Ancient Ruins destroyed

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:29

Daily Mail link so some of you can act like children - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/af...d-ancient-Assyrian-city-Nimrud-Iraq-says.html

This could easily happen at sites all over the Middle East.
Imagine them going into the Cairo Museum and swinging their sledgehammers

And for the grown ups -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-31760656
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/w...acks-iraqi-archaeological-site-at-nimrud.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...mists-bulldoze-ancient-nimrud-site-mosul-iraq

NickK · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:32

Well it speaks volumes if you cannot look at history and tell the difference between previous culture and now. End of.

Terminal_Boy · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:36

Where are The Monuments Men when we really need them?

Sliver · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:41

Nothing surprises with me with IS. They're all completely evil and twisted. The sooner they're all dead and gone the better.

Squark · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:47

Cretins

Xordium · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:49

Sliver said:
Nothing surprises with me with IS. They're all completely evil and twisted. The sooner they're all dead and gone the better.

Yep totally agree. Hopefully they'll just have an internal disagreement and murder each other and save everyone else the hassle. The good news is Muslims have form on this so it's quite likely.

scorza · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:50

/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

Squark · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:55

scorza said:
/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

Oh most certainly.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:58

scorza said:
/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

Well since I didn't mention how bad it is on the 'Worse Scale' then your post is void.

Soundood · 6 Mar 2015 at 18:59

well there goes my holiday plans, Bogner Regis it is then. :mad:

Sliver · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:01

scorza said:
/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

We are who we are because of where we came from. Art in all it's forms is essential to understanding the past. Destroying ancient art in museums and elsewhere is no different to the Nazi's burning books. It's just an attempt to re-write history in order to control future populations. It's what the crazies do in order to attempt to create the evil sick twisted dystopia which they strive for. Your apathy on this matter is an enabler that helps them to succeed.

Xordium · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:03

scorza said:
/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

Nobody gave an indication this was their worse crime and they have done worse. But it is poor logic to ignore one violation because of a great evil that has been committed.

Participant · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:04

scorza said:
/shrug, I tend to think that crucifying people, burning them alive and beheading them and putting the video on ********, imposing the hell of Sharia law etc is worse than smashing up some ruins.

Useless post.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:13

Sliver said:
We are who we are because of where we came from. Art in all it's forms is essential to understanding the past. Destroying ancient art in museums and elsewhere is no different to the Nazi's burning books. It's just an attempt to re-write history in order to control future populations. It's what the crazies do in order to attempt to create the evil sick twisted dystopia which they strive for. Your apathy on this matter is an enabler that helps them to succeed.

That's a bit heavy but I suppose true.

kedge · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:23

Not bothered myself, those ancient ruins look as ugly as dubai.

RetiredGreyFox · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:28

kedge said:
Not bothered myself, those ancient ruins look as ugly as dubai.

Gobsmacked, I thought you was the God guy.
How would you feel if IS took a bulldozer to all the famous Christian monuments?

scorza · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:28

Participant said:
Useless post.

Just offering some perspective, yes it's a shame that these historical monuments are gone for ever but now the Islamic State is part of Iraq's history. Hopefully they won't be around for very long and afterwards the people of Iraq will have a reminder of their barbarity.

ZXSpectrum · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:30

Nah nothing comes close to that tackiness!

Participant · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:36

scorza said:
Just offering some perspective, yes it's a shame that these historical monuments are gone for ever

"Ancient Ruins destroyed" is the subject of the thread so I'm glad you've addressed that now.

spoffle · 6 Mar 2015 at 19:45

Dimple said:
Gobsmacked, I thought you was the God guy.
How would you feel if IS took a bulldozer to all the famous Christian monuments?

Was in place of were is just as bad as of in place of have! :mad: