http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=110k5hsSTjo

It's pretty obvious to most people that they are Jaguars.  However, the local terminology is "panther".  I wish I was a were-Drew.  When the moon got full all of the sudden I would transform into an uberkewl dude from Texas with an insane amount of knowledge about circuitry.  I bet I could get ladies then.

Levi

Concise - Reconciliation is even worse...

Comparing the evolution of a language to the translation of a completely unrelated language with many incompatibilities is absurdity.  Ancient hebrew does not exist any more.  But modern hebrew speakers have no trouble reading the antiquated language; even if a Germanized accent in the case of the Ashkenazim or an Arabized accent in the case of the Sephardim (or an Sinosized accent in the case of the Yu-tai of Kaifeng, China, or Kushesized accent n the case of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia) would not seem correct to the speakers back then they would understand us.  Can Swedish not understand Greenlandic?  The Peedee Indians in SC can understand the Sioux in the Dakotas even though they split long before the arrival of white men.  The same goes for Cherokee and Iroquois.  A fluent Sioux speaker can understand all of the place names in South Carolina, 1500 miles away from where they live.  But there would be no compatibility between Germanic English and Semitic Arabic.  The only Germanic speaking people that may have had contact with Semitic people that may have continued on in migration are the Hittites, but they have disappeared to history.  In other words, Arabic and English have nothing in common.  And to compare those differences between in contrast to the differences between a modern version of the same language is a stretch.

Levi

Hi there.  That was a nice clean knockout from Silva.  Very nice.  it's actually quite easy to know someone out with an elbow.  It's actually easier to kill them that way too, especially if you have already been fighting him for a while and he has already taken some blows to the head.  I could see the control that Silva had when he gave that strike.  It's like he know just how much to give to know the dude out and not risk any other injury to his opponent.  Very professional.  I love that take downin the second video.  You don't see it that often.  The first time I fought a Silat guy he kept taking me to the ground with various techniques like that.  These were techniques that seemed to be immitating the movements of monkeys and elephants.  I was completely surprised because I hadn't seen the style before.  but he was just as surprised because I knew what to do when the got to the ground and he wasn't expecting that.  Cross training is valuable experience and fun.

Levi

they DO fall under the infidel group.  in surah 8 christians and jews are called apes and pigs and specifically, undeniably identified as infidels.  in the koran they are called khaffir al-dhimmi.  a monothiestic khaffir, but a khaffir nontheless.  in their views, we are acceptable infidels.  the only ones who deserve to live -  but only if we fork over 20% of our annual income for jizya, which serves to force non muslims into poverty and ensures that it is unlikely that a jew or christian will ever acheive any status and therefor besubjugates by muslims forever.  you need to read the koran in arabic.  even muslims admit that the translations in other languages were watered down.  this is why converts are pressured to immediately begin learning arabic so that they can really read the koran.  further, you need to read the all of the texts as well, not just the koran.  muslims themselves do not trust the translations.  there is good reason for it too.  the christian translations of the bible are horrible and have lead to all sorts of twisted doctrine.

I liked them OK.  There are some songs here that I find offensive, much more than mere annoyance.  Do you see me complaining?  No, I just silence it and go make a sandwich or go find something on youtube for a few min.  I spent one entire semester reading and analyzing websites from different terrorist organizations from Abu Sayyef jihadists in Southeast Asia making jokes about playing soccer with the heads of Christians and Jews (has a Philippino even ever seen a Jew?) and using their skulls as lanterns to Neo Nazis that praised the holocaust and daydreaming about a sequel in Utah.  Needless to say, after that what I hear on a radio station is not going to bother me.  Especially when all I have to do to stop what I don't like is ride my cursor over that little speaker icon and click.  Even as a former law enforcement officer I always thought that weed should be legal because some people just need to chill out.

Levi

There are a lot of pro Nazi fuckers in this scene too.  Including some bands played on this station.  I even encounter them in scenes as small as the one I am a part of.  Which is pretty damned small.  Like 30 people at an event sometimes.  It's always funny to see them act all conscious and feel like they have to explain themselves in front  of a Jew.  I admire the ones more who are defiant (but they are rare).  But then, most people don't find out until they ask me about my handle or until friends get on the subject of religion.  hey, we all have the freedom to be an enlightened friend to all or an ignorant jackass to a few.  and i have the freedom not to trust your fucking two faced ass as far as I can throw an elephant.

Levi

Ugh

"kill them where you find them" and the part about being cast into hell for tolerating the existence of kaffirs where you live.  yep; pretty peaceful.  according to the koran, your muslims neighbors are damned for not beheading you.  and that includes jews and muslims.  free from oppression is not true.  in order to gain that limited freedom, kaffir al dhimmi, or monotheistic infidels, must pay a hefty tax called "jizya" which is about 20% of your income.  that doesn't sound free of oppression to me.  don't forget that i was raised abroad.  my father once had a high level post at the egyptian embassy, and that i am a counter terrorism studies student at a military college.  it is my business to know about islam.  further, i have had many islamic friends growing up.  and i still do.  even though i am a classic example of a zionist (not the modern definition) i still have close friends that are muslims, in fact being in one's wedding last summer.  but the fact is that islam is a mixed up religion with so many conflicting messages coming from the same source.  part of the turmoil in the mideast  right now is from muslims trying to come to terms with a modern definition of their religion.  In a sense, they never had one.  at least with christianity a modern scholar can look at it and say, this or that practice is not biblically correct.  The sabbath was changed and dates were changed to appease pagans, and christianity also became a self righteous finger pointing doomsday cult in the middle ages.  modern groups are trying to return to the original compassionate and loving teachings by, honestly, seeking to become more jewish in interpretation.  In contrast the orthodox jews turned judaism into a draconian legalistic burden that has no meaning.  what is the point of dressing like you are in 16th century poland in december when you are really in 21st century israel in august?  fur hats and fur coats that go to your ankles and all.  where the hell is that in the bible?  the problem with islam is that sunni islam has always been practiced one way.  other sects broke off and got into mysticism and sainthood.  because of this the other sects such as suffi and shiite can be reformed by leaders.  but in the sunni purely koranic islam there is a vast majority of factors that prevent unity, including one interpretation that will unify all muslims.  even in the same verse the koran often contradicts itself before the benefit of even a period ending the statement.  that is why islam has ALWAYS been in turmoil and has never had peace.  and the people are tired of it and they are trying to reform and the jihadists are resisting.  the best any foreign power can do is stay the hell out of it.  We would do well to remember the example of the Romans in the balkans.  they conquered the people but then had to deal with a civil war in their new terriroty.  our best bet is to just leave and let them duke it out.

