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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th September 2021, 05:34 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
Full details... ...

Full details...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300399424/auckland-terror-attack-ahamed-samsudeen-the-man-behind-isisinspired-stabbings
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 06:23 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
So there is more information coming out about the...

So there is more information coming out about the guy. in 2020 he was charged with having ISIS materials, but he was unable to charged under the Terrorism Act which pretty much makes it impossible to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd September 2021, 05:50 PM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Conservatives have to Hypocrite, it's all they...

Conservatives have to Hypocrite, it's all they have these days.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd September 2021, 05:47 PM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Yeah because only achieving the largest airlift...

Yeah because only achieving the largest airlift in history and getting over 120 thousand people out safely without a shot being fired between the occupying forces is a total failure because about 100...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 05:29 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
Yeah, funny thing. We don't just declare...

Yeah, funny thing. We don't just declare civilians to be enemy combatants just because we want to lock up people who while clearly a threat, haven't acted on it yet.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 99,253
Posted By PhantomWolf
I don't know why you insist on repeating this...

I don't know why you insist on repeating this lie. Trump put three Justices on the SC giving them a 6 to 3 majority. Even had RBG retired early, Trump still would have gotten two seats, they'd have a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 09:18 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
Here's the thing. How long do you watch a person...

Here's the thing. How long do you watch a person you are pretty sure is going to commit a terror act eventually? What happens if the day after you stop the surveillance is the day they go and do it?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 09:15 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
Just because this seems to be a common question. ...

Just because this seems to be a common question.

It's not common, and the PM answered this question by noting that there are a few people in this situation, but it's very rare. Note that this guy...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 07:36 AM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,724
Posted By PhantomWolf
It might not be your stance, but you are enabling...

It might not be your stance, but you are enabling and supporting those who do have that stance. Your position is the same as a person supporting the take over of Fascism in Italy, not because they...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd September 2021, 07:29 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
What would have "bolster(ing) America's military...

What would have "bolster(ing) America's military presence in Afghanistan" have actually done? The Taliban was able to take province after province because of the peace deal. Would you have broken...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd September 2021, 04:42 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
Sadly it seems to have been a case of he hadn't...

Sadly it seems to have been a case of he hadn't done anything that they could arrest him for prior to that moment, but they were pretty darn sure he was planning to.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:37 AM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,724
Posted By PhantomWolf
Given that many, if not most "Right to Lifers"...

Given that many, if not most "Right to Lifers" also promote Abstinence only Sex Education and quite a few oppose birth control to the point of getting Religious exemptions to having to provide it in...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:26 AM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,724
Posted By PhantomWolf
Onwards to the Republic of Gilead we go!

Onwards to the Republic of Gilead we go!
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 04:25 AM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By PhantomWolf
I seriously suspect that is why US military...

I seriously suspect that is why US military vehicles are so fuel inefficient. If they fall into the enemy's hands they won't be able to afford to run them once the tank runs dry.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 01:32 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By PhantomWolf
Conspiracy Theories are over there ------>

Conspiracy Theories are over there ------>
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2021, 12:43 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By PhantomWolf
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd September 2021, 11:39 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,593
Posted By PhantomWolf
ISIS Inspired Terror Attack in Auckland, New Zealand

A man of Sri Lankan descent whose extremist beliefs were inspired by ISIS has attacked and wounded six people in an Auckland supermarket before being shot and killed by NZ Police Officers who had...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 2nd September 2021, 10:27 PM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
So what you are saying is that those that...

So what you are saying is that those that remained behind had a year and a half to get organised and be ready to leave when it was time?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 1st September 2021, 11:49 PM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
yes because that one incident should always...

yes because that one incident should always overshadow the tens of thousands that didn't try stupid and ultimately fatal actions, but instead waited and leave in a pretty orderly manner in perfect...
Forum: USA Politics 1st September 2021, 10:58 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 26,073
Posted By PhantomWolf
More evidence to add to the bonfire ...

More evidence to add to the bonfire

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Forum: USA Politics 1st September 2021, 06:41 PM
Replies: 3,801
Views: 192,724
Posted By PhantomWolf
Yeah, this sort of thinking comes from the belief...

Yeah, this sort of thinking comes from the belief that women should be pure and chaste and keep their legs crossed for their future husbands because they are little more than the property of men, as...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 10:33 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
I'm not sure that they'd consider it like that....

I'm not sure that they'd consider it like that. They are more likely thinking about banning homosexuality, Transgenderism, teaching creation, having prayers and bible studies in schools. Those sorts...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 09:46 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By PhantomWolf
You can buy a house for less than $300K? Do you...

You can buy a house for less than $300K? Do you want a real housing crisis? Here to get a decent house you are looking at at least $650k. You can't even get the land for under $300k unless you are...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 08:20 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
Here are a few links that you might need your...

Here are a few links that you might need your meds for then.

The Family Netflix review by The Daily Beast...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 07:37 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
The thing is that everyone's "Objective Morality"...

The thing is that everyone's "Objective Morality" is subjective. Morality isn't a universal standard, there is no one single morality that everyone holds to which can be divined from universal laws....
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st August 2021, 06:44 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,561
Posted By PhantomWolf
Well at least it's never gonna give you up, never...

