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84. No armed police are not soldiers anymore than some teabagger militia is

Sun May 26, 2013, 04:32 PM

May 2013

No US police force is part of the military. Yes they might harass and humiliate people for no reason at all and deserve criticism for that when it happens and investigation of the incidents when it does. That does not however mean the harassing police are a gendarmerie. It just makes them bad police.

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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