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Quote of the Day:
Our Aussie friend, Tim Blair, sums it up nicely:
Thus far, the reputed idiot Bush has graduated from Yale and Harvard, made a stack of cash in the oil industry, become the first consecutive-term governor of Texas, defeated a dual-term VP for the Presidency, and led his party to yesterday’s extraordinary triumphs. Let his opponents keep calling him stupid; if they do, within five years Bush will be King of England, the Pope, and world Formula One motor racing champion.
At this rate, he could win Miss Teen USA.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any countryWell, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
cause, but I,
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
cause, but I,
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
nothing may stand in our way!
again soon, didn't we?"
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
about equal probability.
the Feds know about it.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
to penetrate.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
again soon, didn't we?"
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
looks like a green light, no?
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
I finally went and did it.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
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What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
I finally went and did it.
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
Wheeler Hall last spring.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
to penetrate.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
of fist.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
the Feds know about it.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
about equal probability.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
University or Diversity
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
A taste, just a taste...
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
being the reaction described above.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
lap dance.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
to penetrate.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of the mass moron movement.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
computer systems.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
again soon, didn't we?"
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
hacky-sack?"
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
trying to get an education
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
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cause, but I,
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"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
of fist.
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to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
vulnerability.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
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lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Why are you still here?!
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
about equal probability.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
computer systems.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
lap dance.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
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