To be fair, your example is a different kind of multicultural society than was being discussed. Neither Serbs nor Albanians are the kind of immigrants that Arabs are in Paris or Mexicans in the US. And they also have a long history of ethnic hatred, which the French and Arabs do not (though they do have a long history of the French acting self-righteously and murderously superior, as is the case btw for Mexicans in America too). The issue is not whether the children of immigrants can "integrate" -- arguably, for example, Mexican and Chinese cultures have influenced the culture of Americans in certain parts of California more than the other way around. The point is not "integration" to a certain ethnic ideal but rather intercultural influence and confluence.
Finally, I never would claim "there aren't issues between immigrants and natives," as you refute above -- we're on the same page there. I just expressed my position against a certain way of framing those issues. As an American (first-gen) I think the diversity of culture that has been a result of immigration has been much more a benefit to the country than a disadvantage.
Seriously folks. Anyone who thinks suicide bombers are motivated because they "hate freedom" is a moron. They don't particularly *like* freedom, at least freedom as it is understood in the West, but that is not the reason these people think they're at war with us. They fight us because they think we are fighting them, period. If the US worked to try to change that perception, we would see a lot of al Qaeda's supporters find other things to do. Don't get me wrong, there will always be hardcore jihadists who will have to be destroyed, but they will be an ostracized fringe minority at best.
After people get done shouting "racist", "xenophobe", "blah blah blah"... and actually sit down and look at the data, then take a look around the world where its been tried, then take a look back at history and see the ruins of civilizations that thought it was a grand way to go... A fair & reasoned arguement can be made upon the facts, historical record, and current trials in quite a few diverse cultures that it weakens the society invaded & often destroys it.
What data? You aren't offering any data; you're just spewing xenophobic garbage. You say historically multicultural societies don't work - what is your definition of such societies? What is the United States? If it is being "invaded" by Mexicans and Hatians, who is being invaded? Native Americans? The descendants of French and British immigrants from the 1600s? The descendants of Irish and Eastern European immigrants of the 1900s? The descendants of "Californios" of the 1800s? The US has its problems no doubt, but I'll take the cultural diversity here over a chauvinistic monoculture any day of the week, even a snooty one with a rich artistic and literary tradition like France.
The other thing wrong with what you're saying is that there is no turning back -- for better or worse, the European countries are not monocultures any more, and they have not been for at least a half century now. Short of a full-scale Fascist revival, how do you expect these countries to return to monoculture? One of the inevitable consequences of increasing globalization of the economy is increased cultural interaction, both in the western countries and in the "third world." Folks need to stop fantasizing about purifying their cultures and deal with the realities. We need to find a way to live together, period.
They use the encryption argument to get the law passed, but is there any provision in the law that they have to let you go earlier if your hard drive is unencrypted? Once they're legally allowed to hold someone for 90 days, they will find many reasons to do it.
Only the wankers waste their money on gold foil. Real audiophiles know that only rhodium foil hats will do the trick. Don't buy that junk from Monster; look for a respectable company like Lindsay to sell you the hats, and don't pay less than $600 for them.
Agreed - and I'm an active user of both wikis and blogs; I was kind of joking..., the point is though that when I search for information on a topic I would rather not search wikis and blogs.
So I think to say that a "good integrated cell/pda/mp3 player" is long overdue just isn't true.
Agreed, BUT, drop the "mp3 player" and the statement is quite accurate and has been for a long time. I love my Treo, but it's bulky, and the interface needs a bit of Apple-like wizardry. (For one thing, actually making a call should be a lot easier than it is). I've been holding out for a good cell/pda combo for almost ten years, and the companies working on such things still have not found one that doesn't suck.
This is an interesting point - there are a couple of halfway decent universities in Kansas. How will this affect their biology departments? Will Freshman biology have to become a semester's worth of debunking all the junk these kids learned in high school?
There is no more science on the ISS because it has been superceded by superior methods and worldviews. Now only Intelligent Design will be studied there. ISS will now stand for "Intelligent Space Station."
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You're gonna plug your pocket into a monitor? That might look funny.
