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Brix: Great analysis, but wrong conclusion,
Forum Post, January, 22 2013
Zog Brix
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because, on the contrary, we should be worried about the rise of the extreme Right. The modern European history teaches us that when Europe faces economic troubles that its political parties cannot resolve, the extreme right or some form of Righti...
Rissler: "a pervasive pessimism"
Forum Post, January, 21 2013
Michael Rissler
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When Danny writes, "In conversations with a dozen Democratic politicians, with a few exceptions, there is a pervasive pessimism about the next several years. Almost all requested anonymity, not out of fear, they say, but to avoid giving solac...
Brix: I am not convinced.
Forum Post, January, 21 2013
Zog Brix
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Sure, the gap between the commands/policy from the top and situation on the ground; the ambiguous nature of orders; the need of the presidents to win wars, and the fear and youth of American soldiers were factors that partially explain the genocid...
Morelli: What to Do?
Forum Post, January, 21 2013
Ben Morelli
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Thanks for the article Roger. As an activist, is there any positive effect that you can see us having on the region? Or a chance of helping the Touareg people? It seems that you have little respect for the current government of...
Weber: I respectfully disagree
Forum Post, January, 18 2013
Mark Weber
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You have long been, in my opinion, the best journalist in the world reporting on and writing about the Middle East. However, I disagree with you on this issue. I often contribute to online discussions under a pseudonym, a practice I started at m...
Valentino:
Forum Post, January, 18 2013
Joseph Valentino
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growing up, going to catholic grade school i learned 2 things primarily 1) all authority is arbitrary 2) never obey i also became aware at a very young age that most adults believe what is obvious utter nonsense things haven't really change...
Valentino:
Forum Post, January, 18 2013
Joseph Valentino
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chomsky is hardly 'dour' or 'humorless' even his professional linguistic work is laced throughout with subtle humour what is absent in chomsky's work is lighthearted buffoonery for that, one can watch cable tv
Barkdull: Re: Re: Sound quality
Forum Post, January, 18 2013
John Barkdull
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Works fine for me. I did have to turn up the volume. If that did not work, powered speakers would.
Yearwood: Re:
Forum Post, January, 18 2013
Kelvin Yearwood
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A rather tired and unhelpful comment, Joseph. I entirely agree with the comment: "The issues of democracy and sexism are not separate, but inextricably linked." Isn't the problem that the SWP has a heirarchical party struc...
patterson: Your courageous eloquence
Forum Post, January, 17 2013
george patterson
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You are a wonderful, courageous and eloquent chap, and your charisma is inspiring by your extraordinary gift to tell the truth with your lyrical, poetic journalism. Thank you for your noble, golden heart!
Khan: The US culture of power and domination
Forum Post, January, 17 2013
Nasir Khan
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What Obama has done or is doing is in line with the American political culture whose basis lies in power and domination. But any lip service by the U.S. power elites to the so-called ‘American values’ and ‘promoting democracy&rsq...
Stern: Well George, you woke up at last!
Forum Post, January, 16 2013
Jerome Stern
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"..it strikes me that the entire structure of neoliberal thought is a fraud. .... This has nothing to do with economics. It has everything to do with power." It's taken him some time to see this, but better now than later (or n...
Albert: Re: What could enable a Peercommony
Forum Post, January, 16 2013
Michael Albert
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In many contexts a guaranteed minimum income, or atlernatively, what can be the same ting, excellent unemployment insurance and social welfare provisions, is a very good reform to fight for. But it is not a general norm for income distribution, no...
Reiter: What could enable a Peercommony
Forum Post, January, 16 2013
I.N. Reiter
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I must confess, I only flew over a few of the discussion pieces and won´t be able to do more than that for a certain time, but I think what many progressive and socially orientated people in Germany have in mind, when they talk about enablin...
Kavanagh: Ray McGovern's pension
Forum Post, January, 15 2013
Jim Kavanagh
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Regarding Ray McGovern "drawing his CIA pension": In fact, he almost lost it for his dissident activities. From the bio on his website: "As an act of conscience, on March 2, 2006 Ray returned the Intelligence Commendation ...
Kavanagh: See McGovern's page on this
Forum Post, January, 15 2013
Jim Kavanagh
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See the page on McGovern's website regardng the Fordham incident: http://www.raymcgovern.com/Ray_McGovern/Fordham.html
Valentino:
Forum Post, January, 15 2013
Joseph Valentino
Valentino's ZSpace page
i've looked for gender equality in the world around me my entire life i've rarely seen it men are, in general, physically, emotionally, and intellectually inferior to women in almost every case
Emersberger: The film had to be pro-torture, pro-assassination – in other words pro-CIA.
Forum Post, January, 14 2013
Joe Emersberger
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Bigalow has explicitly stated that set out to glorify the CIA (the “intelligence community”). See quotes from Bigalow that I provide below. To glorify the torturers, she cannot show torture as a worthless way to extra information. And ...
Valentino:
Forum Post, January, 13 2013
Joseph Valentino
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quit your job stop driving stop dreaming the only tech fix is: less everything but i want a range rover and 5 kids and a big house with central heating/cooling numerous i-phones -pads tablets netbooks notebooks x-boxes y-boxes z-boxes e-mail inst...
Jones: Re: Why Idle No More Has Resonated With Canadians
Forum Post, January, 13 2013
David Jones
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I understand why this nascent movement still believes it can appeal to a regulatory state and its so-called democratically elected "leaders". Why it thinks some better, more enlightened "policy" is all it can demand right now.&...
