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OK, this is the christian/muslim one, as opposed to the greek/phonecian one, several of the roman ones, or the british/nazi one.
Just trying to keep that straight.
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10/07/2024 7:49 Comments ||
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I wonder if he will do the precursor history of the Knights Hospitaller and the Naval Battle of Lepanto?
Gas prices have doubled, groceries are up 25% (eggs are 72% higher!)
Let's face it. The Biden/Harris economy has made it hard to get ahead in America. While wages have gone up, everything else (except how much is in a box of cereal) has gone up even more. Here are the facts affecting the rising costs of your gas and groceries.
A project of Sid Miller, Agriculture Commissioner of Texas, and the American Potential Fund.
[GCaptain] In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and support ship, ran aground last night during a reef survey off the southern coast of Samoa. The vessel subsequently caught fire and sank, marking the first peacetime loss of a Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ship. While no injuries were reported, the incident resulted in an oil spill.
Videos and photos published by local media showed the Manawanui listing heavily and on fire with plumes of thick grey smoke rising after it ran aground. By 9 a.m. local time, the vessel had capsized and was “now submerged” after sinking beneath the surface, according to Reuters.
The New Zealand Defence Force stated that the cause of the grounding is currently unknown and will require further investigation. The ship was on its third deployment to the South West Pacific this year, with scheduled activities in the Kermadec Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, and Niue. It was due to return home on November 1st. The crew included seven civilian scientists and four foreigners.
The incident unfolded on Saturday evening, leading to a complex nighttime evacuation of all 75 crew members and passengers in challenging weather conditions. While New Zealand officials are praising the ship’s commanding officer, Commander Yvonne Gray, for her swift action, some question whether more could have been done to save one of only five fully operational ships in the underfunded and overworked RNZN fleet.
Posted by: Bangkok Billy ||
10/07/2024 16:48 Comments ||
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L3sbian Diversity Rulez?
Posted by: Frank G ||
10/07/2024 17:07 Comments ||
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They found a coral reef in the middle of the South Pacific. Hard to believe, I know. But the “ abandon ship” - totally nailed it. Probably the only drill they ever ran.
Because they (as most Westerners) live in a fantasy world?
[IsraelNationalNews] Much has been written about why American Jews tend to be politically liberal, with reasons often citing Biblical-prophetic ethics, minority status, memories of right-wing persecution, atavistic empathy with the oppressed, and even "habit."
While these explanations are valid and significant, they fail to address the core reason why American Jews, especially secular ones, find it harder to adopt a right-wing, conservative worldview without compromising their sense of happiness and fulfillment.
Liberals generally perceive human beings as tabula rasa—a blank slate—whose inherent goodness and altruism are corrupted by social injustice, ignorance, and material deprivation. Conservatives, by contrast, take a far less optimistic view: they tend to assume that human beings are inherently selfish and prone to vice and violence unless restrained by societal structures. (interestingly, the Bible agrees with them in Genesis 8,saying that "man's heart is evil from his youth.")
In essence, liberals believe that compassion, liberal education, freedom, and material security enable human flourishing. Conservatives, on the other hand, maintain that our selfish nature is best controlled through incentives and deterrents. This philosophical divide underpins two contrasting worldviews: one that justifies a more generous welfare state and lenient criminal justice system, and the other that vindicates capitalism and strict law-and-order policies.
Given that American Jews are generally better-off socioeconomically and are more deeply affected by lawlessness, one might expect them to gravitate towards conservatism. Yet relatively few do. Even those who cast conservative votes often do so with reservations, lacking the enthusiasm of coreligionists embracing liberal causes.
So, what explains this apparent contradiction?
Western conservatism aligns with a historical narrative that primarily vindicates a rural white Christian worldview. But this narrative offers Jews a bleak and disheartening interpretation of history, particularly of Jewish history and the antisemitism that plagues it.
A liberal worldview traditionally frames antisemitism as a temporary byproduct of ignorance and social injustice—flaws that can be corrected through education, tolerance, and equity, (although today's progressive and woke liberal ideology have made that framing questionable when it comes to antisemitism). According to the conservative view, however, antisemitism is neither temporary nor easily remedied; it is a persistent feature of human nature, naturally inclined toward envy, selfishness, and pettiness. Anti-Semitism is a form xenophobia, and xenophobia is a survival instinct.
For Jews, this right-wing interpretation of history and human nature undermines the ethos of tikkun olam
…translated as repair the world…
and the hope that justice, education, and equality can eradicate bigotry. Instead, conservatism offers a far more cynical message: Jews are only safe as long as they remain wealthy, strong, and heavily armed.
This grim outlook can push secular conservative Jews to distance themselves from their ancestral identity. A notable example is Henry Kissinger, who, despite being a refugee from Nazi Germany, downplayed his Jewish heritage throughout his career. Similarly, Nigel Lawson, the architect of Margaret Thatcher’s economic reforms, also chose to minimize his connection to Judaism. The rest of this is an ad for orthodox Judaism - up to you.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective ||
10/07/2024 04:27 ||
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In contrast the Jewish state at this moment is the Western polity least afflicted by what Gad Saad is calling "suicidal empathy."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Gas prices have doubled, groceries are up 25% (eggs are 72% higher!)
