I've never been on the political forum either, but I have to say that Smokeape, you seem like a typical brainwashed American.

everytime an American's views oppose your own they aren't necessarily "brainwashed" and no for the millionth time, our media doesn't tell one side of the story and brainwash us.

Neil there is huge difference between most of the americans on this board smokeape

i don't know why he bothers posting in here, the funniest is when he actually tries to say something intelligent and sounds even more idiotic than when he's taking the piss

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Originally posted by tathi Neil there is huge difference between most of the americans on this board smokeape i don't know why he bothers posting in here, the funniest is when he actually tries to say something intelligent and sounds even more idiotic than when he's taking the piss

Ape is banned again anyway.

And I agree that organized religion is the root cause of most of the problems in the world today.

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I like that smokeape. He has a point. The terrorists seems to be religious fanatics. Everything they do is for jihad or Holy War.

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Originally posted by Shakka Well, every village needs an idiot. In our case we just have been unusually blessed

how come as soon as we get rid of one of our village idiots like smokeape, this fool emander replaces him?

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Originally posted by tathi how come as soon as we get rid of one of our village idiots like smokeape, this fool emander replaces him?

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil everytime an American's views oppose your own they aren't necessarily "brainwashed" and no for the millionth time, our media doesn't tell one side of the story and brainwash us.

The nightly network news is fairly equitable - CBS, ABC, PBS, and NBC, however the cable news networks are pure drivel.

CBS News is a separate entity from Viacom (they are allowed free reign over the stories they air without Viacom’s hegemony), so I’d say they are probably the best.

They uncovered, among other muckraking stories, the Enron tapes after Ashcroft refused to release them, and also the torture pics.

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Originally posted by emander The terrorists seems to be religious fanatics.

As opposed to this guy?

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cgi-...ive=20&num=2884

:P

I see little difference between some of these folks and Islamic Fundies:

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Protesters burned copies of six Supreme Court decisions they said had dealt a setback to religion, including 1973's Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion, and the high court's decision earlier this year to strike down a Texas sodomy law.

They both share the common goal of controlling people's personal ideology and sexuality through repressive means.

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I think the only link between this and the war on terror is that the war on terror has caused an increase in the levels of islamaphobia. And to say that the French are lefty commies is rediculous when Jean Marie LePen was so successful at their last elections. The far right in Europe is on the increase and, despite what Israelis and Americans may think, they are not like the old Nazis that mainly targeted the Jews, they are now mainly and anti-Muslim group of people. I think in the 19303/40s they were anti Jew cos that was the biggest ethnic minority, now it is Muslims they are against them...(as well as any other "foreign" minority)

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Originally posted by tathi solution? abolish all organised religion

religion is a belief. u want to abolish groups who believe and practice what they believe? u have a religion yourself. there is no such thing as no religion. unless u dont believe in anything, and just sit there with opinions whatsoever.

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil everytime an American's views oppose your own they aren't necessarily "brainwashed" and no for the millionth time, our media doesn't tell one side of the story and brainwash us.

maybe they have been brainwashed about america??

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Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk:: religion is a belief. u want to abolish groups who believe and practice what they believe? u have a religion yourself. there is no such thing as no religion. unless u dont believe in anything, and just sit there with opinions whatsoever.

and what do you mean by "groups". the abolishment of religions centralised hierarchy will benefit humankind insurmountably, but if christians want to sit in a circle and worship a cross and slaughter a goat (or whatever they do nowadays) that's seems reasonably benign