Indeed, but I think you'll find that a very large percentage of racists are also bigoted in many other areas also (homophobic, sexist, religious bigotry ..etc)
At least they are consistent
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Indeed, but I think you'll find that a very large percentage of racists are also bigoted in many other areas also (homophobic, sexist, religious bigotry ..etc)
At least they are consistent
Muhammad/muslim pics in this story on the BBC;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15551998
Guardian also published plenty
Are you sure about that?
Indeed, but I think you'll find that a very large percentage of racists are also bigoted in many other areas also (homophobic, sexist, religious bigotry ..etc)
At least they are consistent
It doesn't necessarily work the other way though... There are very legitimate reasons to dislike/mock a belief...
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Anyone watching Sky News coverage this morning? They seem to be doing it quite well IMHO.
(Just finished a minutes silence at Place de la République and Notre-Dame)
(Just finished a minutes silence at Place de la République and Notre-Dame)
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I stand corrected, we launched our first drone strike in November.
That being said I don't have a problem with drone strikes in principal. If we launch strikes against schools or other similar civilian targets I would have an issue. Strikes against ISIS camps of similar I have no problem with.
Pretty sure America uses UK resources too conduct drone operations too.
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Anyone who attempts my local kebab shop or curry house will get an XL can of Knack opened on them.
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The ultimate irony in my eyes is that this part of the world that we are at such odds with has vast VAST amounts of a resource that the development of our society has become largely dependent - oil
Indeed. When someone has something you need to survive, you get hold of it however you can (usually by means of most reward for least effort).
If the place you get it from suddenly closes their doors, you have to re-think your strategy.
There are, of course, many ways to go. Direct action is one. Manipulation and subversion is another.
The irony is that the west may well be buying their oil from places occupied by ISIL and perpetuating their advances at the same time as condemning them as terrorists that need to be stopped. Politics at it's best!
Politicians with fountain pens are well known for playing war games in that way.
What the minutes silence where the sky reporter wouldn't shut the hell up???
Yeah, very respectful
I agree, some of Sky's reporting has been really disrespectful.
One one reporter almost had is feet in the blood of the dead police officer whilst describing how he was "finished off"
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Only because you keep comparing Apples to Oranges.
No-one is being asked to apologise, only to publicly condemn their fellow Muslims for carrying out terror attacks in the name of their faith.
Until they do so, they will be treated with suspicion and rightly so as this is the community that sheltered and possibly those responsible for terrorist acts on British soil.
This guy isn't helping either:
https://twitter.com/anjemchoudary
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Oh come on. He's a grade A idiot and not indicative of anyone other than his own hateful agenda.
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One reason amongst many I have no time for Sky and little for the media in general.
Thousands and thousands of totally innocent women and children have been killed by drone strikes, whether they were targeted or collateral damage is utterly irrelevant to the friends and family of the dead!
If someone killed or wiped out my family I too would then become a 'terrorist' in their eyes as I would want revenge !!!