Islamic Terrorists Take Hostages in Sydney

[CountDeMoney]

I find it a sad testimony to modern media that the killer is given long bios while noone mentions two of the victims (the shop owner and one barrista) who apparently tried to stop him and were shot.

Says the guy that sees moral equivalency in prenatal birth defects and kicking an infant in the head.    Save the faux indignation bullshit for people who'll buy it.

Oh wait, the manager was gay.  That explains the indignation.  Rawr, Pink Nation.

I find it a sad testimony to Languish that this has been derailed into a thread about Uber. But then it is Jacob and garbon so to them uber is clearly more evil than fundamentalist Islam.

Have a Junior Mint. They're very refreshing.

[Martinus]

Says the guy that sees moral equivalency in prenatal birth defects and kicking an infant in the head.    Save the faux indignation bullshit for people who'll buy it.

Oh wait, the manager was gay.  That explains the indignation.  Rawr, Pink Nation.

Fuck you and your mad google skills.

[garbon]

I find it a sad testimony to Languish that this has been derailed into a thread about Uber. But then it is Jacob and garbon so to them uber is clearly more evil than fundamentalist Islam.

What is there to say about fundamentalist Islam that hasn't been said many times over since 2003?

[Jacob]

Predatory pricing model.  For Pete's sake.

What's your objection to that description?

[Jacob]

I find it a sad testimony to modern media that the killer is given long bios while noone mentions two of the victims (the shop owner and one barrista) who apparently tried to stop him and were shot.

Yeah, it's a pity.

[CountDeMoney]

Predatory pricing model.  For Pete's sake.

What's your objection to that description?

You're missing the point of surge pricing, Jacob;  it's not about the customers, it's about the drivers.

[Martinus]

What can we do more than call for the destruction of Islam?

Actually start to heed the call?

[Jacob]

You're missing the point of surge pricing, Jacob;  it's not about the customers, it's about the drivers.

Sure.

And the customers will perceive it as being predatory towards them. Thus PR problem.

[derspiess]

There are plenty of good people there as well, but my impression from my exposure (some) and reading (more) is that they're facing a bunch of the same issues that any demographically narrow highly focused group of people will have when they get plenty of validation and little negative feedback from anyone who can actually touch them. Lots of issue around sexism, unexamined racism, age- and class- issues, and just general lifestyle assumptions. It seems Uber is exemplifying a bunch of them recently.

[Jacob]

[Legbiter]

There are plenty of good people there as well, but my impression from my exposure (some) and reading (more) is that they're facing a bunch of the same issues that any demographically narrow highly focused group of people will have when they get plenty of validation and little negative feedback from anyone who can actually touch them. Lots of issue around sexism, unexamined racism, age- and class- issues, and just general lifestyle assumptions. It seems Uber is exemplifying a bunch of them recently.

[derspiess]

Nah, you're right.  In fact, all problems are probably due to a lack of diversity.

[Valmy]

Nah, you're right.  In fact, all problems are probably due to a lack of diversity.

No diverse communities could do evil!

[Jacob]

Nah, you're right.  In fact, all problems are probably due to a lack of diversity.

I think you missed my point entirely.

[crazy canuck]

Nah, you're right.  In fact, all problems are probably due to a lack of diversity.

You make a good point.  Or put differently intolerance to diversity.