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Phat
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Message 15 of 995 (892152)
02-28-2022 10:57 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by LamarkNewAge
02-27-2022 3:56 PM


Nation Against Nation
In response to this:
quote:
The United States media is white supremacist. Plain and simple.
How else can media be more "honest" (In your own biased opinion) when the facts show that Putin is clearly a villain, society is slowly changing, but will never agree to "put whites in their place". This world is run by money and through the money, power. Putin is going to permanently break away from the US Dollar (Global reserve currency) system and reinforce the alternative system in league with China. As far as the US media goes, they are simply selling a product and not too many of the readers (especially those with money) care that much about global opinions that disagree with maintaining the status quo. If you want to be accepted and recognized in this world, you wont get far with an argument to replace "white privilege" with "third world privilege". Basically, don't upset the apple cart and don't try and become the new Bosses while vilifying the "Old Bosses". Learn the rules or give everything up and follow Jesus. (The dark skinned ethnic one, not the English white one") .

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 16 of 995 (892153)
02-28-2022 11:05 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by LamarkNewAge
02-27-2022 4:02 PM


Who Reeducates Whom?
I suppose Africans need to get through the "reeducation" camp before they are worthy of holding an opinion.
I don't agree that "re-education" is white-centric. If anything, all opinions matter but the participants need to learn to express their literacy honestly and not militantly. The world will either learn to get along or it won't. Again, I respect that you have a passion for challenging the status quo, but you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Just saying.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 17 of 995 (892155)
02-28-2022 11:12 AM
Reply to: Message 11 by PaulK
02-26-2022 7:28 AM


Re: Bret Deveraux on the war
...this war could backfire on Putin.
As an autocrat, I don't think he really cares. He feels that his nation has had its back against the wall for years. He believes in the ascendency of Russia and the decline of the West as inevitable. Perhaps he even has a realistic longterm view of the effects of global warming and seeks the age old Russian dream of a warm water port. His moves are brutal, uncivilized yet calculated. This war wont end quickly or easily.
I just hope that it doesn't get out of hand and become a World War.
I would honestly look out for China retaking Taiwan while this mess is occurring. The major powers are jockeying for position on a slowly dying planet.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 27 of 995 (892189)
03-02-2022 9:26 AM
Reply to: Message 25 by Tangle
03-02-2022 6:29 AM


This War Is Very Depressing To Me
I agree that Fiona Hill has an informed and valuable opinion. For this reason, her bleak assessment of what Putin is likely to do depresses me. Some of what Putin says and believes has a grain of truth behind his megalomaniacal worldview.
Perhaps he is actually thinking of Russia's survival (as a world power and empire) and fears that global warming will hurt Russia more than most places due to its location and, as he states it, "always being pushed back into a corner". He has a valid point in that if the US can arbitrarily attack Iraq and Afghanistan, why is Russia any less entitled? Ukraine has valuable resources (never mind that he ignores its biggest resource which is its people) and places to grow lots of food.
He absolutely refuses the chance that Ukraine will try and join NATO.
The world is united on the issue of Ukraine's plight and right to exist but is divided regarding the overbearing influence of the United States. I have mentioned to you before that I see the dollars days of global financial dominance as numbered, and I see this war as a widening of that rift. Russia wants to stay with BRIC regarding a mutual global future.
This war is depressing because it shows me that the US is not in charge of everything, though we do have most of Europe on our side.
My biggest fear is that we will suffer massive inflation and will unwittingly reelect a populist to restore our own glory days. We don't have enough money to fix the world, and we are in the early stages of global contenders for the throne of which nation calls the shots. I fear that Russia will pave the way for China. Just today in the news, Taiwan is mentioned as another focus of struggle.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 49 of 995 (892224)
03-03-2022 7:27 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by LamarkNewAge
02-28-2022 9:42 PM


