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Kaliko -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 3:59:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Termyn8or It seems we only become the white knight for the oppressed when a country has oil, or phosphorous, or cadmium, or..... see the pattern here ? T^T Or when they harbour groups of people who terrorize and prey on locals to join them and ultimately want to destroy us. Them too.

Termyn8or -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 4:10:03 AM)
Not unless they got oil. Look it up, really. Well not unless they got something. Over here they are terrorists. Over there they are feedom fighters. Over here we are freedom fighters, but over there we are, indeed terrorists. We came there first. In the west now some people are starting this Christian bullshit that it doesn't matter who threw the first punch. That is fucking bullshit and we all know it. We one who threw the first punch should be beaten to a bloody pulp, and that my dear, is us ! T^T

LillyBoPeep -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 4:19:26 AM)
how long did it take us to get involved in the conflict in the Sudan? =p there was a heck of a lot of local-terrorizing going on, but, for all our "police the world, West makes right" super hero mentality, we just weren't concerned until the rockstars and celebrities got involved, and little kids started collecting money for it. =p we overthrow elected leaders and replace them with despots because those despots say they'll stick to OUR gameplan. then we manipulate the truth and present the whole thing as a fight for freedom -- but whose? we want resources and we'll do whatever it takes to get them. http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/about/overthrow.jsp ^ that book sounds interesting.

Sanity -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 5:16:45 AM)
Nice of you to stand up for the usual far left mantra, the men on your side didnt have the nerve... The problem with your assertion is that Shell and their alleged cronies in the Nigerian government arent who or what Boko Haram is hitting, Lilly. You desperately want Boko Haram to fit in with the far left talking points but they do not. They are murdering local Muslim officials, bombing small churches, and they tell anyone who will listen that its Western education that they fight against, and they demand to force everyone in Nigeria to obey Sharia law. Its all about spreading strict fundamentalist Islam with the sword. quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep imperialist aggression? how about a foreign oil company inserting people into the nigerian political process to "keep tabs" and keep things going their way? there's a lot going on in Nigeria, and thompsonx is right -- Sanity, if you arent aware of Nigeria's issues, how can you even begin to talk about them? WikiLeaks cables: Shell's grip on Nigerian state revealed

LillyBoPeep -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 5:24:45 AM)
They believe that it's all a part of the same thing. I'm by no means excusing their behavior, but they view it like a hydra -- all the heads lead back to the same animal, i.e. Western education, which they believe teaches Western ideals and Western corruption. That corruption and Western-leaning thinking is what they believe allows other elements of corruption to happen. They think Sharia law is the only way to save themselves, and any Muslim who doesn't side with them is just another head of the hydra they want to kill. So of course they kill Muslims who they see as "siding" with the Western corruptive force -- those people are the worst kinds of traitors in their opinion. --- Don't we put emphasis on people like Richard Reid -- an American-born Taliban soldier? We see him as the absolute worst because he was once one of us, and he sold us out. It's a different worldview, Sanity -- you have repeatedly shown an inability to see the world through anyone's eyes but your own. Note, seeing the world the way Colonel MilitantNutjob sees it DOESN'T automatically mean you condone his actions, it just means that you understand where he's coming from.

Sanity -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 5:40:24 AM)
So essentially they kill anything that moves or breathes that isnt exactly like them which they cannot subjugate. Its not just anything Western that they hate, they also detest Buddhism, Hinduism, I would assume the Earth God beliefs of many so-called Liberals... and so on. No, I cannot see all of the Satans of this world, as seen through their eyes. That you can, and that you sympathize with them, is odd to me. And yes, their ideals are completely foreign and disagreeable. Termy wrote that quote, "I do not care if they boil their kids, freeze their old people and stone their Women. That is their fucking business." I realize that I cannot change the world, but I do not have to agree with any such primitive traditions and beliefs, nor accept or facilitate them.

