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Originally Posted by Beebs
What is dubious if not a form of disbelief? What exactly is dubious about it? It seems totally reasonable that we were able to finally find him, it seems reasonable and on the record that the CIA ran a intel house nearby, it seems reasonable that our most elite military unit could carry out the raid, and it seems reasonable to make a simple gesture to not piss off the world's muslim population any more than needed.
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Sorry, I disagree.
If an American terrorist killed 3,000 Muslims (LOL WAR), and they came into America with a small group of elite soldiers and assassinated him, not only would I not give a fuck, I would encourage them to take them with him to show their populace the scum. Drag him throughout the streets in a truck, I literally could not give a single fuck. This is the point I am making. This is why I get into so many arguments when traveling or about religion; because if somebody's cultural customs are rooted in superstition, I literally toss them to the curb, take a shit on them, and set them on fire. Superstitious "it's my culture" excuses mean less than dogshit to me in the year 2011, which is why our species is so entirely fucked.
You know what else means dogshit to me? Eyewitness testimony and the fact that many humans lack a large amount of integrity, both of which can lead very easily to corruption.
So it really, really pisses me off, that all of a sudden, after 10 years, we supposedly kill Bin Laden, dump him in the ocean, laud a few special forces for a few weeks, and practically forget about him almost entirely. It just doesn't feel right and, for me, there isn't enough evidence or backstory to corroborate accepting the fact. Could I accept it and get on with my life? Of course. Could I not accept it and get on with my life without coming up with crazy ass conspiracy theories and asking for justice? Of course. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and I'm just going to remain skeptical about this for another 50 years, because why the fuck not? Remember, I'm not these guys:
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde
AMURKA!!!
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I can get by just fine without being entirely convinced he was killed in the matter that was claimed. But you harping on the matter without any evidence, stating "If it was fake we'd know", simply isn't going to cut it for me.
FWIW, it's not that I don't think he's dead; I think he probably is. But it seemed like too convenient of a closure for patriotic Americans to just happen in the way it did. I think it's much more likely he died in an airstrike at some point.