Batman writer David Hine has come out to explain his decision to have the Dark Knight team up with an Algerian Muslim, Nightrunner. In light of Hine’s remarks, a few more thoughts on why the right’s oh-so-wrong to protest.
When Batman headed to France to find a new ally in his global Batman, Inc., he originally considered recruiting a Musketeer-based crime fighter.
Hine, however, felt such a move would be too bland. He and the team wanted to create a character who tapped into France’s zeitgeist.
“Rather than use the obvious choice of The Musketeer as the new French Batman, I wanted to come up with the kind of hero I would want to see in a comic book if I were French,” says British-born Hine.
“The process of developing a story is complex and there are all kinds of things I looked at. The urban unrest and problems of the ethnic minorities under Sarkozy’s government dominate the news from France and it became inevitable that the hero should come from a French Algerian background.”
Hine also said that Clichy-Sous-Bois, a neighborhood known for its riots, provided an “obvious location” for Nightrunner, real name Bilal Asselah, a Sunni Muslim Algerian who lives in—and is a citizen of—France.
Right-wingers overcome by comic derangement syndrome immediately denounced “Islamist” Nightrunner. Avi Green, a writer at The Astute Bloggers, fumed, “How about that, Bruce Wayne goes to France where he hires not a genuine French boy or girl with a real sense of justice, but rather, an “oppressed” minority who adheres to the Religion of Peace.”
Nightrunner’s Islamic past make it impossible, Green and his allies say, for him to be a hero, because heroics and Muslims are mutually exclusive.
Had these critics bothered to read Hine’s story, told in ‘Detective Comics Annual #12′ and ‘Batman Annual #28′ they would see that Nightrunner’s fits quite nicely into the archetypal “hero” format.
Nightrunner’s story goes like this: raised by a single mother in Clichy-Sous-Bois, he and his friends remained, to use his word, “neutral” in the ongoing clashes between their Muslim neighbors and French police. On day, however, Bilal and best pal Aarif got caught in the crossfire, leading to increased anger within them both.
Though Bilal swore not to take revenge, Aarif decided otherwise, and torched a police station an incident that led to his death, which only inflamed protests. It was then that Bilal began practicing Parkour, or free-running, and listening to a peace-mongering Muslim singer named Leni, who inspires him to take up the Nightrunner mantle.
He knows the danger, but it’s for the greater good of the nation he loves. “Even if stopping these murders damns me,” he says, “doing nothing damns everyone else.” Like a true hero, Nightrunner realizes he has to risk life and limb to save his nation from civil war.
Thus, he begins to track down the Le Portail D’or (the Golden Portal) cult, which has been programming people to assassinate key political leaders—a Marxist union organizer, a white supremacist and a Muslim diplomat—to spark social unrest. “I have taken murder and purified it. Peace will come through violence,” the cult’s leader tells another crime fighter, lesbian hero The Question, whom Batman also recruits to take down the assassins. The team, including Nightrunner, is ultimately successful.
Right-wing anger over Nightrunner’s introduction isn’t based solely in anti-Islam attitudes, nor is it only about how DC eschewed a native—read: white —Frenchman. It’s based in an increasingly firm belief that only natives know what’s best for their country. Outsiders, real or imagined, can’t uphold a nation’s particular ideals.
Though Bilal swears his allegiance to France, and will defend its honor at all costs, to right wingers, he’s still an impotent stand-in for a “real hero.” Such a concept helps explain conservative opposition to the defeated DREAM Act, which would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to gain citizenship by either enlisting in the military or enrolling in college, two moves that would ultimately benefit the United States.
Later in the Batman story, after he’s been integrated into the Dark Knight’s expansive family, Nightrunner’s astonished to see his adventures, including inadvertent combat with Algerian protesters, spark backlash. “Before I know it, I have become a symbol,” thinks Nightrunner, recalling Batman’s insistence that every city needs an emblem of justice. “But not the one I wanted.”
