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Several hundred years of British empire and colonialism and the British Monarchy ensured that the racist rationales and justifications were spread to the four corners of the world.
And while I listened to this song years ago, over and over, “in my mind and in my car…”, this portion was uniquely interesting. “You were the first one. You were the last one.”
Einstein — “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
The Iranian situation is getting curiouser and curiouser. The Iranian government has now admitted that they mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it was TAKING OFF from Teheran International Airport.
If nothing else, these attacks show how vulnerable oil production facilities are and, therefore, how fragile an oil-based infrastructure really could be, if attacked by zealots of one kind or another.
I recently published a story about the republication of Mein Kampf so that I could discuss the meaning of the story in a comment. Because many of you read the article, but not the comment (we keep track of such things,) we have decided to republish the comment here as a separate article.
Antisemitism is raising its ugly head all over the internet, again. Yesterday, I received an email from someone called "Rebel of Oz" with a link to post entitled "How We Can Overthrow the Jew World Order." The sender of that email, breaking the usual protocol for these kinds of messages, added the names of 178 recipient
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Putin, Caesar, and The Godfather: Parallels and A Question12/25/2022In 'The Godfather' saga, assassination was more than a way of doing business. It was apparently a way of life for the men at the highest levels of the criminal organization and enterprise depicted in the book and films.
Let Them Eat Cars09/12/2022Being above the law is a privilege reserved to those white folks who believe they're born to rule.
Some Thoughts on the Death of the ‘Queen’09/09/2022Several hundred years of British empire and colonialism and the British Monarchy ensured that the racist rationales and justifications were spread to the four corners of the world.
Refugees and Racism03/03/2022As if being forced to become a refugee fleeing from war isn't psychologically and emotionally traumatic enough...
From Putin’s Bluff to Putin’s Invasion03/02/2022There is no straight line from Putin's bluff to Putin's invasion or to any one particular course of action.
“Is the Nightmare Black or Are the Windows Painted…”02/25/2022I saw bizarre images of people furtively seeking shelter from Russian rockets in Lviv, Ukraine.
Putin’s Bluff Failed: So He Will ‘Denazify’ Ukraine by Invading02/24/2022Putin's Bluff' has morphed into 'Putin's Crusade' to bring about the "denazification" of Ukraine the country he says shouldn't even exist.
Russia Says It’s Begun Pulling Back Some Troops From Around Ukraine02/15/2022Russia says some troops are returning to their bases, but other large-scale military drills continue.
A Very, Very Brief Look at Putin’s Russia02/14/2022Putin didn't create the criminality of the Russian government. He stepped into what was an active and ongoing criminal enterprise...
Putin’s Bluff01/28/2022The bullies don't want to lose any money to the old black guy who looks like the kind of player who will win the pot and quit the game...
“In My Mind and In My Car”01/22/2022And while I listened to this song years ago, over and over, “in my mind and in my car…”, this portion was uniquely interesting. “You were the first one. You were the last one.”
Why War: Einstein and Freud on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature05/24/2021Einstein — “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
What REALLY Happened to Flight 752?01/14/2020The Iranian situation is getting curiouser and curiouser. The Iranian government has now admitted that they mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it was TAKING OFF from Teheran International Airport.
At the New Year, Jewish Tradition Requires Us10/02/2019A Holy Requirement
Hosting Your Own Holocaust10/02/2019Health Studies of Survivors
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My Fraught Celebration–China-at-Seventy09/30/2019Mixed Thoughts and Sensibilities
Authentic Chinese University Foreign-Devils Menu-to-Die-From (1985)09/28/2019Yum
A Good Day09/24/2019Here and in the UK
My Brit Tabloid Headline…Supreme Court Smashes PM Boris Johnson09/24/2019Enormous win for Democracy
British Man Attempts to Burn Historic Synagogue, Sets Head Aflame09/19/2019Fire!
Interesting Fallacies about The Oil Field Attacks09/17/2019If nothing else, these attacks show how vulnerable oil production facilities are and, therefore, how fragile an oil-based infrastructure really could be, if attacked by zealots of one kind or another.
For General Motors Workers Now Striking–Class Warfare09/17/2019Assert!
Abortion Rights, Rates-Freedom v. Shoving Women All Over the Show09/06/2019...moves misogynistic and destructive....
“Local Neutering Barn Dance” on the Costa Del Sol!09/02/2019Edgy!
Faith Be Damned…For This There is No Redemption.09/01/2019Well over 50,000 kids each year.
Anti-Semitism, A Tentative Historical Framework08/31/2019All anti-Semitism is now racial.
The Political-Economy of Witchcraft08/31/2019There has always been a Political-Economy to witchcraft, worldwide.
Torah and Gospel Justice–One Voice08/29/2019Responses to the Ethical Challenge
Who Set the Amazon Rain Forest on Fire? We did!08/27/2019Second thoughts about the Brazilian Rain Forest Fires
When Sovereign Nations Must Cede Prerogatives to the World08/27/2019This is a time ...
