The latest news concerning FBI statistics confirms that racism is on the rise in America:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7103244.stm
It seems that the storm created by James Watson has not yet subsided. A multi-part article on supposed racial differences in intelligence has been posted on no less than Slate.com, a usually well-regarded liberal Website. See: <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2178122/" target=_blank>http://www.slate...
Jump to postI'm not trying to preach a specific doctrine as much as to point out that whether one is liberal or conservative, one should not consider that multiculturalism is the salve against racism.
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Jump to postHere are some interesting cases of racial strife as mentioned in the following sources: <a href="http://media.www.beaconnewspaper.com/media/storage/paper540/news/2007/10/29/Opinion/Growing.Discord.Racial.Hostility.Affecting.Schools-3062754.shtml" target=_blank>http://media.www.beaconnewspaper.com......
Jump to postIt's time to take off the blinders of political affiliation and ideology and realize that certain issues cannot be easily dichotomized. One fallacious dichotomy we see in both Europe and America today is the contraposition of multiculturalism with racism. The two are not opposites. Multiculturalism,...
Jump to postThanks to everyone for their comprehensive comments. I wish at this time to point out two sources of information which may cast light on my main thesis -- that a sad legacy of Republican government is the rise of racism in society. One source states that racism is indeed increasing in America: See: ...
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Jump to postConspiracy theorists have existed since time immemorial, and it's true that there may be a kernel of truth in some of them, whether by accident or design. But it is a fact that most conspiratorial constructs are entirely fictional and arise from an intellectual paranoia often rooted in personal fear...
Jump to postThank you all for your responses. I feel that many people have lost confidence in the virtue of the federal government, which is a more serious matter than its competence. The idea that government is uncaring and bureaucratic has never been far from the American psyche, and this much is simply a mat...
Jump to postOne of the legacies of Republican domination of the national government, with the exception of eight Clinton years in regard to the Executive, has been the rise of cynicism about racial issues. Whereas civil rights leaders were received with great acclaim in the White House, one is hard-pressed to f...
Jump to postI think that Savalas' participation made it less interesting than it could have been. However, in practical terms, I doubt that the film had very much of an causative role in creating or even encouraging doubts about the reality of the Apollo program, since theories in that respect had been around s...
Jump to postIn the movie, <i>Capricorn One</i> -- an old favorite of mine -- the ship launches toward Mars on January 4. At 43:47 of the movie, the scene is of the Control Room on July 22. The astronauts are speaking to their wives. In the interim, the only plot development relating to the astronauts is their d...
Jump to postThank you for the above-link and comments. A serious study of the state of international and national law regarding ownership appears to be necessary so that claims under any private law of ownership may be validly adjudicated. Here are some topics that may be of interest: 1. Of interest may be the ...
Jump to postThere is an interesting issue of whether patent or copyright law would entitle you to assert ownership of relevant property. It's of course true that you can presumably patent an original invention or discovery, whether a qualifying physical object or process, and that your original intellectual wor...
Jump to post<<No, it would have to overcome international law, specifically the <acronym title="Ostend / Bruges (OST / EBOS), Belgium">OST</acronym>, which the United States ratified thus giving it the effect of a federal statute.>> Yes, agreed -- that, as well. As I mentioned elsewhere, the <acronym title="Ost...
Jump to postI've got to hand it to Airbus. They did well during Dubai. There's no reason in my mind not to congratulate them. Boeing, on the other hand, has dropped the ball regarding the delivery date of the Dreamliner. As for the hypothetical "collapse" of Middle Eastern airlines because of oil prices, and wh...
Jump to postThe assertion of a claim to the Moon must be backed up by something, it seems to me. If any individual or entity claims something in ownership, then that claim must be examined for its legitimacy, such as its chain of title. I would like to know what chain of title enables any individual who claims ...
Jump to postThe idea that the Middle East will be a hub for the entire world is said to be the basis for much of the business models of some of these airlines. The Dubai Airshow has a lot of pinache because it's located where much of the action is. Query: Has anyone done an independent empirical analysis of whe...
Jump to postI doubt that the entire ATC system is going to be thrown in disarray because one pilot asked and obtained permission based on his interpretation of weather information based on another source. Maybe the controllers had simply changed their minds about the effect of the weather. I wonder if the pilot...
Jump to postIf national emblems were sufficient to assert sovereignty over <i>terra</i> (or <i>luna</i>, etc.) incognita, then, assuming that the rover portion of the Soviet probe Mars 2 had national indicia of some kind, Mars, or some portion of it, would belong to Russia, as the legal successor to the Soviet ...
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Jump to postMan, this show seems to get more interesting the more you guys talk about it. A show with political humor that nevertheless hits upon issues of police brutality? I'll have to try to find it on BBC in America, one of my digital cable channels. <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" ...
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Jump to postCell phone usage when one is face-to-face with another is simply a way of telling others that you, at least at that moment, are more important than they are -- so much so that your needs in talking to someone else outweigh his need in conversing with you. This is nothing new; anyone who, in the past...
Jump to post^^ Maybe with faux trapdoors painted on the floor suggesting what might happen if they didn't pony up.
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Jump to postMost interesting, Pope. Perhaps you are right. The meaning of the phrase you cite has been the subject of many debates, but your position appears not out of the mainstream.
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Jump to post^^ That's a good point. I would imagine that they might charge somewhere between twelve and twenty dollars per adult. It costs around twelve dollars per adult to visit the Skydeck at the Sears Tower in Chicago. See: <a href="http://www.the-skydeck.com/visitor_info/index.html" target=_blank>http://ww...
Jump to post^^ That sentiment is defensible, but only if one keeps in mind that no one political party speaks for all Americans. Liberals who criticize this Administration often have every much a right as claiming to love this country as people who support it. The principle of love of country extends to love of...
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Jump to postReally -- let the Native Americans do what they want. It's not as if they're taking away land that once belonged to European settlers. It's their property.
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Jump to postClearly a victory for diplomacy which bodes well for this Administration. All those who hailed President Clinton's negotiated settlement with North Korea some years ago are, indubitably, merely preparing their similarly effusive encomia for the skills of the current Administration in avoiding the us...
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