[rayiner]

> FBI investigators have said that Farook and Malik had become radicalized over several years prior to the attack, consuming "poison on the internet" and expressing a commitment to jihadism and martyrdom in private messages to each other. Farook and Malik had traveled to Saudi Arabia in the years before the attack. The couple had amassed a large stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and bomb-making equipment in their home.

It's pretty offensive to focus on the shooters' skin color, instead of what they were: violent Islamic fundamentalists.

[froo]

We've seen violent Christian fundamentalists recently with the Colorado Planned Parenthood shootings.

While many around the world consider that a terrorist activity, it had not been labeled as such by US officials (the guy is only being charged with murder and not additional offenses).

I find the double standards to be what is truly offensive.

[rayiner]

The Colorado Planned Parenthood shooters didn't pledge support to a worldwide movement of Christians trying to overthrow the western world order.

[DanBC]

The one still alive describes himself as a "warrior for the babies". He also

> Mr. Dear described as 'heroes' members of the Army of God, a loosely organized group of anti-abortion extremists that has claimed responsibility for a number of killings and bombings."

He said the attacks were politically motivated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Planned_Paren...

[joezydeco]

But it's terrorism nonetheless. The anti-abortion movement in America is just as organized and well-funded as the group behind the San Bernadino shootings, if not better organized and funded. They also have the protection of 1st Amendment liberties here.

[rosser]

That's absolutely irrelevant. Terrorism is politically motivated violence, full stop. You don't have to be a card-carrying member in a "designated terrorist organization" to be a terrorist, and to suggest that you do is myopic and naïve.

[selimthegrim]

What exactly is this nebulous western world order? These guys we're supposed to be wetting our pants out of fear of can't even agree themselves beyond some blathering about Israel.

[GFK_of_xmaspast]

No seriously, how come this case is so much more important than all those other mass shootings (and I'm hearing a lot more about San Bernadino than I'm hearing about Dylan Roof)

[joezydeco]

Because when a fundamentalist Christian shoots up a Planned Parenthood clinic, it's a "lone gunman" and not a "terrorist". Welcome to America.