however good certain religious principles may or may not be, there seems to be complete insanity that only religion breeds.. a buddhist monk in thailand has apparently chopped off his own head to give himself 'good luck' in the afterlife.. .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9488127/buddhist-monk-chops-head-guillotine-buddha.html.
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Whether the monk practised Buddhism or not, I don't think that is the point.
The monk clearly had some kind of religious belief. And it only seems to be religious belief that breeds this kind of lunacy.
You don't see atheists or agnostics cutting their own heads off.
however good certain religious principles may or may not be, there seems to be complete insanity that only religion breeds.. a buddhist monk in thailand has apparently chopped off his own head to give himself 'good luck' in the afterlife.. .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9488127/buddhist-monk-chops-head-guillotine-buddha.html.
However good certain religious principles may or may not be, there seems to be complete insanity that only religion breeds.
A Buddhist monk in Thailand has apparently chopped off his own head to give himself 'good luck' in the afterlife.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9488127/Buddhist-monk-chops-head-guillotine-Buddha.html
some call it reverse discrimination.
whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?
it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.
It seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain - yes, anti-white racism is the last socially-acceptable form of racism.
Take a look at this …
i first saw the martian (2015) at the end of last year.. it is directed by ridley scott, so the cinematography is gorgeous.
i thought the plot and characters were solid, with good acting from all.
i particularly liked the banter between mark watney and his colleagues.
To me it was a bit hard to get past the unbelievable BS. Just poke a hole in your suit to fly in space. - yeah, ok, fair point. But that was at the end of the film!
The 1hr 30mins before that not impress you? lol
some call it reverse discrimination.
whatever you want to refer to as, in your opinion, are white people being unfairly picked on?
it seems acceptable that if you are white you are viewed with disdain.
Do You Think White People Are Being Discriminated Against? - no, not really.
There's no wholesale systemic discrimination against whites, but there is plenty of anti-white sentiment going on in white-majority countries, often from white people.
E.g. it's ok for some twattish, (usually middle class, white) person to say that the British countryside is hideously white. If the same person said rap music was 'hideously black' then that person would be cancelled quicker than black-on-black crime, lol.
Another example: the leader of BLM's British chapter is a black female schoolteacher. She has posted on twitter about wanting white people to become black people's slaves, with little outcry. Imagine if a white person posted a message that said that black people should return to slavery, or some such sh1t. The police would be called to investigate a hate crime.
so, in the uk, during the early stages of covid there was a groundswell of appreciation for the nhs for their front-line sacrifice.
this was crystallised into a regular clapping/whistling/noise making session every thursday at 8pm.. "harmless" you would have thought, "a gesture of appreciation", "what could possibly be wrong with joining in on that innocent activity?".
well, the co during his recent rounds had a different view.
The WT says 'don't clap'.
Outside in the real world, most UK citizens are under pressure to clap Our Amazing NHS. That's right, clap the NHS whilst people are dying of cancer, stroke, heart attacks and other diseases because everyone's focused solely on COVID.
If people wanna clap, let them clap. If they don't wanna, then don't clap. It's no biggie.
so, the actions of cops have come under scrutiny in recent days, what with the trial of derek chauvin and the death of daunte wright.
i certainly hope justice is served in both those cases.. what is easy for people to forget, is just what police officers have to deal with on a regular basis, during their interactions with citizens.. here's a video breaking down one such interaction.. a car owner was driving his car but the tags weren't legally displayed.
cops wanted him to pull over but the driver continued driving for a mile and a half with a police car following with sirens and lights.
The mainstream media must carry a lot of blame in the way they report shootings.
I recently read about the 13-year-old boy who was shot dead.
It's terrible but the media left out some key details: the kid was armed, walking around with an adult man at 2 in the morning, firing shots. One cop arrested the adult. The second cop chased the kid down an alley. The cop saw the kid had a gun and shouted at him to drop it. The kid, in one motion, dropped the gun behind a fence and put his hands toward the cop. In a split-second, the cop had to make a decision and fired one shot at the kid. The kid died, despite efforts to revive him.
It will likely be ruled a justified, reasonable use of force.
Here's a video breaking the sad incident down …
i first saw the martian (2015) at the end of last year.. it is directed by ridley scott, so the cinematography is gorgeous.
i thought the plot and characters were solid, with good acting from all.
i particularly liked the banter between mark watney and his colleagues.
I first saw The Martian (2015) at the end of last year.
It is directed by Ridley Scott, so the cinematography is gorgeous. I thought the plot and characters were solid, with good acting from all. I particularly liked the banter between Mark Watney and his colleagues.
The plot is simple: Botanist Mark Watney is stranded on Mars, presumed dead by his colleagues. He must somehow survive until help arrives.
Another thing I like is that it is accurate - I'm geeky enough to look at a map of Mars for Acidalia Planitia, the site of the Pathfinder and the Schiaparelli Crater.
Here's the trailer …
so, the actions of cops have come under scrutiny in recent days, what with the trial of derek chauvin and the death of daunte wright.
i certainly hope justice is served in both those cases.. what is easy for people to forget, is just what police officers have to deal with on a regular basis, during their interactions with citizens.. here's a video breaking down one such interaction.. a car owner was driving his car but the tags weren't legally displayed.
cops wanted him to pull over but the driver continued driving for a mile and a half with a police car following with sirens and lights.
I've expressed my concern over the adoption of military tactics by our police many times.
On the battlefield it may be okay to shoot an enemy captive when he startles you with a sneeze, but it's not okay when that person is your neighbor.
Thing is, there are plenty of lunatics out there who don't behave in a neighbourly manner. If cops signal for a car to stop but the driver keeps driving, the cops' suspicions are heightened.
If the cops try to detain a person and issue the order 'put your hands out of the window' but the person ignores it, then the cops may think the guy's got a gun or whatever.
If cops try to arrest a person but the person suddenly runs back into his car, the cops don't know what's gonna happen.
At least some cops have adopted 'military tactics' because there are plenty of stupid citizens, including some citizens who'll try and pull a gun on cops.
so, the actions of cops have come under scrutiny in recent days, what with the trial of derek chauvin and the death of daunte wright.
i certainly hope justice is served in both those cases.. what is easy for people to forget, is just what police officers have to deal with on a regular basis, during their interactions with citizens.. here's a video breaking down one such interaction.. a car owner was driving his car but the tags weren't legally displayed.
cops wanted him to pull over but the driver continued driving for a mile and a half with a police car following with sirens and lights.
The series of mistakes I listed cascade into each other inasmuch as each one in turn yanks the rug of justification out from under the next one down the line. With that in mind, I'm afraid I'm not following you on #2 and #3 - ok, my comments on #2 and #3 point out the responsibility of the army driver to comply with orders, something he repeatedly refused to do (I'm talking about the clear orders when just one cop is talking). The army guy ignored the clear order 'put your hands outside the window!' multiple times.
The cops shouldn't have made mistakes. They should have issued clear orders. But the army guy ignored orders even when they were clear.
Is non-compliance with orders a crime? Is refusing to follow along with detainment (e.g. put both hands outside the window) a crime?
The George Floyd death, the Daunte Wright death, and this stop of the army guy all show a pattern: refusal to comply with cops, which leads to escalation.
Seeing as this thread is about the crap cops have to deal with, I'll post another example.
In this video a cop stops a white woman and asks her to provide proof of ownership of her vehicle. She refuses, claiming to be a 'free inhabitant', so the cop eventually uses force to make her comply.
