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    Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones

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    Image of Matt Mulvahill Matt Mulvahill
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    The messed up part isn't that they banned musical ringtones. Its that there are musical ringtones to be banned. The pervasiveness of western culture is shocking. Our toys (& material values) enter these places and destroy thousands of years of culture & tradition, decimating social structure and leaving a distraught populace vulnerable to thugs. Of course this has been going long before the U.S.'s dominance. We're just the best yet at it. There are few/no places or cultures remaining untouched. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Matt Mulvahill: Yeah, those thousands of years of culture and tradition in Somalia like forced female circumcision and beating women for speaking in public should be preserved. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Matt Mulvahill: Explain a modern Islamic society then, like Turkey. Fact is this Somali culture has not evolved, and is suffering from living in modern times with old traditions that do not account for that. Really simple but this is Giz and not worth going deeper here.
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    11/05/09

    @Matt Mulvahill: Having musical ringtones doesn't mean their culture is being destroyed. It's evolving. If their traditions are being lost, it's because barbarians are terrorizing civilians in the name of religion, and telling people they cant dance at weddings. The U.S. isn't a part of this. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Matt Mulvahill: Your history teachers/professors failed you. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    EBone promoted this comment Claytons was starred Claytons was unstarred
    Image of medopal medopal
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    oooh poor kids in Somalia they dont have the right to listen to music.

    ooh on the other hand kids in US cant go to the parks without parent because they might get kidnapped or raped!

    no offense people, but my idea is there is always bad people everywhere, u can't live in 100% democracy. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @medopal: actually Australia is a 100% democracy. over 95% of their populace votes because each of their votes do actually count ^.^ #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @A_Rock: I'm Australian. I got fined for not voting while living in the States. Oops. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @medopal: I'm thinking of moving to Somalia...what percentage of democracy do they practice? Also, do they have good park districts? #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of Noel Hermogenes Noel Hermogenes
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    religious politics... guns for everyone...
    pffft!! I've seen REPUBLICANS with worse agenda. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Noel Hermogenes: Last time I checked Republicans aren't killing folks for not going along with their beliefs. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    EBone promoted this comment korybing was starred korybing was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @korybing: Most aren't, but those killing abortion doctors aren't registered democrats either. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    @Jeb_Hoge: It's not "their" culture. Most people there don't want to live like that. It's imposed on them by the few people with guns.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    Less government, no gun ownership restrictions, rugged individualism... welcome to your Libertarian utopia of Somalia. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    Oh, come now, just because their culture is different from ours doesn't mean it's not worthy of respect. Right? #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: The fact that a group's culture is different isn't what garners or hinders my respect of it. It's the nature of the culture that does this. Oppressive cultures that take universal freedoms away from their governed populace are way off track. I cannot respect that. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @SkipErnst & @Phroby: I was, of course, being sarcastic...wondered who would pick up on that. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: I picked up on that, especially seeing as you are a member of the church of Bob Dobbs. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @NannerPuss: Dude, not in public... #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of a_pacetta a_pacetta
    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    Terrorists? For fighting Americas allie Ethiopia? Some of the things that get reported on this site are pure propaganda. Absolute rubbish.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/05/09

    @a_pacetta: So I suppose being Al Qaeda's proxy means nothing at all, or the fact that the motherfuckers go around flogging people for listening to ringtones on their fucking cell phones. They clearly use excessive, brutal force and spread an immense amount of fear amongst their own people. If that's not a goddamn terrorist, I don't know what is. Get your head out of your ass. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    The US tried to help this country after it digressed into anarchy and warlord fiefdom...but time and time again we learn one thing - you cannot help a nation when the people won't help themselves.

    You can liberate the Dutch, the Polish, and the French. Their people will fight back against the invader and will be ready to stand up and help when you drive out their invader/opresor. In fact, they will have a resistant movement before you even get there. In contrast, there is almost nothing you can do when the people of the host nation do nothing to help themselves...and, in fact, bow to the invader/opressor instead and aid them instead of helping your efforts to liberate them. A "resistance" movement in Somalia, Iraq, or Afghanistan akin to what was in France or Holland during WW2? Laughable. The citizens of these nations do nothing to take responsibility for their nation or their problems...and the liberator cannot do it all.

    Some of you will start wailing about Bush or American oppression at this point, but history will find you to be sad people...like those on the left who railed against Roosevelt for getting involved in WW2...and stopped us from getting involved until Pearl Harbor...as Hitler rolled across Europe. The US has done more for the nations of the work in the last 100 years than any other nation has done in all of human history...and we have done all we are going to do for Somalia. They didn't help us when we placed our sons' and daughters' lives on the line to bring them food...and they applauded when our dead children were dragged through their streets. Fine. We are gone now...and this is what you get. Enjoy. There are consequences for actions...and failing to act.
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    Image of sick_and_ashamed sick_and_ashamed
    11/05/09

    @usa111: Holy shit. Promoted and approved? Wow.

    There *is* a resistance movement in Iraq, and they *are* fighting their invaders. Do you know who their invaders are, you simpering moron?

    I love sweeping pronouncements about the whole of human history from lack-wits who can't even spell. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Somali Terrorists Ban Musical Ringtones
    Well, atleast it's okay to be a real pirate. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    11/05/09

    @Incep: Do you know why Somalis are such great pirates? #somaliterroristsringtones
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    TryAgain was starred TryAgain was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @TryAgain: I don't know, do you? #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Incep was starred Incep was unstarred
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    11/05/09

    @Incep: Because they AAARRRRR! #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment TryAgain was starred TryAgain was unstarred
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    11/10/09

    @TryAgain: Har har. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of ThisCharmingMan ThisCharmingMan
    10/16/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    Haha, I'm an ASCAP member, and I remember getting briefs about this in my email. I think it's totally absurd. Think of all the extra money rappers would get every time some pre pubescent tool drove down the street blasting his rhymes. It's not a performance, it's a recording. You buy a piece of music, be it a ringtone, a cd, or digital content, and you can do whatever the hell you want with it. #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    American Social Society of Hated Artists That Suck.

    I'm sure this can be done better, but my brain is running off of fumes today. You get the point though. #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    @madog: Heeeeey! Posting comments with the iPhone is no longer a brutally painful experience! Nice new system, everybody. #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    Why hasn't ASCAP proven that it did not collectively rape and murder a young girl in 1990? #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    As a member of ASCAP, I am embarrassed. #lawsuits
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    Cordfucious of Tech Clan promoted this comment getz76 was starred getz76 was unstarred
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    10/15/09

    @getz76: I share your same sentiment. To bad SESAC is invitation only. #lawsuits
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    Image of frigg frigg
    10/15/09

    @getz76: Yeah. ASCAP is a great organization, but some of its recent moves seem petty and embarrassing. The worst: asking to collect on music samples on iTunes. Samples that, you know, get people to actually buy the songs legally! #lawsuits
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    10/16/09

    @frigg and @Cordfucious of Tech: I understand the need to push a bit and posture so you can get to a happy middle ground eventually, but it is over the top. #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    Holy shit. The fartover artist for all the fart applications is about to hit it big. #lawsuits
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Good News, You're Not Infringing Copyrights When Your Ringtone Goes Off
    Yeah? Well I'd like to see the music companies start charging guys who roll down the street blasting kanye west for forcing me to listen to that crap. I mean, what the fuck were they thinking? #lawsuits
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