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i am human tho.
was a senior in HS. 1st period ADVANCED PLACEMENT English class. my teacher was kinda like all of us students, watchin TV wonderin wats goin on. then her colleague the other more eccentric english teacher comes bursting in the door hysterical shourting "they got the pentagon they got the pentagon now too" Surely a case where her own emotions made her forget she was in charge of children 1/3rd her age... because that got everyone kinda worried as fuck. I remember my physiological reaction. kinda got all flush. had it a little bit again about 15 mins. ago, when i turned on the news which was replaying the actual coverage from 2001 of the plane hitting. hadn't seen that shit in years&years. even tho had seen it so many times when it happened. many people died. sad. "That's my country, yo." So, I felt that inside too, even tho I was rambling here, about our country's obscene reaction to the incident, and religion, etc Then 3rd period (AP)math class (this is not a lie or a joke), my teacher... she was always really fkn obsessed and neurotic.. and we all walked in with deer-in-the-headlights eyes as she LITERALLY said "i donno what's going on in the world out there, but we're not watching TV we've got 40 minutes of calculus." unrealsies Last edited by Pharaohs Army; 09-12-2015 at 05:41 PM. Reason: Sr.* |
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But wtf with the Piers Morgan? U agree with that? Yeah, and Hitler made up like .00000000000000000000000000000000001% of the German population. Did a lot of damage tho, no? Just because the vast majority of Muslims aren't violent terrorists doesn't mean that literal interpretations of the text and the crazy attitudes surrounding the extreme devotions of that religion aren't responsible for MASSIVE violence, deaths, poverty, suppression of rights, lack of education, etc etc Let's not forget the "concentric circles"... it's about "culture" too... you don't have to be a terrorist to tacitly support it, or, stand silent or neutral, or be too afraid of TERRORISTS AND CLERICS to speak out rationally.. The evidence is all over the place no matter what Piers Morgan may say ISIS is fundamentally based in Islam So is Sharia Law So are all those "tiny" terrorist groups who I guess are no big deal even tho people all over are dying&suffering At the risk of falling victim to the oversimplified&shallow liberal vs. conservative paradigm in this country, I will say that I am "liberal" on sooo many things but MOST liberals fail to understand that rigid Islam conflicts directly with human rights, and all the things that they stand for. So, in the name of diversity and political correctness, they(many liberals) forget exactly what it is they stand for. I don't have a problem with any individual person who is Muslim. I do have a big "problem" with their religion though. |
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as an outsider i don't really see the liberal/conservative divide as anything more the typical disruptive propaganda/propagating bullshit partisans can latch onto and argue over minutiae for hours while missing all the actual issues in the world. so i won't go into that.
i think you're overlooking inevitable causation: as if current affairs aren't directly correlative with years of aggressive foreign policy - some clandestine, others paraded as just. if i'm to buy into ISIS/ISIL (which I don't) i could look at the number of coups on middle eastern soil - backed by america/israel (in alleged preemptive defence of the latter) - displacing a group of war-torn young men who wander around with no real sense of purpose while their countries continue to get fucked -- eventually uniting under some shit brainstormed banner named after Osiris' wife and making big budget videos of them burning pilots alive. because that makes sense. basically, with that picture i say this: don't espouse views demonizing an entire people based on the actions of a few. because it's easy. be intelligent. don't do that. i don't think that's piers morgan, either. not that it matters. except it does matter because i'd never quote nor appropriate anything to do with the braindead piece of shit talentless parasite ever. he is not capable of offering insight. add. muslims/arabs = 21st century niggers. fashionable to hate now. Last edited by Eŋg; 09-11-2015 at 11:54 PM. |
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First off I'm grateful issues like these can be discussed rationally and based on substance. Rare nowadays. Thx Regarding Piers Morgan, lol, I think you're right; it's not him... when I was writing my post I thought it was him at first... your opinion of him made me chuckle and I must agree. But you're right, technically "who" said it is irrelevant, what's important is the message, and I can "see" the case being made, even though I think it misses the ball in some important respects. About the liberal/conservative thing being a BS distraction- you're absolutely right which is why I prefaced with "at the risk of... simplified paradigm... etc. The reason I "went there" is because often times (w/ respect to liberal v. conservative) there are some "matching up" with the mindsets/thoughts, on the top layer of this multi-layered issue. Poorly worded but I hope you get the drift. I.e. "i think you're overlooking inevitable causation: as if current affairs aren't directly correlative with years of aggressive foreign policy - some clandestine, others paraded as just. if i'm to buy into ISIS/ISIL (which I don't) i could look at the number of coups on middle eastern soil - backed by america/israel (in alleged preemptive defence of the latter) - displacing a group of war-torn young men who wander around