Case Study
1. A Nazi Officer fled Germany because he did not want to partake in the Holocaust anymore. He was protected by the Iclandic Government as he fled voluntarily. Do you kill him or try him for War Crimes? What Governing body makes that decision?
2. One man says 'Nigger' to another man and he is warmly greeted. The man who recieves 'Nigger' says 'Nigger' to another man and that man breaks his arm. The first man says 'Nigger' to the third man and is warmly greeted.
Here is the logistic being used; Men 1 and 3 are 'Black', and man 2 is Caucasian.
Are we to honestly to believe that it's alright for a 'Negro' Male or Female to say 'Nigger', and not alright for a Caucasian Male or Female to use that word.
My Grandfather was darker than me, does this give me added Rights?
As we can see from the aforementioned exaqmples, these issues are real. I personally know someone who broke another mans' arm based on the exact same argument. He will gladly call another man the 'N' word, or of himself for that matter. It's when someone not noticeably 'Black' says the word that he breaks arms. This is, in my opinion, the reason we are instituting Afro-Centric Schools across Canada.
It leaves me wondering why Oprah Winfrey hasn't put this issue before the American people on her Nationally Syndicated T.V Show. By burying our heads in the sand, means we're living the life of an osterich, and this is where we see blinded ignorance of the majority.
With the first case study example, it's pretty safe to say that Sovereign Nations expel former Nazi Party members, or at the very least these former Party members are made known to the United Nations for Security reasons. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live next door to Joseph Mengele (the Head Butcher of 'Jew Children' - as they were referred).
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
When Life Begins by Gråulf
One of the big issues of the day is when does life begin? Many Christians insist that life
begins at conception, and present as proof that a fetus is genetically human from the very beginning. Well, so is the pimple on my rear end, and there is nothing sacred about that. Then there is the predominant belief that life begins when a fetus is viable, which is a moving target as technology becomes ever more sophisticated. Now tiny fetuses are kept alive to grow up with all sorts of horrible physical problems.
Throughout most of history life began when a newborn took its first breath. However, a newborn did not become a person until it was named, or if Christian, baptized. Until then it was legal to put an unwanted newborn out for the wolves. Baptism was an invention of monotheistic religions that consider it a sin to believe in other Gods, and that baptism conferred some magical connection to God. Muslims to this day kill those who abandon their faith, and Christians used to do the same. Note, the inquisition, when the Catholic Church burned Jews who were accused of practicing Judaism after they were baptized, and Charlemagne who executed thousands of pagans because they returned to paganism after being forcibly baptized. Pagans, who believe in many Gods, do not baptize children, because it would be meaningless. They may consecrate a child to the protection of a particular God by making the sign of the hammer over it, but that does not commit the child to that particular God, because no one can make that sort of commitment on someone else's behalf. Praying to a particular god is situational, and does not mean that you forsake your preferred god. If you are on the water you pray to Njord,, and if it is a matter of truth or justice you may pray to Tyr, etc. To a pagan the naming ceremony makes the child a provisional member of the community, and that commitment is affirmed when that child becomes an adult and a full member of the community. At that point a person can participate in religious ceremonies, and can make binding oaths. That is usually around the age of 13 or 14, and that was the most important ceremony of a persons life. So important that coming of age is still practiced in many forms, depending on the culture, although now it is mostly symbolic since people are not legally of age until they are eighteen or twenty-one.
The belief that a fetus becomes human with the first breath is confirmed by many old sayings, such as “Death begins with life’s first breath”; “From my first breath to my last”; “God breathes the soul into the body with the first breath”. Before that first breath the fetus is just a parasite with the potential of becoming human being.
Gråulf.
begins at conception, and present as proof that a fetus is genetically human from the very beginning. Well, so is the pimple on my rear end, and there is nothing sacred about that. Then there is the predominant belief that life begins when a fetus is viable, which is a moving target as technology becomes ever more sophisticated. Now tiny fetuses are kept alive to grow up with all sorts of horrible physical problems.
