yall Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07092006/3/cana...lame-u-s-9.html "When participants were given the option of choosing more than one cause for the attacks, two-thirds blamed Islamic fundamentalists and their anti-Western views" So, 2/3rds of Canadians actually appear to have a brain, while 1/3rd feel Islamic nutjob fundies bear no blame. Thanks for the support gang... (I'm being a bit facetious here, but it just strikes me funny that 33% of those polled didn't seem to think the preponderance of the blame should be laid upon the shoulders of those who purposefully targeted civilians.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07092006/3/cana...lame-u-s-9.html "When participants were given the option of choosing more than one cause for the attacks, two-thirds blamed Islamic fundamentalists and their anti-Western views" So, 2/3rds of Canadians actually appear to have a brain, while 1/3rd feel Islamic nutjob fundies bear no blame. Thanks for the support gang... (I'm being a bit facetious here, but it just strikes me funny that 33% of those polled didn't seem to think the preponderance of the blame should be laid upon the shoulders of those who purposefully targeted civilians.) 764156[/snapback] Who to blame for 9/11 = who caused it, not what they did wrong, so I don't see how "purposefully targeted civilians" has anything to do with that. Really, these polls are stupid, especially if they only give one answer. There are a lot of reasons that 9/11 happened, including what they mentioned and much more. Its a complex situation. To try to find one mutually exclusive, all-inclusive cause is akin to trying to find a perfect woman. It aint gonna happen. You can see this in the results too: when given the opportunity to express multiple reasons, they chose more then one. I'd love to see what the actual questions were in this compared to what the article said. For some reason, I've got the feeling that whoever wrote this story isn't exactly saying what the poll said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 Who to blame for 9/11 = who caused it, not what they did wrong, so I don't see how "purposefully targeted civilians" has anything to do with that. Really, these polls are stupid, especially if they only give one answer. There are a lot of reasons that 9/11 happened, including what they mentioned and much more. Its a complex situation. To try to find one mutually exclusive, all-inclusive cause is akin to trying to find a perfect woman. It aint gonna happen. You can see this in the results too: when given the opportunity to express multiple reasons, they chose more then one. I'd love to see what the actual questions were in this compared to what the article said. For some reason, I've got the feeling that whoever wrote this story isn't exactly saying what the poll said. 764182[/snapback] Well, the article does state that multiple answers were given. But you are right, polls suck. If anything, it seems like one of those attempts to further divide people. That being said the "cause" can be traced back to a lot of things, but religious fundementalism IS the root. After all our foriegn policy towards other areas of the world hasn't always been stellar, and yet we haven't suffered any attacks on civillians from Cubans, Russians, or the Swiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Well, the article does state that multiple answers were given. But you are right, polls suck. If anything, it seems like one of those attempts to further divide people. That being said the "cause" can be traced back to a lot of things, but religious fundementalism IS the root. After all our foriegn policy towards other areas of the world hasn't always been stellar, and yet we haven't suffered any attacks on civillians from Cubans, Russians, or the Swiss. 764195[/snapback] I find it interesting that you use the term Cubans, Russians, or Swiss in your comparison. What exactly were the terrorists on 9/11 then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share Posted September 7, 2006 I find it interesting that you use the term Cubans, Russians, or Swiss in your comparison. What exactly were the terrorists on 9/11 then? 764225[/snapback] Well I used Cubans and Russians as examples due to the fact that they are or have been ideological opponets of US foreign policy. I just threw the Swiss in there for the hell of it. What were the terrorists from 9/11? Well, by birth most of them were Saudi's if memory serves me well. But ideologically these people held no allegance to their home nations, but rather to their sick religious beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 no offense meazza, but Canada = RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I find it interesting that you use the term Cubans, Russians, or Swiss in your comparison. What exactly were the terrorists on 9/11 then? 764225[/snapback] They were islamofascists, the present day descendants of the Nazis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 They were islamofascists, the present day descendants of the Nazis. 764366[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 764435[/snapback] You know...because they're persecuted...by liberal America...who's supporting Stalin...or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 no offense meazza, but Canada = RJ 764365[/snapback] Oh please. Canada is no more screwed up than the US. Furthermore, the "=RJ" has got to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Oh please. Canada is no more screwed up than the US. Furthermore, the "=RJ" has got to go. 764462[/snapback] bite me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07092006/3/cana...lame-u-s-9.html "When participants were given the option of choosing more than one cause for the attacks, two-thirds blamed Islamic fundamentalists and their anti-Western views" So, 2/3rds of Canadians actually appear to have a brain, while 1/3rd feel Islamic nutjob fundies bear no blame. Thanks for the support gang... (I'm being a bit facetious here, but it just strikes me funny that 33% of those polled didn't seem to think the preponderance of the blame should be laid upon the shoulders of those who purposefully targeted civilians.) 764156[/snapback] Maybe it's because US pilots keep shooting at their military and they're starting to resent it? Or maybe the poll was mostly Quebec based...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 bite me 764465[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/07092006/3/cana...lame-u-s-9.html "When participants were given the option of choosing more than one cause for the attacks, two-thirds blamed Islamic fundamentalists and their anti-Western views" So, 2/3rds of Canadians actually appear to have a brain, while 1/3rd feel Islamic nutjob fundies bear no blame. Thanks for the support gang... (I'm being a bit facetious here, but it just strikes me funny that 33% of those polled didn't seem to think the preponderance of the blame should be laid upon the shoulders of those who purposefully targeted civilians.) 764156[/snapback] gotta love polls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Maybe it's because US pilots keep shooting at their military and they're starting to resent it? Or maybe the poll was mostly Quebec based...... 764478[/snapback] Quebecers don't really like anyone according to studies, polls and other biased uninformed research. But come to the province and you'll get a totally different view. And ya, the shooting at our military is starting to tick some people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 And ya, the shooting at our military is starting to tick some people off. 764516[/snapback] canadians shouldn't take it personally, the pilots are just working on their skills. canada is like our practice squad. next time we sell you guys some F-16s we should throw in some red jersey's with a maple leaf on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 canadians shouldn't take it personally, the pilots are just working on their skills. canada is like our practice squad. next time we sell you guys some F-16s we should throw in some red jersey's with a maple leaf on it 764522[/snapback] I know sh-- about the military but I was told that Canada actually sells their jets to other countries since it's one of the only things they're good at producing (have no idea if this is correct). So maybe that's why there is so many problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I know sh-- about the military but I was told that Canada actually sells their jets to other countries since it's one of the only things they're good at producing (have no idea if this is correct). So maybe that's why there is so many problems 764535[/snapback] Nope. Canada actually buys F/A-18s from Boeing. Maybe some Canadian company still makes light cargo jets, but the last premire military plane made in Canada was the Arrow, 40 years ago...good plane, would've succeeded if it were built in a country that could've afforded it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Nope. Canada actually buys F/A-18s from Boeing. Maybe some Canadian company still makes light cargo jets, but the last premire military plane made in Canada was the Arrow, 40 years ago...good plane, would've succeeded if it were built in a country that could've afforded it. 764542[/snapback] military hardware is probably the only thing we don't outsource these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowLinesandArmadillos Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 military hardware is probably the only thing we don't outsource these days 764543[/snapback] Since when, a lot of parts come from all over. Assembled here but common, even hardware is outsourced. What about those Japanese or Chinese machine screws that were found to be defective a few years ago. There are other examples out there, I just put my fingers on them right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts