Really good article (as usual). The 'feeling of guilt' of 'abandoning' your homeland is very moving, but also quite strange to this Englishman. I suppose, in comparison, we're quite cold fish and more than happy to just 'follow the money'...
Most of the flags you can purchase these days seem to be made in China. How ironic is that? Actually it's very ironic. Flag burning is a crime according to the Law of the National Flag of the People's Republic of China . Hint: With all due regard for the sensibilities of those offended by
The Buddha teaches that desire leads to suffering, and only by giving up all desires can we achieve enlightenment, peace, and perfection. 'Giving up' desires is not really possible: it soon just becomes another thing to desire. The problem I think is largely one of inadequate (Buddhist scriptura
Only a few weeks out from election time a group of Australian comedians travelled to the USA to ask the people on the street ... if they supported Bush's stance on Kyrgyzstan... In case you are wondering, Kyrgyzstan doesn't exist . Excuse me, but Joe Public in Mainstreet, USA may not be the only u
One of the aspects to life in Seoul which took a little getting used to was the sheer size of this behemoth of a metropolis. As my previous 'posting' was in London, Seoul doesn't seem so 'big' to me, just very very crowded. (Roughly speaking twice the population of London crowded into just 40% of the area!). Als
a fundamentalist Christian IS just as justified as a black man in taking offense when someone states an outright hatred for their faith. Not according to Jesus. But a cultural christian does have that right.
Para, how exactly does the re-election prove that the people haven't been dragged along/brainwashed exactly? Well, who's to say that the people have been brainwashed? Because a majority opinion is different from yours, that is no 'proof' that the people have been brainwashed. Perhaps (a la Brech
if they are going to exclude heterosexuals from their "gay games" (which, as you point at, is their right), then they can't exactly claim to be all about "equality" now can they? True, in a sense. I'm just trying to imagine a 'heterosexual athlete' who would be really upset at exclusion from the Gay Games (a
Come on, really. Just why does this matter? The selling of the gay lifestyle, as many homosexuals are wont to do, is essentially belittling the values and beliefs of many Americans who don't wish to support that lifestyle Hey, wake up and smell the coffee. We have a capitalist free market sy
Gid, no tax is temporary. United Kingdom: Income Tax introduced temporarily by William Pitt the Younger to fund war with France - 1798 Napoleon meets his Waterloo - 1815 Income Tax still with us - 2005
... but not reasonable for a fundamentalist Christian to take umbrage with the statement that "I hate fundamentalist Christians"? It's not a question of 'reasonable', it's a question of what their faith calls them to do. You see, western culture for better or worse (a bit of both) has been moul
wow maybe one day we will become as perfect as canada, you know allow men to buttfuck men and call it marrage, allow herion use, then turn there backs on america, good couragous people you have there. Mod, this is hateful. You can do better <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Mad.gif" border=0 ALI
Interestingly, in the Scottish legal system, juries can return one of three verdicts: 'guilty', 'not guilty' and 'not proven'. 'Not proven' is the equivalent of what a lot of people are suggesting here: probably guilty, but the case was not made beyond a reasonable doubt, so the defendant walks. I don't know how much of the court case was actually shown on t.v., but I personally wouldn't even venture an opinion unless I had heard most of what
You'd have to understand that the liberal Left in America has degraded traditionalist ideals for their newer, less moralistic views Funnily enough, I couldn't have put it better myself, because I make a firm distinction between 'moralistic' views and 'moral' views. To define our terms (courtesy of Dicti
Well, your article wouldn't have had its desired effect unless someone steps forward to disagree, so I might as well be the first. Not that its all bad: there's a lot wrong with this sorry world and I appreciate that you have a vision of how it might be fixed and a regret for older values that seem to have been lost. However, for me the problem with the 'conservatism' I find presented on JU is that it relies too much on sticking the boot into someone,
Christianity, like any religion worth the name, makes demands on its followers that are almost humanly impossible to live up to (that's why it's a religion, and not a course in ethics ). How many of us would really sell all we have and give it to the poor [Mark 10:21]; who's actually going to pluck out their right eye if it "offend thee".[Matthew 5:29]. Who could be p
On the one hand, society seems to be telling you to be something your not, on the other hand (and at the same time) society is telling those of us who feel just as strongly that homosexual acts are "unnatural" that we are wrong. Para, You make a very plausible case for why 'gay rights' is not just a sim
How about Pharmamx. Pharmanx: (pron. far -mamks) - to invade a thread with an inappropriate advertisement for pharmaceutical supplies. From the Greek "pharmakon" meaning 'remedy' and "mx" an advertising neologistic suffix indicating bad manners.
So, to be clear, the rule about the conservation of commas, as you have called it, means, exactly as you would imagine, that you should attempt to economise, or otherwise conserve, the number of commas used so that, in any given sentence, the number of commas does not become, or threaten to become, too unwieldy, or inordinately excessive. Shorter sentences = fewer commas (or should that be comma's?) <img src="../images/smiles/smile.gif" bord
Same is happening in China Link But could you please explain for the benefit of this non-American the connection between Islamic Theocrats, Hard-line Communists and those sweet cuddly bunnies known as 'liberals' And thanks for sharing the info.
A real emotion In the form of a Haiku. I think you're still sane
Guess you have never had a stack fall on you. That's exactly what happened to an eccentric, but brilliant nineteenth century French composer called Alkan. He was a life long student of the Talmud. It was the death of him. Literally! #42 From "So Weird It Must Be True"
Anybody want to guess what U.S. political party Amnesty International is a major donor to? If Amnesty donates to a political party then it is breaking its own principle of being "independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion". The Washington Times says, "Wi
The use of the word 'gulag' is a ludicrous exaggeration. That's not to say, however, that there are aren't areas of real concern with the goings on at Guantanamo Bay: "a flawed response to an unprecedented situation" is probably a fairer assessment. It's a real shame, because AI has done a lot of good work over 40 years that should be applauded by moderates and people of good will on all sides. Including working for people who found themselves locked away in the real gulags.
I'm all for fair and balanced. The problem is that liberals, in the proper sense of the word, are, by definition against the very idea of an 'index librorum prohibitorum. "I disagree with everything you say, but defend to the death your right to say it" [Voltaire] Kind of reminds me of the gun control argument: do books cause harm, or is it the people who read/write them? <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Smile.gif" border
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