Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:12 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > > Polls indicate that something like 46% of Republicans already think we > have a Muslim president. can?t tell if they accept it, as it makes good blah, blah, blah dogma, or do they actually believe it. (some things are easy to fact check) Steve > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 4, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Steve, >> I do not think so. I think your politicians and press demonize Iran too >> much for short term political gain. I have a few friends who have been >> going in there regularly for the last 10 years, and what I say is based on >> their first hand experience. I reiterate that, IMHO, your rather random >> and >> brutal police is more to be feared than Iran's for a casual visitor, >> especially if the colour of your skin is not lily white. Their religious >> theology is not much different from strains of Christian theology >> prevalent >> in the southern states of USA either. It is a democratic country that >> holds >> regular elections as well. Before you come at me with the religious nature >> of the elections, can you imagine a Muslim as President of USA? >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:35 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >> gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>> On Feb 4, 2016, at 8:38 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> From all that I have heard, Iran is probably safer than the USA for a >>>> visitor. Methinks a biased press brainwashes rather thoroughly! :-) >>> >>> >>> safer from the people is one thing, safer from the authorities another. >>> It >>> may even be that they are reciprocally related. >>> >>> steve >>> >>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Use black tape. >>>>> 2. Have Tom carry 1 camera and you carry another. 2 Tourists >>>>> 3. Don't go off alone PLEASE! Stay on the well beaten tourist path with > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information