tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post6439459324038977306..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: A small request [amnesia]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-22115602641902002792005-12-19T21:01:00.000+00:002005-12-19T21:01:00.000+00:00In case any of you ever remembered this, the appea...In case any of you ever remembered this, the appeal was successful and she was released. International pressure was thought to be a key component. She's now back at home caring for her small child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-63554793459398184282002-11-05T22:55:00.008+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.008+00:00There was a piece on this on the radio today, the ...There was a piece on this on the radio today, the miss world competition is actually being held in nigeria this year. A number of the competitors have announced that they are boycotting the competition because of this situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-36082574326323468992002-11-05T22:55:00.007+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.007+00:00Where's the love! Seriously, I can see where Afty ...Where's the love! Seriously, I can see where Afty is coming from so I'm not quite sure this was fully deserving of the customary Afty-smackdown. Of course it's not true and that religious populations will carry on their bent regardless of education. This has been demonstrated countless times across measured history. The simple fact is that being educated doesn't mean you will discount something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-61128700247874863962002-11-05T22:55:00.006+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.006+00:00Am : I appreciate what you're saying, but I am sti...Am : I appreciate what you're saying, but I am still of the opinion that it's an education problem.<br><br>In my opinion, A populace of people who are on the whole well educated will not have a significant number of citizens who choose to vote based mainly upon their religious preferences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-20886558425253116852002-11-05T22:55:00.005+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.005+00:00I was touched earlier this week when I received an...I was touched earlier this week when I received an e-mail. Fortunately, the man touching me went away and left me to read the e-mail in peace, and now I pass on this plea to you:<br><br>Dear All,<br><br>As many of you will have heard, innocent harmless young German teenagers are ABUSED and RAPED on a daily basis on British Counter-strike by EVIL SADISTIC CRUEL computer games players.<br><br>I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-26355341123596333482002-11-05T22:55:00.004+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.004+00:00Afty - all paragraphs until the last were doing a ...Afty - all paragraphs until the last were doing a reasonable job of preeceeing whatever you'd just looked up on the web but the last, is of course, laughable bollocks. As before when you've toasted yourself into a small corner, you never ever ever ever manage to go 'oh I didn't know that' but just try to argue yourself out of a situation ineffectively. As anyone can see, your tenuous linking ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-36121252283248440922002-11-05T22:55:00.003+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.003+00:00Crikey. Halt lawyer! Thou hast made assumptions ab...Crikey. Halt lawyer! Thou hast made assumptions about my level of knowledge which are incorrect.<br><br>I'm quite aware this is a Sharia ruling, are you aware that the Nigerian Constitution (I believe) contains wording to the effect that no part of government shall introduce any religious laws?<br><br>I believe it's the president who has the power to intercede and overturn the sentencing, even ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-34007465586225534052002-11-05T22:55:00.002+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.002+00:00Indeed; this has been around for a while. Islamic ...Indeed; this has been around for a while. Islamic 'Sharia' law is frankly fucking barbaric; a throwback to an age so long ago, 'Draconian Bullshit' doesn't come close.<br><br>As with all these medieval-style fuckups, its the women that always get the raw end of the deal, with anything short of rape by the fellas resulting in a swift cup of sweet coffee and a stern look.<br><br>I've signed the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-27258157571092292302002-11-05T22:55:00.001+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.001+00:00Oh lord I brought out our amateur Henry Kissinger....Oh lord I brought out our amateur Henry Kissinger. Dear boy if you'dread anything about the issue, as with all your world-affairscommentaries, you would know that the issue here is nothing to do withthe median level of education - it's due to the fact that Nigeria hasislamic states within it and this is an islamic law ruling. Itsreligion and politics not education. Median level of education Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-25253185161154373672002-11-05T22:55:00.000+00:002002-11-05T22:55:00.000+00:00Read about this a few weeks back and was utterly s...Read about this a few weeks back and was utterly shocked to discover that this sort of thing was still going on particularly, as you mention, in a democracy.<br><br>I guess it just goes to show that a democracy is only as good as the median level of education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com