Termyn8or -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:06:28 AM)
FR Go help them. Take your own fucking guns, life, money and everything over there and if you feel the need to help, by all means help. What I am saying is that we do not belong on the picture. People are animals and lions chase down and eat other animals alive. We pay to care for our own animals, not every animal in the world. We got enough fucking problems. Have the boss call us when he gets a chance to sit down. That is the way of the world, the way of the world is not going to remold itself in our hypocritic image. It is futile to try to "civilise" the world especially when we are having problems in that area ourselves. And even if things were going great, with prosperity and a utopian society that is as rich as we think we are, we STILL HAVE NO FUCKING BUSINESS OVER THERE. Except to get their natural resources. With fiat currency. That's fucking stealing. T^T

LillyBoPeep -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:13:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity I realize that I cannot change the world, but I do not have to agree with any such primitive traditions and beliefs, nor accept or facilitate them. absolutely nowhere in my post did i say anything about accepting, facilitating, or sympathizing with them. i don't do any of those things. i understand their motivation, and i understand that sometimes the West IS at fault -- but i don't think killing people who disagree with you is a great way to get your point across. Boko Haram believes that, which, to me, makes them wrong. they believe committing one terrible wrong will right other wrongs, and that is a philosophy that doesn't really get anyone anywhere. they do more disservice to their cause through their methods than any of their enemies would ever need to do. But i can say that without turning a blind eye to the wrongs of my country and giving petty lip service to patriotism, like you do.

thompsonx -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:18:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kaliko quote: ORIGINAL: Termyn8or It seems we only become the white knight for the oppressed when a country has oil, or phosphorous, or cadmium, or..... see the pattern here ? T^T Or when they harbour groups of people who terrorize and prey on locals to join them and ultimately want to destroy us. Them too. Isn't that pretty much what king george said about washington, adams,jefferson et al?

Termyn8or -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:23:54 AM)
He may have been right. T^T

thompsonx -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:26:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity Nice of you to stand up for the usual far left mantra, the men on your side didnt have the nerve... Once again you only open your mouth to change feet by stating an obvious lie...grow up for fucks sake. The problem with your assertion is that Shell and their alleged cronies in the Nigerian government arent who or what Boko Haram is hitting, Lilly. You desperately want Boko Haram to fit in with the far left talking points but they do not. They are murdering local Muslim officials, Really???how many and whom and what was the situation? bombing small churches, Only the small ones? Wouldn't it be more productiv to bomb the big ones? How about a cite. and they tell anyone who will listen that its Western education that they fight against, and they demand to force everyone in Nigeria to obey Sharia law. Do you have a problem with being forced to obey the constitution? A document concieved in bloodshed. Its all about spreading strict fundamentalist Islam with the sword. That is different than spreading impearllsm with an m16 in what way? quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep imperialist aggression? how about a foreign oil company inserting people into the nigerian political process to "keep tabs" and keep things going their way? there's a lot going on in Nigeria, and thompsonx is right -- Sanity, if you arent aware of Nigeria's issues, how can you even begin to talk about them? WikiLeaks cables: Shell's grip on Nigerian state revealed

thompsonx -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 6:39:17 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity So essentially they kill anything that moves or breathes that isnt exactly like them which they cannot subjugate. Show us where they are killing all the plant and animal life. Yes they both breath and they are not muslem. Its not just anything Western that they hate, they also detest Buddhism, Hinduism, How about a cite? Why does it offend you that a group of people would like to control their own country? I would assume the Earth God beliefs of many so-called Liberals... and so on. Your assumption and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee at starbucks No, I cannot see all of the Satans of this world, as seen through their eyes. No ...you see thm through your eyes. Anything that does not conform to your world view is wrong. That you can, and that you sympathize with them, is odd to me. And yes, their ideals are completely foreign and disagreeable. What would you like us to do about this situation? Termy wrote that quote, "I do not care if they boil their kids, freeze their old people and stone their Women. That is their fucking business." I realize that I cannot change the world, You can't even change your mind. but I do not have to agree with any such primitive traditions and beliefs, nor accept or facilitate them. Tell us again how this differs from our revolutin?

