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dedicated to south cypriots with poor stomachs

I didn't realist they had Christmas lights in the north - did you get a celebrity to switch those on?

Is there a team of settlers with a button for each lighted part and they spend all night swicthing it on and off with a TC co-ordinating the sequence?

No need for celebrities the Turkish Army does a great job.

Oh, so there's an elite squad of the Turkish army pressing the buttons all night for this technological wonder.

No need its automatic and the biggest in the world, clearly visable from your side of the island.

[Malapapa]

He really is that dumb.....
You spent the time to do your analysis which is totally inconsequential to the issue and didn't think to appreciate what deniz was also trying to tell you. It is about identifying with an image. The content can be subjective as you realise with the swastika. But you cannot grasp the irrelevance of your input. To further expand on deniz's point, how does a prickly purple thistle translate into a symbol for Scotland. What does it mean in the context of this thread. NOTHING.

TCs are secular but their religious ethnicity is predominantly muslim. What the X#?! does it have to do with displaying the flag on this forum. NOTHING. That is why I feel I am justified in calling you stupid. I am hoping your next comment will be better thought out or even insightful.

Never one to bet against a strong trend, next stupid comment please Malapapa...

Not sure this latest Acikgoz post acknowledges the clear points I've made, nor reads well, nor indeed makes much sense. But, given that one of us is incredibly stupid, that's hardly suprising. Let's just leave it there.

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He really is that dumb.....
You spent the time to do your analysis which is totally inconsequential to the issue and didn't think to appreciate what deniz was also trying to tell you. It is about identifying with an image. The content can be subjective as you realise with the swastika. But you cannot grasp the irrelevance of your input. To further expand on deniz's point, how does a prickly purple thistle translate into a symbol for Scotland. What does it mean in the context of this thread. NOTHING.

TCs are secular but their religious ethnicity is predominantly muslim. What the X#?! does it have to do with displaying the flag on this forum. NOTHING. That is why I feel I am justified in calling you stupid. I am hoping your next comment will be better thought out or even insightful.

Never one to bet against a strong trend, next stupid comment please Malapapa...

Not sure this latest Acikgoz post acknowledges the clear points I've made, nor reads well, nor indeed makes much sense. But, given that one of us is incredibly stupid, that's hardly suprising. Let's just leave it there.

Its only unclear to the stupid, so that really tells us whos dumb.

[Me Ed]

dedicated to south cypriots with poor stomachs

I didn't realist they had Christmas lights in the north - did you get a celebrity to switch those on?

Is there a team of settlers with a button for each lighted part and they spend all night swicthing it on and off with a TC co-ordinating the sequence?

No need for celebrities the Turkish Army does a great job.

Oh, so there's an elite squad of the Turkish army pressing the buttons all night for this technological wonder.

No need its automatic and the biggest in the world, clearly visable from your side of the island.

Gosh!

The way you guys harp on about isolation and economic hardship, its a miracle you can actually install such a spectacular wonder and muster enough electricity for its operation.

This undoubtly represents the pinnacle of Turkish genius and enginuiity!

[Viewpoint]

dedicated to south cypriots with poor stomachs

I didn't realist they had Christmas lights in the north - did you get a celebrity to switch those on?

Is there a team of settlers with a button for each lighted part and they spend all night swicthing it on and off with a TC co-ordinating the sequence?

No need for celebrities the Turkish Army does a great job.

Oh, so there's an elite squad of the Turkish army pressing the buttons all night for this technological wonder.

No need its automatic and the biggest in the world, clearly visable from your side of the island.

Gosh!

The way you guys harp on about isolation and economic hardship, its a miracle you can actually install such a spectacular wonder and muster enough electricity for its operation.

This undoubtly represents the pinnacle of Turkish genius and enginuiity!

Thank you, this only goes to show the resolve of the TCs, feel free to view this symbol as the plight survival and freedom of the TCs in the face of your own greed guilt and desire to gift this island to Greece.

[Me Ed]

dedicated to south cypriots with poor stomachs

I didn't realist they had Christmas lights in the north - did you get a celebrity to switch those on?

Is there a team of settlers with a button for each lighted part and they spend all night swicthing it on and off with a TC co-ordinating the sequence?

No need for celebrities the Turkish Army does a great job.

Oh, so there's an elite squad of the Turkish army pressing the buttons all night for this technological wonder.

No need its automatic and the biggest in the world, clearly visable from your side of the island.

Gosh!

The way you guys harp on about isolation and economic hardship, its a miracle you can actually install such a spectacular wonder and muster enough electricity for its operation.

This undoubtly represents the pinnacle of Turkish genius and enginuiity!

