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(...) Thank you. But really, I haven't a problem with Islam per se. There are many peaceful Muslims. What I *do* have a problem with are extremist Muslims who tend to comprise a shockingly high percentage of the Muslim population, and the seemingly (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All right. Why don't we use the term "bigot" then? (...) If you're going to use the term "enlightenment" as litmus test to determine whether a group is worthy of respect, then you need to throw out groups that work to foster pseudoscience in (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Uh, I thought that they were silently disagreeing with me. But so what if they do? You don't seem to care about what others think of your views. Are you suggesting that I keep quiet because the majority happen to think differently than I do? (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Okay, let's put away the racist card already. Islam is a *religion*. Followers of Islam are *Muslims*. "Arab" is a race term, not "Muslim", okay? (...) Sorry I wasn't clear in my meaning: "Enlightenment" A philosophical movement of the 18th (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Pot, kettle. You are probably the most uncivil individual in this NG. JOHN (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah! There it is! The proven fact that you are a racist. What? You think your religion is enlightened? Can you tell us which religions have passed the JohnNeal test of Enlightenment? Please, show the world the greatness of your prejudices! (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And it looks like British Parliament agrees with me... ---...--- "Prove Iraqi guilt, MPs tell Blair" (URL) by the turn of the year there is no WMD then the basis on which this was executed was illegal," he said. MPs are also starting to ask (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Who are you to tell me this? I'm only telling one stupid person that posts racist and hateful stuff here on Lugnet that what he posts is stupid. If you endore his attitude, if you endorse what he says, it should be you who should be warned (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh, the bitterness didn't escape me. And I never claimed to ascribe to his view-- I just, as I said in my one word review, found it "interesting". How many feel the same as he? Is it a growing sentiment? I have no idea. I frankly didn't even (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In countless ways you have lost this right, Lar. You rarely listen to anything anyone else may have to say about anything. And that fact has been amply shown in this forum. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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