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Tuesday, November 16, 2004. Inside the box, outside the box, part two of two. They say every country has it's 'Founding Myth.'. This is true of course, as heroes and villains need to be clearly defined. Children need to be taught in a clear and concise a fashion the merits and uniqueness of their nation and the nobility of their Founding Fathers. This is true of all nations, everywhere. Patriotism demands this pedagogical approach, for reasons far to numerous to elaborate here. Still, these heroes, like ...
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Monday, November 08, 2004. Dinner, civil debate and the National Anthem. A friend of mine recently recounted part of a recent, shared conversation. Over dinner, my friends mother made the remark that she "could not understand how anyone would want to live in the US," given the state of our current political climate. The conversation relayed, irked me a bit, not because of one person's opinion, but rather, because of it's casualness. A while back I had an exchange with. Was to help build a better America.
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Tuesday, November 02, 2004. Postmodern courtesan follow up. There has been a flood of emails to. For those of you, on either side of the issue that chose to write thoughtful critique, I shall respond over the course of the day, via email, as time permits. To those of you on either side of the issue that responded in a less than civil manner, well, as in real life, you shall be ignored. Posted by Alex @ 10:25 AM. Postmodern courtesan comments and email. The Post Modern Coutesan Responds.
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Thursday, November 18, 2004. God, Indivdualism and Pendulums. One of my readers suggest I rename this piece, to reflect more accurately the theme and ideas of the discussion. His kind advice is appreciated.*. The following will be my last thoughts on the political divide we see in our country today, for now. Before I go on, firstly let me apologize for being a day late. Work and matters of a personal nature precluded me from meeting that self imposed deadline. Some will say (mistakenly, I believe) that w...
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Tuesday, September 07, 2004. One smart kid from Yale. One smart kid from Yale. Read it all here. It's really about a mindset, as Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Queria, makes quite evident. The Palestinian prime minister says a deadly Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip will surely lead to retaliation - and it would be justified. Ahmed Qureia says the attack that killed 14 Hamas militants is a "crime" and "no crime goes unpunished.". Oh yeah, sounds like a real 'moderate.'. The article is here.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2004. To be free, times three. Many words have been written on what is to be a citizen of free society and country. Lofty ideals and words, profound thoughts and heroic actions, are usually exploited in the attempt to define and describe the ethereal values and charateristics of what being free really means. I remember quite clearly, when I was in Eastern Europe before the Wall came down, how disenfranchised people were from participating in matters that affected them. Dreary,...
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Monday, November 01, 2004. Postmodern courtesan comments and email. Despite the late evening post, I've received a number of emails on my post below,. The Postmodern Courtesan Responds. Not altogther unexpectedly, I have been excoriated for even having a discussion with the "likes" of Olympia Manet, and I have been called a racist homophobe (among other things) on the other extreme. As I made clear, I wrote the piece as a discussion- an important one. As the ever succint Paulie of. Kerry Plan Rumor Mill.
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Thursday, November 11, 2004. On this day, Divine Justice. November 11, 2004. On this day, we see Divine Justice. On the day we remember that 'band of brothers,' our veterans and their comrades who were left behind, Yasser Arafat has breathed his last. Immortalized in a poem entitled. Once before, nothing could be further from the truth. Arafat was a terrorist of the worst kind. He attempted to put a noble face on his evil and to have it seen as good. Those men fought a war to bring freedom and liberty to...
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Tuesday, November 02, 2004. Both posts are disturbing, relevant and important. Posted by Alex @ 10:48 AM. Postmodern courtesan follow up. Postmodern courtesan comments and email. The Post Modern Coutesan Responds. The thinking feminists for Bush. More rule of page 21, China and Procktoberfest. Kerry Plan Rumor Mill. Are you a journalist? If you are, I will cry. May not be suitable for political vegans.
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Monday, November 15, 2004. Inside the box, outside the box, part one of two. The recent election will be analyzed for years to come, with pundits crunching the numbers and opining on what went right and what went wrong, for the each of Presidential contenders. What very few pundits and analysts will attempt to do, in a real and meaningful way, is examine why it is that religion and politics are so divisive. There are reasoned voices out there, of course, heard at. For the purposes of this piece, I will s...
