It's still a struggle, but good news is on the horizon for the war.
Maybe.
The coalition in Iraq has the current politicans all abuzz. Bush calls it a turning point for the war. And Blair has been quoted saying there was no longer any "vestige of an excuse for anyone to carry on with terrorism or bloodshed."
Well, gosh, things are looking so dandy in Iraq! Why don't we ask the Iraqi experts? Read More »
Nobody wants another school shooting. But how does a school district go about ensuring that their classes won't become battlegrounds? Of course, the administration should always have full support in their prosecution of anyone who voices violence on-campus. But what about off-campus?
A person's blog is unrelated to school. Much like a diary, it merely records the opinions and thoughts of a person who may-or-may-not be in school. But, if the school can read the blog, are they reading the person's thoughts? And if they can read the person's thoughts, can they prosectue for them? Read More »
In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with sexuality. And under this mantra I insist that there is nothing wrong with mastrubation, desires, and fetishes. On the other hand, the sexual world is not apart from morality. That which applies to daily life should apply to our sexual lives as well. For example, if one does not find it morally justifyable to punch a friend in the face during conversation, one should not find if justifyable to punch a friend in the face during sexual intercourse. This should seem straightforward and easy to understand. Read More »
~There are 2 bullets for every human on Earth, and one gun to every ten people.
~5.3% of rapes comitted in England resulted in conviction.
~There are an estimated 300k child soldiers in the world.
~122 countries worldwide have no capital punishment.
-In Myanmar's native culture, it is considered the lowest form of reincarnation from a past life to be born as a homosexual male. Read More »
Hamas has been in power since January-ish. And, since that time, Israel has cut off it's aide to Palestine. But, since things have been getting worse in the area and indeed Gaza appears at the brink of civil war, other countries have been steadily pulling their financial support of Palestine.
But, as Mercy Corps put it, the embargo "significantly curtailed critical export revenues and imports of food and other goods." Meaning that this method of action is going to hurt the people of Palestine. Read More »
Music, like any other commodity, is up for sale and created to make a profit. It is not a nonprofit piece of the economy, and certainly shouldn't be criticized for becoming too popular. And yet, to some, bands making too much money off of their wares is seen as a calamity. We've even adopted a word for it into main-stream slang: "sell-out". A sell-out band is one that has lost their appeal to their original small audience by changing their music style so that the masses will listen. Read More »
Observation #1: Women deal with more pain than men.1
-that is more intense2
Observation #2: Women live 5-6 yeras longer than men, on average in developed countries.3
Observation #3: Women have had a history of oppression in our society.
-and have fought against it.
Deduction #1: In the modern world, women are stronger than men. Read More »
It is difficult for me to talk to people about my life, because my daily living is so invariably intwined with my mental state. And people so readily reject what I am. Popular media portrays it with such bias and fear; they make me seem a monster. They rarely show the more intelligent, artistic side of this disorder.
And of course, there are exceptions. A Beautiful Mind was supposed to display the hardships of schitzophrenia without making the main character appear to be a psychoitic killer man. But, in my personal opinion, it did just the opposite: made him appear dangerous, and unable to cope with his mental state. Which is not the case for a good percentage of schitzophrenics in America. But movies and media never portray it as such. It is not seen as a disease like cancer or HIV, where the audience feels that the situation is beyond the character's control and thus has pity invoked. No, crazy people are portrayed as having 'control' over their hallucinations and such, so the audience feels no pity and more hate and fear of this person. Read More »
