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Xenon
12-05-2005, 3:34 PM
According to the BBC, the following "poem" was found in a Pakistani Textbook, and has since been removed.

Patient and steady with all he must bear,
Ready to meet every challenge with care,
Easy in manner, yet solid as steel,
Strong in his faith, refreshingly real.
Isn't afraid to propose what is bold,
Doesn't conform to the usual mould,
Eyes that have foresight, for hindsight won't do,
Never backs down when he sees what is true,
Tells it all straight, and means it all too.
Going forward and knowing he's right,
Even when doubted for why he would fight,
Over and over he makes his case clear,
Reaching to touch the ones who won't hear.
Growing in strength he won't be unnerved,
Ever assuring he'll stand by his word.
Wanting the world to join his firm stand,
Bracing for war, but praying for peace,
Using his power so evil will cease,
So much a leader and worthy of trust,
Here stands a man who will do what he must.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4501132.stm
Sikawtic
12-05-2005, 3:36 PM
That is retarded. At least they are removed now ^_^
Morkeliph
12-05-2005, 3:40 PM
That is just...weird. I don't know what I think about that.
The_Maker
12-05-2005, 3:54 PM
Weird o_o

No Comment.
Hawthorne
12-05-2005, 4:04 PM
What the Hell!?!?!

Wrong buddy, Hell's been frozen for years.

Moogling

Ok, ok. What the F*ck



Hawthorne
BlackHawk
12-05-2005, 4:16 PM
Wow, that's pretty random. Maybe it was made by someone other then the U.S. government? Because in all honesty I doubt the U.S. government would do something that stupid.
Modred
12-05-2005, 4:41 PM
You know Xenon, if you hadn't bolded the first letter of every line, I probably wouldn't have seen that.

I'm guessing it's more likely an attempt from some group in Pakistan to gain favor with the Bush Administration. Or else the CIA felt like making a funny. "Let's see what we can get inserted into foreign textbooks!" Actually, that does sound somewhat fun.
GenocideAlive
12-05-2005, 5:12 PM
I think it sounds fun.
Black.Ice
12-05-2005, 5:13 PM
Was anyone else gagging while reading that?
L2_1989
12-05-2005, 5:23 PM
What the hell is this about?
Darmago
12-05-2005, 5:38 PM
Was anyone else gagging while reading that?
yes

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GrassDragon
12-05-2005, 6:31 PM
I thought it was pretty funny, especially that it was in a textbook.
Aquarian
12-05-2005, 10:09 PM
0_o

OMG...Very very weird...
Whiteknight
12-06-2005, 12:00 AM
Was that written about bush or something? It sounds like some sort of propaganda for Bush if you think about it.
hammocksleeper
12-06-2005, 1:01 AM
probably just a coincidence

..heehee
KexMex
12-06-2005, 1:53 AM
Question. What the heck?
Schwitzer
12-06-2005, 3:57 AM
I highly doubt that something that carefully crafted can just happen coincidentally.

Let's face it - a poem called the Leader, which speaks about all these wonderful traits of an excellent leader, complete with a subliminal message that spells out "President George W Bush". It was deliberate.
hammocksleeper
12-06-2005, 3:59 AM
i'm still not convinced....
Yoda
12-06-2005, 4:06 AM
Maybe the poem was sarcasm. Or it could have been a propaganda device...
TheBlueOne
12-06-2005, 5:18 AM
Maybe the poem was sarcasm. Or it could have been a propaganda device...
hope so....
Wierd :o really wierd
Black.Ice
12-06-2005, 2:29 PM
I highly doubt that something that carefully crafted can just happen coincidentally.

Let's face it - a poem called the Leader, which speaks about all these wonderful traits of an excellent leader, complete with a subliminal message that spells out "President George W Bush". It was deliberate.

Hmm, that is interesting. When I read it the first time, I simply thought of the poem describing President Bush (which is why I found it slightly repulsive). I didn't even think about in terms of a general leader, as I didn't know it was titled differently. I wrongly assumed that it was apparent that the poem was about Bush.

And I highly doubt that having "President George W Bush", with the middle initial, is simply a coincidence.

"Prez Bush" "US President" maybe, but not that exact name. :/
Mindslaver
12-06-2005, 2:53 PM
Was anyone else gagging while reading that?
Yes.

Honestly, what kind of textbook publisher would stoop so low? There is no way that it was an accident.
GenocideAlive
12-06-2005, 3:47 PM
OMFG CONSPIRACY IN A BOOK IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Seriously, who gives a shit? The entire story is boring as hell. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
Kingscrab
12-06-2005, 3:49 PM
OMFG CONSPIRACY IN A BOOK IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Seriously, who gives a shit? The entire story is boring as hell. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. LOL
I'd have to agree...
Black.Ice
12-06-2005, 3:58 PM
It'd be interesting to find out who was responsible for that propaganda. Is it some US government organization? Some parts of Pakistan are strongly anti-US, while the majority is neutral. Who would want to slip in pro-US poems? What could they have been striving for?

(That's what I think makes it interesting)
GenocideAlive
12-06-2005, 4:04 PM
I'm uninterested because its effects are so completely irrelevant. Few, if any people would connect the two, and if poetry there is received with the same lukewarm apathy that is received here, it stands about .0000000000000000000000000000000000000001% chance of influencing anybody's opinion of anything.
TheGreatBrain
12-06-2005, 4:21 PM
I'm uninterested because its effects are so completely irrelevant. Few, if any people would connect the two, and if poetry there is received with the same lukewarm apathy that is received here, it stands about .0000000000000000000000000000000000000001% chance of influencing anybody's opinion of anything.
Maybe, but this combined with the microwaves beamed down from space and Coors Light commercials will see us all turned into zombies.
Mtank
12-06-2005, 9:06 PM
Pakistan is a strange place considering the government loves the US, but the people hate it. (according to some recent american-hate poll.)

The education system there can sometimes be screwy. I dont know if the books are standard throughout the country, but many books that children are made to learn have strong anti Hindu and anti Jew propoganda in them. Unfortunately, Anti-Hindu is usually seen to be exactly the same as anti-Indian, which isnt actually so.

Meh. But i suppose the textbooks in Gujrat are no better. I hear some books praise Hitler and stuff.
hammocksleeper
12-06-2005, 10:06 PM
Maybe, but this combined with the microwaves beamed down from space and Coors Light commercials will see us all turned into zombies.

haha! yes i am already a zombie to the coors light stadium train commercials.
Whiteknight
12-06-2005, 10:12 PM
Everyone's asking who wrote that poem, but I want to know is who was bored enough to actually spot those letters?
Spartan-II
12-06-2005, 10:46 PM
I want to know if anyone else was laughing REALLY hard when they read that. Seriously, my side hurts.