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110 Comments:

1. jesus christ this video categorizes a religion the way a biologist would an invasive species are you guys kidding?
Comment by Brendan O'Donnell — May 5, 2009 at 4:08pm
2. What the hell?? What does this video have to do with CFE?? Leave the creepy religious preachings out, pls.
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 5:35pm
3. I supported and enjoyed the CFE site and the WODs but forget it. After seeing this racist and outrageous piece of propaganda, I'm gone.
Comment by A. Kelly — May 5, 2009 at 5:51pm
4. how is it racist?
Comment by G Halmi — May 5, 2009 at 5:55pm
5. there is gonna be a bunch of mad postings from this video. not from me though. it was weird, but it was all numbers and facts..ish. who knows what the world will be like. it makes you think about something you normally never would, that is for sure!
Comment by p shanks — May 5, 2009 at 6:01pm
6. Ha! I knew this vid would piss some people off. Little did I know there would already be 3 people bummin' or runnin' (POSE?) the other way. I give it a thumbs up and my hats off to ya. Then again, maybe this is all a big joke to push some buttons. Either way, it's all good by me.
Comment by bburgultrarunner — May 5, 2009 at 6:04pm
7. wow. just wow.
Comment by shariBaby — May 5, 2009 at 6:04pm
8. No doubt. How is it racist? Saying it's "racist" is a racist thing to say as it assumes you are talking about a "race" of people, so you seem to think of all Muslims as being a certain race. Isn't that a racist or at the very least a stereotype? Oh well. It's gonna be fun watching where this goes...
Comment by bburgultrarunner — May 5, 2009 at 6:08pm
9. youre gonna quit cause youre offended? its not like CFE loses money if you quit. you arent "getting them back". offer a counter point or something interesting. Does information hurt your feelings?
IS this your first time on the internet?
Comment by Scott Schactler — May 5, 2009 at 6:18pm
10. I for one welcome our new muslim overlords! While you are toiling in their underground sugar mines, I will be reporting the news!
Comment by Mommar al Jerkistan — May 5, 2009 at 6:22pm
11. It's not racist, it's not statistically incorrect, and there's nothing inherently wrong with the message. It just doesn't have anything to do with CFE -- nothing. Next time, find a more clever way to push buttons. Have a good one!
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 6:22pm
12. we've found that in posting thought provoking material we tend to do just that... create more thought. we post material virtually everyday based on CFE and studies that back it. Most goes un-responded too. So much like the last controversial topic we posted we wanted to see what the CFE world thought. I got this particular video twice in an email, and on the second turn, what the hell lets see what the rest of them think. Do I think we need to start breeding... I don't know. But, this piece along with anything either Islam or Christianity gets crazy on scares the shit out of me... All i can say, is God Bless the Mexicans!
Comment by bmack — May 5, 2009 at 6:30pm
13. Yall are funny. Who gives a shit if he posts a video on here that's unrelated, it's just a video. Usually does it all the time on rest days. Can't find links about running shoe research or why fat is good for you or why lsd sucks every single day. Keeps things interesting. Only thing that shocks me is I thought the mexicans were spreading by leaps and bounds, had no idea about the muslims. Dunno why yall are up in arms about it. Crazy.
Comment by J Turnage — May 5, 2009 at 6:37pm
14. #11 it is statistically incorrect because it wrongly extrapolates data (in this case birth rates) over the span of almost 25 years. Look at the difference in birth rates in America between 1955 and 1980. It also makes an assumption that Islam will expand at an equal level (or equal level of devotion) in children of Muslims - the entire theory banks on this. But children growing up in EU countries which are substantially more secular than America let alone Islamic republics would probably have their religious views diluted to a great degree by that exposure.

Back to running,
I'm leaving for USMC Officer Candidate's School in two weeks and was wondering if I should go into "maintenance mode" and hold back a little bit in the period leading up to six weeks of what I'm sure will be very intense exercise to avoid injury, or should I continue hitting CFE just as hard? (I apologize for this it seems like a novice question)

