tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post7917422394502292738..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Ft. HoodMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-70800156124682152922009-11-07T12:13:50.645-05:002009-11-07T12:13:50.645-05:00I blame the Cleveland Browns.I blame the Cleveland Browns.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-508179501308469602009-11-06T14:57:50.863-05:002009-11-06T14:57:50.863-05:00Between this and what's happened in Orlando it...Between this and what's happened in Orlando it makes me wonder what it is that's the final straw. When at the end of ones rope what is that last thing that pushes someone over the edge? I've been in enough stressful situations in the last 20 years. More than you could shake a stick at yet never felt compelled to do anything like that. And I don't consider myself overly strong.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-67113691762584914452009-11-06T14:33:54.503-05:002009-11-06T14:33:54.503-05:00sunshine - At this point my anger and sorrow is mu...sunshine - At this point my anger and sorrow is muted just so I don't go overboard and allow my feelings towards religion to take over. No group should be judged based on the acts of a few, but this struggle we seem to be in feeds the animosity each has for the other.<br /><br />Ubermilf - Odd you should mention Virginia Tech. That connection crossed my mind also. <br /><br />Gwen - to be fair here, Of the first four Right leaning blogs I read, I could predict their response. Now many hours later, I have seen and read more reason on other Right-ish blogs/sites.<br /><br />El Cerdo Ignatius - Since I wrote this more than a few hours ago before much of the information we have now was out, I would have to agree that the tid bits are indeed disturbing. But like anything, there needs to be context added and more information to make a reasoned judgement. I would suggest you listen to the Phone interview with the cousin. It can be found on Fox. Not so much revealing by it's content, but more so from the tone. The cousin I think is as surprised as anyone. One question that keeps popping up in my mind is if this guy has been on the Fed's radar for so long, why was he being deployed? At this point the information coming out creates more questions about the whole mess and what was going on prior to the shootings.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-56341995681635516042009-11-06T14:02:47.000-05:002009-11-06T14:02:47.000-05:00I am certainly in agreement that we ought to let t...I am certainly in agreement that we ought to let the authorities get to the bottom of this. What we are hearing so far, though, is very disturbing - if it's accurate:<br /><br />- The shooter expressed sympathy for jihadis.<br />- The shooter was sympathetic to suicide bombers.<br />- The FBI had been watching the shooter for a period of several months due to comments he made on the internet (somewhere), regarding the above two points.<br />- His opinions regarding jihad and his wish to see Muslim nations rise up against the American military are reported to have been known to his superiors in the Army.<br /><br />I completely agree that it is utterly wrong to paint all adherents of one religion with the same brush, based on one person's actions. My worry, though, is that there is a significant enough number of individuals in the US military who are sympathetic to a radical Islamist agenda, and that the investigation underway will paper over this issue in an effort to remain sensitive and politically correct.<br /><br />Hopefully all the foregoing is rumour, and I can eat some crow later for believing it too easily. But more than right-wing blogs are reporting these findings, so I have a feeling the information is accurate and I fear the discussion to follow is not going to address the facts.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-72504273498699265542009-11-06T13:08:19.110-05:002009-11-06T13:08:19.110-05:00Thoughtful and kind, your post is rational and inf...Thoughtful and kind, your post is rational and informed... which y'all gots to remember, the Right-ish tends to dis-consider. <br />Most importantly, all of the good citizen Muslims who live in our communities must not be blamed nor harmed over something like this. Community support extends that way... the chances are that Maj. Hasan was a "retro-victim" of PTS via his counseling and became manic over deployment into such brutality. <br /><br />Good post! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419040049480437384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-14575592027224320342009-11-06T10:19:53.582-05:002009-11-06T10:19:53.582-05:00I come from a conspiracy-crazy family. They'r...I come from a conspiracy-crazy family. They're talking about the fact Hasan was a Virgina Tech graduate. <br /><br />Virginia Tech... some guy opening fire... are they spawning Manchurian candidates at Virginia Tech? <br /><br />While they're not a more valuable source of actual information, they're at least more entertaining.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-46680473895335585132009-11-06T10:10:56.038-05:002009-11-06T10:10:56.038-05:00I ALWAYS cringe when I hear about these types of t...I ALWAYS cringe when I hear about these types of things too.<br />My niece is married to a very nice man. A Muslim. Their 7 year old son, my great-nephew, is being raised Muslim.<br /><br />My stomach just turns over what happened.<br />I think that a lot people forget that there is good and bad people in every religion, race, etc.<br />You're always going to have fanatic's and wack jobs. <br /><br />My hearts go out to the victims families as well. What a shame. :(<br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226811839348899360noreply@blogger.com