It's just indicative of deeper issues that may come back to bite the lot of us soon.
banned for I would love to solve the problem, but no one listens to me anyway, so I'm just ready for the zombie apocalypse and to hell with you all.
you've given Al Qaeda more publicity than it could ever have dreamed of
That happens all the time. Shoot Lincoln, make Southerners look worse. Shoot Dr. King, ensure civil rights pushes forward. Bitch about anti-semetism in The Passion, ensure that everyone gives Gibson money to find out what they're talking about.
I hope the best for humanity, but I'm not terribly disappointed when it turns out otherwise.
Unfortunately, ignoring it doesn't help either.
True, but like many things (global warming?), it's become a cult unto itself and thus pushing against it results in people hating you on top of already ignoring you.