Thanks
Comment by Brendan O'Donnell — May 5, 2009 at 6:51pm
15. I agree that this video has no place on a site like this. I think most of us just come here to get different ideas for workouts. We're not looking for unrelated fear-mongering. The video seems to assume that a rise in the percentage of the world that follows Islam would automatically be a bad thing. I think fundamentalism - coming from any religion - is more harmful than the rise of one over another. I'm sure that the vast majority of the Muslims living in Europe and the US - and the Middle East, for that matter - are moderates. Let's get back to working out; isn't that what makes us attractive and fit enough to reproduce anyway?
Comment by josh — May 5, 2009 at 6:54pm
16. p.s. #12: "every day" is two words ("everyday" is an adjective). #13: Anyone who says "Yall" (sans apostrophe) would probably be slow to get it anyway. Crazy, alright! Happy Siete de Mayo!
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 6:54pm
17. That video reminds me how much I dislike religion. Why does it matter if Christianity isn't the dominant religion?
Comment by adam — May 5, 2009 at 7:10pm
18. cj - nah yer thankin of dem alabama fuckers to my west. we aint slow round hare in jawjah. Glad to see you're not a racist though, bigot yes, but not racist. Anyway, hope the rain clears up, looking forward to a 10K PR tomorrow afternoon.
Comment by J Turnage — May 5, 2009 at 7:13pm
19. Yes the video was a pile of shit but ...Who gives a shit?
Just as Fitness has evolved into something many could not foresee, and so do cultures... they've been evolving since the dawn of civilization.
The video was hugly niave of this basic premise of life...
but hey.... who gives a shit :-)
Comment by Pete — May 5, 2009 at 7:17pm
20. Did a 10k pr sunday -- 3rd in my division. Bigots Rule!
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 7:17pm
21. I don't get it.
So the WOD is:
Kill 10 Muslims for time?
Get real!
Comment by Sebastian — May 5, 2009 at 7:33pm
22. Brendan o donnell- keep hitting it hard until the day you leave. take that day off. you arent gonna do shit for the first few days you are there and all you get is box nasties of sandwhiches to eat and sit in the classrooms for inprocessing and get your bucket issue. thatll be lots of time to recover before your pft. if youve been hitting cf and cfe pretty tough youll have no problems with the pt there. give it everything you have. they notice who doesnt go all out on pft.
Comment by Scott Schactler — May 5, 2009 at 7:59pm
23. Crossfit is not about politics. If this was a video regarding demographics, that would be fine, being aware of your surroundings is a beneficial thing. However this borders on a call to war against muslims. Let's stay away from the politics and get back to what we're here to do, revolutionizing fitness. Stick to the WODs and health articles, no more of this. Crossfit is an organization of class, Let's keep it that way.
Comment by Smith — May 5, 2009 at 8:05pm
24. i think what you all are missing is that controversial stuff like this promotes thought and discussion. those that get pissed off and say i am out of here or you suck or this is crap is likey immature and incapable of seeing there are many sides of the equation. it also means you are likely a liberal or uber conservative- both equally bad. this piece states some basic cultural and sustainability issues with respect to the continuance of a group of people... California will be dominantly hispanic by 2050- is that racist? wrong? worht saying i am not getting on this site anymore? or any other reaction? NO it is merely a stated fact (or liekly a fact) with soem empirical evidence one may be able to prove it. if you have a value system / personal beliefs that you feel will be muted or changed as a result of this, then you have a reason to be concerned... forget who put it out... it says what it says and if it is true, then fundamentally, as an american, you should be worried - if you are not- well then you are simply put an idiot! Have a great day!
Comment by mark w — May 5, 2009 at 8:09pm
25. #24 - Glad to see you're not being immature or incapable of seeing many sides of the equation by labeling those with different views than yours "idiots." Perhaps the message is going over some heads here. It's not the facts (if they are true) that are annoying, it is the way they are presented -- with quite sinister overtones and spokespeople like Gaddafi, not exactly one of America's sweethearts. It's the closing statement, however, that is the creepiest: "As believers, we call upon you to join the effort -- to share the Gospel message with the changing world. This is a call to action!" 3-2-1-Enjoy!
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 8:29pm
26.
soooo. by the year 2025 90% of all Crossfitters will be Muslim? This video is freaky. all i know is i'm gonna try to make a baby tonight :-) , and if it doesnt work i'm gonna keep tryin! anyone that plans on abandoning their visits to CFE because of these videos shouldnt even be on this site. It is public information, available to anyone, just like a newspaper or Yahoo homepage. If Yahoo posted a newsworthy headline that offended you would you stop going to the homepage? ridiculous. The video was slightly disturbing, but thought provoking... come to the site, get your WOD for the next day, post your times! take it with a grain of salt, not all Germans are bad people, not all Muslims are bad people but like it or not there is a small movement out there, that likes to blow up buildings and airplanes and american people, and if they are mass producing as this video says, thats a bit scary. i am not a racist, i am a protect-ist. All the hari-krishna right wing liberalists that get offended by this can go plant another seed of hope in Irag where all of the "hero" wods are being manufactured....in case any of you have forgotten there is a real WAR going on in a couple of these muslim countries. and everyday there and strong, able, brave men, that fly over to fight in this war, and die in this war, so that we dont have another 9-11. The people that hijacked planes, killed 6000 people,and tried to take out the Pentagon werent jacked up misguided teens that got off their medication! (like Columbine) They were Muslims with a belief and a mission, and if they are procreating for the sole purpose of building their armies to get stronger and kill more people that dont believe in "Allah", that should be an eye opener. CFE didnt record, edit and produce the damn video, they are just putting it out there. those of you that cant take that, should go.
Comment by jesse blauer — May 5, 2009 at 10:20pm
27. #26 - Only one person said they aren't coming back -- I thought it's supposed to be thought provoking and inspire discussion. I guess you'd like that discussion better if you were the only one having it. And why on earth have you decided that those who disagree with you are all liberals? Not me. If Yahoo, or any other news page posted this video, it would be accompanied by some objective (or non-objective) comment to let readers know what their purpose was in posting it -- not letting people wonder if it represents their own thoughts or not. Plus, posting it on a NEWS site would make sense -- not in the comic strip or travel section with no explanation as to why. Lastly, the way you speak of Muslims above is reminiscent of the attitude toward "Japs" in WWII. Hey, we took care of that potential problem, didn't we, with the relocation camps. I'm just going to assume that you are not Muslim (duh), have no loved ones who are Muslims, and have probably not even ever met anyone who's Muslim -- when you think "Muslim," you just think "the fewer, the better." While you're busy making assumptions, is that what YOU'd like assumed? ok...have a good work out!
Comment by CJ — May 5, 2009 at 11:08pm
28. "CALL TO ACTION" - WHAT ACTION!!??? Should I grab a gun and go out shoot some immigrants/muslims ?? I Assume that is not the intent of the video/publishers. Should I make babies despite that my social/economic situation does not allow it? I assume not. Should I vote for a nationalistic/racist/rightwing party in the next election so we can stop/slow down immigration? Maybe that´s the intent. If it´s not the last one, I have very difficult to see exactly WHAT it is I am supposed to do. Please educate a poor Swede.
Take care
Comment by Peter — May 6, 2009 at 12:27am
29. how about I just post my time for the workout. 800m TT swim. 14:10ish
Comment by scott — May 6, 2009 at 2:30am
30. The video is certainly a bit over the top, thought for such an incendiary movie I'd expect a less jovial soundtrack. What is interesting is that the creator constantly refers to "culture" throughout the film. It is not until the end that we realize the movie is really talking about religion and Christiandom. As an American without religion I can tell you that there is far more to our culture than religion. I'd be fearful of any religious zealot in office, conservative Christians in this country already lobby for an end to science and preach about a woman's place in the kitchen. It a faulty assumption that every Muslim person is an undemocratic zealot, just like it would be to say every Catholic is an abortion clinic bomber and every Evangelist burns science books, It is not one religion that we should be worried about attacking our culture of freedom, it is all of them supplanting our rights and indoctrinating the free mind.
Comment by donny — May 6, 2009 at 2:48am
31. Thanks for the video. I got my laugh in for the day. The children of Muslims are not guaranteed to be Muslims or hold any of the same values that their parents do, especially when living in Western society and being educated at Western schools. How many people do you know who grew up in a conservative Christian family and don't hold any of the same values as their parents? Islam is growing as the dominant religion in Europe partly because Christianity is on the decline there - that's Europe's problem.
I consider myself a very patriotic and conservative American and Christian, but I've been living in a conservative Islamic country for the past few months and I'm able to see through the propaganda and see how silly this video is (not to mention the spelling mistakes in the video). There are others like me in America who treasure our American values, would die for them, and would never let them slip away. For that reason, this video does not worry me. How about this for a call to action - 321 go run!
Comment by Shane S — May 6, 2009 at 3:10am
32. I am a proud Aussie and also a proud American after playing Rugby League for the USA in 6 internationals. America is my home ,I have the most beautiful American girl and that vid stoked my patriotic engine....
Read the letter from a proud Aussie below...We could do a lot worse than take on what she writes.
Well done BMack! Pump it out mate!


