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panader0

(25,816 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 09:37 AM Jan 2020

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Remember when the Taliban destroyed the Buddha statue of Bamiyan in 2001?

It made me sick. The statue was 1700 years old and the largest statue
of Buddha in the world. Every decent person was appalled.
Now spanky was to destroy ancient Irani sites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/taliban-destroys-bamiyan-buddha-statues-in-2001/2015/07/29/8e0c35ca-362f-11e5-ab7b-6416d97c73c2_video.html

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Remember when the Taliban destroyed the Buddha statue of Bamiyan in 2001? (Original Post) panader0 Jan 2020 OP

Listen well malaise Jan 2020 #1

Sooo hideous to me. The view is the only thing I'd like. nt babylonsister Jan 2020 #3

Gaudy, pretentious, fake malaise Jan 2020 #4

There was quite a bit of coverage of Isis destroying cultural sites. Some important archeological brewens Jan 2020 #2

malaise

(269,056 posts)

1. Listen well

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:12 AM

Jan 2020

In the Con's world.this is culture

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3303819/Inside-Donald-Trump-s-100m-penthouse-lots-marble-gold-rimmed-cups-son-s-toy-personalized-Mercedes-15-000-book-risqu-statues.html

babylonsister

(171,071 posts)

3. Sooo hideous to me. The view is the only thing I'd like. nt

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:48 AM

Jan 2020

malaise

(269,056 posts)

4. Gaudy, pretentious, fake

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:50 AM

Jan 2020

and lacking class just like the owner

brewens

(13,596 posts)

2. There was quite a bit of coverage of Isis destroying cultural sites. Some important archeological

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:13 AM

Jan 2020

sites that had never been properly excavated and researched. I bet there are even FOX "News" spots on that.

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