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Merkel's 'Lego' comes to York, Edinburgh...
Merkel's 'Lego' comes to York, Edinburgh...
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Joined Betfair: 13 Dec 06My blog:la la Forum posts:179012 You spend much time here. Why? Before you ask, my bird's German  |
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That's the second time you bring up my post count out of absolute nowhere. Care to enlighten us about its relevance in this, or the other, discussion? I don't quite see it I gotta say. If you are so desperate for an explanation however: The chatty interface of the forum lends itself to a lot of posting at times. Even more so when your main interest is exciting sports like tennis that is on all year and has a lot happening all the time. That thrilling Wimbledon match between Isner and Mahut alone is responsible for about 10% of my post count.
On the video: The focus on Merkel is a bit weird I gotta say. Not only is the UK's % of citizens born outside the EU still higher than that of Germany, but the people that came to Germany in 2015 aren't even eligible to just move or travel to the UK. In all reality the blocs of concrete on the British Isles should be called Tory Post WWII Government Lego or Great Reminder of the Fantastic British Colonial Past Lego. In general, instead of the misplaced polemics, the video would've done well to concentrate on pointing out how important it is in our fight against islamistic terror to secularise and help our brothers free themselves from islam like we have done from Christianity. |
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Wow, do your trip bruv
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^ you jerk
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edy - what steps do you think the UK should take to 'free themselves from islam'?
That's quite a statment btw. I haven't even heard Farage say that. Nick Griffin yes. |
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With higher up oppressive elitists like God it's ok, but using that term on fellow humans isn't very nice.
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I mentioned it in my post, Injera. Thorough secularisation. That includes that ban of religious school, Christian and Islam alike, to save our children from being indoctrinated in them.
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It isn't JUST the islamic terrorism you need to be concerned about. It is where it initially originates from and why. ho ho
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edy, are you into AC/DC? Original wi Bon Scott?
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I don't think we should worry about helping the Muslims , it's too much trouble
If edy wants to help them he can go to a Muslim country , don't invite them here and expect someone else to help them That's rude |
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You could specifically promote modern mosques like that of the German-Turkish female iman and lawyer in Berlin. Of course that's met with strong resistance from the religious hardliners just like similar things were met with resistance within Christianity, but as you can see, eventually it is bound to be successful. It just takes time.
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I would promote Ahhmadyism ahead of any and all other expressions of Islam.
Such a policy would see me banned from public life of course but they're a peaceful lot and we could then live without lego. |
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Ah, I don't see the point in inviting millions of Muslims into the country and then attempt to try and change them, even if that is possible
No i must say that seems like a very difficult thing to attempt and I must admit I like comfort No the most sensible thing would be not to allow Muslims into the country in the first place |
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Edy might be one of those types of people who feels compelled to fulfill duties, so much so that he plunges himself and perhaps others over great cliff edges
And they end up doing disagreeable duties simply because they are afraid some duty That's a dangerous mistake |
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i would not like to live in Berlin , or anywhere in Germany if it is going to be so much trouble
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The Irish were pretty much the same as ourselves , and they were Christians
So that was a good start right there |
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You see it was quite simple , they were like us , they believed in the same things as us , you must not come to the hard conclusion that every country is barbaric and wicked just because it isn't England
But then again some are Don't mistake one from the other |
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We just need to make sure to emphasize that their children should be allowed to wear Disney Princess dresses instead of allowing their terribly conservative parents to raise them in a world where you're only a man if you're a stupid violent arse that's always on about some stupid manly pride and honour.
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I'm sorry I draw a firm line against inviting millions of Muslims into a country ...and then trying to convert them
I don't think I have ever heard of anything quite so idiotic |
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and make them read Kästner instead of Blyton too of course.
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Well I suppose anythings possible
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Real Christians and Catholics being anywhere close to the same. Good one!
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I can remember the dear old pirates grabbing irish citizens - I wonder who used to do that. Sorry. Diversion.
This grenache rose is going down rather well. ps Hint !!! It is a bit too late for all that now edy. The demographic is dead against it anyway. pps the mainstream peaceful muslim community don't even want to use referrals to Prevent. It will be a long journey with your idea - by then they will have hegemony - with help from their friends |
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It's far from too late. The vast majority is already well integrated and secularised. But obviously there is still work to do.
The muslim world in general is being americanised/westernised/secularised. Currently there is a bit of a hiccup, a last hooray so to speak, of the terrible religious people, but there is no stopping or reversing the general trend, even with Bannon attempting to seduce Trump into the USA giving up its role of the global benevolent leader. Even Saudi-Arabia is opening slowly but surely. |
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You see people don't change unless they are forced to change or want to change
How is this done ? Well there are different ways The best way is not to allow them into your country , that's what happened in west and east Germany The East Germans eventually were forced to change , because they could hear the music from the other side of the wall And they were not aliwwd in So eventually and without any trouble whatever to the Germans in the west They changed That is the best and least dangerous and less troublesome way of doing things If people are capable of becoming civilised they will , but only if you make it clear that they can't come in unless they realise that |
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East Germans were readily allowed into West Germany. Being granted automatic citizenship, pension as if they had worked all their lives in the FRG etc.
...the GDR just didn't let people out during working age. |
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Pure islamist propaganda or delusions or both.
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don't be silly edy, they were shot when they tried to come to the west
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Yes, as I said in my last sentence the GDR didn't allow people to leave while still in a working age.
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Germans are in some ways surprisingly incompetent
Duty is very high on their list , I think we can see this with edy That's not a bad thing, certainly not But the German people seem incapable of distinguishing a good duty from a bad duty Well we have seen where that has got them throughout their history I think they're fu@king up again |
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Oh no. It all makes sense. With a supine self serving commission behind them, merkel can lead a rejuvenated Germany to continue eastwards.
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Well we have seen where that has got them throughout their history
most beloved, most liked, most adored, most productive, most exporting and most importantly: 2nd best footballing nation of the world?  |
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Good luck with future productivity..
Astonishing statistics revealed that only 1 in every 10,000 refugees who arrived during the massive migrant influx last year are now employed. German firms have defended themselves after Angela Merkel blamed them for not hiring enough refugees. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/710927/million-migrants-Germany-unemployed-Merkel-open-door-policy |
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Yeah, German laws make the job market terribly inaccessible for refugees. Can you believe that tolerated refugees are not given access to language and integration courses?
The situation is getting better than stated in your terribly outdated link. Integration and training needs some time. |
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Do they make mugs?
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https://www.ft.com/content/022de0a4-54f4-11e7-9fed-c19e2700005f
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it seems someone in germany disagrees with the eu hugging edy
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I don't think there's a big market and production facilities for large cups, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer, in Germany. They'll usually be made abroad and then imported.
Do you make mugs, mobbo? |
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Does Aydan Özoğuz from your link disagree with me? I said integration and training needs time, she said integration and training needs time. Seems compatible to me.
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then slowly the take over can continue
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