2 American NATO troops dead in Afghanistan as locals rage at US's proper burning of Quran

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AURAPTOR

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:34 AM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

I have a sneaking suspicion that if our country were invaded and occupied, and the invaders then started taking bibles out of churches and burning them, you just MIGHT see a similar backlash, up to and including killing some of the occupiers.

And you'd call anyone who did such a thing a "great American".

Of course you would, but then, that's not anything remotely close to what happened in Afghanistan.

We didn't take Qurans from random Mosques, and start burning them, for grins and giggles. Your analogy is bogus.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

ANTHONYT

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

I have a sneaking suspicion that if our country were invaded and occupied, and the invaders then started taking bibles out of churches and burning them, you just MIGHT see a similar backlash, up to and including killing some of the occupiers.

And you'd call anyone who did such a thing a "great American".

Of course you would, but then, that's not anything remotely close to what happened in Afghanistan.

We didn't take Qurans from random Mosques, and start burning them, for grins and giggles. Your analogy is bogus.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

Hello,

That's true. A proper analogy would be for the invaders to come in, bomb the hell out of folks, set up a prison, fill it with my countrymen, and then after I scribble in the margins of the prison library's Bibles, to toss those Bibles into the trash so they could be burned in front of more of my countrymen.

I guess if you're trying to say burning the Bible isn't the worst part of this scenario, you'd be right.

--Anthony

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SIGNYM

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:08 AM

Tony, you have made the situation as clear as it can possibly be. But I guarantee that rappy will not see your analogy.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:21 AM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
Tony, you have made the situation as clear as it can possibly be. But I guarantee that rappy will not see your analogy.

" A proper analogy would be for the invaders to come in, bomb the hell out of folks, set up a prison, fill it with my countrymen, and then after I scribble in the margins of the prison library's Bibles, to toss those Bibles into the trash so they could be burned in front of more of my countrymen."

It's just a book.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

SIGNYM

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:54 AM

Yeah, and just a country. And just several tens of thousands of country men killed. And just a flag. And just some torture. Nothing at all to get upset about.
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You of all people, rappy. YOU are the one who gets all hysterical, constantly snooping about the internet looking for one teeny little thing to get all exercised about. If it's really "just a book" then why do YOU get all paranoid about it?

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:58 AM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
Yeah, and just a country. And just several tens of thousands of country men killed. And just a flag. And just some torture. Nothing at all to get upset about.
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You of all people, rappy. YOU are the one who gets all hysterical, constantly snooping about the internet looking for one teeny little thing to get all exercised about. If it's really "just a book" then why do YOU get all paranoid about it?

It's just a book.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

KWICKO

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:12 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
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Originally posted by SignyM:
Yeah, and just a country. And just several tens of thousands of country men killed. And just a flag. And just some torture. Nothing at all to get upset about.
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You of all people, rappy. YOU are the one who gets all hysterical, constantly snooping about the internet looking for one teeny little thing to get all exercised about. If it's really "just a book" then why do YOU get all paranoid about it?

It's just a book.

Signy, I think you broke the Rappy. He seems to be stuck.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

SIGNYM

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:18 AM

Oh... dear.

Is it wrong that I chuckled? Out loud?

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:25 AM

Logic and reason seem to fail on you folks, so what's the point of even trying.

Why am I so paranoid about it ? Never once said I was. But objectively looking at the crimes committed in the name of Allah ( across the world, having zero to do w/ the US military ) falls on deaf ears w/ some of you. Me pointing out the facts only ignites attempts to shout me down , accuse me of 'Islamophobia ', and the usual litany of insults.

So, you wrap yourselves in delusions of moral and intellectual superiority, mock and insult anyone who dares to speak their mind, and what should be a discussion of rational adults turns into a grade school play ground of pettiness and sniping.

Gets kinda old.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

SIGNYM

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:31 AM

Logic and reason?

Okay, I asked you several questions which you didn't answer. Like: what are we even doing in Afghanistan? Doesn't Israel count as a living, breathing example of a theocracy in the "developed west"? What is the difference between having religious people in government, and RELIGION in government?

You've been unable to parse your way through any of those important questions. Unable to wrap your brain around the idea that OUR killing and murdering across the globe is really no different than anyone else's... except that we have bigger weapons and call our causes by different names. Our crimes may not be committed in the name of "Allah" but they have caused even more misery.

Responding to someone's religious insanity with insanity of your own... not helpful.

There is not a jot of rationality in there. Gets kind of old, indeed.

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