Somali Pirates
 

Why can't we just wipe Somalia off the face of the earth? Would anyone really complain?
It isn't like we haven't bombed the living shit out of Iraq a few times.

Well, since you posted as anonymous, you probably figure you are wrong to be asking that question, and don't want to get in trouble for it. That tells me that you already know the answer.

Is everyone in Somalia a pirate?

Somali are, somali aren't.

I think some of them are merely garden variety criminals

Why is this a whole new thread?
Shouldn't it be here -

It's hate-talk.
It doesn't belong anywhere with reasoned discussion.

And given I include TW in that definition (as he is not promoting genocide) you know that's a stretch bigger than Armstrong.

lol - did you even read the other thread? ;)

I think I did.
Although I don't agree with all that was written, no one said wipe it off the map, women, children old people et al.

Did they?!
Am prepared to be appalled.

No, I'll need a new joke:

1990s: Don't waste alcohol, there are sober people in Ethiopia, you know.

2000s: Don't waste alcohol, there are sober people in Somalia, you know.

2010s: Don't waste alcohol, there are sober people in (insert impoverished nation here), you know.

Huh?

But of course! There it was, right in front of me, and looked past it.

Pure genius, Spexx!

No Sundae - not that I recall.
I was referring to "reasoned discussion" part of your post
and making an apparently not funny funny - hence the :rolleyes:

Why do you hate men?

Ah, but the original was a winky. Which was to show you were funning and not attacking. I'm on board with that.
I was suggesting TW is reasonable compared to this anonymous post. And we agree that calling TW a reasonable poster is a often a s-t-r-e-t-c-h.
But I left out the funny.
And once the funny has gone, it's gone.
I left that cake out in the rain.
No cake out in the rain smilie, so it has to be a :sniff:
Because they're all Somali pirates.

Arrgh, matie.

but but but - what about the cupcakes?

My cupcakes bring all the boys to the yard

It was a light drizzle, more of a mist, really.

About that cake...

And the rain is, too.

Some background on how/why the pirates came to be.
From here.

Of course that doesn't excuse what they are doing, but it does explain why 70% of Somalians, "strongly support" them.

Never eat fish.

Ahh, Somalia, the Libertarian paradise.

Maybe they can be transitioned to professional sports, it works in Pittsburgh!

Now you have cholera

No, no, I've died of dysentery.

In this country there are multiple issues with Somali immigrants, mostly because of the lawless regime they are escaping from.

GENERALISING HERE.

They are unlikely to vote, not having much understanding of the democratic process. They do not place value on education, not having experienced it themselves. They tend to be hard-line Muslims given that religion has been one of the most stable centres of their life. Young men are used to defending their families by force - issues of honour are highly important.

If you come from a country without an effective Govt where might is right and are offered housing and money, well. It's a culture shock to say the least.

I'm neither defending nor denigrating Somalis here.
Just saying what Bruce said. Brutual regimes and hard times affect people's lifestyles.

Wait, I thought Rick Santorum was from the U.S.....:right:

Depending on how the election goes, send them here in 3 years. They might feel right at home.

As far as the Somalis are concerned, this is where the ultra-Libertarian/Anarchist argument falls apart. You will need a government strong enough to protect your borders. Not to wage wars of choice, but to actually police the coast and airways.

Can I have your stereo, then?

Sorry turns out it wasn't dysentery, it was just datexit, so, no dice.

From the department of deactivated military personnel...

Drugs in room where former SEALs found dead on ‘Captain Phillips’ ship

So it was drugs huh? When I heard two dead, and investigation underway, I figured it had to be drugs.

That's too bad.

Looks like those two divers went out on the buddy system.

ETA: RIP

Could have been pot, so we don't know they OD'd yet.
Methinks it was boredom that killed them.

Yeah. That's got to be a really crap job. Sitting in a tiny cabin, probably breathing a mixture of diesel fumes and salt air, for months on end. Of course they took drugs. It's basically sitting in prison for a living.

I would imagine they were allowed out of their cabin.:eyebrow:

If they asked nicely, I bet they could even go on deck.

Smart ass. :p:
Heroin it is.

I say it was a hit and the drugs are a red herring.

Could be, the rest of the crew pissed at these high paid bums that didn't help with the work, grabbed the best prostitutes in port, and farted on the guy behind them on the ladders. :haha:

Farting was the last straw.

:rotflol:

There you go, Bruce, you have the plot for a bestseller. No, a movie.

First movie was Captain Phillips. They cannot call it CP II. What would the sequeal be named? "The Crew Strikes Back"?