Re: Who Reeducates Whom?
What do you know about the big "African giants" - South Africa and Nigeria?
Im learning from different sources.
What do the leaders feel?
What do the people feel?
I listened to this 2012 commentary: Nigerian Crossroads by the BBC.
quote:
Mark Doyle investigates the Nigerian paradox. He reports from a Lagos international fashion show - and overflies a network of illegal oil refineries. He visits a polo club where relatively wealthy players favour Argentine ponies - and finds himself in a camp for displaced people which looks like it could be in war-torn Somalia.
Nigeria, the giant of West Africa, has the largest population of any African country. It's among the top dozen producers of oil in the world, and has a vibrant, growing economy. It's a country that could - perhaps should - be a significant player on the world stage. But Nigeria's communities are also torn apart by communal and religious violence. And in recent years a new, radical Islamist group has emerged to challenge the power of the state across the north of the country. Thousands have been killed as the police and the followers of the sect battle it out in places of worship, police stations and on the streets.
BBC Correspondent Mark Doyle has been visiting Nigeria for over twenty years. He finds the country to be sometimes inspiring and sometimes intensely frustrating. He asks whether Nigeria will grow into a confident democracy or whether it will collapse into a state of semi-permanent violence.
If Doyle has captured an accurate assessment, the government is torn by violence as its own poorer people have turned to theft to siphon off state and corporate profits. The claim is that gangs steal ten Olympic swimming pools' worth of oil every day! I see why you are sensitive about global racism. My only comment on that is that the racial struggle is really an economic struggle. Consider the pirates of Somalia. I see no easy solutions in today's world. This whole claptrap about a war on "white people" is not only counter-racist but unrealistic.
One more observation: The African Giants are not solidly in the pro-U.S. Camp. They also work with BRIC to a degree. Their biggest problem is domestic social unrest. Why must the poor attack businesses? (Same problem America is having...which is growing.)

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 70 of 995 (892251)
03-04-2022 10:08 AM
Reply to: Message 28 by Theodoric
03-02-2022 9:43 AM


Re: This War Is Very Depressing To Me
Though I had not read much of Robert Reich, I was intrigued due to the fact that his information challenged so much of my own. Here is more by him:

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 126 of 995 (892309)
03-05-2022 10:14 AM
Reply to: Message 98 by LamarkNewAge
03-04-2022 6:39 PM


Re: Half of world refuses to support Western railroading UN resolution.
LNA, i want to hear what you think the future is for planet earth. Is it a revolution? Billions of people breaking their shackles to ancient yet ongoing colonialism?
Is it the downfall of the Uniuted States? (Some see this in Biblical Prophecy).
Or is it an externalization of your own personal frustrations? I want to know. I want to know how you think.
If EvC is unworthy to hear it, I want you to get in touch with me personally.
r send me a private message.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 131 of 995 (892319)
03-05-2022 3:23 PM
Reply to: Message 129 by LamarkNewAge
03-05-2022 2:52 PM


Re: Half of world refuses to support Western railroading UN resolution.
China sees today's Russia as the one opposing imperialism.
If by "imperialism you mean the Western bloc of power headed by the weakening United States, explain how China's ascendency and global rise is going to be any less "imperialistic"? Russia is doing all of the heavy lifting for them.
And explain to us your disdain for "white people" and white privilege being any different than it would be if the economic and global superpower was the leader of BRIC? Meet the new Boss. Same as the old Boss. Except I would rather live under the government I now have rather than the CCP and its future economic cronies. How would you imagine the two African "Giants" feel? Is one global leader really any different from the other?

