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PoliSci 137B, Class #4
Note: This is part 4 of a continuing series of my experiences in PoliSci 137B, taught by A.J. Gregor.Today, we began to cover what Gregor called “the core material” of the class. That is, we actually started talking significantly about China itself rather than concepts such as Capitalism, Imperialism, Marxism or Fascism in general.
One of the more interesting tidbits of info he gave, in order to illustrate the ways that a non-industrial society reacts in response to contact with a vastly more powerful industrial entity, was that of the cultural aesthetics of beauty in China:
Can anyone here guess what the most common surgical procedure now in China is? What’s the most common surgery that’s performed in this country with all kinds of people who have almost no access to medicine and are sorely in need of treatment for myriad conditions?
Boobjobs. The most common surgical procedure in China today is the artificial enhancement of the bustline. Now, you might say that’s startling in and of itself, that in a country where there is so much rampant poverty and sickness, that a thing like that would be so common, but much more significant is the fact that, before they came into contact with the industrialized West, large breasts weren’t even something to be proud of on a Chinese woman first bestiality experience. It wasn’t part of their aesthetic. You can find these things out by looking at the history of erotic Chinese literature, and let me tell you, there’s no shortage of the stuff. The Chinese liked their porn, even three hundred years ago.
And if you look through this stuff, they mention lots of things about the women: about how white their skin is, or how black their hair is, but almost nothing about breasts. The hair especially… one of the ways the Chinese classically refer to themselves is “the black-haired people,” and it was an important part of their aesthetic of beauty men having sex with giant snake. And the last time I went to China, it wasn’t hard to find a blond chinese person. There were lots of them. In the cities at least.
That’s one thing you always have to remmeber about China: the place is so huge and much of the countryside is so remote that being in the countryside is like being on a different planet compared to the Gold Coast area. On one of my trips, I met people in the North Western provinces who still thought there was an emperor!
And these people no doubt thought I was horrendously ugly. Probably a lot of you think that too, ok so I’m not a very attractive guy. But even if someone who we all, with our standards of beauty, considered attractive had gone to these places, the Chinese in those towns would most likely think they were butt ugly. That’s the same reaction to Europeans that the sophisticated city dwellers had hundreds of years ago when they first saw Europeans private dog sex. I’ve seen the pictures and read the descriptions from Chinese who were there. They talk about how huge and hideous the noses are, and how you can see their gross, gaping pores. And all the pictures are these weird characitures of curly red and brown hair, gigantic eyes and noses and dots all over their bodies to show the larger pores. These things put Western stereotypes of Chinese people (you know all that Fu Manchu stuff) to shame.
But now, after all this cultural exchange, during which China was always explicitly the subordinate power up until about 60 years ago (and is now still very culturally inferior - if you doubt that just look at all the movies they pirate from us)… now Chinese women are upset because many of them feel “unendowed,” after watching Western movies my dog lick my dick. And they think their hair is too dark. This is a dangerous thing on basic psychological terms.
There was a study published about the Jews in one of the Nazi concentration camps that revealed there was a significant element of prisoners in these camps who actively imitated the SS guards, trying to make their hats and clothes look like the Nazi uniforms. They still hated them, but also tried to emulate them. It’s sad, sick, disgusting stuff, but it’s a recurring psychological trait to try to copy that which is oppressing you, and the fact that they are being horribly injured at the same time by these oppressers causes a severe ambivilance in the mind, which naturally gives rise to anger.
It’s the same deal in the countries of the Middle East. We don’t oppress them the same way the British oppressed China, but we make them look bad. We out-do them in every way, and yet they still want to experience all the sensuous pleasures of Western culture and want to live in America sex with your dog. And it pisses them off. And that’s where you really find these kinds of extreme, violent reactionary forces that, under certain conditions, can give rise to a Marxist movement. Marxism doesn’t happen in industrialized countries. Marx was a complete dolt who had no idea what he was talking about. Where a Marxist-type revolution happens is in countries that are in the process of development, like Russia and China.
That’s all I can remember with any degree of accuracy. More next week.
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."
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
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
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
cause, but I,
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."
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
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
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
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But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
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
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
computer systems.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
rivals.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
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.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
In your face, Space Coyote!
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
A taste, just a taste...
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
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
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
nothing may stand in our way!
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
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
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
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
the Feds know about it.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
nothing may stand in our way!
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
again soon, didn't we?"
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
looks like a green light, no?
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
trying to get an education
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of the mass moron movement.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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
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!
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
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,
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.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
nothing may stand in our way!
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
being the reaction described above.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
to penetrate.
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
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
again soon, didn't we?"
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.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
vulnerability.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
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
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
In your face, Space Coyote!
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
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
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
looks like a green light, no?
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
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assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
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
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
nothing may stand in our way!
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
conflict.
computer systems.
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
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
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
conflict.
computer systems.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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 that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
A taste, just a taste...
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
that I hadn't thought of it first!
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
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
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
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
to penetrate.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
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
again soon, didn't we?"
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
A taste, just a taste...
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.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
the Feds know about it.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
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
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
hacky-sack?"
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
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,
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
last update : 7-2-2012
