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  Should the constitution be amended to make being and adherent of Islam a crime?

  by confusedandalone in

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  since isis is killing people in the middle east and apparently they are invaded the rest of the earth with their hateful beliefs should we as americans take the steps necessary to amend the constitution to say something along the lines of .

  congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion except in regards to islam, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof except in regards to islam; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble except in regards to islam, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.. .

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  So we are left with you either trolling (in which case well played) or monologuing an inconsistent vent against <person|country|concept> (in which case my advice is to chill out , have your say with a bit of tact and then enjoy people sharing their views.)
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  Pinker on Terrorism .... Self-Defeating

  by jgnat in

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  http://chronicle.com/article/era-in-ideas-terrorism/128490/.

  his conclusion, .

  "even when they are not rooted out by states, terrorist groups carry the seeds of their own destruction.

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  Aren't ISIS a little bit more than a small terrosist group? I would suggest that ISIS has vast amounts of money, equipment and a worldwide recruiting space that includes plenty of disenfranchised or unemployed or radical young men.
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  Should the constitution be amended to make being and adherent of Islam a crime?

  by confusedandalone in

  1. social
  2. current

  since isis is killing people in the middle east and apparently they are invaded the rest of the earth with their hateful beliefs should we as americans take the steps necessary to amend the constitution to say something along the lines of .

  congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion except in regards to islam, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof except in regards to islam; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble except in regards to islam, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.. .

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  confused - are you hypocritical ?
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  Should the constitution be amended to make being and adherent of Islam a crime?

  by confusedandalone in

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  2. current

  since isis is killing people in the middle east and apparently they are invaded the rest of the earth with their hateful beliefs should we as americans take the steps necessary to amend the constitution to say something along the lines of .

  congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion except in regards to islam, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof except in regards to islam; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble except in regards to islam, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.. .

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  How about the US rent some offshore territory to a select group of imams and committed muslims from Sharia ruled countries (a territory ideally with lots of loose rocks) allowing them to operate sharia law as they see fit and then sends all American muslims on a religious trip where one thing happens. They must express to the select group whether and why they would prefer to live in the US or a Sharia ruled country. Those expressing a sharia desire can, courtesy of western largesse be flown to an appropriate country for free. Everyone else...
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  IF you believe in evolution, theistic or not.....

  by DATA-DOG in

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  are you more amazed by nature documentaries now, or were they better when "god did it"??.

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  I watch videos on the inner workings of cells and I am gobsmacked - I can totally see why some find it impossible to believe in anything other than design - but I just sit in total wonder now.
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  Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?

  by tootired2care in

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  throughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.

  basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.

  some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.

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  Do you know what killed most of the Native Americans?
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  Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?

  by tootired2care in

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  throughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.

  basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.

  some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.

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  Do so - please also show alongside the wars, genocides, plagues, social customs, legal systems, educational attainment rates, infrastructure projects, slavery rates and death rates before and after colonisation over say a 100 year period. I'm interested in your information. Seriously.
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  Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?

  by tootired2care in

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  throughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.

  basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.

  some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.

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  So you want me to answer for all of the benefits or problems of colonialism with the Congo? No. It is a stupid extreme scenario of course no country does well after it has been bombed colonial or not. Are you able to open up at all and see ANY benefits or are you simply rehearsing an absolute?

  ..and this example of your inability to see what is being said and simply restating as a strawman:

  who gloss over every aspect of history

  NOBODY IS
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  Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?

  by tootired2care in

  1. social
  2. current

  throughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.

  basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.

  some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.

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  Confused - the difference in my viewpoint is that countries are responsible for themselves - we can't keep excusing their failure to progress using victim language. I think people are more empowered than that.

  We also shouldn't pretend that an alternate history that we make up would be better. I have no belief that the violent tribal cultures of the world would be or have been better off without colonialism (and I really have no way to run the clock back and check!) . I'm NOT saying that colonialism was moral or without terrible often genocidal cost ut I am saying that it was incredibaly effective in pushing cultures forward along the path of progress just as Britain benefited from the invasions in her past.
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  Are first world countries to blame for the bulk of third world squalor?

  by tootired2care in

  1. social
  2. current

  throughout several past threads various posters have emphatically made the point that countries like great britian, united states, france etc.

  basically countries where white people exist, are to blame for the poverty in many other third world nations.

  some have even went so far as to suggest that the first world is to blame for all third world conditions.. i often see excuses such as these for why a country refuses to provide clean water, some food and basic sanitation for its people:.

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  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_Western_European_colonialism_and_colonisation

  A good set of resources cited here discussing benefits and problems of colonialism.