spindrift Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Literal when it benefits you and reliant upon metaphor when it suits. My statement still stands, you are happy to take the good and then blame the bad upon anyone else. I said I do not feel loyal to the crown. Your second sentence is pure extrapolation that in now way follows from what I said. Are you seriously suggesting anyone who is a republican cannot be a loyal citizen? I haven't blamed anyone, what are you talking about? The royal family is an atavistic construct, irrelevant to me and may, for all I know, not exist, I only see them in the media. They have zero relevance to my life. Apart from when I buy stamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 What's happening with the quotes being attributed to the wrong people ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Actually, I can feel a new thread coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I'm loyal to the crown. People like you are what's wrong with this country - In it for yourself and happy to take the advantages but never to carry your share of the water. blindly follow without ever asking questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Fiercely British and loyal to the Crown are not comfortable bedfellows in my book. Take my position and the semi retarded halfwits who populate the EDL - Both parties tick both boxes but come from very different stances. i know what you mean. i didn't mean 'frothing at the mouth get'em out' kind of proud. just that these guys feel very much British but don't recognize the crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 maybe I'm being ignorant and pedantic, but the Koran is one of the most translated books in history. we even had a shona one. i've only ever really read the English one. don't many things get 'lost in translation'? Different people have different interpretations of the koran and yes you are right about things getting lost in translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 What's happening with the quotes being attributed to the wrong people ? don't know. was trying to answer yours and something weird happened. it came out as Spend's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimani Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Different people have different interpretations of the koran and yes you are right about things getting lost in translation. that could be part of the misunderstanding. what was said in the Arabic of 600 years ago might be different in English. the same for Hebrew and Aramaic for the bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 blindly follow without ever asking questions? You'd be amazed Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I detest my Country, its leaders and what it stands for. It has blood of innocents all over it. Do you feel loyal to your country although you disagree with decisions made by recent politicians ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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