Snowmass Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) It is what it isIt is fine to have free speech, but we are taught as kids to respect people and their cultures.Where you draw the line, I do not know, but Private Eye and UK satire comics do not descend to the free speech levels of the French. Remember that the French found it ok to take nude photos of British Royal Family.Boundaries are different in different countries. Rather than fighting with each, maybe it is more about education and learning how to respect other nations and their ways. It is illegal to go train and plane spotting in some countries, that is how odd the world is Yeah/ try educating the Islamic psychos about respect etc....it won't work. The Mid East has been a shit hole for as long as I can remember. They don't give a fuck. It's all about their made up "God". Whatever his name is. They hate women (that's why they are covered head to toe....can't drive....can't vote....forced marriages). Publicly be heading people......all in name of religion. I wish the rest of world would be more understanding and tolerant of these people! Edited January 8, 2015 by Snowmass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you.Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you. Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. Nope. But in the big picture it's not them that causing worldwide situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you. Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. Nope. But in the big picture it's not them that causing worldwide situations.Maybe they're just playing catch up with Christianity then. Practically every single conflict worldwide since the dawn of time has had a religious context to it. Every major religion has blood on its hands. They're all fucked in the head. Islam is just the flavour of the day. Don't forget good old Dubya hearing instructions from God either... Edited January 9, 2015 by Facekicker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you. Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. Nope. But in the big picture it's not them that causing worldwide situations.Bush told Chirac that "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East." Blair believed he was on a mission from God in joining Bush in the invasion of Iraq. Iraqis are still suffering today.But it's OK because, hey, the Middle East is a shithole anyway, right?Tehran in the '70s:Why was there a Revolution in '79? The seeds can be traced back to the CIA-orchestrated coup of '53 which saw the democratically-elected Mossadegh thrown out of power when he wished to nationalise Iran's oil industry.This is Abu Dhabi today:Man, looks just like Tatooine, doesn't it? Shame they can't be a poster-child of prosperity and freedom, like Detroit:Great making sweeping generalisations, isn't it? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you. Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. Nope. But in the big picture it's not them that causing worldwide situations.Bush told Chirac that "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East." Blair believed he was on a mission from God in joining Bush in the invasion of Iraq. Iraqis are still suffering today.But it's OK because, hey, the Middle East is a shithole anyway, right?Tehran in the '70s:Why was there a Revolution in '79? The seeds can be traced back to the CIA-orchestrated coup of '53 which saw the democratically-elected Mossadegh thrown out of power when he wished to nationalise Iran's oil industry.This is Abu Dhabi today:Man, looks just like Tatooine, doesn't it? Shame they can't be a poster-child of prosperity and freedom, like Detroit:Great making sweeping generalisations, isn't it?best post of the thread. on a side note, not sure why the walking dead or mad max fury road both were filmed outside of detroit. Edited January 9, 2015 by bran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facekicker Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Have always liked the Iranians ever since I learned they renamed the street where the British Embassy is to Bobby Sands Street Also we had to play Iran in World Cup qualifiers and all the Irish fans that landed in Tehran were collected by cab drivers who brought them to their own homes where they had stockpiled out of date beer and vodka so the lads could have a drink before the game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Why can "we" make fun of the Pope or any religion and not worry about much but God forbid "we" make fun of Allah or whatever (LOL) and all hell breaks loose? People need to lighten up. It's all a joke. Emphasis on ALL. Seriously - a death threat for a stupid cartoon? Really? Or the Salmon Rushdie guy? Death threats....wow. Nice religion. And just remember - the U.S. is the most hated country in world. Edited January 9, 2015 by Snowmass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko12345 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Salmon Rushdie? Did they ever catch him in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock4eva Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Salmon Rushdie? Did they ever catch him in the end?No spunko they didn't and I'm not sure if he's in hiding or whatever. He has made a statement against what happened in France though.I wonder what his book was about that caused the fatwa on him. He has stood the test of time that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Iranian birds are fucking hawt!