erieangel -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 7:00:17 AM)
Forget about how this differs from our revolution. How does this differ from our own past behavior toward Native Americans, blacks, Hispanics? And how does what is happening in Nigeria differ from where the Christian right would like to take the US today, with their war on, not only female reproductive rights, but female health care, personhood amendments and other right wing policies aimed at bringing us ever closer to a Christian theocracy.

Politesub53 -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 11:26:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity Nice of you to stand up for the usual far left mantra, the men on your side didnt have the nerve... The problem with your assertion is that Shell and their alleged cronies in the Nigerian government arent who or what Boko Haram is hitting, Lilly. You desperately want Boko Haram to fit in with the far left talking points but they do not. They are murdering local Muslim officials, bombing small churches, and they tell anyone who will listen that its Western education that they fight against, and they demand to force everyone in Nigeria to obey Sharia law. Its all about spreading strict fundamentalist Islam with the sword. Care to find a link suggesting they want to expand out of their own area ? I know from before that you have trouble backing up claims, but thought I would give you another chance. The more dangerous radical groups, and the better established, are those in the Christain south (where the oil actually is ) The bigger issue in Nigeria is the fight of the poor against the corrupt government.

Sanity -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 11:28:31 AM)
I dont see how your spitting on my patriotism, or building a strawman fallacy about me "turning a blind eye to the wrongs of my country" is relevant or helpful to the discussion, but I do appreciate your effort to (otherwise) address the topic in more of an intelligent manner than certain others seem capable of. I am finding that you deserve my respect, because you seem real and sincere. quote: ORIGINAL: LillyBoPeep absolutely nowhere in my post did i say anything about accepting, facilitating, or sympathizing with them. i don't do any of those things. i understand their motivation, and i understand that sometimes the West IS at fault -- but i don't think killing people who disagree with you is a great way to get your point across. Boko Haram believes that, which, to me, makes them wrong. they believe committing one terrible wrong will right other wrongs, and that is a philosophy that doesn't really get anyone anywhere. they do more disservice to their cause through their methods than any of their enemies would ever need to do. But i can say that without turning a blind eye to the wrongs of my country and giving petty lip service to patriotism, like you do.

mnottertail -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 11:43:39 AM)
There is no strawman there in her words. You need to look up what a strawman is, because you obviously don't have a clue about that and many other things.

thompsonx -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 11:48:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sanity I dont see how your spitting on my patriotism, How does being drafted (or enlisting to avoid the draft) make you or anyone else patriotic? or building a strawman fallacy about me "turning a blind eye to the wrongs of my country" is relevant or helpful to the discussion, Not a strawman or a fallacy...just pointing out your hypocracy...right for us wrong or them. but I do appreciate your effort to (otherwise) address the topic in more of an intelligent manner than certain others seem capable of. I pointed out that you had no clue as to what was going on in nigeria and asked why you would post up such drivel with no knowledge of your subject matter.

Sanity -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 12:04:06 PM)
If you condemn the past behavior of others, and no race is innocent btw... logic would dictate that you would also condemn the actions of such Islamic extremists as these, and of others just like them such as the Taliban etc quote: ORIGINAL: erieangel Forget about how this differs from our revolution. How does this differ from our own past behavior toward Native Americans, blacks, Hispanics? And how does what is happening in Nigeria differ from where the Christian right would like to take the US today, with their war on, not only female reproductive rights, but female health care, personhood amendments and other right wing policies aimed at bringing us ever closer to a Christian theocracy.

thompsonx -> RE: Boko Haram (11/7/2011 1:19:38 PM)
quote: If you condemn the past behavior of others, and no race is innocent btw There is but one race on this planet...the human race.

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