General News Thread

[2Bad]

You want to take another crack at that?

[I3uster]

'You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them'

Yeah that one.

I enjoy the deep cultural insight of a man who can't speak Farsi that allows him to dehumanize an entire people.

[Frostyvale]

Yeah that one.

I enjoy the deep cultural insight of a man who can't speak Farsi that allows him to dehumanize an entire people.

Pashto, you mean.

[I3uster]

Dari is the most popular one and that's literally Farsi.

[Frostyvale]

Pashto is the most spoken language of Afghanistan's official languages.[1]

well, I dunno

[I3uster]

Huh really, my bad then.

[2Bad]

"Dari is the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan and the native language of approximately 25–50%[2][3][4] of the population, serving as the country's lingua franca."

Pashto basically has more raw numbers but Dari will get you further because of distribution.

[Frostyvale]

Pashto is the language of the Pashtun ethnic group found in South-Central Asia. It is categorized as an Eastern Iranian language with many different dialects. Between about 45-60% of the people of Afghanistan speak Pashto. It is one of the official languages of the country as well. Pashto is the second most common language in Pakistan as well. The Pashtun diaspora created pockets of Pashto-speaking groups in different Middle Eastern countries as well as in the U.S., Europe, and other countries.

Ok, ok.

[2Bad]

GOP apologism aside, the Republicans are in real trouble if the SC decides not to hear that NC case (possibly even if they do) because gerrymandering is on the run in court as it stands

[2Bad]

Apparently Antarctica hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit recently.

[Megas]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...rdia-1.4004671

Mannnnn.......

[Bloble]

Bomb threats aren't worth worrying about, because they're almost never real. They're as easy as writing a letter or an e-mail to the right person. Anyone can make one. 4chan used to make bomb threats for fun. You get one every other month, in universities especially. Real bombers just fucking bomb the place instead of warning people to leave. More likely than not this was some guy from /pol/ having a giggle, or some desperate underachiever trying to get their exams cancelled. Expect to see a dozen more, each as empty as the last.

[SeiKeo]

Bomb threats aren't worth worrying about, because they're almost never real. They're as easy as writing a letter or an e-mail to the right person. Anyone can make one. 4chan used to make bomb threats for fun. You get one every other month, in universities especially. Real bombers just fucking bomb the place instead of warning people to leave. More likely than not this was some guy from /pol/ having a giggle, or some desperate underachiever trying to get their exams cancelled. Expect to see a dozen more, each as empty as the last.

Psychological terrorism, if you will - regardless of whether you think Trumphobia is justified, it does exist, and even fake bomb threats to try and twist the knife in are nasty.

[Bloble]

Psychological terrorism, if you will - regardless of whether you think Trumphobia is justified, it does exist, and even fake bomb threats to try and twist the knife in are nasty.

Fair enough.

[Megas]

Oh good, so it was some racist dude on the internet threatening to blow up people in a university for the lulz and that's supposed to make me feel better.

[Rafflesiac]

Bomb threats aren't worth worrying about, because they're almost never real. They're as easy as writing a letter or an e-mail to the right person. Anyone can make one. 4chan used to make bomb threats for fun. You get one every other month, in universities especially. Real bombers just fucking bomb the place instead of warning people to leave. More likely than not this was some guy from /pol/ having a giggle, or some desperate underachiever trying to get their exams cancelled. Expect to see a dozen more, each as empty as the last.

That's really not a comfort.

Bomb threats disrupt schedules and standard operation, send a message that you are unwanted (at best), and it's not like any place that receives a bomb threat can just ignore it because A) they'll be vilified by the press if they do and B) god help you if it was real and people died. As Leo said, the psychological effects of bomb threats aren't to be ignored.

[Bloble]

Oh good, so it was some racist dude on the internet threatening to blow up people in a university for the lulz and that's supposed to make me feel better.

It's not an actual bomb and nobody's in physical danger and that's supposed to make you feel better.

[Neir]

It's not an actual bomb and nobody's in physical danger and that's supposed to make you feel better.

So if I broke into your house shoved an air gun with the orange thing sawed off in your face and said I was going to murder you, it's not so bad because you didn't die?

[Bloble]

So if I broke into your house shoved an air gun with the orange thing sawed off in your face and said I was going to murder you, it's not so bad because you didn't die?

You're on the right track but I'm giving you a C- because that's a crappy analogy.

[Kareshy]

Right, cause one instance of waving a fake gun in one persons face isn't really an apt comparison to persistent threats of violence against groups of people. Good observation.