You know that several of the crusades were a response to Muslim invasion, right?
Sure, and that's why they also slaughtered truckloads of Jews while they were at it? The crusades were campaigns of violence sanctioned by the pope in the name of Christ, not the state. While the two were nearly inseparable in those times, they were conducted under the flag of religion, not just wars for territory.
I know it is slashdot, but at least glance at the link provided. It would show you that your view of the crusades is totally wrong.
As for the Jews... Funny how the same people who bring up the killing of the Jews do not want to support Israel now... Not sure how that one works...
Okay, fine. Show me where the "world" terrorism is predominantly by Islam (rather than people). Africa's terrorism is done by black local warlords. Note that some of those people may be Muslims, but it's not religiously motivated. Sure, there are white Muslims, but when I don't know of any instances in which a white Muslim has committed a terrorist act. That isn't to say there haven't been, I am just looking for sources.
Hmmm... Remember all those little schoolgirls last year that were kidnapped by Muslims and given away as sex slaves? Where was that again? Oh, yeah... Africa. Admittedly there is also a lot of lawless warfare over there, but it is hard to call it terrorism where there is no effective government or society to overthrow.
Christians cannot claim that the New Testament 'retracts a lot of the violence' while simultaneously citing Sodom and Gomorrah as 'proof' that their god hates gays. You take the entire book or you take none of it. Also, your assertion is incorrect. There are no passages that seek to deny or 'retract' the atrocities of the Old Testament.
Or, sorry... We were talking about the religion as written in the last exchange and now you chaned to the individules in that religion. OK. Who is cutting off heads again?
It was not an equal example - the GP tried to correlate distaste for a particular group with the condemnation of an entire religion. He's free to reword the example and try again, but as of now, his argument is invalid. Anyway, there are definitely Muslim-based groups that are "okay to hate" - ISIL, Boko Haram, Muslim Brotherhood. I'm sure there are more, depending on your area of the world.
So if it is not exactly equal, it is pointless as an example? I guess we can have no examples then as now two things are exactly equal. Oh, and the whitehouse has said that hating the Muslim brotherhood is a bad thing and anyone who does is racist.
There are 40+% more Christians in the world than Muslims, so I'd imagine it's more a matter of scale rather than 'political correctness' or whatever you intended to imply with your last sentence. But speaking about the US (again), we generally don't have Muslims attempting to inject their religion into our laws - that's been almost exclusively a Christian move, and that's why they get the biggest, baddest rap in the West, making some people think there's some sort of anti-Christiatn conspiracy going on. Get out of politics/government, and you'll see the sentiment largely change.
Mostly because what you claim is factually incorrect?
1. The vast majority of terrorism in the US is... surprise, by white people.
Sideways argument. Twice... He said world, and you said US. Also, there are Muslim white people. Some in the US, indicted on terrorism...
2. The Quran does not call for violence any more than the Bible does; and it doesn't even necessarily call for it, it's all in interpretations (of which Christianity has its own share of whackjob fundies that try to interpret the Bible literally). I like how you try to specify 'New Testament' as if that's the only part that matters - if you disregard the Old Testament, you disregard Creationism, the 10 Commandments, and basically the entire foundation of which Christianity was built upon.
But the bible has a new testament that was an all new agreement, retracting a lot of the violence. Christianity also had a "reformation" to specifically set aside a lot of violence as well.
3. WBC is not an entire religion, and you don't have entire societies condemning 'Christianity' simply because the WBC exists... You're not making equal comparisons.
No, it is an example. And there are more then a few Christian based groups that are OK to hate, but not many Muslim based ones.
Top people in Western society are completely replaceable, next runner-up would be 99.99% as good. Our society isn't driven by genius, but by merit (aside: unfortunately merit also happen to include a lot of sociopathic behavior).
Actually, most replacements would be better. Yes, there are a few people like Steve Jobs that really are better at the job then anyone else. But in most cases, people who have "made it" are very risk averse. And growth does not come from avoiding risk. So they could just end up replacing the old guard with a bunch of new aggressive CEOs to stimulate the economy.:)
They come from a "low trust society." Put simply, by default, they do not trust each other. While the US is a high trust society, and by default we do trust each other. This makes things like disaster recovery and business continuity much easier as the people in power do not see it as a threat to their power. In much of the mid-east, it is seen as a threat and is imposable. That is why this tactic would work very well over there. But over hear all it would do is spread around capital, and pass leadership to new and potentially more vibrant leaders willing to take more risks. In short, it may actually stimulate the economy, and piss off the public at large. Talk about unintended consequences!
