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Percy
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Message 931 of 935 (908356)
03-12-2023 2:28 PM
Reply to: Message 930 by Phat
03-12-2023 1:37 PM


Re: Military Industrial Complex
Phat writes:
  • Don't hit people. (Im too old to hit very hard and too scared to get hit by hangry young homeless people, so I try and talk with them rather than hate on them. My verbal skills are a two edged sword. I save my ranting for online. I NEVER rant in public!
  • For adults the message isn't about physicality. He explains very clearly on page 5 that "Don't hit people" is the version of the message a six-year old understands, but then he goes on use the adult example of "environmental pollution and destruction" and how it hurts people.
    If you're purposefully pushing people's buttons, especially just because you're bored, not provoked, then you're hurting people for no reason. Fulghum said, "Play fair," "Don't hit people," and "Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody." Good rules to go by.
    He also said, "Clean up your own mess." Better get started.
    --Percy

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    Theodoric
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    Message 932 of 935 (908358)
    03-12-2023 3:08 PM
    Reply to: Message 931 by Percy
    03-12-2023 2:28 PM


    Re: Military Industrial Complex
    But Phat does not understand his mess that he has to clean up.

    What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. -Christopher Hitchens

    Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts

    "God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

    If your viewpoint has merits and facts to back it up why would you have to lie?


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    Phat
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    Message 933 of 935 (908360)
    03-12-2023 8:28 PM
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    03-12-2023 3:08 PM


    Re: Military Industrial Complex
    What mess?

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    Tangle
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    Message 934 of 935 (909413)
    04-03-2023 1:15 PM


    Finland joins NATO
    Tomorrow Finland will become the 31st member of NATO. Took longer than I anticipated but they say that it's not much over a year - therefore lightning fast as these things go.
    Sweden still stuck by a Turkish objection, but expected to become member number 32 in a couple of months.
    I think I owe Percy something but can't be bothered to find out.

    Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine.

    "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
    Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
    - Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.


      
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    Message 935 of 935 (910390)
    04-22-2023 1:05 AM


    Ukraine 2 4 2 podcast
    The general discription of the program:
    quote:
    Ukraine 2 4 2 features interviews with experts, key people on the ground in Ukraine and many others affected, who can give direct and personal accounts of the unfolding of the war in Ukraine, how people of diverse backgrounds and professional skills rally in the fight for freedom and the historical context of Russia's invasion.
    Ukraine 242 Podcast
    Their homepage: ukraine 242
    30 minutes per episode, for your optional listening.
    The most recent episode is: Why Invading Ukraine Makes Sense to Russia: Colonialism Vs Multilateral Cooperation - AS I TYPE THIS, NOT YET AVAILABLE AS PODCAST.
    quote:
    In the wake of Finland's entry into NATO, a second conversation with Finnish political scientist Ryhor Nizhnikau. From the vantage point of Russia's direct neighbor, Nizhnikau is uniquely able to discuss Moscow's approach to international peace and security, and how these have led to their invasion of Ukraine. Nizhnikau discusses lessons learned by the smaller countries in their search for freedom and place in the world. According to him, Finland is seeking an alternative to power grabs and colonial behavior through multilateralism and law at institutions like the United Nations.
    Ryhor Nizhnikau is a senior researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki, an independent research institute, funded by the Finnish Parliament. The institute includes around 50 researchers, who address Finnish foreign policy to advise the Finnish government, the European Union, and provide public information for debate. Ryhors areas of expertise are in the area of Russia foreign policy and countries in post-soviet Europe, and the European Union with issues and challenges for Finlands role in the EU. He also focuses on issues of global security, NATO and transatlantic cooperation.
    KTWH-LP, Two Harbors, MN broadcasts and webstreams this program at 9:30 pm (US central time) on Saturdays. KTWH 99.5 FM Two Harbors Community Radio
    Moose

      
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