Posts by Don Christie
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Juha, no, nor are Muslims being thrown into slavery in their 100s of 1000s as Africans were. Their is casual discrimination that is becoming pervasive and this is similar to attitudes in Europe a century ago. Go to France, Spain, Greece, Germany, USA and listen. What I read in many circles today is similar to the output 100 years ago by otherwise reasonably liberal people like John Buchan. They are also being excluded economically in those societies in the same way Jews and non-conformists were. These are similarities, not equivalents. If you still find this offensive then I certainly apologise even if I don't quite follow.
Just for the record, I don't think Europe can ever repay the Jews for 2000 years worth of persecution and murder. Giving them Finland or Austria instead of Palestine might have at least been a more equitable payment.
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grammar should also have place in the education system...
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Danyl, personally I mistrust the people who are telling me not to like Muslims. The sources give me context.
I distrust religions but really feel that "liberalism" has as much to do with economics and education than religion.
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Juha, maybe the decade sonic chose is far too close to Hitler's atrocities to be relevant. But for the sort of casual underlying racism and mis-representation sonic is talking about I suggest you go and read a John Buchan novel or two.
Whilst the plots are gripping, the anti-sematism and racism catch you like barbed wired. All excused today by saying that JB was "just" a product of his time.
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Wow, that thread on kiwiblog is something else...1 minutes worth of spittle was too much to handle.
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I suppose the crowd being talked about is the same one that now make fine private dicks (eye!). Following the PM and her husband ministers and MPs around, lying on public radio and tv and breathlessly threatening to make Government ending revelations every second week.
That's some MO building up.
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The image that popped into my mind was TK sandwiched between FS bosoms.
Oh, is that the time...
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Beano is Best, Tony.
The problem is, Deborah, a lot of books have carved a notch on the bedposts of my easily-led mind, and I keep wanting to say yes!
Yes. I think I spent far too long in the previously mentioned Adrian Mole phase of life. Lasted well into my 20s. I sometimes look at those books and wonder how the hell I had the energy to read the buggers. Other than that revisionist Camus, I never "got" the existentialists, thank God.
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Hey! Not what I said. OGG Vorbis is a good choice if FOSS is your primary criterion
Which sort of fits my profile. However, I was surprised when opening the packaging of this neat little device to find that OGG was supported, although unmentioned by Ascent. So I can rip my CDs on my laptop without having to use patent busting software. Cool.
I still need patent and DRM busters to play my DVDs
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Marcus
Don: I do think it is a bit of a stretch to imply that Labour has made climate change a major area of substantive policy change as opposed to rhetoric.
Yes, and therein lies the Green's opportunity and obligation. They should be forcing the Government to stick to the rhetoric.
Instead they are cashing their chips in over a bill that may or may not change a hell of a lot and is just a small part of what should be a co-ordinated and well thought out strategy about child abuse in this country.
Surely this is a bit of a betrayal of their support base.
By the way David, I can't get a certain UB40 song out of my head today. Thanks.