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Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I think its wierd that Turkey is a secular republic, because it has the star and crescent emblazoned on its flag.



So do I, man.

Then again, we're both from Phoenix, so we both hear it all the time. I hear it mostly from old rich White people who live in Sun City and Awatuki.

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Originally posted by Fishy
The flag has nothing to do with religious motives.. It may have been created because of it, but right now it's just the historical flag of Turkey. There are plenty of other country's out there, secular country's that have crosses or references to God on their flag, or their coin or whatever. Just look at the US, doesn't it say something about God on the dollar bill?

Actually I believe I once read that the Turkish flag or at the time the Ottoman flag was the reason the star and the crescent became religious signs, could be wrong here but still point remains religious symbols on important national items don't automatically make the country a religious state.

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Originally posted by lil bitchiness
I never heard that one before? But no, its not the case.

Crescent Moon and Star are an old Arabic symbols from the time Il-illaha was worshiped - The Moon God and his two dauthers.
It was even found in temple dedicated to Il-illaha in south Saudi Arabia.

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The traditional, national and cultural symbols of the Turkic peoples include the star and crescent—used as a symbol of Turks since pre-Islamic times[citation needed] when they aspired to Shamanism—wolves, a part of Turkic mythology and tradition; as well as the color blue, iron and fire.

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Originally posted by lil bitchiness
A lot of countries where Ottoman Empire never reached use the symbol for example, Pakistan and Malaysia.

edit - note how star is actually different on other islamic flags to Turkish one. It probably is irrelevant, but interesting.

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Originally posted by LordFear
My point is if you hate this land so damn much, then dudes just leave. Nobody is holding you guys hostage here. Go to Congo or Somalia where you get butt raped everyday of your life just for not kissing the local mobboss's dirty crusty Athlete's foot invested hoofs. Go live in other countries and see how much you appreciate this land. I love people who bash this country but when overseas and they screw up because most of the laws there are stupid or just too damn complex, the same America haters are crying and pleading for the first Embassy they can find for safe haven. Hypocrital pigs!!!God Bless this land

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Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Has it ever crossed your mind that the people who are complaining about your blessed America, don't live there? Do you wank over the stars and stripes?

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Originally posted by JacopeX
Spain.

Those Spanish pricks!

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Originally posted by HK47
Statement: Isral


Observation:

America was a fine nation up untill it involved itself with Isral. Then it became a haphazard socialism.


Conclusion:

It is no quincidence Jews are liberals and now America is too. Islam is in the right to eradicate this dangerous disease, take thier Jew gold, and improve thier economy without the big nosed war-mongrels monopolizing the world.


Comment:

Jews are not a race. They are a nation (Isral) and a religion (Judaism). Just because they are egotistical bastards and want to call every sortof class asscosiation possible so they can whine about being discriminated against when infact they are ussualy in the upper-middle class region does not make them a damn race.

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Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Terroriststan . . .

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Originally posted by majid86
I hate Italy and yes that includes all Italians.
They are scum personified and that country should be nuked to hell.