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Matrix Gets Egyptian Ban For Explicit Religion
pajor writes "BBC News is reporting that that The Matrix Reloaded has been banned in Egypt. The country's censorship board cited violence which might 'harm social peace', but also said the 'religious themes' of the film's storyline, about the search for the creator and control of the human race, may cause 'crises'. A statement said: 'Despite the high technology and fabulous effects of the movie, it explicitly handles the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in.'"
"coolest thing I ever got was a propeller-helicopter toy"
You must understand that there is no toy.
They do not GET that someone actually wrote shuch a steaming load of shite, and then tried to pass it off as entertainment
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There is no god
and:
I'm Discordian. I don't respect other religions, I make fun of them.
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Attacking another country against international law for purposes of oil and might is not what I call civilized. As well I can't see anything civilized in holding captured and torturing hundreds of people outside the own borders.
Actually in long term the answer is Yes, because they do not want any west influence - thats the same like christians 600 hundred yrs. ago. Thats the offset between christian and moslem religions. So You have to wait something like 300 hundred years to get moslem religion to some civilized state. (if it will evolve the some way like christian one).
Wait, Christianity is "civilized"? You got your radical fundamentalists, your racists, your snake handlers, and your war-hawk right-wing leaders. Christianity is by no means civilized. On top of that, take a look at the world of Islam on the order of a thousand years ago. It was far more educated and "civilized" than any of the Christian world at the time (who were still practicing feudalism, witch burnings, inquisitions, etc).
Islam today sees a lot of political and social unrest because of the vast resources Islamic nations have: oil. You can be quite certain that the United States and other big oil consumers have quite a bit to do with that. The oppression which leads to violent radicals is no accident; it's engineered that way. That's why the US gives and has given tons of modern weapons (including WMD) to Israel, Iraq, Iran, Syria... well gee, a lot of the countries of a religion you claim is uncivilized.
Now, to what ends, you might ask? It's textbook Machiavelli politics. You have a large group of people kept oppressed and subjugated by a small group of people. Oil consuming nations give weapons and money to this small group of oppressors to make the population has a whole easier to deal with because they can get away with pleasing fewer people. As a result, the consumers set the price on oil, not the producers. The problem is that a lot of the little guys figured out who is really causing their problems. Because the situation is so bad, they turn to violence in an attempt to break the establishment.
Please get off your righteous high-horse. Christianity and Christian nations are not the only one's with a valid viewpoint. More importantly, they're not the only ones who should have a say in how the world works.
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banning for explicit crapness would have been a better reason. or explicit waste of time. or explicit waste of money. or explicit waste of energy. or ...
Hmmm... not too bright here.
What you've suggested is that it's a good idea to risk the beginning of what could be a bloody and oppressive sectarian revolution in a large north african state in which exists with some measure popular support for international terrorism, all because it's somehow wrongheaded not to allow a few people to see "The Matirx Reloaded"?
If a film like this one contributes to unrest among the populace that leads to the forceful replacement of the current regime (one of the few that has made peace with Israel) with a religious state, those few who wanted to see it would likely not see another western film for decades to come.
This is not a matter of a few busybodies "picking on" others because they just don't like movies too much, and what you call "facing up" in this case would actually be a decision made without any regard for or understanding of the larger political and social realities in the region.
Could it be that your analogy is simply not a good one? Or that it is, in fact, silly?
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