A major Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan scheduled to be destroyed next month (Dec 2012)

A major Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan is set to be destroyed next month:

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This sort of thing happens far too often, more than most may realize. Buddhist, Christian, and Jewish archeological sites, monuments, and buildings get destroyed often by Muslims in the Middle East.

For all the love I have for Muslims, my sympathy runs thin when they desire others to cater to their religion and yet persistantly disrespect the religion of others. But on the other hand, these are fundamentalist Islamic regimes, so better should not be expected by them.

Well its the Muslims, and also the Chinese government.

So its a tag team of idiocy.

Originally posted by ManjushriPrajna
This sort of thing happens far too often, more than most may realize. Buddhist, Christian, and Jewish archeological sites, monuments, and buildings get destroyed often by Muslims in the Middle East.

For all the love I have for Muslims, my sympathy runs thin when they desire others to cater to their religion and yet persistantly disrespect the religion of others. But on the other hand, these are fundamentalist Islamic regimes, so better should not be expected by them.

Its the Afghan and Chinese goverment planning to do this for economic reasons

Unfortunately lots of archaeological sites get destroyed - which is often unavoidable in places where older civilizations once existed. Salvage archaeology is a booming business

Originally posted by Hanslune
Unfortunately lots of archaeological sites get destroyed

Archaeologists are usually given a decent chance, even on less important sites.

Experts say destroying the site this early, does not even help the mining operation.

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I suppose you're right. I didn't bother reading the article at first. It's just that it's such a shame important historical sites like this have to be destroyed and paved over for the sake of money.

I was around when the last one got blown to bits...sad ..maybe a little c4 next time around at mecca..sorry,but that's just upsetting.

Originally posted by SarnholeOntarable
I was around when the last one got blown to bits...sad ..maybe a little c4 next time around at mecca..sorry,but that's just upsetting.

Its a Chinese mining operation. But you are right that Muslims are half the problem.

The Chinese try to screw over Buddhists any chance they get.

Its politics over the Tibetan issue.

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I've been aware of this for a while now.

Just simply turns my stomach. As I've said elsewhere. The destruction of human history is a travesty and due to many factors.

Chief among them is greed.

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If this was a Hindu or Christian site in Afghanistan, this destruction would never happen.

Chinese government really hates Buddhism.

Originally posted by NotReallyASecret
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If this was a Hindu or Christian site in Afghanistan, this destruction would never happen.
Chinese government really hates Buddhism.

To be honest, the entire region was part of India once Nevertheless many monuments were destroyed during the taliban rule.
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Originally posted by hp1229
To be honest, the entire region was part of India once

Yes India was like Rome.

In the sense that Indian culture spread from China, to Afghanistan, to South East Asia.

Originally posted by NotReallyASecret
Well its the Muslims, and also the Chinese government.

So its a tag team of idiocy.

Mecca, Medina and the Great Wall of China should be next on the list to be destroyed.

Originally posted by Xcathdra

Originally posted by NotReallyASecret
Well its the Muslims, and also the Chinese government.

So its a tag team of idiocy.

Mecca, Medina and the Great Wall of China should be next on the list to be destroyed.

The Saudis are doing a good job all by themselves on Medina and Mecca

Destruction of early Islamic history in Arabia

TBH

i only clicked this thread because i thought it had something to do with 211212

so now thats

the pyramids
buddhist temple

might explode

will the list grow?

Originally posted by Xcathdra

Originally posted by NotReallyASecret
Well its the Muslims, and also the Chinese government. So its a tag team of idiocy.

Mecca, Medina and the Great Wall of China should be next on the list to be destroyed.

Yeah...might as well.

Originally posted by hp1229

Originally posted by Xcathdra

Originally posted by NotReallyASecret
Well its the Muslims, and also the Chinese government. So its a tag team of idiocy.

Mecca, Medina and the Great Wall of China should be next on the list to be destroyed.

Yeah...might as well.

Normally my argument would be along the lines of 2 wrongs dont make a right and taking the high ground.. However those 2 positions rely on the ability of the party doing the wrong to actually recognize the act and take actions to correct it.

In this case I dont think the radical side is going to comply with that as they do not see their actions as being wrong. In that case turn about should be fair play.

Maybe its going to take a foreign flag flying over Mecca / Medina along with their religious sites being destroyed in order to get it across their actions are barbaric and belong as much in the 21st century as it did in the 9th century.

What really pisses me off about radical Islam is the lack of denunciation from the normal members of Islam. I dont understand why they sit quietly while watching their religion be defiled.

They need to stand up and be heard... It is the only way the rest of the world is going to start making a distinction between Islam and radical Islam. Absent that realization they have no right to argue about the effects of US actions when they are allowing the action which brings the response.