6 stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade by ultra-Orthodox

[AniThyng]

Yehiel Vaknin, among those protesting Shlissel's deed, said he and his friends want to give a voice to the "silent majority", as they say, "that entirely condemns the murder, and is deeply shocked by it. Whoever hung the posters at Mea Shearim does not represent the absolute majority of the haredi public."

"Silent majorities" are so pathetic they're below contempt. They represent nothing, are worth nothing and believe in noting. Why? Because they're fucking silent.

"The silent majority condemns this murder" is nothing but empty hot air and worthless words. They will do nothing to fix their problem, nothing to change people's perspectives, nothing to improve the lot of anyone, and nothing to silence the vile bronze-age fundamentalists that cower behind their shield of religion. They can either step up and try changing their society for the better, or shut the fuck up and get out of the way when a hammer comes down. Silence equals complicity.

It's interesting that this attitude is less evident in threads where Muslims are the ones under scrutiny for their silence against terrorism. But I could be wrong.

[Flagg]

Yehiel Vaknin, among those protesting Shlissel's deed, said he and his friends want to give a voice to the "silent majority", as they say, "that entirely condemns the murder, and is deeply shocked by it. Whoever hung the posters at Mea Shearim does not represent the absolute majority of the haredi public."

"Silent majorities" are so pathetic they're below contempt. They represent nothing, are worth nothing and believe in noting. Why? Because they're fucking silent.

"The silent majority condemns this murder" is nothing but empty hot air and worthless words. They will do nothing to fix their problem, nothing to change people's perspectives, nothing to improve the lot of anyone, and nothing to silence the vile bronze-age fundamentalists that cower behind their shield of religion. They can either step up and try changing their society for the better, or shut the fuck up and get out of the way when a hammer comes down. Silence equals complicity.

It's interesting that this attitude is less evident in threads where Muslims are the ones under scrutiny for their silence against terrorism. But I could be wrong.

That's because most western mainstream Muslim organizations fall all over themselves to condemn radical fundamentalists and terrorist acts even though the media blows every incident involving an Islamic terrorist attack or even violence committed by a Muslim into 9/11. But if a crazy radical fundamentalist Jew goes all stabby at a gay pride event, it's just assumed to be an isolated incident that everyone condemns because Jews don't do crazy violent things while it's hard to find a Muslim who isn't ready to strap on a suicide vest for the glory of Allah.

[Flagg]

Yehiel Vaknin, among those protesting Shlissel's deed, said he and his friends want to give a voice to the "silent majority", as they say, "that entirely condemns the murder, and is deeply shocked by it. Whoever hung the posters at Mea Shearim does not represent the absolute majority of the haredi public."

"Silent majorities" are so pathetic they're below contempt. They represent nothing, are worth nothing and believe in noting. Why? Because they're fucking silent.

"The silent majority condemns this murder" is nothing but empty hot air and worthless words. They will do nothing to fix their problem, nothing to change people's perspectives, nothing to improve the lot of anyone, and nothing to silence the vile bronze-age fundamentalists that cower behind their shield of religion. They can either step up and try changing their society for the better, or shut the fuck up and get out of the way when a hammer comes down. Silence equals complicity.

You put into words the way I've felt since my late teens when it comes too "silent" majorities. Good job.

[General Zod]

Every time a Christian shoots up a place Christians refuse to admit that a Christian would even be capable of committing the act and try to deny the shooter's association with their beliefs.