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A small fact for Lou from Queens - the oldest democracy
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in response to reader comment: Defending Western Culture in the WEST !!
Submitted by Andy (United Kingdom), Dec 8, 2005 at 10:25
You make some good points but from the illusion, which doesn't make a jot of difference to your arguments, the US is the oldest democracy in the world. England is surely the oldest, even if it didn't have the Bill of Rights and Constitution America did from its earliest days.
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| Thats just a blind girl [129 words] | Kert | Mar 22, 2010 01:32 | 170493 | ||
| 4 | Allow immigration of non muslims and ex-muslims only [201 words] | Nazir | Dec 13, 2005 18:09 | 29905 | |
 Muslim Immigration [39 words] | giavour | May 30, 2006 17:57 | 29905 | ||
| you know nothing about Islam [13 words] | Moussa | Nov 16, 2012 15:27 | 29905 | ||
| 8 December - Immigration in the west in terms of capitalism - more general remarks [577 words] | Andy | Dec 8, 2005 07:32 | 29639 | ||
| Defending Western Culture in the WEST !! [459 words] | Lou from Queens,NYC,USA | Nov 7, 2005 15:52 | 27900 | ||
 A small fact for Lou from Queens - the oldest democracy [50 words] | Andy | Dec 8, 2005 10:25 | 27900 | ||
| Europe under seige [173 words] | faqi Hussain | Nov 7, 2005 10:58 | 27884 | ||
| To Faqi Hussain [45 words] | Lisa | Nov 7, 2005 22:15 | 27884 | ||
| Response to Lisa [272 words] | faqi Hussain | Nov 8, 2005 00:39 | 27884 | ||
| to faqi hussain [11 words] | ed | Dec 7, 2005 00:39 | 27884 | ||
| To Lisa , Ed and Faqi Husain, I am also an ex-muslim [237 words] | Naz | Dec 12, 2005 19:52 | 27884 | ||
| To Ed [27 words] | Lisa | Dec 14, 2005 15:41 | 27884 | ||
| reply to lisa [48 words] | ed | Dec 15, 2005 20:06 | 27884 | ||
| Ed, What history he should read? [3 words] | Lisa | Dec 16, 2005 14:43 | 27884 | ||
| To Ed [46 words] | giavour | May 30, 2006 17:53 | 27884 | ||
| Why these people don't stay at home? [41 words] | Angry woman | Nov 5, 2005 09:36 | 27819 | ||
| look at what their hands are doing [61 words] | Xavier Romero-Frias | Oct 30, 2005 05:48 | 27508 | ||
| Peaceful Muslims forced to murder [161 words] | Walter Manchur | Oct 29, 2005 18:44 | 27493 | ||
| a little bit of reality [302 words] | h.targan | Sep 23, 2006 18:05 | 27493 | ||
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| Questions to Sultan [270 words] | Amar | Oct 26, 2005 22:14 | 27396 | ||
| reply to Amar [500 words] | SULTAN | Oct 27, 2005 17:07 | 27396 | ||
| More questions to Sultan [152 words] | Amar | Oct 27, 2005 23:45 | 27396 | ||
| Now you answer me please. [407 words] | SULTAN | Oct 28, 2005 12:15 | 27396 | ||
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| An Answer to Sultan [767 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Oct 29, 2005 17:06 | 27396 | ||
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| Reply to Amar and Sultan [170 words] | Atim Bassey | Nov 1, 2005 09:18 | 27396 | ||
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| Abdullah Azzam literature [70 words] | No Dhimmi | Oct 24, 2005 23:33 | 27275 | ||
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| Reply to Don [99 words] | Hari Iyer | Oct 25, 2005 00:47 | 27258 | ||
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| the die is cast... [157 words] | donvan | Oct 24, 2005 12:30 | 27256 | ||
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| Europe under Siege [132 words] | Thomas Earl Cannady | Oct 23, 2005 22:45 | 27238 | ||
| Retrograde Siege [55 words] | Susan Walker | Oct 23, 2005 21:19 | 27236 | ||
| Comments on Susan Walker's post [273 words] | Don | Oct 25, 2005 06:21 | 27236 | ||
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| my answer to all of you. [682 words] | SULTAN | Oct 23, 2005 15:45 | 27231 | ||
| Reply to SULTAN [219 words] | John Giannasca | Oct 23, 2005 23:32 | 27231 | ||
| Sultan, again. [245 words] | Daisy | Oct 24, 2005 10:42 | 27231 | ||
| Sultan, Me thinks thou protesteth too much [396 words] | Walter | Oct 24, 2005 16:39 | 27231 | ||
| To Daisy [669 words] | SULTAN | Oct 25, 2005 13:56 | 27231 | ||
| Sultan, Can you please clarify this for me [130 words] | Amar | Oct 25, 2005 22:38 | 27231 | ||
| Head cover in islam [348 words] | SULTAN | Oct 26, 2005 16:15 | 27231 | ||
| Reply to Sultan [713 words] | Daisy | Oct 26, 2005 23:57 | 27231 | ||
| Minister draws line at veil. [115 words] | Sophie | Oct 27, 2005 04:35 | 27231 | ||
| 1 | Turkey: The AKP Government. [335 words] | Sophie | Oct 31, 2005 19:31 | 27231 | |
| Sharon's example [84 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Oct 22, 2005 17:59 | 27214 | ||
| Sharon's Example [70 words] | giavour | May 30, 2006 18:14 | 27214 | ||
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| Addendum to Joe Jegdish [345 words] | Reuben Horne | Oct 22, 2005 19:25 | 27210 | ||
| Reply to Joe Jegdish, the way of islamization of the world. [430 words] | Olie | Oct 23, 2005 09:33 | 27210 | ||
| muslims are a threat to peace lovers [152 words] | MANU | Oct 7, 2007 07:30 | 27210 | ||
| 1 | forced immigration [225 words] | Elpi Nipni | Oct 22, 2005 10:56 | 27205 | |
| Some Not-So PC Information Confirming Our Concerns [106 words] | orange yonason | Oct 21, 2005 17:37 | 27191 | ||
| The meek shall inherit the earth [135 words] | KAY | Oct 21, 2005 12:10 | 27181 | ||
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| Gentani [12 words] | Hye | Apr 4, 2006 05:06 | 27174 | ||
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