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Well , like others have mentioned , change the green to white and hey presto you now have the Taliban flag. (The Saudi one is actually worse , at least the Taliban donât have a fucking big sword underneath it ⊠presumably to remind everyone of their penchant for chopping off the heads of non-believers.)
You really had to ask ?
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The only thing that made me realise itâs just a joke is âOh wait, theyâre not in the PLâ. Says it all
What would there be to stop them if they did ? Football crossed a line yesterday , itâs open season now.
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Yesterday??
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Well , an even fucking worse line.
Loved the DIC according to the rumours
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Hereâs hoping that the rest of the prem fans show some class whenever Newcastle come to town, would be great to see lots of pride flags and Yemeni flags.
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Whatâs wrong with a religious state quoting a piece of their holy scripture on their flag?
Shahada is an Islamic oath and is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam found in the Quran which reads: âI bear witness that none deserves worship except God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.â
Should we object to being paid in dollars?
Or remove the wording around the edge of pound coins?
There doesnât appear to be anything inherently objectionable in the wording of the Shahada itself so why the particular opposition to it?
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i can imagine its becuase Newastle is so inherently English that its a problem.
the Saudis arent buying bonds, they are buying english heritage.
its not a point based around accpetance, i think its a bit unfair to paint anyone with objections to that flag and its inferences as being racist idiots who have no cconcept of irony.
or in Aussie termsâŠyouve come to my backyard for a barby mate, so its my rules for the backyard cricket, not yours.
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With respect, I think this goes considerably further than just an observation about cultural differences.
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yes of course it does.
but an oil rich arab state buying an English football club from a distinct âworking classâ demographic will draw those paralells. nothing wrong with that.
its not like the Saudis have a long lost affiliation with NewcastleâŠor even football in general.
we have a right to be suspicious, resnetful and vitriolic on so many differnet metrics.
this is shite for football.
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What the fuck kind of twisted logic is this? Saudi Arabia as a country has existed way before the Taliban came into existence. Youâre going to hate on an entire nation because someone copied the flag?
Doesnât the Essex county flag have swords on it? Are we going to start hating everyone from Essex as well now?
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I agree with that entirely, but we donât have a right to be racist.
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is conservative muslim a race?
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Not technically but I was using racism in its broader meaning to encompass nationality.
Thereâs 35 million Saudiâs. Generalizing about 35 million people based on a flag or based on a few individuals is racist
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The objection was directed to the flag of Saudi Arabia and the religious text that appears on it. That (objection) I have an issue with.
If the objection is instead directed towards the abuses of the repressive regime, then Iâm on board entirely.
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pretty sure he wasnt generalizing about 35 million people. just the ruling familyâŠwho, by the way, are spunking a big wad of the peoples money on a vanity purcchase that wont see any return forâŠwellâŠprobably ever.
Why do you have an objection with the religious text? Itâs the faith of the people in the country. Why is that an issue for you?
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