On May 7, 2015 7:12:21 AM [email protected] wrote:
As usual, cpunks is descending into some sort of whirlpool of
itchy grudges, but I think the most interesting tweet of the
last month was this one:
It's ridiculous that even though US President is black, still such
crimes agnst US blacks continue to occur. #BlackLivesMatter
#FreddieGray
Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) April 26, 2015
Think about that for a minute, perhaps replacing "black" with
"Shia" or "Han" or "obnoxious mailing list trolls" and, well...
--dan
Don't they still imprison (or worse) LGBT folk & dissidents there? One
tweet does not an ayatollah redeem.
If you set aside the Crusades et al, and his own dubious, questionable past
in Argentina, I quite like pope Francis. I love that he sneaks out at
night to feed the homeless and eschews the material excess that exists at
the Vatican.
It doesn't excuse the scourge and shame of his religion telling people in
the developing world that god says they're not allowed to use condoms, and
that they don't protect one from acquiring HIV. To his credit, Francis is
telling the bible-beaters to back off on the focus of such issues, but the
tenets remain.
-an obnoxious mailing list troll.
