Crime Salman rushdie attacked on stage

[Deleted member 577981]

Them and China.

We claim to be better, at least as far as human rights are concerned, yet we're in bed with devils. Our support for either regimes makes no sense from any perspective except for lining pockets of big money that knows no borders and has no respect for humanity.

No argument from me there the only thing I will say that my wife and I were just discussing is that our politicians on the left and the right know damn well that our corporations are making use of slave labor and we do nothing about it so our hands are not totally clean either.

I know it's a little different but it's not all that different in my opinion our country is so immoral it blows my mind.

 

[Bald1]

No argument from me there the only thing I will say that my wife and I were just discussing is that our politicians on the left and the right know damn well that our corporations are making use of slave labor and we do nothing about it so our hands are not totally clean either.

I know it's a little different but it's not all that different in my opinion our country is so immoral it blows my mind.

Many countries in the west have become corporatocracies that pay lip service to higher ideals yet the power of money corrupts. The late stages of capitalism is a trip, to paraphrase a former WR member.

Here's something different:
One of the five pillars of Islam, zakat (spelling?), is a requirement to donate to community members in need.
Under Sharia law interest on money lent is strictly prohibited. I'm not a supporter of this idea but it speaks to a specific community oriented mindset we're lacking.

We could all learn something from each other.

 

[650lb Sumo]

Many countries in the west have become corporatocracies that pay lip service to higher ideals yet the power of money corrupts. The late stages of capitalism is a trip, to paraphrase a former WR member.

Here's something different:
One of the five pillars of Islam, zakat (spelling?), is a requirement to donate to community members in need.
Under Sharia law interest on money lent is strictly prohibited. I'm not a supporter of this idea but it speaks to a specific community oriented mindset we're lacking.

We could all learn something from each other.

In my basic understanding, in Islamic finance they just charge 'fees' instead of 'interest', and there's little or no practical difference there from our system. It's another topic to bung in my reading list but if anyone wants to confirm or correct this I'd be interested.

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Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

Hadi Matar stabbed the renowned British-Indian author multiple times on stage at a New York lecture.

www.bbc.co.uk

A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault.

Hadi Matar, 27,

now faces a sentence of more than 30 years in prison.

The attack in August 2022 left Sir Salman with severe injuries including damage to his liver, vision loss in one eye and a paralysed hand caused by nerve damage to his arm.

Rushdie

The jury's guilty verdict on Friday came after a two-week trial in Chautauqua County Court in western New York state, near the site of the attack.

The jury also found Matar guilty of assault for wounding the interviewer, Henry Reese, who was on stage with the author. Mr Reese suffered a minor head injury during the attack.

Matar's sentencing date has been scheduled for 23 April.