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Salmon Rushdie? Did they ever catch him in the end? No spunko they didn't and I'm not sure if he's in hiding or whatever. He has made a statement against what happened in France though.I wonder what his book was about that caused the fatwa on him. He has stood the test of time that's for sure.Salman Rushdie came out of hiding years ago. He's actually a guest on the first episode of the new season of Bill Maher's show tonight. I can't wait to see that. http://youtu.be/PioHDGEt6BM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Salmon Rushdie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Why can "we" make fun of the Pope or any religion and not worry about much but God forbid "we" make fun of Allah or whatever (LOL) and all hell breaks loose? People need to lighten up. It's all a joke. Emphasis on ALL. Seriously - a death threat for a stupid cartoon? Really? Or the Salmon Rushdie guy? Death threats....wow. Nice religion. And just remember - the U.S. is the most hated country in world.Mate, I take the piss out of Islam all the time, have you not seen my posts earlier in the thread.Yes, you're right, in general Muslims take this shit more seriously and some are fucking psychos who kill people, but like Facekicker said it's exactly the same with certain groups of Catholics, Protestants, etc. Hopefully it'll all be history soon like it mostly is with Christianity today.Is the US the most hated country in the world? Maybe, in certain ways, but it's also one of the most loved countries in the world. There's kids in the Middle East who love the American Pie movies, Metallica, cheeseburgers, etc. It's the being bombed to Kingdom Come by drones and being played against each other by the West (the US supported Saddam in his war on Iran and supplied him with chemical weapons) that they're not so much a fan of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Some pretty funny photoshops on reddit of that Choudary knobhead : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Dramatic police chase going on right now north of Paris involving shoot-outs, car chases and hostages. Two people has been reported to have been killed and 20 wounded. Edited January 9, 2015 by SoulMonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Why can "we" make fun of the Pope or any religion and not worry about much but God forbid "we" make fun of Allah or whatever (LOL) and all hell breaks loose? People need to lighten up. It's all a joke. Emphasis on ALL. Seriously - a death threat for a stupid cartoon? Really? Or the Salmon Rushdie guy? Death threats....wow. Nice religion. And just remember - the U.S. is the most hated country in world.Mate, I take the piss out of Islam all the time, have you not seen my posts earlier in the thread.Yes, you're right, in general Muslims take this shit more seriously and some are fucking psychos who kill people, but like Facekicker said it's exactly the same with certain groups of Catholics, Protestants, etc. Hopefully it'll all be history soon like it mostly is with Christianity today.Is the US the most hated country in the world? Maybe, in certain ways, but it's also one of the most loved countries in the world. There's kids in the Middle East who love the American Pie movies, Metallica, cheeseburgers, etc. It's the being bombed to Kingdom Come by drones and being played against each other by the West (the US supported Saddam in his war on Iran and supplied him with chemical weapons) that they're not so much a fan of.the thing is in history there is no shortage of times where christians went and killed hundreds of thousands in the name of god. every religion on this planet has psychos. like i said in another post the vast majority of muslims are peaceful people who go about there day just like the rest of us. when it comes to having a billion followers it only takes a very, very small fraction to get enough people to do some serious damage. these crazy fuckers are cutting off fellow muslims heads and killing them by the thousands because they do not share their fucked up view.taking a group of psychotics and lumping them in with the millions upon millions of innocent people who peacefully follow this faith is quite absurd. its a bad situation all the way around and there is no real clear way to fix it. lumping all muslims as potential terrorists who are going to blow you up isnt going to help either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 The police is now negotiating with the hostage takers (presumably the terrorists). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Dramatic police chase going on right now north of Paris involving shoot-outs, car chases and hostages. Two people has been reported to have been killed and 20 wounded.it kind of reminds me the night of the boston police going after the marathon bombing suspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 for me bottom line of the story is that terrorists try to impose the rules. they kind of tell you that now it's not up to court, but up to Fatwa to decide which cartoon is acceptable and which isn't, and where is the line between joke and insult. unfortunately, western society is totally unprepared for the challenge... as seen from this thread, some people don't mind being their hostages.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 The Muslims- such peaceful and tolerable and inclusive people. If only they could be more like Christians. Oh wait...No. But you can criticize/make fun of pretty much any other people/religion except Muslim/Islam idiots without worrying about some dumbass and his 98 awaiting virgins to bomb you. Ever been to Northern Ireland during the Troubles? Just having a Catholic/Protestant name in the wrong neighbourhood was enough to get a bullet in the head. Nope. But in the big picture it's not them that causing worldwide situations. Bush told Chirac that "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East." Blair believed he was on a mission from God in joining Bush in the invasion of Iraq. Iraqis are still suffering today.But it's OK because, hey, the Middle East is a shithole anyway, right?Tehran in the '70s:Why was there a Revolution in '79? The seeds can be traced back to the CIA-orchestrated coup of '53 which saw the democratically-elected Mossadegh thrown out of power when he wished to nationalise Iran's oil industry.This is Abu Dhabi today:Man, looks just like Tatooine, doesn't it? Shame they can't be a poster-child of prosperity and freedom, like Detroit:Great making sweeping generalisations, isn't it?I'll take Motown myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 New reports say there are no people killed in today's action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Fresh reports also say no one is wounded and that there is only one hostage.I'd be surprised if the terrorists live to see another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hospitals have activated 'plan blanc', meaning they prepare for an influx of victims... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.