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French Soldier Stabbed In Neck In Paris [View all] Bosonic May 2013 OP

My money's on copycat. This attack doesn't have the planning of the London one Bucky May 2013 #1

A machete is a machete, kitchen knives are kitchen knives. nt DCKit May 2013 #3

My understanding is there was no machete in London, but a meat cleaver. Hissyspit May 2013 #4

He was upset over an anti-Muslim film that's been making the rounds... DCKit May 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE May 2013 #5

What else is new? demosincebirth May 2013 #6

Not surprising. jessie04 May 2013 #7

So you are defending the oppression of women dbackjon May 2013 #8

Don't be silly. jessie04 May 2013 #9

So if someone's religion says to kill gays dbackjon May 2013 #12

I totally reject and repulsed by that. jessie04 May 2013 #13

Yes we can dbackjon May 2013 #18

"But does that mean we can think one religion or culture is superior to another?" oberliner May 2013 #19

Yes. Cultures that do not subjugate and kill women and gays are superior to those that do. Flatulo May 2013 #21

OK...so you believe... jessie04 May 2013 #22

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Wow...I actually dont know what to say. jessie04 May 2013 #25

Your moral ambiguity towards a religion and culture that is blatantly sexist says it all. nt Flatulo May 2013 #34

a well deserved hide BainsBane May 2013 #48

Well deserved hide, indeed. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #49

Yes BainsBane May 2013 #50

This is good, too.. Fascinating History Channel Documentary: Science & Islam – With Prof. Jim Al-Kha Turborama May 2013 #69

Islam is a religion. John2 May 2013 #29

Islam is a system that governs all aspects of life, and as such, is really more than religion. Flatulo May 2013 #30

"I believe the inventions you cite predate the founding of Islam." - Totally, utterly false. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #47

Aw, c'mon. Iran has given so much to the world. Like, um, er, pistachios..... wellspring May 2013 #38

I second that n/t Yo_Mama May 2013 #23

What culture is that? BainsBane May 2013 #46

uh yes ButterflyBlood May 2013 #59

Only 100 years ago, white supremacy was part of US culture NickB79 May 2013 #87

It's not "oppression" to tell people to stop treating women like dirt. kestrel91316 May 2013 #81

For the women who chose to wear the veil, the ban is oppressive. ZombieHorde May 2013 #27

It's bad if it perpetuates the discrimination against women, yes. Flatulo May 2013 #32

VEIL. GeorgeGist May 2013 #14

Sorry...my bad. jessie04 May 2013 #26

You can still change it, jessie. n/m Cha May 2013 #35

If you cannot assimilate to the culture of a host nation, then you shouldn't emigrate there. Flatulo May 2013 #17

Nations are arbitrary, and are inherently meaningless. ZombieHorde May 2013 #28

Aw c'mon. What's so bad about being inconsistent? wellspring May 2013 #39

That's some really reactionary shit you're peddling. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #43

Followed the links, and that writer also wrote an important book on our American situation: freshwest May 2013 #52

I think it's only positive that women do not have to cover their faces anymore in France. Quantess May 2013 #83

Hard to say if this is copy cat or new tactics daleo May 2013 #10

Yeah, cause, like, if water is wet, wellspring May 2013 #40

Perceived commonality of interest can lead to common actions daleo May 2013 #88

I wonder if the militaries will have their guys stop wearing their uniforms off duty? n/t EC May 2013 #11

Reading is fundamental. GeorgeGist May 2013 #15

The Gendarmerie is a style of police organization with military influences. dookers May 2013 #16

What is the "France's Vigipirate anti-terror surveillance plan" ? jakeXT May 2013 #20

It's their version of Homeland Security alerts muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #57

All the more reason for everyone in Europe to get out of the Middle East. Ken Burch May 2013 #31

How does that relate to French soldier stabbed in neck? jessie04 May 2013 #33

It's all tied to the rage the Western neo-colonialist, neo-Crusader presence in Afghanistan and Iraq Ken Burch May 2013 #36

Oh.....like this ?? jessie04 May 2013 #58

I'm not sure how you think that's relevant muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #60

What the fuck does France have to do with the Iraq War? ButterflyBlood May 2013 #61

Or Sweden... Quantess May 2013 #67

The blood... Pelican May 2013 #90

It all has to do with Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle...... wellspring May 2013 #41

Maybe it's also time for Europe to rethink their immigration policies. Flatulo May 2013 #37

Hey. Stop criticizing Europistan. wellspring May 2013 #42

You two might feel more at home at English Defence League Underground. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #44

I have no vested interest in Europe, but as an observer, it seems to me that they've lost control Flatulo May 2013 #45

Balkan War? So Milosevic etc were Muslims? LeftishBrit May 2013 #54

Did you just say that the Balkan War was caused by unchecked muslim immigration? Democracyinkind May 2013 #55

Excuse me, but I have been involved with Democratic Party politics for 45 years, wellspring May 2013 #51

So, how do you propose to start discriminating against the groups you don't like? muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #56

I've lived in England all my life; in two cities which have many Muslim immigrants LeftishBrit May 2013 #53

Knife attack on soldier in Paris treated as terrorism Bosonic May 2013 #62

And people wonder ... jessie04 May 2013 #64

Oh, do tell us what your great political wisdom says about this muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #70

No non sequiturs . jessie04 May 2013 #71

People say the stabbing of a French soldier is being treated as terrorism muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #73

Gee...ok jessie04 May 2013 #74

Considering Muslims aren't very happy with anything now a days.. unreadierLizard May 2013 #63

"Death to all JUICE " ?? jessie04 May 2013 #65

Keeping fruits and vegetables intact is a tenet of the Whole Foods Movement, or so I've read. Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #75

No matter where in the world they go, Quantess May 2013 #66

Right. unreadierLizard May 2013 #68

A good percentage of immigrants from predominantly muslim cultures don't want to adapt, Quantess May 2013 #86

why does their military "Patrol West Paris"? Sunlei May 2013 #72

It doesn't happen in the US because the US doesn't have a Gendarmerie ButterflyBlood May 2013 #76

The USA has the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #77

stop & frisk neighborhood in NYC?people come out of their home & are searched Sunlei May 2013 #78

That's not what a Gendarmerie is ButterflyBlood May 2013 #79

some of the usa police fit the defination to a tee, "maintence of public order" Sunlei May 2013 #82

No armed police are not soldiers anymore than some teabagger militia is ButterflyBlood May 2013 #84

we will have to disagree then. Sunlei May 2013 #85

However, he is not a gendarme; he's a member of a mountain infantry brigade muriel_volestrangler May 2013 #80

'Radical' Muslim held in Paris soldier stabbing Bosonic May 2013 #89

so we need to bomb France to eliminate KND? yurbud May 2013 #91