Why Does Palestine Matter?

JanGarber comments on Jul 5, 2018:

I have often wondered why people expect Israel to give up land it won in a war against them.

Krish55 replies on Jul 6, 2018:

Nice Irony!

Why Does Palestine Matter?

PBuck0145 comments on Jul 5, 2018:

The unfortunate, oppressed Palestinians are continually frustrated by their inability to achieve their objective of destroying Israel and annihilating all the Jews. Those Pesky Israelis persistently refuse to cooperate.

Krish55 replies on Jul 5, 2018:

PBuck145, You are projecting your own historical anti-Semitism on others in order to find absolution for the historical sins of the West! If Eskimos had taken Palestine, Palestinians would naturally be anti-Eskimo.

Making Germany Great Again: [facebook.com]

tipi comments on Jul 4, 2018:

Let us all take care of our human( e) "altitude"! "The pianist Arthur Rubinstein (b. 1887 [- d. 1982]), who gave his debut at an orchestral concert in Berlin as early as the age of twelve, resolved to never return to Germany after hearing of the invasion of German troops in Belgium. "I play in all ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

Germany has changed. Boycott Israel now!

Ecology - The basis of all: [counterpunch.org]

Matias comments on Jul 4, 2018:

So what is the take-away lesson? Back to the woods? To preindustrial or even pre-agricultural times and ways of life? Impossible with 7 billion to feed. In biology there is the concept of **path-dependency**: it is almost impossible for a system to change the track once it has already evolved ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Matias Thanks, but I didn't take any personal offense. There was no need to. I was the one that challenged you personally. Thank you for not taking offense. I find sometimes that Westerners who benefit from capitalism and imperialism at the expense of the rest of the world become pedantic in an escapist, alienated manner about the changes that are necessary for humanity. Maybe it won't totally solve the problem, but we have to start...

Ecology - The basis of all: [counterpunch.org]

Matias comments on Jul 4, 2018:

So what is the take-away lesson? Back to the woods? To preindustrial or even pre-agricultural times and ways of life? Impossible with 7 billion to feed. In biology there is the concept of **path-dependency**: it is almost impossible for a system to change the track once it has already evolved ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Matias You are being extremely pedantic. You obviously have a great intellect. You know precisely what I am talking about. Overcome the alienation that capitalism creates in us. Overcome your need to engage in useless disputation. Use your prodigious intelligence to help those who are exploited and powerless.

Ecology - The basis of all: [counterpunch.org]

Matias comments on Jul 4, 2018:

So what is the take-away lesson? Back to the woods? To preindustrial or even pre-agricultural times and ways of life? Impossible with 7 billion to feed. In biology there is the concept of **path-dependency**: it is almost impossible for a system to change the track once it has already evolved ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Matias The same "we' to which you referred. So why are you questioning my use of it? Bitte, sei nicht solche ein besser-wisser! Capitalism is predicated on destructive growth. And we are indeed caught up in it. But radically controlling capitalism will help.

Ecology - The basis of all: [counterpunch.org]

Matias comments on Jul 4, 2018:

So what is the take-away lesson? Back to the woods? To preindustrial or even pre-agricultural times and ways of life? Impossible with 7 billion to feed. In biology there is the concept of **path-dependency**: it is almost impossible for a system to change the track once it has already evolved ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

We are only doomed if we let the super rich maintain control. We keep modernity but put in under the power of all for the service of all, including future generations.

Any Latinos in the group?

VAL3941 comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Whats a Latrine o ?

Krish55 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@happyaprn18 I think you asked a great question. Latinos can struggle together on the various issues that affect them: aid for Borinquen, help for border migrants, etc. United we stand; divided we fall! I speak Spanish and living in FL, I am very immersed in Latin culture. Also, coming from a traditional culture myself, I understand the personal beliefs vs. family issue myself. I'll put an idea out there in a separate response...

Why conservatives are more susceptible to believing in lies.

