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18th July 2016, 07:30 AM
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They have been interviewing a number of French people of Tunisian origin on the news channels here in the U.K. and all of them say the lorry driver was not a good Mslim and his actions have made them angry. Ilam is a peaceful religion they all say, well tell that to the hundreds of innocent people (mlams amongst them) who were murdered by crazed lorry drivers, gun men, bombers etc. in France, Belgium, London, Boston, Mali, Medina, Australia and other countries around the world. Not one head of that religion has come out and said they are not mlams or ex communicated them for their actions.
Mind you the people of Nice should be very aware as that assole BONO along with Stallone plus a few other "stars" were in Nice at the time but Stallone only tweeted, did not do his Rambo act and jump in and wrestle the lorry driver to the ground before he caused any damage, nor did BONO organise a concert for the people but instead got a police escort away from the scene.
Brave lot eh!
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19th July 2016, 06:59 AM
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Different countries, different styles. yesterday the Vice President of USA travelled from Melbourne to Sydney by air. Saw the cavalcade along the way. Freeway closed for the duration opf his travel on it, about 12 minutes. Helicopter overhead, one fire truck, four ambulances, twelve cops on bikes, six police cars and three black saloon cars one of which he was in. The at the bacvk of the queue one armoured personnel carrier.


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20th July 2016, 01:03 AM
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Hi All,
One thing that is obvious is that they nearly all marry cousins or close relatives so they will be nuttter's anywayand nutter's breed more nutter's
Cheers Des.
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20th July 2016, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by
Des Taff Jenkins
Hi All,
One thing that is obvious is that they nearly all marry cousins or close relatives so they will be nuttter's anywayand nutter's breed more nutter's
Cheers Des.
Des, just a thought but maybe that is where we got our politicians from!


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23rd July 2016, 02:34 AM
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Re.the continuation of the terrorism attacks in Munich of yesterday, as usual the well read and often puerile journalists in todays Sunday papers make their stories up in a political manner and quote D.Trumps statements that he makes as politicians do on their campaigns and how he can stop. I will give them one prophesy which most of us have seen, and perhaps they haven't read, their predessors yarns of previous years, as were mostly too young and maybe have no wish to learn from experience or history. Most of us heard those famous words and instigated by J. McCarthy. " Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party or any of its affiliates", if the answer was anything but no, you were on the next plane out. I saw this happen on ships crew members who were then barred from going ashore. and indeed barred from entering the US until that law was repealed. My prophesy is that if D. Trump becomes the next President of the US this same law or very similar will again reappear with a different target in mind, and will only be the first of many. I have no doubt on what he says he has every intention of doing his damnest to wipe out at the very least in his own country, and cant think of a better person who is available of making the hard decisions. As we all know or at least suspect the Munich slaughter is as often said by many, just an ongoing saga which still has a long way to run yet. My sympathies go to the families of those brutally murdered victims as always. Whatever one thinks personally thinks of D.Trump in particular, he like the recently elected President of the Philipines is the one to speak his mind and to hell with the PC brigade. If he wishes to call a dog a mongrel he wont be browbeaten by a bunch of lunatics. JWS
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23rd July 2016, 06:32 AM
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Now Munich, where to next? This will only end when the West want it to, when they stop the supply of arms and get the rest of the world to agree to that as well.
Yes, Trump is no fan of political correctness, maybe the biggest threat to the world when politicians use it for their own ends.
But maybe there is some hope on the horizon. 12 of the 30 local Melbourne councils have got together and issued a statement saying, 'the use of cards at Christmas with the term seasons greetings will no longer be allowed to be used by any one working for council who has the responsibility of sending them. Only cards with Merry Christmas will be allowed and all shopping centres will only be allowed to put up signs using this term.


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23rd July 2016, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
Now Munich, where to next? This will only end when the West want it to, when they stop the supply of arms and get the rest of the world to agree to that as well.
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Why only when the WEST wants it? there are many arms manufacturers in the EAST, anyway it's an impossible dream so will never happen. Even if your impossible dream was realised people would hack each other to death with knives and sharp stones as in the past and thus it will ever be
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23rd July 2016, 11:05 AM
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The modern world has brought marvellous innovations in their own right, but they have all lost the one thing that at least partially existed before the ease of communications at the push of a button. That was Respect. There is practically no respect today and that applies from the youngest to the oldest. The only thing in the way of respect today is respect for the most powerful. The end of humanity will not be through climate change, but due to the lack of respect in the way of life and others beliefs. This so called mixing of different ethnics has never worked and never will in our short lifetime we have left. It is going to be as was in Biblical times the power of the fittest. I am going to start taking Horlicks again. JWS
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23rd July 2016, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
The modern world has brought marvellous innovations in their own right, but they have all lost the one thing that at least partially existed before the ease of communications at the push of a button. That was Respect. There is practically no respect today and that applies from the youngest to the oldest. The only thing in the way of respect today is respect for the most powerful. The end of humanity will not be through climate change, but due to the lack of respect in the way of life and others beliefs. This so called mixing of different ethnics has never worked and never will in our short lifetime we have left. It is going to be as was in Biblical times the power of the fittest. I am going to start taking Horlicks again. JWS
Well done John,you've just isolated another of mankind's evolving mutant genes,the Lack of Respect or L o R ² Sabourn Collider. That is a quickly evolving gene which experts predict will extinguish any trace of Respect in the human brain within two generations,such is the force of it's quick mutation.
Once again the Lo R² gene is a member of that destructive gene pool which includes at least two previous mutant genes we have reported in these forums,namely the Believe There's Good in Everyone gene and the Politically Correct gene.
We await future developments,although in view of recent terrible happenings in Nice and Munich,there has been reported traces of finding a new mutant currently codenamed KIPIP,which stands for Killing Innocent People Indiscriminately in Public. Such mutating gene is thought to be nurtured by uncontrolled or unchecked
activity at European border controls. Those areas are very closely surrounded by those heavily populated Believe There's Good in Everyone genes,which obviously are not now thought to be such a desirable mutant to have,and if unchecked may lead to the complete destruction of those BTGIE genes.
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23rd July 2016, 12:33 PM
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My genes soon wearout especially in the.Backside with all this sitting around waiting for some one break in so I can shoot him with my pea shooter. The Last time I looked at my genes they were marke Levi, think he was the son oLSolomon so come from good stock.Am on this I pad and is too small for my finger so excuse spelling. JWS. So
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