Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
Oh yes. One deranged hate crime is equivalent to the organized butchering in Israel, followed by a retreat behind a human shield of captives and their own citizens. We should be ashamed of ourselves for even talking about it, much less being prepared to do something about it.
I'm not saying that... I'm saying that violence begets violence, no matter how just the retaliatory response. And unfortunately, people have a difficult time compartmentalizing the heinous acts of groups--whether they be splinter terrorist groups or political parties--against the the innocents of the same tribe, and the hate, scapegoating, and violence burns on and on.