Krasnovs case concerns me. Thanks Barbara. As for the Dark Tower I wonder how much the Dubs are a US entity factors into this.
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DJS
Blondie,
As I mentioned, this is a systematic strategy Vlad is employing. In 2012 the NGO (non-government org) law was passed that was aimed at foreign funded/sources NGOs involved in political actions. That law was capable of being viewed broadly by the courts and could have included the Dark Tower, Islam, etc.
In 2015 Russia passed an update to the 2012 NGO law that very broadly could be applied to any organization deemed to be undesirable. As written and applied, the new law can apply to anyone the courts - or Vlad - finds undesirable, and the parameters by which they are deemed undesirable are also very broad and interpretive. As intended.
I don't know for certain, but I doubt the Dark Tower rates even a passing thought to Vlad.
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If the Dubs, Islam, Pussy Riot or any other entity wishes to operate in Mother Russia, they will play by Vlad's rules. The laws and regulations have been written so that they can broadly interpret anything they believe is counter to Russian objectives. The Dubs can stay in Russia, but they will have to leave behind all of what makes them unique. It will be interesting to see how the Dark Lords respond. They will likely flail about like victims for a while, but in the end if they want to operate in Russia they will have to get rid of all literature and all teachings that espouses the stuff I mentioned above. The Dark Lords will either comply or leave Russia, and that is most excellent.
And Vlad and his Impalers WILL be watching.
My $ is on the Impalers. And if ISIS or some other Islamic group gets their hands on a nuclear weapon or otherwise manages to inflict massive casualties in the W world, I fully expect Vlad-like laws and regulations to be imposed on all religions. That will be the game changer.
Of course, Vlad has built somewhat of a wall around the Russian Orthodox Church, which he views in part as a relic of Mother Russia and in part that it serves his needs for influence ($, social, political).
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Russia isn't just targeting the Dubs. As we've discussed several times on this site, Vlad and his Impalers have been systematically developing national laws and regulations, especially since the events of 9/11, to address any group that doesn't fit with Vlad's view of what Mother Russia should embrace.
Some of it seems a bit reactionary and designed to control non-Russian external groups coming into Russia since the Cold War ended. Some of it is rational, as Vlad seeks to avoid contaminating influences by outside groups, whether they are religious or not, and including Islam and non-religious entities.
And some of it designed to control groups already within Russia, especially Islam, from what he and the Impalers view is a contaminating influence. Russia has begun to paint with a broad brush regarding issues of interest to the state and issues of interest to the individual and the group.
If Europe and other countries would begin embracing and implementing similar legislation, albeit a bit more tolerant and less purely nationalistic, it would very likely place needed controls on all religions, including the Dubs, Islam and anyone else causing potential harm to a nation/state.
Dfing, teaching that your religion is right and all others are wrong, honor killings, forced wearing of head scarves, jihads, fatwas, discouraging voting or engagement in political processes and teaching End of Time nonsense relative to all those not in 'your' religion, including the governments and political institutions, are going to soon be destroyed are included in Vlad's regulatory guidelines. That places the Dark Lords squarely in Vlad's sights. And that is a very good thing.
I see this as a good thing to reel in religion's vile influence, in the long run. In the short run???
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Politically Correct Wasteland
by freemindfade inthis was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.
i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.
telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.
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Ditto Free Mind Fade. And Talesin, spot on.
I've tried being a member of the Decorum Faction, but time after time I've failed. But I also don't fit into the Dauntless, Amity, Erudite, Abnegation, and Candor Factions.
As Tobias (Four) said in Divergent. "I think we've made a mistake. We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. I continually struggle with kindness."
I'm all for decorum. Except when I'm not. But the Nattering Nannies of Niceties won't have it any other way it seems. They can't get their way by using the "Dislike" button, because some of us don't care and some of us are trying to get their reaction with as many "Dislikes" as possible. So they rat us out to Simon, who occasionally has used a well placed and perfect for the occasion F word himself. Though it isn't often.It's like SSC said in the weight loss OP that probably contributed to this yet another calling out by our wonderful site master Simon. And when I say contributed, I mean me. My knuckles have been rapped so often they are red. Adults don't change their bad habits or their minds unless they are publicly ridiculed, similar to banning smoking in public and treating smokers as pariahs, or they are financially or otherwise penalized. It's kind of like weight training.No pain. No gain.And as Cofty says, for all you Hovering Hens of Hysteria, four steps over and five steps down is the Dislike button. -
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Health, fitness and recovery advice
by SecretSlaveClass ini hope this is okay with you simon, but since i've noticed the number of forum members looking to discuss or seek advice on various health issues i thought it would be a good idea to start a thread dedicated to this topic alone.
any discussions or advice on these matters could be put here where any and all would be welcome to jump in with any help they could offer.
i am working on the first questions at the moment taken from the cognac/morpheus weight loss thread.