Australia- The Right to Leave

After Sydney not wanting to offend other cultures by putting up Xmas lights.




After hearing that the State of South Australia changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face covered.




This prompted this editorial written by an Australian citizen. Published in an Australian newspaper.

Quote:

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It! I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.



However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia .



However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.



We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the language!



'In God We Trust' is our National Motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.

We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from.



This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.



But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,

'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!



If you aren't happy here then move on! We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted. Pretty easy really, when you think about it.

I figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will also, sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please.


















Australia- The Right to Leave

After Sydney not wanting to offend other cultures by putting up Xmas lights.




After hearing that the State of South Australia changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face covered.




This prompted this editorial written by an Australian citizen. Published in an Australian newspaper.

Quote:

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It! I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.



However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia .



However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.



We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the language!



'In God We Trust' is our National Motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.

We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from.



This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.



But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,

'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!



If you aren't happy here then move on! We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted. Pretty easy really, when you think about it.

I figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will also, sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please.




No matter how many times you receive it … please forward it to all you know













Australia- The Right to Leave

After Sydney not wanting to offend other cultures by putting up Xmas lights.




After hearing that the State of South Australia changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face covered.



This couldn't be worded any better! scroll down, read and pass on please !!!!








Australia- The Right to Leave

After Sydney not wanting to offend other cultures by putting up Xmas lights.




After hearing that the State of South Australia changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face covered.




This prompted this editorial written by an Australian citizen. Published in an Australian newspaper.

Quote:

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It! I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.



However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia .



However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.



We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the language!



'In God We Trust' is our National Motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like 'A Fair Go', then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.

We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from.



This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.



But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,

'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!



If you aren't happy here then move on! We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted. Pretty easy really, when you think about it.


























Comment by BK — May 6, 2009 at 3:40am
33. Sorry! That letter above is 3 times printed...
Comment by bk — May 6, 2009 at 3:43am
34. This is great! I think the idea here is to provoke thought. And, this vid has done exactly that. I will not soil my beliefs by posting in defense of them here. Nor shall I choose to attack someone else's. It will only serve to muddy the waters further; ultimately changing nothing, and further proving my ignorance.
run free
Comment by senator brett — May 6, 2009 at 3:45am
35. could not agree with the fukn Aussies more. God I'm looking forward to getting down there. Sydney, already sold out under American standards. BUT everything in Oz is bigger.

hook, line, sinker to all of you... :)!
Comment by bmack — May 6, 2009 at 4:48am
36. Anyone can use statistics in an attempt to prove a point - that doesn't mean its accurate though. For example, 86% of Americans are happy w/ their healthcare situation, yet there are approx 40 million uninsured Americans. You can argue either way. Stats don't tell the whole story nor does slightly bigoted speculation.
Comment by jcook — May 6, 2009 at 4:50am
37. My religion is CROSSFIT and my bible is the WOD!!
Comment by José Puntigliano — May 6, 2009 at 5:14am
38. I never post but I think the Crossfit community needs to start a Campaign to use it's ranks to create a Crossfit baby making machine army otherwise our women will be doing Burka Burpees for time. I can't imagine one Crossfit women accepting that....LOL. Who picked that video?
Comment by pjmon — May 6, 2009 at 5:31am
39. I'm not sure what was more entertaining the video....or the posts...First of all technically the Muslim religion is a peaceful one, its the radicals that make the image SCARY! Yet we have our scary radicals in this country as well. Secondly America has NO official language our forefathers were going to write it into the constitution but a large amount of signers were German and they didn't want to have to argue a national language so they left it out. So whatever you speak in this country is okay it just doesn't mean that we will always understand you. Thirdly, I like to see the hidden meaning behind propaganda and I have to agree I think the video merely points out that we need to start having more sex! Maybe its a new CrossFit Endurance regimine:) Thrusters or Snatches for time anyone!
Comment by Anne-Marie — May 6, 2009 at 5:49am
40. I had to watch it just because of all the outrageous comments--it's clearly fearmongering. Change is constant and many of "us" have a narrow minded view of who is "us" and who is "them." Let me go ask my Mexican wife and 4 kids what they think, lol! If anyone is truly interested in spreading the gospel (the stated purpose of the video at the end), this is done out of the love and grace of God, not out of fear.

2 mi TT today 14:57, first mile 6:57, new PR.:)
Comment by sln999 — May 6, 2009 at 6:12am
41. Oh when I saw this post last night I knew this would light up!! It is like the video version of the 'dismount your bike photo' from the main site. Whatever - it is an opinion (backed by some stats - can any one of us actually read the blurry notes siting these?) set in motion by some one or some group with an agenda. Choose to agree or disagree. I choose to call it propaganda. Videos like this should be taken with a grain of salt but sadly there are those out there who would take this as a call to action and use it as a reason to incite violence against Muslims, which is plain wrong. I am not for this video for this reason. Information - true or not true - is dangerous. Nice post Bmack, get 'em fired up for the 10k. And to A.Kelly - don't let the door hit you on your way out - It's the internet for chrissake.
Comment by myles — May 6, 2009 at 6:13am
42. what the hell is up with this video. Is this site for zenophobes and biggots. I dont think we need politics and/or religion creeping its terribly ugly face into our joy of working out. PLEASE, WHO EVER DID THIS DO NOT DO IT AGAIN!
Comment by Justin — May 6, 2009 at 6:22am
43. Justin - take it down a level man! Just by posting a vid it does not mean the site is advocating bigotry.

