Unseen

It is kind of amazing that there is not more resentment of Brits as it relates to the Irish. The shit during the famine was so damn cold.

I don’t recall ever hearing an Irish person bearing any ill will toward “the Brits” over the famine. There have been incidents involving “soccer hooliganism” but no reason is ever needed by the perpetrators to…[Read more]

If you’re English and you go to Ireland, it’s well to mind your manners.

An English friend of mine came to visit me in Ireland one summer (circa July 1991). We had shared a squat house together in London. He was looking forward to drinking a “skinful of real Irish Guinness”. I brought him to a traditional Irish bar (not a tourist one 😊) which w…[Read more]

Simon,

I’m quarter Irish, actually more genetically, and half Jewish. Which identity English or Jewish is more likely to cause a problem?

It is kind of amazing that there is not more resentment of Brits as it relates to the Irish. The shit during the famine was so damn cold.

Then again it seems like new generations sometimes just go on without the enmity carrying forward. I see Japanese/Chinese restaurants quite often. Having spoken to Filipinos and Chinese did not discover…[Read more]

The creation of Israel/Palestine borders (via the Balfour Declaration) and the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were both outcomes of British imperial decisions, and both have resulted in prolonged, identity-driven conflicts. However, they differ in origins, religious dynamics, international dimensions, and…[Read more]

Well written and spot on Reg.

It is carping and only academic but i believe Palestina was the term used by Romans to dissasociate Jews from their homeland after putting down Jewish rebellions. And there were later references to Palestine but in the early 20th century Palestine was used to refer to the Jewish homeland. Thus the Palestine Post,…[Read more]

If the EU can grant Temporary Protection Directive status for 4.2 million Ukrainians, then surely the rich Arab nations can do the same for 2.2 million (or many more) Palestinians in their own countries?

Could it be that authoritarian regime like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE just don’t want politically active populations, and Palestinians a…[Read more]

Robert,

No that was not directed to you! In general i have found you to be quite the reasonable person and well above average intelligence. Never thought you were aligned with Palestinianism or any of the bs mythology. Facts driven, science reliant, amenable to change of position if reason is brought to bear on a topic.

Merely spitting in the…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Not being snide to suggest it is a kinder, gentler genocide. As victims it is like a library. In response to genocidal neighbors, not only Hamas, but the citizens who are aligned it is akin to Nazis, puts the Turks to shame… Anyone or any group that hopes to end the senseless violence involving Israel and Palestinians should s…

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Not being snide to suggest it is a kinder, gentler genocide. As victims it is like a library. In response to genocidal neighbors, not only Hamas, but the citizens who are aligned it is akin to Nazis, puts the Turks to shame…

Anyone or any group that hopes to end the senseless violence involving Israel and Palestinians should stop advancing the…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

Yeah, try explaining how this works to fearful Christian conservatives, whose entire lives are based on landing natural and supernatural credit. The crazy thing is that much of the national debt is owed to foreigners (like the Chinese) who would suffer badly if the country defaulted. I was worried about my Federal…

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Again, they probably won’t connect the dots because of the horrors of “Hunter Biden’s Laptop” and trans-story hour.

What dots?

Unseen wrote:
Ah, the national debt may not matter anyway…

Yeah, try explaining how this works to fearful Christian conservatives, whose entire lives are based on landing natural and supernatural credit. The crazy thing is that much of the national debt is owed to foreigners (like the Chinese) who would suffer badly if the country defaulted.

I w…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
the future, China will be dominant. The U.S. will be irrelevant??

Maybe in the very short term, but China is doomed: <iframe title=”The Fire Hose of Chaos: Chinese Edition Intro” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/YYufPSiXiXU?feature=oembed” width=”670″ height=”377″ frameborder=”0″…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
In the future, China will be dominant. The U.S. will be irrelevant??

Whether this century will be Chinese or American is up to us. But the time to change course is quickly running out.

Well, if the first 25 years matters the most, we have been Trumped. USA + Jesus will prevail !

_Robert_ wrote:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
@_Robert_ I posted this in Sunday School at the time….. 🙂 Kentucky Noah’s Ark sues insurance company over damage caused by heavy rains

Oh yeah, I remember that!

Speakin of tornado prone Kentucky…

The Jackson (weather service) office is one of at least four such facilities across the country tha…

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In the future, China will be dominant. The U.S. will be irrelevant??

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
@_Robert_ I posted this in Sunday School at the time….. 🙂 Kentucky Noah’s Ark sues insurance company over damage caused by heavy rains

Oh yeah, I remember that!

Unseen wrote:

_Robert_ wrote:
Fact is, you are not even safe in a canoe round here. We have a million gators, and they are everywhere but it still is a rare event when someone is killed.

There’s a snake for that. Just ask Florida. Odd fact about alligators: Despite living in one of the least sterile environments on Earth and often suffering s…

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RE the Alex O’Connor question…….what if he does murder the “potential” Christian an hour before his conversion therefore sending him to Hell for all eternity…..and then he (Alex) repents of his sins and becomes a Christian and then, one hour later, he also dies?

The non-believer sends a person to Hell, just as victim was about to become a…[Read more]