Like a good apprentice, Nightrunner turns to Batman, who tells him, “[building a symbol] takes time. But I wouldn’t be so quick to give up on them.” While Batman’s talking about the DC Universe’s fictional France, he might as well be talking about the United States’ real conservatives.
They may not understand the importance or impact of a Muslim comic hero today, but perhaps one day they’ll see the errors of their ways and those who practice Islam will be seen as courageous as any other caped crusader.
December 30, 2010 at 9:03 am, David Hine said:
A couple of things to clarify. The comments you quote were my response to a blog where Nightrunner was received very positively, not “in response to Anti-Islam attacks”. I haven't responded personally to Avi Green's comments, though I have been following the responses with some interest. It's clear that Green is part of a very small and much-despised minority.
Although I came up with the character, Kyle Higgins has been writing the backup stories featuring the character and developing his background, and doing a very fine job.
January 01, 2011 at 11:58 am, Gary Rumain said:
Green is part of a very small and much-despised minority
Nonsense! Dhimmis like you are.
December 30, 2010 at 8:14 pm, Rose said:
But Mr. Hine, Bats are forbidden animals in the religion of peace? Why would Bilal want to associate himself with a forbidden animal in Islam if he is a Muslim? Wouldn't that subject him to some type of punishment, like having his wings cut off? Also how can a Muslim pledge his allegiance to a secular Christian country like France if his religion considers national identity subservient to religious identity? Seems a bit incongruous to me? As incongruous as Mr. Belonsky suggesting that someone whose core religious beliefs are in contradiction with a nation's constitution can still be a hero to that nation? I guess what I am trying to say, Mr. Hine, is that this is very insulting to the French, but I am confident that the French will not kill anyone over this cartoon, inspite of Mr. Belonsky's apparent identification of a new psychiatric disorder. Quick Nightrunner, to the DSM!
December 31, 2010 at 2:59 pm, Sea Bear said:
Bats forbidden? Since when?
January 01, 2011 at 2:58 am, Rose said:
Sea Bear, You could have googled it. There is a whole list of animals that are “haram,” *forbidden* in Islam, like the most known of these, the pig. The rule applies to eating, but it seems as if these “haram” animals have a superstitous quality to them as well, as you can see in their aversion to even see a picture of a pig. So I found it fascinating that Mr. Hine did not research/realize this. Perhaps Mr. Hine will be served a “fatwa” for even suggesting a Muslim can be associated with a “Bat”man? I certainly hope not. But stranger things have happened in dealing with Islam and its 7th century dictates.
Here you go:
The eighth principle is that all birds of prey, i.e. those that hunt with their claws/talons, are considered Haram, such as a falcon, eagle, kite, hawk, bat, etc.
The proof for both these principles (seven and eight) is the famous Hadith of Sayyiduna Abd Allah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) prohibited the eating of all fanged beasts of prey, and all the birds having talons.” (Sahih Muslim, no: 1934)
Hence, all beasts and birds of prey, beasts that hunt with their teeth and birds who hunt with their talons/claws, are unanimously considered Haram,
http://www.central-mosque.com/…
January 05, 2011 at 4:10 am, Matunos said:
I'm confused. Was this Nightrunner eating bats?
January 06, 2011 at 1:57 am, Rose said:
Matunos, As you are probably aware, animals that are forbidden in Islam, are also averted. As I stated above, the biggest representation of this is the pig. In the UK, so as not to offend Muslims, pigs were recently taken out of a children's barnyard play set!!! Fascinating, isn't it.
January 05, 2011 at 4:49 pm, Joolz said:
That is obviously bullshit. Or could you care to explain how falconry is one of the biggest pastime in the middle-east?
(as you said, you could have googled it)
January 06, 2011 at 1:37 am, Gary Rumain said:
Show us where they eat them.
January 06, 2011 at 1:55 am, Rose said:
Joolz, I'm just literally quoting their Hadith. You can google it.
January 06, 2011 at 3:34 pm, RichieRich said:
It nice when people can actually back up their comments with some simple research. Good job Rose!