On another note: Any one want to ask an Native American what they think of this? We were all immigrants at one point in time weren't we? Any of you speak Cree? Just sayin....
Comment by Myles — May 6, 2009 at 6:27am
44. by posting that video it does. no biggie - i thought for a split second about never comming to the site again in protest, then i thought, that would only hurt me, i like doing CFE! So instead, ill feel sorry for the narrow minded and xenophobes out there, take advantage of the work outs, and keep my eyes off the blogs and videos. You are right Myles - not worth my time.
Comment by Justin — May 6, 2009 at 6:33am
45. first some wod reports - did a modified murph so i could mix intervals and cf. 1 mile on either end, half the reps for pull ups, push ups and squats but ran 400 in between each one. then went out to rotary park and worked a V4 traverse since it was so nice out. now the video - perhaps a bit misguided and it definitely is confusing race with religion but the message is still the same: get home and get some with the mrs or ms or whomever. Interesting though, at the last admin meeting at the school district i work at they addressed the fact that in roughly 10 years Weld County (CO) will have a majority latino/a population. Is this shocking, should I get up in arms that the mexicans are taking over? no, it just means they have a higher birth rate. If the muslim population has a higher birthrate too, then they'll be the majority at sometime somewhere as well. Whoopdedoo. oK, maybe the qadaffi (spellling?) character was a little creepy but i'm pretty sure he doesn't represent the majority of the muslim population. Oh and watch out for the mormon's, they definitely like to get busy in the sack - looks like muslims and the mexicans are going to have to gear up for some competition there. haha. two days to 50k madness! happy trails.
Comment by pablo — May 6, 2009 at 7:03am
46. damn, always forget to proof what i write!
Comment by pablo — May 6, 2009 at 7:05am
47. Hey guys, quick question. I have been a crossfitter for over a year now, but very new to the endurance portion. Love it though. Can you please tell me what the 2 categories under the run are. It says SC, 2 mile TT. and LC and U, 10k TT. Thanks ahead of time for the info.
Comment by Josh Breffle — May 6, 2009 at 7:08am
48. bout time we started to get some responses. It is amazing what happens when you ruffle some feathers. Everyone should stop being so emotional about it and just take it for what it is... Getting you to think! Wouldn't it be cool if we all posted like this everyday!! Fucking site would be crazy. 200 repeats today... gonna rip in...
Comment by jason leydon — May 6, 2009 at 7:09am
49. Josh, they stand for short course, long course and ultra course. If you don't have a particular race you are training for, stick with the short course. It'll allow you to work on speed moreso than the long course.
Comment by Bryan ACF — May 6, 2009 at 7:14am
50. Josh - SC, LC, and U stand for short course, long course, and ultra and are determined by the length of the even you happen to be training for. SC is anything under two hours, LC is between 2 and 3 hours and anything longer is U. If you don't happen to be training for anything in particular it's recommended that you stick with SC wod's but that is up to you. Also make sure to check out the left side of the home page, there's a wealth of info posted that will also help out. Hope that helps.

Comment by pablo — May 6, 2009 at 7:18am
51. Justin-- by not looking at the articles or the forum you are missing a wealth of knowledge and information that would be very beneficial to add to what you are doing and add another dimension to your training/experience.
Josh-- SC= short course, LC = long course, U= ultra TT= time trial. Look in the legend on the left side for the times associated with each course.
Comment by Kaitlin — May 6, 2009 at 7:22am
52. Christianity is not a religion, it's a worldview or life belief. Saying it's a religion shows ignorance. It's like 2 people talking:
1. "I think freedom of speech should be stopped"
2. "I know, I hate politics and politians"

Freedom of speech is a life belief or a worldview on how we should construct our behaviors and MOST Americans believe this way, but it's not politics or for politicians, it's something that we view as crucial to freedom. Christianity believes certain things, but that doesn't make it a religion. A religion is Catholic, Muslim, Mormon, Lutheran, Jehovah's Witness. Do I believe in these religious views? None. Am I a christian? Yes!

Things constantly change and to project humanity or predict never works or we'ld all have gotten out the stock market a year ago. You can't predict future results based on current events although you can be destined to make the same mistakes. Unfortunately we are heading toward a fascist German/French type of government and we are seeing it in England. Australia is seeing it as well, but the PM/President had the balls to tell immigrants to get out if they don't want to conform to Australian culture. Our presidents haven't had the balls to do it since WW2. I grieve for our brave military put into harms way in disguise of fighting "terror". If terrorism was what our government wants to "prevent" they need to bring those boys home and start shooting and killing "domestic terrorists" ie. gangs, low level mafia gangs, drug dealers (what war on drugs). F@#%$ clean up our F#@#$% streets and get rid of pedophiles so I can let my kids ride their bikes 3 miles to friends houses like I did when I was a kid, without fear of being kidnapped, killed, molested, raped or given some addictive drug.

Great Post BMac!

If you're going into or in the military or policing, stay safe and thank you for what you are doing!
Comment by jeff brown — May 6, 2009 at 7:32am
53. OH. I forgot. I'm doing a 50k this weekend and then a sprint tri 2 weeks later 1/2m s, 11m b, 5k r. Swim time 13:09. In the infamous words of Tom Petty: "You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down!"
Comment by jeff brown — May 6, 2009 at 7:37am
54. Oh, and I'll be doing the boulder boulder 2 days after the sprint! "There ain't no easy way out, and I won't back down!"
Comment by jeff brown — May 6, 2009 at 7:39am
55. I was glad to see that others were also disturbed by this video. I wish I had a good way of explaining why this video is so hateful, but it seems that those who don't understand are speaking a different language. Further, those European demographics are factually inaccurate. Muslim populations and birth rates are not that high. Just because it is in a youtube video with a creepy announcer does not make it true.

Shame on you, Bmac for posting this.


Comment by John — May 6, 2009 at 7:56am
56. Hahaha I don't think whoever posted that video was purely interested in provoking thought. Clearly they miscalculated how many "like minded" individuals they were surrounded by. Like dropping the N-bomb in a conversation and then realizing that your at the water cooler, not your klan rally. Embarrassing at best, downright evil at worst. Upon seeing the video I was heartbeats from un-bookmarking CFE. After wandering into the comments and seeing how many grown ups there were denouncing said propaganda I've reconsidered.

CFE, please stick to CFE and not try to "provoke" anyone's thoughts. All you're going to do is lose good members.

