Rue Posted April 26, 2016 Report Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) I did. You're welcome. No the incoherent words remain: He's fine with wheeling and dealing with dictators on the one hand and upset with wheeling and dealing with dictators on the other. Please provide the references as to the dictators he wheels and deals with and the ones he does not. Go on finish just once your name calling. You spew out deliberate misstatements of what people say. Go on provide your proof. Do tell us how Argus likes some dictators but not all dictators. Names. dates of posts. Please. For once put up or shut up with the positions you claim he stated. You can not. You never have. Its what you do. You come on this board, accuse, made one line subjective reactive statements but have no positions let alone an ability to state one. Your snide reactive asides are shallow, unoriginal, and share nothing new. At this point you want people to notice you. This is a debate forum about political issues. You can't state any. The best you can do is a reactive aside. Its done. Its done like dinner. Edited April 26, 2016 by Rue Quote
GostHacked Posted April 26, 2016 Report Posted April 26, 2016 No the incoherent words remain: He's fine with wheeling and dealing with dictators on the one hand and upset with wheeling and dealing with dictators on the other. Please provide the references as to the dictators he wheels and deals with and the ones he does not. Go on finish just once your name calling. You spew out deliberate misstatements of what people say. Go on provide your proof. Do tell us how Argus likes some dictators but not all dictators. Names. dates of posts. Please. For once put up or shut up with the positions you claim he stated. You can not. You never have. Its what you do. You come on this board, accuse, made one line subjective reactive statements but have no positions let alone an ability to state one. Your snide reactive asides are shallow, unoriginal, and share nothing new. At this point you want people to notice you. This is a debate forum about political issues. You can't state any. The best you can do is a reactive aside. Its done. Its done like dinner. So is he making it about him or are you making it about him? Quote
eyeball Posted April 27, 2016 Report Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) He's fine with wheeling and dealing with dictators Go ask him yourself if you don't believe me. Edited April 27, 2016 by eyeball Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Charles Anthony Posted April 27, 2016 Report Posted April 27, 2016 Folks, Play the ball and not the player. Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
Big Guy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Report Posted April 29, 2016 Iran continues to progress towards a full democracy and the conservative clerics appear to be losing influence: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/voting-iran-parliamentary-runoff-160429070741182.html We see in which direction Iran is going. Time to embrace Iran, give it any assistance possible and encourage their walk to freedom. Also time to join the rest of the world and wash our hands of the rogue nation of Israel. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
eyeball Posted April 30, 2016 Report Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Iran's moderates make modest gains in run-off election ...but conservatives will remain a powerful force and could limit the prospects for social change. Fricken conservatives...if you've seen one you've seen them all. They're the key to maintaining misery everywhere. Edited April 30, 2016 by eyeball Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Big Guy Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Posted May 1, 2016 Iran continues to move towards the center. The conservative clerics are losing control and the support of the populations: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/iran-elections-rouhani-allies-win-parliament-poll-160430141119948.html With the economic sanctions being lifted by the West, Iran is again becoming the Persian power of the past. This nation already has the respect of most of the world and should soon be the strength of the Middle East. Time for Canada to wash our hands of Israel and turn the the new and future leaders of the Middle East. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
eyeball Posted May 1, 2016 Report Posted May 1, 2016 Iran continues to move towards the center. The conservative clerics are losing control and the support of the populations: Well, if Iran thought the west hated its guts before it's progressiveness will really bark it up a dangerous tree now. Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
CITIZEN_2015 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) More women elected for the parliament than cleric (17 versus 16) as signs of Iran's evolving politics and society. Edited May 4, 2016 by CITIZEN_2015 Quote
marcus Posted May 6, 2016 Report Posted May 6, 2016 Saw this article earlier and learned some interesting facts about Iran - I hope we follow the Europeans and Asians in investing in Iran. Seven Reasons Iran Could Become An Entrepreneurial Powerhouse The size of the economy and the lifting of world sanctions The population is highly educated Iran has particular strength in tech fields Despite the American sanctions, ties are forming between entrepreneurial communities in Iran and the United States. The country’s infrastructure is undergoing a renewal Change is happening faster than people expect The startup scene is just entering what could be a heyday Quote "What do you think of Western civilization?" Gandhi was asked. "I think it would be a good idea," he said.
