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Submitted by the Grand Infide of Kaffiristan (Australia), Nov 27, 2010 at 06:02

These people are trying to sell something. The product is poor quality - but because they don't know any better - they try to present it as top quality. So, as all sellers of products do - they make up for poor quality with a lot of spin. The poorer the quality goods - the better the spin needs to be in order to get people to at least consider it.

Let's take the washing powder analogy again. People need to wash their clothes daily - because otherwise - he clothes start to look a little tacky and after a few days - no matter how clean we try to keep them - they'll start to smell. So let's start the analogy - the clothes represent the human psyche. The psyche needs 'cleaning' - or re-integration (achieving wholeness, enlightenment , whatever you want to call it) - on a daily basis - in just the way clothes need cleaning daily. It's not a theoretical thing. Clothes cleaning can't be achieved so well when we leave this world.

So we've had various brands of washing powders down through the ages - promoted by various company managers. Let's give them some names - there's brand C, brand J, brand H, brand B , brand S, brand W and several others. Most of these have worked very effectively in various parts of the world. Some more so than others

. Lately, a different type of washing powder has come on the scene due to a misguided 'free trade' concept foisted on people by lunatic government wanting to perform social experiments. Let's call this new brand - brand M.

Brand M's only ever been used in one part of the world and because it has been used in that part of the world for so long - the users of that brand think that it must be suitable for clothes everywhere. At one stage they did have the chance to use Brand C and Brand J in those regions.

Maybe it was the hot weather - who knows - but for some reason the users of brand M decided to read the fine print on the packet. The fine print stated that once users started to use brand M - they must always use brand M - otherwise some terrible chemical reaction would occur and their nice clothes would be destroyed.

Furthermore - the fine print said that if the users knew of anyone who used brand M - but then stopped using it - they should be killed. Similarly, if they knew of people who used other brands - for example brands C and brand J - then these people should be given the oppirtunity to start using brand M - but if they refused then they'd either have to start paying higher prices in the grocery store if they wanted to continue to use their own brands.

In many cases where this too was refused - users of brand M conspired to kill Brand C and brand J users. Brand M users find it impossible to conceive that non-brand M users can have clean clothes at all . As far as they are concerned - only brand M will clean clothes. Unfortunately for them this not the case as all non-brand M users clearly see that clothes washed in brand M are dull and lifeless, lacking vibrancy and colour. In fact some brand M users DO see that other brands give far superiour results - but are too frightened to admit it to their fellow brnd M users.

There has been no research in the product development labs at brand M headquarters for at least 1400 years. In fact - brand M was based on a smattering of the very early formulas of brand J, a little bit of brand C - and much on some other primitive brands that have long since gone out of business. Meanwhile the other brands have poured enormous resources into developing their brands - new enzymes, bio-active molecules, bleaches etc etc

One big problem that brand M users have is when they start to move into new areas where brand C,J, B , S, W and others are being used. They still insist in believing that what is written on the sides of their packets has to be true. This is despite seeing all the clean clothes all around them in their new environment.

Many of the claims on packets of brand M are absurd - but devoted brand M users refuse to see it. Their focus becomes not on getting clean clothes at all - but just on following the instructions on the packet!. Take for instance the instruction that in order to get clean clothes - brand M users have to face the company headquarters in the Middle East 5 times a day. And tell themselves that the first managing director of brand M - a strange man with many vices who died 14 centuries ago - should be loved above all other people.

One of the most insidious instructions is that brand M should be pushed by any means in the brand M user's new area - in order to stop people using other brands. Apparently the instructions in fine print on brand M packets actually state that the rather clear and unambiguous instructions on packets of brands C & J are 'corrupted'.

