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Agreed, neither party really cares about the individual. edit: Didn't even remember this is the funny things thread after reading it. We need to get away from the politics in here.

Again your assumptions have no basis in fact. There is an actual profile of the type of person that is vulnerable to radicalization. Saying that any moderate Muslim has the potential to become an extremist is baseless fear mongering. It's like saying every Black person or Mexican has the potential to be a gang member. Does that sound racist?

Except they are not the exception, given that there are millions of people already living peacefully in the west. Realistically there are very few extremists compared the 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. You are making assumptions that have no basis in fact.

So by your logic if Jews are successful there must not be any antisemitism. Here's an example of institutionalized racism: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/18/rejected-asian-students-sue-harvard-over-admissions-that-favor-other-minorities.html Here's an example of anti-white racism just from today : http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/24/aclus-twitter-account-gets-lesson-in-political-correctness.html So your examples are some people didn't get into Harvard and the ACLU took down tweet? That is institutionalized racism against white people and Asians? I'm not arguing that racism doesn't exist, I'm arguing against your idea that it is institutionalized in anywhere near the same aspect as it is against other races. The Affirmative Action story is a legitimate policy issue. It's not a new complaint, and I'm pretty sure we've debated it before. It's a a matter of letter of the law versus spirit of the law. The spirit is to give more opportunity to groups typically subject to inequalities, but the reality is it can shift the discrimination to another group. I'm not in total disagreement with you on that.

Institutionalized? I don't buy it. Have the police started targeting white and asian people more than other races? Did the vast majority of the people in the government suddenly changed skin color? Are all the hedge fund managers, bankers, and CEO's being pushed out by minorities? White oppression is a ridiculous narrative pushed by people who want to play the victim card. Given the election results, I'd think that'd be a hard one to push, but people keep trying.

Spider-Man is probably my best bet, it starts the earliest and is at the closer theatre to me. Thanks everyone!

I'm stuck near work for a couple hours before my Back to School Night, and I'm thinking about catching a movie. I'm having trouble deciding between Atomic Blonde, Lucky Logan, or Spiderman. Suggestions?

Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series seems pretty tailored towards an RPG or MMO. I think there is an Apocalypse Now game in the works, but I'd love an actual Heart of Darkness book as well.

Those games look rad.

Look, I have plenty of issues with the media, but I'm scratching my head over a few of your examples. 1. What is the proper timeline to jump on the Muslim terrorist story? The big hesitancy I saw in the Orlando nightclub shooting seemed to center on whether this was anti-gay or something else, made even more confusing by the fact the guy seemed to be a regular at the club. It is a fair criticism though, but I'd hardly call it a conspiracy. If the media really is trying to cover up the religion of people who commit these acts, they are doing a piss poor job of it. You have plenty of conservative sites that jump all over the religion angle right away, so I don't see this as a huge problem. 2. I'm not sure which college shooting you are talking about. Sadly there are a few of them. 3. I have no idea what cities are implementing Shari'ah. That sounds like a sensationalist headline you get from some clickbait website. I live near a bunch of Sanctuary cities, and we don't have anything like Shari'ah. 4. We ARE doing quite a bit to prevent terror cells. Since 9/11 we've already sacrificed a number of our rights withe bills like the Patriot Act so the government can crack down on this stuff. At what point have we given up too much of our liberty for protection?

I will chip in to let Volo buy Obs. He will probably ban me but I look forward to the Dwarf focused rpg he will develop.

Heh, I established that I only hold purses in emergencies early on with the missus.

There are already millions of Muslims living in the West with no problems with the laws or the culture. There are plenty of Mosques and Imams that preach tolerance and acceptance. It isn't some pipe dream. edit: teknoman gets mad when we point out historical precedents, but then keeps talking about stuff Mohammad did in the past. Pope Julius II would quite likely agree with his "Allah guides my sword" principal.

of course they aren't. as i said before, according to their religion allah takes all responsibility. they do not kill of their own free will and take no responsibility for any action, everything they did happened because allah decided that at that time and place it was supposed to happen. What, like predestination?

That's pretty lame. I'm glad I didn't buy it yet.

I've already bought Divinity and Xcom, so those get first run. But I might pick it up and let it sit for a bit.

Wait, it doesn't lead into career mode? So it is just a separate story that ends? That seems wonky to me...when the story mode ends you can't continue the character for the rest of his career?

That one makes a little more sense. That is a pretty obnoxious statement, I'm not really fan of flying any flag behind my vehicle. Then he drives it to work and gets into shouting matches, and is surprised when he loses his job.

Geez, sounds like something out of the Onion.

Sounds like something that happens in Russia.

It was so long and so terrible. I thought maybe it would get funny at the end or something, but it was just bleh. edit: I've spent countless hours debating politics and religion and video games on this forum, but reading that comic really made me question if I am spending my time wisely here.

The Arab Spring? Only Tunisia has really seen a positive change, but you've got to start somewhere. (I am sure someone will argue that is political and not religious, but I fail to see how you can separate the two at this point. If the end goal is to have a separation of religion and state, instituting democratic ideals would seem to be an important step.)

They are following Martin's template, so I don't think you can JUST blame the writers.

Antiquity? Hardly. The recently resurgent KKK loves to spout their Christian beliefs. There is no doubt in my mind Islam is in desperate need for reform. I'm not arguing that Islam (or any other religion) are somehow perfect. Religion is much like human nature. They are tied together and they've evolved over time. I just don't accept the idea that one religion is permanently stuck in some sort of medieval barbarism while the other has outgrown that. There is always room for reform. We also need to be careful to hold historical figures against modern lenses of morality. Mohammad was a product of his time, he was still a man. Jesus has benefited from a lack of a strong historical record, making him more malleable (hence the white European guy in all the churches.)

Much like the Bible, the Koran is subject to interpretation. If Islam really all about fanaticism and war, as teknoman2 is arguing, we'd have a much bigger issue in this world, given that there are 1.8 billion Muslims out there. In reality it is more like redneckdevil is saying, most just want to be able to practice their religion and be neutral. These are the 5 pillars of Islam: Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and a Pilgrimage. Doesn't say anything about killing non-Muslims.