January 01, 2011 at 11:59 am, Gary Rumain said:
Bats, geckos, dogs, pigs. I know one arselifter who feared moths.
January 03, 2011 at 4:15 pm, Francis said:
Well, many muslims think that France is their country, because they are born there, went to school there, have all their family there, etc. And also because their ID says “french”. Not so complicated.
And France isn't officially a christian country. It says so in the constitution : “La France est une République indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale.” keyword : laïque. Meaning : officially, we don't give a fuck about people's religion.
That's what I like about France.
January 04, 2011 at 3:03 am, Rose said:
Francis,
They better start “giving a fuck,” about SUPREMACIST, totalitarian political ideologies masquerading as “religion,” or, according to population trends, they will be a mooslum country in a few decades.
I guarantee you they won't have any choice but to “give a fuck” about “religion” then, because it will be mandatory, as it is in every lovely Islamic country on this planet.
January 05, 2011 at 4:43 pm, Eti3 said:
Basically, your idea is to fight supremacist, totalitarian ideologies with other supremacist, totalitarian ideologies ? How clever !
What Francis said is that in France, a citizen is a citizen first – we don't care about his religion. And that's a way to fight supremacist and totalitarian ideologies.
Moreover, there are hundreds of ways to be a christian as there are hundreds of ways to be a muslim. A lot of muslim people here wouldn't care if bats are forbidden animals or not.
Besides, it's not incongruous at all to have Muslim people fighting for peace and for France: it already happened twice, in 1914-1918 and in 1939-1945.
January 06, 2011 at 12:44 am, Rose said:
Eti3, I see no where where I said we need to fight supremacist, totalitarian ideologies with the same.
Also, I assume you are talking about WWI and WWII, in which I also assume you are telling me that there were Muslim armies in France fighting for France? Really? Who knew? You should write a book about that with references!
January 06, 2011 at 1:43 am, Gary Rumain said:
When the fascist Franco ruled Spain there were no arselifters. Look at it now. Perhaps its time Europe did.
As for koranimals in WWII fighting in Europe, check out the Bosnian divisions – all fighting for the Nazis!
March 07, 2011 at 1:32 am, Test said:
Not all Bosnians fought for/with NAZI Germany thats messed up man get your facts straight and why are you so keen on promotion hate??.. there is a group I think you might like and I know you will fit right in. Here is their web site http://www.kkk.com/
Dont worry they are not a “terrorist organization” they cant be since they dont teach Islam or use violence to get their message across.(except against blacks, jews,.. well anyone who isnt a white Christian.)
January 06, 2011 at 1:40 am, Gary Rumain said:
Ever heard of “fighting fire with fire”? Or is the concept too difficult for you to grasp?
As for France's way of fighting them, yeah, that seems to be going real well. Annual carbeques and how many no-go zones are there now?
When Gordon Brown called them cheese-eating surrender monkeys he got something right for once.
February 23, 2011 at 2:28 am, Scott said:
‘When Gordon Brown called them cheese-eating surrender monkeys he got something right for once.’
…Wow. I had no idea that Gordon Brown and Groundskeepr Willie from the Simpsons were literally the same person. Also increadibly well done for claiming the moral high ground and simultaneously calling for open facism. That’s a really impressive internal contradiction
January 06, 2011 at 1:38 am, Gary Rumain said:
And how many of these so-called “French” koranimals can actually speak French adequately? 50%? Less?
January 05, 2011 at 4:07 am, Matunos said:
Almost as incongruous as a country described as both “secular” and “Christian”.
You do realize that Christians are also supposed to consider their national identity subservient to their religious identity, right?