with no real sense of purpose while their countries continue to get fucked -- eventually uniting under some shit brainstormed banner named after Osiris' wife and making big budget videos of them burning pilots alive. because that makes sense." What I mean is, unlike some shallow conservatives who hate because of brown skin/ xenophobia/ irrational fear of Sharia Law in US, etc etc, I understand what you're saying. You are right; you're just vastly underestimating the role that their religion is playing in all of this. Many ISIS fighters LITERALLY believe that this "coming together of the Caliphate" is precipitating end-times and prophecies in the Koran. That's not opinion. It's what they say and believe. Has U.S., Israeli (and earlier,British- read;Iran) foreign policy contributed enormously to some of these major global problems? Absolutely. No doubt. But these matters are not mutually exclusive. Far from it. Radical Islam plays a huge role AS WELL. There are more Christian Palestinians than people realize, also persecuted by Israel. Have you heard of any Christian Suicide bombers over the last couple decades? Have you ever heard of a Tibetan Buddhist(terribly persecuted by China over the decades) blowing himself up on a Chinese bus full of civilians? Beliefs matter. I'm not excusing Hypocritical/Terroristic/Violent foreign policies by the US and Israel. I'm saying That Alone cannot explain the terrible things going on in much of the Muslim world. When little girls trying to get an education are burned with acid in the face When women have no rights (can't drive, can't vote) When apostates are threatened with death (or in some cases actually killed) When fatwas are issued on WRITERS or filmmakers Honor killings, Killing gays, Killing "infidels"... (or, if not killing then persecuting) ...I could keep going.... These things are not the result of repressive foreign powers. They are the direct result of the religion. Some poverty is due to reactionary ideals and adhering to the rules of an ancient text; not solely due to repressive foreign powers, or said powers propping up brutal regimes. BOTH are causes [It's kind of like the Patriots in the NFL. YES they have great coaching. Great game-planning. Great culture of winning.... But they also have been docked draft picks and been fined and have faced litigation for breaking the rules. Cheating. In some cases blatant, in some cases "skirting the line"... I'm going off topic (this is for another thread).. but the point is.. why is it 1 or the other?? It's BOTH] Yes there are hundreds of millions-- a billion or more-- Muslims who don't practice violence. But there are enough devoted/radical/religiously-motivated clerics, fighters, rulers, and yes,disaffected youth who also have societal factors. But the religion is there, front and center.... enough to be a big problem. "don't espouse views demonizing an entire people based on the actions of a few. because it's easy. be intelligent. don't do that." Again. I don't have anything against an entire people. I "have something" against their entire religion. And if those two things are to be equated, then perhaps in some way that is making my case. If their unfounded religious beliefs play "that big a part" of their lives. The less role it(literal interpretation religion)plays, the more likely they are not in my sphere of what I'm talking about here. Lol. Listen to what people SAY, and observe what they DO. When they say they are killing infidels, creating a caliphate, instituting Sharia, in the name of Allah and the Koran... I take them at their word!! Crushing foreign policy from the West- to be sure- can contribute to the "environment"/landscape, but do not discount what they do,& what they say about why they do it. (And when I say "they" I do not mean all Muslims. I mean extremists). Ok. Math. Let's assume those numbers aren't lowballs. .003% of 1.6 billion is 48,000. That IS a lowball in my opinion. But nearly 50,000 people involved in brutal & violent groups/movements. BIG PROBLEM To say nothing of the unknown % (too high) who quietly approve, quietly justify, or are *scared into silence due to threats of violence. (< rap line lol) Or the % Not on the front lines, but who spew propaganda and/or literal lines of holy text... inspiring this stuff.. Sure the actions of the evil West makes it easier for them; but again, not mutually exclusive. Or the % who haven't acted (yet), but swallow this stuff hook line&sinker. ^I'd say you can easily add another 0 on that already low #. 480K almost Half a mil.. Extreme. It's a multi-layered issue. Which is why we need clear-thinking people who base things on reason. This is a war of ideas, and rationality has been losing in the Muslim world for centuries. For the most part, bullets and bombs and prisons exacerbate the problem. You've got no argument from me on that. I just ask you to perhaps read or learn what's in the holy text... which is not to be discounted, when extremists LIVE by it, view it as the perfect word of the creator of the universe, and act accordingly. Last edited by Pharaohs Army; 09-12-2015 at 05:06 PM. Reason: fixed math. still a problem |
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Jet fuel burns at 1500 degrees. Steel melts at 2750 degrees. Any questions? They lied and waaaay too many people lost their lives for nothing but American greed. Go fuck yourself diode.
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This "controlled demolition" theory just makes no sense. If it were a conspiracy, wouldn't they have benefited from the towers falling being messy as possible? Wouldn't have the towers falling to a side and demolishing a whole city block made for an even better spectacle?
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