theloniusfleabag Posted November 21, 2006 Report Posted November 21, 2006 There are certainly many things that differ from culture to culture, and probably no greater divide than 'East and West'. However juxtaposed, the average person is somewhere in the middle, and we often wish laws would do the same. For example, http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/0...wing/index.html and then the gov't passes a law... http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_...ion4/b097_e.htm But in other nations, gov'ts aren't so heavy-handed... http://www.linkings.com/mainurl.php?name=W...it&lid=1873 Perhaps the middle ground is the safest place to be... Quote Would the Special Olympics Committee disqualify kids born with flippers from the swimming events?
jbg Posted November 22, 2006 Report Posted November 22, 2006 There are certainly many things that differ from culture to culture, and probably no greater divide than 'East and West'. However juxtaposed, the average person is somewhere in the middle, and we often wish laws would do the same. For example, http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/0...wing/index.html and then the gov't passes a law... http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_...ion4/b097_e.htm But in other nations, gov'ts aren't so heavy-handed... http://www.linkings.com/mainurl.php?name=W...it&lid=1873 Perhaps the middle ground is the safest place to be... Somehow, any number of dwarfs or other humans fighting a lion, for human entertainment, does not sound like a fair fight. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Higgly Posted November 22, 2006 Report Posted November 22, 2006 OMG! A Harry Manx fan! Quote "We have seen the enemy and he is us!". Pogo (Walt Kelly).
jbg Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 There are certainly many things that differ from culture to culture, and probably no greater divide than 'East and West'. However juxtaposed, the average person is somewhere in the middle, and we often wish laws would do the same. For example, http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/0...wing/index.html and then the gov't passes a law... http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/37_...ion4/b097_e.htm But in other nations, gov'ts aren't so heavy-handed... http://www.linkings.com/mainurl.php?name=W...it&lid=1873 Perhaps the middle ground is the safest place to be... Imagine the outcry if Israel did this to the Palestinians? But there'd be no surprise if Shi'ites did it to Sunnis or Sunnis did it to Kurds. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
theloniusfleabag Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Posted November 28, 2006 Dear Higgly, OMG! A Harry Manx fan!Only a little bit, I was rather thinking of Ravi Shankar.http://www.amazon.com/Ravi-Shankar-Project...a/dp/B0000000IE Quote Would the Special Olympics Committee disqualify kids born with flippers from the swimming events?
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