Has been stabbed on stage in America thirty-three after he was threatened with death by Iran for writing the Satanic Verses.
He was about to give a speech at the Booker Prize, the attacker has been restrained at the scene.
Blood was seen on the walls, no word at the moment of how seriously injured Mr Rushdie is.
Digger said
Aug 12 6:01 PM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Has been stabbed on stage in America thirty-three after he was threatened with death by Iran for writing the Satanic Verses.
He was about to give a speech at the Booker Prize, the attacker has been restrained at the scene.
Blood was seen on the walls, no word at the moment of how seriously injured Mr Rushdie is.
A Fatwa running wild in some nutter's head, no doubt.
Magica said
Aug 12 6:13 PM, 2022
Don't these Muslims forgive and move on ffs!
Anonymous said
Aug 13 12:23 AM, 2022
Magica wrote:
Don't these Muslims forgive and move on ffs!
Never - any perceived 'insult' to their mass murdering (probably fictional) 6th century nonce on a flying horse turns them into murderous fucking lunatics Mags.
Fuck organised religion - especially Islam - it's a pure caner on the world and may very well end it.
Phil (JD).
Vita said
Aug 13 1:38 AM, 2022
Digger wrote:
Vita wrote:
Has been stabbed on stage in America thirty-three after he was threatened with death by Iran for writing the Satanic Verses.
He was about to give a speech at the Booker Prize, the attacker has been restrained at the scene.
Blood was seen on the walls, no word at the moment of how seriously injured Mr Rushdie is.
A Fatwa running wild in some nutter's head, no doubt.
That seems to be the case Digs.
Vita said
Aug 13 1:39 AM, 2022
Magica wrote:
Don't these Muslims forgive and move on ffs!
No memories like elephants.
Syl said
Aug 13 12:24 PM, 2022
Shocking and terrible.
There isn't much news on how he is yet.
The poor man is 75 years old, he has spent half his life living in fear because some despotic nutters took umbrage to the words he wrote 30 odd years ago.
Maddog said
Aug 13 7:43 PM, 2022
If he lives he may loose his left eye.
He will likely be disabled the rest of his life.
There has been a movement on social media over here suggesting people go out and buy his book as a form of support for free speech..
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 13th of August 2022 08:38:49 PM
Maddog said
Aug 13 7:46 PM, 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Don't these Muslims forgive and move on ffs!
Never - any perceived 'insult' to their mass murdering (probably fictional) 6th century nonce on a flying horse turns them into murderous fucking lunatics Mags.
Fuck organised religion - especially Islam - it's a pure caner on the world and may very well end it.
Phil (JD).
This is a free speech issue and there are plenty of entities that will kill you for saying something they disagree with.
Ask the citizens of China or N. Korea..
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 13th of August 2022 07:47:12 PM
Maddog said
Aug 13 10:18 PM, 2022
Bill and Piers are correct..
Digger said
Aug 14 12:49 AM, 2022
The world is getting worse by the day. If the woke idiots screaming for their 'rights' and perceived 'truths' are given more and more leeway, nobody will be safe from being cancelled or attacked. I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing about trans rights, and toddlers being coached into sexual orientations they can't even possibly understand, and listening to the pontifications of 18 year old activists and eco warriors who preach to us all while not even giving a thought to how the batteries in their electric cars are coming from or what mining the components of their mobile phones does to the environment.
Give this man a fucking cigar!
Maddog said
Aug 14 1:45 AM, 2022
Digger wrote:
The world is getting worse by the day. If the woke idiots screaming for their 'rights' and perceived 'truths' are given more and more leeway, nobody will be safe from being cancelled or attacked. I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing about trans rights, and toddlers being coached into sexual orientations they can't even possibly understand, and listening to the pontifications of 18 year old activists and eco warriors who preach to us all while not even giving a thought to how the batteries in their electric cars are coming from or what mining the components of their mobile phones does to the environment.
Give this man a fucking cigar!
👍
Vita said
Aug 14 3:44 AM, 2022
Apparently Salman Rushdie was being guarded by two police officers at the time of the stabbing.
Who were they, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder?
JK Rowling said she was sorry to hear about what happened and received a death threat from some nutcase.
He was still posting hours after he made the threat.
Fuck me!!
You say a bald bloke playing against girls in a football match is a man and it's "Be-gone you nasty, hate-filled, transphobe"
Threaten to kill someone and they don't bother their arse.
-- Edited by Vita on Sunday 14th of August 2022 03:46:45 AM
Anonymous said
Aug 14 8:38 AM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Magica wrote:
Don't these Muslims forgive and move on ffs!
