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View Poll Results: Did the Pakistan government (or military) know Osama bin Laden was there? | |||
Yes, I believe Pakistani officials of some kind knew (please explain): | 57 | 78.08% | |
No, I don't believe Pakistani officials knew (please explain); | 2 | 2.74% | |
I am not sure (please explain): | 3 | 4.11% | |
I believe private Pakistani citizens knew and helped him set up his "safe house." | 11 | 15.07% | |
Voters: 73. You may not vote on this poll |
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05-10-2011, 11:27 AM | #101 | |
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For example: German = Germany...really? That is a shortening of the German nationality? So what is the original then, if not German? Germany is the name of the country, German is the name of the people. How the fuck is that a short form of anything? Same with Finn and Swede. Nobody says "That guy is a Finnish" or "That guy is a Swedish." Finn and Swede are the nouns used to denote a citizen of Finland or Sweden or someone of Finnish or Swedish heritage...they are not just a shorter version of another word. "He is a Finn" vs. "He is Finnish" It's like "He is an Englishman" vs. "He is English." You don't say "He is an English." Same thing for Pole and Scot: "He is a Pole" vs. "He is Polish." Nobody goes around saying "He is a Polish" or "He is a Scottish." Don't be ridiculous. I would argue that Brit can be offensive depending on how it's used, especially in former British colonies where we might be referring to the British in a negative way. But overall, it's a word that has its stem from the British themselves, and not typically or always used to denote inferiority or negativity. Same with Aussie. However, if someone were to call me a "Frog" or a "Kraut," as a "white European" you better believe I'd be offended. Same if I heard someone call a Pole a "Polack," that would be just as offensive despite that Poles are white Europeans. Using any slur for ANY race or ANY ethnicity, yes including all ethnic Europeans, is disrespectful, offensive and shameful. The word for citizens of Pakistan or people of Pakistani heritage is Pakistani and you can say "He is a Pakistani" just as well as "He is Pakistani" just the same as you could say "He is Greek" and "He is a Greek." There's no way to justify the use of that particular slur to refer directly to or address Pakistanis as not racist, no matter how much you might try. |
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For the life of me, I am not understanding why it is so difficult to "hear" that something is offensive to other people.
Just by virtue of how sensitive relations are these days between Arab countries and Muslims and the degree of racist attitudes and actions, I think it just a good idea to believe what POC are saying about this. |
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It wasn't that long ago that the list of countries represented at the UN who approved of execution was released. I recall being surprised that Haiti, a country who was at that time ( and is still currently) trying to rebuild from such a huge disaster much due to the aid coming from the USA and other countries, is among those countries on the UN list. Here's that list: http://www.whatthefolly.com/2010/11/...gender-people/ ( scroll to bottom for 79 countries)... just for a source. Sorry for the derail. I guess it just made me think that if we should cut aid... cut it to ALL tyrants. |
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After a very long day, I'm very drowsy, can't keep up with reading this rather interesting Debate..
I will "Explain" my vote very briefly, for tonight, and subscribe.. You'll have to brush off any misunderstanding until I'm wide awake... So, that being said.. Like quite a few, maybe they did....maybe they didn't....I'm leaning towards highly suspicious but not quite sure [why else would they take so fucking long to shoot him?*besides profit!*] Let's take this "Fabulously Powerful" country called the U.S., ok.... Bear with me... Some [Warren Jeffs comes to mind]Fundamentalist Mormons, marrying their cousin-sister-aunties, and banishing the potential rival son-uncle-nephews...in Enclaves that most of us had no fucking clue... Not terrorists, true....but, we had no clue.... another example, take a pick of Serial killers.... My favorite? Zodiac.... Why? Fucker to this day has yet to be found, within our own country.... Smart cookie... And of course, there's the very touchy part... Illegal Immigrants, some acting out as "Mules", not all are south of the border... Some violate Visas[work, student, etc...] Some have dubious intentions, and some are simply trying to slide under the wire to live with their same-sex partner and 2 kids. After all the U.S. forbids gay marriage and gay rights within Immigration.... Immigration idea being said, Who knows if private rich Pakistani's paid of private easily bribed poor Soldiers to protect their "rich" enclave, so they can have....what they might've considered, the Honor to be Host to a man who leads a fanatic cause against what is perceived in some places the most powerful Bully worldwide. I say this because Persian, Middle Eastern, and Arab hospitality is notoriously known, a Guest is usually treated as King, regardless of known or stranger, once immediate danger is written off..... That Intelligence was leaked by a greedy guard, higher up Pakistani Gov. maybe? Ok, Thats plausable too..... But you really can't expect Pakistan to be aware of every Minute detail going on in a country where if u even dare pass the Khyber Pass anonymously, and live to tell, you're fuckin' Blessed. Even we have issues, and our immigration laws are slowly choking the statue of liberty..... {btw, i thoroughly agree on the "paki" crap, i cringed with every time i read it...especially when someone treated it so casual...it's as if someone just shrugged off calling me a spic, or half-breed } g'night...
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war is hell .. maybe the blame should be on those who hide behinde their wives and children as well..he had no right being there w. his family KNOWING that he is a wanted man .. he should have bucked up and lived alone .. also .. of course they knew he was there ..
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