January 06, 2011 at 12:37 am, Rose said:
Matunos. I would beg to differ. There are no and never have been any Christian theocracies or dictatorships. In contrast, there are no free Muslim countries. None. France is a secular country. France is also a country with a Christian heritage. All Christian countries are secular, but their traditions and heritage are Christian nonetheless. And no, I know of no New Testament verse that tells Christians that their goal is to establish a world-wide Christian government, nor anything that tells Christians that their country is subservient to their “religion.” theocracies and dictatorships
January 06, 2011 at 1:44 am, Gary Rumain said:
I suppose one could call the Vatican a Christian theocracy but I don't know enough of the details of how the state is run.
January 06, 2011 at 2:04 am, Rose said:
The Vatican could be called a Christian theocracy, but it only governs those who live within its less than square mile and its religious dictates are trumped by Italian law in the area of criminal activity. Also it is not recognized as a “state” in international law.
January 06, 2011 at 3:31 pm, RichieRich said:
Don't think they've been stoning any women or cutting off the limbs of someone for stealing a loaf of bread lately at the Vatican!
January 07, 2011 at 6:29 am, Gary Rumain said:
No, unlike in the Great Satan – the pislamic republic of Iran.
January 15, 2011 at 9:01 am, BorealisD said:
Ah. This is quite incorrect. Have you never heard of Divine Right? Modern Christianity may not control any country (at least not legally), but in the recent past God’s Anointed ruled many a theocracy. Muslim nations on average appear far behind in the civil liberties department, which is unfortunate I agree. However, holding Christianity up as some beacon of civilization is looking at it optimistically at best.
Comparing population statistics and crime rates as if these proved that “koranimals” have some genetic propensity for criminal activity only underlines social inequalities that lead to greater crime rates. Even claiming that any ethnic group has some inherent bias for crime is extraordinarily foolish. Did you know that white people also rape, steal, kill, and have (what was that phrase…) carbeques?
January 05, 2011 at 5:18 pm, Joebat said:
harram animals are forbiden to eat, i dont know in you nation but in france we dont eat falcon or bats. frogs yes and snails too but i dont know if they are harram.
January 06, 2011 at 2:13 am, Rose said:
Joebat, Hard to keep up with all of Islam's rules, but I found this that says that frogs and snails are forbidden. But, my point is that there is some irony that Mr. Hine would have Nightrunner be a friend of a “Bat”man, a forbidden animal in Islam.
“3. The flesh of the animals which are naturally malignant and disgusting cannot be eaten, either. Mice, moles, hedgehogs, lizards, scorpions, snakes, frogs, tortoises, snails, worms, bees, flies, caterpillars, insects, etc.”
http://www.questionsonislam.co…
December 31, 2010 at 2:33 pm, Sea Bear said:
Batman is 71 years old, and to my knowledge there has never been any discussion of his religious beliefs if any. Admittedly I am not a big fan, and I am nowhere near as old as he is, so I could have missed a lot. I do actually know about the connection to Native American totems due to being stuck in an office for several days with a deranged batfanatic.
However, it is interesting how you actually state that the islamic Batman is an instrument of social commentary, yet feel hat no one should consider him to be just that, an instrument of social commentary.
In conclusion, you can either try to use Batman as an tool of social change, which you have, and accept the criticism associated with such a move, or get over it and stop acting like an ass.
All things considered, you may think of yourself as a hero in the civil movement towards acceptance of Islam despite their abundance of terrifying flaws, but in reality, you wouldn't qualify to be a pimple on the butt of a civil rights leader.
In the end, I do not think you are still reading at this point, and if you are, you closed your mind by the end of the first paragraph. so let me close by saying the writing and storyline is acceptable, but your reaction to the outrage you have deliberately incited is pathetic.
Enjoy your paycheck.
January 01, 2011 at 6:28 am, Naaha said:
i think batman cathliotic if you go by the cartoon series
January 05, 2011 at 4:13 am, Matunos said:
You do realize that David Hine didn't write the above article, right?
I really like this logic of yours though: “In the end, I do not think you are still reading at this point, and if you are, you closed your mind by the end of the first paragraph.”
Q.E.D.!