Thank you, this only goes to show the resolve of the TCs, feel free to view this symbol as the plight survival and freedom of the TCs in the face of your own greed guilt and desire to gift this island to Greece.

Of course, building such a large thing could be the TCs compensating for having a small penis.

[denizaksulu]

Was Byzantium 'an overtly Islamic State?' They used the Crescent and star.

And the Swastika is an ancient Hindu symbol but we all know what it symbolises today.

Somehow, I believe that the crescent alone symbolised Islam and not the crescent and star. You place too much weight on its symbolism.

No, the crescent moon and star symbolise Islam. Other Muslim countries who use it are:

Algeria
Azerbaijan
Comoros
Malaysia
The Maldives
Mauritania
Pakistan
Tunisia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent

Star and crescent
Today it is most widely recognized as a symbol of Islam, and is often used alongside the Christian cross and the Star of David to designate Muslim nations, territory or populations.

So is the "TRNC" a secular or Muslim territory? Are TCs a secular or Muslim population? Your flag says Muslim. TCs say secular.

I am only interested in its use by the Turks. It was more a Turkish flag than an Islamic one.IMO.

The Swastike as used by the ancient Hindu's was a reverse one, but hey who cares. Join all the swatikas together and you get the well known frieze design. Your not Nazi's either, but sometimes I do wonder at some forumers behaviour.

[Malapapa]

Not sure this latest Acikgoz post acknowledges the clear points I've made, nor reads well, nor indeed makes much sense. But, given that one of us is incredibly stupid, that's hardly suprising. Let's just leave it there.

Its only unclear to the stupid, so that really tells us whos dumb.

Just because someone isn't singing from the same hymn sheet (or praying on the same carpet) as you, doesn't make them stupid or dumb. If you lived in a secular country, you'd understand about religious tolerance.

[Malapapa]

Was Byzantium 'an overtly Islamic State?' They used the Crescent and star.

And the Swastika is an ancient Hindu symbol but we all know what it symbolises today.

Somehow, I believe that the crescent alone symbolised Islam and not the crescent and star. You place too much weight on its symbolism.

No, the crescent moon and star symbolise Islam. Other Muslim countries who use it are:

Algeria
Azerbaijan
Comoros
Malaysia
The Maldives
Mauritania
Pakistan
Tunisia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent

Star and crescent
Today it is most widely recognized as a symbol of Islam, and is often used alongside the Christian cross and the Star of David to designate Muslim nations, territory or populations.

So is the "TRNC" a secular or Muslim territory? Are TCs a secular or Muslim population? Your flag says Muslim. TCs say secular.

I am only interested in its use by the Turks. It was more a Turkish flag than an Islamic one.IMO.

Of course. Turkey uses the crescent moon and star too! How remiss of me to overlook it when it's been staring us all in the face.

The Swastike as used by the ancient Hindu's was a reverse one, but hey who cares. Join all the swatikas together and you get the well known frieze design. Your not Nazi's either, but sometimes I do wonder at some forumers behaviour.

Me too. If I wasn't such a liberal I'd line them all up against a wall and shoot them.

[denizaksulu]

Was Byzantium 'an overtly Islamic State?' They used the Crescent and star.

And the Swastika is an ancient Hindu symbol but we all know what it symbolises today.

Somehow, I believe that the crescent alone symbolised Islam and not the crescent and star. You place too much weight on its symbolism.

No, the crescent moon and star symbolise Islam. Other Muslim countries who use it are:

Algeria
Azerbaijan
Comoros
Malaysia
The Maldives
Mauritania
Pakistan
Tunisia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent

Star and crescent
Today it is most widely recognized as a symbol of Islam, and is often used alongside the Christian cross and the Star of David to designate Muslim nations, territory or populations.

So is the "TRNC" a secular or Muslim territory? Are TCs a secular or Muslim population? Your flag says Muslim. TCs say secular.

I am only interested in its use by the Turks. It was more a Turkish flag than an Islamic one.IMO.

The Swastike as used by the ancient Hindu's was a reverse one, but hey who cares. Join all the swatikas together and you get the well known frieze design. Your not Nazi's either, but sometimes I do wonder at some forumers behaviour.

For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world. After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of the Ottoman Empire became linked in people's minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.

Based on history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam. The faith of Islam has historically had no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon. It is certainly not in uniform use among Muslim states.

There were a number of flags of different designs used in the Ottoman Empire.




The Caliphate Flag, used on religious occasions.


The Ottoman Empire Flag 1453-1844

Many more designs can be found on the net.Flags denoting religion are usually in light green. Green is the colour of Islam.