Gene Sharp

[Furrowed Brow]

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Gene Sharp Interview

Is Gene Sharp one of the least known Great and positive Influences of our age?
Will it be left to later generations to fully recognise his worth?
Does his pragmatic philosophy always hold true?

[Clownboat]

I think I agree with you. What I'm curious about is, are you here to inform people about the evils for some reason or just to spread "hate" (for lack of a better word).

Was Nelson Mandela spreading 'hate' when he spoke of the injustices of apartheid?

I assume you mention this for a reason, and that is what I am curious about. Or maybe you have a solution we could talk about, that would be even better.

I'm not sure what the solution is, but for starters we have to make darn sure Sharia Law never gets a foothold in the US, and that ALL citizens abide by our laws. Islam is not just another religion, but rather an expansionary fascist political state as well.

Is there a reason for us to be concerned that Sharia Law may actually get a foothold in the US?

[East of Eden]

I think I agree with you. What I'm curious about is, are you here to inform people about the evils for some reason or just to spread "hate" (for lack of a better word).

Was Nelson Mandela spreading 'hate' when he spoke of the injustices of apartheid?

I assume you mention this for a reason, and that is what I am curious about. Or maybe you have a solution we could talk about, that would be even better.

I'm not sure what the solution is, but for starters we have to make darn sure Sharia Law never gets a foothold in the US, and that ALL citizens abide by our laws. Islam is not just another religion, but rather an expansionary fascist political state as well.

Is there a reason for us to be concerned that Sharia Law may actually get a foothold in the US?

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/commen ... 749183.ece

[Wyvern]

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

The UK does not have the same constitution as ours specifically the US constitution has a separation of church and state which makes it impossible for a religiously derived justice system to be implemented. The UK on the other hand does not have any separation and in fact has a state religion.

[East of Eden]

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

The UK does not have the same constitution as ours specifically the US constitution has a separation of church and state which makes it impossible for a religiously derived justice system to be implemented. The UK on the other hand does not have any separation and in fact has a state religion.

So what's the harm in states making sure of that? Unfortunately, we have a lot on the left who don't seem to much care what the Constitution says.

[Wyvern]

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

The UK does not have the same constitution as ours specifically the US constitution has a separation of church and state which makes it impossible for a religiously derived justice system to be implemented. The UK on the other hand does not have any separation and in fact has a state religion.

So what's the harm in states making sure of that? Unfortunately, we have a lot on the left who don't seem to much care what the Constitution says.

Even if what you say is true about the left it doesn't matter, the constitution is the supreme law of the US for which no laws can be made that violate it. As for the harm, personally I'm for the government not wasting time and money on non issues such as this. I thought you were a conservative but here you are advocating government waste due to fear mongering.

[East of Eden]

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

The UK does not have the same constitution as ours specifically the US constitution has a separation of church and state which makes it impossible for a religiously derived justice system to be implemented. The UK on the other hand does not have any separation and in fact has a state religion.

So what's the harm in states making sure of that? Unfortunately, we have a lot on the left who don't seem to much care what the Constitution says.

Even if what you say is true about the left it doesn't matter, the constitution is the supreme law of the US for which no laws can be made that violate it. As for the harm, personally I'm for the government not wasting time and money on non issues such as this. I thought you were a conservative but here you are advocating government waste due to fear mongering.

.....which would make one a liberal, right?

[Wyvern]

It certainly has a foothold in the UK, which would have seemed equally unthinkable at one time. This is why a number of states are trying to stop it from ever being an alternative here.

The UK does not have the same constitution as ours specifically the US constitution has a separation of church and state which makes it impossible for a religiously derived justice system to be implemented. The UK on the other hand does not have any separation and in fact has a state religion.

So what's the harm in states making sure of that? Unfortunately, we have a lot on the left who don't seem to much care what the Constitution says.

Even if what you say is true about the left it doesn't matter, the constitution is the supreme law of the US for which no laws can be made that violate it. As for the harm, personally I'm for the government not wasting time and money on non issues such as this. I thought you were a conservative but here you are advocating government waste due to fear mongering.

.....which would make one a liberal, right?

Since you are now calling yourself a liberal does that mean you don't care much what the constitution says?