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Originally Posted by analog
...because the worst fear we have of the Christian right is that they launch a campaign of annoyance to change sponsors' decisions, thus affecting the pocket of the show and getting them to bend to their whim... not calling out a jihad on Janet Jackson's nipple and Dennis Franz's ass.
The terrorists won a while ago- when we started all living in this constant state of fear. This opera thing is just a good, tangible example of exactly that fear.
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How many terrorist acts have been committed by Muslim extremists in Germany? One (failed).
How many have been committed in the US by Muslim extremists? Two that succeeded with varying degrees of success and one reported to be stopped prior to execution. I'm not counting the ones with no organized target (Miami) or where charges were later dropped or reduced nor on international flights in transit (Richard Reid and the Chicago gang member who's name escapes me at the moment).
How many terrorist acts have been committed in the US by the Christian right? I come up with between 6 and 10, depending on where you lump some of them. Eric Rudolph killed 5 or 6 people in 4 separate bombings, 3 doctors who performed abortions in upstate NY were shot, Timothy McVeigh could be included as could the guy who shot up the church in TX a couple of years ago.
So which is the more credible threat? There's no clear answer. There are lots of people who want to do harm to Americans, and some of them are us.