 9/11.
Yeah. At least Alex Jones is talented enough to make his wild speculation seem plausible, in a convoluted crazy sort of way.
Follow up:
http://deadspin.com/report-boston-bombing-suspect-was-a-9-11-truther-478631719
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bomb-suspect-influenced-mysterious-radical
Yup. He was a 9/11 truther. So?
The associated press article you linked to also explained that he had a close friend who steered him toward a "strict stand of Islam". Of course, it probably is more likely that it was his trutherism that drove him to do it.
That was actually another thing I was going to comment on in my post in the Religion thread today, but left out. I think it is a major failure of liberals that they try so hard to defend Islam. Let it all drop. We don't need it, and there is no reason to defend it in the name of multiculturalism. Antiquated harmful old religions don't need our defense. Sure, be accepting of this cultural background, but we can do that without defending and condoning (there is nothing wrong with wearing a burka if it is your choice, but it is very wrong to force others to wear them, or to inflict pain and suffering upon them if they refuse to comply). Statements like, "it is a beautiful religion of peace" are complete bullshit. A beautiful religion doesn't treat their women like second class people and require them to cover their heads and faces in public. There is nothing beautiful about that.