From: Adam Flinton 

Gene McAloon wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 21:53:40 +0100, Adam Flinton

> wrote:
>
>
>>Gene McAloon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 18:29:12 +0100, Adam Flinton

>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>If there were a caliphate e'd have to be a descendant of the prophet
>>>>i.e. a Hashemi or one of the morrocan lot.
>>>
>>>
>>>Nonsense. You are looking at it from the religious point of view.
>>
>>No...gosh really.....Next you'll be telling me the Pope has something to
>>do with religion.
>
>
> Do read a little Arab history and do get your head out of your ass.

ROLFMAO. Ummmm Tell me Gene why is it that the Caliphs were descendants of
the prophet? Odd that, given that according to you it has nothing to do
with religion. My what a coincidence.

>
>>>That doesn't
>>>apply to the real caliphates that have existed in various parts
of the Arab
>>>world in the past. Not a one that I can recall was descendant
of anyone but
his
>>>father and probably he was a tribal leader.
>>>
>>
>>Sigh. Yes Gene.....you can always have a fake pseudo-Caliphate if you
>>wish just as you can & have had more than one pope at a time.
>>
>>
>>>You people have got to read a little history on the Middle East
and forget
the
>>>absurd junk you are hearing from your Arab friends, if that is
where you are
>>>getting this stuff.
>>>
>>
>>Hey what would they know about their own culture, history & beliefs when
>>set against the marxist analysis which has proved so correct in the past.
>
>
> Probably as little as you know of your own country. And that is damn little
> indeed as you have demonstrated time and again. But then you are a typical
> conservative and I wouldn't expect more.
>

If you think I'm a conservative & Gary B thinks I'm a liberal then I
must be about in the center.

Adam

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