Saturday, August 11, 2007
MotherJones.com MoJoBlog - Social Issues and Political Commentary: Gay by Choice? Yeah, What If?:
MotherJones.com MoJoBlog - Social Issues and Political Commentary: Gay by Choice? Yeah, What If?:
"My question is, does the gay rights movement really want choice to be the nexusI think that there is strong logic for not making choice the key issue in the gay debate. If it is ruled to not be a choice, then you are one step away from it being disease. The key isn't peoples actions, but how people are treated for their actions that harm no one. Even if it is a choice, people have the right to make that choice, and should have that right.
of the fight? Asking whether you think being gay is a choice is kind of like
asking whether you think there's life in other galaxies. Asking for an opinion
on science isn't so useful; scientifically we just don't know for sure yet.
Evidence points in that direction, sure, but, whatever your answer is, it's your
opinion, nothing more. And if the answer to that question is indeed a proxy for
belief in equal rights, as this hullabaloo suggests, then what happens if the
science ends up showing there is choice involved in sexual preference? Gary
Greenberg points out in our upcoming issue (on newsstands, or in your mailbox,
come September) that some research has shown that sexual preference is mutable."
Watching Those We Chose: Spreadin' Our Freedoms Across The Globe!:
Watching Those We Chose: Spreadin' Our Freedoms Across The Globe!:
I am not going to make this a post about if the law is right or wrong. What I am going to make this about, is how we need to think in this country how the actions our government are used by other governments around the world, or against other governments around the world. When we stand for freedom, it gives groups in other countries a model to hold their governments to. When we fail to stand for freedom, it gives the governments reason that they should not stand for it either.
"Human rights lawyer Otto Saki told VOA that the law interferes and undermines
the enjoyment of rights enshrined in the constitution and is a sign Mr. Mugabe
wants to consolidate his power by 'any means necessary or unnecessary.' But
Communications Minister Christopher Mushowe said Zimbabwe is not unique in the
world in passing such legislation, citing electronic eavesdropping programs in
the United States"
I am not going to make this a post about if the law is right or wrong. What I am going to make this about, is how we need to think in this country how the actions our government are used by other governments around the world, or against other governments around the world. When we stand for freedom, it gives groups in other countries a model to hold their governments to. When we fail to stand for freedom, it gives the governments reason that they should not stand for it either.
lgf: Reuters Busted by a 13-Year Old
lgf: Reuters Busted by a 13-Year Old:
Give that kid a job in the editing department. This is really too funny for words.
"News agency Reuters has been forced to admit that footage it released last week
purportedly showing Russian submersibles on the seabed of the North Pole
actually came from the movie Titanic. The images were reproduced around the
world - including by the Guardian and Guardian Unlimited - alongside the story
of Russia planting its flag below the North Pole on Thursday last week. But it
has now emerged that the footage actually showed two Finnish-made Mir
submersibles that were employed on location filming at the scene of the wreck of
the RMS Titanic ship in the north Atlantic some 10 years ago. This footage was
used in sequences in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster about the 1912 disaster.
The deception was only revealed after a 13-year-old Finnish schoolboy contacted
a local newspaper to tell them the images looked identical to those used in the
movie."
Give that kid a job in the editing department. This is really too funny for words.
lgf: Y2K Bug Drastically Changes US Climate Data
lgf: Y2K Bug Drastically Changes US Climate Data:
While there is other data that supports the global warming theory, this is one of the keystones of the debate and seeing this fall makes it harder to support. If we lived in a society that was based on science and logic, this date would mean a new discussion about global warming. However we live in a culture based on religion, this isn't going to effect most people one way or the other.
"NASA has now silently released corrected figures, and the changes are truly
astounding. The warmest year on record is now 1934. 1998 (long trumpeted by the
media as record-breaking) moves to second place. 1921 takes third. In fact, 5 of
the 10 warmest years on record now all occur before World War II. Anthony Watts
has put the new data in chart form, along with a more detailed summary of the
events. The effect of the correction on global temperatures is minor (some 1-2%
less warming than originally thought), but the effect on the U.S. global warming
propaganda machine could be huge."
While there is other data that supports the global warming theory, this is one of the keystones of the debate and seeing this fall makes it harder to support. If we lived in a society that was based on science and logic, this date would mean a new discussion about global warming. However we live in a culture based on religion, this isn't going to effect most people one way or the other.
lgf: Hizballah Marketed in Ontario As 'Peaceful'
lgf: Hizballah Marketed in Ontario As 'Peaceful':
This is apparently something that is fairly common. Where a poster or sign will say one thing in English, a message that seems friendly, and another in Arabic. The messages in Arabic are not friendly. I don't think that a group of terrorists should be allowed to have billboards up preaching their message. Note at the bottom, that this billboard is owned by CBS Outdoor advertising. I wonder how they feel about this billboard.
"A billboard has suddenly appeared in Windsor, Ontario, openly supporting the
genocidal radical Islamic terrorist group Hizballah, including a statement in
English about “peace” and a statement in Arabic about “fighting.”"
This is apparently something that is fairly common. Where a poster or sign will say one thing in English, a message that seems friendly, and another in Arabic. The messages in Arabic are not friendly. I don't think that a group of terrorists should be allowed to have billboards up preaching their message. Note at the bottom, that this billboard is owned by CBS Outdoor advertising. I wonder how they feel about this billboard.
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