Another very strange claim on brand M packets is that the third most important building in the brand M chain is actually the headquarters of brand J. Apparently early users of brand M made the claim that the initial managing director of brand M flew on a winged horse 1000kms in a few seconds to brand J's 1500 year old headquarters. So therefore - brand M users have some sort of claim to brand J's historic headquarters. Yes - the logic is totally absurd - but nevertheless these are the instructions on the brand M package. The fact that brand M users expect users of other brands to listen to this claim and similar claims and not burst out laughing - is even more astonishing than the claims themselves.

But users of other brands hide their laughter as brand M users are well known for trashing other brand user's laundries, set fire to supermarkets and knock down clothes lines under the cover of darkness.

What all users of all brands must realise is that clothes cannot be cleaned properly without using water. Unfortunately the real nature of water has become totally lost to users of brand M - except perhaps to a few who are seen as heretics. This is because the real nature of water and what it is for is never described in the disjointed instructions of the brand M package.

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5SHARIAH Victoriously Conquers, into BELIEVERS,MUSLIMS! [313 words]Md. SHAFIQ Mohiuddin, Ar.Jan 10, 2023 02:18290818
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w/response from Daniel Pipes
Unknown998Jul 28, 2011 16:38187809
Okalhoma say no Shariah [270 words]Sufi imdad Ali SoomroFeb 7, 2011 00:41182377
14Sufi's Islamic Fantasies!! [838 words]JaladhiFeb 8, 2011 15:21182377
1Oklahomans say no to Sharia [322 words]sufi imdad ali soomroFeb 9, 2011 00:57182377
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Admit the truth West is afraid of Sharia; gracefully [28 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 20, 2011 14:11182377
2Nice talk but do you have anything to show for it? [26 words]PrashantMay 21, 2011 02:03182377
2Reply to Dr. Pipes [131 words]
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Dr. ZeeDec 17, 2010 06:55181067
73Sharia BANKING [38 words]IVYDec 15, 2010 04:25180986
1sharia banking, islamic banking [8 words]gemJan 1, 2011 10:04180986
Shariah banking [89 words]sufi imdad ali soomroFeb 7, 2011 23:23180986
6Jewish Religious Courts already exist, Why not Sharia? [341 words]
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Fred SchlomkaDec 14, 2010 00:02180931
1Because Jews are Patriots [58 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 19, 2011 14:29180931
Where's your argument? [221 words]Fred SchlomkaMay 20, 2011 04:11180931
Fred Schlomka, kudos. Nicely written. [9 words]BenFeb 13, 2014 07:27180931
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4WTF,O? [124 words]Richard MontgomeryDec 9, 2010 18:47180824
Update on the Nestlé issue [241 words]YovenNov 30, 2010 11:40180580
4Halaal (Nestle) [117 words]YovenNov 26, 2010 16:11180500
Nestle halal instant coffee! [4 words]dhimmi no moreNov 28, 2010 08:48180500
4in response to nestles [126 words]ivyNov 28, 2010 15:39180500
3*we're happy little fanatics, as bright as bright can be.... [145 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanNov 29, 2010 01:12180500
Punish the companies that bring religion to public life [55 words]RajeevNov 29, 2010 01:37180500
3halal coffee [100 words]kafurNov 30, 2010 14:08180500
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stealing the social agenda [114 words]kafurDec 4, 2010 07:17180500
1I have send my word to Nestle/Nesthalale [64 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthiDec 14, 2010 12:09180500
