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US take out Suleimani - mod warning in OP

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    #1412
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Cordell wrote: »
    The US president is the president of the US, that is the president of the united states, not the president of the people.

    Correct. Not a democracy.


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    #1413
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,309 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    Winning_Stroke wrote: »
    You remind me of the loons sharing results of the recent UK elections if PR was in use... the idea that people would vote the same way, in a totally different system, with different winning metrics is ludicrous.

    It wouldn’t be a totally different system though - unlike changing single vote to PR.


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    #1414
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    X111111111111 wrote: »
    It is democracy.

    If Iran ruled the world - and yes, they want to, you wouldn't be reading this. You'd be in the mosque five times a day or in prison - somewhere around the 14th century.

    Not really the Shias don't pray 5 times a day you're thinking of the Sunnis

    You're watching too many isis interrogation clips while eating your cornflakes...

    You know a lot about Iran but their culture is more in common with the Zoroastrianism culture than Arabian and ironically there's 200,000 plus practicing it in Iran your so called country of one religion...

    Try coco pops they're less generic


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    #1415
    notobtuse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,424 ✭✭✭notobtuse


    The US is not a democracy and was never meant to be one.

    In the US the people rule but that rule goes through institutions designed to protect the individual and the minority from the totalitarianism of the majority.

    You can ignorantly accuse me of "whataboutism," but what it really is involves identifying similar scenarios in order to see if it holds up when the shoe is on the other foot!



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    #1416
    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Rambo in Afghanistan fighting with the Taliban

    Actually no but welcome to Hollywood
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    #1417
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,182 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Winning_Stroke wrote: »
    Every individual does not have the same voting power in Ireland, that's not remotely true.


    How do you make that out?


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    #1418
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    threeball wrote: »
    Thats what you want in Iran so why not the US.

    What? I dont want any bombing in Iran. Should be left to do their own thing. Not an aggressive country.


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    #1419
    pearcider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭pearcider


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    It's American policy that helps militant Islam thrive. If you can't see that, there's really no hope for you.

    Yeah the evil Americans are to blame for a 1400 year old religion that expanded by the sword until it was stopped in France by Charles Martel. I suppose it’s the evil CIA that destroyed Constantinople too.


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    #1420
    Tea drinker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    kildare lad wrote: »
    Well they have droned weddings before Obama's tenure, who knows what the orange idiot will do
    They have bombed funerals and also the subsequent funeral for those funeral goers. Fairly sure that was under Obama.


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    #1421
    X111111111111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭X111111111111


    nthclare wrote: »
    Not really the Shias don't pray 5 times a day you're thinking of the Sunnis

    You're watching too many isis interrogation clips while eating your cornflakes...

    You know a lot about Iran but their culture is more in common with the Zoroastrianism culture than Arabian and ironically there's 200,000 plus practicing it in Iran your so called country of one religion...

    Try coco pops they're less generic

    Don't eat either thanks a bunch. I'm a porridge guy.

    Where did I say they all practised the same religion? Or do you have a habit of making stuff up.

    I don't bother myself with watching ISIS stuff either I'll leave that to your good self.


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    #1422
    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    pearcider wrote: »
    Yeah the evil Americans are to blame for a 1400 year old religion that expanded by the sword

    Everyone's lives woes are down to America and YouTube .


    America made my puppies die , America is stopping me getting a job , America has me on boards ranting and raving America was in Vietnam an on and on and on .


    Meanwhile in the real world
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    #1423
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    Just because I dont hate trump I'm assumed to be some right winger mad for war. Gas.


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    #1424
    X111111111111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭X111111111111


    pearcider wrote: »
    Yeah the evil Americans are to blame for a 1400 year old religion that expanded by the sword until it was stopped in France by Charles Martel. I suppose it’s the evil CIA that destroyed Constantinople too.

    Fox news fault something something


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    #1425
    kildare lad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭kildare lad


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    They have bombed funerals and also the subsequent funeral for those funeral goers. Fairly sure that was under Obama.
    Ye you're right I meant to write during Obama's tenure, didn't agree with him getting involved in the Arab springs either


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    #1426
    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    They have bombed funerals

    Fairly sure that was under Obama.

    Afghanistan pre-obama Bush was in for one at least ,

    Seems to Pop up in straight to dvd movies America accidentally bombing weddings and funerals ,but then again there not the only ones to have done it
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    #1427
    X111111111111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 349 ✭✭X111111111111


    threeball wrote: »
    More absolute Fox news tripe. Where has Iran ever stated an intent to invade foreign countries or turn them Islamic. Show me one country they attacked that wasn't an aggressor.