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 133 of 995 (892323)
03-05-2022 3:34 PM
Reply to: Message 130 by PaulK
03-05-2022 3:10 PM


Is white privilege all about us and them?
PK writes:
I don’t think NATO has done anything that bad.
LNA would likely argue that you feel that way only because you have benefited from the largely white privilege that NATO offered. As have we all. Winning the cold war helped NATO more than it did the third world, for example. LNA seems to me to be someone from either an Islamic or African heritage who sees the ongoing racism that he perceives being against people of color having equal opportunity to make it in life (financially, spiritually, or practically) due to Western dominance. Mind you I could be wrong.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 134 of 995 (892325)
03-05-2022 3:39 PM
Reply to: Message 130 by PaulK
03-05-2022 3:10 PM


If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot
PK writes:
And what is “anti-racist” in conquering your neighbours?
LNA may perhaps be pointing out that global opinion was not in favor of the Iraqi people nor the Afghani people as much as it is for Ukraine. Perhaps the light skin is a factor in exposing LNA's own racism. We need to move beyond white privilege. It is slowly getting better. Holding an ongoing grudge against the old colonialists' won't help anything.
Perhaps LNA is disgusted that we (Liberals and moderates in Western Countries)don't see the double standard. I would argue that I see it, yet dont understand LNA in that he seems to be stirring up my being more critical of my own country than I am about Russia or China. I am more of a nationalist than a globalist because quite honestly globalism does not favor me. Can LNA see the same thing --namely that non-favoritism and globalism won't really help him either? Or is he complaining that the nation of his birth or choice is too weak to stand on its own and would rather support BRIC than NATO?
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Phat
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Message 135 of 995 (892328)
03-05-2022 3:51 PM
Reply to: Message 134 by Phat
03-05-2022 3:39 PM


Re: If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot
Upon reading what I just wrote, I am reminded that LNA also supports massive immigration. Perhaps he would like to see more people in the United States that would oppose our nationalism and embrace globalism so that they too can be adopted by Uncle Sam.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 137 of 995 (892333)
03-05-2022 3:57 PM
Reply to: Message 136 by PaulK
03-05-2022 3:52 PM


Does The Color Of The Troll Matter? An Honest Question
Perhaps LNA is a troll. He certainly doesnt want to talk with me, and I have no idea why. Perhaps he is just testing our biases and prejudices in order to confirm his own racism.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 140 of 995 (892338)
03-05-2022 4:09 PM


Who Trusts The News?
Getting back to the Ukrainian war, I seek most of my information on it from the BBC and Al Jazeera.
I like Al Jazeera because it is a more balanced view than I get here. In fact, one opinion piece sounded a bit like LNA!
Covering Ukraine: A mean streak of racist exceptionalism
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 183 of 995 (892393)
03-06-2022 3:49 PM
Reply to: Message 181 by LamarkNewAge
03-06-2022 3:01 PM


Re: Do you actually care about Syrian & African refugees?
Are you a globalist, then? If there were such a thing as "sides" which side would you suport?

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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Message 227 of 995 (892477)
03-08-2022 6:39 AM
Reply to: Message 221 by LamarkNewAge
03-08-2022 12:35 AM


LNA Unplugged?
Im curious where you were born, L.N.A. You seem particularly sensitive to emerging and minority cultures (which is good) and also seem prejudiced against the beneficiaries of white privilege (which stirs a lot of stuff up).
Can't we just all get along? And by the way, if you choose to discuss this stuff publically, you can hardly be called a troll. Everyone seems to think you are just learning U.S. slanguage.
I remember I used to get mad at you for constant cut & pastes and copypasta, but you have improved over the years. And despite what the peanut gallery thinks, I don't picture you as a caucasian. Personally, it matters little to me, but would start a discussion on your personal experiences in life and how you came to despise "white" people in general. (Was it the arrogance or was it the discrimination which you yourself may have experienced?)
I agree with the EvC bunch about Putin's actions, but I think that Putin sees the future better than the clowns at the Federal Reserve and global finance in general. They are not that bright.
Were I to go out on a limb, I would guess that you originally came from a country that was at one time colonized. I see you as more to the Left than to the Right, if these terms have any universal meaning. I see you as wanting the 3rd world people to get a break. Even at my and others expense. But I'll get along with you.
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain "
***
“…far from science having buried God, not only do the results of science point towards his existence, but the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence.”- Dr.John Lennox

“A God without wrath brought men without sin into a Kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a Cross.”
H. Richard Niebuhr, The Kingdom of God in America

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him.” — Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You
(1894).


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