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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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    EBone promoted this comment Danny Allen approved this comment Matt Mulvahill was starred Matt Mulvahill was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    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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    EBone promoted this comment Edited by steaky at 11/05/09 1:50 PM steaky was starred steaky was unstarred
    Image of natural selection natural selection
    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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    EBone promoted this comment natural selection was starred natural selection was unstarred
    Image of Claytons Claytons
    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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    Image of A_Rock A_Rock
    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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    Danny Allen promoted this comment A_Rock was starred A_Rock was unstarred
    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    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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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    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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    Image of korybing korybing
    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
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/05/09

    @korybing: Most aren't, but those killing abortion doctors aren't registered democrats either. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of raghuramsj001 raghuramsj001
    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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    Danny Allen promoted this comment raghuramsj001 was starred raghuramsj001 was unstarred
    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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    Image of SkipErnst SkipErnst
    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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    Jeb_Hoge promoted this comment SkipErnst was starred SkipErnst was unstarred
    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11/05/09

    @SkipErnst & @Phroby: I was, of course, being sarcastic...wondered who would pick up on that. #somaliterroristsringtones
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    Image of NannerPuss NannerPuss
    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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    Jeb_Hoge promoted this comment NannerPuss was starred NannerPuss was unstarred
    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    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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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment a_pacetta was starred a_pacetta was unstarred
    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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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of usa111 usa111
    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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    B52HVet promoted this comment Danny Allen approved this comment usa111 was starred usa111 was unstarred
    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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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment sick_and_ashamed was starred sick_and_ashamed was unstarred
    Image of Incep Incep
    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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    Image of TryAgain TryAgain
    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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    03:48 AM

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

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    Are you freaking kidding me??? The device can potentially implode the bloody PLANET and the geniuses that run the place hire terrrorists to help run it?

    Well that's just BRILLIANT!
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    10/10/09

    @olternaut: The LHC can not potentially implode the planet. It's the same hysteria every time someone builds a new collider. Go learn some physics, moron.
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    d_r_e promoted this comment Edited by Mio at 10/10/09 12:07 PM Mio was starred Mio was unstarred
    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    10/10/09

    @Mio:

    Well said. I'm so freaking tired of these uninformed dolts saying that the LHC will implode the earth. Sigh.
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    Image of Bluth Certified Law Firm Bluth Certified Law Firm
    10/09/09

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    Please, can we not start an Al-Qaeda witch hunt? That's what this seems like to me. Another witch hunt, as if we didn't learn from Salem or McCarthy.
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment Bluth Certified Law Firm was starred Bluth Certified Law Firm was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/09/09

    @Bluth Certified Law Firm: If wanting the Al Qaeda to slide down a giant razor into a vat of vinegar is wrong, I don't wanna be right.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 10/09/09 4:49 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    10/09/09

    @Bluth Certified Law Firm: I don't think Al Quaeda employs witches - that would be paganistic, i.e. unislamic.

    You do know that the Muslim world's foremost nuclear scientist, A Q Khan, is revered not for any inventions or breakthroughs of his own, but for how must centrifuge data he stole while working in the Netherlands?
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    Image of Pootie Tang Pootie Tang
    10/09/09

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    TheTaliban running the LHC! Hilarity ensues.
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    Image of Barion Barion
    10/10/09

    @Pootie Tang: Al Qaeda and the Taliban are not one and the same.
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    d_r_e promoted this comment Barion was starred Barion was unstarred
    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    10/10/09

    @Pootie Tang:

    You have got to be fucking kidding me. The Taliban =/= Al Qaeda.

    @Barion:

    Thank you, sir.
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/09/09

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    Later today, we will also learn he has connections to T-Mobile.

    A mysterious "Project Black"

    Supermassive black holes going unaccounted for.

    Al Qaeda at the LHC.

    I don't like where this is going.
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    nutbastard promoted this comment iElvis was starred iElvis was unstarred
    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    10/09/09

    @iElvis:

    ...isn't that a Dan Brown novel yet?
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/09/09

    @nutbastard: I'm going with zombies.
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    Image of Nick Mercuro Nick Mercuro
    10/09/09

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    Anyone else see any parallels here to Angels and Demons? Minus the devious plot to undermine the Catholic religion and poor acting by Tom Hanks that is...
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    valkilmerisawful promoted this comment Nick Mercuro was starred Nick Mercuro was unstarred
    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/09/09

    @Nick Mercuro: Take it back. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is a saint and is talented as the day is wide.

    You were profoundly moved when Chuck lost Wilson just like the rest of us.
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    Edited by valkilmerisawful at 10/09/09 3:29 PM valkilmerisawful was starred valkilmerisawful was unstarred
    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    10/09/09

    In reply to Large Hadron Collider Scientist by Day, Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorist by Night
    I completely forgot about the LHC, when is that supposed to be back up and running?

    On a side note: If we ever capture Osama Bin Laden, a good execution would be for him to stand somewhere within the LHC and get bombarded by atoms going near the speed of light.
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    Image of Malthian Malthian
    10/09/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : A better execution would be to make him watch The Room (2003) over and over again then give him a plastic knife to slit his wrists.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Malthian was starred Malthian was unstarred
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    10/09/09

    @Malthian: Obama while inside the LHC: "You are tearing me APART, Allah!"
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    10/09/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Ya, great. Then he can turn blue and gain superpowers and wipe us all out.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
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    10/09/09

    @OCEntertainment: Im sure using Obama was a mistake instead of Osama.
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Weakskills was starred Weakskills was unstarred
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    10/09/09

    @Weakskills: Errr...yes. It was. Though, if anyone would like to take my error at face value and assume I was talking about Obama, feel free. It's not like anyone will take you seriously while referencing that horrible movie, anyways.
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