June 2012
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Morsi Wins! →
Now to get parlement back in and the generals out. The Arab Spring lives!
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First playthrough of Gods and Kings. World conquest as the Celts. Sweden, France, and Spain swallowed up completely by my empire. Arabia and America left as little more than Bantustans in the midst of my empire, powerless and without recourse. hahaHaHAHAHAHAHA
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NATO response to Syrian shoot down? →
My read is this isn’t casus belli on it’s own, even if the jet was in Turkish airspace, but that this could easily lead to an escalation up to the point of armed conflict. Turkey has been the country to watch in it’s interactions with Syria this whole time; the only country that could plausibly intervene. As this article reminds us though, Turkey is a founding NATO member and an...
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shit you guys, Syria shot down a Turkish fighter yesterday. This could lead to a whole new phase of escalation. Might even be a pretense for military action against Syria if the jet was in Turkish airspace. Story developing…
socioeconomics replied to your post: I think the point being made is that concepts such as “racism” and “sexism” have been re-understood to signify the institutions that exert those power structures and thus don’t need to come with a disclaimer slapped on. Which, after all, are the “significant” forms of those prejudices.
I understand where you are coming from and have been there myself, but...
“Men are not the victims of sexism. It is impossible for a man to be the victim...”
– Commenter #51 (via theseasonofthewitch)
I understand where this poster is coming from, because anyone who complains of “reverse racism” is an idiot, but these kind of definitive overreaching statements really rub me the wrong way. I think it’s the word Impossible that really gets me. It seems like...
teteroroma asked: I think the point being made is that concepts such as "racism" and "sexism" have been re-understood to signify the institutions that exert those power structures and thus don't need to come with a disclaimer slapped on. Which, after all, are the "significant" forms of those prejudices.
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“Emperor Obama obviously could not care less about helping the Latino population....”
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Michael Reagan, resident Fox News Ronald Reagan expert, comparing Obama’s immigration policy to Jerry Sandusky’s crimes.
Today in tasteless, oddly compounded by the fact that Michael Reagan recently wrote a piece for Fox News about his own sexual abuse.
(via reallyfoxnews)
What. The. Ever....
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Great day at work. Took three Germans out in the forest and got them nearly close enough to touch the bears.
It seems so strange to me that I’m normally such a cautious person, bordering on timid and yet somehow bears bring out this daredevil in me. My heart beats faster and I’ve got a huge grin on my face and all I can say is “lets see if we can get a little closer” with...
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“Men are not the victims of sexism. It is impossible for a man to be the victim...”
– Commenter #51 (via theseasonofthewitch)
I understand where this poster is coming from, because anyone who complains of “reverse racism” is an idiot, but these kind of definitive overreaching statements really rub me the wrong way. I think it’s the word Impossible that really gets me. It seems like...
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“Men are not the victims of sexism. It is impossible for a man to be the victim...”
– Commenter #51 (via theseasonofthewitch)
I understand where this poster is coming from, because anyone who complains of “reverse racism” is an idiot, but these kind of definitive overreaching statements really rub me the wrong way. I think it’s the word Impossible that really gets...
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zaman-al-samt asked: Hey! What exactly is a WTO litigator? I've only heard about it in passing.
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Fine musings: Party Animals - political drama or... →
polyscinerd:
I finished Party Animals a couple of days ago. I really did enjoy it, but was somewhat disappointed. I felt that for a “political drama” it was seriously lacking on the political side. The drama was almost entirely driven by romantic relationships rather than politics/policy….
Well my greatest hope was for The West Wing of British politics. I feel that The West Wing was a...
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