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Old 07-29-2014, 10:27 AM   #1721 (permalink)
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No, I doubt it. Religion still plays a much more important role in those countries. I do however feel the number of people in those countries who do not agree with the more extreme end of the spectrum may not be too far off from your average westerner, that the same social phenomenon thought to be responsible for racial segregation in the US and the prohibition may be the issue here and that laws passed in a democratic country or an insignificant ammount of open oppostion may not be proof in of itself that the people of that country support any of it.

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That's pretty much what I've been saying. It's not the general populace being terrorists that allows for death sentences for blasphemy, it's a climate of relative religious conservatism that allows the more extreme elements to flourish. Without that the real nut jobs wouldn't have the environment necessary to become as extreme as they are. Your average American may not be a Born Again Evangelist, but they are more religious than, say, your average Swede, which allows for our more conservative outliers to be even more conservative than they would be there. So even if your average Pakistani is relatively moderate, they still help to produce the current religious climate, even unintentionally.
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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Old 07-29-2014, 10:49 PM   #1722 (permalink)
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The religion of peace strikes again.
Don't even get me started on that, it makes me so angry.

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There are Jews (mostly the Zionists extremist and the government) that are horrible to the Palestinians though. They are treating the civilians in a similar way the Nazis treated Jews in the past. I believe this is where their rage is stemming from, however I don't agree with hate-crimes towards Jewish people (or anyone for the matter of fact) in general. But can understand their plight.

Both Hamas and Israeli government who are behind the reckless bombing are ****ing terrible though. The Palestinian citizen death toll has reached over 1,000, a big amount being children. Mostly because they are playing a children's game of NO YOU started it. No YOU. NO YOU!
I didn't even realise that. I don't like hate-crimes in any form. Thanks for the info bb.

I have to say that I think both sides are as guilty as each other. However, I am fully against the bombing of civilians and innocent children. The sad thing is we can't do much about it. I don't think they will listen even if western countries intervened.
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Old 07-29-2014, 11:23 PM   #1723 (permalink)
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Don't even get me started on that, it makes me so angry.
Since we're on the subject I was going to post this anyway but forgot.

Trojan Horse: Teachers suspended over Trojan Horse plot, Government confirms - Birmingham Mail

Give this a read if you have the time,
the report came out about a week ago, some of it is just unreal seriously:

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...letter-web.pdf

4.21 onward is where it gets interesting.

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The worksheets were hidden from Ofsted inspectors.
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Old 07-30-2014, 12:56 AM   #1724 (permalink)
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Trojan Horse: Teachers suspended over Trojan Horse plot, Government confirms - Birmingham Mail

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4.21 onward is where it gets interesting.




Holy ****! That's ****ing terrifying.

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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Looks like the grim reaper wasn't taking any chances of letting this guy cheat him...

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I'd be willing to bet that most Indians think the biggest, most annoying monkeys prowling the halls of parliament are the ones inside who make the laws.



India employs men in ape suits to drive away parliament's monkeys - Telegraph
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Frank Maloney sex change: Boxing legend now living as a woman - Mirror Online

This one is a bit of a surprise tbh. Not that people should act in a certain way just he always came across to me as a bit of a geezer. Recall him making homophobic comments a few years back too.
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Frank Maloney sex change: Boxing legend now living as a woman - Mirror Online

This one is a bit of a surprise tbh. Not that people should act in a certain way just he always came across to me as a bit of a geezer. Recall him making homophobic comments a few years back too.
So the boxer now has a box.
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Good for her for being so open and public about it, hopefully her transition goes well and will be a positive inspiration for some people.

Sadly homophobia and gender dysphoria are not exclusive from one another =(.
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