In rebel-held Aleppo, Abu Omar clings to his collection of cars

by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 03/15/2017 at 09:30

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I would like to have a smoke and listen to records with this man.

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"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/15/2017 at 09:56, STARS: 4

“I like cars because they are beautiful and strong like women”

 God bless you Abu Omar and I hope he gets to drive one of his cars again.

"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
03/15/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 2

I want to shake this man’s hand.

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/15/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 0

I’d like to sit and smoke and listen to records with him.

"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
03/15/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 3

People on Jalopnik were dicks about this man. One comment said that their sympathy was lost for him when he said he wants to give two to each son and one to each daughter. Yes, I shall not sympathize with a man due to cultural divides.

"SpeedSix" (speedsix)
03/15/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 3

That’s why Americans aren’t viewed very highly in the rest of the world - attempting to foist their cultural values on everyone else even when said foreign cultural values are not promoting violence/hatred (foreign values that do are a bit of a debate, we’ll not get into it here).

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/15/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 1

Neighbour Nihad Sultan, a 30-year-old singer, says that when Anis moved away during the last two months of combat, residents somehow convinced rebels not to mount a Dushka anti-aircraft gun on his 1958 Chevrolet.

I’m assuming they’re referring to the gold Apache that was pictured. I think mounting a Dushka in the bed would be fitting for that truck.

"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/15/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 1

In this case it doesn’t promote violence or hatred, but it does ensure that women remain reliant on men in their society. This bit of Islamic inheritance law is interesting, as Muhammad was basically bankrolled by his first wife, Khadijah. She was also the first Muslim and the only wife who Muhammad was monogamous with. You could argue that Islam would have never become what it was without Khadija’s money and influence.

I don’t lose sympathy for the guy, but I still think it is fucked up to ensure women remain in subservient roles. However, we have similar practices in our own society, so it’s not like we are above reproach.

"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/15/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 0

Yup part of me thinks yeah let’s do this!