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ChaosEngineAbout the tourist/earthquake thing, Bill is completely wrong here.
The tourists weren't detained for causing an earthquake. They were spoiled assholes who wouldn't listen to their guide and stripped off in a place that was sacred to the local people. They're being detained for indecent exposure.
The earthquake thing was some local elders who said they should be charged with causing an earthquake, but the authorities have basically ignored that. But "tourists arrested for being ignorant muppets" isn't nearly as good a story as "tourists arrested for angering earthquake spirits", despite the fact that the latter is a complete misrepresentation of the facts.
gorillamanIndecency is as much a ludicrous taboo as mountain-blasphemy.
Disobeying the demands of a bunch of superstitious tribals isn't ignorance; it's moral, cultural and frankly genetic superiority.
About the tourist/earthquake thing, Bill is completely wrong here.
The tourists weren't detained for causing an earthquake. They were spoiled assholes who wouldn't listen to their guide and stripped off in a place that was sacred to the local people. They're being detained for indecent exposure.
The earthquake thing was some local elders who said they should be charged with causing an earthquake, but the authorities have basically ignored that. But "tourists arrested for being ignorant muppets" isn't nearly as good a story as "tourists arrested for angering earthquake spirits", despite the fact that the latter is a complete misrepresentation of the facts.
ChaosEngine"genetic superiority"? Please tell me that's a bad joke.
It's simple common courtesy. Don't go to other people's countries and expect them to conform to your ideas.
You wouldn't go to Japan and wear shoes in someone's house. The mountain is sacred to the locals. Whether you or I think that's stupid is irrelevant. If you're a guest in someone's country, you should respect their customs.
Indecency is as much a ludicrous taboo as mountain-blasphemy.
Disobeying the demands of a bunch of superstitious tribals isn't ignorance; it's moral, cultural and frankly genetic superiority.
gorillamanIt's not their country. Human beings own the world and mindless rock-worshipping savages own nothing.
Smart people are superior to stupid people, and there isn't enough room on this planet for the sort of subhuman trash who believe in magic fucking mountains.
Respect, now, that is not a value I hold especially close to my heart.
"genetic superiority"? Please tell me that's a bad joke.
It's simple common courtesy. Don't go to other people's countries and expect them to conform to your ideas.
You wouldn't go to Japan and wear shoes in someone's house. The mountain is sacred to the locals. Whether you or I think that's stupid is irrelevant. If you're a guest in someone's country, you should respect their customs.
ChaosEngineracism... nice.
It's not their country. Human beings own the world and mindless rock-worshipping savages own nothing.
Smart people are superior to stupid people, and there isn't enough room on this planet for the sort of subhuman trash who believe in magic fucking mountains.
Respect, now, that is not a value I hold especially close to my heart.
gorillamanMy race, whatever that might be, doesn't throw people into prison for failure to obscure arbitrarily-chosen areas of their body from sacred mountains. Sounds like a pretty good race to me.
How did you become such a cliche that you'll defend any act of fascism in the name of cultural sensitivity, and cry racism at anyone who prefers freedom to religious domination?
racism... nice.
ChaosEnginetroll on...
My race, whatever that might be, doesn't throw people into prison for failure to obscure arbitrarily-chosen areas of their body from sacred mountains. Sounds like a pretty good race to me.
How did you become such a cliche that you'll defend any act of fascism in the name of cultural sensitivity, and cry racism at anyone who prefers freedom to religious domination?
00Scud00says...The sanctity of the location is pretty much irrelevant here, they could have been doing this in front of Mt. Rushmore and been arrested for the same thing. So this could be viewed as purely a legal issue.
This is probably some kind of weird club or something, visit famous places around the world and get your picture taken, naked.
My race, whatever that might be, doesn't throw people into prison for failure to obscure arbitrarily-chosen areas of their body from sacred mountains. Sounds like a pretty good race to me.
How did you become such a cliche that you'll defend any act of fascism in the name of cultural sensitivity, and cry racism at anyone who prefers freedom to religious domination?
LawdeedawGood points.
About the tourist/earthquake thing, Bill is completely wrong here.
The tourists weren't detained for causing an earthquake. They were spoiled assholes who wouldn't listen to their guide and stripped off in a place that was sacred to the local people. They're being detained for indecent exposure.
The earthquake thing was some local elders who said they should be charged with causing an earthquake, but the authorities have basically ignored that. But "tourists arrested for being ignorant muppets" isn't nearly as good a story as "tourists arrested for angering earthquake spirits", despite the fact that the latter is a complete misrepresentation of the facts.
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