P.S. I am also sick and tired of people invoking our fallen soldiers to punctuate their statements. Do not tarnish their memories by attaching them to your personal views, whatever they may be. They are above all of that now. There is no left/right, conservative/progressive, politics/religion for them anymore. Honor them for their ultimate sacrifice and do them the service of leaving them out of our petty, mortal conflicts.

Thank you
Comment by RobbieRobot — May 6, 2009 at 8:03am
57. This is freaking scary. Islamic states suppress freedom of speech, religion, basically every tenet that western civilization was based on. Not to mention the oppression of women. Americans are completely clueless about Islam and what it stands for, wake up people!! Thank God for the mexicans! Start breeding people.
Comment by Sab Smith — May 6, 2009 at 8:05am
58. run, SC, rolling hills on asphalt, 15:06. about a minute slow for me, but maybe I'm tired from yesterday's WODe.
Comment by CME — May 6, 2009 at 8:17am
59. Shame on me? Maybe, I should let the masses dictate what I think, feel, and support? Maybe, I should let the "adults" around here make the decisions? Maybe, I should give up my guns? Or Maybe, I should let you take away our freedom of speech? I hold no opinion in this video other than... Thank God for the Mexicans, and the fact that I live in Southern California, where I have grown up speaking a dialect of the Spanish/English language. We call it, Spanglish! Demographics change in the blink of an eye, and for anyone to take something so personally, we are a tune to the fact that it is, just that... A personal problem. Love the comments this far though. Love it.
Comment by bmack — May 6, 2009 at 8:18am
60. just read some of the comments...people think it's no big deal if western nations turned islamic...it just highlights how clueless people are about what happens in an islamic society. If you wanted to convert to another religion, do you think it would be acceptable to be killed for that decision? Do you think it's acceptable to kill gays? Do you think women should have virtually no rights and have to cover themselves as property, even with just a scarf? Do you think it's acceptable to kill Jews? Do you think you should be killed if you wanted to criticize Islam in anyway (ie, the Netherland stabbbing)? WAKE UP PEOPLE. This is one thing we should NOT be politically correct about. Everyone says, oh, Islam...that's a religion of peace --- well bullshit! They are peaceful until they have a majority in a country, then it'll all go to hell. WAKE UP
And, to whoever posted this, I give you kudos.
Comment by Sab Smith — May 6, 2009 at 9:08am
61. I am in the same boat as comment #14 but i leave for SF Selection on the 8th of June. So should I continue on the CF 3 on 1 off Schedule with 3 Days CFE and 1 to 2 Rucks (I do Time trials no more than 2 hours with absolutely no ruck running anywhere from 55-75lbs). How should I Scale down? Also as a test should I do a Crossfit Total here shortly and then do one afterwards to note the effects of a 3 week thrash fest in the body.
To see how much is dropped from the abrupt change in diet and tremondous work load that my body will be put through it will also be a testament of how this system can HOPEFULLY work for courses Like SFAS since most of it is mental any way. any input is greatly appreciated.
Comment by philssp — May 6, 2009 at 9:09am
62. #54 Jeff - are you in CO? the 50k your hitting this weekend doesn't happen to be the Greenland 50k does it? I'm running the same race. If you see a guy in a superman t-shirt and a mowhawk that'll be me. It'll be cool to see someone else running ultras off CFE, good luck!!
Comment by pablo — May 6, 2009 at 9:13am
63. Thanks for all the info guys.
Comment by JB — May 6, 2009 at 9:15am
64. Wow, this is the furthest down I've ever had to post! I guess I'd better go watch the video after this!

My first 5k row cuz the doc told me to row more and run less with the stress fracture in my foot.

Warmup was two 500m rows:

500m:1:47.1
500m:1:47.4

5000m 20:23.0
Comment by Jeff Frost — May 6, 2009 at 10:17am
65. bmack- Well fucking played sir!! Well Played!
This is his site, you dont have to like what is posted, you dont have to come here, and yet you sit here a bitch like you pay a membership to this website. I like hardcore bands, but generally I disagree with their personal beliefs... but I still listen to the music..
Comment by Chaotic Ambiance — May 6, 2009 at 10:19am
66. Hahahaha! Sure, it keeps things interesting, but this was just very strange. At least now I won´t be sursprised if a video with Tom "Couch Jumper" Cruise talking about scientology is posted. I really appreciate the videos about "Pose running" and what not, keep em coming!
Comment by Björn Uddenfeldt — May 6, 2009 at 10:56am
67. 5k row time trial: 19:16.
Comment by chris merz — May 6, 2009 at 11:24am
68. Damn! I am officially that guy. I swore I would never be that guy. I will read the site much better next time. Sorry guys. Thanks.
Comment by Josh Breffle — May 6, 2009 at 11:28am
69. Lordy, lordy. I saw the WOD and went right to the comments without even seeing there was a video posted. I thought, "Wow so many people did a TT today, I can't wait to see the times." After reading the comments, I went back and watched the video. I find #40 to have the most insightful comment. I don't think that posting the video is, in and of itself, an endorsement of its point of view (and I really don't think anyone can say with a straight face that it's "just the facts" and doesn't have a point of view) or a bad thing. Posting it to a public forum gives those that disagree an opportunity to point out its flaws, philosophical and factual, as many have done. In fact, the poster invites us to "post thoughts to comments." Dialogue can never be a bad thing in my book. Just one CFE newbie's two cents.
Comment by Michele Smith — May 6, 2009 at 11:40am
70. If you are hanging out on the CFE site, chances are you were like me and got sucked down the LSD path due to a) trying to emulate some genetic freak you had no business emulating, or b) followed the advice of books, magazines, experts etc. with out asking hard questions of either, like why?, why? why? why? why? why? *********** Forging Elite Fitness means working hard physically, but it also means being uncompromising in the intellectual pursuit of what is the best way to train. To do this we need to: read, listen, & watch lots of fitness information; think very hard about that information; then discuss that fitness information privately and in public - it should hurt our brains with all the thinking we do about Forging Elite Fitness. ************* We must continuosly work at thinking, CrossFiting our brains so they are as Powerful, Strong, Flexible, Accurate, Long Lasting, etc as possible. In this case, the challenge was to watch, think and then discuss a thought provoking topic. Take this for what it was - an interval for your brain...To BMack, Carl & the rest of the CFE community - keep thinking!!!
Comment by MarcH — May 6, 2009 at 11:45am
71. as rx'd
sc run 3k
13:33
Comment by Troy Walker — May 6, 2009 at 12:31pm
72. Pablo, Yes. The Greenland trails! See you there man.
Comment by jeff brown — May 6, 2009 at 12:35pm
73. CJ-

