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"1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:43:00 +0200

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1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other terrorists are called, like, “terrorists.”

2. White terrorists are “troubled loners.” Other terrorists are always suspected of being part of a global plot, even when they are obviously troubled loners.

3. Doing a study on the danger of white terrorists at the Department of Homeland Security will get you sidelined by angry white Congressmen. Doing studies on other kinds of terrorists is a guaranteed promotion.

4. The family of a white terrorist is interviewed, weeping as they wonder where he went wrong. The families of other terrorists are almost never interviewed.

5. White terrorists are part of a “fringe.” Other terrorists are apparently mainstream.

6. White terrorists are random events, like tornadoes. Other terrorists are long-running conspiracies.

7. White terrorists are never called “white.” But other terrorists are given ethnic affiliations.

8. Nobody thinks white terrorists are typical of white people. But other terrorists are considered paragons of their societies.

9. White terrorists are alcoholics, addicts or mentally ill. Other terrorists are apparently clean-living and perfectly sane.

10. There is nothing you can do about white terrorists. Gun control won’t stop them. No policy you could make, no government program, could possibly have an impact on them. But hundreds of billions of dollars must be spent on police and on the Department of Defense, and on TSA, which must virtually strip search 60 million people a year, to deal with other terrorists.

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- Juan Cole, 08/09/2012

Juan Cole actually wrote this 4 days after a white terrorist, yes, terrorist, murdered 6 and injured 4 people at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin. The terrorist who committed said crime spoke of an impending “racial holy war” beforehand and was a member of white supremacist/neo-Nazi hate groups.

(via sailorfemme)

taktophoto: Most interesting abandoned places in the world

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:34:39 +0200

taktophoto:

Most interesting abandoned places in the world

illustrativo: KEITH NEGLEY According to the artist’s website...

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:34:51 +0200

illustrativo:

KEITH NEGLEY

According to the artist’s website his art is: “emotionally driven narrative illustration”.

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nevver: Sheffield

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nevver:

Sheffield

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:19:02 +0200

My love.

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My love.

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the-intelligent-elephant: pashtundukhtaree: Afghan man selling...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:38:23 +0200

the-intelligent-elephant:

pashtundukhtaree:

Afghan man selling balloons in the streets of kabul.

good on him

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fuckyeahtattoos: I met Marilyn Manson in Stockholm last year...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:19:01 +0200

fuckyeahtattoos:

I met Marilyn Manson in Stockholm last year and he signed my arm, and when I got back to Gothenburg I got it inked as fast as I could.

Done by Patrik @ Unikum Tattoo
http://www.unikumtattoo.com/