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So, we see where we disagree. I think you are utterly wrong and that the data in Europe compelely support my case of biased system.. in TV, in newspapers, in the justice system.

But you know.. I will change my opinion gladly if you could come to Spain and dress yourself and live a life as a muslim.. exactly as a muslim.. in Almeria let's say. If you have nay problem ..go to the police or the justice system....and then you come back.

Go there. for just six months.. well maybe even less because I do not want you any harm.. you come back and you explain me that I was totally wrong...I will inmediately change my opinion.

Meanwhile I am entiitle to my opinion that you are just completely blind on these things, that you do not want to see..after all it does not affect you
And again you are perfectly entitle to your opinion that this is not the case and that the system is balanced...but this does not make it any more true neither...actually I think is just like defending that the earth is flat...but again you are entitle to be completely wrong:) Lucky of this free society that allows me to defend that Earth is not exactly flat(this last sentence is a little bit condescending.. well, just how I felt about your last post).

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I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 06:32:53 PM EST
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I do agree with you on your point that it is racist views in Europe, but not that they are so deeply entrenched in the whole system.  There are racism everywhere both in Europe and in the Middle East, but that doesn't make it systematic.

I think it is safe to say that we both could agree to disagree on this matter.

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by Gjermund E Jansen (gjans1@hotmail.com) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 06:56:54 PM EST
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Maybe I just live in Spain, and here you notice that is entrenched more deeply. I think we agree to disagree..I could actually think that depending on your hisotry and where you live, i could indeed have your perception..We can interchange our lifes for a while...:)

A friend (living in Danemarkk for five years) told me that Danemark is basically the same  as Spain.. and another one living in US and Norway told met hat nothing compared to racism you can see in Spain...in Norway there is more than in the US, he claimed, but nothing like Spain.

So, it is a deep world perception difference. I indeed think that the same cartoon written against jews or catholics would be banned, actually I think self-censorship would have worked...but not in the case of muslims..they are the minority and the one object of constant ridicule and racism. This is why admire the british newspapers...the always ask what would I have done if instead of a muslim it would have been a jew or a anglican?...and they go from there...This is my philosophy.

So happy to disagree...

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I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 03:03:30 AM EST
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Well, I am a tolerant guy, no offence taken. ;)

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by Gjermund E Jansen (gjans1@hotmail.com) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 07:00:11 PM EST
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And I do apologize if anything I said in my previous comments insulted you in any way since that was not my intention at all.

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by Gjermund E Jansen (gjans1@hotmail.com) on Sun Feb 5th, 2006 at 07:09:26 PM EST
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jesus no.

Interpreting that someone else looks like is writing some condescending sentence (one) is no offense, even less insulting and not necessarily true.. oh jesus no.

NO need for these apologies at all...

Actually if you had the need to apologize I certainly did something wrong. Sorry for that.

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I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude

by kcurie on Mon Feb 6th, 2006 at 03:06:32 AM EST
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