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The "militia," at the time the Constitution was written, was defined as all able bodied men age 17 and older.

Lol. Why it is you neo-fascists always have the most shallow sound-bite understanding of the topics you are the most worked up about? Its like you are all religious fundamentalists.

Seriously, you are trying to argue with the federalist papers by using NRA talking points. GTFOH

You seem to think that Muslims are more violent than other groups.
Perhaps this might interest you.

There are 1.5 billion of us. Believe me, if we really were the blood thirsty monsters that the sensationalist media makes us out to be, then these and thesestatistics would look a lot different. According to the FBI and Europol, between 90% and 99% of global terrorist acts are committed by non-Muslims.

Kinda skewers your narrative there, sparky. I see you have a nasty case of ignorant world view-itis. I prescribe a daily dose of reserch, along with a healthy diet of facts.

http://discover-the-truth.com/2013/09/14/bible-child-marriage-in-ancient-israelite-times-paedophilia/ - Already to old for the dudes in the Bible.

Also, your use of the term "disempowered" is hilarious. Just because Islamists in the USA can't get away with chopping off people's heads here (like they do elsewhere in the world) doesn't make them "disempowered" relative to Christianity and Judaism.

Yes, it does.

There just aren't that many Islamists with violent intent in the USA. There are so few, in fact, that the FBI has to groom them so they have enough. In fact, there were more Jewish terrorist attacks in the US than Muslim ones between 1980 and 2005. And, of course, Americans who claim to be Christians get away with more actual deaths in the USA and elsewhere (through the pretence of the military, the criminal justice system, etc) than Islamists ever could.

Zach Weiner, to his credit, knows the first rule of edgy comedy: never punch down.

More from the religion of peace and tolerance.

The problem is not the religion, it's the crazy people who act as if their religion is actually true. Half the world (Christians, Muslims, and Jews) are followers of the God of Abraham, who throughout His early existence as a war god reveled in things that would absolutely disgust most of His current followers. However, most of His followers have learned that, for various reasons, God actually would rather you ignore some of His previous commands that are especially disgusting or inconvenient. This is even true of terrorists -- most terrorism is done for non-religious reasons.

And then if you look at the numbers, you find for example that more terrorist attacks on the US are done by Jewish extremists than by Muslims. And way more than both by Latinos upset about Puerto Rico or Cuba. However, we have peaceful relations with Israel and most Latino countries, as opposed to oil-bearing countries in the Middle East which we have been, are, and will continue to meddle with in the future and conveniently happen to have a different religion. We need more soldiers to defend us against the evil Muslims. We have always been at war with Eurasia.

> To be perfectly honest, does anyone have statistics (recent) on the number of terrorist acts that are committed by Christians?

Well, according to Europol's numbers, 99.6% of terrorist incidents in Europe are committed by non-muslims. I'm sure they aren't all christians, but given Europe's demographics, seems safe to say that it is the overwhelming majority.

> Right now, at this point in time, Radical Islam is a global scourge.

In the middle-east radical islam is a symptom of local tribalism and inequality.
For the rest of the globe radical islam is less of a problem than bee stings.

FBI: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 94% that Aren’t
Europol: Less Than 1% of Terrorist Attacks by Muslims

> Right now, at this point in time, Radical Islam is a global scourge.

In the middle-east radical islam is a symptom of local tribalism and inequality.
For the rest of the globe radical islam is less of a problem than bee stings.

FBI: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 94% that Aren’t
Europol: Less Than 1% of Terrorist Attacks by Muslims

> How many times? "A majority of terrorists are Muslim" does NOT imply "a majority of Muslims are terrorists".

FBI: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 94% that Aren’t
Europol: Less Than 1% of Terrorist Attacks by Muslims

> How many times? "A majority of terrorists are Muslim" does NOT imply "a majority of Muslims are terrorists".

FBI: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 94% that Aren’t
Europol: Less Than 1% of Terrorist Attacks by Muslims

You do realize that "gates of Vienna" is a reference to the Islamic expansion into Europe which was only halted at... Vienna?

If you want to know why people are a bit dismissive of the OP's post, please read this critique of the website the OP linked to. Trust me when I say that you don't want to get your history lessons from that site.

> Terrorists? I've seen them called both separatists and I think Militia

FWIW, something like 85% of "terrorist" attacks in Europe were committed by separatist groups. Now I recognize that the symmetric property does not apply to all separatist acts, but I am saying there is a significant context to the discussion that shouldn't be ignored.

The converse that all terrorists are Muslim is a common sense generalization, however.

All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 94% that Aren't

Classic false equivalence argument. There is actually no comparison. Muslim terrorist attacks far outnumber all other groups combined, by about 10,000 to 1.

Classic argument from ignorance.

Europol Report: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 99.6% that Aren't

loonwatch.com? I think those statistics are heavily doctored. They're counting virtually everything as a "terrorist attack," but as someone in the comment section of your link pointed out, setting fire to a car in Northern Spain is not the same as hijacking an airliner for the purpose of killing as many innocent people as possible. Your link claims separatists and left-wing extremists account for nearly 200 times as many "terrorist attacks" around the world as Muslim extremists.

I'm pretty sure that's bullshit, unless you're counting throwing eggs at cop cars as acts of terrorism.

Classic false equivalence argument. There is actually no comparison. Muslim terrorist attacks far outnumber all other groups combined, by about 10,000 to 1.

Classic argument from ignorance.

