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Skriven 2006-11-11 19:04:04 av shannon talley (1:275/311)
     Kommentar till en text av bob klahn
Ärende: Re: Insults
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Hi Bob,

It's ashamed one can't have a civil conversation with you without you 
becoming insulting.

> You really don't know much about what's happening over there, do
> you? Aside from the fact that the French have consistently

Actually Bob, I've been to many middle eastern countries, spent time there, 
talked with the locals, stayed in local houses & visited communities on 
'outskirts'.  Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi, and more moderate ME 
countries too.

Can you honestly say that you've spent time over there Bob?  And you call 
"me" misinformed....?   Take a trip over there Bob.  Interview people, study 
the communities, travel to other countries, and when you are done, come back 
and communicate with me so you can finally have an informed conversation.

The remark about the French was a joke regarding their acceptance of the 
Nazi's during WWII, but I guess that joke was a little over your head, 
sorry...

> And you appear not to be well informed on Islam. There are about
> 1 billion muslims in this world. I believe your 1.3 bill is a
> bit high. The great majority of them are not Arabs, and Arab

The numbers vary greatly from 900 million to 1.5 billion depending on the 
source.  I opted for 1.3 -- sorry you disagreed -- but since there is no 
actual definitive number, I wasn't wrong.  I guess when so much of my post 
was factually sound, you had to pick apart something.

> Saudis, mostly. Saudi Arabia is the home of the most extreme
> Islam. Yet they are Bush's buddies. Try going there and
> practicing your evangelicism.

Funny how you make fun of my religion isn't it?  That's not very liberal of 
you.  Iran & Syria house the most extreme versions of Islam, but you aren't 
incorrect in stating that Saudi also does.  This "radical" Islam is being 
taught in ALL Muslim countries now, including some countries in South 
America.

It's obvious you don't like Bush, so whoever his friends are become your 
enemies.  Making friends with the Saudi's isn't such a bad thing is it?  I 
mean -- they are a weighing member of OPEC (to put it lightly).  And -- you 
probably don't like or care for our sources of oil either (judging from your 
liberal tone).  Then -- thank god you aren't president Bob... You'd probably 
cut off our oil supply, send this country into inflation overdrive, increase 
our interest rates to 90%, and then we'd all be in a new depression worse 
than what it was back in the 1930's.  Millions would die of starvation, 
poverty, lack of medical treatment, and -- well -- you'd be happy because 
you were taking a stand against OPEC...

> Don't complain about the French not backing us when the whole

Again -- that joke was over your head. It was regarding their acceptance of 
the Nazi occupation in WWII.

Regarding your "Radical Christianity" -- THAT is something completely made 
up by the "Liberal Press".  It's not PC to be Christian anymore Bob, haven't 
you noticed?  By claiming there is a movement of "Radical Christians ready 
to War with the World who isn't Christian" is pure nonsense.  The 
evangelical movement is about as radical as it gets Bob.  Although, there 
are individuals with different ideas about religion, there are also 
individuals who kill their neighbors, commit suicide, malcontents regardless 
of the society.   Bob, you can't point at a malcontent and call him a 
"radical Christian movement" -- that's just yellow sensationalism.

Cheers!
Shannon

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