[exnavy]

I believe the passionate replies, of which I, too, am guilty, come from a frustration due to the negative, misleading MSM reporting and an apparent lack of compassion on the part of moslims everywhere.

When the west sees nothing from arabic countries except celebration in the face of islamist homicide bombers, the whole-sale slaughter of our women and children, it is very difficult for most westerners to turn the other cheek.

I do not believe that many of the posters here would be capable of the slaughter they speak of. I think they are venting.

[zimdog]

I believe the passionate replies, of which I, too, am guilty, come from a frustration due to the negative, misleading MSM reporting and an apparent lack of compassion on the part of moslims everywhere.

Agreed. And remember, there's nothing wrong with passion in and of itself, but passion must be tempered with humanity and humillity.

do not believe that many of the posters here would be capable of the slaughter they speak of. I think they are venting.

Agreed. There seems to be an inverse correlation. The least capable people make the most vicious death threats. Those who bloviate about Nuking Mecca if they were in the White House are quite understandably unelectable and most likely incompetent for the CiC job anyway.

That said, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And the Nuke Mecca crowd doesn't care that if their murderous threats here become acts in the read world, this website would most likely be shut down, given that the violent bigots post early and often here about what they'd do to the moose-limbs if only they could get their hands on some...

[Arthalion]

I do not believe that many of the posters here would be capable of the slaughter they speak of. I think they are venting.

And I think you're wrong. There are no monsters in the world, only normal people who do monsterous things. It only takes two things to turn an otherwise normal person into a killing machine. You need to convince them that the cause is just, and place them with others who will be doing the same thing. Righteous anger and the human pack mentality will do the rest.

FWIW, I would have no problem opening fire on someone trying to burn my home in a riot, attack my daughters, or overthrow my government and replace it with a muslim theocracy.