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Israel: Clearly The Most Racist Country
For those who need a reminder not to blindly accept the received wisdom on this forum: Watch Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s Moving Anti-Racism Message Rivlin joins 11-year-old George Amira, whose anti-bullying video went viral By Yair Rosenberg|October 1, 2014 This past Saturday, George Amira, an 11-year-old student in…
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Imagine, really imagine what the world would be
With Eddie covering the song Imagine, it has really brought up the truths to the song and why I personally don't want to imagine that world. The song Imagine brings up these ideas of the world living in peace. I love the idea of the world living in peace. But to me this song has always missed the point of a world really…
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Protesting Tibetan Monks Brutaly Clubbed By Cops - In NEW YORK, USA [VIDEO]
I swear to god. Here is a link with video ... ... i don't know whats wrong with me these days, but somewhere around the 5minute30 mark i just lost it and got tears in my eyes. This is almost a minute past the part where you hear a woman crying and shrieking violently in response to the attacking NYPD ... ... i think what…
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Is A Pittsburg poster 2013 a fair trade for a Detroit GA ticket.
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Student Loans / Debt
I watched “This Week With John Oliver” and he devoted most of the program to student loans and debt. He briefly went over the fact that you can’t get bankruptcy relief from student loans and then proceeded to use the next 15 minutes to blame “for profit” schools (ITT, Ivy Tech, U of Phoenix, etc.) for the whole mess. I…
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White House Blunder
Look I am not a fan of the POTUS, but the director of the Secret Service, Julia Pierson needs to be fired. After just hearing how far the guy made it into the White House there is no excuse for her to stay on. I could not imagine if a team of 5 guys did this with suicide vests on.
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Can we really change the world?
Obviously when you get enough support, things can change. But this isn't (or maybe it is?) the real question. As a member here, I've always kind of picked and choosed my arguments on this forum. Sometimes it's just overwhelmingly one sided and emotional I won't comment. My thing is I see a pattern. I see issues that become…
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Swatting
This tactic is starting to be used by the anti-gun crowd, they see someone open carrying and their feelings get hurt so they call the cops to execute the law abiding person. http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/26/1324793/-Video-Shows-John-Crawford-Was-Shot-on-Sight-By-Cops-With-No-Warning-Family-Attorneys-Say
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"Wilderness War"
"Every time we win a wilderness war or a wilderness battle, the wins are always temporary and ephemeral. But every wilderness lost is permanent." -Ken Sanders quoted in the special features of the film, "Wrenched". This is why we keep fighting those wars and battles. They don't just happen when the headlines pop up.…
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The board has lost its grit
The board has lost its grit. Strong banter. Widely varieing positions. Strong positions. Intelligent positions Only active post people agreeing about fairies. Fk. No longer a moving train but kiddie ride at local carnival. Been neutered.
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Another good guy stops attack
http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/20161608?mobile_direct=y Who knows how many he saved.
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Wrenched
Check out the trailer for the new film about Edward Abbey, "Wrenched" here: http://wrenched-themovie.com/ This is what activist environmentalism is all about. Abbey was the godfather of the activist movement to preserve wilderness. This is where the term "Monkeywrench" (monkey-wrenching) all started.
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War. Who really benefits?
Defense stocks up. Republicans want to repeal defense cuts. Surprise surprise. In Gomer Pile voice. http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/22/investing/defense-stocks-isis-bounce/index.html War is good for the us economy. Sure leaders manipulate market as well with their actions. Rattle a saber, make millions.
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Synchronicity
So, I just read a NYT review of a documentary on the life of the Buddha, and the writer mentioned that the director of the documentary had also made some docs on people such as Lincoln, the two Roosevelt's, Napoleon, Freud, e.t.c, and It occurred to me that I didn't know there were two Roosevelt's, and so tried to think…
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Oscar Pistorius
anyone saw this? http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/fe ... -shot-dead
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End the slaughter of dolphins, porpoises and whales in the "Cove", Taiji, Japan!
