tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post2909226499349331906..comments2024-02-08T01:44:24.272-05:00Comments on ModeratePoli: Oddities in the Boston BombingModeratePolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-25564060389162217392013-04-23T23:11:35.816-04:002013-04-23T23:11:35.816-04:00@Richard,
You're right that there were two bo...@Richard,<br /><br />You're right that there were two bombers and each would have his own motivations. <br /><br />I don't know enough to agree that the younger "probably" just went along with the older. On the one hand, the younger brother ran over the older brother and rammed through a police blockade--that's very gutsy, and I wouldn't think it's typical "follower" behavior. <br /><br />But there's also anecdotes about the older brother dominating his wife and his imam. <br /><br />As I said, I'm looking forward to more definite info, not speculation, on motives. I hope there are writings/videos/etc in the apartment or on computers that will reveal this info. <br /><br />But along with my curiosity, I also hope that the info will discourage imitators, not inspire them.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-32760286746164334382013-04-23T22:59:51.799-04:002013-04-23T22:59:51.799-04:00I think it's important to realize that there w...I think it's important to realize that there were two different people involved in this act. The older brother, Tamerlan, may well have had vengeance as a motive; vengeance for America's wars on Muslim countries, vengeance for America's drone strikes, vengeance for America not meeting all his expectations for success and recognition... or some combination of all the above. The younger brother, Dzhokhar, may well have just gone along with his older brother. He probably respected him as the man of the house, and/or he feared him; Tamerlan was bigger, stronger, and meaner. Richard Badalamentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008785529404172402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-24911207015293894602013-04-23T18:44:41.661-04:002013-04-23T18:44:41.661-04:00Right. He wasn't very happy with Muslims, eith...Right. He wasn't very happy with Muslims, either. Sounds to me like someone mad at the world. He just happened to live near Boston.Dangerousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-42748667889110723822013-04-23T16:58:09.098-04:002013-04-23T16:58:09.098-04:00I agree that there's a third possibility that ...I agree that there's a third possibility that this was mostly a thrill-killing, as you put it. Also, Thrill-killing most probably has anger as its root too. It may be very difficult to untangle all the anger threads here. However, I'm not ignoring early indications that at least the older brother had anger issues at his mosque.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-90941415204809474802013-04-23T15:50:49.934-04:002013-04-23T15:50:49.934-04:00Most immigrants choose to come here. These bombers...Most immigrants choose to come here. These bombers and other youngsters are brought here, probably with little thought about their opinion.<br /><br />I've posited that these bombers are garden-variety random killers. Their initial target was a high-profile event so they could make a splash for their own personal reasons. If it was truly political or religious fervor, where's the message? It has all the trademarks of a "we;ll show you" outburst, which makes it a personal motive -- self-satisfaction -- no matter what they may say now.Dangerousnoreply@blogger.com