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Racist Arsonist Sets Fire to a Synagogue & Barbecues Himself
Far-right arsonist sets himself on fire as he attempts to burn down synagogue (CNN, July 6, 2019) Terrorist folk singer who set fire to synagogue locked up in hospital indefinitely (ITV, July 5, 2019) |
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/dann "Stupidity renders itself invisible by assuming very large proportions. Completely unreasonable claims are irrefutable. Ni-en-leh pointed out that a philosopher might get into trouble by claiming that two times two makes five, but he does not risk much by claiming that two times two makes shoe polish." B. Brecht "The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusion about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs illusions." K. Marx |
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The Stupid.... it burns!
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to pour a gallon of petrol onto the thing you want to torch, wait almost 40 seconds before you light it, AND THEN STAND RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT UNTIL IT IGNITES. This idiot has clearly been watching the wrong YouTube videos... he should have watched this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f4lPzxSm5A |
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No worries, Trump will pardon him.
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The new trade deal will fix that.
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Safety tips for anyone who uses hydrocarbons to light a fire.
1. Do not use gas (USA) or petrol (rest of world). 2. Have one person handle the fuel and another to light it. 3. Keep a good distance between the fire and yourself. |
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/dann "Stupidity renders itself invisible by assuming very large proportions. Completely unreasonable claims are irrefutable. Ni-en-leh pointed out that a philosopher might get into trouble by claiming that two times two makes five, but he does not risk much by claiming that two times two makes shoe polish." B. Brecht "The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusion about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs illusions." K. Marx |
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Only regret is this bigoted moron only qualifies for a Honorable Mention in the Darwin Awards, not for the award itself.
But he is in the running for the Stupid Criminal Of The Year award, which does not require your act to be fatal. |
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Hardihar he so dumb!
That said, chalk up yet another white supremacist terrorist act. When will it become a problem deemed worthy of doing something about? |
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Before you say something stupid about climate change, check this list. "If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. " Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies Vol. 1 |
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6. If you are using gasoline/petrol, do not, under any circumstances, pour the fuel onto an already lit fire. The fire will flash back into the fuel container and set it on fire.
I have, on two occasions, had to resort to using Coleman fuel (pretty much identical to gasoline in its behavior when used as a fire starter), in order to start a fire in rain with wet wood. What I did was pour the fuel onto the kindling, close the container and move it well away from where the fire was intended to be, then stand back and toss a lit candle into the fuel. On both occasions, it took two attempts to get the wood lit. I waited for the gasoline fire to die all the way down before applying more fuel and relighting. I don't reccommend this. In both cases, I was on a backpacking trip and really needed a fire to keep warm and dry out wet clothing and shoes, and was unable to to get a fire started with my usual lighter, candle and twigs method. Stove fuel was my only remaining option to get a fire lit, and I took appropriate precautions to minimize the hazard. Given that this was an anti-semitic wacko committing arson, I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't manage to kill or severely burn himself. |
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When the problem becomes as big as you think it must be? Or at least as big as lightning strike deaths maybe... (US stats sorry, but this IS where all the nazis are, right? Maybe other countries are drastically different!) https://www.adl.org/news/press-relea...oubled-in-2017
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Lightning fatalities per year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike
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I can think of groups that murder with far more regularity. But golly, it sure SEEMS that white supremacists are killing everyone!!! |
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Before you say something stupid about climate change, check this list. "If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. " Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies Vol. 1 |
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"A closed mouth gathers no feet" "Ignorance is a renewable resource" P.J.O'Rourke "It's all god's handiwork, there's little quality control applied", Fox26 reporter on Texas granite You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it. Art Buchwald |
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