While I’ve spent the last couple days writing about events in Spain, it’s important to remember the other major separatist/independence news story: Kurdistan. So, while Catalonia engages in am organized “work stoppage” (to avoid restrictions on official “general strikes”), let’s take a look at Kurdistan. As before, let’s start off with some history and background….
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Are There Other Options? Pt. 1
Conservatives, argues researcher Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, are less tolerant of compromise; see the world in ‘us’ versus ‘them’ terms; are more willing to use force to gain an advantage; are ‘more prone to rely on simple (good vs. bad) evaluative rules in interpreting policy issues;’ are ‘motivated…
The Real Fear Is Not “They will take our jobs”. It Is One Generated By A Sense Of Privilege.
Some claim immigrants, whether legal or not, are taking away Americans jobs and this causes resentment amongst poor white working class. I would say the real resentment is not for those picking fruit, cleaning toilets and blowing leaves. I would say it is because if they succeed, that makes them feel ten times worse. The…
Dear Republicans Words Do Effing Matter. I Do Blame You.
I am tired of this, you have a stage, you have air time, you have a certain air of respectability, then all you do with that is preach hate supported by lies. Hatred of the poor and homeless Hatred of LGBT Hatred of immigrants Hatred of people of color Hatred of women Hatred of Muslims…
Hillary Clinton is Taking Democrats Backward on Climate Change
When Barack Obama announced his Presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois he spoke of climate change. Let's be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil. We can harness homegrown, alternative fuels like ethanol and spur the production of more fuel-efficient cars. We can set up a system for capping greenhouse gases. We…
Murdoch's Dirty Tricks party UKIP grabbed 8.6% Labour, 4% Tory. Great election steal, Rupert !!
Now it should be explicit, not suspected or implicit that elections are not democratic in the presence of Murdoch, the Kochs or Adelman. What we see is that anything will be done where the most powerful are sure they will not be prosecuted. Lies count for nothing. There is no respect for the body politic….
United Kingdom: UKIP false flag is decisive to outcome (13% of vote moves 30 to 40 seats to Tories)
Recalculating the UK 2015 election vote to remove UKIP impact, the Conservative Party majority victory (329 seats) goes down to at best a 318-308 loss to Labour/SNP coalition. One helluva false flag operation. United Kingdom Independence Party remains a well financed, Murdoch supported propaganda operation that prior to 2015 had been taking 3% or so…
I got a ride in a Time Machine !! Back to when CIA re-pitched Iran as “Ming the Merciless”
CIA needed a substitute for Naziism and Communism. Wahhabi Islam, al-Qaida are financed out of Saudi/GCC. They wouldn't do. Even later as ISIS and all the lovely Muslim Brotherhood death squads… “Free Syrian Army”… wouldn't do. So of course, what else? Iran became the new monster state. Words from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the mechanic, became synonymous…
Likud's Miri Regev: Kahlon (of Kulanu) is a “traitor.” DFM Hanegbi: “He will join our coalition”
UPDATE: Friday, March 20th — Times of Israel, initial source, reports on its front web page that Channel 2 in Israel reports that Moshe Kahlon has agreed to support Bibi Netanyahu and Likud to form a government. There is nothing up about this at the party web sites. Reports on this assertion also say there…
“Islamic” versus “Islamist.” Republicans and Israel's Likudniks do their damnedest to help ISIS
“Extremist Islamic Terrorists” An oxymoron. “Islamic” is the generic term for all things Muslim. Used properly it applies to practicing Muslims regardless of country, sect, race, or sex. The murderer, torturer, kidnapper, rapist psychopaths at ISIS/Da'ish would give their eye teeth to be Islamic. ISIS is not a part of the Koran/Quran based mainstream Islam….
Nobody Likes Being A Guinea Pig
Especially when they know they're being used as a guinea pig against their own best interests. Guinea Pigs used in research never end up living happier, healthier lives either. The scientists and financial backers slap each other on the back and tell each other, “Oh well, better luck next time,” and then they go in…
