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News: Terrorist attack in Paris leaves 12 dead
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RIP
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That's horrible. Radical Islam is getting out of hand.
Rest in peace to those dead.
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Originally posted by Xalric
It's in France, I don't think it has anything to do with religion but more about this stupid president we have, that makes nothing but beating his own records every months of unemployement in the country, everybody in the country sees him as a joke.
Then again it's Charlie Hebdo we are talking about, the most racist newspaper I know in the world, they think it's funny to do cartoon with religion's figure, GOD and other important religious people. They've been sued continuously for that. They also called a Black politician woman an ape.
I mean just look at their last tweet
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Originally posted by Aleks
Yep.
While there is obviously NOTHING that would justify such terrorist actions, that newspaper should really stop ****ing around with their racist "jokes". They are completely aware of the reactions they could and do get.
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Uhm, excuse me? If everyone that gets ridiculed in a random newspaper starts killing then we will be in a big trouble. So let's ban all of the caricatures. And when we are at it, let's ban most of the comedy movies, literary works and so on. You know what? Let's ban freedom of speech, because who needs it anyway - it only cause trouble and hurts the feelings of the extremits.
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Member Since: 1/5/2014
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Holy **** no. That's horrible and disgusting. The fact that it's almost becoming normal. This needs to stop.
They're on the run I hope they won't do any others things gosh.
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Originally posted by ****YesLovato
What I hate the most of these kind of publications is the "freedom of speech" excuse. Yes, it's a human right but where is the respect? Some of them are okay but others go beyond the limit.
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Can you provide us with the caricatures that are so "beyond the limit" and justify killing of 12 people and injuring 5-6 more?
The newspapers make fun of the God of many religions - you don't see their respective followers to attack the journalists.
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Originally posted by Cas
Uhm, excuse me? If everyone that gets ridiculed in a random newspaper starts killing then we will be in a big trouble. So let's ban all of the caricatures. And when we are at it, let's ban most of the comedy movies, literary works and so on. You know what? Let's ban freedom of speech, because who needs it anyway - it only cause trouble and hurts the feelings of the extremits.
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And as if they wouldn't find something else to stick to.
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There's nothing worse in this world. Ugh I hate them so much.
Rip
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Originally posted by Cas
Can you provide us with the caricatures that are so "beyond the limit" and justify killing of 12 people and injuring 5-6 more?
The newspapers make fun of the God of many religions - you don't see their respective followers to attack the journalists.
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Originally posted by ****YesLovato
I'm not justifying them
I was just saying how the freedom of speech gets twisted and can cover up things like calling someone our for its race or sexuality in public media. Those acts turn into everyday-publications and start becoming "normal" to people so they tend to use those satire and ignorant speeches in real life situations. That was my point.
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I admired France for being brave and able to satire like the free country they were. But even at the other end of the globe those terror induced human beings find their way in with their pathetic excuse of religion. I seriously hope someone puts an end to all religion one day.
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Originally posted by ****YesLovato
Yeah but sometimes you shouldn't fool around about certain sentive topics; they turn into disrespectful, ignorant and not funny publications.
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It's ****ed up that you can make jabs about any faith or world leader but as soon as you do it for Muslims you get hunted down, bombed, or sniped. I mean for ****s sake! It doesn't matter what stupid illustration provoked this, it's terrorism and it needs to be crushed.
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Religions are pathetic and today Islam is the worst of them all. I'm islamophobic and there should be no problem in saying so. Islam is not a race, it is a political, religious and cultural belief which sould be opened to criticism like any belief, especially when it is intolerant, violent and backwards (against women or homosexual rights). The 2 or 3 people here who are almost justyfing this make me sick.
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Seriously, so tired of hearing this everyday. People need to grow up.
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Originally posted by Aleks
While there is obviously NOTHING that would justify such terrorist actions, that newspaper should really stop ****ing around with their racist "jokes". They are completely aware of the reactions they could and do get.
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This. People are well aware of the fact that extremists will kill anyone who makes jokes about their religion, it shouldn't come as a shock when things like this happen.
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RIP I hate religion for things like this.
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May those poor people rest in peace!
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Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou
Religions are pathetic and today Islam is the worst of them all. I'm islamophobic and there should be no problem in saying so. Islam is not a race, it is a political, religious and cultural belief which sould be opened to criticism like any belief, especially when it is intolerant, violent and backwards (against women or homosexual rights). The 2 or 3 people here who are almost justyfing this make me sick.
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Finally someone speaking up.
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Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou
Religions are pathetic and today Islam is the worst of them all. I'm islamophobic and there should be no problem in saying so. Islam is not a race, it is a political, religious and cultural belief which sould be opened to criticism like any belief, especially when it is intolerant, violent and backwards (against women or homosexual rights). The 2 or 3 people here who are almost justyfing this make me sick.
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Saying i'm islamophobic is ignorant.
These people in Islam are a TERRIBLE but visible minority, Islam is not a religion of hate & violance, it is pretty much same as Christianity & Judaism, and like all religions it has SICK and disgusting extemists with terrible interpretation
I am an atheist (ex christian btw)
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
This. People are well aware of the fact that extremists will kill anyone who makes jokes about their religion, it shouldn't come as a shock when things like this happen.
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Oh yes so because some crazy muslims are ready to hunt down anyone who makes fun of their religion it should be protected from any criticism or mockery ? No, no and no. You should be allowed to mock Islam, Mohamet, Jesus, Jews etc, and these magazines are right to do so. Only muslims react so violently and worse than that some of the moderate ones you would expect and hope they'd defend freedom of speech are almost justifying such cruelty.
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Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou
Religions are pathetic and today Islam is the worst of them all. I'm islamophobic and there should be no problem in saying so. Islam is not a race, it is a political, religious and cultural belief which sould be opened to criticism like any belief, especially when it is intolerant, violent and backwards (against women or homosexual rights). The 2 or 3 people here who are almost justyfing this make me sick.
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There are hundreds of millions of people who, to varying degrees, believe in Islam. I don't think it's fair to lump them all together (it's discriminatory). However, I do think out of all the religions TODAY, Islam breeds the most extremists who are prone to violence and terrorism. That's something that needs to be interrogated no matter how un-PC that sounds. It's simply the reality of the world as it is today.
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