Hypothectical: The Pope is killed by Muslims

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PottedMeat

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Originally posted by: AgentJean
Ok, so the Pope is taken out by some nut job Muslim. What happens next?

Sit back, relax, and find a way to profit off both sides killing each other - what else?

Unfortunately nothing would probably happen.
 

SpanishFry

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Originally posted by: Sqube
You want to know what would happen if Muslims assassinated the Pope?

Absolutely nothing. It's not like the world is split in two, with Catholics on one side and Muslims on the other. Democratic leaders around the world will decry it as a tragedy, moderate Muslims will say that it was unnecessary, and extremist Muslims will be dancing in the streets.

What the ****** did you think was going to happen?


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AgentJean

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Originally posted by: tk109
Originally posted by: Sqube
You want to know what would happen if Muslims assassinated the Pope?

Absolutely nothing. It's not like the world is split in two, with Catholics on one side and Muslims on the other. Democratic leaders around the world will decry it as a tragedy, moderate Muslims will say that it was unnecessary, and extremist Muslims will be dancing in the streets.

What the ****** did you think was going to happen?

Yeah because we all know it's not like a little assasination could... I dont know... start a world war or anything.

I guess he was asleep during the WWI lecture.

Hell, the Isamists want war just because the Pope spoke a few hurtful words(turth hurts doesn't it Mohammed)
 

jpeyton

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Originally posted by: AgentJean
Originally posted by: jpeyton
What is with all these stupid hypothetical "Muslims do xxxx, what should we do in return" threads? Do you idiots have that big of a hard-on for the next crusades to start?

I prefer living in the States; if you guys want to lay claim to some sand dunes that badly, buy your plane tickets already.

The Muslims already declared war. The Jihad/Crusades have already started.
We need to wake up to that fact and start fighting.

They have? Okay buddy :roll: I guess the best way to "start fighting" is posting on ATOT, right junior?

You guys need professional help.
 

Mashed Potato

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Hello everyone? Obviously every muslim would be bombarded with earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, and big f'n lightning bolts. God would never have it.
 

spidey07

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Those that think we are not seeing the start of the 3rd world war need to read their history.

We are at the start of a world war, deny it all you want....this is WW3.

 

JonTheBaller

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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: AgentJean
Originally posted by: jpeyton
What is with all these stupid hypothetical "Muslims do xxxx, what should we do in return" threads? Do you idiots have that big of a hard-on for the next crusades to start?

I prefer living in the States; if you guys want to lay claim to some sand dunes that badly, buy your plane tickets already.

The Muslims already declared war. The Jihad/Crusades have already started.
We need to wake up to that fact and start fighting.

They have? Okay buddy :roll: I guess the best way to "start fighting" is posting on ATOT, right junior?

You guys need professional help.
The only person here that needs help is you for your lame-ass MasterCard parody in your sig. Another day, another 1000 people thinking they're funny posting various "priceless" jokes on the internet. Be original, stupid.
 

raildogg

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Originally posted by: AgentJean
Originally posted by: jpeyton
What is with all these stupid hypothetical "Muslims do xxxx, what should we do in return" threads? Do you idiots have that big of a hard-on for the next crusades to start?

I prefer living in the States; if you guys want to lay claim to some sand dunes that badly, buy your plane tickets already.

The Muslims already declared war. The Jihad/Crusades have already started.
We need to wake up to that fact and start fighting.

LMAO, this is too funny. Who has declared war? Osama and a few thousand of his followers? Is that really a crusade?
 

raildogg

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Aug 24, 2004
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Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
All the sudden the Italians and Spanish and 1.2 billion Catholics go back to supporting GWB?

Why would they support Bush? Europeans tend to be more politically educated than Americans and they tend to know more about us than we know about ourselves. The more we find out about Bush, we realize how powerful his advisors are and how incompetent the regime has been over the past few years. I don't expect Europeans or Catholics around the globe supporting Bush, a person who distorts information to further his agenda.
 

JonTheBaller

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Originally posted by: raildogg
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
All the sudden the Italians and Spanish and 1.2 billion Catholics go back to supporting GWB?

Why would they support Bush? Europeans tend to be more politically educated than Americans and they tend to know more about us than we know about ourselves. The more we find out about Bush, we realize how powerful his advisors are and how incompetent the regime has been over the past few years. I don't expect Europeans or Catholics around the globe supporting Bush, a person who distorts information to further his agenda.
If Europeans were so smart, they wouldn't be living in Europe.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: raildogg

LMAO, this is too funny. Who has declared war? Osama and a few thousand of his followers? Is that really a crusade?

Read your history.

Observe the actions/words of leaders of countries during that time. Learn how looking back (hind sight is 20/20) it can be all traced back to a single event that sparked it.

World War 3 is going on and we're learning the lessons and trying to nip it in the bud.



 

KK

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What would happen if the pope was killed by muslims? I believe the liberals would pin the murder on Bush. Since it is Bush's fault.
 

nageov3t

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what WOULD happen?

no major world power is going to go to war over a foreign religious figure... I mean, what happened after the attempted assassination of John Paul II? he forgave the man who tried to kill him.

major foreign powers would issue statements of condemnation, the catholic church would elect a new pope, and the world would continue to turn.
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: loki8481
what WOULD happen?

no major world power is going to go to war over a foreign religious figure... I mean, what happened after the attempted assassination of John Paul II? he forgave the man who tried to kill him.

major foreign powers would issue statements of condemnation, the catholic church would elect a new pope, and the world would continue to turn.

I see you are not up on history and are trying to think logically.

Please do read up on it and the factors that lead up to WW1 and WW2 and the single events.
 

raildogg

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Aug 24, 2004
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: raildogg

LMAO, this is too funny. Who has declared war? Osama and a few thousand of his followers? Is that really a crusade?

Read your history.

Observe the actions/words of leaders of countries during that time. Learn how looking back (hind sight is 20/20) it can be all traced back to a single event that sparked it.

World War 3 is going on and we're learning the lessons and trying to nip it in the bud.

I don't know if WW3 is going on, but I do know that there is a reason for some of the problems going on in the world right now. The Pakistanis helped create the Taliban after we bailed on Afghanistan, just like we failed the Kurds after the first Gulf War - as a result, Saddam killed countless Kurds. Do you think the Kurds have forgotten that?

To be honest, we shouldn't expect any respect in the muslim world the way we have treated them for the past few decades. We support their tyrannical regimes to further our interests; we come to their aid supposedly to help them, but instead, after our interests are accomplished, we flee and let the civilians take the punishment from militias or other opposing groups. Its a cycle and America is looked upon as a hypocrite in many parts of the world, and rightly so.
 

nageov3t

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: loki8481
what WOULD happen?

no major world power is going to go to war over a foreign religious figure... I mean, what happened after the attempted assassination of John Paul II? he forgave the man who tried to kill him.

major foreign powers would issue statements of condemnation, the catholic church would elect a new pope, and the world would continue to turn.

I see you are not up on history and are trying to think logically.

Please do read up on it and the factors that lead up to WW1 and WW2 and the single events.

what country is going to go to war over the pope? brazil? lol.
 
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not much will happen. Eventually, I think that after the trend of religious men coming into power in the USA ends, and time goes on, atheists will probably begin to slowly persecute the religious. Of course, this is way in the future speculation :)