Posts by Danyl Mclauchlan
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The talk page for their Einstein entry is also amusing.
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Conservapedia reminds me of something . . .
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One thing that's struck me about the anti-Bradford bill, pro-smacking argument is the obsession that parents will be punished for giving their child 'a light smack' and thus the bill should not be passed.
But dreaming up the most minor example of a crime imaginable is not a valid way to criticise a proposed law. Theft is a crime, should we oppose it on the grounds that people will then be thrown into prison for taking pens home from work? Fraud is against the law? But that means we'll all get stiched up for lying on our CV's!
If you're a parent and you slap your childs wrist then you're as likely to see the inside of a courtroom as you were when you used your work computer to bid for stuff on trademe.
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Imagine explaining the news to a kid who'd never been taught about religion.
Child: Dad - why did that guy just cut that other guys head off?
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Last year at an Asia:NZ lunch, I met one of those white-guy journalists who always comes along to meet the natives. He made an immediate impression by telling me that he liked it best when I blogged about food, and that I should concentrate on that (rather than all that politics stuff I guess, which I should probably forget about if I want to build an audience). Because I didn't know quite what to say to that, I think I stopped talking to him and can't remember his name unfortunately.
I know his name.
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Apparently we are all innately gay, it's just social conditioning that makes us otherwise.
And how does that work in evolutionary terms?
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I went to Grammar and I was not well fed and I never wore or wear boat shoes or chambrey, honest.
If one looks at the photos of Mr Slater - nee Whaleoil - on his blog (which I won't link to because his children are in them) we can see that he is, indeed, conspicuously well fed. I don't think Sonic has much to fear as I doubt Slater can waddle fast enough to cause him any serious damage.
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I'm not a Roman mum, I'm a kike, a yid, a heebie, a hook-nose, I'm kosher mum, I'm a Red Sea pedestrian, and proud of it!
Life of Brian (Original Title: Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory)
Chapman, Cleese et al
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What's weird is that the wiki edit has stayed up for so long. The wikipedia admins are usually all over that kind of thing in seconds.
I don't think James is a troll and I think it's unfair that every time he posts - usually with a lucid viewpoint and links to support his claims - people pile on and dismiss him as a troll or right-wing nut.
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It seems very, very hard to believe that the governments in these types of countries do not know about, if not be actively involved in this insurgent support activity. Such activity would be entirely consistent with these countries' self interest.
In the case of Iran, at least, this is simply wrong. The US adventure in Iraq has been about empowering Iraqs Shia and standing by while the Shia ethnically cleanse Baghdad of Sunni. The US has done Iran an enormous favor - it's hard to understand why they would be supplying Sunni members of the former Baath party - Irans sworn enemies - with weapons so they could attack the new Shia government - Irans allies - and US troops - Irans unwitting lackeys.
To translate this to a WWII analogy (see - I speak your language!) it would be like Germany complaining that the Italians were supporting the French Resistance and helping them carry out 'terrorist attacks' against German troops occupying France. The claim is utterly nonsensical.