...plays out in societies which are at different stages of development, both politically and socially.
Is it down to different stages of development or different directions along it? One route is racial purity and the other religious?
As to Israel, it's little better than an apartheid state. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, pure and simple. And yes, Iran is a theocracy, although I disagree about it being run by crazies. Calling someone crazy is a cheap and or lazy tactic used in a bid to obviate the need to give any sort reasoned response to the arguments made by others.
I agree with the first and last descriptions, not sure you can say Saudi Arabia is that simple - it is on paper an absolute monarchy but in effect the royal family abdicate internal policy almost completely to the religious class so in practical terms for someone living there it is really a theocracy.
On your last two sentences, did you read the Tom Freidman column about the CNN journalist sacked in Lebanon? It was interesting about the problem with the media now not being willing to supply that sort of depth to let people actually undertand there is more to it than just "they're all evil, crazy and they hate us!"
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Palestinian jailed for rape after claiming to be Jewish
- 22/07/2010 03:24:15 PM
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that is scary
- 22/07/2010 04:30:30 PM
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Re: that is scary
- 22/07/2010 05:47:38 PM
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If a girl has a stuffed bra is that rape?
- 22/07/2010 06:12:01 PM
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Pretty messed up right there.
- 22/07/2010 04:45:37 PM
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Unles it was a line
- 22/07/2010 04:59:45 PM
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Deception is not coercion. *NM*
- 22/07/2010 05:40:20 PM
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Erm... did you post in the right place?
*NM*
- 22/07/2010 05:55:54 PM
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*NM*
- 22/07/2010 05:55:54 PM
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If it was, it was surprisingly effective! Let's hope it wasn't something serious. 
- 22/07/2010 06:18:44 PM
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- 22/07/2010 06:18:44 PM
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Hi, I'm Daniel.
- 22/07/2010 06:43:52 PM
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Just to play devil's advocate here, rape by deception or rape by fraud are possible
- 22/07/2010 06:53:38 PM
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So...
- 22/07/2010 07:19:57 PM
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I am not sure I agree with that
- 22/07/2010 07:31:30 PM
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Lies, deception, and fraud, from a legal POV, aren't the same
- 22/07/2010 09:10:16 PM
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when you assume you make a victim out of you and a rapist out of me
- 22/07/2010 08:28:44 PM
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oh good lord this is ridiculous.
- 22/07/2010 10:28:31 PM
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So my friend who introduces himself as a Californian firefighting smoke jumper is a rapist? *NM*
- 22/07/2010 11:16:23 PM
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"Passing" and miscegenation used to be illegal in many states. Looks like Israel is still...
- 23/07/2010 03:22:52 AM
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Re: "Passing" and miscegenation used to be illegal in many states. Looks like Israel is still...
- 23/07/2010 04:38:27 AM
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Perhaps you were talking about Israel. I was talking about racism/ethnocentrism and how it...
- 23/07/2010 05:34:23 AM
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A bit more detail on this
- 23/07/2010 04:26:52 PM
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