No memories like elephants.
thank god it doesn't happen on internet forums, eh?
Syl said
Aug 14 12:29 PM, 2022
Digger wrote:
The world is getting worse by the day. If the woke idiots screaming for their 'rights' and perceived 'truths' are given more and more leeway, nobody will be safe from being cancelled or attacked. I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing about trans rights, and toddlers being coached into sexual orientations they can't even possibly understand, and listening to the pontifications of 18 year old activists and eco warriors who preach to us all while not even giving a thought to how the batteries in their electric cars are coming from or what mining the components of their mobile phones does to the environment.
Give this man a fucking cigar!
Absolutely brilliant, I wonder if Greta could come up with an answer.
Vita said
Aug 14 1:13 PM, 2022
WHAT IS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?
WITHOUT THE FREEDOM TO OFFEND, IT CEASES TO EXIST.
Salman Rushdie.
Magica said
Aug 14 3:42 PM, 2022
I'm sure that Greta's an alien!
Maddog said
Aug 14 4:35 PM, 2022
Magica wrote:
I'm sure that Greta's an alien!
She's an autistic girl being used by adults to further an agenda.
When you can't get people to latch on to your beliefs, drag out the children, put words in their mouths and hide behind them.
Anonymous said
Aug 14 5:15 PM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Magica wrote:
I'm sure that Greta's an alien!
She's an autistic girl being used by adults to further an agenda.
When you can't get people to latch on to your beliefs, drag out the children, put words in their mouths and hide behind them.
Nearly. You don't put words in childrens mouths, you scare them to death and tell them a story. They then repeat that story and the western media and western politicians who want to get elected on that sort of narrative make use of it.
Has been stabbed on stage in America thirty-three after he was threatened with death by Iran for writing the Satanic Verses.
He was about to give a speech at the Booker Prize, the attacker has been restrained at the scene.
Blood was seen on the walls, no word at the moment of how seriously injured Mr Rushdie is.
A Fatwa running wild in some nutter's head, no doubt.
Never - any perceived 'insult' to their mass murdering (probably fictional) 6th century nonce on a flying horse turns them into murderous fucking lunatics Mags.
Fuck organised religion - especially Islam - it's a pure caner on the world and may very well end it.
Phil (JD).
That seems to be the case Digs.
No memories like elephants.
There isn't much news on how he is yet.
The poor man is 75 years old, he has spent half his life living in fear because some despotic nutters took umbrage to the words he wrote 30 odd years ago.
If he lives he may loose his left eye.
He will likely be disabled the rest of his life.
There has been a movement on social media over here suggesting people go out and buy his book as a form of support for free speech..
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 13th of August 2022 08:38:49 PM
This is a free speech issue and there are plenty of entities that will kill you for saying something they disagree with.
Ask the citizens of China or N. Korea..
-- Edited by Maddog on Saturday 13th of August 2022 07:47:12 PM
Bill and Piers are correct..
The world is getting worse by the day. If the woke idiots screaming for their 'rights' and perceived 'truths' are given more and more leeway, nobody will be safe from being cancelled or attacked. I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing about trans rights, and toddlers being coached into sexual orientations they can't even possibly understand, and listening to the pontifications of 18 year old activists and eco warriors who preach to us all while not even giving a thought to how the batteries in their electric cars are coming from or what mining the components of their mobile phones does to the environment.
Give this man a fucking cigar!
👍
Apparently Salman Rushdie was being guarded by two police officers at the time of the stabbing.
Who were they, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder?
JK Rowling said she was sorry to hear about what happened and received a death threat from some nutcase.
He was still posting hours after he made the threat.
Fuck me!!
You say a bald bloke playing against girls in a football match is a man and it's "Be-gone you nasty, hate-filled, transphobe"
Threaten to kill someone and they don't bother their arse.
-- Edited by Vita on Sunday 14th of August 2022 03:46:45 AM
thank god it doesn't happen on internet forums, eh?
Absolutely brilliant, I wonder if Greta could come up with an answer.
WHAT IS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?
WITHOUT THE FREEDOM TO OFFEND, IT CEASES TO EXIST.
Salman Rushdie.
I'm sure that Greta's an alien!
She's an autistic girl being used by adults to further an agenda.
When you can't get people to latch on to your beliefs, drag out the children, put words in their mouths and hide behind them.
Nearly. You don't put words in childrens mouths, you scare them to death and tell them a story. They then repeat that story and the western media and western politicians who want to get elected on that sort of narrative make use of it.