People like you crack me up. Do you know anything about Muslims? Have you studied the Qur'an? Just a shot in the dark here, but you voted for Obama didn't you (I know that's off subject but you seem like the majority of the self-proclaimed "intellectual elitists" that supported Obama and should have known better)? Islam is not a religion of moderates. True, all Muslims are not fundamentalists, but real Muslims are also NOT moderates. Let me ask you this. How many Muslims do you know that openly condemned the 911 attacks? I have seen many Muslim leaders try to skirt the issue in a PC way, while being interviewed on TV, but I saw not one single Islamic leader openly condemn the attacks. Isn't that a bit strange considering the "90 percent moderate" comment that was made on here? Muslims believe it is their destiny to take over the world and basically eliminate all of us "infidels". If by moderate you mean that some choose to accomplish this mission by breeding instead of killing, and that is supposed to make me feel comforted, I think you need to rethink your stance. I've got news for you that hopefully will help you wake up (doubtful considering your condescending tone and self-appointment as the grammar sheriff). If we stand by (by we, I mean non-Muslims) thinking that they are going to mind their own business (as a group and not as individuals) and live and let live forever, things are going to get very bad. Oh yeah and there is a huge difference between generalizing people based on religion and generalizing them based on race (i.e. Japanese during WWII). People of the same race do not necessarily share the same beliefs, views, ideas, etc. People of the same religion often do.
Comment by Michael Malmfeldt — May 6, 2009 at 1:36pm
74. As rx'd 5K C2: 20:00.6
Comment by J Fada — May 6, 2009 at 1:46pm
75. I agree with post #73. When and why did the west stop having kids?
Comment by G Halmi — May 6, 2009 at 2:32pm
76. I am curious what the webmaster's purpose was of posting such a video? As many have pointed out the statistics are bullshit, but it also it is pretty offending towards Muslims. Is Crossfit not open to Muslim participants? I thought Crossfit was about people getting healthy, not promoting hatred for other religious beliefs. It is really a shame such a video has been posted on a site like this.
Comment by SF — May 6, 2009 at 2:51pm
77. Really wished that video would have cited sources. (I guess they do but you can't really read it)

Pulled from the Guardian U.K.
The average American woman has 2.1 children in her lifetime, the most since the early 1970s, with women of Hispanic origin having the highest rate - almost three children per woman.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/18/birth-rate-us-baby-boomers

From the Washington Post (a little dated):
The overall fertility rate increased 2 percent between 2005 and 2006, nudging the average number of babies being born to each woman to 2.1, according to the latest federal statistics. That marks the first time since 1971 that the rate has reached a crucial benchmark of population growth: the ability of each generation to replace itself.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122002725_pf.html

and what would the C.I.A. know about anything?
Total fertility rate: 2.05 children born/woman (2009 est.)

Religions: Protestant 51.3%,
Roman Catholic 23.9%,
Mormon 1.7%,
other Christian 1.6%,
Jewish 1.7%,
Buddhist 0.7%,
Muslim 0.6% (which is equal to roughly 1,843,272 people), but the video said there were 9,000,000...hmm....that's quite a discrepancy.
other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html

For whatever reason that video was posted, I think the aim was met. In its original context it's nothing but pure propaganda and fear mongering. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck…

I think the white evangelicals are safe for now.
Comment by Cerylidae — May 6, 2009 at 3:11pm
78. Sorry, the formatting didn't carry over.
Comment by Cerylidae — May 6, 2009 at 3:12pm
79. Yes, I agree. How dare you Bmack! You made people uncomfortable for once in their sheltered lives. Unacceptable.
Comment by Adam — May 6, 2009 at 3:52pm
80. Michael Malmfeldt, I am a crack up -- that's for sure! And so are you -- I’m still giggling! As for being an Obama supporter, no way. Nothing against him, but no way. I'm a card carrying Libertarian -- as centrally located between both liberal and conservative as a party can lie – and I vote as such. I'm not sure why that would matter though...should I assume you voted for McCain? Who cares? Another good guy. But I do appreciate you're noticing my self proclaimed grammar superiority -- nothing to call myself "sheriff" about -- just common English that every educated person should know.
Fundamentalists of ANY religion scare the hell out of me. I’m more worried about the fundamentalist Christians in this country right now, however. I’ll worry about the fundamentalist Muslim take over later.

Comment by CJ — May 6, 2009 at 4:13pm
81. Did yesterdays 5x4 at lunch today. Then TT U distance tonight. The mileage whore in me loved doing this. 5x4's were done at a 7:03 pace on the Woodway at 8.5 mph, then tonight the TT was 56.39 for 6.5 miles on trail w/ elevation loss gain, and 100 % humidity. My record so far this year for this loop is 54:10, but thats with rest the day before and no rain.
Pablo- may the wind be at your back. Be sure to post up a race report in the forum. Run Free
Comment by senator brett — May 6, 2009 at 4:40pm
82. Firstly, this sight belongs to Brian, and he can post anything he wishes. If you don't like videos or articles that don't have anything to do with running and endurance sports, then don't watch/read them. Its really that simple. Furthermore, the condescending attitudes and personal insults that permeate these posts are awful. If you are that offended by the material posted or the posts it generates, then you ought take a step back, go for a run or something (no pun intended).
Now, I'm not going to pretend I know too much about Muslim culture or global demographics; however, I would dare to say that any form of fundamentalism (Christian or Islamic) is dangerous. Fundamentalism represents a narrow-minded point of view and is best combated through education. I recommend the book "Three Cups of Tea" to anyone who is interested in how education is making a difference in regions of the world where fundamentalist religious views are culturally dominate.
Comment by Lucas — May 6, 2009 at 4:45pm
83. I agree fundamentalism is a dangerous thing. I only posted the numbers because I'm a nerd for citing sources over pure conjecture and hyperbole (and being a teacher I find that not many students could pick a credible source if it was sitting on their face, I won't even get into critical thinking skills). Weird, I just happened to see that book in the library as I passed through, gonna have to read it.
Comment by Cerylidae — May 6, 2009 at 5:00pm
84. SC run today, 13:01...
Comment by JB — May 6, 2009 at 5:18pm
85. BMack,

