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Satellite imagery confirms ISIS destruction of the Temple of Bel, ded. in 32 AD
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:36 am
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:36 am
Crazy to think that this building was standing and being used during the same time as the death of Jesus.
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This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 7:38 am
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Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:38 am to GetCocky11
These fricking people...
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:38 am to Displaced
They just need jobs
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:39 am to GetCocky11
I talk a lot of shite on here, but this stuff really pisses me off. What is there to gain from the destruction of historical sites?
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:40 am to GetCocky11
don't care
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:40 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:40 am to SidewalkDawg
quote:
I talk a lot of shite on here, but this stuff really pisses me off.
me too
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:40 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
That's why you don't matter.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:40 am to GetCocky11
Cost:Benefit analysis can yield tough results.
Fixing those ruins up would have been more expensive than maintaining them.
Simple math.
Joshing, those ISIS folks are Neanderthals.
Fixing those ruins up would have been more expensive than maintaining them.
Simple math.
Joshing, those ISIS folks are Neanderthals.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:41 am to SidewalkDawg
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What is there to gain from the destruction of historical sites?
There is nothing to gain. Keep in mind, these sites have existed in Muslim lands and have been preserved for centuries.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:41 am to SidewalkDawg
If I recall, they claim it is a knock against their religion. Someone probably has more detail.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:42 am to GetCocky11
There might be a WHOLE LOT more to this, but I get the impression they are just trying to show the world they DGAF.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:42 am to AUCE05
Those guys gotta go
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:44 am to AUCE05
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If I recall, they claim it is a knock against their religion. Someone probably has more detail.
A ruined temple, that no one has used in forever, is somehow a slight to their faith? I don't buy it. If it was still used, sure, but that thing hasn't been occupied in forever.
They do it because they know it pisses the world off.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:45 am to GetCocky11
Peace lovin Muslims.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:45 am to GetCocky11
They are offensive monuments and should be taken down.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:46 am to AUCE05
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If I recall, they claim it is a knock against their religion.
The Taliban first gained international prominence by destroying ancient Buddha statues.
Wiki on Buddhas of Bamiyan
It is just another example of the medieval mindset of these folks. I think that dealing with them is going to be counter-productive over the long-term. They need to be isolated or, preferably, destroyed.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:46 am to GetCocky11
Send in the drones
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:46 am to AUCE05
"There is no other God than Allah." is what they believe. The hardliners extend this to forcing them to destroy anything which was created to worship any other deity. Also, there's a hardline Islamic prohibition on any artwork which depicts a person or animal. It is considered a graven image (an icon) and must be destroyed.
Neanderthals.
Neanderthals.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:47 am to sicboy
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There might be a WHOLE LOT more to this, but I get the impression they are just trying to show the world they DGAF.
They really see these sites as places that can be used to worship idols so they must be destroyed, even if the temple is dedicated to an ancient Mesopotamian religion and has not been used since ancient times.
Read about what happened in Saudi Arabia when the Wahhabis took over. They dgaf about early Islamic holy sites. They very nearly demolished the tomb of Muhammad himself. They've demolished I think every grave of Muhammad's family and places where he lived.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 7:48 am
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