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petemurphy
2,985 posts
53 months
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wolves_wanderer said: What happens if you download the Koran onto a Kindle and then break the Kindle? exactly my thoughts - have they updated their nutter policies for the digital age?! burn all religious books imho
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Jimbeaux
25,725 posts
101 months
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TheHeretic said: 2 Soldiers a few days ago, 12 yesterday, another 6 today. For some reason, Muslims of this ilk seem to think that their own beliefs are above and beyond the rights of others. They are idiots. Was there no thought given to the fact that Islamic law was broken by the prisoners writing in the texts in the first place, or that burning defaced Korans is acceptable by the same law? I see copies of the "Picture Bible" in the children's section of Barnes & Nobles. I suppose that would bring down a whole city if "Mohamed's Journey in Pictures" was published.
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Butter Face
5,949 posts
30 months
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TheHeretic
69,408 posts
125 months
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Jimbeaux said: Was there no thought given to the fact that Islamic law was broken by the prisoners writing in the texts in the first place, or that burning defaced Korans is acceptable by the same law?
I see copies of the "Picture Bible" in the children's section of Barnes & Nobles. I suppose that would bring down a whole city if "Mohamed's Journey in Pictures" was published. Don't be daft, they only take offense if others do it. It is undoubtably an excuse to riot and be upset. Their religion makes them special, and gives them license to be offended, and cause chaos. It was the same with the cartoons. They were offended, so rioted and killed people. They never took any notice, however, of the Muslim cartoons about Israel, etc.  
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Muntu
5,966 posts
69 months
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News said: Gravestones are seen damaged by an Islamist group in protest at the burning of the Koran by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, in Benghazi Military Cemetery February 24, 2012. The cemetery, which is home to soldiers who died during the second world war, was built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.  http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/pentagon-official-...
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thinfourth2
23,948 posts
74 months
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It just needs a small change in procedures to a procedure more acceptable to the locals
Old procedure
Find prisoner using book to pass message then set fire to the book
Thinfourth procedure
Find prisoner using book to pass messages then set fire to prisoner
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carmonk
7,910 posts
57 months
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The West should just vacate Afghanistan, dropping a fuel-air bomb onto the rioters as a goodbye. There's not much oil there, and the 'war on terror' is a waste of time, so I don't see why we need to stay. I don't give a s  t what happens to the Afghan people. The hearts and mind things was always doomed to failure and this just proves it. I think I heard on the news that it was an Afghan policeman who killed two US soldiers, so if that's true it illustrates the futility of the whole affair.
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TheHeretic
69,408 posts
125 months
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Like parts of Africa, they are just not capable of helping themselves, and as a result, they will always be a bronze age, s tty country.
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Apache
38,277 posts
154 months
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odyssey2200 said: DamienB said: Why on earth don't we just leave? Build a great big wall around the place and pretend they're not even on the same planet as the rest of us.  the last time I said something along those lines, a lot of people were upset and used the R word. One problem is that there are too many of the nutters here already, complete with ooman rights lawyers. Perhaps it's an encouraging sign that people have had enough of these ignorant morons, god knows I try to see both sides of the story but.....they clearly deserve nothing and should get nothing. Allah is their be all and end all. Let him sort their problems out and let our lads come home
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Jimbeaux
25,725 posts
101 months
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TheHeretic said: Like parts of Africa, they are just not capable of helping themselves I am afraid you are correct.
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br d
2,563 posts
96 months
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Apache said: Allah is their be all and end all... This is really what it all comes down to. These gods are apparently the creators of everything, the all powerful, undeniable controllers of all that is. And yet they have to rely on backward morons with explosive belts killing children to make their point. You can only supplicate to this s t for so long, it isn't going to get better, they aren't going to start being reasonable, it is a waste of time. I was all for the removal of the Taliban from Afghanistan to start with but now, like carmonk (and the Russians two decades ago) I think we should just leave them to it. There is no way we can make any sense of this because they don't possess any sense. These problems are not geographical, or even political, they are theological. Territory, rights and government are just secondary to this nonsense. An over-simplification I know but while we have holy books we will never have tolerance, or more importantly, pragmatism.
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Gun
11,804 posts
88 months
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Now they've bombed their own people over it, what a pathetic place.
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Asterix
16,606 posts
98 months
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I remember the politicians saying that it will be different than before and history won't repeat itself.
If there is one thing history does every single time...
It show you how fundamentally dumb we are as a race even when we think we're the clever ones.
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carmonk
7,910 posts
57 months
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Apache
38,277 posts
154 months
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That is just insane, he killed 6 of his own people because of this? speechless
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odyssey2200
17,645 posts
79 months
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carmonk said: Any beasts here should be returned to their natural habitat, too.
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Jimbeaux
25,725 posts
101 months
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br d said: Apache said: Allah is their be all and end all... This is really what it all comes down to. These gods are apparently the creators of everything, the all powerful, undeniable controllers of all that is. And yet they have to rely on backward morons with explosive belts killing children to make their point. You can only supplicate to this s t for so long, it isn't going to get better, they aren't going to start being reasonable, it is a waste of time. I was all for the removal of the Taliban from Afghanistan to start with but now, like carmonk (and the Russians two decades ago) I think we should just leave them to it. There is no way we can make any sense of this because they don't possess any sense. These problems are not geographical, or even political, they are theological. Territory, rights and government are just secondary to this nonsense. An over-simplification I know but while we have holy books we will never have tolerance, or more importantly, pragmatism. I agree somewhat; however, I believe much of what you describe is tribal/cultural as much as religion.
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TheHeretic
69,408 posts
125 months
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Jimbeaux said: I agree somewhat; however, I believe much of what you describe is tribal/cultural as much as religion. I've past caring, to be honest. Their religion is used to justify their tribal, f ked up ways. If they want that, have at it. Leave them to it, and let them live in the squalor that their beliefs will bring them.
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odyssey2200
17,645 posts
79 months
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TheHeretic said: I've past caring, to be honest. Their religion is used to justify their tribal, f ked up ways. If they want that, have at it. Leave them to it, and let them live in the squalor that their beliefs will bring them. but not here.
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TheHeretic
69,408 posts
125 months
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odyssey2200 said: but not here. Nope.
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