Tajikistan declares total war on Christmas (and New Year's)

Started by Syt, December 23, 2015, 10:33:43 AM

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Eddie Teach

#15
December 23, 2015, 04:13:23 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 23, 2015, 04:10:47 PM
It doesn't say they are.

It doesn't say they're banning Ramadan either.
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Admiral Yi

#16
December 23, 2015, 04:17:13 PM
It says they're banning Christmas and New Year's because they threaten Islam.

Scipio

#17
December 23, 2015, 04:31:12 PM
Jeeks are cunts, anyway.
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derspiess

#18
December 23, 2015, 04:31:25 PM
Raz: cryptomuslim??
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Razgovory

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December 23, 2015, 04:35:58 PM Last Edit: December 23, 2015, 05:00:47 PM by Razgovory
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 23, 2015, 04:17:13 PM
It says they're banning Christmas and New Year's because they threaten Islam.

It does? I must have missed that.  If someone could show me the relevant passage in the article, I would be obliged.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Admiral Yi

#20
December 23, 2015, 05:09:30 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 23, 2015, 04:35:58 PM
It does? I must have missed that.  If someone could show me the relevant passage in the article, I would be obliged.

Woops.  That's from the Somalia article.

Valmy

#21
December 23, 2015, 05:25:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 23, 2015, 04:31:25 PM
Raz: cryptomuslim??

He is the protector of the faith. He would be singing a different tune if a European State was banning Islamic festivals.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#22
December 23, 2015, 05:26:53 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 23, 2015, 04:02:42 PM
Good, that's a start. Religion is a stain on humanity.

New Years is a religion? Is Dick Clark a prophet? :hmm:
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Razgovory

#23
December 23, 2015, 05:34:11 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 23, 2015, 05:25:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 23, 2015, 04:31:25 PM
Raz: cryptomuslim??

He is the protector of the faith. He would be singing a different tune if a European State was banning Islamic festivals.

All I have posted in this thread is "It doesn't say they are." and "It does? I must have missed that.  If someone could show me the relevant passage in the article, I would be obliged."  What sort of tune is that?
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Valmy

#24
December 23, 2015, 11:18:26 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 23, 2015, 05:34:11 PM
All I have posted in this thread is "It doesn't say they are." and "It does? I must have missed that.  If someone could show me the relevant passage in the article, I would be obliged."  What sort of tune is that?

The tune that would be less quick to give the Front National the benefit of the doubt :P

Anyway this is nativism nationalistic douchebaggery and if it has religious components that is purely coincidental.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

alfred russel

#25
December 23, 2015, 11:33:13 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 23, 2015, 02:51:09 PM

And of course there's an unrecognized government in Puntland as well.

Reggie Roby must be their king.
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Razgovory

#26
December 24, 2015, 12:53:36 AM
Quote from: Valmy on December 23, 2015, 11:18:26 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on December 23, 2015, 05:34:11 PM
All I have posted in this thread is "It doesn't say they are." and "It does? I must have missed that.  If someone could show me the relevant passage in the article, I would be obliged."  What sort of tune is that?

The tune that would be less quick to give the Front National the benefit of the doubt :P

Anyway this is nativism nationalistic douchebaggery and if it has religious components that is purely coincidental.

I'm not giving them the benefit of the doubt.  It is nativist nationalist douchebaggery, I just didn't extrapolate "Islamist!" from it.  New Years is the big give away.  New Years is a huge thing with Russians, it's like their Christmas, the gift-giving holiday.  Tajikistan is a pretty strongly secular state, most people are Muslims but there are restrictions on them as well.  What it looks like is the state is coming down on unpopular religious minorities (Christians).  This pretty much is equivalent of some Euro-land state cracking down on a Muslim (or Jewish!) practice.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

katmai

#27
December 24, 2015, 12:58:05 AM
Quote from: alfred russel on December 23, 2015, 11:33:13 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 23, 2015, 02:51:09 PM

And of course there's an unrecognized government in Puntland as well.

Reggie Roby must be their king.
Ray Guy <_<
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

alfred russel

#29
December 24, 2015, 01:17:34 AM Last Edit: December 24, 2015, 01:20:28 AM by alfred russel
Reggie Roby.

We've been through this before. Ray Guy is considered "the man" and got into the hall of fame because he was a good punter but also played on a really good team in an era when it was the good teams that got on TV and all the media attention. Ie, he got the hype.

Reggie Roby: yards per punt: 43.3, net yards per punt: 40.4 (edit: wikipedia says net yardage was just 34.0, but still better than Guy)
Ray Guy: yards per punt: 42.4, net yards per punt: 33.8

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/6597/reggie-roby
http://rayguy.net/portfolio/ray-guy-stats/
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014
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