Police say the explosion at Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi could be revenge by pro-Islamic State militants

Three people were killed and nine wounded when an explosion ripped through a university gymnasium during Catholic mass in the southern Philippines.

The authorities are investigating the blast at Mindanao State University in Marawi on Sunday, the regional police director, Brig Gen Allan Nobleza, told reporters.

  • TheDankHold
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    1 year ago

    I’d rather not latch onto mental shortcuts to understand the world. It’s naive, reductive, and doesn’t help you reach an actual solution. All it does is validate your previously conceived biases.

    The civil war happened because rich landowners built their economy around slavery and didn’t want to get rid of it. Many bought into racist justifications as to why the system should continue. Slavery still exists in this country and the civil war has been over for over a century, read the 13th amendment carefully.

    People support MAGA because there’s been a decades long movement to create a media sphere that insulates viewers from inconvenient information and to reinforce party created narratives. Thus primed to be taken advantage of by conmen like Trump. Any behavior from this group spawned from the preceding movements such as the Tea Party.

    The nightclub was attacked because of anti LGBTQ ideology that isn’t specific to one religion making him feel like they are a threat to society. It’s like saying the person that assassinated the planned parenthood doctor or the one who bombed a clinic did it because they thought god would reward them in heaven.

    Stop trying to dumb shit down to make yourself feel smarter. Contextualizing is never a bad thing unless you want to avoid unhelpful facts. As I’ve already stated and you haven’t refuted, barbaric violence has been committed in the name of all ideologies, and every time they cite portions of their dogma to justify their barbarism.

    What’s simpler? Newtons theory of gravity or Einstein theory of relativity? The four humors or germ theory? Which one is more accurate? The simple answer is not always the correct one.

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      You don’t understand how science works or jihad for that matter.

      • @dotMonkey
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        11 year ago

        YOU don’t understand either of those things lol, the self awareness is truly lacking

      • TheDankHold
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        11 year ago

        Compelling argument. I really liked the part where you explained anything. Exactly what I expected from someone that needs things to be simple to make sense.

        • @afraid_of_zombies
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          01 year ago

          And I really liked the part where you just dumped random factoids to obscure the facts so that way everyone thinks you are smart. Not being clear isn’t a sign of wisdom.

          • TheDankHold
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            11 year ago

            If you think I wasn’t clear that’s on you. I stated my premise and gave examples as to why I think my premise is valid.

            If you still don’t understand me I don’t think it’s worth it to keep trying.

            • @afraid_of_zombies
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              01 year ago

              Spoken like someone who has never been to the Middle East

              • TheDankHold
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                01 year ago

                Yeah we know you’re too stupid and arrogant to have a conversation, you don’t need to remind me.

                  • TheDankHold
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                    11 year ago

                    Like I said, too stupid to hold a conversation with. I’ve been an atheist my whole life.