How terror threats have changed my outlook on life.

[jean2579]

During the period of the Martin Place siege at the Lindt cafe, my son, DIL and infant granddaughter were in lock up in seperate buildings for many hours.
I was terrified until I found out that they were safe.
Last week they were again locked down when another siege threat was made in Phillip Street.
This time I was merely concerned, not terrified.
When and how did the unthinkable in this country become the acceptable.
That in itself is terrifying.

[idlewhile]

One wonders just what motivates some people. I suppose the ultimate narcissist is the anonymous body sitting at the keyboard with no self awareness of the poison they emit.

[opmania]

Are you talking to me ?:)

[idlewhile]

No iykwim

[opmania]

Ok yidkwym 🙂

[raptor_rebooted]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

(btw the ira was not religious org. the northern

ireland issue is political not religious )

In Northern Ireland religion IS political and always has been - ever since the confiscation of Catholic held land and the "plantation" by the British Government  of English and Scottish protestants in the 17th century'

People who never set foot in church from one year's end to the next still define themselves as Catholics aor Protestants and either parade or protest every 12 July.

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and it has generally been accepted that

religion is more of an ethnic marker rather than

religious ideology being the cause of the northern

ireland conflict. where else in the world do you see

catholic vs protestant conflicts?

so that is why it is different to the type of terrorist threat

we are discussing here.

[raptor_rebooted]

what am*3 and other anti abbotts fail to

acknowledge is that the deliberate use of 

the term 'death cult' by our pm and other 

world leaders like obama, is to dissociate

this terror group from islam. so to suggest it

is designed to stir up certain part of society

is completely illogical.

President Barack Obama has denounced Isis as a “brutal, vicious death cult” that was involved in unspeakable acts of barbarism in the name of religion.

“We see ISIS, a brutal, vicious death cult that, in the name of religion, carries out unspeakable acts of barbarism, terrorizing religious minorities, like Yazidis, subjecting women to rape as a weapon of war, and claiming a mantle of religious authority for such actions,” he said.

[opmania]

Terrorism certainly has changed my Outlook

It has opened my eyes to a type of people who would undermine

All others for the sake of religion and set women back 

2000 years 

Religious conflict has been going on through history but 

At this point in time you might think we could learn by other people's

Mistakes and not go bacwards in time

[idlewhile]

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@opmania wrote:

Terrorism certainly has changed my Outlook

It has opened my eyes to a type of people who would undermine

All others for the sake of religion and set women back 

2000 years 

Religious conflict has been going on through history but 

At this point in time you might think we could learn by other people's

Mistakes and not go bacwards in time

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The thing that disturbs me is the support of the religion that deems beheading and ruining womens lives and all the other despicable practices it extols.

And the absolute hatred for the PM who is doing what he was elected to do and that is to secure our borders and secure our country from terrorists.

As for the so called small minority of jihadists in the world? well I have already posted that it is in the millions and millions who support ISIS.

As for the mindless comment that It's all a beat up by Abbott to get more votes? votes from whom? the Muslim community?.

[bright.ton42]

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@idlewhile wrote:

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@opmania wrote:

Terrorism certainly has changed my Outlook

It has opened my eyes to a type of people who would undermine

All others for the sake of religion and set women back 

2000 years 

Religious conflict has been going on through history but 

At this point in time you might think we could learn by other people's

Mistakes and not go bacwards in time

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The thing that disturbs me is the support of the religion that deems beheading and ruining womens lives and all the other despicable practices it extols.

And the absolute hatred for the PM who is doing what he was elected to do and that is to secure our borders and secure our country from terrorists.

As for the so called small minority of jihadists in the world? well I have already posted that it is in the millions and millions who support ISIS.

As for the mindless comment that It's all a beat up by Abbott to get more votes? votes from whom? the Muslim community?.

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I cant be bothered to go back and see who said that but whoever did is beyond naive.   ISIS a beat up by Abbott?

Words fail me. 

 

[gleee58]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

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@idlewhile wrote:

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@opmania wrote:

Terrorism certainly has changed my Outlook

It has opened my eyes to a type of people who would undermine

All others for the sake of religion and set women back 

2000 years 

Religious conflict has been going on through history but 

At this point in time you might think we could learn by other people's

Mistakes and not go bacwards in time

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The thing that disturbs me is the support of the religion that deems beheading and ruining womens lives and all the other despicable practices it extols.

And the absolute hatred for the PM who is doing what he was elected to do and that is to secure our borders and secure our country from terrorists.

As for the so called small minority of jihadists in the world? well I have already posted that it is in the millions and millions who support ISIS.

As for the mindless comment that It's all a beat up by Abbott to get more votes? votes from whom? the Muslim community?.

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I cant be bothered to go back and see who said that but whoever did is beyond naive.   ISIS a beat up by Abbott?

Words fail me. 

 

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Don't bother looking because that's not what was said. Nobody said ISIS is a beat up by Abbott.