JustKip comments on Jul 1, 2018:

One paragraph pretty much sums it all up... Psychologists have repeatedly reported that self-described conservatives tend to place a higher value than those to their left on deference to tradition and authority. They are more likely to value stability, conformity, and order, and have more ...

Krish55 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Watch the doc. "Hearts and MInds"

Why conservatives are more susceptible to believing in lies.

Rivercop comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Its nothing to do with Left or Right .... It's to do with stupidity .... And to be fair the majority of the rhetoric bullshit seems to stem from the left in the UK.

Krish55 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

Such as...

Hope in Mexico: [counterpunch.org]

MissaDixon comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know how I feel about his... left is good!!!! too far left is not.

Krish55 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@MissaDixon Says logic. I'm looking forward to a relevant comment when you examine the actual situation about which you choose to comment...

Any Latinos in the group?

VAL3941 comments on Jul 1, 2018:

Whats a Latrine o ?

Krish55 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

I'm not Latino. But I'm wondering what is your point in making this racist joke?

Why is it easier to believe 150,000,000 Americans are to lazy to raise themselves from poverty than ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Conservative thinking does strange things to the brain, logic and reasoning.

Krish55 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I am a socialist who believes we need to stop talking about socialism as some big ideal. Instead let's talk about concrete things to improve people's lives now. We know that the accumulation of money is threatening to democracy. The politicians serve those who give them campaign contributions, not us. Let's fix that. Progressive taxes doesn't mean that the middle class will be hurt. It means that the super-rich will finally pay their share. The middle class will benefit as well from Universal Health Care and free college education, for example. You're right that the European middle class pays more in taxes than our middle-class does. But the benefits far outweigh the additional taxes. And there is the additional mental benefit of not having to live in society where there are so many angry people because of inequality and Injustice. Thus less crime, for example and less mental health problems too.

Why is it easier to believe 150,000,000 Americans are to lazy to raise themselves from poverty than ...

jlynn37 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Conservative thinking does strange things to the brain, logic and reasoning.

Krish55 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets your simplistically lumping a wide range of things together. It's the same sort of simplistic argumentation that religious Fanatics make.

Why is it easier to believe 150,000,000 Americans are to lazy to raise themselves from poverty than ...

Qiru comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Nothing wrong with hard work

Krish55 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@weelittleone great response and examples!

Why is it easier to believe 150,000,000 Americans are to lazy to raise themselves from poverty than ...

godef comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Rationalization of the rich for having more than their fair share.

Krish55 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets I answered your first question! Our democratic government can make laws about a minimum standard of living, such as a $15 an hour minimum wage which would raise everyone else's wages. Universal medical coverage. Subsidized public transportation. Things like that to make life better for the majority. Your suggestion was simplistic and stereotyped. But you've heard of suggestions like mine before...

Why is it easier to believe 150,000,000 Americans are to lazy to raise themselves from poverty than ...

godef comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Rationalization of the rich for having more than their fair share.

Krish55 replies on Jun 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets we would! That's the democratic way! That's better than the market controlled by the rich making that determination.

What would be your dream holiday destination with your new love?

Krish55 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

You're assuming that everyone's dream is to be as isolated as Adam and Eve.

Krish55 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@nicknotes the owner of the resort kicked them out for fraternizing with the local fauna!

What would be your dream holiday destination with your new love?

Krish55 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

You're assuming that everyone's dream is to be as isolated as Adam and Eve.

Krish55 replies on Jun 28, 2018:

@nicknotes yeah, but that sure as hell ended the vacation!

Allende and Chile: [telesurtv.net]

FrayedBear comments on Jun 27, 2018:

https://youtu.be/hY84jqSyspI

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

Great song!

Hope in Mexico: [counterpunch.org]

MissaDixon comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know how I feel about his... left is good!!!! too far left is not.

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@MissaDixon Unless you can show that the Mexico search for justice is a cult, your discussion of cults is irrelevant here.

Should we genetically modify our species?

Krish55 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

No. I don't eat GMOs!

