Gay Nightclub mass shooting -- Orlando, Florida

[RandyForRubio]

This has nothing to do with being Christian and everything to do with being a hypocrite and an idiot in general. I'll remind you once again, that we're talking about a post wherein someone said "Look, I don't like gays either, but I wouldn't go as far as killing them."

And I know you know better than to compare hypothetical violence towards Christians with the very real violence that happened in Orlando. And happens all the time to LGBTQ+ people.

I was going to just ignore you, but you continue to mischaracterize me. I never said I don't like gay people, Jim. I understand if you don't believe me, but at this point you're literally making stuff up. I'll try again, maybe it'll get through this time: I disagree with the action. That does not mean that I dislike, hate, or even not enjoy the company of said person. I don't expect you to agree with me, I don't expect you to like me, or even be kind. All I ask that you at least get straight what I'm saying, otherwise you're no better than those that you're preaching against.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I was going to just ignore you, but you continue to mischaracterize me. I never said I don't like gay people, Jim. I understand if you don't believe me, but at this point you're literally making stuff up. I'll try again, maybe it'll get through this time: I disagree with the action. That does not mean that I dislike, hate, or even not enjoy the company of said person. I don't expect you to agree with me, I don't expect you to like me, or even be kind. All I ask that you at least get straight what I'm saying, otherwise you're no better than those that you're preaching against.

This thread isn't a Religious issue, not a sexual orientation problem, it's a Canadians thing.

I've seen Jim, Dala, and GVC flock together.
It's heart-warming tbh. Glad to see people unite no matter the peaceful cause.

 

[Dr. Jones]

And, I gotta say, people who find GVC a great poster (and I've had times I've said the same) must be enamored with chest thumping. I've lately found his posts weak and lacking anything but soapbox.. But hey.. He does has had good takes on the reg.

I'm not impressed with being called dumb as ****.. too easy.

 

[JimLes]

I never said I don't like gay people, Jim.

You don't have to say it. By calling a state of being an "action," you're saying everything you need to say. Here, how does this sound?

"I never said I don't like Christian people, #bern. I'll try again, maybe it'll get through this time: I disagree with the action. That does not mean that I dislike, hate, or even not enjoy the company of said person."

 

[Siro]

I was going to just ignore you, but you continue to mischaracterize me. I never said I don't like gay people, Jim. I understand if you don't believe me, but at this point you're literally making stuff up. I'll try again, maybe it'll get through this time: I disagree with the action. That does not mean that I dislike, hate, or even not enjoy the company of said person. I don't expect you to agree with me, I don't expect you to like me, or even be kind. All I ask that you at least get straight what I'm saying, otherwise you're no better than those that you're preaching against.

I don't like religion, and I don't think it's a good thing. But that doesn't mean I have any problem whatsoever with religious believers. So I'm with you.

 

[RandyForRubio]

You don't have to say it. By calling a state of being an "action," you're saying everything you need to say. Here, how does this sound?

"I never said I don't like Christian people, #bern. I'll try again, maybe it'll get through this time: I disagree with the action. That does not mean that I dislike, hate, or even not enjoy the company of said person."

I don't have a problem with what you did there. I might even call it a shockingly tolerant viewpoint coming from you.

 

[Deleted member 848]

The gunman who massacred 49 people at the Pulse club in Orlando was reportedly a regular at the gay nightspot and used gay dating apps.

As a fuller portrait emerged of Omar Mateen, the man behind the violent rampage, hundreds of people attended a vigil on Monday night in downtown Orlando.

"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," one clubgoer, Ty Smith, told the Orlando Sentinel , referring to the 29-year-old, who was killed when security forces stormed the nightclub.

This is so bizarre. I'd also like to stop being told that a drinking Muslim not observing Ramadan was "super religious".

 

[Deleted member 848]

You're worse than Obama when it comes to politicizing tragedy. Shut. The. ****. Up.

Politics have everything to do with this tragedy. Those crying about politicizing are those who try to control the narrative of a tragedy.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I don't have a problem with what you did there. I might even call it a shockingly tolerant viewpoint coming from you.

You're missing the point, and it's not a seamless comparison.


Religion is chosen-- homosexuality is believed to not be. Insisting that homosexuality is a choice is what made it a DSM-classified mental illness for so long, & why it's so stigmatized that ppl are mass-murdered as a result of it.

 

[RandyForRubio]

You're missing the point, and it's not a seamless comparison.


Religion is chosen-- homosexuality is believed to not be. Insisting that homosexuality is a choice is what made it a DSM-classified mental illness for so long, & why it's so stigmatized that ppl are mass-murdered as a result of it.

