Comments on: Citing Security Concerns Over Fundamentalist Threats, Lady Gaga Cancels Indonesia Concerts http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2012/05/27/citing-security-concerns-over-fundamentalist-threats-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concerts/ Just another Firedoglake weblog Wed, 15 May 2013 19:51:08 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lisa Derrick http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2012/05/27/citing-security-concerns-over-fundamentalist-threats-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concerts/#comment-27224 Lisa Derrick Sun, 27 May 2012 19:57:53 +0000 http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/?p=8777#comment-27224 Gaga tweeted <blockquote> There is nothing Holy about hatred. We had to cancel the concert in Indonesia. I'm so very sorry to the fans & just as devastated as you if not more. You are everything to me. I will try to put together something special for you. My love for Indonesia has only grown. #GagaSendsLoveToJakarta and all its people</blockquote>. Gaga tweeted

There is nothing Holy about hatred. We had to cancel the concert in Indonesia. I’m so very sorry to the fans & just as devastated as you if not more. You are everything to me. I will try to put together something special for you. My love for Indonesia has only grown. #GagaSendsLoveToJakarta and all its people

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]]> By: AitchD http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2012/05/27/citing-security-concerns-over-fundamentalist-threats-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concerts/#comment-27221 AitchD Sun, 27 May 2012 17:22:51 +0000 http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/?p=8777#comment-27221 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU" rel="nofollow">The Lady Is A Tramp</a> (Eat your hearts out, Indonesians) The Lady Is A Tramp (Eat your hearts out, Indonesians)

]]> By: hackworth1 http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2012/05/27/citing-security-concerns-over-fundamentalist-threats-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concerts/#comment-27217 hackworth1 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:40:15 +0000 http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/?p=8777#comment-27217 Historically, Religion has no equal for it's ability to bind people together in inspirational group think and arbitration of all that is moral, righteous and good. Importantly, as it instructs discipline and morality in its followers, religion preoccupies and distracts the group from noticing the deviant behavior of its betters aka leaders. They're busy drinking, smoking and fornicating in their ivory towers. Historically, Religion has no equal for it’s ability to bind people together in inspirational group think and arbitration of all that is moral, righteous and good.

Importantly, as it instructs discipline and morality in its followers, religion preoccupies and distracts the group from noticing the deviant behavior of its betters aka leaders.

They’re busy drinking, smoking and fornicating in their ivory towers.

]]> By: cregan http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/2012/05/27/citing-security-concerns-over-fundamentalist-threats-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesia-concerts/#comment-27212 cregan Sun, 27 May 2012 16:07:49 +0000 http://lafiga.firedoglake.com/?p=8777#comment-27212 Religion or no religion, what this really illustrates is what happens when ANY group, united by ANY philosophy, gets the idea THEY can dictate to everyone else what to think, what to say, what to believe and what content in your mind is acceptable. Religion or no religion, what this really illustrates is what happens when ANY group, united by ANY philosophy, gets the idea THEY can dictate to everyone else what to think, what to say, what to believe and what content in your mind is acceptable.

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