Stupid idiot fanatics!
-
Rohit Sinha wrote: am myself thinking of setting up a site about my country, its culture, values, etc Now that does sound like a fantastic idea! And later on, once you are into it, there's no reason why you couldn't start a sister site to live off organising tours and stuff for people through your country? We all have to eat, there's no shame in that. :)
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
While this was not my original intent, now that you mention it, it does sound like a good idea. Although the maximum I may end up doing is providing links to other tour operators and getting some commission out of the final deal. I am a programmer, and have no experience in the tour operator business, and I don't intend to venture there either. But the idea does have a lot of merit, and I will definitely do something about it. But still, the main emphasis will be on what I intend to put the site there for. Thanks for the idea though. :) Yes, there is no shame in doing something for money so you can eat. And there is no shame in getting a more comfy bed, air con, bigger house, bigger car, yatch, either. :) I'm all for earning as much money as I can. I mean, why not? I am not cheating anyone, I'm not doing anything wrong, I'm trying to give someone something he enjoys or finds useful in return for something I enjoy and find useful (money). Mmmm, your comment about eating reminds me, there is chicken chilly for lunch today. :drool: I'm off to lunch. :-D
Regards,Rohit Sinha
-
:mad: And no, this thread has nothing to do with Al Qaida. Look at these lines: "warned the festive season would see "revenge" attacks across the country" "attacks prior and during the festive season would be part of what it dubbed Operation Elohiem of Revenge. No explanation was given for the term "Elohiem". The word is Hebrew, and means angels" "We introduce ourselves as fighters of the Holy Father and the Boer nation" (ok, early giveaway) "The statement was peppered with Bible quotes and references to holy revenge on behalf of "the chosen people" " Why is it that all these lunatic fringes think they are doing God's holy work? :mad: I don't know about all religions, but certainly the Christian faith (which is what this particular group of people say they belong to) portrays God as a God of love and peace. At what point does bombing fit into this! :confused: More idiot fanatics[^] Ok, that particular article is relating to white right wingers in South Africa. Admittedly, I have been away for the past 8 months, but not a single member of my family or friends feel the way this group does. And yet they are in the news making the world think that all white SA's feel this way :mad::mad::mad: So in this world of global communication (you guys living there at the moment should have a good idea of the feeling there and good input on this) is it worth setting up a site to discredit the way these ignorant arseholes are seen? Maybe show them (the ignorant arseholes) that the rest of us feel that the country has enough problems right now without a bunch of lunatics running around setting bombs off, even if they are strategically placed for minimal loss of life. Isn't one person killed one person too many? :mad: Isn't there enough of that? X| This sort of behaviour is only going to cause more anger, hurt and hatred. I wonder how they think (assuming they do think of course :wtf: ) this is this going to help the country's long term future. :((
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the s
A symbiotic relationship (press/fanatics) that is parastic on everyone else :mad: If it helps, they haven't had a drop of publicity in the UK Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
-
Michael A. Barnhart wrote: They also did many things in name of GOD and country This is what annoys me so much. Just because they feel emphatically about something controversial, suddenly they think they are some elite with an understanding of God that us lesser mortals (ie. almost all of the worlds population) don't have. Imagine the blackness and hatred people must have in their hearts to purposefully go out and plant bombs.
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
Megan Forbes wrote: Just because they feel emphatically about something controversial, suddenly they think they are some elite with an understanding of God that us lesser mortals (ie. almost all of the worlds population) don't have Sidestepping the part about planting bombs as totally irrelavent...
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.
-
Michael Dunn wrote: dupe the followers into doing something that would otherwise (hopefully) be against their morals It would be extremely interesting to test the IQ's of all caught terrorists. Sure, the leaders are probably lunatic geniuses, gifted in the art of manipulation, but the others must be really stupid to fall for this crap about killing and maiming people to go to heaven.
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
Megan Forbes wrote: but the others must be really stupid to fall for this crap about killing and maiming people to go to heaven. Yeah, all those barbaric murderous soldiers in the various World Wars, etc. I have no faith of any sort in any deity, but a lot of people need one in order to be able to do such things, indeed some people need it just to give meaning to their lives "period". That's doesn't make them any less intelligent though. A god is an individual's creation - it is never hard to please your own.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.
