@br0kenrabbit:

"I haven't time for a full response ATM as I am previously engaged, but you can answer me this: What is your response to groups such as FARC, LLA, LRA, etc.?"

Also heinous but far less common. I think the LRA are entirely defunct now. I can pull up the numbers if you doubt that Islamist terror is by far the leading source of terror worldwide if you doubt the claim, and 90% was a conservative estimate.

"Christians extremists apparently have no qualm about using child soldiers or terror, either."

Child *suicide bombers, remember:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48674014

Suicide bombing is an almost uniquely Islamist tactic and though from the outside (I am agnostic atheist myself) we could argue it spares the child a traumatic life of death and destruction, from their perspective it shows a higher disregard for life. Also the numbers are so disproportionate that yes it shows that Christianity at large is more reluctant to engage in terrorism. All of the children used as suicide bombers this year were from Islamists, so I'm not sure why exactly we're discussing Christian terror... Except I do becauee I've had this conversation many times and am familiar with these diversionary tactics.

"You just don't hear about it as much because we have little economic interest in those geographic areas."

No, you dont hear about it so much because it is happening far less often. Which is my point: Nigeria is a BLOODBATH right now. If kids are routinely being used as mobile bombs I want to know about it WHEREVER it is happening. Outer mongolia, the arctic, the moon i dont care. But the only place that tells me in a clear way is a small blog which specifically records Islamist terror. That is a failure on the part of the media.

"What feeds? I don't do push media. If I want to read something, I know where to go."

Had you read about this before this thread?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48674014

For me it deserves similar coverage to Christchurch, or Sri Lanka. And yet I was only made aware by religionofpeace blog. Not good enough. Find me one opinion piece from mainstream media on it. If you're saying the media doesnt care about African children for whatever reason, do you think that is right? If not then you agree with me. I think you should do some serious reflection on just how aggressively you attacked me for even bringing this up.

(Btw im only logged in here on my phone, will start posting from my laptop soon. It should improve the quality of my posts eg make it easier to post links. These incidents are far from isolated, the attacking of refugees they created after routing the military is also a qualitatively horrific event worthy of more coverage imo).

Kungfukitten *I* posted an article here in my first post. OBVIOUSLY it is "mentioned somewhere." But *CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS* bruh. Be honest, how often do YOU see reports of the atrocities in Nigeria? It is UNDER reported. Is this such a controversial claim to make? I think forcing a young child to go blow themself up to murder others is one of the most heinous acts imaginable. it's happened nearly 50 times this year alone and yet it barely has a media presence. I bet you didnt even know it was happening until this thread. I see only two possibilities: either the media is ignoring African affairs due to racism, or it is reluctant to cover more Jihad terror than is absolutely necessary (most likely a mix of the two tbh).

@br0kenrabbit: "I'm an atheist. My take on the religious is that they are victims of brainwashing. Christianity, Islam, Judiasm, doesn't matter, same quilt. A little sympathy, a little horror, but most are still decent people."

Ok so you don't differentiate between religions in the slightest even when one of them, Islam, is responsible for over 90% of global terror, and state-enforced misogyny. To you, the killers in Nigeria could just as likely have been Mormons as Muslims. To say your view on the subject lacks nuance is an understatement.

"Unlike edgy bigots who deserve nothing but scorn."

Nothing but scorn for pointing out that the use of nearly 50 child suicide bombers this year in Nigeria has obviously been underreported. And in the next breath you would shout that "Black lives matter". Except when they are being snuffed out by Islamists I guess.

"It's not being under-reported, it's just not being plastered all over every surface the way your bigotry would prefer it."

It is bigoted to think child suicide bombers deserve more coverage than they are getting. This is where we're at circa 2019.

"Most people aren't as filled with hate as you are. You and your type are pariahs. Why else do you think you're so outnumbered?"

Trump's in the Whitehouse, pal. And how does my hate of Jihad compare to the hate of Jihad itself? You dont think it makes sense to hate hate? Isnt that what you claim to be doing right now in your disgusting display here towards someone highlighting the underreported use of child suicide bombers in Nigeria?

The truth is you are more upset by my mentioning of child suicide bombers in Nigeria, than by child suicide bombers in Nigeria. Your moral compass is completely out of whack, and the reason is the lack of nuance i mentioned earlier.

"And BBC most def uses cookies. I've got two browsers open to the same BBC.com site and the browser I typically use (Waterfox) shows different stories than Chrome."

