Palmyra's Baalshamin Temple 'blown Up By Is'

[naomi24]

I read this with tears in my eyes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34036644

Each time another of their atrocities raises its thoroughly ugly head I'm reminded of a line from the script of West Side Story .... "You're making this world rotten".

[Svejk]

Few days ago, I believe, Naomi. Sadly, such savagery is so commonplace today it barely makes the news.

[douglas9401]

"Canary, are you sure you mean "nascent"?"

Possibly 'no odour'. :-)

[ladybirder]

Yes he was killed last week. There will only be savages left there soon.

"You're making this world rotten" surely fits the bill here.

[tonyav]

There will only be savages left there soon.


Lets hope that they then start beheading each other.

[ludwig]

// Buildings can be rebuilt...//

Yep, we'll just rebuild the 2000 yr old temple Mikey. It's been in need of renovation for years - practically a ruin.

[agchristie]

Lol ^

Next we will have some sort of comment that they cannot do this as they are 'listed buildings'!!

[Quizproquo]

I agree this is an appaling event. I think you are being a bit mean to Mikey though because I can see his point when you see threads like this http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1440589.html Where the first concern is the cost, not the person.
Monuments are replaceable, as long as we have the plans for them tragic as this is. This happens throughout history. Most cities have a destroyed abbey in them.
Maybe Mikey is asking us to show as much horror in the plight of the individuals we don't see, alongside the famous rocks that we do.
I sort of agree with him and I don't think it's too much out of the bounds of this question when ISIS are doing the destroying, whether it be monuments or people's lives.

[naomi24]

ladybirder/svejk, I realised that when I searched for a link after hearing the news for the first time tonight.

[naomi24]

Quizproquo, the person in question in that link is Sudanese. He is not fleeing IS. He's an economic migrant. He's attempting to leave an already safe haven to reach somewhere he thinks will offer him more. For some strange reason his 'plight' doesn't break my heart.

[Quizproquo]

Nor do any of these Naomi http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1439286.html I'm not usually stalkery like that but I know I've seen you on threads like this showing very little sympathy or empathy for human beings.
Your take on the thread I've linked for instance says deport them all. No thought is given for their circumstances in that case, so my original thought stands that Mikey had a point.

[-Talbot-]

mikey4444
Blackadder...off topic again !

If you want to start a new topic on Blair, go ahead, but this has nothing whatsoever to him.
13:08 Thu 18th Dec 2014

[agchristie]

Quizproquo // I've seen you on threads like this showing very little sympathy or empathy for human beings.//

In relation to Naomi's perceived lack of sympathy or empathy you may need to research wider. Dig deeper and you will find evidence in her defence in relation to the Yazidi people for example who have suffered unimaginably at the hands of ISIS....

[Khandro]

Quizproquo: the absurdity of your position is that by attempting to demonstrate some sort of moral high ground, you are determined to make a comparison between the destruction of ancient architecture and the plight of modern migrants, no such link exists, if you think there is one, please explain just what it is.

[Quizproquo]

I'm not trying to lessen the horror of what has happened, I've already said I think it's appalling.
I also stand by the link I posted. It speaks for itself.
I'm not trying to claim any high ground. I just think you're not seeing where Mikey is coming from.

[Svejk]

Swansea, I think.

[agchristie]

Svejk,

Or Labour? ;)

[ladybirder]

Then you're looking at the wrong threads then quizpro regarding Naomi not showing sympathy or empathy to other human beings. As AG has already said, the Yazidi women for a start and Malala Yousefzai and Merriam ??? spring to mind along with countless others who had acid thrown in their faces. And many more over the years too numerous to remember.

Regarding Mikey, this thread is about Palmyra's architecture and he went right off the subject, as have I now. Darn it.

[agchristie]

Correct Ladybirder, Naomi will no doubt pick up on that point.

Threads have a habit of deviating but Khandro has posed a good question relating to the apparent correlation between ancient architectural sites and migrants.

Mikey, enter centre stage....

[ladybirder]

He's probably gone to bed now AG, as am I. Good night. x

[agchristie]

Night LB x