Mike
Well-Known Member
I just found another example of the fear-mongering -
And look at the source. None other than the financially-struggling CNN, who is in a battle of its own, to revive its own ratings. Go figure. Of course, I've found this video on a half-dozen sites, none of which will actually play the video for my comedic entertainment. Video, or no video, we can still use that headline to scare people, so run with it. Be afraid, people, be very, very afraid.
Stop and think about this for a moment. These extremely localized rebels are fighting territorial battles in the Middle East, using weapons and equipment funded by the U.S. taxpayer. The rebels do not represent a large enough contingent to receive financial backing in their own countries. But now, it is time to run and hide, because these same rebels are suddenly flush enough to come to this country, to pick a fight. Excuse me, but where is the reward in that bit of nonsense?
Are we back to calling these rebels ISIS? Or is it willy-nilly, if we use ISIS, ISIL, IS, or Daesh? Considering these rebels do not have a collective name for themselves, of course. But hey, we have to put a name on them, in order to identify them, so we care scare the bejabbers out of the CNN crowd.
Next, we'll have a large number of U.S. teens who have been 'brainwashed' on ISI/ISIL/IS/Daesh Web sites, trying to travel to the Middle East, to join ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh. You know, over the last 8 - 9 years, I have spent countless, hundreds of hours online, researching Islam. And in all those years, I've never stumbled across anything that could even be confused for a recruitment site. Not even once. But the news agencies keep reporting they are out there, somewhere.
And look at the source. None other than the financially-struggling CNN, who is in a battle of its own, to revive its own ratings. Go figure. Of course, I've found this video on a half-dozen sites, none of which will actually play the video for my comedic entertainment. Video, or no video, we can still use that headline to scare people, so run with it. Be afraid, people, be very, very afraid.
Stop and think about this for a moment. These extremely localized rebels are fighting territorial battles in the Middle East, using weapons and equipment funded by the U.S. taxpayer. The rebels do not represent a large enough contingent to receive financial backing in their own countries. But now, it is time to run and hide, because these same rebels are suddenly flush enough to come to this country, to pick a fight. Excuse me, but where is the reward in that bit of nonsense?
Are we back to calling these rebels ISIS? Or is it willy-nilly, if we use ISIS, ISIL, IS, or Daesh? Considering these rebels do not have a collective name for themselves, of course. But hey, we have to put a name on them, in order to identify them, so we care scare the bejabbers out of the CNN crowd.
Next, we'll have a large number of U.S. teens who have been 'brainwashed' on ISI/ISIL/IS/Daesh Web sites, trying to travel to the Middle East, to join ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh. You know, over the last 8 - 9 years, I have spent countless, hundreds of hours online, researching Islam. And in all those years, I've never stumbled across anything that could even be confused for a recruitment site. Not even once. But the news agencies keep reporting they are out there, somewhere.