No-Thing is different than nothing. Nothing is something. No-thing permits the spirit of the way to reveal itself to you.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Do you like spit?
Gilad Shalit: Prisoner of War
Many people call him a kidnapping victim. I disagree with this label. Gilad was in uniform and captured by the military arm of an opposing government .
When someone is kidnapped they are a victim of a crime. A mugging or rape victim have no rights other than criminal courts. A prisoner of war has rights granted and enforced by global treaties. The U.N does not deal with local crime. If Gilad Shalit were defined as a prisoner of war Israel gains leverage. If they cannot bring him home, at least utilize every weapon to make his life more bearable.
Peace and Economic negotiations hinge on both sides agreeing to obey rules governing Prisoners of War and other such trust building issues.
The Palestinian government has status in the U.N. The Palestinian government has declared itself as existing as an entity.
You say you are at war. You say that living at war against a much stronger military force gives you the right to break the rules of engagement. You want your State? Earn it. Follow the rules governing Prisoners of War.
Friday, December 25, 2009
ObamaCare and the Hypocrites
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Is Mark Kirk a Pedophile?
Mark Kirk is a Republican in Illinois. Kirk is running for another office. A rival of his has taken out ads claiming :
a) Mark Kirk is Gay
b) Mark Kirk helped cover up former Rep. Foley's dalliances with congressional pages. These boy pages were around 16 years old and therefore Kirk is a pedophile by default.
Political speech is the most protected form of speech. Therefore there are few rules limiting political speech. And, if any television or other ad producer runs and ad for a candidate, they are bound by law to run all ads by any candidate regardless of content.
Once again we have people who want to lead scapegoating homosexuals to further their agendas.
The recently divorced Mark Kirk denies that he is gay. He should not have to.
As for the second claim, that Kirk is a pedophile by default for covering up Foley's gay affairs with congressional pages: There are really three separate claims:
1) That Kirk's alleged homosexuality makes him more likely to be or assist pedophilia.
2) That Kirk helped Foley cover up his behavior.
3) That Foley's actions constituted pedophilia
Not to argue the "wrongness" or legality of what Foley did, but to label it pedophilia is inaccurate. And it demeans the claim of pedophilia. And to imply that homosexuality equals gay or that homosexuality is on its own a valid reason to disqualify a candidate echoes millenia of verbal hatred towards minority groups. After all, if homosexuality is reason enough to make someone "bad" why not the Jew as well?
Its time voters everywhere sent their candidates a message: we are tired of campaigns run on scapegoating and fluff and lies and rhetoric.
But it isn't really. After all, you can't argue with success. Apparently people like being bamboozled.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sarah Palin: The Classless Version of Al Gore
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Monks Can't Have Wives
China's Power Play
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Regime Change
When will Israel bomb Iran
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Happy Chanukah
YAY.