3brilliant [6 words]ivyDec 15, 2010 23:57180500
7No Sharia in North America or any where else in this modern world either [95 words]PyrrhoNov 25, 2010 11:23180455
16stop the building of mosques [23 words]shannaNov 24, 2010 21:40180449
1Rape Within the Marriage - a poor test case [134 words]CalebNov 22, 2010 06:15180386
8US the light of the west world [373 words]loupiotteNov 22, 2010 04:18180383
i hope so [176 words]annieNov 24, 2010 01:52180383
1Definition of Moderate Muslims or Moderate Islam [225 words]Mark D.Nov 21, 2010 22:49180379
moderate muslims or christians [70 words]btillyNov 23, 2010 09:41180379
127"Shariah": Yes for peaceful war! [346 words]MSMNov 23, 2010 10:52180379
5the poor man is waxing delusional again [700 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanNov 24, 2010 03:35180379
3Our dear MSM does not realize that the Quyr'an says that islam is really of the Hijazi Arabs only and that his little Islamic tabligh is against his Allah's will! I smell a fatwa here [420 words]dhimmi no moreNov 25, 2010 13:35180379
Nice job [93 words]Joe Six-PackNov 25, 2010 19:01180379
Yet Another Definition [460 words]Mark D.Nov 25, 2010 23:07180379
2So, we really want Shariah? [73 words]Amazed!Nov 26, 2010 02:37180379
3"Six Million African Muslims Convert to Christianity Each Year in Africa alone." [77 words]UgriNov 26, 2010 04:47180379
3Another victim of Arabian imperialism [89 words]dhimmi no moreNov 26, 2010 09:14180379
6a tale of two laundries [1133 words]the Grand Infide of KaffiristanNov 27, 2010 06:02180379
4There are no moderate Muslims [99 words]MichaelNov 30, 2010 08:52180379
15Mythical moderate Muslim does not exist!!! [101 words]JaladhiDec 1, 2010 21:34180379
125Intoxicated liberties well at work! [48 words]M sDec 31, 2010 11:12180379
Stop day dreaming... [33 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 30, 2011 14:47180379
Soldiers come home [119 words]RCNov 21, 2010 16:00180370
moderate islam [22 words]hamid p.hadianNov 21, 2010 04:55180347
133"Islam" is just "Islam"! [60 words]MdShafiqMNov 21, 2010 22:45180347
39of course islam is 'just' islam [566 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanNov 23, 2010 03:48180347
5I respect your position [190 words]Michel C. ZalaNov 23, 2010 08:24180347
2Islamic answers to your questions, Michel!!! [310 words]JaladhiNov 30, 2010 17:16180347
TX, Jaladhi [163 words]Michel C ZalaDec 2, 2010 10:30180347
Michel - It was fun to answer the rhetorical qestions!!! [222 words]JaladhiDec 6, 2010 17:17180347
No Hope for Islam, Jaladhi... I'd like you to comment on another piece I wrote [196 words]Michel C. ZalaDec 9, 2010 10:34180347
3Spread the truth about Islam and Mo/allah!!! [290 words]JaladhiDec 13, 2010 15:29180347
3Why are non muslims sooo foolish....Why can't we face the bitter truth that muslims want to kill us? [194 words]James ThomasNov 21, 2010 01:40180344
3i agree [156 words]gwenNov 22, 2010 01:51180344
Good against evil [266 words]JiddridNov 20, 2010 12:26180331
2American law above all [115 words]YovenNov 19, 2010 15:49180304
4Bring it on! [218 words]SusanNov 19, 2010 01:44180287
Questions [443 words]Mark D.Nov 18, 2010 22:53180280
2oh boy [42 words]gemNov 18, 2010 17:16180274
2Look at England [125 words]Joe Six-PackNov 18, 2010 09:37180251
1Results of Collusion Between Secularists and Islamists [601 words]M. ToveyNov 17, 2010 15:51180237
128Say no to Shariah, get ready for hell! [82 words]MsMNov 17, 2010 10:43180227
fooling yourself [24 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 19, 2011 14:41180227
Believe killing innocent/kafiir will be gatepass for heaven [15 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiJun 1, 2011 10:56180227
