tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post3281519696028471399..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: Sick, sick, sickDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-75560057084954447322008-12-11T04:53:00.000+00:002008-12-11T04:53:00.000+00:00Drayton,Hope you get well soon.I wouldn't worry to...Drayton,<BR/><BR/>Hope you get well soon.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't worry too much about religions causing world conflicts. If it's not religion, it'll be something else. Even one shade of asians kill another shade of asians when they can hardly tell themselves apart.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I recommend lemon and honey. They do wonders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-63755708435616381922008-12-04T12:27:00.000+00:002008-12-04T12:27:00.000+00:00Bloody hell!I thought they were the lot that didn'...Bloody hell!I thought they were the lot that didn't believe in killing even an insect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-15313282458957721602008-12-04T11:58:00.000+00:002008-12-04T11:58:00.000+00:00"No matter how well-intentioned the originator of ..."No matter how well-intentioned the originator of a religion may be, people always arise to distort their views."<BR/><BR/>Exactly my point. Not the fault of religion.<BR/><BR/>Also, I don't know about Buddhists, but Jain have done more than their fair share killing... especially Muslims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-10623403395914259472008-12-01T22:03:00.000+00:002008-12-01T22:03:00.000+00:00Well, Rezbi, you are a religious man; I am not. Wh...Well, Rezbi, you are a religious man; I am not. When I think of the countless millions who have been uprooted, killed or enslaved because of religion, I am appalled.<BR/><BR/>No matter how well-intentioned the originator of a religion may be, people always arise to distort their views.<BR/><BR/>I guess the exceptions are Buddhism and the Jains in India. But I am not an expert!Drayton Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-32678409469815374622008-12-01T20:30:00.000+00:002008-12-01T20:30:00.000+00:00I do disagree with you on this one. Anything or a...I do disagree with you on this one. Anything or anyone can be made to be a scapegoat for people who want something or someone to blame.<BR/><BR/>Religion is not at fault. It is the morons who use religion as a scapegoat to excuse their own greedy and despicable deeds.<BR/><BR/>What does it say on the US 'Banner'?<BR/><BR/>"In God We Trust"<BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/>I think they should replace that with "money" and "world domination".<BR/><BR/>That's got nothing to do with religion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-51797669317511285542008-11-30T21:00:00.000+00:002008-11-30T21:00:00.000+00:00STUPID ME. It's the cold. I wrote Pakistan when I ...STUPID ME. It's the cold. I wrote Pakistan when I meant India - sorryDrayton Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-24081398462719443362008-11-30T20:42:00.000+00:002008-11-30T20:42:00.000+00:00I think it is natural for the Pakistan government...I think it is natural for the Pakistan government to want to blame al-quaeda, as there have been moves towards a rapprochement between the two states. <BR/><BR/>At partition Mountbatten allowed Kashmir to be controlled by Pakistan on the understanding that there would be a referendum, so the inhabitants could decide. This has never been allowed.<BR/><BR/>One wonders what influence his wife had on his decision, since she was having her affair with Nehru. Among the many tragedies in my time, one was the asassination (by a religious fanatic, of course) of Gandhi who was very much hoping to keep the two religions together in one nation.Drayton Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-31779968161033279332008-11-30T17:27:00.000+00:002008-11-30T17:27:00.000+00:00Great thoughts, Drayton. I hate religion and rac...Great thoughts, Drayton. I hate religion and race division too. Patriotism not so much...unless it transcends into nationalism.<BR/><BR/>I'm not up on the history of conflict between Pakistan and India...but I have to wonder how much the Brits have to self-flagellate about land partitioning and the conflicts that ensued. Maybe self-flagellation is well justified...I am really asking a question here. <BR/><BR/>I've been listening to lots of commentary on this atrocity, and it's interesting how Pakistan spokespeople blame this on al qaeda--while everyone else says it's all about the Kashmir divide.<BR/><BR/>I really don't know...but maybe Pakistan has a point...Westerners were targeted here just as much as anyone else...and a group of Jews seem to have been singled out for massacre. Maybe that was coincidence...I don't know.<BR/><BR/>From my rather naive, unschooled perch...I get the feeling that India is not going to only be more economically prominent on the global stage--but a more influential political player too. <BR/><BR/> Maybe they already were and I just didn't realize it.<BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better soon!Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676407750018410042noreply@blogger.com