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@benhmiller It was a joke, dude!

Should we genetically modify our species?

Krish55 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

No. I don't eat GMOs!

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@poetdi56 Glad you were able to flesh out my meaning!

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Krish55 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Tribalism and its rules!

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@DZhukovin Yes, exactly!

Hope in Mexico: [counterpunch.org]

MissaDixon comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know how I feel about his... left is good!!!! too far left is not.

Krish55 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@MissaDixon This is simply a matter of definition!

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Krish55 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Tribalism and its rules!

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@DZhukovin okay, it means what I thought it means. Preclusion of what?

[youtu.

Krish55 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Tribalism and its rules!

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@DZhukovin I have to look up the meaning of preclusion!

Hope in Mexico: [counterpunch.org]

MissaDixon comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know how I feel about his... left is good!!!! too far left is not.

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@MissaDixon okay, but that has nothing to do with what's happening in Mexico. A movement supported by a majority of the population can hardly be considered a cult!

Flaming Kites! Why?

Mike1947 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

In the Middle East,to set fire to the Israeli orchards and anything that will burn,is my thought.

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

Those setting the fires were dispossessed from the lands where the orchards are now.

Hope in Mexico: [counterpunch.org]

MissaDixon comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I don't know how I feel about his... left is good!!!! too far left is not.

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

What do you consider to be too far left?

Are Liberals Progressive? [dandelionsalad.wordpress.com]

jacpod comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I think your definition of liberals and ours in the U.K are diffreent I dont know how but I think they are so anyone who can enlighten me please do!

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

UK liberals are more the classic 18th C. economic liberals wanting less govt control. US liberals are more the modern def. of liberals seeing government as empowering the weak against racist communities or capitalist behemoths.

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Krish55 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Tribalism and its rules!

Krish55 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@DZhukovin The ideology and its rules come before humaneness.

I will never understand people who are 'polyamorous' or 'ethically non-monogamous'.

Ellatynemouth comments on Jun 23, 2018:

I can't criticise them, but I think they have something missing, an inability to feel romantically about someone. The ancient Greek philosophers talked about the base human drive to find a soul mate or our *other* *half*. It's trying to make the most of experiencing our brief moment in the ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 23, 2018:

Great analysis. The emptyness comes from the superficiality of a capitalist society based on consumerism rather than deep human connections.

I will never understand people who are 'polyamorous' or 'ethically non-monogamous'.

germangirl90439 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Who are we to judge?

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

She's a human being with the capacity to reason and see consequences...

Socialist vs. Socialism?

Simon1 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

One problem with any system that makes them all doomed to fail .....humans

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@Prescott I agree with you. But in solving that problem we will eventually create something else. We just don't have to give it a name as yet.

Socialist vs. Socialism?

DZhukovin comments on Jun 22, 2018:

Do you have sources to substantiate these claims?

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

Challenge them one by one and I'll respond. I'm looking forward to!

Socialist vs. Socialism?

Simon1 comments on Jun 22, 2018:

One problem with any system that makes them all doomed to fail .....humans

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

That's the whole point of not talking about a replacement system but of a critique of cap's problems and specific fundamental solutions!

I have used an editor to sharpen up my writing to the point where I can get it published online but ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Were the editor's comments revealing?

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@Wrytyr I was making a pun on erotica...

Does social media prevent you from being productive?

Petter comments on Jun 21, 2018:

Only when I'm enjoying it. This site is a guilty party.

Krish55 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

...and a guilty pleasure!

Politically speaking, are atheists more liberal or conservative leaning?

Krish55 comments on Apr 25, 2018:

Being more willing to challenge orthodoxy, they would be more liberal. I'm actually starting a new Progressives and Socialists group for this site...

Krish55 replies on Jun 21, 2018:

@norealgod It is the capitalist that takes what the slave and the worker produces.

Good side of religion: [edition.cnn.com]

Marine comments on Jun 20, 2018:

There isn't any

Krish55 replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Read the article?

School for Creating Refugees: [youtube.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Why the fuck is the US Military training Central Americans how to suppress social workers, political opponents and church members. End that Herr Trump if you even know about it.

Krish55 replies on Jun 19, 2018:

It started long before him!

What causes people to substitute compassion for those in their own circle with compassion for ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Here is the classic song about this phenomenon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrD14jqTtAE

Krish55 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@DZhukovin Easy to be hard.

Suicide, Stress, and Starting Over

CreoleTango comments on Jun 18, 2018:

In a meloncholy but brilliant way, Camus nailed it in "The myth of Sisyphus"

Krish55 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

True, but while every piece of lit. has its eternal truth, it is also time and culture bound. The modern Sisyphus is the industrial worker - in Europe at the time of Camus and in Bangladesh and Vietnam today.

Relevant movie for Father's Day...[amazon.com]

MattHardy comments on Jun 17, 2018:

You really think so? Care to explain ?

Krish55 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

Fathers are being torn away from their kids on Father's Day, today. The film shows the origin of this problem with kids at that time.

Detaining Migrant Children Has Lifelong Psychological Effects, Experts Say | HuffPost

JenBeberstein comments on Jun 16, 2018:

This whole situation makes me so sad. My high school Spanish teacher was from El Salvidor. She said the only good jobs were with the military or the cartels. Everyday life was very dangerous there. If I lived in such a place, I would do ANYTHING to get my children out and give them a chance at a ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Watch the movies "Salvador" and "Innocent Voices"

Refugees: Why are they here? [amazon.com]

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Need food? Just guessing.........

Krish55 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Look at the book/video to see why..

Suicide, Stress, and Starting Over

Katrina51 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

A combination of everything and anything can produce suicidal tendencies. There is no remedy or cure. The people serious about ending it don’t usually ask for help.

Krish55 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

You're correct as far as an individual context. The article is more about the social context which creates higher incidents of individual cases in the relevant societies.

Seriously, Trump Was Right!

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 15, 2018:

BS!

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@AnneWimsey we also have not kept our treaties...

Seriously, Trump Was Right!

AnneWimsey comments on Jun 15, 2018:

BS!

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Explain, please...

Suicide, Stress, and Starting Over

marmot84 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Personally I think it is over population stress. But that's at the root of almost all of our problems these days. http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ If you look at the population curve they provide as a reference and assume their extrapolation is correct we are currently an ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@marmot84 precisely what I said!

Sessions cites Bible to defend separating immigrant families

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 15, 2018:

As good a rationalization as any. We are working extra hard, it seems, to create the next generation of terrorists. Does our government think those children will have happy memories and thoughts of the good old U.S.of A.?????

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Excellent point! Very insightful!!

Suicide, Stress, and Starting Over

marmot84 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Personally I think it is over population stress. But that's at the root of almost all of our problems these days. http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ If you look at the population curve they provide as a reference and assume their extrapolation is correct we are currently an ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@marmot84 It's far more than mere population pressure. If that were the case, the more densely populated countries would have a higher suicide rate. Not true. Holland is one of the more densely populated countries. Yet it's rate isn't high because of good social services. Our rate peaked after the 2008 Great Recession. The despair of poverty, war, are two important factors. Within that context, cultural factors also play a role.

Let us Fuck politics, religion, science, god, social justice, church, ammosexuals gun owners and ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Poor choice of words. To ignore something is quite the opposite than to "F" it.

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Sorry, I'm not gay. You do realize that in circles such as this, it's considered crude and Prejudiced to be using gay as a derogatory term?

Let us Fuck politics, religion, science, god, social justice, church, ammosexuals gun owners and ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Poor choice of words. To ignore something is quite the opposite than to "F" it.

Krish55 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain I never said you were.

Suicide, Stress, and Starting Over

marmot84 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Personally I think it is over population stress. But that's at the root of almost all of our problems these days. http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ If you look at the population curve they provide as a reference and assume their extrapolation is correct we are currently an ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 14, 2018:

Suicide has practically no effect on pop. growth.

Let us Fuck politics, religion, science, god, social justice, church, ammosexuals gun owners and ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

Poor choice of words. To ignore something is quite the opposite than to "F" it.

Krish55 replies on Jun 14, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain It simply was the opposite of what you used it to mean. Robert De Niro used it correctly. Cussing doesn't necessarily make us cool or hip.

Mainstream Media’s One-Sided Coverage of the Great March of Return: a Case Study

FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I take neither side. They have both committed atrocities. And, Palestinians first fled their homes assuming that the Jews were going to be slaughtered. I'm not getting in the middle of this convoluted fight. They deserve each other.

Krish55 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@FreethoughtKaty here again making yourself sound Superior. And Trying to sound above it all. You're not! Your tax dollars fund the killing of Palestinians! How is the article inaccurately one-sided?

Mainstream Media’s One-Sided Coverage of the Great March of Return: a Case Study

FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I take neither side. They have both committed atrocities. And, Palestinians first fled their homes assuming that the Jews were going to be slaughtered. I'm not getting in the middle of this convoluted fight. They deserve each other.

Krish55 replies on Jun 11, 2018:

@FreethoughtKaty It's not a matter of lying, but of omissions and distortions which create a wrong impression, such as your original claim that Palestinians fled of their own free will. What do you feel the article got wrong in terms of facts or reasoning?

Mainstream Media’s One-Sided Coverage of the Great March of Return: a Case Study

FreethoughtKaty comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I take neither side. They have both committed atrocities. And, Palestinians first fled their homes assuming that the Jews were going to be slaughtered. I'm not getting in the middle of this convoluted fight. They deserve each other.

Krish55 replies on Jun 9, 2018:

You may not realize this, but your comment makes you sound a little superior and a lot "above it all." The former may be true, but the latter is not. Two Israeli prime ministers, Begin and Shamir were wanted by the British for the Jewish terrorism that drove out the Palestinians. This terrorism has been conclusively documented by contemporary Israeli historians such as Ilan Pappe and Benny Morris, which I'll link below. I understand that you don't know this because our news is one-sided. So you've understandably come to accept the excuses for ethnic cleansing. So now, look at those books. And you're definitely not above it all. Your taxes fund Israel occupation and repression at a few billion per year.

Any left-wing writers here? Please join Progressives and Socialists and try out your prose there...

Masterdegenerate comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I think I qualify, if you look at the articles I've posted. You have a link?

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

It's one of the groups within this site! Let me know if you don't find it...

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Sobering article. While the insanity of politics will always be with us, I'm really wondering how the warming of the earth will effect this situation in the next 30 to 50 years. I continue to struggle with the fact that there are hungry and food insecure people living in my town.

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@DonThiebaut yes! Those without empathy blame the weak while emotionally thriving on reflected Glory by worshipping the rich and Powerful!

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Funny how so many totally disagree on this. https://fee.org/articles/capitalism-is-feeding-a-hungry-world/

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@DonThiebaut great analysis with support!

Karl Marx's famous quote about religion was written in an era when opiates were commonly used for ...

Krish55 comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Dear contributors, if you haven't already, please join "Progressives and Socialists!"

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Ellatynemouth just ignore what you don't like! Please rejoin!

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Sobering article. While the insanity of politics will always be with us, I'm really wondering how the warming of the earth will effect this situation in the next 30 to 50 years. I continue to struggle with the fact that there are hungry and food insecure people living in my town.

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@Fanburger you are distorting what I said intentionally. I'm talking about the social cause of poverty. Obviously individuals have choices on the individual level. This does not negate that there is a social cause of poverty overall.

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

jacpod comments on Jun 8, 2018:

There already is no reason for world hunger it is directly linked to greed - it could end today if people took only what they needed - I also regret truly the shaming of people worldwide who do not have enough of their needs met - I truly wonder what kind of societies we live under.- I have enough ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

Wonderful post!

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Sobering article. While the insanity of politics will always be with us, I'm really wondering how the warming of the earth will effect this situation in the next 30 to 50 years. I continue to struggle with the fact that there are hungry and food insecure people living in my town.

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@DenoPenno make sure you are not seeing the connection because you choose not to! Dysfunctions are not the result of thinking, they are the result of reacting.

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Sobering article. While the insanity of politics will always be with us, I'm really wondering how the warming of the earth will effect this situation in the next 30 to 50 years. I continue to struggle with the fact that there are hungry and food insecure people living in my town.

Krish55 replies on Jun 8, 2018:

@DenoPenno it's an Escape, like religion.

Iran: Failure of US Foreign Policy

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 7, 2018:

And don't forget the issue of RELIGION in Iran. They were doing well until the Shah was taken out and the Ayatollahs were elevated.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

They were not "doing well." The Shah was a dictator who crushed dissent. He was put in by the US and the British which destroyed a secular democracy in 1953 using fanatic religious clerics. As in many other countries, Western imperialists nurtured Islamic fanaticism for their own ends.

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

bigpawbullets comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Sobering article. While the insanity of politics will always be with us, I'm really wondering how the warming of the earth will effect this situation in the next 30 to 50 years. I continue to struggle with the fact that there are hungry and food insecure people living in my town.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

@Fanburger, @DenoPenno Without a doubt, the urban poor in many countries exhibit gross dysfunctions. However, these are symptoms of the problem of poverty, not the cause of such poverty itself. The overall social poverty - as opposed to the individual ones - has a social history of dispossession and exploitation that has produced the dysfunctions you mention.

World Hunger: Effects of Capitalism and Western Imperialism...[who.int]

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Odd that they don't mention human overpopulation as a significant problem. As long as we continue to OVERBREED, we'll have troubles. Yes, there's capitalism, global conflict, climate change, etc....but we've got to stop breeding because GAWD wants to increase the faithful.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Studies of population growth and decline indicate that when a population feels economically secure, the birth rate drops. In places without Social Security, etc,, your children are your insurance and your retirement.

Cult Dressing & Religious Behavior

Heraclitus comments on Jun 7, 2018:

"Secular religion" is an oxymoron.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Here's what Stanford's dictionary says about Heraclitus that is relevant here " best known for his doctrines that things are constantly changing (universal flux), that opposites coincide (unity of opposites),"

Cult Dressing & Religious Behavior

Heraclitus comments on Jun 7, 2018:

"Secular religion" is an oxymoron.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

If it walks and looks like a duck...

The Stupefying Mediocrity of Barack Obama

yamaha45701 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

On facebook I saw a post that claimed Obama was controlled by aliens, that he should be tried for treason, that he was a puppet for the globalists. So if he was mediocre, then hey, he ain't doing to bad. Just saying.........

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Funny, but if you're serious, read Cornel West's critique of Obama

The US is at War With Itself

Matias comments on Jun 7, 2018:

It is dangerous to talk about war metaphorically - be careful not to end up in a real (civil) war... Tensions, even if they are strong, are not 'war'.

Krish55 replies on Jun 7, 2018:

Perhaps the metaphoric talk and prevent the actual real war...

What religion do you view as most threatening to democracy and why?

273kelvin comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I would have to say Islam. Dont get me wrong, I live in a multi-cultural community. Many of my customers are muslim and they have done wonders in cleaning up my area of the city but just look outside of the USA (I know thats hard for some you). Center of Islam is Saudi, a kingdom. Most of the arab ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Earthling50 Western success is the result of colonialism and imperialism.

What religion do you view as most threatening to democracy and why?

Krish55 comments on Jun 5, 2018:

Neoliberalism -The Religion of contemporary Capitalism - is the most destructive to the environment, to countries that resist exploitation, and to American citizens. Islamic fanaticism has grown as a reaction to the chaos caused by capitalist wars. But it was the capitalist countries that ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 6, 2018:

@Earthling50 many of the countries destroyed were democracies, for example Guatemala in 1954. You have an unwarranted negative stereotype of weaker countries in the global South.

Atheism and Wonder

PraiseXenu comments on Jun 5, 2018:

The article uses the phrase "myriad of". Now I cannot take it seriously.

Krish55 replies on Jun 5, 2018:

Facility with the English language is a separate issue from Clarity of thought.

Elizabeth.

JacarC comments on Jun 4, 2018:

Nice summary. My general rule for the actual writing:: never use exposition to describe the physical appearance of a person unless absolutely essential. And then only in context. "the shirt was way too big" Why do i need to know she is a petite blondie? Is this going to be a clue? ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 5, 2018:

@Croebheir if affect is what is needed, then good afect is effective. Further response is above!

Elizabeth.

JacarC comments on Jun 4, 2018:

Nice summary. My general rule for the actual writing:: never use exposition to describe the physical appearance of a person unless absolutely essential. And then only in context. "the shirt was way too big" Why do i need to know she is a petite blondie? Is this going to be a clue? ...

Krish55 replies on Jun 5, 2018:

@Croebheir it's a question of doing things so they are effective. The book was written by people with a lot more experience and success then we have.

Best Way to Honor Memorial Day?

bigpawbullets comments on May 28, 2018:

Out of curiosity Krish, did you serve in the armed forces?

Krish55 replies on May 29, 2018:

@bigpawbullets Thanks! Where were you stationed? I was in Hawaii.

Best Way to Honor Memorial Day?

bigpawbullets comments on May 28, 2018:

Out of curiosity Krish, did you serve in the armed forces?

Krish55 replies on May 29, 2018:

US Army, 1972 to 1975

I accidentally handed my wife super glue instead of chap stick and now she's not talking to me.

Krish55 comments on May 27, 2018:

Hopefully, she's not hanging out with another chap who has the right stick!

Krish55 replies on May 28, 2018:

@TheoryNumber3 Thanks!

Biggest Welfare Bums!

273kelvin comments on May 19, 2018:

Difficult to defend but I love a challenge. £40m is a lot of money. You can get a premier league footballer for that. Then it`s not that much when you look at things like US elections. Not enough to buy you a mayor or a senator. Of course this is not public money. These are corporate donations by ...

Krish55 replies on May 19, 2018:

Your royal "heritage" is based on exploitation and oppression. The British nobility gained their land by turning free peasants into serfs. Later, they dispossessed these serfs through the "Enclosure Acts." Britain then enriched itself by enslaving Africans. It impoverished India by destroying the textile trade there in order to promote its own nascent industry. In the physical British crown itself, the most valuable jewel was one of the innumerable items stolen from India. Britain then further enriched itself by becoming a nation of dope-pushers, forcing the Chinese government to accept the sale of Opium in the Opium Wars. It then proceeded to steal oil from the Mideast. Etc. Etc...

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

Tyrel77 comments on May 17, 2018:

-Wanting to converse with like minded people is social, not religious. -No promises. -No prophets. -No myths. The butterfly effect is stupid, and has nothing to do with religion. -No. Says nothing about blame. Hope that helps.

Krish55 replies on May 17, 2018:

???

Why Palestinians Protest

magicwatch comments on May 15, 2018:

the irony is that this is a link to Amazon, and the only winners from war are the profiters of war

Krish55 replies on May 15, 2018:

It is a link to a book on recent historical research.

Best way to combat antisemitism is by firing live rounds at unarmed kids, Israel confirms

Mooolah comments on May 15, 2018:

"Palestinians " are Semites. Palestinians have a country. It is called Jordan. 98% of Jordanians are "Palestinians". Israel is the only country there that changes governments by ballot. Israel is the only democracy in a region ruled by kings, sheiks, dictators. Now they aren't Moslem terrorists. ...

Krish55 replies on May 15, 2018:

Jordan is not Palestine. That is an Israeli myth and excuse. Just look at the historical maps of the Mandates. Israel is by def. racist and is only and ethnic democracy, like the Confederacy or former South Africa.

Does anybody think that moving our embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will increase the possibility of a...

Kafirah comments on May 15, 2018:

Not only do I not believe it will foster any peaceful resolution to the conflict, I believe nothing will until there are no such thing as Palestinian people. Until Israel has completed their genocide of the Palestinian people and taken over their entire country uncontested will the conflict end. ...

Krish55 replies on May 15, 2018:

You mean Palestinian

Nikki Haley walks out of U.

crazycurlz comments on May 15, 2018:

I actually have a lot of respect for how Nikki Haley handles herself in the UN. I, personally think the UN should be dismantled and called into question. So many of its leaders are dictators guilty of human rights violations in their own countries. This guy, Mossab Yousef Hassan, son of one of the...

Krish55 replies on May 15, 2018:

A convert to Christianity who went from one fanaticism to another!

Socialized Medicine for the Rich and Powerful

cmadler comments on May 15, 2018:

So her health care is funded by her spouse's employer, just like millions of other Americans. I don't really see the big deal here. Are you suggesting that employers shouldn't permit spousal coverage, or that the federal government should stop providing health coverage altogether?

Krish55 replies on May 15, 2018:

The point, as is obvious from the post, is that it should be available to all citizens!

Making the Drug Unneccessary

JimG comments on May 14, 2018:

Social justice, economic stability, free education, and economic equilibrium would all be useful to serve that purpose.

Krish55 replies on May 14, 2018:

You hit the nail on the head!

Is God a Replacement for our Dad?

AsAbove comments on May 12, 2018:

I dunno, but it's a very comforting thought to some, to have parent that will never go away, and eventually take you"back home" to some ultimate home with your *real* parent.

Krish55 replies on May 12, 2018:

An illusion can be comforting! That's why it persists for so long!

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

JustKip comments on May 12, 2018:

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. — Henry Ford The only thing that makes positive thinking work, is that it makes changes in the attitude of the one doing the thinking, and they become more likely to keep trying. The problem with it is in thinking that your ...

Krish55 replies on May 12, 2018:

Great distinction!

Is God a Replacement for our Dad?

AsAbove comments on May 12, 2018:

I dunno, but it's a very comforting thought to some, to have parent that will never go away, and eventually take you"back home" to some ultimate home with your *real* parent.

Krish55 replies on May 12, 2018:

Yes, that's the Comfort I was talking about!

A Brief History of American Torture

jellyfish comments on May 11, 2018:

Good post. it may be that imperialism has run its course kind of like music

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

Music?

Why Was An Honors Philosophy Doctoral Candidate So Stupid?

SpikeTalon comments on May 11, 2018:

Having a college education does not automatically make one intelligent.

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

@josh23452 true, but she's both. However she lacks emotional intelligence, which is often more important than intellectual intelligence!

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

Stacey48 comments on May 10, 2018:

Are you talking about "the law of attraction"? I read a bit about it. I think it could easily go in that direction. Manifestation of our thoughts. I think our reality is based on how we perceive it, but I don't think we can make things happen just by thinking about them in the right way.

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

@Stacey48 you said earlier that reality is based on perception. When these victims experienced horror, was that based on reality or mere perception?

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

bleurowz comments on May 11, 2018:

I'm leary of any belief system that requires blind adherence without questioning.

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

Leery

Why Was An Honors Philosophy Doctoral Candidate So Stupid?

SpikeTalon comments on May 11, 2018:

Having a college education does not automatically make one intelligent.

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

Agreed! But this woman is highly intelligent!

Positive Thinking: A New Secular Religion?

Stacey48 comments on May 10, 2018:

Are you talking about "the law of attraction"? I read a bit about it. I think it could easily go in that direction. Manifestation of our thoughts. I think our reality is based on how we perceive it, but I don't think we can make things happen just by thinking about them in the right way.

Krish55 replies on May 11, 2018:

What did holocaust and slavery victims perceive?