I've always been a bit of a shitposting cunt who likes a bit of shock humour. Some tragedies are easy to make light of and exploit for meme shock.
The Manadlay Bay meme springs to bring.
The CHCH mosque memes feel too soon. I don't mean 'too soon' in a lightheaded sense to be that guy either. It feels genuinely uncomfortable. I thought about saving some, but even that feels wrong.
I've never felt this way about any terror attack. I am honestly shocked that it did happen here. It's a shame to be in a place where that thing didn't happen at all. We've had more terror attacks from the French than from Muslims. I feel like this is the start of something much more worse. Some Jihadi prick is seeking revenge right now, I bet.
I will always defend free speech because a world where the state can ban certain forms of speech that are "offensive" will inevitably lead to a grotesque nanny state (or worse) and even larger resentment, hatred, and radicalisation. This doesn't mean that every speech is good or should be approved, but it is the price we have to pay for that freedom, but this price isn't that bad and it is far better than the alternative.
Regarding terrorist attacks, I think everyone can honestly admit to themselves that we will be seeing lots more of this in the future from both sides as resentment continues to grow. After all, with current immigration policies there is no indication why these trends would reverse. We should honestly ask if this price is worth whatever positives we get out of that; this question has been evaded. That price is too much in my opinion, and I think if anyone seriously considers it and places value on human life, they would reach the same conclusion. It is curious why on days after attacks everyone is shocked but they don't seem to admit that there will be far more of this in the future or consider why this is happening and how to avoid it without sacrificing values of freedom and transforming into an alien society.