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Yes, we need one anyway.

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No, we should take that elsewhere and keep this thread as-is.

27 (34.6%)

I don't care, let's see what happens.

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Total Members Voted: 75

[Antioch]

9/11 also cost Al Qaida $500,000, which had a $35 million operating budget at the time. The Paris attack has been estimated to have cost only $10,000. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/terror-shoestring-paris-attacks-likely-cost-10-000-or-less-n465711

I would say it cost them an operating cell of ~12 people.

[smjjames]

France use emergency powers to put climate activists under house arrests.

Why do they have a blanket ban on protests for the climate talks?

[Sheb]

Officially for security reason (Can't protect the crowd from terrorists), but critics point out that other major attractions (football matches, winter market) are proceeding, so they think it's to stifle dissent.

Playing devil's advocate, I guess you could argue that protests need major amount of police works, and the police is currently needed to track terrorists.

[Sheb]

France is invoking the Article 15 opt-out from the European Convention of Human Rights.

I must say, this feel great, for a couple of weeks the whole world was pointing out Belgium's many issues, but now I can go back to feeling smugly superior to the French.

[Neonivek]

Officially for security reason (Can't protect the crowd from terrorists), but critics point out that other major attractions (football matches, winter market) are proceeding, so they think it's to stifle dissent.

Playing devil's advocate, I guess you could argue that protests need major amount of police works, and the police is currently needed to track terrorists.

Secondarily because the Summit is political in nature it means that terrorists could target... POLITICIANS!!!

And who is the most important target? (tip: This is according to politicians)

France is invoking the Article 15 opt-out from the European Convention of Human Rights.

I must say, this feel great, for a couple of weeks the whole world was pointing out Belgium's many issues, but now I can go back to feeling smugly superior to the French.

That is fairly typical in these sorts of situations.

You think the slave labor camps the USA and Canada created would have flew in 1930? heck no.

[Sheb]

The summit is going on though. I guess you could also make an argument that not having protesters all over the place makes it easier to go on with the Summit.

[Neonivek]

The summit is going on though. I guess you could also make an argument that not having protesters all over the place makes it easier to go on with the Summit.

Look, I am just not interested in a world summit unless the Planeteers are involved.

[Starver]

Why do they have a blanket ban on protests for the climate talks?

The climate talks are about stopping the world getting warmer.  Blankets warm you.  Thus ban blankets with the blanket ban, of course...

 

[Neonivek]

Wait a freeken minute... this IS a Captain Planet episode... Several of the speakers at the summit have been replaced by pollution based supervillains.

[SirQuiamus]

A quick reminder of the fantastic reliability of right-wing YouTube propaganda.

The next time you see that clip on Baitfart, remember that it's absolutely true and your worst fears are perfectly reasonable and correct.

[Loud Whispers]

France use emergency powers to put climate activists under house arrests.

the UN should bomb Paris for this

NO!
We should move all of France's artwork to Britain first.
In all seriousness though why bomb Paris? Usually people doing that have not known to be victorious nor righteous

A quick reminder of the fantastic reliability of right-wing YouTube propaganda.
The next time you see that clip on Baitfart, remember that it's absolutely true and your worst fears are perfectly reasonable and correct.

Spoiler: Goebbel's response (click to show/hide)

[Neonivek]

I am not exactly sure if I should take Death of Nations "Goebbel's response" seriously.

Ohh wait sorry I forgot Europe isn't Canada and kind of views multiculturalism negatively.

[Loud Whispers]

I am not exactly sure if I should take Death of Nations "Goebbel's response" seriously.

Ohh wait sorry I forgot Europe isn't Canada and kind of views multiculturalism negatively.

We tried multiculturalism, it was ebin and everyone got enriched
Then the beheadings started

[Willfor]

So why are the most dangerous parts of London the places where white people hang out? :V

[Neonivek]

So why are the most dangerous parts of London the places where white people hang out? :V

CLEARLY it is because all the minorities are killing the white people.