Two British Medical Students Who Joined Isis Killed In Iraq.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-latest-british-medical-students-killed-iraq-sudan-ahmed-sami-khider-a7606466.html

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //I am not joining Andy on the moral High Ground, just stating a fact. //

You are not 'joining Andy' on the moral high ground, because that is not where I am speaking from.

I put forward a viewpoint, in contradiction of several other viewpoints - yet I am perceived as trying to occupy the proverbial moral high ground.

If taking pleasure, satisfaction, rejoicing, whatever you wish to call it - from the deaths of strangers is not taking the moral high ground, and I don't suggest that it is - then neither is taking an opposing view.

Either we are all taking the moral high ground, or none of us - you can't simply stick me there because you don't agree with what I say.

[andy-hughes]

TWR - //Bye Bye, keep looking over your shoulder when you are in the large shopping malls with your family. //

If that is your idea of a parting shot, please don't rush back ...

[naomi24]

//If taking pleasure, satisfaction, rejoicing, whatever you wish to call it - from the deaths of strangers is not taking the moral high ground, and I don't suggest that it is - then neither is taking an opposing view. //

That makes no sense. Opposing views can't both be taking the moral high ground.

[Baldric]

If you need to keep looking over your shoulder when you are in the large shopping malls then I would suggest the Enemy are winning already as you appear to be running scared.

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //If you need to keep looking over your shoulder when you are in the large shopping malls then I would suggest the Enemy are winning already as you appear to be running scared. //

I assume that was aimed at TWR?

It doesn't apply to me, I don't look over my shoulder anywhere, at any time.

[andy-hughes]

Naomi - // That makes no sense. Opposing views can't both be taking the moral high ground. //

Suits me - I am happy to let the 'rejoicers' have it!

[Baldric]

It's not all about you Andy.

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //It's not all about you Andy. //

I entirely agree - but then it's not me who is trying to make it so!

[-Talbot-]

andy, we're on post 109+ an the thread appears to be dominated by your mmmmmmm........ let us say 'different' approach to a thread about dead members of a terrorist organisation.

[Baldric]

I was thinking that as well Bill.

[andy-hughes]

Talbot - //andy, we're on post 109+ an the thread appears to be dominated by your mmmmmmm........ let us say 'different' approach to a thread about dead members of a terrorist organisation. //

Every single post I have written is in direct response to a previous post, there is no 'domination' - except in your imagination.

[Islay]

I am not going to celebrate in anyone's death, but I will say they have died by the life they chose.

I do have a question for AOG though based on his earlier statement of propping up the NHS. Do you think that immigrant working in the NHS is a recent development?

[andy-hughes]

Islay - //I am not going to celebrate in anyone's death, but I will say they have died by the life they chose. //

I would agree entirely with that observation.

Without wishing to be unduly provocative, that point could equally be made about any allied military personnel in the Middle East conflicts.

[hereIam]

Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, two more scumbags dispatched from the earth, two more scumbags less likely to kill me and mine - YAY !!!

[TWR]

I see we are on the same wavelength HereIam x

[hereIam]

As always TWR x

[EcclesCake]

It makes my skin crawl when I read posts celebrating the deaths of others. Whatever their deed I could never join the bandwagon of joy at their demise.

Our Armed Services and that of our Allies use PsychOps in an attempt to readjust the thinking of those who have been 'brainwashed', some argue that our approach is just the same as brainwashing?!?!?

As to looking over my shoulder, no it has never occurred to me. Be it IRA, PETA, Al Qaeda, ISIS etc.

[Islay]

It should be considered that those that rejoice in the death of these terrorist are just as bad as the terrorists they detest!

[andy-hughes]

EcclesCake - //It makes my skin crawl when I read posts celebrating the deaths of others. Whatever their deed I could never join the bandwagon of joy at their demise.

Our Armed Services and that of our Allies use PsychOps in an attempt to readjust the thinking of those who have been 'brainwashed', some argue that our approach is just the same as brainwashing?!?!? //

I am pleased that at least one other person out there sees this the way I do.

As I have tried to argue, if you want to be pleased that ISIS members have died, then you can't complain when you see reports of them doing the same about their 'enemies' - which is anyone from the West, soldiers, civilians, they don't differentiate.

I think seeing death as a cause for celebration is barbaric - I can live with it when ISIS members do it - they are barbarians, but I feel that Westerners doing the same simply drags them down to the ISIS level and way of thinking, and who wants to do that?