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Well if u can see....not the only one who's talking politics...uuuh nd says u.. Ive seen ur thread somewhere else talking about bashar so yh....I didnt say anything bad against u or ur opinion so I'd rather we stay kwl yh ?

Unfortunately, we wont see a rise in secularist muslims anytime soon due to oil-rich saudis throwing their money at madrassas in Europe and Asia who are teaching young muslims the most vitriolic, hatefilled version of Islam

I'm really glad to hear the account of someone who has actually lived in Libya!

Yes, I understand that he was DEFINETLY not too great a ruler at all.

However, I would think that it is undeniable that US involvement has sent Libya back in time decades. Under Gaddaffi, there was some sort of peace and stability, and while education and healthcare were not the best, we must consider how poor Libya actually was. Despite the immense wealth of the petrol industry, etc, the government still did a lot for its people as compared to other states. Although, yes, that is not an excuse, but still something to consider.

And in the way of receiving 'the best' for your kids, obviously nothing really compares with Western education as of yet at least in the way of accessibility. It is rather unfair to blame Gaddaffi's rule for not offering the best educational facilities.

Bottom line is, being able to keep your head down and have social safety nets, education and healthcare is far better than what you have in Libya now.

Actually im just another girl doing her a levels....but by what my parents have told me and to why they brought me here i now know so many reasons to why Libyan was not a great place..but still the most amazing place to me

Oh, alright, fair enough... well, either way, I'm sure you understand the point I was making.

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If you two are Muslims, you should remember that it's disallowed to dictate who's following the religion correctly and who is the "better" Muslim in your eyes.

Yup I did actually just comment about Libya.

And I think that it is very likely. The US is losing ground daily economically and geopolitically. This imbecility of theirs to try and force Assad out gave Russia a huge influence boost because they've managed to protect their ally's independence from the US and the extremely rich gulf states, while also maintaining pressure in Ukraine. Russia is now definitely seen as a superpower again.

The new Asian Infrastructure Bank showed how the US did not want to join it, but all its allies did join it. In the end, the US joined up out of fear of being left out.

The BRICS nations also seem to be strengthening ties with one another so as to combat the undisputed power of the US. I think nations have had enough of decades of US intervention and complete focus only on the welfare of US corporations. A central american democratic government was toppled after a banana company lobbied the government to do so as the populist government went against the interests of foreign food companies...

All reports of these "plans" come from fringe conspiracy websites, sadly.

Totally...you seem to know a lot about politics..do you study it ?

Plans for what? Libya?

True ... but you can put two and two together in a way.

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Not at A-level, but I really do like geopolitics so I read around a lot. I hate having a strong opinion on something I don't know much about, and I usually have a lot of strong opinions. And so, I learn. I do take History at A level so I guess that's kind of close. Not as if we'd learn geopolitics at A-level politics though.

Ah sorry, I missed that comment.

I must say Putin is playing the game very well. Europe has been destabilised too (though that's mainly Europe's fault but I'm willing to wager Putin had something to do with it)

What you think about the Islamic Development Bank? Specially its potential partnership with AIIB? I don't know much about them, but I don't trust the Saudi-backed Salafi spreading IDB (who has been known to fund the Muslim Brotherhood)

You're right. People are getting tired of US' shenanigans in other countries for corporate interests. Also the Iranian coup for the anglo-iranian oil company springs to mind (in this case the US tagged along). Although I'm not sure the petrodollar would collapse that easily, it goes too deep into the US' economy.

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yh true..you sitting ur AS or A2 exams in summer? I'll be sitting the AS in chem, bio and french.....so scared about chem !!

Neither of us were saying we're better Muslims than him.
But if we are Muslims, we should also remember to correct him- no man made law can be preferred over Allah's law.

Oh gah, chemistry The only thing I ever had trouble with (well, and French) in my IGCSEs. I'll be sitting my A levels this year; I'm retaking a few papers too.

I'm sure you'll do fine on your exams; good luck!

Neither of us were saying we're better Muslims than him.
But if we are Muslims, we should also remember to correct him- no man made law can be preferred over Allah's law.

About how Gaddafi was going to convert to a gold currency.

Ah yes, that's true. I wouldn't expect otherwise.

I only found one or two mainstream sources that said if this happened, it would've been a disaster but that's about it...

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