Vive La France !!!!!

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Mos replied

01-22-2012, 02:50 PM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by Mher View Post

Lets just hope it goes through
its hard not be suspicious of world powers when it comes to doing the right thing considering our history over the last 150 years.

Hopefully it will make a domino effect in other countries.
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Mher replied

01-22-2012, 12:52 PM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Lets just hope it goes through
its hard not be suspicious of world powers when it comes to doing the right thing considering our history over the last 150 years.
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Mos replied

01-22-2012, 12:23 PM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by Mher View Post

It seems like they have a clear majority. Both major parties are for it. I don't think they would be voting, if they weren't sure it was going to pass. Were it to fail, any political benefits it might have had, would be replaced by political disaster.

I really hope so. In yesterday's Haylur, there was an interesting interview with Sassounian about this, was very interesting.
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Mher replied

01-22-2012, 12:05 PM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by Mos View Post

I'm not very optimistic. It's like deja vu from couple years back. Let's see what happens. God willing they do the right thing.

It seems like they have a clear majority. Both major parties are for it. I don't think they would be voting, if they weren't sure it was going to pass. Were it to fail, any political benefits it might have had, would be replaced by political disaster.
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Mos replied

01-22-2012, 11:52 AM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

I'm not very optimistic. It's like deja vu from couple years back. Let's see what happens. God willing they do the right thing.
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Davo88 replied

01-22-2012, 09:46 AM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Tomorrow is finally the day when the French Senate will vote the law. It seems both Turks and Armenians will be assembled in front of the Senate tomorrow in their respective protests: http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=76412
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Siggie replied

01-18-2012, 12:41 PM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Just a little food for thought...

This PIPA/SOPA stuff is the kind of thing I would hope would be avoided by not starting down the path of any censorship to begin with...

Here's a letter to the US House with a fantastic legal analysis (as it should be considering the authorship). The letter itself is dated November, but the legal analysis is still relevant and excellent.

http://cdt.org/files/pdfs/SOPA_House_letter_with_PROTECT_IP_letter_FINAL.pdf
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hrai replied

01-15-2012, 12:39 AM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by KarotheGreat View Post

It doesn't matter what the Europeans back then did to most people living in Europe.

So, as ottoman empire was a European empire, it doesn't matter what they did back then?

It hasbeen a little bit more than a century that slavery has been abolished in the US and add to that the treatment of blacks until the 1970's,

Closer to two centuries.

then you'll see why the n-word is such a more powerful word and has more meaning and also why only black people in the US seem to use it. Now let us look at Europe. When we look at Central and Eastern Europe the word loses all its meaning there and is just an other word. And even in Western Europe the word doesn't mean the same as it does in the US.

ho hum. I suggest you walk in any downtown area or suburbs of most major British towns & cities, shout the n-word and see how quickly you'll be arrested and charged with criminal offence. (probably after you've been discharged from hospital)

That doesn't make sense why no one wants to move to Nakhijevan today?
Let's see that according to if the border opens up, Turks and Kurds will flood a country that is hostile towards them and try to take over and also they will cross the border illegally (which they can do today as well with the border being officially closed). So doesn't it sound really illogical to you? Like I said it is only paranoia.

hum ho.

Yes and as far as I could see the word nigger is not illegal like you said, or else every black rapper would be arrested if it was an illegal word.

It may surprise you but the law does not usually list all words or phrases which may be included.

If you don't even know the history of our people in Turkey and how their numbers are divided amongst the different religions and such then I don't know what to say.
It was an estimate, a small estimate as i might add.

Well. try saying nothing. using Wikiliar as a source is worse than not using a source.

I guess you do live in Europe and you tour around in a travelling circus as a clown.

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KarotheGreat replied

01-14-2012, 04:50 AM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by hrai View Post

where in Europe?

It was Europeans who took the slaves to the US, starting before the USA existed.

It doesn't matter what the Europeans back then did to most people living in Europe. It has been a little bit more than a century that slavery has been abolished in the US and add to that the treatment of blacks until the 1970's, then you'll see why the n-word is such a more powerful word and has more meaning and also why only black people in the US seem to use it. Now let us look at Europe. When we look at Central and Eastern Europe the word loses all its meaning there and is just an other word. And even in Western Europe the word doesn't mean the same as it does in the US.

No past events, including events from 1988 on.......................

That doesn't make sense why no one wants to move to Nakhijevan today?
Let's see that according to if the border opens up, Turks and Kurds will flood a country that is hostile towards them and try to take over and also they will cross the border illegally (which they can do today as well with the border being officially closed). So doesn't it sound really illogical to you? Like I said it is only paranoia.

Did you bother to actually read my post and the copy/paste of the law?

Yes and as far as I could see the word nigger is not illegal like you said, or else every black rapper would be arrested if it was an illegal word.

You've gone from 500000 to xxxxloads of Armenians living in turcey. How many precisely is xxxxloads? And please show your source?

If you don't even know the history of our people in Turkey and how their numbers are divided amongst the different religions and such then I don't know what to say.
It was an estimate, a small estimate as i might add.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians_in_Turkey
The figure of just how many individuals of some Armenian descent existing in Turkey is hotly disputed, because of the natural progression of populations. But most conservative estimates would put them passed the one-million mark by the late 20th century.
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hrai replied

01-14-2012, 03:43 AM
Re: Vive La France !!!!!

Originally posted by KarotheGreat View Post

I live in Europe and the connection is not even the same as with the US there it is a word that only black people can say here go on street every so called thug will tell you and other people will use it as a insult. Slavery didn't exist in Europe like it did in the US so how can it be the same please tell me?

where in Europe?

It was Europeans who took the slaves to the US, starting before the USA existed.

So if I get it clear the only reason that they will come to Armenia is to get rid of Armenians? So it is your paranoia that wont let the border be opened?

No past events, including events from 1988 on.......................

It seems that everything you say is based on your paranoia. And you still haven't showed that the word nigger is illegal, you have shown someone being charged with racial slur, that is not the same as the word niger being illegal.

Did you bother to actually read my post and the copy/paste of the law?

And if you don't know the fact that there are xxxx loads of Armenians living in Turkey and that there are even more hidden Armenians and muslim Armenians than that is your problem.

You've gone from 500000 to xxxxloads of Armenians living in turcey. How many precisely is xxxxloads? And please show your source?
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