Muslim anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadam
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Might sound a bit conspiracy thoery-ish, but has anyone stopped to question why every single muslim/race issue is being blown out of all proportion at every available opportunity.
Is it just a case of the media finding a bandwagon to jump on or is there something more calculated to this apparent deliberate attempt to increase racial tension?
All it will need now is for one member of one race to do something nasty to another (probably of a young age) and all hell will break loose.
Is it just a case of the media finding a bandwagon to jump on or is there something more calculated to this apparent deliberate attempt to increase racial tension?
All it will need now is for one member of one race to do something nasty to another (probably of a young age) and all hell will break loose.
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Of course, The olympics include competition on Saturdays and Sundays, and Jewish/Christian communities have so far, managed not to kick off about it (minus the odd athelete who refused to compete on a Sunday, see chariots of fire for more details).
Quite simple really, religion and politics have no place in sport - I do not see this changing any time soon.
It's a nothing story. Just typical Daily Mail journalism.
Quite simple really, religion and politics have no place in sport - I do not see this changing any time soon.
It's a nothing story. Just typical Daily Mail journalism.
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Well I hope the IOC cancel Britain hosting the Olympic games now.
Save the British tax payer £2 Billion in Tax.
No doubt this will rise to about £5Billion.
Save the British tax payer £2 Billion in Tax.
No doubt this will rise to about £5Billion.
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Originally Posted by stilover
Well I hope the IOC cancel Britain hosting the Olympic games now.
Save the British tax payer £2 Billion in Tax.
No doubt this will rise to about £5Billion.
Save the British tax payer £2 Billion in Tax.
No doubt this will rise to about £5Billion.
Or am I dreaming again and am about to wake up in a cold sweat having eaten my pillow
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
Yeah but just think about the lovely new sports facilities you will get and the rail and public transport infrastructure! Plus all the new modern hotels and cleaner streets, plus they will be forced to recruit lots and lots of new police officers who after the Olympics will be utilised in patroling the streets. So your increased tax money will not have been wasted
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
Yeah but just think about the lovely new sports facilities you will get and the rail and public transport infrastructure! Plus all the new modern hotels and cleaner streets, plus they will be forced to recruit lots and lots of new police officers who after the Olympics will be utilised in patroling the streets. So your increased tax money will not have been wasted
Or am I dreaming again and am about to wake up in a cold sweat having eaten my pillow
Or am I dreaming again and am about to wake up in a cold sweat having eaten my pillow
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I really don't understand people whinging because the games are in London and therefore the rest of the country is not involved, surely this is always the case with the Olympics.
The next one is in Beijing, are people in Shanghai up in arms about that?
What about Sydney 2000, were there riots in Perth coz they weren't there?
Of course there weren't, grow up FFS!
The next one is in Beijing, are people in Shanghai up in arms about that?
What about Sydney 2000, were there riots in Perth coz they weren't there?
Of course there weren't, grow up FFS!
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No its because London cant cope with the Olympics anyway so money has to be chucked into the city once again where the rest of the UK is ignored. Birmingham or Manchester could quite easily have put more use into developing a decent city anyway. Its the same argument about Wembley stadium being built in London when it made far more sence to host it else where.
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Originally Posted by davegtt
Proud? London is a dump IMO. I hate going there even if its for work.
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Well regardless of what the jealous, petty-minded and general rabble think, London is not an international centre for arts, fashion, finance, insurance, music for nothing.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Well regardless of what the jealous, petty-minded and general rabble think, London is not an international centre for arts, fashion, finance, insurance, music for nothing.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
If you own a shop, restaurant, bar etc in London, then you are going to do quite nicely out of it. Live outside London, and you get nothing out of it.
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Originally Posted by EddScott
Might sound a bit conspiracy thoery-ish, but has anyone stopped to question why every single muslim/race issue is being blown out of all proportion at every available opportunity.
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Let the London Tax payer pay for it all then.
If you own a shop, restaurant, bar etc in London, then you are going to do quite nicely out of it. Live outside London, and you get nothing out of it.
If you own a shop, restaurant, bar etc in London, then you are going to do quite nicely out of it. Live outside London, and you get nothing out of it.
Does anyone north of Watford still actually work?
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
The London taxpayer is paying for it, and they pay for the rest of the country too who are a bunch of freeloaders. The figures are there for all to see, if you ripped London out (within the M25) and made it a nation it would still be about the 5th richest in the world. it's the countries financial engine.
Does anyone north of Watford still actually work?
Does anyone north of Watford still actually work?
