On May 7, 2015 7:12:21 AM dan@geer.org 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.