Squashed Fly & Gerry - for that hijacking of the thread does that make you forum terrorists? :-?
Printable View
Squashed Fly & Gerry - for that hijacking of the thread does that make you forum terrorists? :-?
Aidan,
As much as I would find it so exhilarating engaging with you in a mature and sensible discussion on the non-bike topic of the week (world news coverage) on the purposely allocated non-bike section, I have a question.
If you have no interest in or find the thread boring or too serious why waste your time posting a load of bull**** completely off topic?
And Gerry come on. :-?
;D ;D ;D Aiden - I love this place, I post a completely off topic post and you get all the flack for it 8-)
Ken, I can't possibly win an argument with people who are so easily lead with anti Israeli propaganda eg "There have been instances of old women being executed while simply trying to get to hospital for chemotherapy treatment"
People choose to believe in what they believe in (which is good) but simply copying & pasting what others write (or choose to make up) isn't really entering into an "mature and sensible discussion" like I know you like to do.
My original post wasn't about Gaza, but more about admiring a Country that does what it thinks is right for it's own people without looking over it's shoulder (like we do at times).
My sad confession is that I’m not really massively interested in Gaza (or anywhere out there really) as no amount of my saying “isn’t it bad or it’s not fair” is going to change anything. The waffle I write on here is just going to infuriate three or four people in Wiltshire and bore the rest of the people who read it by accident.
The sad thing is that you three or four that really enjoy mulling over the Arab / Israeli problem (or any other big national, international or intergalactic issue) aren’t going to make any difference either :(
I blame myself completely as I know I shouldn’t open a thread which I know is going to mildly annoy me (especially when I’m in an “easy to mildly annoy” mood) :-?
Now, about the this pesky West Lothian Question…..
;D
Take on board your comments GerryQuote:
Originally Posted by Gerry
I can’t speak for others on here, but in fairness if you look back at your own posts on this thread you have quoted numerous statistics to further your own argument. Pointless and futile for me to play tit for tat and accuse you of anti-Palestinian propaganda, so I won’t. :-X
You could be right about talking about these national/international issues won’t change the world order, but hey, the forum would most likely die a death if we all just talked about our favourite coloured bike. Personally if I have no interest in a topic or thread I don’t see the point in posting – that’s just me. ::)
The ‘West Lothian question’ will, along with the sovereign state of the United Kingdom be no more after 2014. Now that you mention it though, for the record, it is just Pro-Unionist propaganda. :P ;D
Hoping you cheered up 8-) :-*
http://www.multaqa.org/access/inside.php?id=856Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerry
Just because it isn't reported in the Daily Mail, doesn't mean it doesn't happen Gerry.
Do you own research if you want to know what's happening in the world because you certainly won't get it from the mainstream media
The world is a very different place to what your government wants you to think
Amongst others I watch these sites
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/
http://www.naturalnews.com/index.html
Not saying I trust them but I look to see what they are talking about. I take anything I read in a paper or hear on the BBC with a very large pinch of salt
Erm..... Because I was asked to? And yes, before you ask, if Gerry asked - I would jump off a bridge! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by monday21
Jeez, there seems to be serious sense of humour failure of late around these parts... The world isn't al doom and gloom folks, despite what some of our forum members would have you believe - there's a billion things to be joyous and happy about!
My world has turned upside down - I now find myself agreeing with Squashed Fly (and not just because of my newly found power over his free will) ;D
"there's a billion things to be joyous and happy about" Agreed [smiley=thumbup.gif]
Perhaps what we need is a new D&G Section (no, not Dolce and Gabbana) ;)
G :)
Wouldn't it be ironic if the underlying politics and self beliefs within this thread started to mirror that found within the actual subject under discussion :o
And before anyone has a go at that statement, when I mean underlying politics, I'm not referring to the killings and bombings, I'm referring to the way people build their arguments and then justify them when brought under scrutiny and challenged. It could be interesting to look at the physocology of all this and draw parallels about how decisions can be made based on strong personal beliefs that are being defended whilst under attack from other factions with just as strong a belief as their own.
Or maybe not..........