Islam in Europe

**Janszoon** · 06-05-2017, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjinn

Trying to portray how unprogressive Islam is in a comical manner?

It doesn't really make sense though.

Trollheart · 06-05-2017, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

It doesn't really make sense though.

Why not?

**Janszoon** · 06-05-2017, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why not?

Evolution of transportation versus yelling modern Muslim extremist. I don't really see the connection. Also, why the random selection of dates?

Trollheart · 06-05-2017, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Evolution of transportation versus yelling modern Muslim extremist. I don't really see the connection. Also, why the random selection of dates?

Why not the random selection of dates?

Anyway, they're not random: Invention of the motor car (I assume), Kitty Hawk, first man in space .... and beside each, the same picture of muslims shouting about the same things. Not saying it's accurate or representative, as such, but certainly understandable.

**Janszoon** · 06-05-2017, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why not the random selection of dates?

Anyway, they're not random: Invention of the motor car (I assume), Kitty Hawk, first man in space .... and beside each, the same picture of muslims shouting about the same things. Not saying it's accurate or representative, as such, but certainly understandable.

Let me clarify: I understand the intent of the person who created the image, but it doesn't work as the humor or the pithy comment it was meant to be. And, yes, I know what the middle two dates are, but the first one isn't the date of the first car and I have no idea what the satellite is supposed to be for 2013.

Trollheart · 06-05-2017, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Let me clarify: I understand the intent of the person who created the image, but it doesn't work as the humor or the pithy comment it was meant to be. And, yes, I know what the middle two dates are, but the first one isn't the date of the first car and I have no idea what the satellite is supposed to be for 2013.

Maybe this for 1896?

June 4 – The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels".

I think the humour does work. What advances do you know of that can be attributed to Islamic countries, or at least, hardline Islam-ruled ones in the last 100 years? Compared to what's happened over our side, as it were. I think it proves that while muslims are still stoning women for adultery or wearing the wrong clothes or looking sideways at them, the rest of the world has been more progressive in its approach to everything.

Pet_Sounds · 06-05-2017, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Jesus Christ

For one Algebra upon which all these tech advances (that we use to exploit and murder) comes from Arabs

LOL dude, he said last 100 years, not last 1000.

riseagainstrocks · 06-05-2017, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

What advances do you know of that can be attributed to Islamic countries, or at least, hardline Islam-ruled ones in the last 100 years?

It's almost like a full century of European colonial powers invading, supporting unpopular regimes, geographically reapportioning, siphoning resources, and then leaving due to military and political exhaustion after World War II had a negative effect on the internal development of places with few natural resource advantages and a several thousand year history of tribal culture.

Seriously, what are you hoping to get from your question? For Janszoon, elphenor, Rjinn, and myself to say "you got us, they're only good at blowing themselves up and stoning women to death - those damn Muslims"?

I'm not sure how many different ways there are to say 'fundamentalism is a bad thing, people who kill for their god are unstable, and when it appears to be a culturally approved act there is usually a larger explanation, which in the case of the Middle East and Islam, the genesis of today's unrest is the political history of a region not allowed to develop free of outside influence.'

Neapolitan · 06-05-2017, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

I like how the same picture went from sepia to B&W to Kodachrome.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Maybe this for 1896?

June 4 – The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed, eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels".

I think the humour does work. What advances do you know of that can be attributed to Islamic countries, or at least, hardline Islam-ruled ones in the last 100 years? Compared to what's happened over our side, as it were. I think it proves that while muslims are still stoning women for adultery or wearing the wrong clothes or looking sideways at them, the rest of the world has been more progressive in its approach to everything.

Well you are a writer not a reader so I don't know if I should post something you have to take time to read. You could skip over it and pretend you watched it, write a couple paragraphs about it - whatever. btw I know he is not talking about islam in Europe.

title: A Wise Honest Arab Muslim Man ...

Rjinn · 06-05-2017, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Evolution of transportation versus yelling modern Muslim extremist. I don't really see the connection. Also, why the random selection of dates?

I thought the transportation aspect was meant to be a metaphor for how progressive the western world is/was opposed to some basic Muslim yelling something or another. I see your point though.