Europol Report: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 99.6% that Aren't

Exactly which Republican ideas do you consider as right wing and bonkers as those of Hitler.

Well, it isn't like genocide was an official part of the party platform this year, but it was pretty close. There was plenty of islamophobia on display during the republican primary, which I was inclined to chalk up to the just plain extremist nature of many primary voters. But, it seems that even during his "tack to the center" Romney maintained way too much of that in the form of his foreiign policy advisors. One foreign policy advisor was John Bolton who is so friendly with the two most high profile islamaphobes in the USA that he wrote the forward for one of their books.

Quite a few things, for example less sword rattling in the Iran/Israel region (A war would reduce US purchasing power and affect global economy just like Iraq did). Less of a "trade war" with China (calling them a "currency manipulator on day one" certainly doesn't help trade & relations.

The general perception is that Romney says whatever he thinks is most opportune at the moment. I think it is at least marginally better to look at actions rather than words. Based on that I agree that Romney is more likely to wage war on Iran because his chief foreign policy advisor is BFFs with some only-good-muslim-is-a-dead-muslim types. But I disagree with you on china because he's done business with china through Bain - personal experience tends to give one a more nuanced understanding of related issues.

On American soil there are about as many (if not more) terrorist attacks from Christians as there are from Muslims. Yet you don't fear when you see a Christian board the plane, only from someone in "muslim garb?" That isn't natural, it is an irrational fear. Partially propagated by the stupid media. But also perpetuated by bigoted statements.

While I'm not using the figures below to support bigotry, I think I understand why some people fear attacks from Islamic Extremists more than from other groups.

Referring to a compilation that uses data gathered by the FBI regarding terrorist attacks on US soil 1980-2005 (scroll to the bottom of the FBI page for the data):

Percentage of terrorist attacks by ideology / culture:

• 42% - Latino
• 24% - Extreme Left-Wing Groups
• 16% - Other
• 7% - Jewish Extremists
• 6% - Islamic Extremists
• 5% - Communists

When comparing this data to the casualties caused by those terrorist acts committed by the groups listed above, it's easier to understand why some people might focus on Islamic Extremists. Compiled from the FBI data:

• 94% - Deaths from terrorist acts committed by Islamic Extremists: 2,981 of 3,178 (2972 on 9/11)
• 6% - Deaths from terrorist acts committed by all other groups: 197 of 3,178
• -
• 93% - Injuries from terrorist acts committed by Islamic Extremists: 13,051 of 14,038 (Est. 12,000 on 9/11)
• 7% - Injuries from terrorist acts committed by all other groups: 987 of 14,038

In fact, in Europe only less than 0.5% of terrorist attacks are carried out by Muslims. A great majority (84.8%) in 2006-2008 were attributed do separatists, with the second largest group of perpetrators being left wing extremists. Similarly, in the US only a fraction (6%) of all attacks from 1980 to 2005 were attributable to Muslim terrorists, with attacks by Jews actually being more common (at 7% of the total). One might argue that Islamic terrorists still have a higher tendency to blow themselves up as well, but do note that 209 of all 318 terrorist attacks that happened in the US in 1980-2005 were bombings. Clearly, more often than not, a bomb attack is carried out by someone who is not a Muslim. The idea that all, or even most, terrorists are Muslims is simply false.

In fact, in Europe only less than 0.5% of terrorist attacks are carried out by Muslims. A great majority (84.8%) in 2006-2008 were attributed do separatists, with the second largest group of perpetrators being left wing extremists. Similarly, in the US only a fraction (6%) of all attacks from 1980 to 2005 were attributable to Muslim terrorists, with attacks by Jews actually being more common (at 7% of the total). One might argue that Islamic terrorists still have a higher tendency to blow themselves up as well, but do note that 209 of all 318 terrorist attacks that happened in the US in 1980-2005 were bombings. Clearly, more often than not, a bomb attack is carried out by someone who is not a Muslim. The idea that all, or even most, terrorists are Muslims is simply false.

What say you to 6%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
Or perhaps 0.4%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/

What say you to 6%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
Or perhaps 0.4%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/

What say you to 6%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
Or perhaps 0.4%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/

What say you to 6%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
Or perhaps 0.4%?
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/terrorism-in-europe/

Can you share your source for that, it sounds interesting.

http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/

And no, they aren't "drug lord terrorists" lol.

Islamic terrorists want to kill everybody who's not Muslim enough in their opinion, which includes other Muslims, as well as infidels who do not submit to Islamic rule. That's a huge difference from terrorist groups that have local aims, even within the US.

Irrelevant. The overwhelming numbers, on the scale of 1,000,000:1 is that muslims are not terrorists. Doesn't matter what the target is of the ones who are terrorists - freaking out because someone is merely obviously muslim is as an effective a means of risk management as body scanning grandmothers at the airport.

There are millions of engineers in this country that aren't going around blowing stuff up and killing people.

Not all engineers are terrorists, but all terrorists are engineers!!!

Except for the 94% that Aren't.

Can you remind me when was the last time the US was attacked by a Syrian terrorist? How come Syria sponsors terrorism but Saudi Arabia does not? Here are some interesting numbers your government doesn't want you to know

But then again it's easier to censor then challenge your ideas.

Can you remind me when was the last time the US was attacked by a Syrian terrorist? How come Syria sponsors terrorism but Saudi Arabia does not?
Here are some interesting numbers your government doesn't want you to know