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Nov 2015
Allah Akbar, death to the infidel. The cries rise from people covered in black. Symbols of Islam are splashed across a flag, rifles are raised in the air. Photos of their perceived enemies are set ablaze as they dance and celebrate in the street.
People are dressed in white robes as speeches ring out, down with the ***** hordes they shout. Crosses are set ablaze and confederate symbols are raised high. Effigies of a black man are paraded around with a rope around it's neck as people celebrate and dance in the street, guns raised in adulation.
The cross is prominent, as people dressed in robes kneel before the Holy See. The leader dressed in royal apparel gives a blessing unto the faithful. Images of a heretic Moor are paraded around on a pole. Spears and swords are raised in celebration as holy symbols adorn the faithful. All are images of the same thing. All are perceived just causes. When intolerance manifest itself as justice. There is no right answer, only self righteousness that serves a means to an end. So let us learn from what has been and not repeat the same mistakes again.
James M Vines
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James M Vines  50/M/Atlanta Georgia
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