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sdfernando

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6. Wait a second here...

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 05:56 PM

Sep 2012

Mr. Alvi, are you not by demanding a ban on blasphemy doing exactly what you accuse the US of doing??

“You can’t come in to a society and say ‘this should be painful and this should not be painful.’ What is painful to us is painful to us. And we expect countries to recognize that,” Alvi said.

I find that banning blasphemy in MY country to be painful...and furthermore....it is not good enough to say the Pakistani government has nothing to do with it. I know they have nothing to do with it, but it is their responsibility because a Pakistani citizen is involved in this. It has the responsibility to curb such actions and legislate in Pakistan.

See how that works??

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Pakistani politician calls on U.S. to ban blasphemy [View all] davidn3600 Sep 2012 OP

Strangely, some Americans want us to do that too. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #1

I am offended by Pakistanis telling us how our government should treat our people, If they can Vincardog Sep 2012 #2

Prediction: You're offended but won't go on a murderous rampage! Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #38

ALL this murderous rampage is BS. The radical right wing on both sides are dying or more Vincardog Sep 2012 #40

And here I thought ... ArcticFox Sep 2012 #3

Really. zellie Sep 2012 #24

We'll ban blasphemy on the day you ban religion from YOUR government. hobbit709 Sep 2012 #4

yeah thats not gonna happen AlecBGreen Sep 2012 #5

Wait a second here... sdfernando Sep 2012 #6

Yeah, glacierbay Sep 2012 #7

I get the feeling that there are people who wish to louis-t Sep 2012 #8

Sounds similar to... Bosonic Sep 2012 #9

Dear Mr. Alvi: you have the right to not watch or Ilsa Sep 2012 #10

I wish America could contain it's hate speech within America Jessy169 Sep 2012 #11

And just how would you contain hate speech within America? glacierbay Sep 2012 #20

Yes, those poor Australians/Brits/Germans/Indonesians etc all suffering under dysfunctional govts riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #21

Maybe all those people can go ahead and just get off the internet fujiyama Sep 2012 #33

Multiple personalities of the Muslim rage elleng Sep 2012 #12

Maybe a tit for tat would shed light on the situation... socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #13

Did you mean "... and they *don't* circumcise themselves"? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #31

Oops! Have to think of another trade off.... socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #32

I think their idea (though I don't agree with it) is that blasphemy against any religion muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #35

But blasphemy is in the eye of the beholder.... socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #39

Robert A. Heinlein on blasphemy: Grave Grumbler Sep 2012 #14

bullies of Islam. evidently they have little faith in the validity of their own beliefs nt msongs Sep 2012 #15

"Life sucks, get a fucking helmet!" - Dr. Denis Leary. Edweird Sep 2012 #16

Once again keep your faith to yourself. If you believe in Muhammad, then nothing anyones will do JRLeft Sep 2012 #17

Apparently zellie Sep 2012 #28

how about you just fuck off instead Arif? trouble.smith Sep 2012 #18

Legislate what exactly? mwooldri Sep 2012 #19

...and convert to Islam. L0oniX Sep 2012 #22

They've got to be kidding? defacto7 Sep 2012 #23

Well we expect countries to recognize that we do not ban blasphemy treestar Sep 2012 #25

Please Explain It To Them november3rd Sep 2012 #26

Next up....women wear burqas zellie Sep 2012 #27

We'll change the constitution right away for you, Sir jsr Sep 2012 #29

Inflammatory headline doesn't match the content of the article... Ash_F Sep 2012 #30

Hey Alvi fujiyama Sep 2012 #34

Thank you for your concern, Mr. Alvi, but no Jack Rabbit Sep 2012 #36

They can take their blasphemy law suggestion and stick it... Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #37

Hah! Like that's going to happen. Quantess Sep 2012 #41