A Freeper's view on the killing of children in Afghanistan

[CaliCompadre]

I asked a right-wing member of a right-wing site if he did not care about the recent killing of children in Afghanistan, condemned even by Hamid Karzai. His reply couldn't be more disgusting:

Me: “Are you happy that the children died?”

The freeper: "Yep, if those children are not Americans, and if it means that AMERICANS were not unfairly punished. I have virtually no respect for so-called civilians anywhere except in the US. We should not go out of our way to harm others, but we also should not care if they get hurt in a warfare environment. The Palestinians use THEIR children as human shields (to manipulate the feelings of Western softies)...given that, then sorry to the kids, but don’t blame us, blame your parents.

...and when things get bad enough, that will (again) become Western policy, and the world will QUICKLY become a much more peaceful place.


75 posted on Fri Jan 01 2010 10:33:59 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by BobL

I underestimated how inhumane conservatives can be.

[alfredo]

1. It seems that the golden rule doesn't apply to bullies. They kick people around

and then when someone hits back they get all pissy.

[Buzz Clik]

2. There are some with this mindset. Gratefully, they are few in number.

[niyad]

3. welcome to DU--it is amazing to me that such people do not choke on their own bile and venom.

were you able to respond, or too much in shock to do so?

[L0oniX]

4. Simularly those here who support the troops seem to not care about the deaths...

of children. "it's only a few bad..." I wish everyone could be forced to look at the dead children in person.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24290.htm

[Mari333]

6. make them look

i have tried. I posted many pics of the civilians and soldiers I could find on here back during the Bush reign. It needs to be seen.
Unfortunately, now that Obama is in office, we are supposed to accept them .
I find it appalling that people are that shallow.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. It's also okay to murder abortion doctors

and claim to be pro-life.

[get the red out]

7. Scary thinking, but not at all uncommon

This is exactly how huge numbers of conservatives think. They are also addicted to the idea of war, it seems to boost their "manly" visions of themselves to send our soldiers to other countries to kill and be killed, they get to watch it on TV and feel proud of all he bombs we have and how tough our nation is. This is how they think, it isn't an extreme position at all among conservatives.

[es466]

27. Amen! This post nails the conservative mentality in the U.S.

[treestar]

30. This describes them perfectly

The other country is always described as having to learn a lesson, we "kick their ass" and they won't allow their citizens to make terror attacks on us. It's as if the world is a schoolyard.

[Parker CA]

8. I'd love to hear about that person's religious beliefs. nt

[LeftishBrit]

9. Sick

'I have virtually no respect for so-called civilians anywhere except in the US". Blimey!

[Orsino]

10. And I'd bet that this freep's definition of "American" is fluid enough in any other context. n/t

[Andronex]

11. What's a freeper ?

Some kind of a made up word to label people and reduce them to symbols we can easily dismiss and hate ?

While the opinion expressed above is ignorant, many here at DU have similar ignorant attitudes justifying wars, this is not a conservative versus democratic point of view, and the politicians WE SUPPORT who fund these wars are much more to blame than some anonymous person on the Internet.

[provis99]

13. don't defend freepers.

you won't last long on this site if you defend psychotic right wingers.

[Andronex]

16. The whole point of the "Freeper Hatefest"...

...is to divert attention from those who are really responsible for continuing support and funding of these wars, but that is too close to home, better to point the finger at others.

[Vickers]

22. You're trying so hard, aren't you?

:rofl:

[Andronex]

24. you think so...

If we really want to end these wars, I believe it would be be better focus our attention on the politicians who fund them, the people who are supposed to represent the majority of Americans, but I guess that's too complicated for some people to understand, better to find some bogeyman to blame.

[Vickers]

25. Who's your bogeyman?

:eyes:

[lpbk2713]

12. KnR

Willful ignorance is pathetic.

[debbierlus]

14. It is time for it to go beyond just offending our sensibilities though...

If we don't start uprising to stop this type of barbaric killing...we are just complacent.

(myself included, I am no activist hero)

[KG]

15. you don't even have to leave DU to find this kind of sentiment.

[tabasco]

28. Got a link?

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. First don't know the exact circumstances

that said, this attitude will lead to children being killed in the US sooner or later. Does this idiot think that this attitude is just limited to him?

Jingoism is just great, isn't it?

[Th1onein]

18. Killing children makes the world a more peaceful place.

These people are nuts.

[Leftist Agitator]

19. Kill his kids and see how he likes it.

Oh, wait... They're American kids. That means that they're not OK to kill.

Is it wrong to hope that this fucking asshole is turned into a quadriplegic who is beaten and raped for the rest of his life?

Because, you know, karma.

[LouKneeLib]

20. wow....

I saw that post too....for a moment I thought I was reading a DU Rush Limbaugh thread.

[niyad]

26. welcome to DU

[Loge23]

21. "Americans"=republicans

The wing-nuts definition of "Americans" does not include people who frequent this site.
The other day in my local paper a LTTE ranted on about how people need to remove "each and every" incumbant Dem in government.
The same people who claim to be American patriots want a one-party government.

[MadMaddie]

23. Same people that are against abortion because they think it's

murder. Sorry to bring it up but this is the contradiction of the conservative party. These same people didn't care about the drowning in NO either...nothing to see here folks...same hateful right wing we have seen for the last 30 years.

I can honsestly say if there is a liberal that is against abortion that I have never seen them (especially on DU) justify the deaths of innocent children in another country.

[burning rain]

29. Anyone on that thread say, "Well, they won't grow up to be terrorists!"

I've heard lots of conservatives use that line--about Palestinian kids, too. Sick fuckers...