December 31, 2010 at 2:57 pm, Sea Bear said:
BTW: I have to wonder, will the next batman be a Chezk in Germany, or a Japanese in China?
January 01, 2011 at 11:57 am, Gary Rumain said:
DC = Dhimmi Comics.
January 01, 2011 at 2:02 pm, Guy Gadbois said:
Will Nightrunner stop fighting crime if he hears the call of the muezzin? LOL!
January 01, 2011 at 8:41 pm, Gary Rumain said:
More likely, he would cause crime. Lead a rape gang, start carbeques and assault real Frenchmen in the street. The life of a superkoranimal is a tough one.
January 02, 2011 at 8:10 am, Spencer Trumbore said:
“Conservatives” opposed the “Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act” because (among other reasons) the “Minors” mentioned in the act's title could be up to ***29*** YEARS OLD!
Let's be honest: Conservatives don't want Mexican nationals out because they're brown anymore than Liberal politicians want them in because they care. The former just don't like line-cutters who wouldn't know liberty from a toilet paper-line (heh!), and the latter just want more bodies to bleed for SS money.
You Libs can keep checking your brains and taking photo-ops with all your ethnic friends–to prove to each other how not-racist you are
. The rest of us just want to be free to disagree.
January 05, 2011 at 1:35 pm, Darktuner said:
Just to say something. I'm French and the last thing that I want to see is an Algerian in a comic book. In France, Algerian have the habit to steal, rape, kill, break and burn. Nothing like a hero. He should have talk to French people before he made this so called “hero”. So thankful that we will appear as racist once again ! You know what Hine fuck you !
January 05, 2011 at 4:34 pm, Eti3 said:
I'm French too, and I'm glad to live in a country where people like you can be put on trial for saying publicly racist comments like you just did. What you just said is not only stupid, it's also false: as Francis said, most French people who have roots in Algeria consider themselves as French, because indeed they are. And most live their religion in the same way catholics do here: that is, very freely, without going to the church or the mosque every week, and without respecting all the bans integrists may find in a religion. And it's so obvious that most just live a normal life without hurting anyone that your comment just shows that you have a problem…
January 06, 2011 at 2:22 am, Rose said:
Really, you think people should be tried and punished for making a racist statement? Wow. If someone says something I do not believe in or agree with, I offer my opnion or walk away. I don't try and proscecute the person. That is what totalitarian societies do to quell any kind of dissenting opinion. And frankly, crime statistics in France do show a majority of Muslims committing these crimes in direct disproportion to their populational representation.
January 10, 2011 at 3:21 pm, Fnordius said:
I doubt that this person is really French. Nightrunner is the perfect hero for modern France. Or are you going to claim that Zinedane Zidane isn't French?
(Edit. I mean I agree with you, and that the poster you were answering sounds like an American masquerading as French)
January 05, 2011 at 4:50 pm, Toinou said:
I'm French too, like Darktuner and Nightrunner – this character is French, not Algerian, right ? French muslims happen to exist – I know quite a few of them : they don't steal, rape, kill, break and burn more than other people, they don't dress like Bin Laden ; believe it or not, most of them work and pay taxes, they just live like everybody else, even in our “neighbourhood known for their riots”. They don't care if I eat pork meat or drink alcohol, and I don't care if they don't do so. They never asked me whether I'm christian, jewish, or whatever. And, last incredible thing : I know a lot of French citizens with an Algerian background who aren't muslims, who don't go to a mosque, etc. I'm not shocked by this character : he's as French as me, why couldn't he be a super hero ?
PS : talking about French super heroes… we already have Superdupont ! http://www.decitre.fr/gi/23/97…
January 05, 2011 at 5:16 pm, Eti3 said:
It's good to see that we are several French people that can't read a comment like Darktuner's one without reacting
I couldn't agree more with what you wrote, Toinou.
January 05, 2011 at 4:52 pm, Joolz said:
I am French too, and the last thing I want is people to think your bigoted and ignorant opinion is representative of the French.
