"Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" -- "Are you a Jew?"

[buffomet]

I heard Diane Sawyer's interview with Gibbson -- he was very realistic and really stuck to his ground!

[paul23]

So what's the big @ # ! * i n g deal about Mel Gibson saying this? Where did the freedom of speech go? Mel was drunk, and I'm sure it's not the worst thing you'll ever hear from someone who is drunk. And because he's a Hollywood movie star, that is supposed to make a difference?

And even if he was sober, isn't this America with freedom of speech and the like? 

Are you even a law student?  What the hell does what Mel Gibson did have to do with freedom of speech?  Was he charged with a hate crime?  If the media wants to denounce him, studios choose not to do business with him, and his wife dumps him that is their perogative.  Find a non legal board to make an idiot of yourself on.

[triad]

So what's the big @ # ! * i n g deal about Mel Gibson saying this? Where did the freedom of speech go? Mel was drunk, and I'm sure it's not the worst thing you'll ever hear from someone who is drunk. And because he's a Hollywood movie star, that is supposed to make a difference?

And even if he was sober, isn't this America with freedom of speech and the like? 

What the hell does what Mel Gibson did have to do with freedom of speech?

Of curse it does ..

[nono]

If the media wants to denounce him, studios choose not to do business with him, and his wife dumps him that is their perogative.

Tom Cruise got a good deal by becoming the pres of a artists-established studio, or whatever, so, yanno, it looks like the media and broadcasting industry does not seem to have the power it's supposed/used to have ..

[Adel]

[...] And by the way, all the Christians of the world, including that f*ck Mel Gibson ought to pray that the Christian holy sites in Jerusalem never get in the hands of any Arabs [...]

Speaking about holy sites in Jerusalem and the like... a very interesting phenomenon is the one called the "Jerusalem syndrome." It is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences, that are triggered by, or lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single denomination or religion, but has affected Jews and Christians of many different backgrounds. The best known, although not the most prevalent manifestation of the Jerusalem syndrome, is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology, becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. The psychosis is characterized by an intense religious theme and typically resolves to full recovery after a few weeks, or after being removed from the area.

[A d e l]

Type III of the Jerusalem syndrome is a discrete form, uncompounded by previous mental illness. This describes the best known type and it shares some features with the diagnostic category of a 'brief psychotic episode', although a distinct pattern of behaviors has been noted:

- Anxiety, agitation, nervousness and tension, plus other unspecified reactions.
- Declaration of the desire to split away from the group or the family and to tour Jerusalem alone. 
- A need to be clean and pure: obsession with taking baths and showers; compulsive fingernail and toenail cutting.
- Preparation, often with the aid of hotel bed-linen, of a long, ankle-length, toga-like gown, which is always white.
- The need to shout psalms or verses from the Bible, or to loudly sing religious hymns or spirituals.
- A procession or march to one of Jerusalem's holy places.
- Delivery of a 'sermon' in a holy place. The sermon is usually very confused and based on a plea to humankind to adopt a more wholesome, moral, simple way of life.

[p i n e]

Speaking about holy sites in Jerusalem and the like... a very interesting phenomenon is the one called the "Jerusalem syndrome." It is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences, that are triggered by, or lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single denomination or religion, but has affected Jews and Christians of many different backgrounds. The best known, although not the most prevalent manifestation of the Jerusalem syndrome, is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology, becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. The psychosis is characterized by an intense religious theme and typically resolves to full recovery after a few weeks, or after being removed from the area.

Interesting A d e l!

[erand]

[Dundee]

Jews are so rich because they have the sense of the businessman. Back during the middle ages, the Roman Catholic church made it a sin for any Christian to Charge interest on loans made to other Christians. Therefore, Christians, in general were reluctant to loan money to each other. They certainly didn't do so as a business enterprise. On the other hand, during this same period, most Christian nations made it illegal for Jew to own land. Therefore they could not earn a living in agricultural. However, they could make money by charging interest on loans. So, during the middle ages, the "banking" industry as it then existed was primarily in the hands of the Jews. If some one want to borrow money they had to go to the Jews to get it. Thus certain jews were able to become quite wealthy this way.

[T a s h]

A "lucky" Palestinian. The terrorists probably woke him up before bulldozing his house. See how the Israeli terrorist caresses his face ? This means that the man will probably be gang-raped at the nearest ITF outpost before "suffering an accident". Would you smile if you knew that your future consisted solely of being raped and murdered ? (Pic Source: Palestinian Newspapers)