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#761 Re: The Garden » The United Kingdom General Election, 2nd May 2024 » 537 weeks ago
The Sun have chosen the winner. We are leaving. I am worried.
#762 Re: The Garden » Terrorist Attack @ Pulse in Orlando » 537 weeks ago
The debate on gun control was lost when you guys decided easy access to guns was more important than children being murdered.
The suicide rate in N. Europe is much more worrying than gun deaths. Over 500 per year in Norway alone. Over ten times the murder rate.
The suicide rate in N. Europe is worrying... has nothing to do with this though:ummm:
This was a hate crime against LGBT people and it was a terrorist attack. It can be both at once. The only question is whether it was motivated by relgion, it appears that it might have been.
Trump's argument that "this loon wouldn't be here if his parents hadn't immigrated here and gave birth to him here, therefore ban immigration to stop more like him being born" is ridiculous. Basically a flagrant admission that your society sucks at integrating with other cultures and the best solution to the problem is avoid dealing with it. Fucking joke.
#763 Re: The Garden » The Football Thread » 540 weeks ago
Was at Hampden today, happiest day I've had supporting Hibs. Loved em since I was a kid, was with my Mum who's been waiting for this day as long as she can remember. So proud of the team.
Moments like this and Leicester's title win are what football is about.
#764 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 543 weeks ago
Kasich is out now as well. It's actually happening.
#765 Re: Guns N' Roses » New Guns N Roses member Melissa Reese » 547 weeks ago
Axl S wrote:Hadn't heard of her before now, but to those dismissing her as someone who can just press some buttons. Please. Just by giving those videos that James posted a skim you can tell she's a highly talented multi instrumentalist who can also sing.
In fairness, so is pittman and he's usually also dismissed the same way.
Something else that never made sense. Fine, in a live setting Pitman had a fairly auxiliary role, but to deny there is value in having someone with many talents for the purposes of writing seems strange.
Total white knight shit here.... I posted her recorded work history a page back... Knowing someone, who knew someone landed her this gig... nothing else.
Not really white knight shit. Just calling out BS.
Also complaining that someone got a gig by knowing someone... some of the AFD lineup only ended up in the band cause they knew other members. That's often how people fall in to gigs!
#766 Re: Guns N' Roses » New Guns N Roses member Melissa Reese » 547 weeks ago
she's useful in the kitchen. What's not to like?
Crawl back in your hole cave man.
Hadn't heard of her before now, but to those dismissing her as someone who can just press some buttons. Please. Just by giving those videos that James posted a skim you can tell she's a highly talented multi instrumentalist who can also sing.
#767 Re: Guns N' Roses » Nightrain Official Site » 548 weeks ago
bigbri wrote:Funny they are doing all this on April Fools' Day.
If tonight, the chords for jungle hit, Axl screams, the lights go up....and fuckin Ashba's stood there I will not be happy
A really really bad part of me wants this to happen 
#768 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Are You Listening To? » 549 weeks ago
Been getting massively into Steve Vai recently, currently got Sex & Relgion and Passion & Warfare in heavy rotation
#769 Re: The Garden » Terrorist attacks in Brussels » 549 weeks ago
Why is MSNBC blaming those terrorists on living and ghettos and not being fully accepted. Sick of the excuses the liberals make like it is Belgium's fault.
Blame is a strong word. They are discussing the conditions that foster and drive people towards terrorism. To acknowledge that problems with integration cause these issues is blind. They are not BLAMING Belgium for the attacks, nor are the excusing the terrorists actions, but it is important to look at what social conditions foster terrorism and how we (the "West"/the developed world) as a society can counteract these.
You are the one who posted a video that asked for an open frank discussion about these issues in the other thread, can't follow that up by being "sick of excuses" and trashing liberals - which you seem to be using as a catch all word for those who don't want a knee jerk heavy handed approach.
#770 Re: The Garden » 2016 Presidential Election Thread » 551 weeks ago
Axl S wrote:"Islam Hates Us"-Drumpf
How can anyone think that voting a for a world leader who is willing to make a statement like that has the right temperament and is fit to be president of (probably) the world's biggest super power??!!!
Perhaps he shouldn't say it but after talking to many marines and people in the Army it is pretty disturbing. I asked them ratio of good Muslims to bad and they figure 70%. I said wow, 30% bad, damn, they said no, 70% are bad. Talk of rape, incest, selling of children, etc. They are not all terrorists but a large portion agree with what the terrorists do to a certain point.
Below is a video by a Muslim lady that spells it out nicely. She was on Bill Maher last week as well. I trust her take on it.
Your video supports closer to 20-30% bad (most just bad views, minority of that actively posing a security threat) and 70-80% good.
I agree with that video's sentiment though, an open discussion amongst the international community has to be had wherein people can be allowed to say things that may offend some without being jumped on (hell accidentally offend some whilst they finish the point - I'm sure everyone's been in an argument where they've had to delicately phrase something so that they don't offend and can get to the end of what they're saying without someone angrily cutting them off).
In dealing with some of these radical views held be some (such as the place of women in society) it would be good to see our western leaders lean on some of our friends in these countries e.g. Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc. and get them to bring their outdated laws up to the modern day. How can you expect people in these countries to believe stuff like shame killings are OK when the governments practice them.
Regardless of all of that that. "Islam Hates us" is a broad strokes statement that any responsible prospective leader (no matter how "anti-establishment" the rich silver spoon billionaire is) should be saying. It's a dangerous statement that increases tensions and does more harm than good.
