Have a great week folks!

“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for critical thinking.”

– Leo Tolstoy.

Out of curiosity i wanted a comparison of tiny Israel against the rest of the muslim nations. In science, innovation and achievement.

LLM reported that based on latest data Israel has 140 scientists, technicians and engineers per 1000. Muslim nations average 9 per 1000. World average is 41. Muslim nations have two nobel prizes. Israel has 12.…[Read more]

Unseen,

@ Enco

Disruptive protests are an effective political tool going back in American history at least as far as the “Boston Tea Party,” and in the case of the protest in question, has resulted in uncovering the Sheriff’s apparent disability scam.

Good that this was one result, but others still have right to speak without inter…[Read more]

@ Enco

Disruptive protests are an effective political tool going back in American history at least as far as the “Boston Tea Party,” and in the case of the protest in question, has resulted in uncovering the Sheriff’s apparent disability scam.

Perhaps the shortest, but certainly one of the shortest, great speeches in American history. Mario Savio’s speech on the steps of Sproul Hall during the so-called “Free Speech Movement.”

Unseen,

There are a milion better media and means of expression than screeching over others at a meeting or for that matter blocking other’s freedom of movement on a thoroughfare or using a petrol-made, petrol-shipped superglue to fasten yourself to things while screaming “Stop Oil Now!”

And lest we forget, the woman at the meeting could have…[Read more]

@ Enco

How do we get the country back on track? Trump isn’t smart enough to know he’s being played, so he plays his role as figurehead while Musk calls most of the shots. And the shots he does call are likely handed to him by Elon in a “When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you” fashion.

So, Musk is busily tearing our democracy apart and our…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Incidents like this don’t belong at any meeting, public or private. Maybe the holders of such meetings need to busted for maintaining a disorderly house or some such as that. Maybe the woman should have been busted for using an animal call out of hunting season.

I know the difference between an opinion and a fact and I…[Read more]