-
:mad: And no, this thread has nothing to do with Al Qaida. Look at these lines: "warned the festive season would see "revenge" attacks across the country" "attacks prior and during the festive season would be part of what it dubbed Operation Elohiem of Revenge. No explanation was given for the term "Elohiem". The word is Hebrew, and means angels" "We introduce ourselves as fighters of the Holy Father and the Boer nation" (ok, early giveaway) "The statement was peppered with Bible quotes and references to holy revenge on behalf of "the chosen people" " Why is it that all these lunatic fringes think they are doing God's holy work? :mad: I don't know about all religions, but certainly the Christian faith (which is what this particular group of people say they belong to) portrays God as a God of love and peace. At what point does bombing fit into this! :confused: More idiot fanatics[^] Ok, that particular article is relating to white right wingers in South Africa. Admittedly, I have been away for the past 8 months, but not a single member of my family or friends feel the way this group does. And yet they are in the news making the world think that all white SA's feel this way :mad::mad::mad: So in this world of global communication (you guys living there at the moment should have a good idea of the feeling there and good input on this) is it worth setting up a site to discredit the way these ignorant arseholes are seen? Maybe show them (the ignorant arseholes) that the rest of us feel that the country has enough problems right now without a bunch of lunatics running around setting bombs off, even if they are strategically placed for minimal loss of life. Isn't one person killed one person too many? :mad: Isn't there enough of that? X| This sort of behaviour is only going to cause more anger, hurt and hatred. I wonder how they think (assuming they do think of course :wtf: ) this is this going to help the country's long term future. :((
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the s
As everybody here I think it's disgusting so use God to launch a crusade for its own profit. It existed centuries ago and nothing changes. Perhaps not. When somebody like you stands up and says No, IMO it does matter. As said an historian: "Thus, the future of the World depends perhaps today once again on this millions of individual wills, able by their courage and sometimes their sacrifice, to impose to the Order the respect of the Man. It's undoubtedly why, forty years after the end of the massacre, there's still in the frozen night a shining star which doesn't die: the one of the partisans." ("Ainsi, l'avenir du Monde dépend-il peut-être aujourd'hui encore de ces millions de volontés individuelles capables, par leur courage et quelquefois leur sacrifice, d'imposer à l'Ordre le respect de l'homme. C'est sans doute pourquoi, quarante ans après la fin du massacre, brille encore dans la nuit glacée une étoile qui n'est pas morte: celles des partisans")
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
-
Megan Forbes wrote: is it that all these lunatic fringes think they are doing holy work? Because religion is such a great brainwashing technique. When Fanatical Leader X says to his cult, "We're going to go bomb the Elbonian embassy IN THE NAME OF (deity)!" it's an easy way to dupe the followers into doing something that would otherwise (hopefully) be against their morals, because the followers now have the promise of going to heaven (or whatever their equivalent is) after death. What part of "thou shalt not kill" don't people understand? --Mike-- "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things." -- Silent Bob 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Michael Dunn wrote: What part of "thou shalt not kill" don't people understand? The small print bit which say "unless it is against OUR enemies" :| Killing for a cause is very much in all of us. Religion is one powerful way of harnessing it. Being prez. of the USA is another. Poverty is another good one. Using history selectively is also guaranteed.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
Michael Dunn wrote: What part of "thou shalt not kill" don't people understand? The small print bit which say "unless it is against OUR enemies" :| Killing for a cause is very much in all of us. Religion is one powerful way of harnessing it. Being prez. of the USA is another. Poverty is another good one. Using history selectively is also guaranteed.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: Being prez. of the USA is another :laugh::laugh: What's the feeling about all this back home? :(
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
-
As everybody here I think it's disgusting so use God to launch a crusade for its own profit. It existed centuries ago and nothing changes. Perhaps not. When somebody like you stands up and says No, IMO it does matter. As said an historian: "Thus, the future of the World depends perhaps today once again on this millions of individual wills, able by their courage and sometimes their sacrifice, to impose to the Order the respect of the Man. It's undoubtedly why, forty years after the end of the massacre, there's still in the frozen night a shining star which doesn't die: the one of the partisans." ("Ainsi, l'avenir du Monde dépend-il peut-être aujourd'hui encore de ces millions de volontés individuelles capables, par leur courage et quelquefois leur sacrifice, d'imposer à l'Ordre le respect de l'homme. C'est sans doute pourquoi, quarante ans après la fin du massacre, brille encore dans la nuit glacée une étoile qui n'est pas morte: celles des partisans")
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