Each year, thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales are killed in the “Cove” in a village called Taiji, Japan. Here's a link that tells you what you can do to help stop the slaughter. Thanks for checking it out! http://www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians/what-you-can-do.html
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Did I Just Watch The USA and Russia Go To War
I'm just watching the Ukranian President address Congress and he was basically begging for US intervention. I haven't been keeping up on things. How much help is he likely to get? Are the US likely to pull all the toys of the shelf and head in?
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Climate Change/Global Warming: Does it matter?
I don't have anything specific to link here, no ground breaking news. Just a question- Climate change/global warming- does it matter? There's not argument anymore about climate change and global warming. Well, OK there is but not really, ya know? The evidence is all over the place, articles fill the pages of nature…
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Eric Holder stepping down
Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce Thursday that he is resigning from the Obama administration, officials confirmed to Fox News. The decision would cap a tumultuous six-year term for the nation's top law enforcement official. Holder is one of the few Cabinet officials to have stayed on since the beginning of…
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Scottish Independence - Thoughts of those eligible to vote in the referendum
On September 18th 2014 Scotland will be voting in a referendum to decide whether we become an independent country. The question asked will be "Should Scotland be an independent country?" and not "Do you like Alex Salmond?" which the BBC and Daily Mail seem to think is the question being asked of us. I'm interested in…
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Python epidemic in Florida
Was watching a documentary last night and this is becoming a real worry http://reason.com/blog/2012/02/01/florida-faces-burmese-python-epidemic
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Imaginary threat
Tell me again that I'm paranoid and shouldn't conceal carry. Perfect example of just giving them what they want and how it just won't work out that well for you. http://usat.ly/1s7BNbP
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And you guy's wonder why I read FOX NEWS ?
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/09/22/woman-has-surgery-to-get-third-breast-hopes-to-become-tv-star/?intcmp=features =) ) :) ) =) ) .......WOW !!! Godfather.
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The Young Turks
Does anyone here watch TYT? It is great progressive news, without censorship, and it is straight up. None of that sissypants NPR style coverage that lacks teeth, they get to the heart of issues and they do so with candor. It is worth checking out, even for more conservative minded folks!
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And some of you wonder why FOX NEWS is trash?
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-finally-loses-uses-success-japanese-internment-camps-advocate-profiling-muslims-video/
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Kissed by a Pit
http://www.inquisitr.com/1488443/kissed-by-a-pit-bull-challenge-will-you-take-it/ “Today we’re starting our Kissed by a Pit Challenge to change the perception of pit bulls,” said Alfred C. Martino of Dog Park Publishing the day the challenge began. “Dog Park Publishing will donate $5 of every order through the end of the…
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Diary of a shy person and the Internet Forums
I’d like to give a different perspective. I’ve been a long time reader of these forum pages and not often a contributor. I’m by nature, a shy person in some respects. I’ll get back to that…..What needs to be kept in mind when using the internet forum to have heated debates, is that the person you are dealing with is not…
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"Anti-Semitism" as an attack on character
I just found this.. http://time.com/3340634/yale-chaplain-bruce-shipman-israel-anti-semitism/ Any other examples anyone can think of? I'm tired of the fallacious use of this term, which is being used to silence discussion far too regularly. PS, Pre-empting people inquiring about my motives - I'll be fully transparent and…
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Fast Food Workers Protesting.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDQQFjAE&url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-fast-food-protest-chicago-20140904-story.html&ei=hCALVNKPCMr2yQS9vIHoAQ&usg=AFQjCNHPglOrh5wzmbn8Q6yS68NF_TReEg&bvm=bv.74649129,d.aWw So whats your opinion? Are these workers…
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to a friend...
i might get in trouble for this. but there is nothing i can really do about it. there is a big elephant in the room that i personally feel we need to be allowed to talk about. or in this case, there is a lack of a big british elephant in the room....i am trying to be as diplomatic as i can, and there is something that i…