January 06, 2011 at 2:16 am, Rose said:
Joolz, How come people who are intolerant of the extreme intolerance of Islam are labeled bigots? There are no bigger bigots than Muslims. And, if you check on crime statistics in France and other European countries, you will see that he is just speaking the truth.
January 06, 2011 at 2:48 am, Rose said:
Joolz, All too often, these days, any criticism of Islam is being labled bigotry. It's how they roll. Don't like people talking about how 97% of Egyptian women have been genitally mutilated? Just call the person bringing up the issue and the statistic, a bigot.
January 05, 2011 at 5:16 pm, Joebat said:
darktuner, i flag you and if i can i want to see you in prison. it's some guy like you who created jew camp in the last war! by the way, a religion is not a nation nor a race.
January 06, 2011 at 1:49 am, Gary Rumain said:
Of course, prisons are full of arselifters. In France I would guess they are mostly Algerians just as in the UK they are mostly “Asians”.
As for religion not being a nation, explain the pislamic republic of Iran or the arselifter concept of the umma.
January 14, 2011 at 7:20 pm, Sublingo said:
You are a child.
January 06, 2011 at 2:23 am, Rose said:
Joebat, It's really dumb of you to flag something you do not agree with.
January 06, 2011 at 2:51 am, Rose said:
Joebat, It's even dumber to think someone should go to prison for “offending” you. Wow. Incredible hypocrisy. Islam offends me to the core.
January 06, 2011 at 6:34 pm, Islamophobe said:
Joebat, You are an imbecile, obviously ill educated. . . To even mention the holocaust shows your ignorance, given the extreme anti semitic views of Islam. This was an act perpetrated by a Catholic Hitler with the full backing of the Islamic world. . . Contrary to your last statement Islam is not merely a religion, it is a pervasive pseudo-religious political ideology, hell bent on subjugating the non-muslim world.
January 05, 2011 at 5:35 pm, Shinseisama said:
Let's not say that they have a habit of it. But even though they represent about 10% of the population, they account for 50% of the crimes in general.
It is also true that cars appear to be a lot more flammable in parts of the cities where they are a majority of the residents.
That said, what I question more is the fact that a representative of a minority was chosen. How many DC heros are blacks or latinos ? I am not a great DC fan but I bet not a lot. So why apply this to France.
No, I think Hine simply gave way to the sirens of marketing. The french riots had a surprising loud echo in the American media, so to surf on it he chose a character involved in it and that is it. That was the guarantee of a good audience. He choice is I am affraid a lot more down to earth than what you think. Occam is always right…
January 06, 2011 at 1:52 am, Gary Rumain said:
Hine should have set his comic in Londonistan with an “Asian” as his hero. LOL!
January 10, 2011 at 3:17 pm, Fnordius said:
You are Jean-Marie Le Pen, we get the idea. Now go crawl back into your hole.
January 05, 2011 at 2:10 pm, Paul said:
Heroes can come from anywhere. The true definition of a hero is not so much a person who stands for a cause but how that person behaves in light of what is being stood for.To me a hero will never intentionally kill civilians and will show mercy to their enemies in all but the most extreme circumstances. That being said, I don't think there is any problem with a Muslim being a hero. There are some great people amongst them
January 06, 2011 at 1:53 am, Gary Rumain said:
Name them.
January 07, 2011 at 5:33 am, Mullah Lodabullah said:
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the Undabomber)
Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly (the human Christmas cracker)
Not to mention the 9/11 hijackers:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new…
January 07, 2011 at 6:26 am, Gary Rumain said:
Right! That's a start. Heroes all.
January 11, 2011 at 10:03 pm, Badre El Amir Bally said:
Saladin (even gain the respect of his enemies like King Richard The Lion Heart)
Ali Gomaa: Egypt’s current grand mufti who confronts and debunks muslim islamists and their made up fatwas
Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza’iri: 19th Century Algerian revoluntionary who was later honored by Abraham Lincoln for saving large numbers of Christians from local Druze in Mount Lebannon , bringing them to safety in his house and in the citadel.