It looks like you've been averaging about 14 comments a day by playing 'nice'. Over 80 comments today with this thought provoking(obviously) video. Just like on Crossfit.com, the 'offended' scream: "stick to the fitness" while your site hits climb higher. Well played Maestro!
Comment by Rob — May 6, 2009 at 8:27pm
86. xenophobic crap. Not only is the data pretty debatable, this is the same argument a lot of Protestant churches were arguing in the early 1860's during the Irish Potato famine, and later in the early 1900's. The theory being that with a huge influx of Catholic immigrants which averaged a lot of kids per family, the US would be a Catholic state by 1950. All pretty much bs. The whole "no culture can survive x birthrate is pretty much crap (I'm not even sure how they would get that figure). And the math seems flawed. Yes, Christians are having less kids, but it will take longer than 50 years. Plus it doesn't take into account that the children of immigrants usually (especially in America) adopt the main cultural values of their country rather than their parents. A kid of Muslim immigrants will see himself as an American.
Comment by al — May 6, 2009 at 8:52pm
87. I am not sure what makes me want to throw up more...the liberal vein of acceptance on this board that is a microcosm of our society or the just weak nature of many of the participants. In an effort to accept everybody we deny ourselves and who we are. I blame the Islam and Muslims for the 9/11 attacks and the terrorist attacks going on around the world. And the practice of these people having hoards of kids, like rabbits, is ridiculous. Maybe if these people found some other hobby or diversion, other then procreating, we might have a chance. Imagine if we had our TV's, movies, books and internet taken away and the only joy we knew was knocking up our wife, who by culture is trained to not speak or think, then things might be different. Keep turning a blind eye and make believe that that the followers of Islam are peaceful and dont want to cause us harm. They hate our way of life and want nothing more that to watch us perish. I will be stepping over your dead carcasses once this war is being fought on the streets of Any Town, USA. And why is that war coming to a neighborhood near you? Because of these naive vision that everyone should be accepting and nobody wants to bring death and destruction upon us. Did you notice how everyone is peaceful and accepting when the war is not being fought in your backyard. Your tune will change when front lines are mark outside your front door. Someone stated earlier that they wanted to leave CFE because of Bmack posting this video...i want to leave CFE because of the people participating. I am disgusted that a style of training steeped in our military would attract so many left wing kooks. Probably the same people who believe in gun control and Muslims are just peaceful people that love their judo christian brothers. Yuck.
Comment by Mickey Avalon — May 6, 2009 at 9:16pm
88. Ok, we get it...you don't like Muslims.
Comment by CJ — May 6, 2009 at 9:57pm
89. Mickey, Micheal, I'm going to have to call bullshit. First you say that Islam inherently violent. Pretty blanket statement. I'm not gonna spout "the Koran teaches peace" bullshit that hippies fall back on. The Bible also teaches peace and Christians have more than a few black eyes in that regard.

But think for a moment. Your basically saying that Muslims are immigrating to America to slowly gain the population majority as "sleeper cells", then unleash themselves on our country and overtake it to establish a Muslim state. This means a bunch of Muslim families who "hate our way of life" decide that uprooting themselves from their homeland and families, move to the land of their sworn infidel enemies to subvert it from within. Their kids somehow manage to block out the influence and culture of the very country that they have grown up and stick completely to the Jihadist teaching of their parents. And this happens for generations. And this makes sense to you?

That's the beauty of our public school system. Hard to hate America and all we stand for when you take 12 years of federally mandated classes telling you how freaking awesome we are The "liberal agenda" only applies to college and maybe high school. Grade school is still a long jerk off to how awesome George Washington and his Constitution crew are. Kids are kids. They're gonna grow up worrying about their friends and when the next Playstation game is coming out.

Could Muslims keep to themselves and sustain a love for whatever country they're from? Maybe. All immigrant demographics have done this. But they never sustain it for more than 1 or 2 generations. The people in them become successful and move out, their kids get jobs elsewhere. They become a new flavor in that melting pot theory your teacher was rambling on about in 3rd grade.
Comment by al — May 6, 2009 at 10:01pm
90. And since I forgot one thing. Keep in mind religious beliefs, just like any idea or action, is open to Americanization. St. Patrick's day used to be an important Catholic religious day and a celebration of Irish solidarity. Now its an excuse to get blasted drunk on a weekday. Cinco de Mayo is probably headed down the same route. And one parting point, high immigration here is a GOOD THING. It shows that no matter how tumultuous the Middle East is, there's still a lot of people who think highly enough of America to want to move themselves over and live here. you don't move your livelyhood to a country if you hate it. Big reason why I'm not renouncing my citizenship and moving to Canada
Comment by Al — May 6, 2009 at 10:13pm
91. This idea that Muslim will conform to western values and assimilate into American society without retaining much of their oppressive beliefs is delusional. You only need to look at the Netherlands to see what will happen. Once Muslims reach a substantial majority, they will establish their own law, the western rule of law and freedom of speech will be gone. Really, I mean it, do some research on what's going on the Netherlands, it might open your eyes. I live in DC, there are a ton of Muslim immigrants here. I have Muslim friends, some are still practicing and some have converted to other religions (but only a few). The idea that they do want to change America into a Muslim nation is NOT crazy.
Comment by Sab Smith — May 7, 2009 at 3:57am
92. I worry about one plot of land approximately 3 acres in size in East Central Florida, right on the coast and the people that live on it (my family). Everything outside of that is pretty much out of my control so why would I waste time worrying about this crap.