    But sure all the muslims are the same to you, isis, Iranians, Pakistanis. Just a bunch of mad brown beheading bastards only good for target practice.

    Yes because that's exactly what I've posted. :rolleyes:


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    #1428
    Cordell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,001 ✭✭✭Cordell


    alastair wrote: »
    Correct. Not a democracy.

    But it is a democracy. You can have a pure radical direct democracy where the people vote on everything or you can have the indirect democracy where people vote for their representatives and other various versions in between.


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    #1429
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    X111111111111 wrote: »
    Don't eat either thanks a bunch. I'm a porridge guy.

    Where did I say they all practised the same religion? Or do you have a habit of making stuff up.

    I don't bother myself with watching ISIS stuff either I'll leave that to your good self.

    You suggested if Iran ruled the world we'd be all praying 5 times a day or something to that effect.
    So in my comprehensive observation of your post you think they're predominantly Sunnis in Iran and the Irish would be Sunni praying 5 times a day.

    Actually we have more in common with Persia than you think, the Irish language comes from Farsi and the Persians had no intention of ruling the world.


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    #1430
    GooglePlus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭GooglePlus


    Well this has turned to tripe..


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    #1431
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,419 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    alastair wrote: »
    The voters were voting for a president, nothing would change in that regard by removing the college system.

    They were voting to tell the State's representatives who to vote for in the Presidential election. Not quite the same thing. Federalism at work.


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    #1432
    J Mysterio
    Registered Users Posts: 11,035 ✭✭✭✭J Mysterio


    Must say I am very dissapponted in the official statement from UK/France/Germany.


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    #1433
    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    Must say I am very dissapponted

    What were you expecting ..?
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    #1434
    pearcider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭pearcider


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    Must say I am very dissapponted in the official statement from UK/France/Germany.

    I’m not. They know that the Iranian theocracy are implacably opposed to peace with the West. They also know Suleimani was a scum bag responsible for all sorts of trouble in the Middle East. Tehran has finally got a bloody nose after all their aggression last year and there’s plenty more where that came from.


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    #1435
    threeball
    Registered Users Posts: 8,228 ✭✭✭threeball


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    They have bombed funerals and also the subsequent funeral for those funeral goers. Fairly sure that was under Obama.

    Funerals, weddings, Kids birthday parties, they do them all. No questions asked.


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    #1436
    kildare lad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭kildare lad


    pearcider wrote: »
    I’m not. They know that the Iranian theocracy are implacably opposed to peace with the West. They also know Suleimani was a scum bag responsible for all sorts of trouble in the Middle East. Tehran has finally got a bloody nose after all their aggression last year and there’s plenty more where that came from.

    I suppose you'll be flying over to the states soon and enlisting , or if you really wanted to fight Iran why don't you join isis


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    #1437
    pearcider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭pearcider


    nthclare wrote: »
    You suggested if Iran ruled the world we'd be all praying 5 times a day or something to that effect.
    So in my comprehensive observation of your post you think they're predominantly Sunnis in Iran and the Irish would be Sunni praying 5 times a day.

    Actually we have more in common with Persia than you think, the Irish language comes from Farsi and the Persians had no intention of ruling the world.

    Persians had no intentions of ruling the world haha haha. They’ve been trying since Darius the great. Thank God it is the Americans that actually do rule the world so you all have the freedom to spout off all the nonsense you want.


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    #1438
    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    pearcider wrote: »
    Persians had no intentions of ruling the world haha haha. They’ve been trying since Darius the great.


    King Leonidas I

    Now there was a man .
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    #1439
    KWAG2019
    Closed Accounts Posts: 834 ✭✭✭KWAG2019


    Gatling wrote: »
    King Leonidas I

    Now there was a man .

    Love his chocolates.


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    #1440
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,013 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    pearcider wrote: »
    Persians had no intentions of ruling the world haha haha. They’ve been trying since Darius the great. Thank God it is the Americans that actually do rule the world so you all have the freedom to spout off all the nonsense you want.

    Trump is working on that. Already tackling protests. Give him time.
    Republican lawmakers introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 18 states
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/24/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-curb-protesting-in-at-least-17-states/

    If there was oil in your back yard the U.S. would bring 'freedom' to it.


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    #1441
    s7ryf3925pivug
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    GooglePlus wrote: »
    Well this has turned to tripe..
    Yeah exactly what I was thinking as I glanced over the last couple of pages. Degenerated into inane squabbling. Had been mainly interesting earlier.


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