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I'm confused I guess. All of this uproar overseas at our embassies is regarding a semi-anonymous youtube video? -- nm

Posted by volnelk Sep 14 '12, 09:26

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I would not call it semi-anon as we know who made the film, etc. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:28 5
- you expect the rioters to know that? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:30 2
  - Just responding to the post, here. I doubt the rioters care who made it, regardless. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31 1
    - yep -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:33
- The article I just read said that it's kind of been tracked down, but seemed ambiguous. -- nm - volnelk Sep 14, 09:29 1
  - The guy that made the movie has made statements and then went into hiding. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:31
I expect this is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back in many cases -- nm - ty97 Sep 14, 09:28
yes. but the people on the ground think the US Govt was behind it. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:27 5
- I don't think they think that, at all. They think "America" made it and are striking out at "America". -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:32 1
  - sure -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:34
- thats what they are told...i doubt many of them have seen it too - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:29 2
  - Technically speaking, I think it would be against Islam for them to see it at all ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:31
  - yep -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 09:31
not really but on the surface it is -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:27
That's the excuse -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:27 11
- exactly -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:27
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  - To me it's pretty much the same reason people riot after a sports game - oblique Sep 14, 09:29 8
    - So people are hearing about the video and assuming that it is representative of the official US position? -- nm - volnelk Sep 14, 09:30 7
      - It's a combo of they feel their religion is disrespected + not understanding free speech and why the video isn't shut down (like it would be in many - Roger More Sep 14, 09:35
      - well the next "excuse" is why don't the US gov stop the film -- nm - Danedukenuuk Sep 14, 09:35
      - The rabble rousers are hearing about the film and decided that would be a fine and dandy thing to feed to the rioters to stir them up. -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 09:34
      - It is an affront to their beliefs. An insult. They are lashing out. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 09:33 1
        
        You know what's an affont to my beliefs? An insult? Storming our freaking embassies and killing ambassadors. - Ender Sep 14, 09:35
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      - or just want to go out and make trouble and this seems like a good reason today -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 09:31

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