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The Beard Man Issue...
Jan 7th 2009, 9:00 am
#32
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Dubai
Posts: 13,547
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
(littlejimmy posting as clifford)
Even if you live in a supposedly free place like the UK, this much vaunted Freedom of Speech is not absolute. There are rightly limits. You can't get away with shouting FIRE in a crowded theatre for no reason, or ringing up and saying there's a bomb planted for no reason, and you certainly can't incite hatred and violence and spread blatant lies about things like the holocaust.
And it always seems to be the last resort of the desperate when defending the indefensible.
Even if you live in a supposedly free place like the UK, this much vaunted Freedom of Speech is not absolute. There are rightly limits. You can't get away with shouting FIRE in a crowded theatre for no reason, or ringing up and saying there's a bomb planted for no reason, and you certainly can't incite hatred and violence and spread blatant lies about things like the holocaust.
And it always seems to be the last resort of the desperate when defending the indefensible.
Jan 7th 2009, 9:01 am
#33
If I have to explain...
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Where ever the road takes me
Posts: 3,999
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
You want to ban this person for what reason? Stating his opinions? I have seen some of the most anti-arab, anti-muslim comments on here. What kind of expatriate community is this? Perhaps its this website and its commentators, whom are constantly advocating the state of Israel, bashing the Sharia laws/regulations and passing little demeaning insults here and there that should be BANNED.
Jan 7th 2009, 9:03 am
#34
hmmmm...nice
Thread Starter
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Re: The Beard Man Issue...
Jan 7th 2009, 9:08 am
#35
hmmmm...nice
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 27,923
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
jeez..I must be thick..but why did you then vote to ban BM...as that was the question of the poll...
Jan 7th 2009, 9:10 am
#36
Just Joined
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 18
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
I don't agree with banning beardman, but I also don't agree with your post. The secret is in the forum name; it's a web site designed for British Expats. If you want a pro-arab, pro-muslim, pro-sharia, anti-Israel web site; create one for yourself. Then you can ban anyone you want!
Jan 7th 2009, 9:15 am
#38
Bored liberal
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Over there ----->
Posts: 13,713
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
I absolutely agree with you. This forum is great and infact on New Year's Eve I used it to check what venues were open that night. However, i do not want to go on this forum and see comments that are pro-Israeli. Israel is not recognized by the UAE and any such comments are illegal. The British expatriate community must be able to respect the place they are residing in. Etisalat and Du ban websites for much less reasons than some of the things I have read here.
How naive. Not being anti-Israeli does not mean that a person is anti-Islamic
Whether the UAE officially recognises the UAE is irrelevant; the country exists.
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Jan 7th 2009, 9:22 am
#39
Just Joined
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 18
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
You are over complicating things in an attempt to be amusing. Simply put, it is illegal to voice your opinion in support of the state of Israel in the UAE. End of story.
Jan 7th 2009, 9:32 am
#43
BE Enthusiast
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 353
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
And until that changes the UAE will never be a world leader. By leader I mean manufacturer as opposed to buyer kind of thing. There was a program on BBC4 on Monday night about the Islamic golden age. The things that made the Muslim world a leader and developer of the sciences, culture, arts, medicine, architecture etc was the encouragement of debate, listening to opposing views, sending people to parts of China, India and Greece to gather text that was then translated into Arabic and expanded on. What them strong, as in militarily, was unity and accepting differences amongst each other.
Jan 7th 2009, 9:32 am
#44
Bored liberal
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Over there ----->
Posts: 13,713
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
Again - saying Israel exists is not the same as supporting it.
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Jan 7th 2009, 9:33 am
#45
100% British Beef
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: In A Field
Posts: 1,102
Re: The Beard Man Issue...
I am very confused now.....
You say:
If the UAE do not recognise Israel and it is illegal to support them in any way shape or form, why do the UAE and Israel Co-Sponsor Arsenal Football Club and why does the UAE let an Israeli man have a business here in the form of the Atlantis Hotel?
You say:
it is illegal to voice your opinion in support of the state of Israel in the UAE. End of story.