*grumble grumble* I hate HTML coding. Then set the drop-down selector down by the Preview and Submit button to Plain Old Text. With this setting, if you hit Enter twice, making an empty line, you get a new paragraph automagically.
Better yet, make Plain Old Text your default Comment Post Mode on your settings page.
I await your apology, Sweden No way. We won't apologize for being better than you.
But you got this wrong:
They need to get over their conceit that they are somehow better than us in every sphere. No, we're not better in every sphere. Far from it. There are lots of ways in which you are better. Lots of ways. We're certainly not better in every sphere.
we now have Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols writing to say 'Yes, there is a PJ.' What's to say that he isn't fictitious too! If there are two fictitious persons I bet they'll stick together and back each other up.
That's what belts are for. Belts? Belts? You kids today, you don't know how good you've got it. Back in my day they used baseball bats, beating us uphill both ways through the snow and we were grateful!
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Unless you are just looking to punch great smoking holes in tanks or something? This should work fine, as long as you don't mind having to carefully sneak up to within millimeters from the enemy tank while lugging a two-mile accelerator.
Europe's demographic issues will lead to worse relations with the US, unless the US intervenes in some unforseen way.
I only skimmed rapidly and superficially through the page that you linked to about that subject, because I found it very ranty and unconvincing. But it seems his main point is that in a future Europe with lots of Muslims we will see the end of our Western values.
Today, in Muslim countries, small groups of extreme religious fundamentalists that are intolerant and hateful have gained tremendous notoriety. But in our countries the extreme Christian fundamentalist are also often intolerant and hateful. Fundamentalism is conducive to intolerance and repression.
Christian fundamentalists are less extreme, but this seems to be because modern society influences them to be less extreme. In medieval Europe Christianity was repressive, intolerant and murderous, as exemplified in the above links. Most of the notorious Muslim fundamentalists either live in, or have their roots in, societies that remain largely medieval today. Medieval conditions are conducive to intolerance, and to giving intolerance a stronger influence.
Another factor that is conducive to extremism is that in most Muslim countries the people are repressed by undemocratic governments.
Note also that one of your closest friends in Europe is a Muslim country, namely Turkey.
Affluence and commerce tends to lead to more tolerance and openness in society at large. This is to a great extent because you have a large middle class that has very strong incentives to achieve and protect stability. If the number of Muslims in Europe increases, they will in due time be a large part of that middle class, and will have this desire for openness and stability.
It evades the problem instead of solving it. The problems are Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and some other enemies. Your plan to send teachers and librarians to somewhere else (Monaco?, Belize?, where?) to improve relations with the US simply doesn't address the difficult problems.
Sheesh, am I that unclear? Obviously Monaco and Belize have nothing to do with the problems at hand. And do you really consider Monaco cautiously friendly?
Countries where such programs might have good effects would perhaps be Jordania, Pakistan or Bangladesh. You need Muslim countries that are cautiously friendly, where you can gain substantial goodwill by helping them raise people's economic independence, well-being and democratic influence, sufficiently so that the peoples of other Muslim countries will yearn for similar prosperity and democracy.
Another interesting country is Afghanistan. You have already invested heavily in removing the Taliban government. You should protect this investment, and get substantial goodwill, by making sure people there get substantially better opportunities. Since conditions there are generally pre-medieval, you can probably get more noticeable improvement at less cost, compared to many other countries.
If you read what the terrorists themselves write, this is simply not the case:
[...] There is no doubt that the space in which we can move has begun to shrink and that the grip around the throats of the mujahidin has begun to tighten. With the deployment of soldiers and police, the future has become frightening.
Wow! A glimmer of hope!
Whenever I see a glimmer of hope for Iraq I start wishing and hoping. If terrorists and their ilk could be cornered, and democracy and stability could prevail, that would really be great. I start hoping, in spite of my strong misgivings.
The fact that I believe that the United States refuses to learn unless it gets a really painful lesson of course does not diminish this wishful hope. Stability and democracy would be wonderful, and the US has suffered enough, and more than enough, even if I doubt strongly that it has learned.
Unfortunately that page doesn't make it very clear-cut. In the paragraph directly after the one you quoted he sounds quite hopeful:
Despite the paucity of supporters, the desertion of friends, and the toughness of the times,. God the Exalted has honored us with good harm to the enemy. [...] Praise be to God, we have made good strides and completed important stages. As the decisive moment approaches, we feel that [our] body has begun to spread in the security vacuum, gaining locations on the ground that will be the nucleus from which to launch and move out in a serious way, God willing.
I'd say he sounds hopeful. And after that he discusses strategy in a way that doesn't sound despondent at all. Quite possibly he mentions adversity only so that afterward he can show that they are strong in spite of adversity.