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Supreme Court ruling- refusing to photo gay wedding is discrimination
by SadElder inaccording to bloomberg news:.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-07/wedding-photographer-rebuffed-by-top-court-on-same-sex-ceremony.
"the u.s. supreme court turned away an appeal from a new mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.. the photographer, elaine huguenin, argued unsuccessfully that she was being unconstitutionally forced to convey a message conflicting with her religious beliefs.
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Yeah sure. Let's leave it to the individual business to determine who they serve. That might seem rational. I suppose if every x-tian business refused to serve Muslims or women wearing head coverings methinks you might feel a bit differently. Or if the majority refused to serve black people. Should Muslims and Blacks then just go to the next county, city or state or fukking country to find a place that would cut their hair, serve them ice cream or taking their wedding pictures?
Now multiple what you just said by 1000. Now by 1,000,000.
See any difference now? That is why we have the Constitution. The SCOTUS has never ruled in favor of a public for profit enterprise in its desire to discriminate in matters that deal with commerce and free trade. It's in the Constitution. Some of you evidently missed that in Civics class - or in paying attention the past decades.
There is a dividing line between church and state. The free flow of commerce is a compelling interest of the state; it is NO interest of religion. This isn't complicated; some of you just keep making it seem so.
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Supreme Court ruling- refusing to photo gay wedding is discrimination
by SadElder inaccording to bloomberg news:.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-07/wedding-photographer-rebuffed-by-top-court-on-same-sex-ceremony.
"the u.s. supreme court turned away an appeal from a new mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.. the photographer, elaine huguenin, argued unsuccessfully that she was being unconstitutionally forced to convey a message conflicting with her religious beliefs.
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The chimps and the haters lost. SCOTUS put a nail in it last June. But the haters keep hating, vainly passing law after law in Red state after Red state, all of which will ultimately be found un-constitutional by the SCOTUS, to legalize hate against the LGBT community.
Sore losers those x-tians.
From yesterday's news: "North Carolina attorney general won’t defend transgender law: It’s a ‘national embarrassment’“House Bill 2 is unconstitutional,” he said. “Therefore, our office will not represent the defendants in this lawsuit, nor future lawsuits involving the constitutionality of House Bill 2.S."
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday dismissed criticism of a controversial new law curbing LGBT anti-discrimination protections as "political theater" that he says is concocted by left-wing activists, accusing them of a "calculated smear campaign" that included threatening local businesses to oppose the measure. In an interview with NBC News, McCrory, a Republican who is running for re-election, said he would not heed calls to repeal the law, which blocks the city of Charlotte — and any other local government — from allowing transgender people to use bathrooms that match the gender they identify with.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee banned nonessential publicly funded travel to NC in a show of opposition to the law on Friday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray followed suit on Monday. The NFL, NBA and likely scores of other entities and corporations will also likely follow suit. We will see just how much brass are in NC governor's balls when he weighs political capital against capitalism as expressed in the 21st Century.
Onward X-tian haters and the Libertarian haters hiding behind Ayn Rand's skirt like ineffectual children. And the chimps who haven't figured out how the US Constitutional process works for their entire lives.
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Hello Everyone!!!
by Christian Gutierrez inmy name is christian and my wife is katja, and we have been out of the organization for a year and a half.
we were both regular pioneers and i was a ministerial servant.
we were very much happy to be witnesses and doing our best to do more for the organization.
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Welcome Christian and Katja,
So you two are the youtube dynamic duo? I saw a couple of your videos last year. You both are ridiculously adorable, and I think you two can bring the Dark Lords down by yourselves!
Welcome!!! I'm not worthy.
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Do you know what Rahab looked like?
by ttdtt inhello friends - here is a new area in the kids section of the jw website - learn how to draw rahab.. 1st - she was a prostitute of jericho.
could there be other characters to talk about with our kids?.
2nd - it says "learn how to draw rahab".
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What Rehab looks like
Ohhhh. You said Rahab.
Never mind.
