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Postby Celibrae » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:39 am

It's almost if you want it to be a terrorist attack, OP, because you're refuting common sense.
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Postby Vassenor » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:40 am

Jersey Republic wrote:Isis did say London was one of their targets, and I'm sure the open borders give a good chance to Isis to come up from Syria and other Isis territories


The UK doesn't have open borders to the same degree as the continental EU.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:45 am

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Jersey Republic wrote:Isis did say London was one of their targets, and I'm sure the open borders give a good chance to Isis to come up from Syria and other Isis territories


The UK doesn't have open borders to the same degree as the continental EU.

Plus it's on an island
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:45 am

Celibrae wrote:It's almost if you want it to be a terrorist attack, OP, because you're refuting common sense.

Makes ya think
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Postby Herskerstad » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:49 am

Generally speaking terrorist attacks tend to occur in quite populated areas.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:02 am

Herskerstad wrote: All Generally speaking terrorist attacks tend to occur in quite populated areas.

Fic'd it for ya.
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Postby Tolko Temnota » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:29 am

Why exactly would the local authorities and news try to cover up a terrorist attack with "a fire that caused an accident"? The government would tell the citizens to protect them (unless the UK government is much more corrupt than I thought), and the news to sell a bigger story.
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Postby The Romulan Republic » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:30 am

Tolko Temnota wrote:Why exactly would the local authorities and news try to cover up a terrorist attack with "a fire that caused an accident"? The government would tell the citizens to protect them (unless the UK government is much more corrupt than I thought), and the news to sell a bigger story.


The government would tell them to justify new authoritarian laws even if they were corrupt, I imagine.
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Postby Tolko Temnota » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:36 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Herskerstad wrote: All Generally speaking terrorist attacks tend to occur in quite populated areas.

Fic'd it for ya.

Really now?



The Romulan Republic wrote:
Tolko Temnota wrote:Why exactly would the local authorities and news try to cover up a terrorist attack with "a fire that caused an accident"? The government would tell the citizens to protect them (unless the UK government is much more corrupt than I thought), and the news to sell a bigger story.


The government would tell them to justify new authoritarian laws even if they were corrupt, I imagine.

Indeed.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:43 am

Tolko Temnota wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Fic'd it for ya.

Really now?



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The government would tell them to justify new authoritarian laws even if they were corrupt, I imagine.

Indeed.

But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.
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Postby Vassenor » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:44 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Tolko Temnota wrote:Really now?




Indeed.

But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.


Investigative Powers Bill.

Which the press is demanding be passed now to PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:45 am

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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:48 am

Vassenor wrote:
Lipnitia wrote:Yeah, right next to a Catholic school. Coincidence or „Jihad”?


So an explosion on a building site where LFB has confirmed there was an ongoing incident is a bomb?

If London does have a Daesh cell they're a very crap one.

They'd better stay that way.
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Postby Tolko Temnota » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:48 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Tolko Temnota wrote:Really now?




Indeed.

But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.

Which most likely means that their government isn't willing to give up their country's liberties. Not enacting authoritarian laws ≠ it was or wasn't a terrorist attack.

And what about my first link?
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:51 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Vassenor wrote:
Queen and Prince Philip formally re-opening New Street railway station after its refurbishment.

Well if the Queen went up in a ball of fire I'd question ole Prince Chuck, who would be after this incident king, instead of daesh.

Besides I just heard on the news that daesh wants to blow up parts of NYC and DC.

London and Rome were also mentioned. But Daesh would attack sporting events and concerts. Not some construction site next to a Catholic School.
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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:54 am

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Thermodolia wrote:Well if the Queen went up in a ball of fire I'd question ole Prince Chuck, who would be after this incident king, instead of daesh.

Besides I just heard on the news that daesh wants to blow up parts of NYC and DC.

London and Rome were also mentioned. But Daesh would attack sporting events and concerts. Not some construction site next to a Catholic School.

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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:55 am

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The Serbian Empire wrote:London and Rome were also mentioned. But Daesh would attack sporting events and concerts. Not some construction site next to a Catholic School.

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Postby Alyakia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:56 am

Thermodolia wrote:
Tolko Temnota wrote:Really now?




Indeed.

But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.


guess which insanely authoritarian law which monitors everyone's browsing history, bans encryption the government doesn't like and enables secret back doors into whatever the government wants whenever (you will comply or face jail time, you will also face jail time if you tell anyone about it) they want is almost definitely going to be passed on the backs of the corpses of ~150 dead parisians and plans to triple the staff number of the intelligence agencies
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:08 pm

Vassenor wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.


Investigative Powers Bill.

Which the press is demanding be passed now to PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

Oh joy.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:10 pm

Alyakia wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.


guess which insanely authoritarian law which monitors everyone's browsing history, bans encryption the government doesn't like and enables secret back doors into whatever the government wants whenever (you will comply or face jail time, you will also face jail time if you tell anyone about it) they want is almost definitely going to be passed on the backs of the corpses of ~150 dead parisians and plans to triple the staff number of the intelligence agencies

Well that still doesn't mean that the government caused this incident.
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Postby United Dependencies » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:11 pm

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Lipnitia wrote:That's where they're wrong, never saw any fire, was at the window when it happened

Are you aware that fire can exist even if you personally cannot see it?

If there's a fire in a building and Lipnitia isn't around to see it, does it even exist?
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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:23 pm

The Serbian Empire wrote:
The United Colonies of Earth wrote:Trying to beat America in World Deathmatch. Ha! They'll never beat us, we have all the nukes!

America and China are the top two in the world. China's Great Leap Forward put them into a Great Second Place.

Indeed it did!
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Thermodolia wrote:But there haven't been any new authoritarian laws made in the UK as of late.


guess which insanely authoritarian law which monitors everyone's browsing history, bans encryption the government doesn't like and enables secret back doors into whatever the government wants whenever (you will comply or face jail time, you will also face jail time if you tell anyone about it) they want is almost definitely going to be passed on the backs of the corpses of ~150 dead parisians and plans to triple the staff number of the intelligence agencies

Intelligence Takeover Act 2015?
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Postby USS Monitor » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:35 pm

Sounds like it is most likely an accident.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:49 pm

United Dependencies wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Are you aware that fire can exist even if you personally cannot see it?

If there's a fire in a building and Lipnitia isn't around to see it, does it even exist?

Survey says: yes.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Nov 19, 2015 12:50 pm

USS Monitor wrote:Sounds like it is most likely an accident.

As it is, my ironclad friend
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