The Carl Sagan quote is worth repeating:
‘We live in a society which is absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster.
What exactly is Political Correctness?
What is Critical Theory?
Why do feminists attack European/Christian/Jewish misogyny, but no other form?
Why is the American brief history of Slavery the only form condemned by modern inteligentsia?
I have written a little about this, and the one and Only CodeSlinger has not only widely commented on the topic, but also guest-posted ‘What is Cultural Marxism’.
If you prefer the answers in a video format, here is a very accessible summary (saying much of what CodeSlinger’s post several years ago explained) by PJ Media’s Bill Whittle:
Reference: Serenity (a most excellent movie from the Firefly universe – I’ve seen it many times and highly recommend everything Firefly related!!!)
Surprise, surprise: yet another enemy of real food attacks the traditional diet…
What is interesting in this article (and makes it worth reading) is this bit:
In 2009, former editor–in–chief of the New England Journal of Medicine Marcia Angell admitted that the “evidence-based” studies published in her former publication and most other “scientific” journals are totally unreliable:
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.”
In her bombshell article, Drug Companies and Doctors: A Story of Corruption, she documents how doctors and scientists are bought and paid for by Big Pharma.
“Clinical trials are also biased through designs for research that are chosen to yield favorable results for sponsors,” she writes.
Yet more evidence pouring in that ‘peer-review’ is more of a ‘pal-review’…
For a deeply insightful commentary on the state of science today, see CodeSlinger’s comment here.
With the close of the year almost upon us, many of us look back to reflect on the year that had just past. In this case, that is they year 2013.
In the spirit of retrospection, I bring you the ‘Cry-baby of the Year 2013’.
Please, follow the link for the vote and let me know in the comments whom you voted for – or, nominate your own in the comments…and/or voice your support for cry-babies nominated in the comments by others! Just make sure your comment is made in 2013!!!
On January 1st, 2014, I will tabulate the results and post them!
Have fun – and feel free to nominate/vote for more than one cry-baby: after all, I am the ‘rule bender’!
It is so awesome when the religionists get along with each other!
And not just lip service, ‘outreach’ and photo-ops: actually helping each other in practical ways.
In Zamboanga, Philippines, that is exactly what happened:
“We thought they were just looking for damaged mosques to rebuild,” said Jimmy Villaflores, Santa Catalina barangay (village) head.
But to the surprise of the mostly Christian residents, the Muslims, a number of them residents Zamboanga City who returned home from abroad recently, announced they had come to Santa Catalina to rebuild the Christ the King chapel.
…
“We have not heard of any Muslim helping build a chapel before,” Villaflores said.
But before the Christians could say anything to the Muslims, they went to work, sawing lumber, driving in nails and doing other things to rebuild the chapel.
“We are very happy about it. Santa Catalina residents are deeply touched by their efforts. We really appreciate how our Muslim brothers and sisters are helping us,” Villaflores said.
…
Retired police Chief Superintendent Sukarno Ikbala said he was listening to a live-streaming radio broadcast in the United States one day when he heard a fellow retiree, Senior Supt. Julmunier Jubail, rallying Muslims to help in the rebuilding and relief efforts in the city.
Ikbala said he immediately came home, met with Jubail, retired Senior Supt. Bensali Jabarani and several other Muslim professionals and formed a group they called “Esperanza” (Hope).
“Esperanza stands for Environmental, Socio-Psychological, Economic, and Religious Advancement of Neo-Zamboangaenos’ Aspirations,” he said.
Ikbala said from that meeting, they raised P120,000 from the Asia Foundation and from fellow Muslim Abdurahman Nuno. The money is now being used in rebuilding of the Christ the King chapel.
While Pallywood has excellent skills in staging grievance-mongering videos, the people of Gaza truly are suffering. The violence Hamas – a Muslim Brotherhood organization – has inflicted on any Palestinians opposed to its thuggish rule have been victimized, systematically marginalized and even murdered.
And, of course, the schools that they send their children to – the schools we, Westerners, pay for through the UN, brainwash the next generation, ensuring the continuance of the conflict so deeply trenched in religious dogma, no secular process can ever solve it.
For the record: those familiar with the history of the region will know that the land originally granted for the creation of the new state of Israel had, in fact, been divided into an ‘Arab (Palestinian)’ section and the rest of Israel. So, the ‘two state solution’ is, in fact, in place already. The ‘Arab (Palestinian)’ section became known as the kingdom of Jordan.
While the Jews from that area moved to the new, much smaller state of Israel, the combination of the Arab’s resistance to move to Jordan and Jordan’s resistance to accept them is the true cause of the displacement of the now called ‘Palestinians’
But, horrendous and unforgivable as it is, the human suffering in Gaza is not the subject this post. Let’s just stipulate that it exists and hope that the international community (led by the UN) will soon wake up and stop funding Hamas and other oppressors of the Palestinian people and that one day soon, Palestinian children will live in a world where they can freely choose their own religion, without fear of marginalization, injury or death!
And, yes, there have, over the years, surfaced stories of the atrocious treatment of zoo animals in Gaza. But, this post is not about them, either. It’s not that they are not important, but they are visible and their fate has been brought to the world’s attention already.
This post is about many, many more animals: the food animals imported into Gaza.
I must admit, I did not dare to watch the video at this link – but, reading the article, I knew I had to help spread the word about what is happening!
‘The Opposition says footage that appears to show Australian cattle being beaten, stabbed and dragged in Gaza may warrant a suspension of trade licences.’
…
‘”I think anyone who watches this footage and sees images of Australian cattle being stabbed in the eye, having their throats slit while still alive and being taunted and tortured would understand that now is the time to end the live export trade,” he [Greens MP Adam Bandt] said.’
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Halal slaughter must be banned and Halal-slaughtered-meat must be banned from sale in all civilized countries!!!
For those of you who think this will infringe on the right to freedom of religion of Muslims – it will not. Islam, in its wisdom, teaches that if halal food is not available in the country in which a Muslim resides, it is permissible for the Muslim to eat non-halal food. If no transgression is intended, then none has happened!
Thus, halal food is not a requirement for Muslims and banning this horrible, torturous treatment of animals does not infringe on any religious freedom – even if such an infringement were a ground on which to permit unnecessary animal suffering.
Wherever you live – please, let your supermarket and your butcher know that you object to halal meat being sold by them. Contact any food manufacturers who display a halal mark on their product and inform them why you will boycott their products in the future!
Market pressure is the best way to stop this unnecessary animal suffering. Because the question is not ‘Can they think?’ but ‘Can they feel pain?’
Xanthippa's Chamberpot 