It can be interpreted different ways.
That text seems to be from February 2004. As I understand it, terrorism in Iraq has increased since then. On average, every day roughly a hundred people are killed by terrorists in Iraq. In numbers of people killed, that's one 9/11 disaster a month.
It would be great if the terrorists were frightened, but seeing the numbers I find this unlikely.
As I understand it, it's extremely difficult for an army to defeat a guerrilla. In my view terrorists are much more difficult than a guerrilla, since terrorists are not bound to a territory that they defend, but can instead operate anywhere in the world, and they do not limit themselves to attacking the soldiers of an army, but instead will attack people indiscriminately anywhere.
If the US presence in Iraq is so useful to the terrorists, why do they want us to leave?
There is almost certainly a distinction between what they say and what they actually want.
Judging by the results of most revolutions, revolution leaders tend to be selfish bastards looking for personal power for themselves, willing to send people to their death just to increase their own power. Just think of the many Communist revolutions and their ruthless leaders. Note that power can be very inebriating. Such leaders spread and strengthen hate to create a mob frenzy of hate that lets them manipulate the mob. In my view the document that you quoted may confirm this, seeing the many enemies listed and the contempt and hate expressed.
The fact that they say that they want you to leave doesn't mean much, except that it's useful for whipping up hate. The longer you stay, the longer they can use your presence for whipping up hate.
Why do they praise the anti-war factions in US politics?
My guess is that they have two aims, they want to trick their people into believing that America is weak, and they want to sow conflict among Americans.
As for the latter aim, I find it deeply troubling that some Americans seem to fall for this tactic. The US is a democracy, and debate is a fundamental basis of democracy. Debate is not a weakness, it's a strength. It's one of the things that makes democracy much stronger than any other sy
and they have no reason to sue. Oops. I meant to say that they have no excuse for suing. Not that they have much excuse anyway, but it becomes more obvious. Also, their control becomes more fine-grained.
It seems to me that Google should arrange something like noarchive specifically for these news quotes. Then every news site can easily specify what to allow, and they have no reason to sue.
I bet most will choose to get listed as much as possible, to attract readers. If some prefer to lose such readers, let them choose that easily.
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The launch time 00:05 as local time around the world
Very interesting! Just what I was missing to make sense of the transmission yesterday. This will be useful next time. Thanks!
Mod parent up! Interesting and inspiring!
Troll? It's a joke for chrissakes! Sheesh!
Not that it's funny, but come on moderators, lame or not, it's still a joke! Lighten up!
Better yet, make Plain Old Text your default Comment Post Mode on your settings page.
I don't know what counts as evil in your book, but I hate the way they encourage and perpetuate domain squatting.
Don't worry, you're not lame. Posts can't be edited on Slashdot.
Just in case you didn't notice.
Well, just to make you happy, you'll find some of those nice little link thingies just below the "Related Stories" heading!
But you got this wrong: They need to get over their conceit that they are somehow better than us in every sphere. No, we're not better in every sphere. Far from it. There are lots of ways in which you are better. Lots of ways. We're certainly not better in every sphere.
Only where it matters.
You must be new here.
Thanks! :-)
Of course DRM adds value! You get an interesting pastime, a puzzle to solve.
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Europe's demographic issues will lead to worse relations with the US, unless the US intervenes in some unforseen way.
I only skimmed rapidly and superficially through the page that you linked to about that subject, because I found it very ranty and unconvincing. But it seems his main point is that in a future Europe with lots of Muslims we will see the end of our Western values.
Note, however, that for many, many centuries, Muslim parts of Europe have been far more tolerant than Christian parts of Europe. Where is the fundamental difference that changes this age-long difference?
Today, in Muslim countries, small groups of extreme religious fundamentalists that are intolerant and hateful have gained tremendous notoriety. But in our countries the extreme Christian fundamentalist are also often intolerant and hateful. Fundamentalism is conducive to intolerance and repression.
Christian fundamentalists are less extreme, but this seems to be because modern society influences them to be less extreme. In medieval Europe Christianity was repressive, intolerant and murderous, as exemplified in the above links. Most of the notorious Muslim fundamentalists either live in, or have their roots in, societies that remain largely medieval today. Medieval conditions are conducive to intolerance, and to giving intolerance a stronger influence.
Another factor that is conducive to extremism is that in most Muslim countries the people are repressed by undemocratic governments.
Note also that one of your closest friends in Europe is a Muslim country, namely Turkey.
Affluence and commerce tends to lead to more tolerance and openness in society at large. This is to a great extent because you have a large middle class that has very strong incentives to achieve and protect stability. If the number of Muslims in Europe increases, they will in due time be a large part of that middle class, and will have this desire for openness and stability.
