Lionel Edriess wrote on Oct 4
th, 2015 at 4:53pm:
I have NEVER, EVER, excused any atrocities, Lionel. I have mentioned the Crusades in attempting to explain to people why those atrocities might have occurred. You appear to mistake explanation for excuse, why?
Quote:One supposes, then, that one should not base their opinions or reactions on historical precedents? And you a self-proclaimed 'historian'?
No, one should understand the historical precedents which have brought about the present condition, Lionel. Unfortunately, all too often critics of Islam and Muslims in particular believe that the events of today are not formulated in the events of yesteryear for some obscure reason.
Quote:Tell me, Brian, was Obama elected by the 'people'? Or by the vote counted? America is not like this country, Brian, as you know. Voting is optional.
He was elected by the voters who cared to partake in the election, Lionel. As much as that appears to gall you, so was Shrug and Clinton and Bush Senior, and, and, and...
Quote:And it's starting to look look like if America won't face the global Islamic threat (disguised how it is), then Putin will.
Putin appears quite happy to back a MUSLIM leader in Bashr Al'asad, Lionel. Isn't he a member of this supposed "global Islamic threat"?
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It will be interesting to see how the US postures on the world stage if they ever have the idiocy to elect another Clinton, or re-elect Osama.
Obama cannot be re-elected under the US Constitutional limits on the number of terms a US President can serve, Lionel. Another Clinton? A possibility but she has more steel I suspect than most on the right are willing to credit her with...
Quote:ISIS is merely Islam armed.
There are some who recognise that.
Then they need to take their Islamophobic blinkers off...