I actually didn't insinuate that it's a choice, you just chose to think I did.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I actually didn't insinuate that it's a choice, you just chose to think I did.

Kinda bizarre to disagree with something that you can't choose. Do you disagree with those who itch their eyes?

 

[candrew]

This is so bizarre. I'd also like to stop being told that a drinking Muslim not observing Ramadan was "super religious".

I think he was a self-loathing closeted homosexual who probably wanted to be super religious but didn't have the strength or character to be anything more than a creep. And I'm sure Dad who up until Sunday morning was probably the craziest guy in the family didn't help either.

 

[moevillini]

I think he was a self-loathing closeted homosexual who probably wanted to be super religious but didn't have the strength or character to be anything more than a creep. And I'm sure Dad who up until Sunday morning was probably the craziest guy in the family didn't help either.

Dad? Omar Mateen's dad? Are you saying his father was unstable or something? I'm not following your reference here.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

This is so bizarre. I'd also like to stop being told that a drinking Muslim not observing Ramadan was "super religious".

I've never heard anyone use the term "super religious" for these people. "Extremist," to me, means they are using extreme views and interpretations to advance their agenda. That seems pretty accurate.

 

[moevillini]

I think he was a self-loathing closeted homosexual who probably wanted to be super religious but didn't have the strength or character to be anything more than a creep. And I'm sure Dad who up until Sunday morning was probably the craziest guy in the family didn't help either.

Dad? Omar Mateen's dad? Are you saying his father was unstable or something? I'm not following your reference here.

OK, found this article. It's pretty long, but towards the last half it explains the the father broadcast YouTube videos that were a little strange, where he rambled on about Afghan politics.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-orlando-shooters-afghan-roots/2016/06/13/d89a8cd0-30e4-11e6-ab9d-1da2b0f24f93_story.html

 

[JazzGal]

Apparently he has been frequenting gay clubs for 10 years and using gay dating websites. Maybe the motives change to self-loathing? Or jealousy? Anger toward certain individuals that he knew? Interesting.

I have a friend who will not discuss an event until two days after it happens because the story often changes so much. He doesn't want to commit to positions which can change as facts become available. Smart guy.

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[Deleted member 848]

I think he was a self-loathing closeted homosexual who probably wanted to be super religious but didn't have the strength or character to be anything more than a creep. And I'm sure Dad who up until Sunday morning was probably the craziest guy in the family didn't help either.

I think this is a pretty darn good guess.

 

[candrew]

OK, found this article. It's pretty long, but towards the last half it explains the the father broadcast YouTube videos that were a little strange, where he rambled on about Afghan politics.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the-orlando-shooters-afghan-roots/2016/06/13/d89a8cd0-30e4-11e6-ab9d-1da2b0f24f93_story.html

The guy claimed he was the president of Afganistan. Now he's discussing the mental health of his son to all the major media outlets. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so god damned tragic.

 

[Deleted member 848]

The guy claimed he was the president of Afganistan. Now he's discussing the mental health of his son to all the major media outlets. This would be hilarious if it wasn't so god damned tragic.

Goes back to what JimLes said, in terms of parental indoctrination.

 

[♪alt13]

Politics have everything to do with this tragedy. Those crying about politicizing are those who try to control the narrative of a tragedy.

No people that are politicizing it are trying to control the narrative of a tragedy. They are using fear to bypass people's reason and their values. It's exactly how you get someone like Trump elected president. We should listen to the victims and to the investigators we should not be using public fear to further arguments we were already making.

You're missing the point, and it's not a seamless comparison.


Religion is chosen-- homosexuality is believed to not be. Insisting that homosexuality is a choice is what made it a DSM-classified mental illness for so long, & why it's so stigmatized that ppl are mass-murdered as a result of it.

No it's because it's been stigmatized as immoral. Fate is not a good argument to show that there is nothing immoral about being LGBTQ. Being born a certain way has never stopped people from dehumanizing that group. In fact I would argue that it makes it easier. It makes those people defective, truly other than. It makes it easier for people to justify murder, sterilization, etc. There are plenty of very good arguments that are consistent with our values in a liberal democracy and that draw on our history that has steered toward more tolerance for both why it is not immoral to be LGBTQ and why people should accept them as fellows. Please do not water down our values to genetic fatalism. It is that thinking that started the eugenics movement and all the horrors of the 30's and 40's.

Kinda bizarre to disagree with something that you can't choose. Do you disagree with those who itch their eyes?

I really hate this argument. Attacking it from another angle, there are a whole host of really terrible things that we would have to accept as moral if we accept this argument. I will have no part of it. It just isn't immoral to be gay and it doesn't matter if someone chooses to be or was born that way.