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2006-10-02 Arabia

Saudi TV Show Makes Fun of Terrorists - Wildly Popular

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Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-10-02 12:01|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What did Mohammed(MTLHMOHS) have to say about humor? Anything?

Posted by Korora">Korora 2006-10-02 13:01|| 2006-10-02 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 The moment they accepted Micheal Jackson into their society they began the slippry slide into decadence.

OTOH, if they can laugh at themselves maybe there is hope.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2006-10-02 14:02|| 2006-10-02 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 They're laughing at inept terrorists. That's about like laughing at the Nazis on Hogan's Heroes: it doesn't make the world any safer from Nazis.

Posted by Darrell 2006-10-02 14:30|| 2006-10-02 14:30|| Front Page Top

#4 It all depends on what side they're cheering for.

They're laughing at inept terrorists. That's about like laughing at the Nazis on Hogan's Heroes: it doesn't make the world any safer from Nazis.

Yes and no. As Mel Brooks once said:

"I was never crazy about Hitler; If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win. That's what they do so well: they seduce people. But if you ridicule them, bring them down with laughter, they can't win. You show how crazy they are."

Let's hope that's what the Saudis are doing. "Tash Ma Tash" is enraging the clerics and morals police, so they should be doing something right. Me? I think we really ought to stick with bullets and bombs for now. We can laugh and point all we want, but killing terrorists dead is the best policy.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-02 15:26|| 2006-10-02 15:26|| Front Page Top

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