Well at least it's never gonna give you up, never let you down, never run around or desert you.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 06:37 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
It's also kinda conceited in that it assumes that...

It's also kinda conceited in that it assumes that the Afghan People wanted the Western Values that were forced onto them.
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 06:11 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
how about these ones... ...

how about these ones...

https://www.au.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/Project%20Blitz%20Playbook%202018-19.pdf

You might even recognise a bunch of the talking points.

That's the handbook...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 06:07 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Then it shouldn't be hard to prove that they are...

Then it shouldn't be hard to prove that they are forcing non-Muslims to convert to their form of Islam, should it?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 05:52 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
I doubt they would accept yours either. Do you...

I doubt they would accept yours either. Do you know why they decided that the country would be better under their version of Islam?



They believe in an Afghanistan ruled by Shaira Law and not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 31st August 2021, 05:37 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,561
Posted By PhantomWolf
You lucky sod, the pleasure of never experiencing...

You lucky sod, the pleasure of never experiencing an earworm, over, and over, and over, and over...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 05:21 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
I'm not trying to fool anyone, you are putting...

I'm not trying to fool anyone, you are putting words in my mouth.

I was talking about a section of Christian Faudamentalism that believes in infiltrating politics and making laws based on the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 05:18 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Really? What exactly are these vast differences? ...

Really? What exactly are these vast differences?



Except that it's not "an intrinsic aspect of their religion." There is nothing in Islam that says that Islam is to be forced onto everyone,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 04:39 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
See, here's the funny thing. I didn't mention...

See, here's the funny thing. I didn't mention "the right" or "conservatives" and if my "boogymen" don't exist, then how can I actually be attacking "the right"? You are the one that is putting...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 04:14 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Actually, I should qualify this a bit. Ideologies...

Actually, I should qualify this a bit. Ideologies in themselves don't cause suffering and deaths, the followers of those ideologies do when they try and force their ideology onto everyone else, which...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 04:03 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
All ideologies cause suffering and death. Just...

All ideologies cause suffering and death. Just because some are better at hiding it doesn't make them better.
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 04:00 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
Apparently that hit a nerve. See, to me,...

Apparently that hit a nerve.

See, to me, those that are trying to install a Christian Government and laws based on Christianity in western nations are really no better that those trying to install...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 03:55 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
And to them, you are wrong and evil. You seem to...

And to them, you are wrong and evil. You seem to want to declare that your ideology is better than theirs, no it's not, both your ideologies are evil in my eyes. So that makes me right and better...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 03:47 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
Why do you find it confusing that what a person...

Why do you find it confusing that what a person finds as evil is defined by their own morality? By your post you seem to believe that evil has to either be objective or not at all, I don't agree. I'm...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 31st August 2021, 12:39 AM
Replies: 1,026
Views: 68,661
Posted By PhantomWolf
I won't say that "Evil doesn't exist" but I would...

I won't say that "Evil doesn't exist" but I would say that evil is dependant on the morality of the observer. Unless you are planning to argue that there is an absolute form of evil that everyone...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2021, 12:24 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,436
Posted By PhantomWolf
Turning the US into a Christian Theocracy

The first 14 posts of this thread originated in another thread (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352823) but were split to allow discussion of the issues raised




...
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 11:31 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By PhantomWolf
Would you have prefered that the US Marines...

Would you have prefered that the US Marines forced their way through Taliban lines and turned Kabul into a shooting gallery?



Because it's the best option. If the Taliban are saying that...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 30th August 2021, 11:23 PM
Replies: 937
Views: 97,783
Posted By PhantomWolf
While it hasn't been officially stated, it seems...

While it hasn't been officially stated, it seems that the hardware was left for the Afghan Military, the trouble is that they folded like a pack of cards and it ended up in the hands of the Taliban....
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 10:30 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,116
Posted By PhantomWolf
That's why the best lies are 99% truth, you only...

That's why the best lies are 99% truth, you only have to remember the details of the 1%.
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 10:22 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 26,073
Posted By PhantomWolf
And if he doesn't, well if you believe in the...

And if he doesn't, well if you believe in the afterlife then dying of Covid is not a big deal.

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Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 10:16 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By PhantomWolf
Considering that Trump and Miller's plan was to...

Considering that Trump and Miller's plan was to leave them all behind and the Rightwing Media was on board with that, then yes.
Forum: USA Politics 30th August 2021, 09:52 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By PhantomWolf
What do you mean coming? They have been doing it...

What do you mean coming? They have been doing it for the last two weeks.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th August 2021, 10:51 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,561
Posted By PhantomWolf
A person's internal monologue is their thoughts...

A person's internal monologue is their thoughts appearing to be a voice speaking inside their head. People without one tend to have to talk to themselves to work through things, while those with one...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th August 2021, 10:46 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,561
Posted By PhantomWolf
Weird, my internal voice usually "sounds" like my...

Weird, my internal voice usually "sounds" like my normal one, at least how I would normally hear my normal one cause recordings of me never sound like me, though on occasion it can sound like someone...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th August 2021, 10:43 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,561
Posted By PhantomWolf
Not talking about an audible voice, but rather...

Not talking about an audible voice, but rather the one that most people have in their head, i.e. you talking to you in your head.
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