I turn off mail notifications at night. If I feel like checking it, I will, but if not, I don't. And as an independent consultant, I have received most of my good gigs on Saturday nights!:) But when you work for yourself, there is not real time off.:)
How exactly do you stop working when your boss is sending you an email home and demands you immediately respond?
This is the difference between driving a car, and driving a car over people. It is the driving over people that is the problem, not the car. A simply law protecting employees that do not respond to e-mail after hours would be enough.
I don't get what is wrong with you americans. What is wrong in protecting people? Point there is already law about working hours. And *rest* is a demand by such laws. Employer simply want unpayed extra hours from people at home, so again we have a new law.
Well, the US does have laws about employers pressuring there staff into doing unpaid overtime, so we have that going for us...:)
If this was in the US, and you were not being compensated for off hours work, that was wrongful termination, and a lawsuit or at worst long unemployment benefits.
You can just not check your e-mail all the time after hours... Even turn off the mail app on your phone. (Some phones you can schedule this!) But, no... We must protect people too stupid to stop working when they are home...
In spite of communism, not everyone in China makes $500 a month. Some make millions, and some make almost nothing. Actually, by raw numbers, most make almost nothing.
The US violated trade agreements against antigua, and lots at the WTO. And DVDFab is based in Antigua... (Probably for this exact reason)
http://patentlyo.com/patent/20...
Can I go to court and get an injunction against AACS being douche-nozzles?
Already done... You see the AACS are ignoring the WTO order allowing them to pirate software directly to recoup online casino losses from the illegal US actions.
* Seriously disliking Unity. (But now I can install Cinnamon packages on Ubuntu easily.)
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You know that several of the crusades were a response to Muslim invasion, right?
Sure, and that's why they also slaughtered truckloads of Jews while they were at it? The crusades were campaigns of violence sanctioned by the pope in the name of Christ, not the state. While the two were nearly inseparable in those times, they were conducted under the flag of religion, not just wars for territory.
I know it is slashdot, but at least glance at the link provided. It would show you that your view of the crusades is totally wrong.
As for the Jews... Funny how the same people who bring up the killing of the Jews do not want to support Israel now... Not sure how that one works...
Okay, fine. Show me where the "world" terrorism is predominantly by Islam (rather than people). Africa's terrorism is done by black local warlords. Note that some of those people may be Muslims, but it's not religiously motivated. Sure, there are white Muslims, but when I don't know of any instances in which a white Muslim has committed a terrorist act. That isn't to say there haven't been, I am just looking for sources.
Hmmm... Remember all those little schoolgirls last year that were kidnapped by Muslims and given away as sex slaves? Where was that again? Oh, yeah... Africa. Admittedly there is also a lot of lawless warfare over there, but it is hard to call it terrorism where there is no effective government or society to overthrow.
Christians cannot claim that the New Testament 'retracts a lot of the violence' while simultaneously citing Sodom and Gomorrah as 'proof' that their god hates gays. You take the entire book or you take none of it. Also, your assertion is incorrect. There are no passages that seek to deny or 'retract' the atrocities of the Old Testament.
Or, sorry... We were talking about the religion as written in the last exchange and now you chaned to the individules in that religion. OK. Who is cutting off heads again?
It was not an equal example - the GP tried to correlate distaste for a particular group with the condemnation of an entire religion. He's free to reword the example and try again, but as of now, his argument is invalid. Anyway, there are definitely Muslim-based groups that are "okay to hate" - ISIL, Boko Haram, Muslim Brotherhood. I'm sure there are more, depending on your area of the world.
So if it is not exactly equal, it is pointless as an example? I guess we can have no examples then as now two things are exactly equal. Oh, and the whitehouse has said that hating the Muslim brotherhood is a bad thing and anyone who does is racist.
There are 40+% more Christians in the world than Muslims, so I'd imagine it's more a matter of scale rather than 'political correctness' or whatever you intended to imply with your last sentence. But speaking about the US (again), we generally don't have Muslims attempting to inject their religion into our laws - that's been almost exclusively a Christian move, and that's why they get the biggest, baddest rap in the West, making some people think there's some sort of anti-Christiatn conspiracy going on. Get out of politics/government, and you'll see the sentiment largely change.
Population is changing... https://www.rt.com/news/246381... As for the law thing, are you seriously that delusional? This is simply the one closest to me. http://www.thepoliticalinsider...
Have you noticed that you never see any of those prank videos in places like Texas, where many people in the general population are armed?
Fun for who?
You know that several of the crusades were a response to Muslim invasion, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Mostly because what you claim is factually incorrect?
