It's Official: Sharia Law for Libya

[Robocommie]

I have been accused of being a racist, and an Islamophobe, with half of my family being Muslim. And with myself attending anti-nato protests and speaking with Libyan students in Belgrade about the situation in Libya during the conflict. I am obviously a class-A Islamophobe, racist, nazi, fascist somehow.

This thread has literally degraded itself into nothing. "hurr durr I'm offended even though I know nothing about the posters background and life I'm going to accuse him of being a racist."

Your background doesn't mean shit dude, this is the internet. I can claim to be a Rabbi, doesn't mean I get to spout off anti-Semitic slurs because I clearly don't hate Jews, since after all, I'm a Rabbi.

[Sam_b]

Excuse me, can I decide what is and isn't offensive to me? Is that possible? Can I be afforded that luxury? Him saying "derka derka," doesn't offend me and I am Muslim, Arab and from the desert.

So only Arabs and Muslims are permitted to be offended by Islamophobic statements?

[Franz Fanonipants]

Comrade, I don't care if you personally befriended Muhammad via Soviet-powered time machine.

You're fucking racist.

And if not actively racist, just kind of dumb.

[RedGrunt]

Honestly, the picture and comments may have been uncalled for but the reaction became equally shit. Just trash this crap.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Comrade, I don't care if you personally befriended Muhammad via Soviet-powered time machine.

You're fucking racist.

And if not actively racist, just kind of dumb.

You people are so fucking arrogant and think you are somehow better than everyone. You are a piece of shit that is wasting his time accusing a person of being a racist because of ONE post, that EVERYBODY else took as a joke, except for you few shining beacons of light, that will lead us to a perfect world.

YOU ARE OVER-ANALYZING A JOKE.

[Seth]

Can we talk about the topic, that being Sharia Law in the new Libyan regime in case anyone forgot?

[Franz Fanonipants]

YOU ARE OVER-ANALYZING A JOKE.

a funnier joke would be rad next time. alhamduillah or islam is the light or something.

unfortunately, you chose some dumb shit to bust out.

[Franz Fanonipants]

Can we talk about the topic, that being Sharia Law in the new Libyan regime in case anyone forgot?

I believe that the rollout and deployment of such will probably not be very complete. Of course, the capacity does exist for it to go full-blown, xenophobic, baby-eating Shariah law but I doubt it'll happen.

Theoretically, Gaddafi ruled via Islamic Law as well, right?

[Seth]

I believe that the rollout and deployment of such will probably not be very complete.

Eh, what?

Theoretically, Gaddafi ruled via Islamic Law as well, right?

I thought he was secular for most of his rule.

[OHumanista]

The amount of angry people ranting against imaginary racism of a comrade and totally derailing the thread is absurd.
Also to those who defend Sharia law and call anyone else a know nothing white western I ask you. Where is the equality and democracy in enshrining a single religion to the detriment of secularism and all other creeds?

You're free to have your faith but if you want to mix it with politics and law and force it down other people's throats I am against you.

[Le Socialiste]

I'm getting tired of watching threads devolve into matters not directly linked to the OP(s). While some really bad statements were made, this argument would be best suited someplace else (or carried on in private). Otherwise, everyone just gets to witness another thread go to shit.

[ВАЛТЕР]

a funnier joke would be rad next time. alhamduillah or islam is the light or something.

unfortunately, you chose some dumb shit to bust out.

Then say that. Tell me my joke isn't funny and add your own, or don't.
Don't immediately jump to conclusions and claim I am a racist because of a single post.

At this point, everything I say has been replied with something along the lines of: "That's something a racist denying he is a racist would say."

Seriously, correct me. Explain to me why you didn't find the joke funny if you don't like it. Nobody is forcing you to laugh, others liked the post, you didn't. That's okay, but you don't have to jump to accusations of racism in response to a single post.

[Franz Fanonipants]

I thought he was secular for most of his rule.