The many Muslim heroes who were mentioned by Jewish American writer and Middle East policy expert Robert Satloff for protecting Jewish civilians from being potential victims of the Nazi-directed programs related to the Holocaust as well as those who collaborated in those programs during WWII.
Salma Yaqoob: prominent anti-war activist and the UK’s party Respect’s cofounding member and vice-chair. With a total of 10,498 votes, she came second with 27 percent of the vote in Birmingham’s Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency in the May 2005 general election. In May 2006, she was elected councilor for the Sparkbrook ward in Birmingham. She has continued to fight for civil liberties in the UK and against all policies that target those freedoms and liberties, including the anti-terrorist law recently proposed. Her campaigning for the rights of the elderly and those most in need has already won her widespread support.
Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa: The founder of Teshkeel Comics and creator of The 99 comic series.
Whoever founded the Muslims Against Terrorism group.
January 05, 2011 at 8:38 pm, Brendan Monroe said:
I wonder if Hine is trying to suggest that, rejected, Nightrunner could turn into the Islamic terrorist he's already branded as. Of course, this is what would happen, making this new character merely a part of the stereotype that he supposedly thinks he ought to be free of. A muslim super villain wreaking havoc across France… now that would be a bit more realistic.
January 06, 2011 at 1:54 am, Gary Rumain said:
Realism doesn't sell with libtards. They prefer their delusional fantasies.
January 06, 2011 at 2:52 am, MikeTownsend said:
Muslim extremists want to kill you today, moderate Muslims want to kill you tomorrow. When will Nightrunner's tomorrow come? I like the storyline too where the two people that are going to be killed….a white supremacist and a “peaceful” Muslim. Good dhimmi David Hine!
January 06, 2011 at 9:06 am, jfresh said:
you sir are an idiot
January 06, 2011 at 3:37 pm, RichieRich said:
Ahhhhh, The truth hurts!
June 15, 2011 at 10:06 pm, Badre El Amir Bally said:
No idiocy hurts
January 06, 2011 at 6:48 pm, Islamophobe said:
A compelling argument backed up by a reasoned argument . . . NOT
January 06, 2011 at 4:32 am, Pablo-a said:
Saw the quote below as enough to know the author of this article is full of doo-doo:
“Such a concept helps explain conservative opposition to the defeated DREAM Act, which would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to gain citizenship by either enlisting in the military or enrolling in college, two moves that would ultimately benefit the United States.”
Wrong on both points. First, he's assuming there's anything of value to be learned in college in the USA. Campuses are just cesspools of socialist propaganda and appeasement. Second, Ft. Hood is ample testimony about the benefits of Muslim enrollment in the military. Muslims will never be loyal citizens of a non-muslim culture.
January 07, 2011 at 10:57 am, Gavin Sealey said:
Superheroes are idealisations that represent something that is beyond religion, race or nationality. They represent our desire to go outside the norm in the service of some personal vision and dedication.
January 11, 2011 at 10:07 pm, Badre El Amir Bally said:
Not to mention the huge number of Muslim Americans who enlisted in the US military and are dying for your freedom in Iraq while you’re sitting on your butt typing anti-muslim comments.
January 11, 2011 at 10:07 pm, Badre El Amir Bally said:
Not to mention the huge number of Muslim Americans who enlisted in the US military and are dying for your freedom in Iraq while you’re sitting on your butt typing anti-muslim comments.
January 28, 2011 at 12:42 am, ProlUnity said:
There is only an error in this whole batbackground: Clichy riot wasn’t led by muslim nor had anything to do with an islamic cause: it was a plain proletarian riot against the police oppression. If Hines could get that we do not have communauties like in the UK or the US, it could be a step toward a great comic: we do not oppose algerian to asian to anything, nor do we oppose a religion to another. And the next who says everything like muslim are animals or anything like that better never encounter my way, I’m an atheist but I would crush his/her fascist face.
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