Monthly Archives: June 2007

THE GREAT NARRATIVE

Posted on June 18, 2007
Jim by Jim

HOPE FOR US YET? Like people, all societies have stories to tell. More often than not, the stories are based, at least in part, on myth, imagination and propaganda. The great narrative of the 20th century was the terrible Holocaust/pogrom … Continue reading →

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RATIONAL AMERICANS

Posted on June 16, 2007
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QUEEN JOE (no real job). It’s not that I think my little rant earlier had anything to with it…but the following does give me a certain amount of satisfaction. The day after I posted "Queens Put Us At Risk", (men … Continue reading →

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LET'S MAKE SURE WE VOTE RIGHT

Posted on June 12, 2007
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While men like Lieberman and Ahmadinejad talk of bombing, children are dying…of hunger. The video illustrates what a lot of good many Americans are doing.  These are the people  we need to be  working with. This is what the western … Continue reading →

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QUEENS PUT US AT RISK

Posted on June 11, 2007
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SPARE US O HIGHER POWER FROM MEN LIKE THESE Honestly I can’t believe that I am posting twice in one day. But… I just watched Joseph Lieberman, a U.S. Senator from Connecticut actually advocate the initiation of air strikes against … Continue reading →

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A COLD AND SOBER LOOK AT WAR

Posted on June 11, 2007
Jim by Jim

THE GRATUITOUS WARS There is no more serious decision that a government can make for its people, than going to war. But the reasons for even contemplating such a monumental step must at the very least, be well-thought-out and rational. … Continue reading →

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