1. The vast majority of terrorism in the US is ... surprise, by white people.
Sideways argument. Twice... He said world, and you said US. Also, there are Muslim white people. Some in the US, indicted on terrorism...
2. The Quran does not call for violence any more than the Bible does; and it doesn't even necessarily call for it, it's all in interpretations (of which Christianity has its own share of whackjob fundies that try to interpret the Bible literally). I like how you try to specify 'New Testament' as if that's the only part that matters - if you disregard the Old Testament, you disregard Creationism, the 10 Commandments, and basically the entire foundation of which Christianity was built upon.
But the bible has a new testament that was an all new agreement, retracting a lot of the violence. Christianity also had a "reformation" to specifically set aside a lot of violence as well.
3. WBC is not an entire religion, and you don't have entire societies condemning 'Christianity' simply because the WBC exists... You're not making equal comparisons.
No, it is an example. And there are more then a few Christian based groups that are OK to hate, but not many Muslim based ones.
Top people in Western society are completely replaceable, next runner-up would be 99.99% as good. Our society isn't driven by genius, but by merit (aside: unfortunately merit also happen to include a lot of sociopathic behavior).
Actually, most replacements would be better. Yes, there are a few people like Steve Jobs that really are better at the job then anyone else. But in most cases, people who have "made it" are very risk averse. And growth does not come from avoiding risk. So they could just end up replacing the old guard with a bunch of new aggressive CEOs to stimulate the economy. :)
They come from a "low trust society." Put simply, by default, they do not trust each other. While the US is a high trust society, and by default we do trust each other. This makes things like disaster recovery and business continuity much easier as the people in power do not see it as a threat to their power. In much of the mid-east, it is seen as a threat and is imposable. That is why this tactic would work very well over there. But over hear all it would do is spread around capital, and pass leadership to new and potentially more vibrant leaders willing to take more risks. In short, it may actually stimulate the economy, and piss off the public at large. Talk about unintended consequences!
I turn off mail notifications at night. If I feel like checking it, I will, but if not, I don't. And as an independent consultant, I have received most of my good gigs on Saturday nights! :) But when you work for yourself, there is not real time off. :)
I am not. Perhaps because I do not fire up my work e-mail or have my phone check it when I am not working...
How exactly do you stop working when your boss is sending you an email home and demands you immediately respond?
This is the difference between driving a car, and driving a car over people. It is the driving over people that is the problem, not the car. A simply law protecting employees that do not respond to e-mail after hours would be enough.
I don't get what is wrong with you americans. What is wrong in protecting people? Point there is already law about working hours. And *rest* is a demand by such laws. Employer simply want unpayed extra hours from people at home, so again we have a new law.
Well, the US does have laws about employers pressuring there staff into doing unpaid overtime, so we have that going for us... :)
If this was in the US, and you were not being compensated for off hours work, that was wrongful termination, and a lawsuit or at worst long unemployment benefits.
The defense was "verbal assault" and "hostile work environment." That means fired without cause and nice long unemployment benefits.
I wouldn't want to work with anyone who has that sense of self importance and entitlement.
If I fuck up, I want to be screamed at; screaming is just another form of communication.
By that definition, so is assault... But some "forms of communication" are simply not acceptable in the work place.
You can just not check your e-mail all the time after hours... Even turn off the mail app on your phone. (Some phones you can schedule this!) But, no... We must protect people too stupid to stop working when they are home...
In spite of communism, not everyone in China makes $500 a month. Some make millions, and some make almost nothing. Actually, by raw numbers, most make almost nothing.
The US violated trade agreements against antigua, and lots at the WTO. And DVDFab is based in Antigua... (Probably for this exact reason) http://patentlyo.com/patent/20...
And a smartphone can be six months income. For a cheap old one... $10 is less then $100.
Can I go to court and get an injunction against AACS being douche-nozzles?
Already done... You see the AACS are ignoring the WTO order allowing them to pirate software directly to recoup online casino losses from the illegal US actions.
Do you eat seafood? Then you should care...
Of course the ones that they tracked to a guy's office running Quickbooks 2007 didn't make the article.
So... Get ready to keep all your old electronics as it suddenly becomes VERY expensive to have it removed.
In a lot of those places an old computer or CRT monitor would still be used! That is about as green as it gets.
* Seriously disliking Unity. (But now I can install Cinnamon packages on Ubuntu easily.)
Under 16.04, Gnome Pannel (Gnome Flashback) is easier to install and configure then ever before. Full Ubuntu, and Gnome 2 look and feel in 5 minutes! http://ubuntuforums.org/showth...
Yeah, that networking thing never went anywhere... :)