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It was a nail biter - just what you want in a grand final.
Not the result I wanted obviously, but having last won it in 1954 they deserved it.
Happy for you Jan and the other doggy supporters!
Oh and the doggies' captain - HELLO
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On 9/22/2016 at 0:48 AM, bluejean said:
I don't really agree with you all.
The kid is FIVE. A lot of kids do sick things like this to animals just as a lot of kids bully other kids, beat other kids up etc. It does not mean they are going to be serial killers.
It wouldn't surprise me if this kid is the victim of abuse. He should be helped not blamed. Wake up. He's FIVE.
1 week ban. Effective immediately.
I can't watch the video.
The kid likely has shit parents. They all seem to let their little gifted treasure do whatever the fuck they want nowadays.
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Wanted the Giants to win! It really could have gone either way.
But I'm happy for you and Gillard.
Two Sydney teams playing at the MCG would have been amazing. Victoria would have been fuming.
I share my love with both Sydney teams, although Swans is my first love.
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You may think people with her views are dying off, but demographic trends show that religious fundamentalists are out breeding the so-called moderate believers and of course secularists. They are still the minority but in a few generations hardline conservative beliefs will have a resurgence in the West, aided by the mass immigration programs many countries have. Big minority groups have an impact in democratic systems - they can tip marginal seats and are courted and appeased. It was interesting to see which politicians were for and against equal marriage here based on the demographics of their electorate.
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Republicans should feel obligated to make sure it happens. It's what Phyllis wanted.
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God finally relented and embraced her.
And of course she of all people ended up with a gay son. Poor guy.
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Hillary has been in public political life for 30-40 years now - there is no way you can't have baggage and people having formed strong views on you. She will have made decisions in her long career that were wrong at the time, or looking back in hindsight were wrong. That's what happens when people put their hand up for public service. They are constrained between what's pure and what's possible, they are often required to act quickly without all information at hand, they have to check they aren't too ahead of the people, and they like us are capable of changing their position on things when circumstances change.
Why is this so shocking?
Why do some people here act like there is a perfect politician capable of appeasing everyone and offending no one, that gets it right every time?
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it's a vote changer
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I think your getting culture muddled up with religion. Yes one hundred years ago women in western culture wore body suits and the men wore onsies and long bathers as well. It had nothing to do with covering up due to the fear of the pope or Allah, but fashion trends and culture at the time. We will probably be wearing funky space suit bathers in 50 years time, however these oppressed Muslim women ( not all Muslim women ) are still going to be covering themselves up from head to toe due to their arsehole husbands and left wing liberal minded people who keep promoting Muslim oppression.
Fabulous post.
And Jan, that's a great article and I agree 100% with it. I usually don't bother with that columnist but even a broken clock gets it right twice a day.
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Islam, whether proselytised through violence or not, still views and treats women, gays and other minorities in discriminatory ways. But that's hardly surprising since they look to the 7th century as the ideal model for 21st century life.
So-called religious fundamentalists or extremists, whether they be christian, jewish or muslim, can all point to passages in there preferred holy texts to support their views or actions. Just as much as the so-called moderates.
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ENSLAVER, I just apologised for my silly answer to you in the Lounge hahaha
No need
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I just blocked half of these nothings!
It's not even their damn country. They're probably just pressed that they can't even vote in the GREATEST AND MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS EVER
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We're talking about Islam because the thread is about a news article about Islam. Just because people express a view on this, doesn't mean they don't think women are oppressed in other religions and that they don't care.
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I don't mean that Christianity bothering, but the ill treatment of women bothering. As long as they dressed the Western way, everything seems to be ok.
No one says that.
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You're clearly talking about me. I'm talking about Geopolitics. You people need to stop letting your emotions get to you and type away like crazy.
You're the most emotional (read: attacking) poster in the politics forum.
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Watch 'diversity = white genocide' bumper stickers be a thing in a couple of months
Conservatives and bigots are much better than the left at coining memorable phrases
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I must be the biggest slut cause as a Muslim woman I haven't worn a burkini ever or a hijab ever.
But i know some that do and they choose to wear one and happy too.