Amazon Forest Fires: This is What 1,330 Square Miles Looks Like08/27/2019Just in case you were wondering how bad the Amazon forests fires are, this should put it in perspective for you
Why a Burning Amazon Matters to You08/23/2019fully 20%
What Israelis and Palestinians Have Now08/16/2019...with real leadership...
The NYT Letters on Reps Tlaib, Omar, Israel, Mine, Two Others08/16/2019Readers react.
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Representatives Tlaib and Omar Must Go to Israel08/15/2019...not the first time the PM has abused his compact with the United States...
Passionate Justice PRIVILEGE-A BLACK WOMAN ASKS RANDOM WHITE MEN08/12/2019She Asks Random White Men About Privilege.
Anne Frank on ICE Raids08/09/2019Don't like the Comparison?
Seventy-Four Years Gone-A Third Atomic Bomb?08/06/2019I'd have advised....
Obligation to “The Least of Us”-TORAH & GOSPEL JUSTICE: One Voice08/06/2019What you do to the least of us....
Is Six Million Accurate?08/06/2019...ambiguity might intrude at any time into what has been seen as settled.
Imprisoned for Their Poverty: Irish Boys, Irish Girls07/27/2019Imprisoned for Their Poverty: Irish Boys in America, Irish Girls in Northern Ireland
Justice is Sentient07/26/2019Neither justice nor hate is ever lonely.
Why I Won’t Say Designers of the Holocaust Are Monsters07/25/2019Celebrate and Confront all that we are.
International Far-Right Resurgence and Violence07/24/2019...political murders, as in the Nazi era.
Kabbalah-What It Is and Isn’t07/24/2019Kabbalah is sui generis.
Enemies of the People-Recalling the “Charlie Hebdo” Murders, Now07/22/2019Open-Minded Can mean Spilled Brains
Tiny Boys Butcher Babar07/19/2019When the wild is captive, there had better be good reasons.
All Child-Brides are Rape Victims07/18/2019Every child-bride is a rape-victim.
The Near East’s Dirtiest Open Secret07/16/2019Class exploitation in the Near East
Gold and Stein — The Jump07/16/2019Just You Wait....
Passionate Justice Podcast VIII-3 Inspiration and Sabotage07/15/2019Who's Standing for Democracy?
Your Intimate Holocaust: Findings from Hell07/14/2019Findings from Hell
Anti-Nazi Heroes of 1942-The White Rose Society, 21st Century07/13/2019...until the American tip of the hat to fascism's gone and justly dead....
People’s Hero-She Stands Up to the Chinese Communist Party and Wins07/12/2019And Then I Did an Even More Terrible Thing....
What Jews Have Come to Understand About Zionism’s Necessity07/12/2019This is why.
The Middle East: How to Talk about Israel and Palestine07/10/2019An interesting take on how to talk about a volatile subject in a volatile period.
Insisting that Israel is Both Necessary and Just07/10/2019Israel's the only sane recourse for Jews.
Trigger-Warnings Undermine the Liberal Arts Mission07/10/2019Trigger-Warnings undermine the Liberal Arts.
Hitler Lost; Nazism Won07/10/2019How Nazism Won
Israel’s Unique Obligation to Vulnerability07/08/2019Bigotry begets fools.
Why anti-Semitism’s Turn-On-A-Dime Lethal07/06/2019Very Fast from Dumb to Deadly
Had Germany, Like Japan, Fought On Through Summer07/06/2019Had I Been in a Position to Advise....
Skeptics, Cynics, Pecksniffian Bums07/06/2019working for Good, or...sitting self-satisfied on their pecksniffian bums
Al-Qaeda New Leadership Qualifying Questionnaire (2011)07/05/2019Be My Baby, Osama....
Pop-Quiz: War Atrocity Diary Entry07/04/2019War Diary From...?
When Rome Will Ditch Celibacy07/02/2019Institutional Survival Always Wins
Penis Ennui–Bridled Male Power/Why Hebrews Circumcised07/01/2019Men Honoring What's Greater Than Our Own Power
All anti-Semitism is Racism07/01/2019All anti-Semitism is now Racism.
Incompatible Theologies07/01/2019Christians & Jews May Be Compatible ...& Ought to Be...tho the Theologies Are Not
Misogyny, Not Homophobia: Rome’s Root Scourge06/30/2019Misogyny, Above All Else, is Rome's Central Bane
Rome Must Not Ditch Its Rapists06/29/2019The Church Must Not Ditch Its Rapist Priests: Here's What It Must Do
Mr Assange & His Sycophants 06/29/2019Assange
1-Sentence Canadians06/28/2019Geese
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Francis Credits 2nd Miracle Toward Mother Teresa’s Sainthood12/18/2015Vatican City
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We’re Not Charlie Hedbo01/19/2015The hue and
Kerry’s Reckless Middle East Stance12/16/2014U.S. Secretary
BindleSnitch Editorial: Truth or Consequences11/19/2014ISIS has
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