Right wing terrorist attack in NZ

[Which Tyler]

Stay safe kiwi borders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-47578860

Be careful where you go for news, apparently the fuckheads livestreamed it, and several news outlets are playing that livestream on loop, or as autoplay videos

[Banquo]

Awful, so sad. Thoughts with kiwi friends

[Sandydragon]

Simply awful. Thoughts and prayer with anyone caught up in this.

[Digby]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

[Mikey Brown]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Hah?

[Mellsblue]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Hah?

Yeah. This needs some clarification.

[Digby]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Hah?

Yeah. This needs some clarification.

Mirth stemming from schadenfreude and other unpleasant character traits

[OptimisticJock]

You're a fucking idiot.

[Mikey Brown]

What the fuck are you talking about? Where does schadenfraude come into it?

[Digby]

Indeed, I make no claim to being a nice person. Nonetheless I find I'm very intolerant toward organised religion with it's focus on segregation, misogyny, homophobia, patriarchal structures, righteousness of the true believers and so on, it gets worse for monotheistic religions and worse again for Islam.

[Mikey Brown]

That might be valid if this news had been about an attempt to counter any of those things you mentioned. I’m not remotely a fan of organised religion. I just can’t see how this could be viewed as anything productive in the fight against it.

[OptimisticJock]

That might be valid if this news had been about an attempt to counter any of those things you mentioned. I’m not remotely a fan of organised religion. I just can’t see how this could be viewed as anything productive in the fight against it.

Probably best not to give the cunt any more attention.

[Mikey Brown]

Just to add I’ve only just seen this story. I don’t know how much is known about the gunman. Is the likelihood of him being a right-wing ‘Christian’ fanatic an unfair assumption by me? Or is that the schadenfreude you refer to, that the extremes of all these groups are largely the same?

[Mikey Brown]

That might be valid if this news had been about an attempt to counter any of those things you mentioned. I’m not remotely a fan of organised religion. I just can’t see how this could be viewed as anything productive in the fight against it.

Probably best not to give the cunt any more attention.

I don’t know. Maybe I’m not understanding what he meant. I doubt I’ll agree but I’m curious why someone would feel that way.

[Mellsblue]

I’ve typed a couple of responses but neither of them conveyed my thoughts very well as I struggle to wrap my head around the thought process that leads to ‘hah’ being your response to innocent people being murdered.

[Mellsblue]

Indeed, I make no claim to being a nice person. Nonetheless I find I'm very intolerant toward organised religion with it's focus on segregation, misogyny, homophobia, patriarchal structures, righteousness of the true believers and so on, it gets worse for monotheistic religions and worse again for Islam.

So, you demand more tolerance from others whilst being incredibly intolerant yourself. Brilliant.

[canta_brian]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

No, I think you’d be the only one.

I would have responded more quickly but was checking on friends and family who live and work near the two mosques.

[Digby]

Indeed, I make no claim to being a nice person. Nonetheless I find I'm very intolerant toward organised religion with it's focus on segregation, misogyny, homophobia, patriarchal structures, righteousness of the true believers and so on, it gets worse for monotheistic religions and worse again for Islam.

So, you demand more tolerance from others whilst being incredibly intolerant yourself. Brilliant.

I'm aware I live following that old line that if there's one thing I can't stand it's intolerance. It's a failing for sure, again I suspect I'm not alone

[Zhivago]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Wow what an arsehole you are

[Which Tyler]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Now that, is fucking terrible!

[SerjeantWildgoose]

Got to say, Digby, even I thought that was a bit too far off the moral piste.

Are ye trying to pull a Liam Neeson?

[Digby]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Now that, is fucking terrible!

What, responding in part to horrible situations with gallows humour or simply unacceptable humour? I'd reiterate again it was a disgusting act, but it's just not going to be the case that 100% of the response from 100% of the people is entirely informed by compassion and virtue.

Another example from this week, I laughed when the news came out that the orange shitgibbon closing down so much government contributed to the lack of action on Boeing planes that might inform the also horrible loss of life on the Ethiopian plane

[Digby]

Got to say, Digby, even I thought that was a bit too far off the moral piste.

Are ye trying to pull a Liam Neeson?

No, he was apologetic

[morepork]

I sort of see what you are getting at Digby, but by fuck mate...

[Zhivago]

It's a disgusting act, though I confess a small part of my reaction was 'hah' and whilst that isn't helpful and perhaps doesn't speak well to my character I doubt I'd be the only one.

Now that, is fucking terrible!

Another example from this week, I laughed when the news came out that the orange shitgibbon closing down so much government contributed to the lack of action on Boeing planes that might inform the also horrible loss of life on the Ethiopian plane

So almost 200 (400 if incl lion air) people die because America reduces airline safety budget, and your reaction is to laugh? What's wrong with you??