Ok so EVEN if true, which i still doubt for my UK mainline BBC News front page here in the UK, your argument makes no sense internally . If im such a huge Islamophobe, I would click on everything related to Jihad. So the atrocities in Nigeria should be front and center on my browser. They're not.

Oh wait, I'm an evil lying bigot, right? Im sure all of your feeds are full of insiggts and exposes on the use of child suicide bombers in Nigeria.

It is such a huge insult to the dead, for this thread to turn into an exercise in shooting the messenger. But that is where we're at now in the "culture war". A very, very ugly display here called out even by people on your own side.

But by all means, continue demonizing me for raising awareness of child suicide bombers in Nigeria. Obviously the sanctity of Islam itself is more important to you for some reason.

@br0kenrabbit: "The snarky tone is because I hear your dog whistle. You = antimuslim, I get it."

I'm not anti Muslim. I'm anti Islam. Yes there is a difference. But ofc you are the blaspemy law by proxy of political correctness type. That's obvious also. Do you think the atrocities in Nigeria are being committed by Mormons?

"And you do realize those front pages are different for each user, as they adjust to how you have used the site in the past. Cookies. You understand that, right?

Of course you don't."

When I go to the BBC's front page, the stories are not personalized by cookies. The fact that you are in denial that *child suicide bombers* are being underreported shows exactly what you are. Yes, imo they are being underreported to keep the heat off ISLAM. Which you have obviously bent the knee to. I know exactly what you are, but I bet your picture of me (in reality a liberal centrist) is horribly warped.

@br0kenrabbit: It is hardly prominent coverage, it's never front page stuff. The only coverage I saw on the BBC was in passing reference in an article on the elections there.

Also, just love the snarky tone you people constantly adopt. You know as well as i do this is not prominent coverage in line with the seriousness of the events.

@zaryia: "No free speech is disabled in a quarantine. Next time they should follow Reddit's clear RULES and not threaten people with violence."

You mean like the violent Leftist anarchist/Antifa reddit group/s which openly discuss battle tactics for fighting people on the streets? I read through it myself, will get you a link if you'd like. I highly doubt it has been quarantined.

You could also provide evidence for The Donald's support of violent provocation. Fact is, big tech openly lies in order to censor its political enemies. Such as in the clear case of Tommy Robinson's removal from facebook. They listed a bunch of things he'd supposedly did, including calling for the killing of Muslims, without providing evidence, which is absurd as an offence of that kind would have been extremely high profile and would have resulted in an IMMEDIATE banning, rather than this delayed ban where it was added to a dossier of other offences.

But you guys just love big tech and mindlessly trust it. Yay for the corporations amirite.

(Also Quarantine limits the groups reach and is therefore a degree of censorship. But this isnt an isolated case, far from it, it's part of a clear trend. Government regulation is obviously required now.)

And nobody seems to care in the slightest. The latest atrocity:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-insurgency/islamist-insurgents-kill-at-least-20-civilians-in-northeast-nigerian-village-sources-idUSKCN1TR1UE

They are causing people to flee to refugee centers, then overrunning the military and slaughtering the refugees. Children are being used as suicide bombers (almost 50 this year).

And yet complete silence from the media. Why? I thought Nigeria was the biggest player in Africa. Does Africa matter that little? Or is there something else going on here?

Gotta love the sheer spitting rage of the anti-free speech brigade. Not creepy AT ALL.

@MarkoftheSivak: no doubt about it. I used to play Street Fighter seriously but have now retired 100% from the genre, just watching the SFV Capcom pro tour as spectator now. I'm enjoying it a lot more than grappling with my own limitations as a player.

I do however love scrolling 2d brawlers (Final Fight and SoR2 online especially) and if by some miracle SoR4 reignites the genre, and the community embraces passive-aggressive combative co-op (seriously, it is HILARIOUS and vastly increases the complexity of the games) then I'd love to be involved in some way. Doubt it will become an e-sport tho lol so i'll just say i'd wish to be talented enough to be a sponsored player on the Street Fighter V Capcom pro tour

@sealionact: haha joker. Could never figure that game out, didnt it come with a keyboard overlay? Any tips for trying it afresh?

Chaos the Battle of Wizards is the one id hold up from that era. Lords of chaos the sequel was not so atmospheric, love the minimalism of the original.

Eh if u mean gameworld atmosphere, i guess zx spectrum bards tale, even tho i could never get out of Skara Brae. Once found a Dragon tho which was cool to young me haha