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offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-17 15:51 [#02484581]
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loaaaads of people trapped inside islam have been waiting
for the west to talk about them. they hoped we would help
liberate them the way we liberated ourselves from religion.
afterall we were the free ones and our only real task was to
listen to people all over the world who were not as free as
us.

but we said our freedom must not be exported or shared.
chomsky greenwald all of those guys..they said it was
imperialism. they even said our modern freedom was secretly
evil. and the immigrants who we claimed were now equal
citizens in our countries were treated as if they didnt need
our 'white' freedoms. thats racist guys.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2015-02-17 16:01 [#02484582]
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Ampi, I think you need to be more analytical, literally, in
the sense of taking things apart instead of putting them
together. You're trying to eat something bigger than your
head in one bite, glomming all these different issues
together, looking for a single solution to a lot of
disparate problems.


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-17 16:23 [#02484584]
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u sure?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 16:26 [#02484585]
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because internal dissent is squashed


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 16:34 [#02484586]
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in some african states there have been demonstrations agains
Isis


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 16:35 [#02484587]
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that's disgraceful, disgraceful for the human race. and it's
not the only disgraceful thing posted on this site right now


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2015-02-17 16:36 [#02484588]
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Yes I'm sure, you dipshit.


 

offline SignedUpToLOL from Zuckuss fanfiction (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-17 16:57 [#02484589]
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"that's disgraceful, disgraceful for the human race. and
it's not the only disgraceful thing posted on this site
right now
"

Islamic relativism.


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-17 17:08 [#02484590]
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I've told AMPI before how I feel. He's too keen, and to me
appears confused.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 17:18 [#02484591]
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what does it mean?


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-17 17:29 [#02484592]
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It means I'd love to lock you two in a room, where you beat
the crap of each other, then cry, then hug, talk, get fed
up, and then realise you're never coming out again
muahahahahahaha!


 

offline SignedUpToLOL from Zuckuss fanfiction (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-17 17:31 [#02484593]
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It means that there's a widely held belief that criticising
Islam, or drawing a cartoon, is somehow conflatable with the
act of murdering people en masse in cold blood. Pity you're
yet another depressing apologist. But not suprising.


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-17 17:32 [#02484594]
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hes not an apologist he just dosnt know enough about this
stuff yet


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-17 17:34 [#02484595]
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most of us dont

@ fleetmouse
tell me what i need to rethink ok


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 17:37 [#02484596]
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i might be depressing but not an apologist you dick


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 17:43 [#02484597]
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no, i would read him the chapter of a book i'm reading about
the relationship between sufism and taoism and make things
clear about what's coming from islamic passage in terms of
knowledge to the west and then talk. i'm not muslim yet i
have to apologize cos of a surname, that's pretty funny
indeed. imagine if i was a muslim. i would not be ashamed to
say the same things.


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-17 18:09 [#02484601]
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It was a metaphor. It's touchy subject, and I think we're
all being touchy, maybe a tad defensive when we don't need
to be.

I'm so full of love right now. I don't give a fuck. I'm fed
up with this idea that we have to choose a side. As if it
was compulsory for a human, so he can have an identity. So
that he can be defined.

Atheist or believer, politically on the left or on the
right, republican or democrat, creationist or evolutionist.
I say fuck it all. I doubt the truth is only in one place.

: )


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2015-02-17 18:20 [#02484603]
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Lol, but the truth IS in one place, thats why creationists
can't teach their ideology at universities and schools.


 

offline SignedUpToLOL from Zuckuss fanfiction (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-17 18:38 [#02484604]
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When we say Islam we're not talking minority hippy interest
suffism


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-17 18:48 [#02484605]
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you failed to explain me what's Islamic relativism
then you spit on Islamic esoterism, stuff than you can find
in Dante's Divine Comedy


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-17 19:43 [#02484608]
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This is a good read. Enlightening but chilling.

Writing ISIS off as nothing more than non-Muslim psychos is
naive and dangerous. The atrocities aren't the result of
distorting sections of the Koran, but taking them
literally.

I don't have any solutions, I only hope they destroy
themselves.


 

offline debaser on 2015-02-17 19:45 [#02484610]
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woah dudes, it's been cool reading back on all this.

RussellDust - Massive props my friend, you have a strong
grasp on what's really going on within the arab/muslim
identity. BTW Lebanon is shag central dude you must visit.

SignedUpToLOL - I understand where you're coming from. While
most muslims wouldn't understand you (literally), I'm
personally keen on dialogue. I see a parallel between (what
I think is) your perspective, and my own brother's.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2015-02-17 21:39 [#02484617]
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You're looking for a political ideology that solves and
integrates politics, economics, culture, ethnicity,
religion, secularism, art, music, international relations...
you don't want an ideology, you want a messiah.


 

offline debaser on 2015-02-17 21:40 [#02484618]
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Mr. motown - You said it right unfortunately, the constant
chaos and air-time coverage shows us that da3esh (our name
for isis) have in fact become the loudest voice in the
region. Young generations coming to age will have never
known a thriving and peaceful middle east. This is how
history repeats itself my friends.


