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Beyond Canada => The World => Topic started by: Michael Hardner on September 25, 2017, 09:12:13 am
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https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/rohingya-myanmar-bangladesh-buddhist-muslim/article36363583/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
Ethnic cleansing happening in Myanmar.
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Can this be spun in some way that bruises conservatives fragile sensibilities? Otherwise, this isn't going to get much traction. Are they Christian? Are they white? Do they drive pickup trucks? Is someone trying to take their guns away? Maybe we can work with this.
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Well I for one am surprised that we haven't already received our Rohingyas, and am wondering if there is anything we can do to get 50,000 Rohingyas to Canada before the end of the year. We need to get our Rohingyas before Bangladesh takes them all!
This appears to be just the latest stage of a military conflict which has seen the Rohingyas fighting to create an Islamic state from lands currently within Myanmar's borders. This conflict has been going on since the end of WWII.
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I don't care about this issue unless it's told in a hip new Netflix series.
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my goodness, what did you do to yourself?!
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my goodness, what did you do to yourself?!
Got **** right in the face.
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I'm not sure whether condolences or congratulations are in order.
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Thread drift. Take it here:
https://canadianpoliticalevents.createaforum.com/general-discussion/sex-culture/
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When are we getting our Rohingyas?? I'm getting impatient!
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I guess in many ways, the Burmese are a right set of bastards!
What would Buddha do? I don't know, burn their village and overturn their boat, I suppose.
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I guess in many ways, the Burmese are a right set of bastards!
What would Buddha do? I don't know, burn their village and overturn their boat, I suppose.
And Jesus would turn the other cheek, but that hasn't stopped Christian nations from responding to armed insurgency with military force either.
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And Jesus would turn the other cheek, but that hasn't stopped Christian nations from responding to armed insurgency with military force either.
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Yeah, they're bastards too.
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Yeah, they're bastards too.
Well, maybe armed insurgents are also bastards, and the only way to deal with bastards is by doing bastardly things.
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Well, maybe armed insurgents are also bastards, and the only way to deal with bastards is by doing bastardly things.
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Bastardly things to who, though? Their Moms and Dads? Sons and Daughters?
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Well, maybe armed insurgents are also bastards, and the only way to deal with bastards is by doing bastardly things.
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modern democracy was founded on armed insurgencies in the United States and France.
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modern democracy was founded on armed insurgencies in the United States and France.
Don't forget Cromwell...
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modern democracy was founded on armed insurgencies in the United States and France.
And the existing powers certainly tried their darndest to do bastardly things to put a stop to it.
They think the cause of creating an Islamic homeland is worth fighting and possibly dying for. Ok. I understand that. I also understand that the people who don't want to become part of an Islamic homeland also think their cause is worth fighting and dying for. Everybody thinks their cause is great and wonderful, and sometimes these ideas clash.
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And that's generally why we don't run to get involved in civil wars
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This is a typical type of conflict in that we look for blame in parties, both of whom have done something wrong.
But a million refugees is what we should think about. I don't know what we can do with that. Both parties are pretty far removed from our influence, so far away. One thing might be to pay attention to such things earlier on.
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Can this be spun in some way that bruises conservatives fragile sensibilities? Otherwise, this isn't going to get much traction. Are they Christian? Are they white? Do they drive pickup trucks? Is someone trying to take their guns away? Maybe we can work with this.
So, I understand you're mad that conservatives aren't more concerned about this issue. But tell me this: why aren't the leftists more up in arms over it? The lack of interest among the left is just as apparent as the lack of interest on the right. Why such a profound difference between the furor over Syrian refugees vs the disinterest in the Rohingyas? Is it because we haven't had a photogenic Rohingya toddler was up on a beach yet?
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So, I understand you're mad that conservatives aren't more concerned about this issue. But tell me this: why aren't the leftists more up in arms over it? The lack of interest among the left is just as apparent as the lack of interest on the right. Why such a profound difference between the furor over Syrian refugees vs the disinterest in the Rohingyas? Is it because we haven't had a photogenic Rohingya toddler was up on a beach yet?
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It's because they might have to admit their peace prize winner was made of straw.
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So, I understand you're mad that conservatives aren't more concerned about this issue. But tell me this: why aren't the leftists more up in arms over it? The lack of interest among the left is just as apparent as the lack of interest on the right. Why such a profound difference between the furor over Syrian refugees vs the disinterest in the Rohingyas? Is it because we haven't had a photogenic Rohingya toddler was up on a beach yet?
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You misunderstand. I know little to nothing about this because it’s not sexy enough for the media. It’s not sexy enough for the media because it doesn’t drive a wedge. So if I’m mad at anything then I’m mad at the media.
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It's because they might have to admit their peace prize winner was made of straw.
You mean the Conservative's honourary Canadian citizen?
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You mean the Conservatives honourary Canadian citizen?
Ahh, a chance to get a shot in at Conservatives! Well done! Not even the far lefties came up with that!
But then, you've been sliding further and further left...
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Ahh, a chance to get a shot in at Conservatives! Well done! Not even the far lefties came up with that!
But then, you've been sliding further and further left...
If someone can attack leftists for her peace prize, you can easily attack conservatives for her honourary citizenship.
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So, I understand you're mad that conservatives aren't more concerned about this issue. But tell me this: why aren't the leftists more up in arms over it? The lack of interest among the left is just as apparent as the lack of interest on the right. Why such a profound difference between the furor over Syrian refugees vs the disinterest in the Rohingyas? Is it because we haven't had a photogenic Rohingya toddler was up on a beach yet?
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Syria started off a proxy war between Russia/Iran/Syria and Europe/US and immediately involved the west so obviously our media paid more attention. When the media pays attention, people pay attention.
Second, these people are heading mostly to Bangladesh, not Europe so who cares. Plus they have no oil, gas, or minerals so they have nothing to offer in return for interference.
With no horse in the race, nothing to gain from helping, and the fact that they're not trying to get to our countries, it's gonna have to get really bad before people start paying attention.
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You mean the Conservatives honourary Canadian citizen?
That's the one. Insignificant poltroon.
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That's the one. Insignificant poltroon.
Good idea, put the bouncy boy to bed.
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Good idea, put the bouncy boy to bed.
Not you, silly. Her.
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If someone can attack leftists for her peace prize, you can easily attack conservatives for her honourary citizenship.
Who did that?
I think attacking her is dumb. She clearly isn't in charge over there, and such power as she has is moral, and can evaporate pretty fast if she says the wrong thing.
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Who did that?
I think attacking her is dumb. She clearly isn't in charge over there, and such power as she has is moral, and can evaporate pretty fast if she says the wrong thing.
Then what's the bloody point in her? Why give her a peace prize and an honourary citizenship? Might as well give them to me, as I'm not in charge over there either.
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Dear Mr Albutt,
I look out my window
I look left
I look right
I look down.
I dont see no Rohingos.
Where dem Rohingos go?
Sincerely,
Koncerned Konstituent Kimmy.
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Weird poem.