Throughout most of history life began when a newborn took its first breath. However, a newborn did not become a person until it was named, or if Christian, baptized. Until then it was legal to put an unwanted newborn out for the wolves. Baptism was an invention of monotheistic religions that consider it a sin to believe in other Gods, and that baptism conferred some magical connection to God. Muslims to this day kill those who abandon their faith, and Christians used to do the same. Note, the inquisition, when the Catholic Church burned Jews who were accused of practicing Judaism after they were baptized, and Charlemagne who executed thousands of pagans because they returned to paganism after being forcibly baptized. Pagans, who believe in many Gods, do not baptize children, because it would be meaningless. They may consecrate a child to the protection of a particular God by making the sign of the hammer over it, but that does not commit the child to that particular God, because no one can make that sort of commitment on someone else's behalf. Praying to a particular god is situational, and does not mean that you forsake your preferred god. If you are on the water you pray to Njord,, and if it is a matter of truth or justice you may pray to Tyr, etc. To a pagan the naming ceremony makes the child a provisional member of the community, and that commitment is affirmed when that child becomes an adult and a full member of the community. At that point a person can participate in religious ceremonies, and can make binding oaths. That is usually around the age of 13 or 14, and that was the most important ceremony of a persons life. So important that coming of age is still practiced in many forms, depending on the culture, although now it is mostly symbolic since people are not legally of age until they are eighteen or twenty-one.
The belief that a fetus becomes human with the first breath is confirmed by many old sayings, such as “Death begins with life’s first breath”; “From my first breath to my last”; “God breathes the soul into the body with the first breath”. Before that first breath the fetus is just a parasite with the potential of becoming human being.
Gråulf.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Guantanamo and Torture by Gråulf
I never thought I would live in a country where habeas corpus didn’t apply. The bush administration got around that by holding prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, and they claimed that the US constitution only applies within the United States’ borders, and to US citizens. Holding prisoners indefinitely without charging them, or bringing them to trial, is morally reprehensible, and has no place in civilized society. Now the Obama administration is closing Guantanamo, but Obama intend to hold some prisoners (those who cannot be convicted in an American Court because the evidence against them was supplied by informants), in indefinite administrative detention in US jails. That is just moving Guantanamo somewhere else, and his solution does not even pretend to respect the intent of the Constitution. If terrorists are brought to the US they come under the halo of the Constitution, and should have access to our judicial system.
In my opinion Guantanamy should be kept open, but prisoners should be charged, and brought in front of a Military Court within a reasonable time. That is provided for in the Constitution. Even terrorists merit justice, and we owe them a quick trial, and a speedy execution.
There is endless debate about torture, and what it is. It is nonsense to assert that water boarding is not torture, just as it is nonsense to say that harsh treatment is. Once someone has been convicted of terrorism we should be able to torture them to get information about the organizations they belong to, and about their intentions, but only if we have indisputable reason to believe they have information that will save lives, or prevent a terrorist attack. Even then, torture should only be allowed after a court has sanctioned it. I can think of numerous possible scenarios where torture might not only be reasonable, but the only rational choice, and it is mad to make torture illegal under all circumstances.
Gråulf.
In my opinion Guantanamy should be kept open, but prisoners should be charged, and brought in front of a Military Court within a reasonable time. That is provided for in the Constitution. Even terrorists merit justice, and we owe them a quick trial, and a speedy execution.
There is endless debate about torture, and what it is. It is nonsense to assert that water boarding is not torture, just as it is nonsense to say that harsh treatment is. Once someone has been convicted of terrorism we should be able to torture them to get information about the organizations they belong to, and about their intentions, but only if we have indisputable reason to believe they have information that will save lives, or prevent a terrorist attack. Even then, torture should only be allowed after a court has sanctioned it. I can think of numerous possible scenarios where torture might not only be reasonable, but the only rational choice, and it is mad to make torture illegal under all circumstances.
Gråulf.
American Cars by Gråulf
What is the difference between a Fiat and a Jehovah’s Witness…. You can close the door on a Jehovah’s Witness.