C2 5K TT: 20:00:01(PR)
Comment by R. Connor — May 7, 2009 at 4:12am
93. This isn't the first article about this I have seen/read. AP actually did a similar article based on european numbers. It was pretty much the same.
As for everyone throwing out the terms biggot and racist. As much as all of the left loves to blame the right, at what point and when has the right ever made it an issue. The fact is all you liberals are the ones bringing up race. Not once did republicans bring up race during the election. No, instead Dems decided to say it over and over again creating the issue.
Good thing ignorance is bills!
Comment by Aaron — May 7, 2009 at 8:24am
94. Sad to see this type of propaganda show up here on crossfit. These videos are created by people with an AGENDA and most of the time a PREJUDICE. *sigh* Looks like a "Muslim bad, christian good" statement to me. It doesn't, however, take into account the growing number of people around the world that are classifying themselves as agnostic. If you take this number into consideration it merely maintains the ratio of Muslims to non-Muslims... and hopefully will result in the abandonment of all religion. Get rid of the holier than thou and we'll see a lot less fighting, people
Comment by J Lon — May 7, 2009 at 8:59am
95. Three types of lies:

1) Lies
2) Damn lies
3) Statistics

This isn't thought-provoking at all. It's just a bunch of contextless numbers thrown together to scare the shit out of gullible people. If you want to read something thought-provoking (not incendiary) about demographic change, try this: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/pgda/working/working_paper1.pdf. And to clear things up in advance: No, Harvard is not some effete bastion of the left wing. Harvard is a bastion of the status quo, which is conservative almost by definition. The article might not be as fun as "HOLY CRAP THE MOHAMMEDANS ARE GOING TO WIN AND ALL THE GOOD CHRISTIAN CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO PRAY TO MECCA OR THE BAD MEN WILL COME CUT THEIR HANDS OFF ACCORDING TO SHARIA LAW IT'S TRUE I SWEAR!" but it's a lot more worth your time.
Comment by LB — May 7, 2009 at 12:02pm
96. WTF, i don't care care what religion you are just keep it away from me, i think we should bring in mandatory abortion/sterilization, to all kinds of people, mean nasty smelly, stupid people ,people that look different, think differant, act differant anyone i don't like really. You get the jist of the idea we could start by rounding them all up and putting them in camps you know just so we know where they all are, you've got to watch these fu#?ers you know. then we'll figure out some kind of solution to the problem??!!?
Wake the fu#? up.
Comment by paul — May 7, 2009 at 1:12pm
97. 10k run: 44:01
Comment by IronMike m/26/5'10"/165 — May 7, 2009 at 3:20pm
98. 34 m 169 2 mile run 12:15...goal of 18 min 3 mile in 7 weeks...
Comment by Holiday — May 8, 2009 at 3:59pm
99. Now I'm just wondering what's "the call of action" for? Let's get to fuckin more or kill all arabs/muslims? This is blantly racist because it asumes all muslims have the same intrest and act as an entity rather then beeing millions of people from all aspects of life you can't compere an Istanbul urban secular mulsim with an orthodox rural muslim from the outskirts of let's say Libanon or to a born-again western wahabi muslim.
A lowerbirth rate is the natural reslut of progression. When there is no longer a reason to have kid's as a retirment plan or to inherit the farm you don't get that many kid's any more. Thus muslims will become secularised because a lot's of kids means lot's of headache and when there is no apperant reason for having lot's of kids people wount.
Now asuming that a people or people of an entire religon all act the same, look the same and breed the same have been pushed in history aswell. That time the jews where the object of hate nowadays it's the muslim - same hate different victim.
Comment by David — May 10, 2009 at 12:58pm
100. The funniest thing of all thou is that they're flying the Turkish flag (with the halfmoon in reverse) wich is one of the most secular contries in the world where hijabs (headscarfs) are forbiden to wear in instutues of the goverment such as courts, univeristies etc.
Just comes to show how ignorant racist are
Comment by David — May 10, 2009 at 1:08pm
101. 10K run: Time 54:37
Comment by Jonathan Offen — May 11, 2009 at 5:25am
102. The issue is that the muslim religion is not really a religion at all. it is a political system that dictates every aspect of the indiviual's life to them. this "religion" can not coexist with a western society based on individual liberty. look at the impact on the various european political systems by the muslim political influence. i dont want to lose my liberty for any reason or to any political system.
Comment by Lucas Van Sickle — May 11, 2009 at 9:42am
103. Muslim scholar " While it is true that not every muslim is a terrorist, it is true that almost every terrorist is a muslim." Wake up people!! Sharia law is already in action in some parts of the UK. Political correctness and liberal views will be the demise of our great nation.
Liberalism is a mental disorder-Michael Savage
Comment by Spicoli — May 11, 2009 at 5:08pm
104. I think stupidity is also considered a mental disorder.
Comment by Wow — May 12, 2009 at 10:08pm
105. WOW-a liberal who can self-diagnose, Berkeley must have higher standards now, or did Perez Hilton and his scholar peers give you the IQ of then British PM Neville Chamberlain? People like you encompass this saying by Sir Edmund Burke" The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." Besides that keep the great WODs coming bmack and thanks for the stimulating topics.
Comment by Spicoli — May 13, 2009 at 2:59am
106. Spicoli, I am NOT a liberal. I'm a middle of the road-er who went to a midwest university. Hell, I didn't even vote for Obama, who I'm sure you classify as Satan. I'm just someone who can't stand black and white statements like liberal=evil / conservative=godly. Open your mind. Where's the Spicoli we all know and love? ...and I agree, thanks for the WODs and stimulating topics, bmack.
Comment by wow — May 13, 2009 at 8:03am
107. LMFAO @ conservatives and their "change is scary" mentality. Big pussies. To those who say the video isn't racist, the same logic was used to prohibit interracial marriage.

"BMack" will be happy to know that Africa has the highest fertility rate. Flash a gang sign dawg!
Comment by CFE SUX — May 15, 2009 at 9:44am
108. "The issue is that the muslim religion is not really a religion at all. it is a political system that dictates every aspect of the indiviual's life to them"

Same arguments were made against the Catholic church when Kennedy was running for President.

Freedumb!!!
Comment by CFE SUX — May 15, 2009 at 10:04am
109. Bike on road: 1:15.59
Comment by Wade — May 16, 2009 at 12:16pm
110. "Muslim Demographics"

See a debunk of those faked video (although funny, especially the 8.1 children/woman fertility rate of Muslims in France) in Tiny Frog, Muslim Demographics, 2009-05-03, Duncan Macleod, Muslim Demographics on YouTube Abuse of Statistics, 2009-05-11, Steve Letendre, Muslim Demographics Debunked, 2009-05-26, Richard Abanes, Muslim Demographics - A Christian Response, 2009-06-27.
Comment by Nicolas Krebs — July 3, 2009 at 9:43am

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