peenie 1,690 Posted August 18, 2018 Please Fact Check/Snopes this story. TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,814 Posted August 18, 2018 Honestly never heard of the place until now. Apparently it borders Afghanistan and if not for some weird border where I'd guess the Afghanis killed a bunch of Tajikistanis to get some modicum of green, they would border Pakistan as well. Is Bandrus actually arguing some semantics that this isn't the middle east? I seriously think he Google Mapped it and saw that it technically was not in the Middle East and then ran back to his computer just to facepalm this egregious error.... even though I'll bet anything he didn't really know that beforehand. Pretty cool huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted August 18, 2018 I seriously think he Google Mapped it and saw that it technically was not in the Middle East and then ran back to his computer just to facepalm this egregious error.... even though I'll bet anything he didn't really know that beforehand. Pretty cool huh? He got you soooooo good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,545 Posted August 18, 2018 Please Fact Check/Snopes this story. TIAI just doubled checked... Evil doesn't exist, HTH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted August 18, 2018 Please Fact Check/Snopes this story. TIAoxymoron alert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted August 18, 2018 I seriously think he Google Mapped it and saw that it technically was not in the Middle East and then ran back to his computer just to facepalm this egregious error.... even though I'll bet anything he didn't really know that beforehand. Pretty cool huh? dont you get it ? That makes the dead dummy's right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted August 18, 2018 oxymoron alert Confuseded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,145 Posted August 18, 2018 I just doubled checked... Evil doesn't exist, HTH Am I evil? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,545 Posted August 18, 2018 Am I evil? you are the evil dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted August 18, 2018 Am I evil? Do you exist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted August 18, 2018 And if this jackss hadn't been killed, he would have come back and proclaimed this evil is made up nonsense, and clowns would have nodded along. Too bad he took down a lovestruck young woman with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 18, 2018 Im hoping to go to Israel and Egypt next year. Maybe a quick run into Jordan to see Petra. The key to safely going to places like that is to stay on the focking yellow brick road. You stay in the tourist areas where the army guys with guns are. You dont go, say, biking cross country. Kinda like Memphis. If youre on Beale where the cops are, youre fine. Three blocks in any direction, youre probably a dead man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted August 18, 2018 this is why, I dont get it, honestly when people get captured in places in the middle east or even North Korea, I think we as a country should be like yep, subtract another from the American population count if you go there and you get captured, you are on your own. If you are killed I give zero focks, 1 less stupid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad GLuckman 518 Posted August 18, 2018 Honestly never heard of the place until now. Apparently it borders Afghanistan and if not for some weird border where I'd guess the Afghanis killed a bunch of Tajikistanis to get some modicum of green, they would border Pakistan as well. Is Bandrus actually arguing some semantics that this isn't the middle east? It's not the middle East. My old company had it as part of the Central Asia division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted August 18, 2018 It's not the middle East. My old company had it as part of the Central Asia division. alot of the middle east is part of Asia If I told you those middle eastern fockers in Pakistan or Afghanistan nobody would be in here claiming Pakistan or Afganistan isnt part of ME. They are both Asian countries since Middle East isn't a continent or a country its basically anywhere ragheads control around the Mediterranean + JewLand although technically according to Monopoly, I think this would be considered a Baltic State Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 343 Posted August 18, 2018 It's not the middle East. My old company had it as part of the Central Asia division. What kind of company? If you don't mind the asking. It intrigues me when jobs have people go to places like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted August 18, 2018 What kind of company? If you don't mind the asking. It intrigues me when jobs have people go to places like that. Did your company have an office in Elbonia as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted August 18, 2018 this is why, I dont get it, honestly when people get captured in places in the middle east or even North Korea, I think we as a country should be like yep, subtract another from the American population count if you go there and you get captured, you are on your own. If you are killed I give zero focks, 1 less stupid Yeah, I have to agree with you. You wouldn't believe how many of our seals have received Awards posthumously as part of Missions to save a stupid fucks. If I remember right, some British family or whatever got all pissed off because our seals ended up killing their family member during a rescue attempt who had been taken hostage. Heroes lost their commissions on that one. Gfy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted August 18, 2018 Please Fact Check/Snopes this story. TIA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 18, 2018 Yeah, I have to agree with you. You wouldn't believe how many of our seals have received Awards posthumously as part of Missions to save a stupid fucks. If I remember right, some British family or whatever got all pissed off because our seals ended up killing their family member during a rescue attempt who had been taken hostage. Heroes lost their commissions on that one. Gfy. I disagree. To a point. This is supposedly the age of Pax Americana. The American peace. Its a global world. Our citizens legitimately do business everywhere. Every Arab sh!thole that produces oil has American geology and engineering experts, businessmen, etc. Those people are to be protected, extracted, and if need be, avenged. Now, I get a little less sympathetic with people doing obviously dumb sh!t like missionaries in Iran, or people backpacking near the north North Korean border. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted August 18, 2018 Who said this is pax America? I don't know if you've noticed this son, but Romulus is rolling now. And Nero packed his fiddle and caught the last bus out of Rome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 18, 2018 Who said this is pax America? I don't know if you've noticed this son, but Romulus is rolling now. And Nero packed his fiddle and caught the last bus out of Rome. Since the United States assumed global dominance in 1945, we have experienced one of the most peaceful periods in earths history. Which is remarkable, given the enormous changes that have occurred (decay of colonialism and emergence of the third world, ideological and religious conflicts, technological innovation, etc.) Probably only the Pax Romana and Pax Britannia were more successful in terms of prolonged periods of peace. And both of those were a good bit more exploitative in nature than our run has been. Yeah. There are constant brush fires. And god knows we have made mistakes. But for all the hate we get (some small portion of which we earned) there is no country that could have done it better. The world was bi polar for decades until the fall of the soviets. It has been monopolar since 1990 or so. We are now in the early stages of china pushing for their place in the sun. We are moving To either a bi polar world again, or more likely, a multipolar one, with other players (Russia, India, Europe, the Muslim world) also becoming regional powers at the least. But at this time, there is one world power. Trade moves on the seas at our sufferance. The skies are our fiefdom. And weve by and large been pretty good stewards of the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorepatrol 1,737 Posted August 18, 2018 natural selection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted August 18, 2018 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/18/colorado-girls-bodies-were-submerged-in-crude-oil-4-days-documents-reveal.html Think evil doesn't exist? Guy strangled his two daughters then submerged them in crude oil for 4 days. He also killed his pregnant wife. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted August 18, 2018 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millenial-couple-isis-tajikistan/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted August 18, 2018 The couple just went on a trip, period. They were killed while traveling the world. There was no "evil doesn't exist" mantra. They just came to a realization during their travels that people are wonderful and nice, not that evil doesn't exist therefore I'm going to go anywhere I want. The fact that you all keep repeating this lie let's me know you all have no ability to think and are easily lead. I often think my life has been spent wasted toiling away at some mundane job that could've been done in half the time but we're required to be there all day, day after day, getting older... At least they took a chance and really experienced life. Too bad it ended so horribly. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 994 Posted August 18, 2018 The fact that you all keep repeating this lie let's me know you all have no ability to think and are easily lead. I am just gonna leave that rightttttt there and laugh a little. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted August 18, 2018 I don't know the couple but a little research explained that they were simply traveling as many people have done since the beginning of time. They weren't out naively trekking across the planet on the belief that bad things wouldn't happen to them. I'm sure bad things did happen to them besides their murder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 371 Posted August 18, 2018 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millenial-couple-isis-tajikistan/ I think we should all agree that they didn't set out to prove anything. They were just stupid. Snopes clears it up again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted August 18, 2018 well Snopes said it so word of god the dude did make the exact quote “You read the papers and you’re led to believe that the world is a big, scary place,” Austin wrote. “People, the narrative goes, are not to be trusted. People are bad. People are evil.” “I don’t buy it,” he continued. “Evil is a make-believe concept we’ve invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans holding values and beliefs and perspectives different than our own … By and large, humans are kind. Self-interested sometimes, myopic sometimes, but kind. Generous and wonderful and kind.” and they are idiots Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted August 18, 2018 well Snopes said it so word of god the dude did make the exact quote “You read the papers and you’re led to believe that the world is a big, scary place,” Austin wrote. “People, the narrative goes, are not to be trusted. People are bad. People are evil.” “I don’t buy it,” he continued. “Evil is a make-believe concept we’ve invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans holding values and beliefs and perspectives different than our own … By and large, humans are kind. Self-interested sometimes, myopic sometimes, but kind. Generous and wonderful and kind.” and they are idiots There's the crux of the issue. People that don't believe in God can't believe in Evil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted August 18, 2018 The couple just went on a trip, period. They were killed while traveling the world. There was no "evil doesn't exist" mantra. They just came to a realization during their travels that people are wonderful and nice, not that evil doesn't exist therefore I'm going to go anywhere I want. The fact that you all keep repeating this lie let's me know you all have no ability to think and are easily lead. I often think my life has been spent wasted toiling away at some mundane job that could've been done in half the time but we're required to be there all day, day after day, getting older... At least they took a chance and really experienced life. Too bad it ended so horribly. Why do you consider pedaling across some third world country to be experiencing life? What a pain in the nuts that would be. I don't even wanna pedal down to the corner and back. I think by the time I got halfway across focking Tajikistan I would have been thanking sweet baby Jesus that someone had finally run my ass over. Put me out of my misery. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SenatorRock 708 Posted August 18, 2018 Why do you consider pedaling across some third world country to be experiencing life? What a pain in the nuts that would be. I don't even wanna pedal down to the corner and back. I think by the time I got halfway across focking Tajikistan I would have been thanking sweet baby Jesus that someone had finally run my ass over. Put me out of my misery. This is why they were there: https://www.google.com/search?q=pamir+highway&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivpKDDkPfcAhVFwYMKHY2VC8YQ_AUIEigC&biw=412&bih=604&dpr=2.63 It is a famous biking route. They also pedalled from South Africa to Tanzania, and from Morocco through southern Europe to Turkey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SenatorRock 708 Posted August 18, 2018 The couple just went on a trip, period. They were killed while traveling the world. There was no "evil doesn't exist" mantra. They just came to a realization during their travels that people are wonderful and nice, not that evil doesn't exist therefore I'm going to go anywhere I want. The fact that you all keep repeating this lie let's me know you all have no ability to think and are easily lead. I often think my life has been spent wasted toiling away at some mundane job that could've been done in half the time but we're required to be there all day, day after day, getting older... At least they took a chance and really experienced life. Too bad it ended so horribly. Good post. It is pretty sad seeing how people are easily manipulated by a click bait title. This was a couple who said sitting in a cubicle 50 weeks a year and decided to take the road less travelled. Sure they look like soy drinking bitches and I probably would hate their political views, but they were living the life they chose. They chose to spend their time traveling to some of the world's most beautiful places and meeting people from other cultures. I certainly respect that. Most people are too lazy to learn anything when they see a story like this, but Tajikistan had a safer rating than most of Western Europe prior to this attack. They were the first westerners ever killed by terrorists in Tajikistan. Their Instagram has some great pictures of the people and places they experienced before their trip and lives were taken by Muslim filth. https://www.instagram.com/simplycycling/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584 Posted August 18, 2018 This is why they were there: https://www.google.com/search?q=pamir+highway&prmd=minv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivpKDDkPfcAhVFwYMKHY2VC8YQ_AUIEigC&biw=412&bih=604&dpr=2.63 It is a famous biking route. They also pedalled from South Africa to Tanzania, and from Morocco through southern Europe to Turkey. awesome that road, rock, river and mountains look about 1% different than stuff in the US, just in different places. Never understood it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted August 18, 2018 awesome that road, rock, river and mountains look about 1% different than stuff in the US, just in different places. Never understood it Exactly. Just find some crappy arid desert in the states. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bandrus1 413 Posted August 18, 2018 Good post. It is pretty sad seeing how people are easily manipulated by a click bait title. This was a couple who said ###### sitting in a cubicle 50 weeks a year and decided to take the road less travelled. Sure they look like soy drinking bitches and I probably would hate their political views, but they were living the life they chose. They chose to spend their time traveling to some of the world's most beautiful places and meeting people from other cultures. I certainly respect that. Most people are too lazy to learn anything when they see a story like this, but Tajikistan had a safer rating than most of Western Europe prior to this attack. They were the first westerners ever killed by terrorists in Tajikistan. Their Instagram has some great pictures of the people and places they experienced before their trip and lives were taken by Muslim filth. https://www.instagram.com/simplycycling/ No no... It's a middle East county boarding China full of blood thirsty jihaists Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,650 Posted August 18, 2018 Good post. It is pretty sad seeing how people are easily manipulated by a click bait title. This was a couple who said ###### sitting in a cubicle 50 weeks a year and decided to take the road less travelled. Sure they look like soy drinking bitches and I probably would hate their political views, but they were living the life they chose. They chose to spend their time traveling to some of the world's most beautiful places and meeting people from other cultures. I certainly respect that. Most people are too lazy to learn anything when they see a story like this, but Tajikistan had a safer rating than most of Western Europe prior to this attack. They were the first westerners ever killed by terrorists in Tajikistan. Their Instagram has some great pictures of the people and places they experienced before their trip and lives were taken by Muslim filth. https://www.instagram.com/simplycycling/ "First westerners ever killed by terrorists in Tajikistan". Lol. Say that three times then think about it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,560 Posted August 18, 2018 I don't know the couple but a little research explained that they were simply traveling as many people have done since the beginning of time. They weren't out naively trekking across the planet on the belief that bad things wouldn't happen to them. I'm sure bad things did happen to them besides their murder. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millenial-couple-isis-tajikistan/ You guys are right. I sent you both as well as Senator Rock likes and withdraw my condesending remarks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trumpurethra 42 Posted August 18, 2018 There's dumb and then there is people like this. Kind of reminds me of the grizzly bear dude. You really can't fix stooped lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites