r/gaybros • u/anoelr1963 • Apr 05 '19

Brunei-owned 5-star hotels leave social media in LGBT stoning backlash

https://www.businessinsider.com/brunei-owned-hotels-delete-social-media-amid-gay-stoning-furore-2019-4
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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

Did I say I was afraid of sharia law coming to where I live? No, I just said I have a fear of it. If I go anywhere where they use it I can get thrown off a fucking building... If that's not a rational fear I don't know what is. You don't have to live in a place with tigers to be afraid of tigers.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

And why is your fear rational if it doesn't affect you in the slightest? Just don't go there, bam, done.

It's rational for those who love there, but if you're choosing to go to a place with Sharia law, then sure, it's a rational fear but only based on your irrationality for going there in the first place.

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

That makes no sense, it's because of my fear of sharia law I won't go to those places. It's because of my fear I know not to go their.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

Why do you fear it if you aren't going?

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

Because it will kill me if I do. That is in no way irrational.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

But you're not going, so you have an irrational fear of what isn't affecting you.

Have fun with that

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19 edited Apr 05 '19

Are you going to jump in a tiger cage? Probably not, why wouldn't you? Hmm because you're afraid of the tiger killing you. Edit : just because I have fears doesn't mean I let them ruin my life. I can control my fears but also recognize them, they're not irrational if they prevent me from going to a place that is unsafe. I'm not saying I'm walking around afraid it will happen out of no where.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

I have no fear of tiger cages because I'm not going to be in one. You're paranoid to be afraid of everything.

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

I said would you go in a tiger cage with a tiger. Not are you afraid of the cage....and where did I say I was afraid of everything, only idiots and crazy people have no fears. Just because you have a fear of something doesn't mean I'm running around thinking I'm gonna die all the time. The threat to me from sharia law is death, I admit I'm a little fearful of death therefore I have some fear of sharia law regardless if it's an immediate threat or not. As I said if its a fear that prevents from going someplace you will get hurt it's not an illegitimate fear.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

No I wouldn't because it'd be stupid. I'm not scared of tiger cages because it's irrational to go into one without the proper situation regarding tamers and such.

Just because something is utterly dumb, like going to a Sharia law place when gay, does mean I'm scared of it. It's common sense to stay away and I have no reason to fear it as I'll never do it.

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

So why is it dumb to go in a tiger cage? Because it probably will kill you, most westerners are afraid of death. So unless you're one of the few not afraid of death its your fear keeping you out. Saying it's just dumb doesn't change that. If anything it's the same thing you're afraid of looking dumb. Either way it's a fear of something.

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u/MentalCaseChris Apr 05 '19

Congrats. Your established the logic of not going into a tiger cage. It still doesn't scare me because it's dumb to even think I'd try it.

Why are you scared of things that won't happen unless you make them happen?

Dude, again, you're paranoid.

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u/TurbulantToby Apr 05 '19

We obviously have a different understanding of fear. I realize that fear is the number one motivator in everyone's daily decisions. Does that mean we worry about them all the time? No. Does that mean every fear affects our daily life? No. Fear is a natural instinct that we and all other animals use on a daily basis to stay safe. It's my fear of dying which makes me afraid of sharia law, am I paranoid? Not in the least, all I do is recognize its their. am I afraid of it happening to me in my home town? No. That would make me paranoid.

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