I don't think that's the case. I'm pretty sure that Gaddafi was a very publicly devout man, and his government claimed to function on Islamic principles.

[Robocommie]

You people are so fucking arrogant and think you are somehow better than everyone. You are a piece of shit that is wasting his time accusing a person of being a racist because of ONE post, that EVERYBODY else took as a joke, except for you few shining beacons of light, that will lead us to a perfect world.

So what's the argument? Everyone who agrees with you is fine with it, so everyone who doesn't agree with you are just arrogant who thinks we're better than everyone?

YOU ARE OVER-ANALYZING A JOKE.

For fuck's sakes dude, just because you were joking doesn't mean people aren't going to be mad at you. What the fuck world do you live in where jokes don't ever push people too far?

[Franz Fanonipants]

Also to those who defend Sharia law and call anyone else a know nothing white western I ask you. Where is the equality and democracy in enshrining a single religion to the detriment of secularism and all other creeds?

Fuck democracy and equality.

E: That said, what you all should really be concerned w/is Imperialism and not the way that religion allegedly interacts with the state in a colonized state.

Almost like this crazy anti-Shariah fury is kind of besides the point. Implemented by a side that has an abiding interest in pushing class issues to the back of discourse.

[Franz Fanonipants]

That's okay, but you don't have to jump to accusations of racism in response to a single post.

Bro if you're going to take it to a singularly unfunny place then you've already decided to fuck up the discourse enough to be corrected.

The asshole who comes into a thread about police brutality and posts an image of Cartman in his "Respect mah authoritah" outfit deserves to be called on his bullshit.

You've been called on it, refuckinglax and get the fuck out of the thread if all you're going to do is whine about how you're considered a racist for posting stupid, racist bullshit.

[ВАЛТЕР]

So what's the argument? Everyone who agrees with you is fine with it, so everyone who doesn't agree with you are just arrogant who thinks we're better than everyone?



For fuck's sakes dude, just because you were joking doesn't mean people aren't going to be mad at you. What the fuck world do you live in where jokes don't ever push people too far?

I live in the Balkans, where people don't take jokes to heart and don't get offended over humor...Anybody who gets mad at a joke is an idiot and deserves to be mocked, that is the consensus here. I have never gotten angry over a joke because if you do you are immedietly in for it even more. There are MILLIONS of "Bosnians are stupid" jokes which Bosnians themselves laugh at, make up themselves, and tell. Same goes for "Montenegrins are lazy" jokes, "Slovenians are cheap", etc etc.

Here if you get mad over a joke everybody assumes you are socially inept and tears you apart with ridicule.
Maybe the cultural differences were lost here on you guys, but know that no harm was meant.

[Robocommie]

The cultural differences thing goes both ways here chief, which is why you don't just say and do whatever you want and then get mad at other people for not being cool with it. If you think we should be sensitive to the fact that no harm was meant, you should probably be sensitive to the fact that offense was taken. That's part of being an adult. It's not just putting the responsibility off on people who get mad. That's dumb. Don't expect everywhere you go to react to things the same way they will in the Balkans - assuming your personal experiences are genuinely universally true there.

Anyway, whatever, I've spent too much time on this as it is. Deal with this however, Revleft.

[Franz Fanonipants]

oh god seriously guys

anyways, this thread is based on a lot of islamophobic bullshit. gadaffi was an "islamist" and this imperialist puppet government will be "islamist." anything else is liberal terror at the implementation of ideas.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Bro if you're going to take it to a singularly unfunny place then you've already decided to fuck up the discourse enough to be corrected.

The asshole who comes into a thread about police brutality and posts an image of Cartman in his "Respect mah authoritah" outfit deserves to be called on his bullshit.

You've been called on it, refuckinglax and get the fuck out of the thread if all you're going to do is whine about how you're considered a racist for posting stupid, racist bullshit.

You are the ones "whining" about how "racist" I am. Isn't it easier for you to shut up and give me the benefit of the doubt seeing as this is my first "racist" post than to jump all over me like a pack of hyenas?