Terrorist attacks in India - Discussion Forum - The Massassi Temple Forums Archive

This is the static archive of the Massassi Forums. The forums are closed indefinitely. Thanks for all the memories!

You can also download Super Old Archived Message Boards from when Massassi first started.

"View" counts are as of the day the forums were archived, and will no longer increase.

Terrorist attacks in India

2008-11-26, 6:06 PM #1

Pommy

Lommy Dommy

Posts: 5,773

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.attacks/index.html

一个大西瓜

2008-11-26, 7:03 PM #2

Oxyonagon

"emphasis"

Posts: 2,801

Holy crap they had guns.

Sneaky sneaks. I'm actually a werewolf. Woof.

2008-11-26, 7:40 PM #3

Vin

No Longer Homeless!
Fancy Pants

Posts: 9,843

Damn.

2008-11-26, 7:45 PM #4

Jay

Hey guys, did you hear about Something Awful?

Posts: 8,804

I remember that one time Commander_598 mentioned this in chat, and I was like "terrirst pakistan lol"

2008-11-26, 7:45 PM #5

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

I'd like to know their motive.

The article said they targetted high finance. Can't really blame them.

"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

2008-11-26, 8:55 PM #6

Connection Problem

He broke your intarwebs.

Posts: 2,137

They targeted foreigners.

2008-11-26, 9:26 PM #7

BombayZeus

NDNmojo.

Posts: 1,203

Originally posted by Connection Problem:

They targeted foreigners.

Then why did they blow up a gas pump and a train station?

2008-11-26, 9:46 PM #8

Connection Problem

He broke your intarwebs.

Posts: 2,137

In the hotel, the witnesses are saying that they were asking for peoples passports and taking hostages selectively. I'm not saying they only targeted foreigners, but it sure looks like it had something to do with it.

2008-11-26, 10:45 PM #9

Krokodile

Son of Krokodile XVI

Posts: 5,094

Wow, it must take effort to mispell Indiana...

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2008-11-29, 9:44 AM #10

TSM_Bguitar

Registered User

Posts: 862

At least India can keep their religious extremists somewhat under control, but unfortunately for the capitalists (and fortunately for the Marxists), the same can't be said about the Maoists

2008-12-02, 11:34 PM #11

I am the Stig

Posts: 10,922

Its kind of sad that Plaxico Dumbass is getting more attention because he shot himself by accident in a night club.

and by kind of sad I mean its really sad.

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2008-12-15, 11:31 PM #12

I am the Stig

Posts: 10,922

really guys? 10 posts?

2 threads about cops being pigs? both at least 2 pages long?
Lets take a second to compare:
Cops Protocol (car search reveals a weed pipe) 126 posts.
Kid with Knives gets shot | 69 posts.

Thread about terrorist attacks in Mumbai which left at least 178 people dead and there are only 10 posts? good job guys

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2008-12-15, 11:34 PM #13

sugarless

Sweet 'n' Low

Posts: 3,467

I have to say, I'm pretty shocked that the Mumbai attacks got almost no attention around here. It's a pretty big ****ing deal

Fincham: Where are you going?
Me: I have no idea
Fincham: I meant where are you sitting. This wasn't an existential question.

2008-12-15, 11:44 PM #14

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

Originally posted by mb:

So by this logic our forums ought to be clogged with post after post about people who died from heart disease and car accidents. Sorry, not every event is interesting to talk about. Terrorism is a puny drop in the bucket compared to every other cause of death.

"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009

2008-12-16, 12:39 AM #15

SF_GoldG_01

Comma king

Posts: 4,841

Freelancer... how the hell did you come to that conclusion?

I think what is trying to be expressed here, is the indifference many of us are showing to this event, but not to events such as crack pipe whining, and evil kids being shot.

Nothing to see here, move along.

2008-12-16, 1:11 AM #16

Avenger

Positive!

Posts: 19,146

Other than "That really sucks. Lots of people died" there isn't exactly a whole lot of discussion involved here.

Pissed Off?

2008-12-16, 10:12 AM #17

Squirrel King

NEVER.

Posts: 5,369

Funny.. I experienced a similar thing.
I was away for the weekend visiting relatives. I turned on the TV. I'm like "HOLY CRAP" and everyone else was just kind of like "Yea so what.. see if anything good is on"
I was like :huh:

2008-12-16, 10:25 AM #18

I am the Stig

Posts: 10,922

My point was really that people are giving relatively small incidents (cops conduct thread) a crapload of attention. given this situation, yes there is a lot to discuss. But whatever

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2008-12-16, 10:34 AM #19

Squirrel King

NEVER.

Posts: 5,369

I agree with you completely.

I guess we are all desensitized to it all.

2008-12-16, 10:59 AM #20

Obi_Kwiet

It's Stuart, Martha Stuart

Posts: 7,943

Originally posted by mb:

The reason the other threads got more attention is because they relate directly to members and there was controversy. There is not really any controversy over the attacks. If people suggested that they were a good thing or something you can bet that there would be a very long thread. As it is there is a lot of info to read, but not a whole lot to discuss.

I'm a little surprised that this wasn't posted earlier. Isn't this old news by now? I guess most Massassins tend to discuss to read about news elsewhere.

2008-12-16, 11:39 AM #21

sugarless

Sweet 'n' Low

Posts: 3,467

the thread was started back in November.

Political implications? Wherefore and why? (redundant I know) I think people are less shocked because people associate India with all of the Middle Eastern nonsense because it's right next to it.

Fincham: Where are you going?
Me: I have no idea
Fincham: I meant where are you sitting. This wasn't an existential question.

2008-12-16, 12:07 PM #22

I am the Stig

Posts: 10,922

Yea I just bumped it because I find it really sad that nobody is talking about it. There also were a few instances during this incident that I'm honestly surprised you guys didn't dive into. For example the ties to Pakistan, claims that other governments knew about the attacks before it happened, the terrorists that took ambulances and used them for drive bys.

Fine whatever, you have no personal ties to this... but you can't really deny that the media coverage of this sucked a lot.

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2008-12-16, 2:31 PM #23

Obi_Kwiet

It's Stuart, Martha Stuart

Posts: 7,943

Meh. I heard NPR cover this on the way to school every day. There didn't seem to be much mystery. Beyond the fact that it happens, it don't see much use into delving into it. It's not particularly relevant.