 

offline SignedUpToLOL from Zuckuss fanfiction (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-18 10:09 [#02484648]
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I've been a hot-headed ass in this thread and I genuinely
apoligise, in particular to debaser and XLT's mohammed. I
guess it's hard to criticise something BIG and highly
inflammable without upsetting blameless indiviuduals,
something I really don't want to do. I hope the extremists
burn themselves out, that they cause such repulsion across
the board that they are rejected and no longer supported or
able to operate. I guess we have to do what we are able to
accomplish ourselves, in our own environment. Do what we can
to counter unreason, be kind, and be understanding. And
please, try not to set fire to each other.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-18 10:37 [#02484649]
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no need to apologize


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2015-02-18 10:40 [#02484651]
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he did not apologize. he apoligized.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-18 11:15 [#02484653]
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then no need to apoligize. heh


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2015-02-18 11:19 [#02484654]
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i tried reading that but it's just too long


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-18 13:12 [#02484655]
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read it dude. we all need to read way more at xltronic


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2015-02-18 13:28 [#02484656]
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Yeah that's an incredible article. Real Talk, from a
reputable source - articles that are this errrr "blunt"
usually come from western conservative people or magazines
that discredit themselves with poor research, sloganeering,
hysteria, xenophobia and bias.


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 13:53 [#02484657]
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What makes you think people don't read here?


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-18 13:56 [#02484658]
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shit i been giving u dudes loads of articles like that.
its like u never noticed but FINE whatever ykno.

LAZY_TITLE

Today, people in the West tend to believe the ills of the
age are racism, colonialism, and militarism. The world’s
only Jewish country has done less harm than most countries
on earth, and more good—and yet when people went looking for
a country that would symbolize the sins of our new
post-colonial, post-militaristic, post-ethnic dream-world,
the country they chose was this one.

When the people responsible for explaining the world to the
world, journalists, cover the Jews’ war as more worthy of
attention than any other, when they portray the Jews of
Israel as the party obviously in the wrong, when they omit
all possible justifications for the Jews’ actions and
obscure the true face of their enemies, what they are saying
to their readers—whether they intend to or not—is that Jews
are the worst people on earth. The Jews are a symbol of the
evils that civilized people are taught from an early age to
abhor. International press coverage has become a morality
play starring a familiar villain.

--- i suppose this article is too ziocon for u fleetmouse? i
feel it helps explain the point i made in [#02484579] which
u said was crazy. like i was searching for god or somthing..
bit insulted tbh


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-18 14:00 [#02484659]
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u read this ? its good i think but u would think its
evil



 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 14:09 [#02484660]
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I would think it's evil, why?


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2015-02-18 15:00 [#02484664]
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Just check your privileges before and after reading it, and
you will be fine.


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 15:09 [#02484665]
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Sorry Monoid, I have no idea what that means.


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2015-02-18 15:32 [#02484666]
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Good!


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 15:34 [#02484667]
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That's the first time you've been a prick to me. Congrats!


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2015-02-18 15:43 [#02484668]
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Jeezus, just don't try to behead me now, just...just don't,
ok!!


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 17:12 [#02484670]
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You seem a bit weird 'today'. First you don't wish to let me
understand what you're telling me. And now this.

Maybe your humour is lost on me. Sorry!


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-18 17:47 [#02484673]
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Jesus, your lack avatar is shit. I hope you don't think that
it means I want pain inflicted on you.


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-18 23:34 [#02484690]
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i havnt really read much graeme wood but turns out it was
his review that made me wanna buy this book (about the
camp david accords. havnt got it yet). its by Lawrence
Wright the guy who did The Looming Tower which is
recommended by Sam Harris. all cool stuff thx horsefactory


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2015-02-18 23:47 [#02484691]
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That is a great article. Thx4postin.


 

offline RussellDust on 2015-02-19 00:06 [#02484692]
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But people here don't read!


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2015-02-19 00:34 [#02484693]
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here is the video
Journalist Graeme Wood on the Islamic State: VICE Meets


 

offline Hyperflake from Wirral (United Kingdom) on 2015-02-19 01:09 [#02484696]
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the analogy that if the branch davidians won at waco and had
8 million followers was quite helpful, seems like a bit of
intractable situation, more scary than i thought.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2015-02-19 01:59 [#02484697]
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Hehe, it was a long article. But well worth the read imo.


 

offline umbroman3 from United Kingdom on 2015-02-19 02:07 [#02484699]
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christian holocaust
1000000 dead



 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2015-02-21 11:25 [#02484817]
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good link indeed, thx.

----------------------------- and here's my rant below:

I don't think Isis give any amount of shit whether people
here at xltronic read or not. They seem not to listen to or
read any of the western world "bullshit". Remember
Fahrenheit 451 ? That's what will happen to the world today.

The western world is used to endlessly babbling about
things. Sometimes it's shocking how much we're steered by
media constantly jumping from topic to topic. While recently
watching Nightcrawler I thought about those things - how
media-driven society "we" are. "We at xltronic" - people
from "democratic" and "civilised" countries. So educated, so
advanced. And yet, with all our laws, regulations, UN, NATO,
EU etc. we seem helpless when some tyrants like Putin
appear. Who sends troops and pretends nothing happened.

Sorry to any US citizens here, but all I can hear Obama and
the rest of the *good* guys - his european buddies - say is
"terrorism must be stopped. something must be done"
*applause*. Peace Noble price ! WOW ! While in the meantime
those islamic bad guys reply "stop my ass" and videotape
cutting another throat. That's my "average citizen" view of
things. In a pill. This is all ridiculous. Maybe agent Smith
from Matrix was right: humans are a disease, a virus killing
this planet. They will most likely burn themselves in the
name of abstract ideas.

And here's Tom with the weather


 


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