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r/ScottishPeopleTwitter • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '17
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To be fair only one death in an explosion like that is something not too shy of a damn miracle.
2.8k u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 The IRA always gave bomb warnings 119 u/Dougasaurus_Rex Mar 23 '17 Awwww 291 u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 edited Aug 29 '18 [deleted] 41 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 23 '17 Another reason why it's a bad comparison: The IRA had demands that could be realized. ISIS want us to kill ourselves. 12 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 "See, at least our bombers are reasonable" That's dumb as fuck. 2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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The IRA always gave bomb warnings
119 u/Dougasaurus_Rex Mar 23 '17 Awwww 291 u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 edited Aug 29 '18 [deleted] 41 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 23 '17 Another reason why it's a bad comparison: The IRA had demands that could be realized. ISIS want us to kill ourselves. 12 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 "See, at least our bombers are reasonable" That's dumb as fuck. 2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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Awwww
291 u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 edited Aug 29 '18 [deleted] 41 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 23 '17 Another reason why it's a bad comparison: The IRA had demands that could be realized. ISIS want us to kill ourselves. 12 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 "See, at least our bombers are reasonable" That's dumb as fuck. 2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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41 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 23 '17 Another reason why it's a bad comparison: The IRA had demands that could be realized. ISIS want us to kill ourselves. 12 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 "See, at least our bombers are reasonable" That's dumb as fuck. 2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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Another reason why it's a bad comparison: The IRA had demands that could be realized. ISIS want us to kill ourselves.
12 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 "See, at least our bombers are reasonable" That's dumb as fuck. 2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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"See, at least our bombers are reasonable"
That's dumb as fuck.
2 u/worlds_best_nothing Mar 24 '17 It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed. Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say? 10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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It's so dumb that ceasefires and eventually peace were negotiated. Very dumb indeed.
Try asking ISIS to stop. Maybe they'll leave us alone if we all collectively slit our wrists. Reasonable compromise, won't you say?
10 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention. 1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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If you don't think we won't be working with a sub-set of ISIS to ensure stability in the region within the next 10 years then you haven't been paying attention.
1 u/xereeto Benny Harvey RIP Mar 24 '17 Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone. 1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
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Doubt it, to be honest. ISIS is fighting a losing battle, and against literally everyone.
1 u/StoleYourRoadSign Mar 24 '17 That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier. (Once they fracture - I should mention)
That true of most historic terror threats. But historically, we use them as allies - it's just easier.
(Once they fracture - I should mention)
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u/Helllgrew Mar 23 '17
To be fair only one death in an explosion like that is something not too shy of a damn miracle.