Don't get me wrong, it's impressive, but what an iPod killer really needs is a built-in M-60 machine gun so that it can actually, umm, kill iPods.
But unfortunately copyright is already criminal law. This doesn't call for such a fundamental change; it just calls for harsher penalties.
We call it "Intelligent sternutation."
Actually, it was a man's name he was making fun of to begin with -- Woo Suk Huang is the doctor, not his assistant.
Finally, I never would claim "there aren't issues between immigrants and natives," as you refute above -- we're on the same page there. I just expressed my position against a certain way of framing those issues. As an American (first-gen) I think the diversity of culture that has been a result of immigration has been much more a benefit to the country than a disadvantage.
Yes! Maybe we can clone a bunch of these creatures and make a theme park!! What could possibly go wrong?
Seriously folks. Anyone who thinks suicide bombers are motivated because they "hate freedom" is a moron. They don't particularly *like* freedom, at least freedom as it is understood in the West, but that is not the reason these people think they're at war with us. They fight us because they think we are fighting them, period. If the US worked to try to change that perception, we would see a lot of al Qaeda's supporters find other things to do. Don't get me wrong, there will always be hardcore jihadists who will have to be destroyed, but they will be an ostracized fringe minority at best.
What data? You aren't offering any data; you're just spewing xenophobic garbage. You say historically multicultural societies don't work - what is your definition of such societies? What is the United States? If it is being "invaded" by Mexicans and Hatians, who is being invaded? Native Americans? The descendants of French and British immigrants from the 1600s? The descendants of Irish and Eastern European immigrants of the 1900s? The descendants of "Californios" of the 1800s? The US has its problems no doubt, but I'll take the cultural diversity here over a chauvinistic monoculture any day of the week, even a snooty one with a rich artistic and literary tradition like France.
The other thing wrong with what you're saying is that there is no turning back -- for better or worse, the European countries are not monocultures any more, and they have not been for at least a half century now. Short of a full-scale Fascist revival, how do you expect these countries to return to monoculture? One of the inevitable consequences of increasing globalization of the economy is increased cultural interaction, both in the western countries and in the "third world." Folks need to stop fantasizing about purifying their cultures and deal with the realities. We need to find a way to live together, period.
They use the encryption argument to get the law passed, but is there any provision in the law that they have to let you go earlier if your hard drive is unencrypted? Once they're legally allowed to hold someone for 90 days, they will find many reasons to do it.
Didn't think so.
Only the wankers waste their money on gold foil. Real audiophiles know that only rhodium foil hats will do the trick. Don't buy that junk from Monster; look for a respectable company like Lindsay to sell you the hats, and don't pay less than $600 for them.
Check it out. It's pretty unsettling watching someone solve the cube that fast.
According to this, a french guy handily beat that record... coming in at 11.75 seconds
Won't someone please bring back the Zippy Filter? It died years ago and it was the only thing that made the web worthwhile.
Agreed - and I'm an active user of both wikis and blogs; I was kind of joking..., the point is though that when I search for information on a topic I would rather not search wikis and blogs.
Agreed, BUT, drop the "mp3 player" and the statement is quite accurate and has been for a long time. I love my Treo, but it's bulky, and the interface needs a bit of Apple-like wizardry. (For one thing, actually making a call should be a lot easier than it is). I've been holding out for a good cell/pda combo for almost ten years, and the companies working on such things still have not found one that doesn't suck.
Greeaaat. Wikis too. The only thing lamer than blogs.
That fact alone proves there is no intelligent design. You can thank evolution for it instead....
This is an interesting point - there are a couple of halfway decent universities in Kansas. How will this affect their biology departments? Will Freshman biology have to become a semester's worth of debunking all the junk these kids learned in high school?
You misspelled "IN SOVIET RUSSIA, Darwin scares YOU!"
Nominee: I agree that these posts look a little troubling, Senator, but please, Sir, let the record show that at least I got the first post.
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There is no more science on the ISS because it has been superceded by superior methods and worldviews. Now only Intelligent Design will be studied there. ISS will now stand for "Intelligent Space Station."
Apple's not dying. They're just beleaguered.