# Realized conservatives are major hypocrits about terrorism

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 29, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917 "2015-09-29T03:50:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917/41 "2015-09-30T15:50:10Z")

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> [@Kobal2](#):
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> Is there ?

Sure, war is what you do to your enemies, terrorism is what they do to you.

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**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917/42 "2015-09-30T18:53:45Z")

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> [@Smeghead](#):
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> _Conservative_ Muslims.

No, they are Muslim radicals not Muslim conservatives.

Neither Khomeini not Qutb were conservatives by any stretch of the imagination.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917/43 "2015-09-30T20:00:19Z")

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> [@Ibn\_Warraq](#):
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> No, they are Muslim radicals not Muslim conservatives.
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> Neither Khomeini not Qutb were conservatives by any stretch of the imagination.

Neither are the Tea Partiers.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realized-conservatives-are-major-hypocrits-about-terrorism/732917/44 "2015-09-30T21:12:26Z")

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> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> Sure, war is what you do to your enemies, terrorism is what they do to you.

Eh, I would have gone with “war is terrorism gone pro”, but your answer works too 🙂

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