Can we talk about Germany for a bit?

[Hainey]

grumbledoak said:

A bit more cultural enrichment:
http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/10/boyfriend-forced-to-...

A six hour flight doesnt transport a third world mind and attitudes into a first world one.

Sadly those in ivory towers do not accept this basic fact.

[BlackLabel]

"Explosion hits bus carrying Borussia Dortmund team to Champions League match, injuring player Marc Barta, club says"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39571776?ns...

[red_slr]

Very early days hopefully not anything major.

[red_slr]

3 explosions heard... again hopefully just something minor

[Trabi601]

Lots of noise on twitter about firecrackers / fireworks.

[grumbledoak]

Three explosions according to the "po-po"
https://twitter.com/polizei_nrw_do/status/85186502...

[BlackLabel]

Trabi601 said:

Lots of noise on twitter about firecrackers / fireworks.

Looks like it. The damage (some broken glass) would suggest the same - a bomb would cause a lot more damage.

[Trabi601]

BlackLabel said:

Looks like it. The damage (some broken glass) would suggest the same - a bomb would cause a lot more damage.

Suspect it's hooliganism, then.

[Yipper]

Three roadside bombs hidden in a bush.

Probably someone with mental issues and def not a terror attack.

[Fartomatic5000]

Yipper said:

Three roadside bombs hidden in a bush.

Probably someone with mental issues and def not a terror attack.

Borussia Dortmund bombing 'Islamist link': Letter left by bomber mentioned Christmas market truck attack and Germany's role in fighting ISIS

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/articl...

[TheLordJohn]

Fartomatic5000 said:

Borussia Dortmund bombing 'Islamist link': Letter left by bomber mentioned Christmas market truck attack and Germany's role in fighting ISIS

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/articl...

That can't be right; Yipper said 'defo not terrorist'...

[MrBrightSi]

TheLordJohn said:

That can't be right; Yipper said 'defo not terrorist'...

Even i wasn't convinced it'd be anything to do with terrorism. This just doesn't fit, however, looks like even im wrong.

[gruffalo]

One arrested.

[Ahbefive]

Yipper said:

Three roadside bombs hidden in a bush.

Probably someone with mental issues and def not a terror attack.

Yep, another mentalist islamic.

Definitely not a terror attack?

[Trabi601]

Ahbefive said:

Yipper said:

Three roadside bombs hidden in a bush.

Probably someone with mental issues and def not a terror attack.

Yep, another mentalist islamic.

Definitely not a terror attack?

Trouble is, many of these lone attackers are just 'mentalists' looking for a cause to legitimise their actions. If it wasn't Islam, it would be something else that could be conveniently hooked into on the Internet. This is what makes them so difficult to stop.

Plus, ISIS would claim credit for blowing up a balloon if it suited their PR machine.

Still surprised there's any kind of link in this case, though.

[danllama]

Trabi601 said:

Trouble is, many of these lone attackers are just 'mentalists' looking for a cause to legitimise their actions. If it wasn't Islam, it would be something else that could be conveniently hooked into on the Internet. This is what makes them so difficult to stop.

How long will you keep on telling yourself that? You do realise how absurd it sounds, at this point?

[Cold]

danllama said:

Trabi601 said:

Trouble is, many of these lone attackers are just 'mentalists' looking for a cause to legitimise their actions. If it wasn't Islam, it would be something else that could be conveniently hooked into on the Internet. This is what makes them so difficult to stop.

How long will you keep on telling yourself that? You do realise how absurd it sounds, at this point?

I suppose the only way for such claims to have some legitimacy about them is when further attacks are made in the name of another ideal and not Islam.
Who else is hiring at the moment?

[Trabi601]

danllama said:

Trabi601 said:

Trouble is, many of these lone attackers are just 'mentalists' looking for a cause to legitimise their actions. If it wasn't Islam, it would be something else that could be conveniently hooked into on the Internet. This is what makes them so difficult to stop.

How long will you keep on telling yourself that? You do realise how absurd it sounds, at this point?

Only sounds absurd for those hard of thinking.

It's of no surprise that the rise in popularity of the internet has brought about a cause to which 'mentalists' can subscribe. The last one in the UK had absolutely no links to Islam at all for most of his life, yet he found Islam and committed an act in the name of Islam. ISIS are capitalising on vulnerable 'mentalists' for their cause - and the internet is a convenient way to match 'mentalists' to causes. Therefore, if we could eradicate ISIS tomorrow, that hole would be filled by someone else.

[PRTVR]

Trabi601 said:

danllama said:

Trabi601 said:

Trouble is, many of these lone attackers are just 'mentalists' looking for a cause to legitimise their actions. If it wasn't Islam, it would be something else that could be conveniently hooked into on the Internet. This is what makes them so difficult to stop.

How long will you keep on telling yourself that? You do realise how absurd it sounds, at this point?

Only sounds absurd for those hard of thinking.

It's of no surprise that the rise in popularity of the internet has brought about a cause to which 'mentalists' can subscribe. The last one in the UK had absolutely no links to Islam at all for most of his life, yet he found Islam and committed an act in the name of Islam. ISIS are capitalising on vulnerable 'mentalists' for their cause - and the internet is a convenient way to match 'mentalists' to causes. Therefore, if we could eradicate ISIS tomorrow, that hole would be filled by someone else.

Can you explain where your theory has taken place in the past ? Did the IRA have a worldwide following of mental people prepared to die to follow the cause, this type of action is deep rooted in religion, to ignore that is to ignore the primary cause .

[Trabi601]

PRTVR said:

Can you explain where your theory has taken place in the past ? Did the IRA have a worldwide following of mental people prepared to die to follow the cause, this type of action is deep rooted in religion, to ignore that is to ignore the primary cause .

The primary cause is the internet making it easy for nut-jobs to align with a group who will exploit them.

This can also be evidenced by the rise in teenage suicides - support and methods are much more easily found since the advent of widespread internet access.