Davy51 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 What is the point of the United Nations, drawing sharp intakes of breath through its toothless gums & trying to look like the elder statesman of world politics when in reality it is an expensive failed club ? In Syria we have Christians being targeted by rebels , in the Donetsk region of the Ukraine Jewish residents are being ordered to submit lists of any business & property interests to the regional government in actions that are strikingly similar to the early days of naziism. We have religious cleansing in Syria & the seeds of another cold war sprouting green shoots & all we hear from the UN is a deafening silence .....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 The membership of the UN, is based on the interests of each individual nation, their alliances and who's funding who; so hardly a place to seek real altruism; but perhaps better than nothing. Count the number of wars since 1945, none of which was prevented by the UN, most encouraged by the super-powers as proxy wars, which allowed political machinations without recourse to a full blown nuclear world war. So, many small wars, rather than WW3, thanks to the UN. btw Dave; that letter circulated to Jews in Donetsk was a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Has it been exposed as a fake Obs ? Glad about that at least ,i know there was some speculation about it possibly being a fake in the article i read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27088183 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Unfortunately, as with Hitler, it only takes one crackpot in a position to attract the misfits & criminal elements in society into positions of power to provide the catalyst for state based persecution of minorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Been going on since Pompey destroyed the Temple on the Mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris1066 Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thought the temple on the mount is in Jerusalem ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Correct, but the original one was destroyed by the Romans under Pompey the Great; creating the diaspora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Unfortunately, as with Hitler, it only takes one crackpot in a position to attract the misfits & criminal elements in society into positions of power to provide the catalyst for state based persecution of minorities. A bit like UKIP then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Correct, but the original one was destroyed by the Romans under Pompey the Great; creating the diaspora. I always thought that the Babylonians destroyed the original temple of Solomon and that the Romans attacked the second temple of Herod, could be wrong though, its a while since I read that tale. Also I don't think Pompey destroyed the temple, just had a good mooch and buggered off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Depends how many temples you wanna go back; but the diaspora as opposed to enslavement by Babylonians and Egyptians, was the start of Jewish migrations and the subsequent anti-Semitism, which was the subject in question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 But did Pompey the Great destroy the temple as you claim or did he just enter and have a look at everything then restore its duties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Depends what you understand as a siege and an assault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Depends what you understand as a siege and an assault. You didn't say either siege or assault, you said destroy, typical politician, can't accept when they are wrong, perhaps you just misspoke lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Wow, the gold cup for nit picking for that one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Wow, the gold cup for nit picking for that one ! I suppose that's as close as you come to admitting how wrong you were, Pompey even had the Temple cleansed after he had seen its sacred areas, now if that is a description of destroying a building then I am wrong, if its not, you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Correct, but the original one was destroyed by the Romans under Pompey the Great; creating the diaspora. It wasn't the original temple when Pompey got there. Pompey did not destroy the second temple anyway. Other than that you got it perfectly correct lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 A surreal trip into semantics now, when the original topic was about the UN - PUT YOUR DUMMY BACK IN ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 A surreal trip into semantics now, when the original topic was about the UN - PUT YOUR DUMMY BACK IN ! only one dummy here Obs, oh incorrect one lol So now you know you are wrong and instead of a simple " Hey nobody's perfect" you go all out with churlish insults, no wonder Labour gave you the clog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris1066 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Sorry Obs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Sorry Obs ! he is but hey nobody's perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 only one dummy here Obs, oh incorrect one lol So now you know you are wrong and instead of a simple " Hey nobody's perfect" you go all out with churlish insults, no wonder Labour gave you the clog. Obs. labour, not a chance, he might have been trying to make a living out of being a Labour councillor, but he has not got a Labour bone in his body, he would have been just using the Labour Party, funny as he now calls politicians for doing what he was attempting, Now I know why he is bitter he wasn't aloud on the boat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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