I don't know why someone's clothing should bother you if it does not affect you personally. I don't judge a nun, priest, whatever other covered up clothing there is out there, it's their choice.
We live in scary times and I applaud a Muslim girl who covers up, imagine the looks and abuse she might receive, she is brave.
Many muslim women don't have your choice to dress as you please. You're hardly the norm.
Women living in Aceh, Saudi Arabi and Gaza would get beat by roaming hordes of men upholding so-called morality if they didn't cover up. Hardly a choice for them.
Did the women in Iran, Egypt, etc in the late 70s all decide en mass to start covering up because they preferred to be hot and bothered? No, because the Islamists either took control or won the culture wars in those countries and forced them too.
I don't know how you can spin all that into a symbol of female empowerment and liberal agency.
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So Nigella should be allowed but Muslim women shouldn't?
Whatever the reasoning this is a dumb idea.
I'm just pointing out how Nigella wears it for practical reasons and the real threat of skin cancer. While muslim women wear it because of patriarchy and superstition backed up by the threat of violence.
When i see someone wearing a beekeeper suit, I see oppression not a statement of individual choice.
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But Nigella wears them because she wants to protect her skin and beauty. Muslims wear them because that's what God wants and you're basically a slut if you don't and men will rightly punish you.
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I'm not too clear what his point is, but it seems that he views covering women up head to toe as 'radical'. I think it's pretty radical too, especially in a liberal democracy. But banning it ain't going to change anything.
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The mayor of Cannes in southern France has banned full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis" from the beach, citing public order concerns.
David Lisnard said they are a "symbol of Islamic extremism" and might spark scuffles, as France is the target of Islamist attacks.France is on high alert following a series of incidents including July's truck attackin nearby Nice.
Anyone caught flouting the new rule could face a fine of €38 (£33).
They will first be asked to change into another swimming costume or leave the beach.
Nobody has been apprehended for wearing a burkini in Cannes since the edict came into force at the end of July.
What do Muslim women think of the ban?
This is not the first time that women's clothing has been restricted in France. In 2011 it became the first country in Europe to ban the full-face Islamic veil, known as the burka, as well as the partial face covering, the niqab.
Earlier this week a private waterpark near Marseille cancelled a burkini-only dayafter being subjected to criticism.
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe authorities will need to distinguish between swimmers in burkinis and wetsuits The ruling"Access to beaches and for swimming is banned to any person wearing improper clothes that are not respectful of good morals and secularism.
"Beachwear which ostentatiously displays religious affiliation, when France and places of worship are currently the target of terrorist attacks, is liable to create risks of disrupting public order."
The reaction in the French pressThe French media has questioned the legality of the ban. Le Monde points outthat no French law bans the wearing of full-body swimsuits. "The law on the full-face veil only bans covering the face in public... The burkini, which covers the body but does not hide the face, is thus a totally legal garment."
France TV Info's legal blog, Judge Marie, says the risk of disturbing public order, invoked by the Cannes mayor, seems rather tenuous. "The basic freedom to come and go dressed as you please seems to me to be infringed in a way that is disproportionate to this risk," the blog says.
Meanwhile, a commentary in left-of-centre paper Liberation accuses the Cannes mayor of trying to score a political point: "David Lisnard… is not responding to a specific issue, but is sending a radical message to his constituents, to his electorate."
BBC Monitoring
Mr Lisnard confirmed to local media that other religious symbols such as the kippah (Jewish skullcap) and the cross would still be permitted, and the ban would not apply to the veil that some Muslim women wear over their hair.
He said: "I simply forbid a uniform that is the symbol of Islamic extremism.
"We live in a common public space, there are rules to follow. "
The League of Human Rights (LDH) said it would challenge the ban in court.
"It is time for politicians in this region to calm their discriminatory ardour and defend the spirit of the Republic," local LDH leader Herve Lavisse said.
The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) is also expected to mount a legal challenge against the decision. Its lawyer Sefen Guez Guez called the ban "illegal, discriminatory and unconstitutional".
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Such a lovely thing to do, Jan. His passion carries on through you!
Nice to hear Easton is a good guy as well as smokin