German Bomb plot surprise

[DBA_bloke]

Germany is, I would have thought, an ideal breeding ground for extremism... they do have a bit of a history of that sort of thing.

WW2 ended up being a bit of a let-down for Jerry, and I think the old German pride thing lingers still. So, plenty of angst-ridden Boche to join the cause.

[gingerjedi]

At least 'badder meinhof' were cool.

[Clippy]

I think this proves that Islam is the evil here, not any particular nation or race.

Am I allowed to have this opinion?

This doesn't prove sh1t.

Most religions have some nutters who pervert it's meaning for their own ends.

Idiot.

[sasguru]

This doesn't prove sh1t.

Most religions have some nutters who pervert it's meaning for their own ends.

Idiot.

I have my doubts about Islam, I'm afraid. Some parts of the Koran are explicit about the need for violence, in a way that even the most bloodthirsty parts of the Bible are not.

Hence why people who come from a literal-minded culture would follow those bits?

[Andy2]

This doesn't prove sh1t.

Most religions have some nutters who pervert it's meaning for their own ends.

Idiot.

its the percentage of nutters which seem to be the highest in religion of peace

[Clippy]

I have my doubts about Islam, I'm afraid. Some parts of the Koran are explicit about the need for violence, in a way that even the most bloodthirsty parts of the Bible are not.

Hence why people who come from a literal-minded culture would follow those bits?

In that case, surely it would be the majority of muslims waging war with infidels rather than the minority.

[Clippy]

its the percentage of nutters which seem to be highest in relegion of peace

Or perhaps it's the percentage of news coverage these nutters are given.

Plenty of nutters from other religions commit attrocities in the name of their religion which don't make headline news.

[Dundeegeorge]

possibly true, however

This doesn't prove sh1t.

Most religions have some nutters who pervert it's meaning for their own ends.

Idiot.

All religious types are nutters.
Murderous psychopathic infidel-hating muslims are not perverting islam for their own ends, they're just following islam.
Surely surveillance is not the answer, but incarceration of muslims is, especially new converts.

NOTE FOR THE HARD OF THINKING - THE ABOVE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT HUMOUR - YOU DECIDE.

[sasguru]

In that case, surely it would be the majority of muslims waging war with infidels rather than the minority.

Most people of all religions don't take their holy books literally.
Even if you did, it takes quite a lot of balls to actively commit to terrorism even if you are a committed religionist.
I recall polls in the UK consistently show a higher level than you would expect of Muslims "supporting" violent action even if they would never commit it themselves.

[Dundeegeorge]

Kind of begs the question

at what point does 'support' become treason?