Levi

Wellllll...  I was going to give you free stuff but after reading your last post, I suddenly feel the need to be Jewish...  Just kidding.  I am sending the rest of the info to the email address that you PMed me.

Levi

Mohammed specifically mentioned that the Jewish and Christians were tolerable because they believed in the same god, they just weren't up to date. Somewhere along the line Arabic Muslims got all twisted up over Judaism and Christianity, but for a long time they coexisted together just fine.  I thought the only reason he attacked the Arabic Jewish population at the time was to subjugate them, or rather get them out of Medina altogether. He was still trying to establish himself, and they were being ... Jewish! ;D (I'm totally kidding!)

I don't remember the details, it's been a few years since I read up on all of this. It's actually pretty fascinating stuff to read. A good, concise book on the history of Islam (and the direction it is heading) is No God but God, by Reza Aslan.
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but he also wrote things that encouraged violence against me.  such as "a day will come, when even the stones will cry 'there is a jew hiding behind me, come and cut off his head'."  how is that tolerance?



Levi

i can't get into mma.  it's like wrasslin'.  all she shit talking, but the fights are real.  mma noobs also chap my ass.  these 14 year old kids who have had 3 free lessons at their local dojo and obsess over fight videos on youtube and hang out on bullshido.com are a bunch of know it all shit talkers who know jack and shitabout hand to hand combat.  anytime you talk about mma online you get these jack-asses.  Very few forums are well regulated enough to keep them out.  most real mma practitioners will happily tell you that they know that their martial art is a sport and is not the super, freaking best MA in the world.  How is being taught to fight within rules make yours the best martial art? but you can't tell the kids that.  they are just like the ninja noobs in the 80's. remember frank dux and ashida kim?  I actually enjoy wushu more.  i also like to watch grappling competitions, especially when lesser known styles like pankration, chin na, and silat are pitted against the better known styles.

Levi

- 17 years in Southern Chinese and Southeast Asian systems and some limited cross training with friends in other systems.  i was also raised with western boxing by a former army welterweight competitor, my dad.

On the other end... if you're a minority with an outspoken preference, but your little voice is not heard by the majority (cuz they're chanting commercials and screaming Holy brandnames way too loud)... how would ~you~ make yourself heard? How would ~you~ enforce them majority-mob to respect you and your little whims??

The intentional or carelessly negligent killing of innocent non-combatants is never justified.  This is not Bronze Age Canaan.  God isn't telling anyone to wipe out populations any more.  And those who like to dredge that up need to know that those acts of warfare were done because those people had previously tried to wipe the Hebrews out and drove them out of their land.  They came back and took their asses to school as soon as they had the ability.  Just like 1948.  But in 1948 the land was BOUGHT from Arabs by wealthy Jews and benevolent peoples of all faiths, most namely the Vatican.  The Koran (I've read it in it's entirety several times as well as the Hadith and the various Shiite texts) has rules that govern warfare.  Terrorism against civilian targets is in direct violation of the Koran - even against those considered what they would call lowlife "kaffir" (pagans).  Now what happens after a people is conquered is also instructed and completely barbaric.  But Warfare is only supposed to be against other warriors.  But then again, Muhammed (as he always did) completely violated what is supposedly God's word by committing genocide on Arabian Jews.  All because he got all butthurt because they didn't follow his every whim when he started teaching things that were in violation of the Torah after he called the Torah the true word of God.  The fact is, that the Koran is full of those contraditions  because he calles Jesus the Messiah many times, but denies that He was the Son of God or the last prophet.  But he does say that He had a virgin birth.  So I guess in the view of Muhammed Jesus was like a walking tumor or some thing.  Basically, he claimed to be a religious scholar but he misquoted scriptures, displayed a complete lack of understanding of what he was criticizing, and taught things and made actions in contradiction to what he said was true.  So he did not leave the best example for his future followers.

Levi

Here is the unemotional, unbiased, unantisemitic truth

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as objective as they come...

Say what you want.  Objective reporting is such regardless of the source.  Fixed News and the All Barak Channel both claim to be unbiased but we all know that is bull shit.  both are as one sided and biased as possible.  Look at the Christian Science monotor and some Christian Apologist publications.  They have very reputable track records for honesty.  But look at the New York Times.  Their corrupt and slanted reporting goes back to 1898 when outright falsehoods in a series of articles caused us to go to war with Spain for a crime for which they were innocent.  Could perhaps, you be focused on this aspect of where the news came from because you are biased against religion?

Leviathan