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RiverNoord

(1,150 posts)
24. OK - I'm done. You are an utter idiot.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 02:53 PM
Jan 2015

Since you're talking about India and Kashmir, have you ever heard of East Pakistan?

Considering how pathetically you cherry-pick for information supporting your absurd claims, I expect that this will be a mystery to you. Of course, you'll do a bit of search-engine research in order to provide a retort.

East Pakistan does not exist. It was, once upon a time, a part of Pakistan, with a massive Muslim majority population. However, its mostly Bengali ethnicity, speaking the Bengali language, was neglected, then severely repressed, by the heavily Punjabi Pakistani government.

In 1971, East Pakistan went to war with Pakistan proper, in complete alliance with Hindu-majority India. Thus was born the Muslim-majority modern nation of Bangladesh.

My response is entirely responsive to your points concerning the never-ending conflict in Kashmir. It's a disputed territory, the likes of which can be found around the world. The religious makeup of the (shifting with the ebb and flow of the conflict) population has almost nothing to do with the conflict, other than to enable both governments to whip up recruits to serve as fodder.

Finally, do you suppose anyone in the world feels severely threatened by the massive constant export of American culture around the world? Do you consider American culture to be superior to 'Islamic' culture? Does the United States ever seek to impose (you say 'enforce,' which is logically incorrect) its way of life on others? Has Germany ever done so? Indeed, has any Muslim-majority country ever killed by terrorism anywhere near the number that Germany has, in any such effort? (The Ottoman Empire/Turkey worked pretty hard at it during WWI, but the scale is nowhere near Germany's).

How legitimate, comparatively, would Muslim-majority countries' concerns be regarding 'Americanization' of their cultures, compared to some imagined 'Islamization' of some European countries?

Well, I know you will only think about these things in order to come up with more nonsense to support your absurd position, but perhaps, someday, you might just approach something vaguely approaching wisdom. That's why I responded to you. Maybe, someday. But I doubt it.

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I don't know how many of these protesters would abide by sharia law cosmicone Jan 2015 #1
Where is sharia law being "forced down anyone's throats" which is a Fox News theme, by the way? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2
It happens.... a LOT. Burf-_- Jan 2015 #4
But is it really a threat? DVDGuy Jan 2015 #10
The wise speak of what they know. RiverNoord Jan 2015 #3
Some of us speak from personal experiences cosmicone Jan 2015 #5
spot on K&R Burf-_- Jan 2015 #6
And what's yr personal experience? Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #12
I have never posted anything against Muslims as a whole cosmicone Jan 2015 #13
Sorry but you've posted some nasty stuff about Muslims, and some very recently... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #14
I am flattered that you've researched me obsessively cosmicone Jan 2015 #15
Bomb throwers in the Caucasus and the gangsters in Kosovo reorg Jan 2015 #16
I was responding to Violet_Crumble and her specific points cosmicone Jan 2015 #17
You cannot compare India with Germany reorg Jan 2015 #18
Islamization of India is always a threat cosmicone Jan 2015 #30
OK - I'm done. You are an utter idiot. RiverNoord Jan 2015 #24
East Pakistan was the first step towards balkanization of Pakistan cosmicone Jan 2015 #28
I'm glad to see many members here know your vile beliefs closeupready Jan 2015 #33
One person's vile is another person's virtuous cosmicone Jan 2015 #34
That would be the stance of many people who hold bigoted views against minority groups... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #37
You have lost all objectivity. cosmicone Jan 2015 #40
Don't thank me. Thank Google and the 57.5 seconds I had spare yesterday... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #36
You have mastered sophistry and strawman paradigms. cosmicone Jan 2015 #39
Although I do occasionally visit this forum RiverNoord Jan 2015 #22
Sounds much like political parties-- each side rationalizing its own superiority at the expense of.. LanternWaste Jan 2015 #21
also ..this Burf-_- Jan 2015 #7
Question for you. Do you support the anti-Muslim protests in Germany? n/t Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #9
Good on them. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #8
Is there one single German politician advocating for sharia law in Germany? No? Not even one? Ash_F Jan 2015 #11
Would be interesting to see who exactly started that "sharia law fear". I think that line Sunlei Jan 2015 #23
In Germany I'm positive reorg Jan 2015 #26
Thank you, thats very interesting information. American 'media' must have picked it up from there, Sunlei Jan 2015 #27
K&R 1step Jan 2015 #19
Germany should have kicked out David Duke much earlier. They let him spread the hate for a year, Sunlei Jan 2015 #20
Great news: Counter-protests dwarf German anti-Islam rallies pampango Jan 2015 #25
good news. That's why the 'badguys' hate protests and protesters! :P Sunlei Jan 2015 #29
This will make many of DU's Islamophobic Bigot Brigade very unhappy. closeupready Jan 2015 #31
LOLOOLOLOLOLOLOL OH SPLENDID ! Burf-_- Jan 2015 #35
LOL - such as half the people posting this thread who are on my ignore list. closeupready Jan 2015 #32
We drew the lines..... DeSwiss Jan 2015 #38
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