SpankyMcFarland Posted May 12, 2016 Report Posted May 12, 2016 Iran is a regional challenge, KSA a global one. Iranian-financed schools are not the big issue in places like South Africa or Europe. It's a grim dictatorship but a relatively stable one. Pakistan is of more concern to me. From my limited experience, Iranians are less interested in the alleged crimes of the West whereas, say, many Pakistanis see CIA plots in everything. Iran's leaders would appear to be more extreme than their younger citizens whereas the opposite seems true in Pakistan, unfortunately. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
kactus Posted May 12, 2016 Report Posted May 12, 2016 Iran is a regional challenge, KSA a global one. Iranian-financed schools are not the big issue in places like South Africa or Europe. It's a grim dictatorship but a relatively stable one. Pakistan is of more concern to me. From my limited experience, Iranians are less interested in the alleged crimes of the West whereas, say, many Pakistanis see CIA plots in everything. Iran's leaders would appear to be more extreme than their younger citizens whereas the opposite seems true in Pakistan, unfortunately. Again everyone is entitled to an opinion but it becomes relative on how one defines extremism in regads to middle east to the same context. Afterall, young iranians came to the solidarity of the west for 911 victims and Paris attacks. I wonder how many of the arab countries most markably Saudi Arabia did the same. Ironically, we in the west call saudis "our allies" when many of the highjackers of 911 turned out to be of arab origin including saudis. Saudi Arabia the home town for Osama Bin Laden and alleged links to ISIS. There is no conspiracy there. Just facts... Quote
kactus Posted May 12, 2016 Report Posted May 12, 2016 Iran is a regional challenge, KSA a global one. Iranian-financed schools are not the big issue in places like South Africa or Europe. It's a grim dictatorship but a relatively stable one. Pakistan is of more concern to me. From my limited experience, Iranians are less interested in the alleged crimes of the West whereas, say, many Pakistanis see CIA plots in everything. Iran's leaders would appear to be more extreme than their younger citizens whereas the opposite seems true in Pakistan, unfortunately. Again everyone is entitled to an opinion but it becomes relative on how one defines extremism in regads to middle east to the same context. Afterall, young iranians came to the solidarity of the west for 911 victims and Paris attacks. I wonder how many of the arab countries most markably Saudi Arabia did the same. Ironically, we in the west call saudis "our allies" when many of the highjackers of 911 turned out to be of arab origin including saudis. Saudi Arabia the home town for Osama Bin Laden and alleged links to ISIS. There is no conspiracy there. Just facts... Quote
jbg Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 Time for Canada to wash our hands of Israel and turn the the new and future leaders of the Middle East. So you're for another craven abandonment by the West of a country that shares Western values in favor of a Stone Age system of morality? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
kactus Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 So you're for another craven abandonment by the West of a country that shares Western values in favor of a Stone Age system of morality? And who are you to pass that judgement about Iran...!? Ofcourse you will blow the trumpet for Israel...It's a no brainer... Quote
jbg Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 And who are you to pass that judgement about Iran...!? Ofcourse you will blow the trumpet for Israel...It's a no brainer... You don't know me. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
kactus Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 You don't know me. I know enough about you to say that you are one of those silent majority that will not distinguish right from wrong as far as the israeli policies are concerned. This has always been the case... Quote
jbg Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 I know enough about you to say that you are one of those silent majority that will not distinguish right from wrong as far as the israeli policies are concerned. This has always been the case... How strong are gay and women rights likely to be in an independent "Palestine"? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
kactus Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) How strong are gay and women rights likely to be in an independent "Palestine"? You want to talk to me about human rights? Let's start with facts. It is Israel's illegal policies to demolish houses and build illegal settlements in the palestinian territories. Poor human rights records is something I see people here point the finger at when they want to divert attention from other things happening in the region. Why is it that everytime the plight of the palestinians is discussed conversation sways towards muslims being bad, labelling all countries the same, hanging gays, stoning kids, blah blah blah as if that justifies the actions of the israelis with palestinians. You don't seem to have any issues in condoning the actions of the government of Israel yet quite apt to highlight the rights of gays and palestinian women. What is the point of talking about the rights of gay palestinians or their women when the basic fundamentals like their rights to their land is deprived from them?? It's all a matter of perspective! Edited May 14, 2016 by kactus Quote
GostHacked Posted May 14, 2016 Report Posted May 14, 2016 JBG, what are your views on the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories? Quote
Charles Anthony Posted May 15, 2016 Report Posted May 15, 2016 #StopThreadDrift Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
eyeball Posted May 15, 2016 Report Posted May 15, 2016 How strong are gay and women rights likely to be in an independent "Palestine"? How will we ever know without one? You can't see the future. Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Big Guy Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) So you're for another craven abandonment by the West of a country that shares Western values in favor of a Stone Age system of morality? I am for what is best for Canada. I think that Israel is a rogue nation, currently being led by zealot Zionists, prepared to go to war to expand and dominate. Any nation supporting it will be pulled into that war. Canada does not need that war so should cut all ties to Israel. On the other hand, Iran has been gaining in power and respect from the other nations in the Middle East and some in the West. I believe that once the dust settles that Iran will be the power in that sector and Canada should hitch on to that wagon. So the question as a see it is be pulled into the mire by Israel or hitch on to the ascending Iran. I know which choice is the better one for Canada. Edited May 15, 2016 by Big Guy Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
jbg Posted May 16, 2016 Report Posted May 16, 2016 JBG, what are your views on the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories? What makes those territories "occupied"? They were inside armistice lines which the Palestinians have never, and will never, recognize as borders. The Arabs had plenty of opportunities to negotiate. They refused to. And may well get squeezed out. What are your views on the expulsion by every Arab country of their Jewish populations? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Big Guy Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Posted May 16, 2016 What makes those territories "occupied"? They were inside armistice lines which the Palestinians have never, and will never, recognize as borders. The Arabs had plenty of opportunities to negotiate. They refused to. And may well get squeezed out. What are your views on the expulsion by every Arab country of their Jewish populations? I think it is an abomination. But when the elected candidate of the Republican Party in the USA believes in the expulsion of another religious group is acceptable it makes me begin to wonder about the Arab states to do the same thing. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
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