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Big Peace : Obama And Netanyahu In Sharp Disagreement After Speech

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:35:13 +0000

Thank you for the reply, By that logic then most of people born in the mid to late 70's and 80's would be Gen-Y, right? The thing is that Obama born in '61 has little cultural or social connections with children born in the mid to late 1970's. He would have had a far different experience (had he been raised entirely in the USA) than what are traditionally accepted Gen-Xers. I am not exactly sure Generation Dynamics has all the answers either, but I do find your posts thought provoking, even if I disagree on some of the conclusions.

Big Peace : Obama And Netanyahu In Sharp Disagreement After Speech

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:37:45 +0000

Hey Mr. "Generational Dynamics" you're wrong... "And so watching and listening to the speech on Thursday by the youthful *Gen-Xer* President Barack Obama, I felt a sense of déja vu." Obama was born in 1961, he's not a Gen-Xer by any stretch, he's a boomer (or Jones-er for those who prefer that title). Don't even try to lump him in with my generation...

Big Government : Louisiana Abortion Clinic Scandal

Thu, 19 May 2011 13:22:35 +0000

Takes one to know one right, Margaret?

Big Peace : Bin Laden's Mistake Was He Killed Non-Jews

Thu, 12 May 2011 18:02:38 +0000

Yes, if you look at the facts, the liberty was an accident. But be careful, Bamford is wrong on most things more than he is right. He's no friend of conservatives either. "A Pretext for War" is riddled with his skewed views, and though his more historical books are better (having the benefit of hindsight), he has an agenda.

Big Peace : Report Your Neighbors With the 'PatriotApp' for Your Phone!

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:25:46 +0000

That's 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Petroglyph. Need to get it right, since we know how well this government is at doing things. Besides the guy at 1 PA. Ave might be a Republican, or an Embassy, and the Gov't goons will not fact check your message (as evidenced by the fact check they did for the stimulus.)

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:40:04 +0000

Not to mention that the Irish were sold as slaves (after a raid in Cork) in North Africa in the 19th (!) Century. Thankfully the US Marines did quite a bit to stop that sort of thing.

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:36:04 +0000

I hear ya, sadly the "History" Channel is more like the Leftist-Howard-Zinn-History Channel. They spend hours on Rome, the Vikings, and WWII, why? Because if they actually covered stuff about the Italian City States, the Hansa, or Medieval Urban life they'd have to cover such topics as: Capitalism, Democracy, and the foundations of the Modern Society we live in. That would really go head to head against the Communist Manifesto view of History they push. Besides the fact that they get a great deal of History utterly wrong.

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:08:28 +0000

Honestly, in recent years historians have taken a more circumspect view of the Crusades, especially in the "New Medieval Studies" view of history. Previously the attitude (created by Renaissance historians, and then the Victorians) was that the middle ages were full of the unwashed masses, with knights in shining armor rescuing fair maidens from castles. Nowadays this view has dissolved, and we see that the Knight (or King) wasn't as virtuous, the peasant far cleaner, and the maiden was technically some other Lord's wife. Pirenne is an awesome read, and he, Marc Bloc and the Gies have done yeoman's work on changing attitudes about our medieval ancestors (who as it was, were more like us than we admit).

Big Peace : Arab TV Broadcasts Times Square Bomberâs Message to Muslim World

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:38:23 +0000

Its "Insha'allah"... Basically it means something akin to "stuff" happens in a more conventional sense. In a religious sense it means "It is God's will." It is not so much that these things go against God's will as much as God determined they should not happen (there is no concept of "free will" in Islam). So if you don't blow up the infidel, it was God's will. If you crash a plane into the WTC, again God's will. You as a person really didn't have a choice in the matter. Since you don't have a choice, if it happens, God wanted it to, if it doesn't God didn't want it to happen. It is kind of nifty since you never have to take responsibility for the result, since it was all God's decision anyway... I hope this makes more sense... Wiki page if anyone cares: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inshallah

Big Hollywood : The Wrap: Cameron Claims Anti-American 'Avatar' Isn't

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:03:47 +0000

So what? We did the same thing in Germany and Japan. Are you advocating we get out of there too?

Big Hollywood : The Wrap: Cameron Claims Anti-American 'Avatar' Isn't

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:00:09 +0000

The question is, which war is Cameron really talking about? The one we've won in Iraq? or the one we're still fighting in Afghanistan? or is this the war previously known as the War on Terror? I agree that Cameron is a class a *$$hat, and I did not and will not see Avaturd (I saw Dances with Wolves a long time ago), but that he spouts claptrap and lefties and fanboi's rush to defend him just makes me shake my head in disgust...

Big Hollywood : Lonewolf Diaries: Robin Hood, Capitalist Hero!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:48:59 +0000

Apparently you didn't "hack" it there either Joe...

Breitbart.com : Cameron sees metaphor for Earth in 'Avatar'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:24:04 +0000

Lovely, morality from a guy who dumped his ex-wife (while married) for the current one (who I am surprised is still married to jerkward).

Big Hollywood : Save the Planet, Hold Your Breath... Liberals first.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:21:35 +0000

PKA, I am going to make this a consensus, Dirk was way cooler than "Starbutch"...

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:04:50 +0000

And I am sure Professor Tolkein would have been hopping mad at the lack of the "Cleansing of the Shire..." in Return of the King... He had made it known that Saruman survived and multiplied, on many many occasions, mainly because Saruman represented the ultamite quisling for Tolkein...

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:48:38 +0000

I didn't realize he was a Canuck, not that it makes it any better... perhaps a bit more logical, but not better...

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:46:05 +0000

I knew about Sir Ian... It appears LOTR was a total Lib fest... Tolkein would not be amused...

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:16:49 +0000

Totally...

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:16:35 +0000

Sad is right... Guess I have another name to add to my "Do Not Watch... Do Not Buy... Do Not Support" list... It is doubly irritating he is in (proverbial) bed with Zinn and MAAAAAAATTT DAYYYYMON....

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:57:48 +0000

Damn, Not Viggo! I figured anyone who could play Aragorn so well would be at least a moderate...

DefCon1's Comments

Big Peace : Obama And Netanyahu In Sharp Disagreement After Speech

Big Peace : Obama And Netanyahu In Sharp Disagreement After Speech

Big Government : Louisiana Abortion Clinic Scandal

Big Peace : Bin Laden's Mistake Was He Killed Non-Jews

Big Peace : Report Your Neighbors With the 'PatriotApp' for Your Phone!

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Big Peace : Re-Examining the Origins of the Crusades

Big Peace : Arab TV Broadcasts Times Square Bomberâs Message to Muslim World

Big Hollywood : The Wrap: Cameron Claims Anti-American 'Avatar' Isn't

Big Hollywood : The Wrap: Cameron Claims Anti-American 'Avatar' Isn't

Big Hollywood : Lonewolf Diaries: Robin Hood, Capitalist Hero!

Breitbart.com : Cameron sees metaphor for Earth in 'Avatar'

Big Hollywood : Save the Planet, Hold Your Breath... Liberals first.

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Hollywood : ZINN 101: A Radical's History of the United States

Big Peace : Arab TV Broadcasts Times Square Bomberâs Message to Muslim World