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Originally posted by Abstract+Jul 20 2005, 06:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Abstract @ Jul 20 2005, 06:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Jul 20 2005, 03:08 PM
And the Brits certainly don't seem like the "type."
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But it was four British people that commited the terrorists attacks so that statement is in itself worthless.
As for Red Ken if he thought before he spoke he would never say anything. He's a political non-entity here. [/b][/quote]
But it was four British people that commited the terrorists attacks so that statement is in itself worthless.
Technically I suppose (nice comeback!!!) but not of that culture for sure.
Let's face it, the Lord Mayor was referring to, essentially, white, tea-sipping, flower-growing, bowl-headed Brits of average description turning themselves into homicide bombers and frankly I'm saying that's a gross exaggeration, a pretty unlikely outcome of occupation in that country or any East or West European country.
Not unlikely in some cultures in other parts of the world though.
We don't know what 'we' would do. I believe we'd act the same as the 'terrorists', under identical circumstances, but I have no way to prove that, just as there is no way, currently, to disprove that. This is all opinion.
Its a strange opinion to have since you basically have nothing in history to really back it up . . . . which is evidence in itself to the contrary of your own thoughts.
Wishing it were so won't make it so.
If the Chinese invaded Canada and took over the place, would you or I really be motivated to strap bomb packs under our coats, travel to Beijing and explode ourselves in a crowded subway?
No. I don't think that would be a very common thing and I don't think you would have many, if any, volunteers.
That's just not who we are.
You can argue the relative merits of the rest of the Lord Mayor's statement regarding consequences and resulting motivations.
I'm simply quibbling with the idiocy of his suggestion that Britain is overrun with potential suicide bombers in the making among the white lower and middle class if the right motivation is put in front of them. Phew. That's just a stupid thing to say.
Cowperson