Fiat will own Chrysler, but part of the deal with the Union is that Fiat will not be able to sell their small, fuel sipping cars in the US. Ford owns Volvo, and Volvo developed a turbo diesel that puts out 200 horsepower, and gets 52 miles per gallon in their small sedan, and 40 miles to the gallon in their full size station wagon. So, why is Ford claiming that developing engines for the new mileage standards will add $2000 dollars to each new car?
American auto companies have been screwing their customers for years. I certainly thought so when the paint flaked off my Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Chrysler refused to do anything for me because the two-year warranty had expired. The Jeep also overheated if I used the air conditioner on hot days, and there was no fix for that. Then there was the Chevy Blazer I owned before the Jeep, which was so badly designed that you had to detach the engine mounts and jack the motor up above the frame to change the fuel pump. Why would anyone buy a Ford after they found out that Ford made a deliberate decision not to fix exploding fuel tanks in the Pinto, because it was cheaper to pay off lawsuits than to fix the problem. Why would anyone buy a Chevy Pickup after they found out the Chevy Pickup shown jumping a berm in the TV advertisements was totaled, and they used trick photography to show it continuing on undamaged. Why should we believe that it is important to “buy American” when at least one quarter of every American car is made in third world countries.
American auto companies once made the best cars in the world. On the way they discovered consumerism, and created the demand for new and different models every year. Their energy went into design rather than into improving their product. When foreign cars eventually surpassed American cars in quality American manufacturers increased their advertising budgets instead of improving their vehicles. American manufacturers also exploited the notion of class, and the idea that you can tell the quality of a person by the car they drive. Chevrolet was for the lower classes, and you had to buy a Buick or an Olds when you became middle class, and a Cadillac if you were fortunate enough to become upper class. The main difference between models was the price, the upholstery, and the name on the hood.
Now it appears we all spent seventy billion dollars and became owners of General Motors, and I expect them to deliver my new pickup as soon as possible. I would like a blue one. Meanwhile I would like someone to show me where in the Constitution the Federal Government was granted the power to take over private businesses. I have two copies of the Constitution, and cant find that passage anywhere.
Gråulf.
Fiat will own Chrysler, but part of the deal with the Union is that Fiat will not be able to sell their small, fuel sipping cars in the US. Ford owns Volvo, and Volvo developed a turbo diesel that puts out 200 horsepower, and gets 52 miles per gallon in their small sedan, and 40 miles to the gallon in their full size station wagon. So, why is Ford claiming that developing engines for the new mileage standards will add $2000 dollars to each new car?
American auto companies have been screwing their customers for years. I certainly thought so when the paint flaked off my Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Chrysler refused to do anything for me because the two-year warranty had expired. The Jeep also overheated if I used the air conditioner on hot days, and there was no fix for that. Then there was the Chevy Blazer I owned before the Jeep, which was so badly designed that you had to detach the engine mounts and jack the motor up above the frame to change the fuel pump. Why would anyone buy a Ford after they found out that Ford made a deliberate decision not to fix exploding fuel tanks in the Pinto, because it was cheaper to pay off lawsuits than to fix the problem. Why would anyone buy a Chevy Pickup after they found out the Chevy Pickup shown jumping a berm in the TV advertisements was totaled, and they used trick photography to show it continuing on undamaged. Why should we believe that it is important to “buy American” when at least one quarter of every American car is made in third world countries.
American auto companies once made the best cars in the world. On the way they discovered consumerism, and created the demand for new and different models every year. Their energy went into design rather than into improving their product. When foreign cars eventually surpassed American cars in quality American manufacturers increased their advertising budgets instead of improving their vehicles. American manufacturers also exploited the notion of class, and the idea that you can tell the quality of a person by the car they drive. Chevrolet was for the lower classes, and you had to buy a Buick or an Olds when you became middle class, and a Cadillac if you were fortunate enough to become upper class. The main difference between models was the price, the upholstery, and the name on the hood.
Now it appears we all spent seventy billion dollars and became owners of General Motors, and I expect them to deliver my new pickup as soon as possible. I would like a blue one. Meanwhile I would like someone to show me where in the Constitution the Federal Government was granted the power to take over private businesses. I have two copies of the Constitution, and cant find that passage anywhere.
Gråulf.
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