KaЯl wrote: the future of the World depends perhaps today once again on this millions of individual wills This is the problem I think. Those of us well-balanced individuals don't want to go out crusading. We are lazy because we just want to get on with our lives, enjoy our families, better ourselves and keep healthy. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this, except that the lunatics out there have a much easier time making chaos, either as terrorists, or fighters of terrorists. You know the old saying - one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter... :(
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
-
:mad: And no, this thread has nothing to do with Al Qaida. Look at these lines: "warned the festive season would see "revenge" attacks across the country" "attacks prior and during the festive season would be part of what it dubbed Operation Elohiem of Revenge. No explanation was given for the term "Elohiem". The word is Hebrew, and means angels" "We introduce ourselves as fighters of the Holy Father and the Boer nation" (ok, early giveaway) "The statement was peppered with Bible quotes and references to holy revenge on behalf of "the chosen people" " Why is it that all these lunatic fringes think they are doing God's holy work? :mad: I don't know about all religions, but certainly the Christian faith (which is what this particular group of people say they belong to) portrays God as a God of love and peace. At what point does bombing fit into this! :confused: More idiot fanatics[^] Ok, that particular article is relating to white right wingers in South Africa. Admittedly, I have been away for the past 8 months, but not a single member of my family or friends feel the way this group does. And yet they are in the news making the world think that all white SA's feel this way :mad::mad::mad: So in this world of global communication (you guys living there at the moment should have a good idea of the feeling there and good input on this) is it worth setting up a site to discredit the way these ignorant arseholes are seen? Maybe show them (the ignorant arseholes) that the rest of us feel that the country has enough problems right now without a bunch of lunatics running around setting bombs off, even if they are strategically placed for minimal loss of life. Isn't one person killed one person too many? :mad: Isn't there enough of that? X| This sort of behaviour is only going to cause more anger, hurt and hatred. I wonder how they think (assuming they do think of course :wtf: ) this is this going to help the country's long term future. :((
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the s
Megan Forbes wrote: is it worth setting up a site to discredit the way these ignorant arseholes are seen? It frustrates me no end that we even have to think of setting up a website like that. Whatever happened trust, understanding and questioning what the media tells you? Fighting the effects is such a sad task, yet more and more we see we have to do that first before we can fight the cause. Ugh! As for the right winger nutter thing currently most of us see it as a desperate, sad, pathetic attempt by dinosaurs to reclaim their lost man hood. They know the truth of the future but refuse to accept it. Whether they pose a credible threat... I don't know. I feel pretty safe because I am white, but that is no excuse, yet it does isolate me from the real effects. I hope Mbeki cracks down on it (and he has been very good at not branding all whites as part of it which I appreciate) but I also hope it is a understanding, peaceful crack down because anything else will just push borderline right wingers over the edge and start a vicious cycle.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
A symbiotic relationship (press/fanatics) that is parastic on everyone else :mad: If it helps, they haven't had a drop of publicity in the UK Elaine (fluffy tigress emoticon) Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
Trollslayer wrote: that is parastic on everyone else *cough* Who buys the newspapers? Who buys and pays for the magazines, cable rental, satelite subscription and online newssites? How do you keep up to date with the latest fashion in shoes Elaine? Plus of course the people who write these articles, anchor the news stories and type up the columns are just normal people like you and me. We are so skilled at looking in at things from the outside and seeing the madness. But we have no skill at seeing the madness directly around us. Trollslayer wrote: If it helps, they haven't had a drop of publicity in the UK Wait till the first American Tourist dies. Then you will hear all about it.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
KaЯl wrote: the future of the World depends perhaps today once again on this millions of individual wills This is the problem I think. Those of us well-balanced individuals don't want to go out crusading. We are lazy because we just want to get on with our lives, enjoy our families, better ourselves and keep healthy. Of course, there's nothing wrong with this, except that the lunatics out there have a much easier time making chaos, either as terrorists, or fighters of terrorists. You know the old saying - one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter... :(
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
Perhaps won't we always have the chance to avoid to choose a side :( Like anybody else, I try to do the good choices based on my conscience (thus on my education), but I don't want to stay on the line seeing others play the game for me. Too many remain silent when shouting was the only honorable way, I don't want doing the same mistake :suss:
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
-
Rohit Sinha wrote: I am myself thinking of setting up a site about my country, its culture, values, etc. It'll try to educate people (foreigners AND Indians) about us, and hopefully help create a better image in the minds of people, Indians and otherwise, about us. I'd encourage you to follow through with this idea. Through chatting with Nish and Smitha now and then I've been learning a lot about your country, and I'm finding it to be very interesting. I suspect that most Americans know only as much about India as they could learn from the movie "Ghandi" and the books of Rudyard Kipling. Damn few of us read, though, so I could be overestimating a bit there. Go for it, Rohit, and be sure to post a link here so we can find it easily!:-D "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ
Roger Wright wrote: I suspect that most Americans know only as much about India as they could learn from the movie "Ghandi" and The Party with Peter Sellers, don't forget The Party. The definitive compedium of Indian culture... * I am just re-inforcing the need for a We Are Indian website. p.s. Where can I find a similar website for Americans? CNN.com seems a bit biased... ;)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
Roger Wright wrote: I suspect that most Americans know only as much about India as they could learn from the movie "Ghandi" and The Party with Peter Sellers, don't forget The Party. The definitive compedium of Indian culture... * I am just re-inforcing the need for a We Are Indian website. p.s. Where can I find a similar website for Americans? CNN.com seems a bit biased... ;)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
There's a Peter Sellers movie I missed??? I'll have to rent it asap! My favorites we "The Mouse That Roared," "The Magic Christian," and "I Love You Alice B. Toklas." Classics, all! :laugh: "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ
-
There's a Peter Sellers movie I missed??? I'll have to rent it asap! My favorites we "The Mouse That Roared," "The Magic Christian," and "I Love You Alice B. Toklas." Classics, all! :laugh: "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ
Roger Wright wrote: There's a Peter Sellers movie I missed??? You have not watched it?!?! Get thee to a nunnery... I mean video shop! Totally classic movie. Just wait for the parrot part (Sellers definitley has a thing for parrots.) Roger Wright wrote: "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ Where did you get that? Or did you really see a bumper sticker like that?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
Yes "thou shalt not kill" should be "thou shalt ! kill" Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
Colin Davies wrote: "thou shalt ! kill" :laugh: Colin Davies and his language endevaours! You should port the Bible over to C++ and turn it into the next killer app... ;)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
-
Roger Wright wrote: There's a Peter Sellers movie I missed??? You have not watched it?!?! Get thee to a nunnery... I mean video shop! Totally classic movie. Just wait for the parrot part (Sellers definitley has a thing for parrots.) Roger Wright wrote: "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ Where did you get that? Or did you really see a bumper sticker like that?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: did you really see a bumper sticker like that? I thought of it several years ago while driving around town and seeing so many proud parents with stickers about their children's many virtues. It occurred to me that most of the people I knew had been in jail at some time or other, which led to thoughts about what their parents must have on their bumpers. After a good laugh on the telling of it in bars and such, I promptly forgot about it until a few weeks ago when I actually saw the bumper sticker on a car in front of me! It was generic - no Mohave, just County Jail - but I laughed so hard I was in tears... How I wish now I'd had a few thousand printed and sold in the local pubs. It makes me more determined than ever to finish my Welcome to Bullhead City, AZ postcard idea... "My child was Inmate of the Month at Mohave County Jail" - Bumper Sticker in Bullhead City, AZ
-
Megan Forbes wrote: is it worth setting up a site to discredit the way these ignorant arseholes are seen? If you feel so strongly about it that you think it's worth it, do it by all means. I am myself thinking of setting up a site about my country, its culture, values, etc. It'll try to educate people (foreigners AND Indians) about us, and hopefully help create a better image in the minds of people, Indians and otherwise, about us. It'll try to instill at least some confidence, pride and respect for others, plus tolerance in their minds, and make them get rid of their laid back approach towards life (get up and start working, dammit!). Totally non profit of course, and hopefully I'll be able to bring in some journalists, writers and good editors if I try really hard. :) Well, hopefully I'll have some time to actually start working on it soon. Doesn't look like it'll be sooner than Jan 2003 though. :(
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Didn't we talk about a site a month or so ago, exchanging cultural ideas, and educating people? A way to discuss world issues without degrading into a battle of pride. I would definitely put some effort into this if some others would like to. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
-
Roger Wright wrote: I suspect that most Americans know only as much about India as they could learn from the movie "Ghandi" and The Party with Peter Sellers, don't forget The Party. The definitive compedium of Indian culture... * I am just re-inforcing the need for a We Are Indian website. p.s. Where can I find a similar website for Americans? CNN.com seems a bit biased... ;)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: p.s. Where can I find a similar website for Americans? Not sure, but I've actually been thinking a bit about it. More so about collecting info regarding some of the following: Military spending, humanitarian aid, economic aid, taxes, energy efficiency, productivity per capita, pollution, history. I don't know yet what I want to do with the information. How to present it? what the real goal is beyond informing..... Maybe I'll call it americanfingersinyourpie.com BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson