Reply With QuoteThis guy is extremely lucky he still has his head attached to his shoulders, and his hands attached to their wrists.Originally Posted by Pianomahnn
Don't insult the dictator!
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02-22-2007, 12:36 PM #1I bike to work.
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Don't insult the dictator!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6385849.stm
Nothing will change if the free-thinking and courageous persons willing to speak out against their government get locked up so easily.An Egyptian court has sentenced a blogger to four years' prison for insulting Islam and the president.
Abdel Kareem Soliman's trial was the first time that a blogger had been prosecuted in Egypt.
He had used his web log to criticise the country's top Islamic institution, al-Azhar university and President Hosni Mubarak, whom he called a dictator.
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02-22-2007, 01:12 PM #3Thats Dr. Keke to you! ELITE MEMBER
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Well, we could end up there too if we don't stop straying away from our constitution. Our constitution is the only thing keeping us from turning into them, imo.
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02-22-2007, 01:21 PM #4Lift or Die ELITE MEMBER
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Our constitution is already fucked ... it's our CULTURE that is keeping us outta his situation. We are not really that far behind him though. Originally Posted by KelJu
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02-22-2007, 01:24 PM #5Elite Kiki ELITE MEMBER
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So I guess there are some free thinkers in the Middle Eastern countries after all.
Total ownage. Originally Posted by kbm8795
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02-22-2007, 01:27 PM #6Metrosexual ELITE MEMBER
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Who are you kidding? The US is no where near as oppressive as the anywhere in the Middle East. Not even close. Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
What were you thinking?So many cries of inequality stem from one of group
of people doing little or nothing and then bitching
about another group that actually does something
to improve their lives.
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02-22-2007, 01:46 PM #7Thats Dr. Keke to you! ELITE MEMBER
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It has been raped, but there is enough left to keep us free if we don't rape it anymore. Political correctness has raped it, war mongers have raped it, and our president has raped it. All we have to do is take a stand by being vocal. It isn't too late. Originally Posted by BoneCrusher
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02-22-2007, 03:26 PM #8I bike to work.
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Hey everyone, don't forget to vote Republican or Democrat in the next election so there isn't a hiatus in the raping of our constitutional rights.
KEEP THE OPPRESSION TRAIN RUNNING!
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First off you either misunderstood me, or understood and went off on another BS tangent. I never mentioned "the Middle East" so why you thought going in that direction was gtg is unknown. Originally Posted by DOMS
Since you did go there I will expound on my thoughts though. Our culture is what keeps it from being as oppressed as other nations. Not our leaders ... they have pushed the envelope in removing our rights and going as pro-government/pro-business as we will allow them too.
For example, at the city level ... here in Austin if you are renting and are getting screwed by your landlord you must put up double the rent as a deposit with the court in order to take your land lord to court. If you find something of yours that was stolen in a pawnshop you have to buy it back for what the pawnbroker paid for it, after the case has gone through the courts.
At the federal level ... if two people say they believe you to be involved in terrorist activities you can be arrested under the patriot act. You get no lawyer, no bond, and are held indefinitely. Anyone who knows your plight is forbidden by law (a federal judge issues a gag order) from discussing your situation, and your rights are all suspended. All this on hearsay ...
I find this to be oppressive and a violation of my rights under the constitution as it existeted when I was 20 years old.
This is what I was thinking ...
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02-23-2007, 05:36 AM #10Windy City ELITE MEMBER
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Originally Posted by Pianomahnn
Yes,
And Egypt receives the second highest amount of U.S. aid in the world.
Wait a minute....I thought the U.S. was promoting democracy?
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