34Shariah Law vs. Constitutional Law [140 words]NuritGNov 16, 2010 23:09180217
5Politically, There Is No Separation of Mosque and State in Oklahoma [624 words]ElbeNov 16, 2010 19:28180208
separation of church and state [72 words]IVYNov 20, 2010 18:42180208
6Man Stabbed ForBumper Sticker...Freedom YES-Sharia NO. [437 words]Dennis WojciakNov 16, 2010 17:55180207
1Lucky America [63 words]yuval brandstetter MDNov 17, 2010 04:55180207
Complaining In The USA [22 words]Dennis WojciakNov 17, 2010 18:01180207
4Oklahomans say No To Sharia, as do Most Americans. [214 words]Anne-USANov 16, 2010 16:18180206
1Sharia Law [205 words]BethNov 16, 2010 15:49180203
1American Public Policy Alliance model law [132 words]The MonkNov 16, 2010 15:48180202
3UK and Sharia [102 words]Levi SokolicNov 16, 2010 14:24180198
1Expose the politicians who pander to the selfish islamist demands [54 words]TonyNov 17, 2010 01:39180198
3To Levi [111 words]F KafurNov 25, 2010 15:40180198
3Mind boggling [65 words]WilksNov 16, 2010 12:59180195
1Even more mind boggling [60 words]RajeevNov 19, 2010 02:42180195
1even more more mind boggling [43 words]mariahNov 20, 2010 18:58180195
117Sharia: To err is human and to forgive divine. [107 words]MsMNov 16, 2010 12:28180193
3Response to Sharia [17 words]WilksNov 16, 2010 20:46180193
For over half the world Sharia justice starts with the premise that woman are worth half the value of men so... [124 words]LynnNov 17, 2010 07:25180193
75know any good psychiatrists in Saudi? [517 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanNov 18, 2010 02:11180193
2ISLAM [33 words]Concerned Son (USA)Nov 18, 2010 15:11180193
2Blind Believers are so pathetic [78 words]SusanNov 19, 2010 01:12180193
103"Sharai": psychiatric doctrine. [29 words]MsNov 20, 2010 02:35180193
4Questions to a devout Muslim [518 words]Michel C. ZalaNov 23, 2010 08:07180193
2Muslims themselves are opposed to Sharia Law [96 words]ChrisLANov 16, 2010 11:21180187
100Muslim is to 100% Shariah! [90 words]M sDec 24, 2010 06:38180187
36Yes, Saudi Arabia is 100 % Sharia [60 words]ChrisLADec 25, 2010 13:43180187
115May ALLAH have mercy upon US all! [96 words]Ms MDec 31, 2010 10:33180187
Come back [36 words]Ravi Ranjan Singh Bharat PanthiMay 19, 2011 14:35180187
Sharia Voids Individual Rights [106 words]Mike RamirezNov 16, 2010 09:59180186
95"Shariah": only possible system to govern towards Our Holy Planet. [343 words]MdShafiqNov 18, 2010 10:51180186
5...ok, you've proved the point - there are no good psychiatrists in Saudi. [791 words]the Grand Infidel of KaffiristanNov 20, 2010 09:13180186
2free will? [22 words]gwen sNov 20, 2010 19:16180186
3No to Sharia [73 words]paul collingsNov 21, 2010 15:17180186
MdShafiq: Sharia is a mishmash of inhumane ancient Jewish and Arabian tribal laws [912 words]PlatoNov 22, 2010 04:56180186
2Let's assume that you are right - I let your absolute statements stand, as they are [247 words]Michel C. ZalaNov 23, 2010 08:43180186
1MdShafiq: Sharia is a mishmash of inhumane ancient Jewish and Arabian tribal laws [1837 words]PlatoNov 25, 2010 03:16180186
Sharia: the best for a holy planet. Submitted by Md Shafiq [77 words]PaladiónDec 16, 2010 21:15180186
Comment to: Sharia: the best for a holy planet. Submitted by Md Shafiq [87 words]PaladiónDec 16, 2010 21:46180186
Justice is a Basic Instinct [102 words]Frank LukeDec 30, 2010 11:14180186
123Justify your speech. [39 words]M sDec 31, 2010 11:03180186
a similar take [22 words]Abigail EsmanNov 16, 2010 07:58180183
1Sharia should never have even been considered [205 words]AnnaNov 16, 2010 07:57180182

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