It evades the problem instead of solving it. The problems are Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and some other enemies. Your plan to send teachers and librarians to somewhere else (Monaco?, Belize?, where?) to improve relations with the US simply doesn't address the difficult problems.
Sheesh, am I that unclear? Obviously Monaco and Belize have nothing to do with the problems at hand. And do you really consider Monaco cautiously friendly?
Countries where such programs might have good effects would perhaps be Jordania, Pakistan or Bangladesh. You need Muslim countries that are cautiously friendly, where you can gain substantial goodwill by helping them raise people's economic independence, well-being and democratic influence, sufficiently so that the peoples of other Muslim countries will yearn for similar prosperity and democracy.
Another interesting country is Afghanistan. You have already invested heavily in removing the Taliban government. You should protect this investment, and get substantial goodwill, by making sure people there get substantially better opportunities. Since conditions there are generally pre-medieval, you can probably get more noticeable improvement at less cost, compared to many other countries.
With judicious foreign aid you could really get lots of goodwill and influence. Clearly this is unmined territory. Both in foreign aid per capita and in foreign aid as percentage of GDP your chart bars look pitiful.
Give some really noticeable contributions to raise two countries out of poverty and illiteracy toward economic independence -- say A
If you read what the terrorists themselves write, this is simply not the case:
[...] There is no doubt that the space in which we can move has begun to shrink and that the grip around the throats of the mujahidin has begun to tighten. With the deployment of soldiers and police, the future has become frightening.
Wow! A glimmer of hope!
Whenever I see a glimmer of hope for Iraq I start wishing and hoping. If terrorists and their ilk could be cornered, and democracy and stability could prevail, that would really be great. I start hoping, in spite of my strong misgivings.
The fact that I believe that the United States refuses to learn unless it gets a really painful lesson of course does not diminish this wishful hope. Stability and democracy would be wonderful, and the US has suffered enough, and more than enough, even if I doubt strongly that it has learned.
Unfortunately that page doesn't make it very clear-cut. In the paragraph directly after the one you quoted he sounds quite hopeful:
Despite the paucity of supporters, the desertion of friends, and the toughness of the times,. God the Exalted has honored us with good harm to the enemy. [...] Praise be to God, we have made good strides and completed important stages. As the decisive moment approaches, we feel that [our] body has begun to spread in the security vacuum, gaining locations on the ground that will be the nucleus from which to launch and move out in a serious way, God willing.
I'd say he sounds hopeful. And after that he discusses strategy in a way that doesn't sound despondent at all. Quite possibly he mentions adversity only so that afterward he can show that they are strong in spite of adversity.
It can be interpreted different ways.
That text seems to be from February 2004. As I understand it, terrorism in Iraq has increased since then. On average, every day roughly a hundred people are killed by terrorists in Iraq. In numbers of people killed, that's one 9/11 disaster a month.
It would be great if the terrorists were frightened, but seeing the numbers I find this unlikely.
As I understand it, it's extremely difficult for an army to defeat a guerrilla. In my view terrorists are much more difficult than a guerrilla, since terrorists are not bound to a territory that they defend, but can instead operate anywhere in the world, and they do not limit themselves to attacking the soldiers of an army, but instead will attack people indiscriminately anywhere.
If the US presence in Iraq is so useful to the terrorists, why do they want us to leave?
There is almost certainly a distinction between what they say and what they actually want.
Judging by the results of most revolutions, revolution leaders tend to be selfish bastards looking for personal power for themselves, willing to send people to their death just to increase their own power. Just think of the many Communist revolutions and their ruthless leaders. Note that power can be very inebriating. Such leaders spread and strengthen hate to create a mob frenzy of hate that lets them manipulate the mob. In my view the document that you quoted may confirm this, seeing the many enemies listed and the contempt and hate expressed.
The fact that they say that they want you to leave doesn't mean much, except that it's useful for whipping up hate. The longer you stay, the longer they can use your presence for whipping up hate.
Why do they praise the anti-war factions in US politics?
My guess is that they have two aims, they want to trick their people into believing that America is weak, and they want to sow conflict among Americans.
As for the latter aim, I find it deeply troubling that some Americans seem to fall for this tactic. The US is a democracy, and debate is a fundamental basis of democracy. Debate is not a weakness, it's a strength. It's one of the things that makes democracy much stronger than any other sy
FTA: at this rate, it will take 4,380 years for all the currently existing articles to meet FA criteria.
That proves nothing, anyone can edit Wikipedia.
It seems to me that Google should arrange something like noarchive specifically for these news quotes. Then every news site can easily specify what to allow, and they have no reason to sue.
I bet most will choose to get listed as much as possible, to attract readers. If some prefer to lose such readers, let them choose that easily.