Arab boycott on France begins!

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Do you have Muslim friends?

Yes, but they've all been heavily secular/only casually religious.

Theyre no more or less muslim than your Christian friends are Christian.

[Neanderthaland]

Anyone know any businesses that sell French produced goods? Maybe I'll buy French.

From now on, all of my kisses will be French!

...family gatherings are going to be awkward.

[Byzconia]

Yes, but they've all been heavily secular/only casually religious.

Did you ever ask them what they think about Saudi, Iranian, Turkish etc governments.

The only ones I've ever talked to about it don't like Saudi Arabia, but that's because they were, respectively, two women and a Shi'ite. The Shi'ite one likes Iran, though. No clue on Turkey, I doubt any of them care.

That said, I once also had class with a Saudi girl who went out of her way to defend her government on every possible occasion. And from what my Shi'ite friend has told me, the majority of Saudis he's talked to either support the government to some degree or other (whether firm or tacit) or don't really care much one way or the other.

[Byzconia]

Yes, but they've all been heavily secular/only casually religious.

Theyre no more or less muslim than your Christian friends are Christian.

I mean, they literally are, though. Drinking beer, smoking cigarettes, and eating pork are pretty fucking non-Muslim things to do.

[Neutraligon]

Theyre no more or less muslim than your Christian friends are Christian.

I mean, they literally are, though. Drinking beer, smoking cigarettes, and eating pork are pretty fucking non-Muslim things to do.

And getting a divorce is explicitly against the bible, but a large number of Christians get a divorce as well.

[Byzconia]

I mean, they literally are, though. Drinking beer, smoking cigarettes, and eating pork are pretty fucking non-Muslim things to do.

And getting a divorce is explicitly against the bible, but a large number of Christians get a divorce as well.

Yeah, and they're worse Christians than the people not getting divorced--not that I oppose that, I'll take a casual over a fundamentalist any day of the week. I didn't say my friends weren't Muslim; the comment I responded to was, "they're no more or less Muslim..." which is a factually incorrect statement (assuming we're equating being "less Muslim" with being worse at following is Islamic practices than someone who's "more Muslim"--which I don't see why we wouldn't, considering that's pretty much the only way the term makes sense in the first place).

[New Carthagea]

I mean, they literally are, though. Drinking beer, smoking cigarettes, and eating pork are pretty fucking non-Muslim things to do.

And getting a divorce is explicitly against the bible, but a large number of Christians get a divorce as well.

Second this. Cows are considered holy in Hinduism, but I personally love, and know others, who enjoy beef.

[The Alma Mater]

Yes, but they've all been heavily secular/only casually religious.

Did you ever ask them what they think about Saudi, Iranian, Turkish etc governments.

Turks tend to worship Erdogan as if he is Allah.

[The Restored Danelaw]

Just to make this even funnier, Turkish Lira hit a record low after putting a boycott on France. And this is before France retaliating lmao.

[Albrenia]

Did you ever ask them what they think about Saudi, Iranian, Turkish etc governments.

Turks tend to worship Erdogan as if he is Allah.

Weird Erdogan worship is one of those things I'll never understand.

[The Alma Mater]

Turks tend to worship Erdogan as if he is Allah.

Weird Erdogan worship is one of those things I'll never understand.

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

[Albrenia]

Weird Erdogan worship is one of those things I'll never understand.

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

Weird Trump worship is another thing I'll never understand. Should I ever fall in worship of another human being, I'm not gonna settle for some gross narcissist.

[Insaanistan]

Did you ever ask them what they think about Saudi, Iranian, Turkish etc governments.

Turks tend to worship Erdogan as if he is Allah.

I wouldn’t say they love him THAT much. They love him like the Shiās love Āli ibn Abi Talib (God be pleased with him)

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

Weird Erdogan worship is one of those things I'll never understand.

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople, that demographic tends to be Kemalist in Turkey. Erdogan’s base is poor Anatolian farmers

[The Alma Mater]

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople

ROFL.
Nice one.

[The Restored Danelaw]

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople, that demographic tends to be Kemalist in Turkey. Erdogan’s base is poor Anatolian farmers

While many upperclass businessmen do support Trump, that is by no means "much" of his base lmao.

[-Ocelot-]

Just to make this even funnier, Turkish Lira hit a record low after putting a boycott on France. And this is before France retaliating lmao.

It's as if Erdogan's govt want to destroy Turkey on purpose. One bad decision after another. Not only do they harm their economy, they make sure relations with France will remain sour for many years to come.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Did you ever ask them what they think about Saudi, Iranian, Turkish etc governments.

The only ones I've ever talked to about it don't like Saudi Arabia, but that's because they were, respectively, two women and a Shi'ite. The Shi'ite one likes Iran, though. No clue on Turkey, I doubt any of them care.

That said, I once also had class with a Saudi girl who went out of her way to defend her government on every possible occasion. And from what my Shi'ite friend has told me, the majority of Saudis he's talked to either support the government to some degree or other (whether firm or tacit) or don't really care much one way or the other.

There aren't any Saudis in my area for some reason. All the Arabs here are Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Tunisian, Algerian or Yemenite for some reason.

[Insaanistan]

The only ones I've ever talked to about it don't like Saudi Arabia, but that's because they were, respectively, two women and a Shi'ite. The Shi'ite one likes Iran, though. No clue on Turkey, I doubt any of them care.

That said, I once also had class with a Saudi girl who went out of her way to defend her government on every possible occasion. And from what my Shi'ite friend has told me, the majority of Saudis he's talked to either support the government to some degree or other (whether firm or tacit) or don't really care much one way or the other.

There aren't any Saudis in my area for some reason. All the Arabs here are Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Tunisian, Algerian or Yemenite for some reason.

Saudis don’t immigrate to the US often. Some rich ones go to the UK.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

Just to make this even funnier, Turkish Lira hit a record low after putting a boycott on France. And this is before France retaliating lmao.

It's as if Erdogan's govt want to destroy Turkey on purpose. One bad decision after another. Not only do they harm their economy, they make sure relations with France will remain sour for many years to come.

Accelerationism. Crater the economy, blame foreigners for it and get support for the new Turkish war of aggression against everyone and everything.

The one that comes right before Turkey is handed a loss as bad as the one Germany suffered in world War II.

[Borderlands of Rojava]

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople, that demographic tends to be Kemalist in Turkey. Erdogan’s base is poor Anatolian farmers

While many upperclass businessmen do support Trump, that is by no means "much" of his base lmao.

Trump heavily draws support from white people who make less than $50,000 a year and only have a highschool diploma. So like West Virginia, not New York.

[The Central Pacific Free State]

Í hope Nato invades turkey soon ngl

[Insaanistan]

Í hope Nato invades turkey soon ngl

Nah, just do what they normally do and start a coup.

[Xmara]

Seems like things have been escalating between France and the Middle East since those comics were published and that teacher was murdered for showing them in class.

Anyway, I’m gonna have to side with France on this one.

Why ? He is basicaly Trump, who has similar following.

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople, that demographic tends to be Kemalist in Turkey. Erdogan’s base is poor Anatolian farmers

Allow me to introduce you to the southern United States.

[Insaanistan]

Seems like things have been escalating between France and the Middle East since those comics were published and that teacher was murdered for showing them in class.

Anyway, I’m gonna have to side with France on this one.

That’s not very accurate. Much of Trump’s base is upper class businesspeople, that demographic tends to be Kemalist in Turkey. Erdogan’s base is poor Anatolian farmers

Allow me to introduce you to the southern United States.

Don’t forget the two Arab Muslims who got stabbed in front of their kids.