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Showing posts with label Culture Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture Wars. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Impeachment, Culture War and Nonrotarians
Newt at his Best. I found this at Jo-Joe Politico.
Of course impeachment is just a pipe dream with the present membership of the House.
Of course impeachment is just a pipe dream with the present membership of the House.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Burkha Rage
From columnist Allison Pearson in London's Daily Mail:
On a train to London, a young woman wearing a burkha, with only her heavily made-up eyes peeping out, did not have a valid ticket.
Challenged by the guard, the young woman gave a litany of excuses. She had left her bag at her boyfriend's, he had bought the ticket, she had no money on her...
My friend Jane, who was in the same carriage, noticed how the guard became nervous as the Muslim girl presented herself as an innocent in a society she didn't understand.
Instead of issuing a penalty fine, the guard backed off, shrugging his helplessness at the other passengers.
So imagine my friend's surprise when she got off at the same station as burkha girl and saw this 'penniless innocent' whip out a credit card from under the folds of her dress with which she promptly bought a Tube ticket.
Jane was so incensed she sent me a text message, explaining what she'd witnessed. It ended: 'Attack of Burkha Rage. Grrr.'
Jane is not a BNP voter. She is a university lecturer who specialises in the developing world.
Yet Burkha Rage has become our personal shorthand for someone taking the mickey out of our country and its tolerant ways.
Despite a growing acceptance that multi-culturalism has been deeply damaging to race relations, there are still almost weekly opportunities for a fit of Burkha Rage.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Victor David Hanson ** Discusses His Life and History
I was fascinated by his stories of his youth. I went to high school sixty miles from his high school. He is about fifteen years younger and much better educated than I am.
At about 35 minutes there are some observations on suicide bombers based on his researches about the battle of Okinawa.
At about 35 minutes there are some observations on suicide bombers based on his researches about the battle of Okinawa.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Culture Wars. the ACLU and Ceramics
I was at the local hospital the other day and I stopped in the gift shop. As the little volunteer lady was ringing up my stuff I noticed a ceramic Mary, Joseph and Jesus in a manger on the shelf behind her. This clicked in with things I’ve been reading and thinking about lately. I said to her, “ Someday soon the ACLU might come in here, say that most of the patients’ stays here are paid for by the federal government and demand that the baby Jesus be removed from the hospital.” And as I walked away , I thought, “The ACLU will probably also simultaneously demand that foot baths be installed for the two Muslims that live in this town.”
I liked the volunteer’s reply. She just said, “ Well, if they do, we’ll all quit.”
I liked the volunteer’s reply. She just said, “ Well, if they do, we’ll all quit.”
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