Mel Gibson is a jackass
#176
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It's funny that you throw WWII as an example of a non-religious war in a thread about Jews. The seeds of WWI were laid due to the same reasons that the Balkan crisis of the 90s started. 1812, Mexican, SA, Korean, and Vietnam hardly qualify as major wars compared to the others I've listed. The only one of that list that is completely void of any religious background is the Civil War....and we are the exception rather than the rule there.
Of late, what war hasn't been about religion? The war on terror, the Balkans, the IRA/Ireland war, etc. have all been about or started due to religion.
#177
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Colossally untrue, or you're entirely ignorant about history.
It's "acceptable" for people to bag on others for their political or scientific beliefs... why should religious beliefs be exempt? If you believe in something so strongly that you demand it be turned into public policy, be prepared to get torn an entirely new asshole for it.
Never watched an episode of South Park or Bullsh!t, have we?
It's "acceptable" for people to bag on others for their political or scientific beliefs... why should religious beliefs be exempt? If you believe in something so strongly that you demand it be turned into public policy, be prepared to get torn an entirely new asshole for it.
Never watched an episode of South Park or Bullsh!t, have we?
There is a distinct difference and you know it. South Park and to a lesser extent, BS are playing for humor. Big difference between saying something as a joke and going on the news.
#178
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Religious people are/were involved in most of the conflicts you cite (hardly surprising given their pre-dominance within the relevent populations) but the root cause's of most of those confilicts was land. I have many friends who are studying or have studied history or ancient history and it's amazing how ignorant most are on aspects of our timeline on which they haven't been required to write an essay.
#179
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Territory -- NOT religion. Religion is just a "red herring".
#180
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There is a distinct difference and you know it. South Park and to a lesser extent, BS are playing for humor. Big difference between saying something as a joke and going on the news.
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The Crusades weren't about religion. Ostensibly they rallied the troops to "free the Holy Land from Saracen heathens", but it was primarily fought so that the Roman Church could seize territory, resources, and power away from the Orthodox Church.
Territory -- NOT religion. Religion is just a "red herring".
Territory -- NOT religion. Religion is just a "red herring".
None of the lands seized in the First Crusade were economically or militarily viable on their own and subsequent Crusades were about reinforcing the Christian forces. The notorious Fourth Crusade was an attempt to relieve Jerusalem by striking at Egypt, but due to financial problems the Crusaders ended up playing mercenaries, first for the Venetians and then a deposed Byzantine emperor. After getting screwed over by the Byzantines, they sacked Constantinople.
To reduce this all to "It was about land" is a gross oversimplification.
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1812, Mexican, SA, Korean, and Vietnam hardly qualify as major wars compared to the others I've listed.
#183
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Never said it wasn't, but it's less of a "gross oversimplification" than "it's all about religion". Religion is a tool to whip the masses into a frenzy; territory and resources cement and consolidate power... not faithful adherents.
#184
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Armed conflicts have always predominantly been about land and ideology (religious or otherwise). There are exceptions of course like the conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoys which started because of a pig.
(The conflict really started with the death of Asa Harman McCoy. The hog incident came afterwards but makes for a better joke.)
(The conflict really started with the death of Asa Harman McCoy. The hog incident came afterwards but makes for a better joke.)
#185
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For what it's worth, I think Mel Gibson is a brilliant filmmaker and I will never stop watching his films, past, present and future. But I think it's pretty clear the guy is a loon.
#186
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These wouldn't have happened on Reagan & Thatcher's watch because, like Matt Dillon in Dodge, they knew how to keep a lid on the town.
Grenada...Falklands.
I rest my case.
(Of course, RR had Eastwood's help in taking Grenada...a conflict which also familiarized the world with the term "screwing the pooch")
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No, but when one gets drunk and the first place he goes is ranting about Jews, it gives us a pretty good idea about what's in his heart and mind. If he just shut his mouth then I doubt people would've asked him his views on that (at least until his dad started spouting Holocaust denial theories) but once he decided to bellow it to the world then it becomes open fodder for discussion.
For what it's worth, I think Mel Gibson is a brilliant filmmaker and I will never stop watching his films, past, present and future. But I think it's pretty clear the guy is a loon.
For what it's worth, I think Mel Gibson is a brilliant filmmaker and I will never stop watching his films, past, present and future. But I think it's pretty clear the guy is a loon.
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So why was wm lopez suspended? Just because he claimed that God and the Jews started a questionable trend in men's fashion?
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I noticed his status when I read this post: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/9985540-post188.html
And here says the same thing: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/members/wm-lopez.html
This was no help: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/search.php?searchid=3292160
And here says the same thing: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/members/wm-lopez.html
This was no help: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/search.php?searchid=3292160
Last edited by RocShemp; 02-18-10 at 07:44 PM.