Its a typical London attitude, and you wonder why people hate the place. The me me me attitude is all you get with London. England and the UK in general is a much nicer place and representation of the country than London can ever be, unless you wear a suit and push figures around everyday.
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Well regardless of what the jealous, petty-minded and general rabble think, London is not an international centre for arts, fashion, finance, insurance, music for nothing.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
London Olympics will attract money and visitors from around the world because it is a prestigious venue. (and it's public transport facilities are second to none in the UK, no other system could handle the numbers, especially when other infrastructure like hotels, restaurants etc are factored in)
The reality is that the people bringing the money in and buying expensive seats wouldn't do that it it was based in Birmingham or just about any other city in the UK.
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London's public transport and road network can hardly cope now, never mind when you remove yet another lane from the roads to provide dedicated Olympic officals lanes. It took me over an hour and a half to drive from Putney to New Malden (all of 6 miles) on Friday morning.
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
did they get time off for ramadan?
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
i'm not saying it's not overloaded, the roads are truly atrocious, but how would somewhere like Brum cope with an influx of 1 million visitors and provide safe, easy transport and the number of hotel rooms with a system that is sustainable after the Olympics.
Can't see it happening in London.
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
i'm not saying it's not overloaded, the roads are truly atrocious, but how would somewhere like Brum cope with an influx of 1 million visitors and provide safe, easy transport and the number of hotel rooms with a system that is sustainable after the Olympics.
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Last time I checked it had United Kingdom on both my license and Passport
**** um, if they dont like it then **** off back to their own country.
Getting tired of all this BullCrap now...
**** um, if they dont like it then **** off back to their own country.
Getting tired of all this BullCrap now...
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Originally Posted by Optical Race
**** um, if they dont like it then **** off back to their own country.
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Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
Does anyone north of Watford still actually work?
Do we work ? Nope we are too busy feeding the whippets and watching for returning pigeons.
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So how many Muslim athletes is it going to effect? Or what percentage of the total competing athletes will it effect?
Why do I get the feeling they are just winging as usual?
Cant understand how they just seem to entice hatred against themselves with bringing this rubbish up themselves instead of just getting on with it !
Richard
Why do I get the feeling they are just winging as usual?
Cant understand how they just seem to entice hatred against themselves with bringing this rubbish up themselves instead of just getting on with it !
Richard
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So how many Muslim athletes is it going to effect? Or what percentage of the total competing athletes will it effect?
Originally Posted by dailymail
"An anticipated 3,000 Muslim competitors are expected to be affected.
About a quarter of the 11,099 athletes who took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics came from countries with predominantly Muslim populations. "
About a quarter of the 11,099 athletes who took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics came from countries with predominantly Muslim populations. "
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Originally Posted by gatty
here here spot on except theres 2 million in brum alone
Tough **** who cares, if they don't like it they can starve to death for all I care
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Unbelieveable!!
I think all female athletes should compete in the niqab to make it fairer for the female muslim athletes. Not only that it will be bloody entertaining. Imagine the 110 hurdle race! or the swimming events!
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Unbelieveable!!
I think all female athletes should compete in the niqab to make it fairer for the female muslim athletes. Not only that it will be bloody entertaining. Imagine the 110 hurdle race! or the swimming events!
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would the brainwashed angry bunch just pack your bags and go to your nearest airport and f.o.c.k off!
and take the pc lefty loonies with you! so they can see how your culture realy is.
and take the pc lefty loonies with you! so they can see how your culture realy is.
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**** um, if they dont like it then **** off back to their own country.
Does that include the British citizens that were born here? Where would you like them to **** off back to?
Originally Posted by Optical Race
**** um, if they dont like it then **** off back to their own country.
Does that include the British citizens that were born here? Where would you like them to **** off back to?
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you will get one or two saying "there ok....good and bad in everyone blah blah!" even someone said on the other thread 90% where saints its only 10% that kick up a fuss.
this not the case i recommend they apply the formula pro rata .
90% of these people saying how nice they are blah blah blah havnt had the privalige of living amongst them. me and all my family no longer live in the streets of where we were raised due to total invasion by the muslims.
birmingham is set well on course to be muslim majority by 2015. all them people not willing to intergrate mmmmmmmmmmmmmm? i wonder? the future looks bright doesent it??
this not the case i recommend they apply the formula pro rata .
90% of these people saying how nice they are blah blah blah havnt had the privalige of living amongst them. me and all my family no longer live in the streets of where we were raised due to total invasion by the muslims.
birmingham is set well on course to be muslim majority by 2015. all them people not willing to intergrate mmmmmmmmmmmmmm? i wonder? the future looks bright doesent it??