Back to the original point, these people are idiots. Do you hear them when teams have an alcoholic drinks manufacturer as sponsor? Do you hear the Catholic church doing the same thing when Durex are a sponsor? There are many companies out there that are dubious, for crying out loud, its the Barclays Premier League. This is just them acting like idiots and using Wonga as they're in the news to promote their own brand of lunacy.
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Originally posted by Troll View PostDidn't we used to have mutual loan clubs or similar - whatever happened to them?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYour brain processes are like a child's.
They seem frozen in some simplistic black and white world a 9-year old might inhabit.
You do realise firstly that heroin addiction may differ from tobacco addiction and secondly that experts don't really understand the nature of addicition? And that the number of people who give up any addiction is a tiny minority of those addicted?
I see now you are muddying it though like you normally do. Addiction to heroin is a different phenomena to an addiction to tobacco (how convenient!). Please recall that the statement's insinuation was that addiction was not freedom of choice. Nobody specified what the addiction was.
Why should the severity of an addiction change the underlying dynamics anyway?
Giving up an addiction is difficult, but it is still ultimately a choice.
My prediction: More insults from sas and no intelligent argument.Last edited by Robinho; 10 October 2012, 14:26.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostBack to the original point, these people are idiots. Do you hear them when teams have an alcoholic drinks manufacturer as sponsor? Do you hear the Catholic church doing the same thing when Durex are a sponsor? There are many companies out there that are dubious, for crying out loud, its the Barclays Premier League. This is just them acting like idiots and using Wonga as they're in the news to promote their own brand of lunacy.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIf we set aside the Islam angle, I like the idea of people making a stand against dodgy sponsors. Isn't that to be applauded?
why dont you lead by example and boycott the Barclays premier league?Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAs I said
why dont you lead by example and boycott the Barclays premier league?
I am sure the "modern Muslims" are not as against banking and the interest system as we might suspect - working in Barclays, I have learnt that. What they are against is this system of taking advantage of others by effectively multiplying loans. Mortgages, Loans etc are things which can be seen to be beneficial to society and are positive.
I don't think that this stance against Wonga is necessarily a bad thing? How about agreeing with them for a change and giving them a break! All we ever hear about them from the media is negative!
Edit: Also to add to that, I believe you will find many Muslim countries dealing in interest. A regulated form of interest is not the same as Wonga!Last edited by NorthWestPerm2Contr; 10 October 2012, 14:38.Comment
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Originally posted by Robinho View PostGiving up an addiction is difficult, but it is still ultimately a choice.
And we will try and refrain from pulling your naive conclusions to shreds............which will be more difficult for us than kicking Heroin!
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I am sure there is a lot more things Premiership footballers do that breaks Sharia law than wear a sponsored shirt'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI am sure there is a lot more things Premiership footballers do that breaks Sharia law than wear a sponsored shirtAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostNot sure Mohammed would approve of all that shirtlifting they do.
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