Mecca: Yet Another Hajj stampede: This time at least 717 killed, 863 injured (//http)
Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina outside of Mecca, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite.
This happens most every year here (but #s are usually lower) as people? swirl around worshiping the supremacist god and fighting to get to the center so they can .....
are you ready for this? .....
Throw rocks @ the devil
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Yes, the toll is horrific, also savage and demonic-appearing - the term "Devil's Deadly Cult of Lemmings" comes to mind
I don't even understand wtf is going on!
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I don't even understand wtf is going on!
I don't think more than half of those assholes running around the black cube know whats going on either.
100s of 1000s of clones who come from all around the world circle the center continuously
while fighting their way to the center cube where they can then throw rocks at the devil
A self-culling recipe for disaster if there ever was one
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100s of 1000s of clones circle continuously
while fighting their way to the center cube where they can then throw rocks at the devil
I think they should put a swimming pool on top of the cube. At least that way you have a real reason to get to it.
That's what's I would do if I owned it. ac_biggrin
So the black cube is the devil?
I thought black cube (the Kaaba) was supposed to be the house of God. Maybe God rents it out as a vacation home to the devil......Like a time share.
LOL. I'm not sure how it works BOTH ways. I don't think the lemmings out there real know either
A weird way / place / event to "get one's rocks off"
This is a thingy that ALL islamics are supposed to do at least once in their lifetime ... with the not always correct assumption they will still have a lifetime after it
I'm trying hard to sympathise...I really am.
But when people perish engaging in a fatuous, irrational and entirely pointless act of homage, my less than philanthropic response is "Hooray".
But then, they get to meet Allah and have their virgins issued to them, so what is everyone upset about?
DIY ethnic cleansing? :crazy:
yes, self culling
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DIY ethnic cleansing? :crazy:
ac_lmfao
It's the biggest gathering in the world. I worked in six Mid East countries and I have been to all of them. They are all horrible including the rich ones. Islam is anti human.
Shame it wasn't more......
I think it's a ridiculous ceremony but I do empathize with the families of those crushed to death. It would be a horrible way to go.
It reminds me of a scene in Kubrick's 2001 Space Odyssey though.
To be fair to Muslims, it's not just them. It applies to any cult or religion. Some hide it better than others whether they realize it or not.
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I thought black cube (the Kaaba) was supposed to be the house of God. Maybe God rents it out as a vacation home to the devil......Like a time share.
It's associated with Saturn, which is symbolic for the devil. Lucifer. Google Kaaba, Mecca, and the occult.
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Shame it wasn't more......
:shock:
Regardless of the faith, it seems the major problem here is organization of this event.
Change the setup.
Common sense dictates that a more orderly procession is needed to make it work.
If I were the person in charge, i'd make a series of concentric circles with air conditioned rooms with seats and refreshments and water in each so there weren't too many people rushing towards the cube at once. Then have a series of armed guards and turnstiles at each 'weigh station' perhaps sleeping rooms if it takes days to get to the center. So everyone who wants to get close to the cube gets a turn, but they have to get a number in order to proceed. This is common sense. When you have millions of Muslims wanting see the cube at once, an organizational strategy is needed.
I think this disaster was caused because of poor organization and common sense. Natuly, people at the end of the line will push those in front because they've been waiting too long, probably for hours, perhaps days.
I'll pass that on to my Fundy friends
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Shame it wasn't more......
:shock:
Sorry but I cant stand muslims, or more specifically Islam.....
I wish that religion was banned in Europe.
Worshipers must be more careful when they pray.
Quote from: "Lance Leftardashian"
Worshipers must be more careful when they pray.
Ok I know how to play your game...
'Blacks are constantly being oppressed by white people and should be given preferential treatment due to the slave trade hundreds of years ago.'
Am I doing it right? ac_dunno
Quote from: "Frank"
Regardless of the faith, it seems the major problem here is organization of this event.
Change the setup.
Common sense dictates that a more orderly procession is needed to make it work.
If I were the person in charge, i'd make a series of concentric circles with air conditioned rooms with seats and refreshments and water in each so there weren't too many people rushing towards the cube at once. Then have a series of armed guards and turnstiles at each 'weigh station' perhaps sleeping rooms if it takes days to get to the center. So everyone who wants to get close to the cube gets a turn, but they have to get a number in order to proceed. This is common sense. When you have millions of Muslims wanting see the cube at once, an organizational strategy is needed.
I think this disaster was caused because of poor organization and common sense. Natuly, people at the end of the line will push those in front because they've been waiting too long, probably for hours, perhaps days.
Maybe you should be a party planner instead of a cab driver.
LOL. You are clearly a better woman than I.
All I could manage was a sigh
Anyways, this photo says it all:

