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  KURD is the word - and the word is KURD

  by Terry in

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  kurd is the word - the word is kurd________who the heck are they?.

  once upon a time, world war one ended and three people created a new place out of thin air called: iraq.

  (gertrude bell, lawrence of arabia, winston churchill).this new country was divided up into 3 chunks:kurdsunnishia_____solemn promises made by colonel t.e.

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  Independent? The U.S. Military casts a shadow over them all.
  Who can come and go - when and where? - all the Arab countries I named are independent. The US doesn't decide who enters and leaves those countries.

  Ah, what would being INDEPENDENT actually mean to tribes with differing religious loyalties and blood relations? - ok, consider one of the countries on my list: Jordan.

  Jordan is ruled by King Abdullah, a Sunni Muslim who is a Hashemite, i.e. he claims he is a descendent of Prophet Muhammad. He rules over Arab Bedouin and Arab Palestinians (both Sunni Muslim), and minorities, such as Christian Armenians. King Abdullah is on record as saying all Jordanian citizens are equal citizens, the one proviso being that it's illegal for Christians to proselytise. Any Muslims who leave the faith must do so very carefully. As for any Muslims who are Sufi - I don't know about them.

  Despite these points, Jordan is a relatively rich, prosperous, stable country. The US doesn't rule the country; King Abdullah does.

  Lebanon is even more diverse, with different faiths and minorities being guaranteed a number of seats in the Lebanese Parliament. Again, Lebanon is a relatively stable country.

  I think, Terry, that you're conflating influence and control - yes, America is a big player in world politics and so exerts some influence on many countries. But that's not the same as the US controlling those countries - those countries (the Arab countries I listed) still retain their independence.
  
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  KURD is the word - and the word is KURD

  by Terry in

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  kurd is the word - the word is kurd________who the heck are they?.

  once upon a time, world war one ended and three people created a new place out of thin air called: iraq.

  (gertrude bell, lawrence of arabia, winston churchill).this new country was divided up into 3 chunks:kurdsunnishia_____solemn promises made by colonel t.e.

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  the Documentary's last half dealt with the blow back to the world at large in the Middle East, the aftermath and consequences of promises made seemingly in "good faith" to the Arabs that they'd have their independence - but ... the Arabs have their independence.

  Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Lebanon are all independent Arab countries.
  

  If I've missed something, could someone explain it to me ...
  
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  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead

  by cofty in

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  the so-called caliph, one of the most evil men in human history, has blown himself up along with three of his young children while being pursued by american special forces.. the ambition of isis was to expand the territory of the caliphate under the leadership of al-baghdadi to whom individual jihadists swear allegiance.

  now isis have nowhere to call home and no leader.

  what a pathetic bunch of losers.. they will of course appoint a new caliph and reprisal attacks will no doubt follow in western capitals by christmas but the more contemptible they appear they less likely it is that young men and women will join their delusional cause.. respect to the elite forces who hunted him down - those on the front line and the many intelligence specialists who made it possible.

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  Well done US special forces - love it!

  They apparently killed a fair few of his lieutenants and bodyguards, too.

  According to Trump, Baghdadi ran screaming and whimpering into a dead-end tunnel, and then detonated his suicide vest.

  I hope this is correct - his last moments alive were spent crying and whimpering like the coward he was.

  There are plenty more ISIS men out there, America.

  Kill the b******s.

  
  
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  JOKER

  by peacefulpete in

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  i don’t think that the world needs that many brooding psychopathic avengers.

  i don’t know that we need any........they’ve lost a lot of their original innocence, and they can’t get that back.

  and, they’re stuck, it seems, in this kind of depressive ghetto of grimness and psychosis.

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  I don’t think that the world needs that many brooding psychopathic avengers. I don’t know that we need any - yeah, but Joker (2019) is just a film, a fictional story.

  I don't think there's any correlation between violent films and violent crimes.

  I think Simon might have a point - the film seems to be getting slammed by woke critics ... y'know, the kind of critics who gushed over The Last Jedi (2017) & Captain Marvel (2019).
  
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  Do You Support Sanctuary Cities?

  by minimus in

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  if you do support sanctuary cities, would you be happy to live in one?.

  hey, in the bible, sanctuary cities were acceptable, right?

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  @Smiddy - the general trend is that sanctuary cities are Democrat cities.

  Take San Francisco. SF is a sanctuary city (I think). It also has big problems with crime such as theft and people defecating in the street. Yes, you read that last bit right.

  I'm not sure if Baltimore is a sanctuary city or not but it also has similar problems because it is a Democrat-run sh*t hole.
  
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  Another Professor Renounces Darwinism

  by Sea Breeze in

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  david gelernter, a famed yale university professor, has publicly renounced his belief in charles darwin’s theory of evolution, calling it a “beautiful idea” that has been effectively disproven.. article.

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  He gives an anecdote on how hard it would be to create just one new protein by chance — "the odds are so astronomical that there are fewer atoms in the entire universe in comparison: “The odds bury you. It can’t be done.” - this is essentially Watchtower's 'argument':

  1. Ignore the fossil evidence that supports natural selection occurring over geological time.

  2. Say how long the odds are over complex molecules developing (this is actually whataboutery - pretend to debate evolution but then switch to talking about biogenesis at the first available opportunity).

  NB - a computer scientist is an expert in the field of computers only. His or her opinions on evolution carry about as much weight as my opinions on art.

  The theory of evolution is out there to be criticised legitimately. Any biologist who is successful will be awarded a Nobel prize and much more.
  
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  Here in time for the Scary Season are the Slashstreet Boys

  by StoneWall in

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  https://youtu.be/olicvn7ic68.

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  Yes, love The Merkins. They're talented musicians who produce funny videos.

  Check out their vid Careless Sister (parody of George Michael's Careless Whisper) ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Jh3A49AaA
  
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  New Massachusetts Bill ProposesTo Fine or Jail Someone For Calling Someone a Bitch!

  by minimus in

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  and if you call someone a bitch , you would be fined 150 dollars the first offense and second is 200 plus possible jail time..

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  @Blondie

  Yeah, good question. You're an intelligent woman and these questions must be asked.

  If someone called my mother a bitch, I'd be upset.

  Of course, context matters - let's say my mum is alive (she's not - she's been dead for 15 years) and someone calls her a bitch to her face. That's outlawed in UK law under disturbance of the peace. That's right, us UK citizens can't go up to some random schmoe in the street and yell 'bitch!' (or 'nigger', or 'slut' or 'white bastard' or 'Paki', or 'faggot', etc.) in their face. But, free speech means that calling someone names on social media or as a joke is kinda ok. It's not disturbance of the peace. If someone called my mother a bitch on FaceBook, well, that's covered because of free speech - I don't have to read those nasty posts about my mother. If I get offended, it's because I chose to read those nasty posts about my mother.
  
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  New Massachusetts Bill ProposesTo Fine or Jail Someone For Calling Someone a Bitch!

  by minimus in

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  and if you call someone a bitch , you would be fined 150 dollars the first offense and second is 200 plus possible jail time..

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  How about actually tackling REAL crime? - yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

  Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner, ladies & gentlemen!

  How about law enforcement and politicians tackle real crime.

  Dayum, Punk, you got your perspective just right ...
  
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  New Massachusetts Bill ProposesTo Fine or Jail Someone For Calling Someone a Bitch!

  by minimus in

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  and if you call someone a bitch , you would be fined 150 dollars the first offense and second is 200 plus possible jail time..

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  @Min - actually the C-word, although common in jokes or memes, is still highly offensive here in the UK.

  If someone called someone the C-word in the street, expect a fist fight.

  @The Fall Guy - the N-word used to be an ethnic slur. But it's meaning has changed over the decades. According to my grandmother, the N-word used to mean a shade of brown, before it was used as a slur (not sure about that, it's worth checking out).

  A large part of this change of meaning is down to black Americans*. They use it in a different context and spell it slightly differently - 'nigga'. It can mean 'idiot' (check out Chris Rock's stand-up routine: there's black people and then there's niggas); it can also mean dude or mate (e.g. what's up my nigga?). I remember the first time I listened to Fiddy Cent's In Da Club - explicit version. He says the N-word more times than an Alabama klansman.

  African-Americans also have a certain flow and flair in their way of speaking. In short, African-Americans have made the N-word 'cool'. There is also some comedic potential there, too.
  

  I guess some racist whites still use the word as an ethnic slur, but just as many use the word in the same ways as African-Americans do.

  BTW - I don't think words should be outright banned by British or American law. Let the racists say 'nigger'. Surprised? Well, what were they gonna do, sing us a chorus of Ebony and Ivory? XD

  * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1FbFocuog