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Old 09-06-2004, 11:23 AM   #21
jaguar
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You're telling me chechen rebels are blowing up school kids because of female troops in saudi? Sorry it's a little more complex that that, you're half right, half very wrong. The nazi's weren't a moronic 1 or 2% either. The factor is what turns the majority of a population at least burying their heads in the sand. There is a significant cultural problem but that's deeply linked to political stagnation, political power has long been linked to happiness of a population. Some governments used extreme Islam is keep close hold on the population, namely Saudi Arabia and Egypt, in a sense indoctrinating people in a similar way to Nazi Germany, the outcome there isn't too surprising. There is however a growing Islamic campaign aimed at bringing down the Saudi government, we are hearing piss all about regular firefights and attacks on the government. It's nothing to do with our freedom, it's to do with their lack of freedom. As for the honour based society, I'm not so sure. Look into Sharia banking, I find it very, very interesting, if I can, I'll consider opening an account in one of the new UK sharia-compliant banks.

How the fuck do you reform someone with force? That's like placating someone with a baseball bat, either you make them more pissed off or you kill them.
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