American-Arab: Box office hit ‘American Sniper’ sparks anti-Muslim hatred

[Falcon29]

You should start organizing demonstions against IS & Boko Haram too.

I'm not African or Arab. Don't live there either. Not my business.

 

[Serpentine]

 

[gslv mk3]

I'm not African or Arab. Don't live there either. Not my business

You're a Palestinian right ?

 

[flamer84]

Who knows what really happened? But to be brag about killing your countrymen? That's sick.

After 3 or 4 tours in Irak,i wouldn't be so quick to judge him,or his mental state.

 

[Armstrong]

I'm not African or Arab. Don't live there either. Not my business.

If you're not an Arab then what are you ? Tibetan ?

 

[Aepsilons]

Thanks,looks like it was invented...so the man was a bragger,you don't really think he sniped 30 Americans for looting ?




Clint Eastwood ...good luck in bothering that US icon.

One thing that I particularly liked is the issue and reality of PTSD is, and how it is going to be a mental health issue for servicemen , this man's untimely demise and the demise of many others who succumb to PTSD through suicide --- should be addressed.

 

[Falcon29]

You're a Palestinian right ?

Half Irish Half Palestinian .

 

[flamer84]

One thing that I particularly liked is the issue and reality of PTSD is, and how it is going to be a mental health issue for servicemen , this man's untimely demise and the demise of many others who succumb to PTSD through suicide --- should be addressed.

I thought that the US had programs for these kind of problems.

 

[Armstrong]

I just saw the movie last night with some friends. The theater was jam packed and we literally had to sit in the first 8 rows. Also, seems like there were a lot of ex-military guys watching as well. No one talked during the movie, even during the credits.

Say out loud; you felt emasculated while watching the movie 'cause you know that you'd never be able to fire a gun that good !

I haven't watched the movie; I saw the Hurt Locker but I didn't quite like it that much so I've given up on such productions !

 

[Hiptullha]

There are around 3.5 million Arab-Americans and half of them are Christian Arabs.

Arab American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This movie is nothing more than silly patriotism based on a false narrative.

This psychopath killed numerous civilians. Nothing to be proud of the slightest. Being a sniper as a whole is a job of a coward.

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The American government began cooking up false myths about him in response to an Iraqi sniper by the name of Juba who was taking out American troops.

 

[Aepsilons]

Say out loud; you felt emasculated while watching the movie 'cause you know that you'd never be able to fire a gun that good !

I haven't watched the movie; I saw the Hurt Locker but I didn't quite like it that much so I've given up on such productions !

It was actually disturbing seeing the movie --- specially some segments of him taking down the mother and her son. It was a test of understanding whether morality can be maintained even in a war environment. There was one particular scene where he shoots a man wielding an RPG pointed at an American convoy. Afterwards, a little boy goes up and lifts the rpg and points it at the same convoy --- the protagonist is then internally telling the child to drop the gun, just before he shoots the boy, the boy drops the rpg and runs away. After that, the protagonist yields a huge sigh of relief. And that scene, to me, illustrates the internal conflict this man (and many like him) are placed in dealing with threats to military convoys , interests -- while at the same time having to suppress their own morality and behavioral norms. It was deep , and i literally felt numbed after watching the movie. Even my American buddies who i watched it with we were numbed by it. Had to go to a cigar bar afterwards to unwind....lol.

I thought that the US had programs for these kind of problems.

VA hospitals do have counseling available , but its not readily available outside VA facilities. I had the opportunity early on when I was finishing my clinical rotations for psychiatric counseling and i had the opportunity to do some clinical hours on PTSD cases, many of whom were soldiers who had tours in Afghanistan, Iraq; others were domestic related. PTSD is a real issue , these men are almost broken internally. It will take an intensive program of psychodynamic psychotherapy , cognitive behavioral therapy....

 

[Armstrong]

It was actually disturbing seeing the movie --- specially some segments of him taking down the mother and her son. It was a test of understanding whether morality can be maintained even in a war environment. There was one particular scene where he shoots a man wielding an RPG pointed at an American convoy. Afterwards, a little boy goes up and lifts the rpg and points it at the same convoy --- the protagonist is then internally telling the child to drop the gun, just before he shoots the boy, the boy drops the rpg and runs away. After that, the protagonist yields a huge sigh of relief. And that scene, to me, illustrates the internal conflict this man (and many like him) are placed in dealing with threats to military convoys , interests -- while at the same time having to suppress their own morality and behavioral norms. It was deep , and i literally felt numbed after watching the movie. Even my American buddies who i watched it with we were numbed by it. Had to go to a cigar bar afterwards to unwind....lol.

I haven't watched the movie and I don't really plan on watching it either; I watch movies that either have a strong philosophical dimension to them like the Dead Poet Society or deal with beautiful moments of life like Silk - I'd pass on movies with so much gore in them.

 

[Aepsilons]

I haven't watched the movie and I don't really plan on watching it either; I watch movies that either have a strong philosophical dimension to them like the Dead Poet Society or deal with beautiful moments of life like Silk - I'd pass on movies with so much gore in them.

Neither of the movies playing last night were good choices. My friends were thinking of watching "Unbroken" or "American Sniper". I should have gone and watched "Big Hero 6" or something uplifting...

I watch movies that either have a strong philosophical dimension to them like the Dead Poet Society

hehe, really?

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,

For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

The arm beneath your head!

It is some dream that on the deck,

You’ve fallen cold and dead.

 

[Desert Fox]

of course he is a hero
his country invaded a country by lying to the face of the entire world they destroyed one of the most peaceful and educated country in the middle east killed hundreds of thousands
they are the reason that country plunged into sectarian and ethnic voilence that has claimed nearly a million lives
he would be a hero if he had killed al-qaida and taliban in afganistan who were the ones responsible for 9/11 not iraqis

Ahh, but then where were the other Muslim countries?? Especially the neighboring Arab nations who's land and airspace was being used to invade and destroy another Arab nation?? Arab gov.t's to this day invite foreigners to slaughter their own Arab neighbors.

Behind every foreign invasion/occupation of Muslim land there are several Muslim countries involved, so before you blame the evil Americans remember who it was that allowed Iraq to be destroyed, sanctioned, and destroyed again.

 

[Armstrong]

Neither of the movies playing last night were good choices. My friends were thinking of watching "Unbroken" or "American Sniper". I should have gone and watched "Big Hero 6" or something uplifting...

Its alright; I understand that it wasn't easy for you to watch a movie with buffed up muscle men while your lady friends kept pinching your biceps and comparing them with theirs while chuckling between themselves as they pointed towards your biceps !