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.....millions walking over a bridge at one time in Mecca during the pilgramige.
No crowd control, little supervision. A disaster waiting to happen.
Have the people organizing this pilgramage ever heard of event management?
If events such as the World Cup of Soccer or the Olympics used this kind of organization, they'd have mass tramplings too.
And of course, many more of these disasters are in the works for years to come with the population of Islam increasing & no willingness to implement crowd controls.
Not where the problem is Joey baby. They kill a hell of a lot more of themselves with guns, knives, bombs etc.
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Anyways, this photo says it all:

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No crowd control, little supervision. A disaster waiting to happen.
Have the people organizing this pilgramage ever heard of event management?
Those primitive backward fucks haven't heard of toilets never mind crowd control.
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Anyways, this photo says it all:

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No crowd control, little supervision. A disaster waiting to happen.
Have the people organizing this pilgramage ever heard of event management?
Those primitive backward fucks haven't heard of toilets never mind crowd control.
Crowd control is a luxury throughout the developing world SCOUSE.
People need to be more careful.
"cazreful" is the byword
Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
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Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
Oh Romero, Romero! Whofore art thou Romero? ^^^
How many other phony micks do you troll with?
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Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
Oh Romero, Romero! Whofore art thou Romero? ^^^
How many other phony micks do you troll with?
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Oh so this obvious lefty troll account is Homero's work ac_toofunny
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Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
Oh Romero, Romero! Whofore art thou Romero? ^^^
How many other phony micks do you troll with?
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Oh so this obvious lefty troll account is Homero's work ac_toofunny
Lance is either a troll or an idiot. But, I don't think it's Romero's work.
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Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
Oh Romero, Romero! Whofore art thou Romero? ^^^
How many other phony micks do you troll with?
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Um...I think you'll find that its Gary Oak you've outed.
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Now there is no need for nitpicking or sarcasm.
Oh Romero, Romero! Whofore art thou Romero? ^^^
How many other phony micks do you troll with?
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Um...I think you'll find that its Gary Oak you've outed.
who?
Gary Oak. Racist reactionary who is convinced that the Chinese are taking over the world by means of a secret Scottish society based in Hong Kong.
I kid ye not.
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Gary Oak. Racist reactionary who is convinced that the Chinese are taking over the world by means of a secret Scottish society based in Hong Kong.
I kid ye not.
We are taking over. You white folks will love working for us. :tease: :001_tongue:
Then me no worky
You'd prolly have us building a railway to China if you had your way
ac_smile
Quote from: "Shen Li"
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Gary Oak. Racist reactionary who is convinced that the Chinese are taking over the world by means of a secret Scottish society based in Hong Kong.
I kid ye not.
We are taking over. You white folks will love working for us. :tease: :001_tongue:
Noooooooooo, I hate fried rice!!! :ohmy:
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Then me no worky
You'd prolly have us building a railway to China if you had your way
ac_smile
:laugh:
Quote from: "cc la femme"
Then me no worky
You'd prolly have us building a railway to China if you had your way
ac_smile
At least one class 1 railway and a couple of pipelines too.
A railroad to China is a wonderful idea.
Quote from: "Lance Leftardashian"
A railroad to China is a wonderful idea.
Only if you are on it with a one way ticket.