Thread: Rag head rock throwers.

Originally Posted by Texpat

Now, about these eight people sentenced to be buried up their their chest and stoned to death by neighbors, friends and family for adultery or homosexuality.

Sentenced under sharia law, but the stoning is rarely carried out. The last person to be stoned by the state in Iran was a male, about one year ago. dunno his crime. Iran executes plenty, but by hanging.

I agree Norton. With very few exceptions, you live by the rules of the country you're in. In Thailand we face different, silly laws. But if you don't like it, move.

These minxes and homos face the unfortunate consequences of being in Iran when they were caught. The penalty happens to be death by stoning. Sucks to be them.

Do you think it serves as a deterrent to would-be prostitutes and gays?

I changed it to gays to take the sting out for some of our swishy members.

I don't agree that capital punishment is a suitable sentence for these offences. But, if the majority of the country feel it is just ... C'est la vie.

What I find extremely distasteful is that a modern, thriving, nuclear power still resorts to this kind of barbarism. Chilling.

Originally Posted by blackgang

Well you can have an opinion on things in America even if you ain't American.
But if that be the case then they will be wrong, irrevelent, useless and shows your stupidity to voice them.

so the fact that I lived in the USA for 12 years, have property and investments there and possibly pay more taxes and contribute more to the US economy than you do still makes my opinions wrong and irrelevant?

Originally Posted by Texpat

Read carefully, grasshopper. I never said you can't have an opinion. In fact, quite the opposite. I requested you share your vast knowledge with us. Don't be so sensitive.

When you ask for someones opinion its considered polite to listen to them.

That thing I do just before I laugh -- it's called listening.

You slip into the American stereotype very well Tex.

Tell us more -- we're dying to hear.

Tell us about your American stereotype.

Originally Posted by Texpat

What I find extremely distasteful is that a modern, thriving, nuclear power still resorts to this kind of barbarism. Chilling.

Figured you could covertly slip this one through did ya!

^^Involves lots of sarchasm (aka - the lowest form of wit).

^^ They have a different set of values. Not saying they're better or worse than the west, but different.

If they see nothing wrong with burying a woman up to her chest and stoning her slowly until she dies a slow, bloody, horrific death ... if they can justify that in the name of their religion ...

Originally Posted by Texpat

Tell us more -- we're dying to hear.

Tell us about your American stereotype.

Who is us? who exactly are you speaking for?

Originally Posted by flash

Originally Posted by Texpat

Tell us more -- we're dying to hear.

Tell us about your American stereotype.

Who is us? who exactly are you speaking for?

Mr Earl; blackgang; Boon Mee; Accidental Ajarn; attaboy...

Seeing a pattern here?

The funny thing (or should I rather say the ironic and inconsistent thing) is that the stoning to death penalty has been going on for many centuries and it is only now that the practice is virtually finished that some individuals are showing such moral outrage against a country opposed to the interests of the west, and particularly USA, in the Middle East.

While I find the death penalty, and particularly the barbaric practice of stoning, abhorrent, I am sure the supporters of USAs "interests" in the Middle East would be more than happy to overlook such a practice if the Iranian government was more accommodating to US financial interests. Vilifying foreign governments and/or their citizens in the popular western media has more to do with the degree they cooperate with us financially than any moral arguments re right or wrong.

Just take a look at our double standards, -- Iran = bad. Saudi Arabia = good.
Very little difference there between the two countries re the application of radical Islamic Sharia law. One is a democracy and one is a Royal dictatorship. Which one should we support?

Come on Flash, just get it outta your system. Let 'er fly!

You know you've been biting your tongue for such a long time now.

It'll be theraputic. Besides, you're an expert.

^^ Lopping of a thief's hand in a public square anywhere is barbaric -- whether it's in Riyadh or Tehran.

Originally Posted by Texpat

They have a different set of values. Not saying they're better or worse than the west, but different.

Was referring only to the nuclear power reference!

Originally Posted by Texpat

^^ Lopping of a thief's hand in a public square anywhere is barbaric -- whether it's in Riyadh or Tehran.

Maybe we should think about attacking Saudi Arabia then? Stirring up public outrage and vilifying an opponent is the first step in promoting a war.
Naw, we got the Saudi dictators in our pocket so not much point attacking them.
Regime change elsewhere has a higher priority. Whats a few thiefs hands between friends?

Originally Posted by Texpat

Come on Flash, just get it outta your system. Let 'er fly!

You know you've been biting your tongue for such a long time now.

It'll be theraputic. Besides, you're an expert.

I have better things to do with my time, you continue to live in your little bubble.

Originally Posted by Panda

Maybe we should think about attacking Saudi Arabia then?

Have they violated United Nations resolutions repeatedly for decades?
Do they have an oppressive regime that survives through fear and intimidation?
Have they invaded a peaceful neighbor?
Do they require tens of thousands of coalition forces stationed in neighboring countries to monitor their multiple infractions of UN directives? For a decade.

They do breed Islamic extremists though. And I'd like to find ways to rid the planet of that scourge.

Originally Posted by Panda

Naw, we got the Saudi dictators in our pocket so not much point attacking them.

Actually, whilst I don't doubt that's true, the Saudi's also have a very large amount of cash invested in the US. Were it to be pulled out it would have catrostrophic consequences for the US economy.

Point's still the same though; Freedom & Democracy(c) be damned as long as they're our kind of dictatorship/brutally oppressive regime/military strongman/etc

I think its pretty obvious to all that Blackgang is suffering from senile dementia (loss of intellectual ability).
we should be kind to the old chap and humour him as any of us could end up the same way in 40 or 50 years time.

Didn't think rants like that were allowed in issues.



Perhaps the rules have eased a bit.

Oh! come on Tex, you don't give a toss about rules. I find BG's thread title and his continuous anti- Muslim rants far more offending and I ignored them in the beginning but some times he must face the bitter truth so I thought why not now.

He calls us smelly cun'ts and rag heads so he should be ready for it. Anyway I had a message and I conveyed it. I don't gove a toss what he feels or thinks.