On Aug 27, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
nationalism is an aberration that is found in many countries, and to
be abhorred. it is especially repugnant in nations where their
citizens actually believe they are better than other nations (like
some french, saudi, israeli,
On Aug 27, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I bow down to the Chinese volleyball girls,
Err... They were blasted 3 x 0 by the Brazilian volleyball
girls :-P
missed that, congrats to brazil!~)
It was the first time the girls won the gold
I was just checking the evolution of PPI (PPI and CPI measure inflation
in the USA), and noticed that _this year_ the accumulated inflation
is about 10% (!!!)
Welcome to Hyperinflation. If you want any hints on how to survive
and prosper under hyperinflation, just ask me. Brazil had it for
Zimbabwe inflation rate is around 810% **per month**
!
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I was just checking
Nationalism is just another step in the ladder of Me and Not-Me, Family and
Not-Family, Tribe and Not-Tribe.And what is the next step after nationalism?
Judging from history and what I see around me, something very similar to
Citizen and Not-Citizen. A Citizen being defined as anyone of any
Jon Louis Mann wrote: nationalism is an aberration that is found in many
countries, and to be abhorred. it is especially repugnant in nations where
their citizens actually believe they are better than other nations
Nationalism is not an aberrantion -- it is one of the human constants.
We even had a racist dog when I was a kid. He was raised by my family
of white people in a neighborhood of mostly white people, so when
black kids from the projects walked by, who were different, he went
nuts. Then again, dogs are remarkable at picking up subtle clues in
the behavior of
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:19 AM, Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Did anyone catch The Speech? I was inspired and I think against all odds
that he has a chance. What a watershed moment in the history of humanity
that would be.
Doug
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At 07:30 AM Friday 8/29/2008, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I was just checking the evolution of PPI (PPI and CPI measure inflation
in the USA), and noticed that _this year_ the accumulated inflation
is about 10% (!!!)
Welcome to Hyperinflation. If you want any hints on how to survive
and prosper under
Ronn! wrote:
Or just remember the Carter administration.
He Said During The Campaign That Four Percent Inflation Was
Unacceptable So When He Got Into Office He Made It Twenty-Plus Percent Maru
Cite?
Doug
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On Aug 29, 2008, at 7:34 AM, John Garcia wrote:
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:19 AM, Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Did anyone catch The Speech? I was inspired and I think against
all odds
that he has a chance. What a watershed moment in the history of
humanity
that would be.
On Aug 29, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Or just remember the Carter administration.
He Said During The Campaign That Four Percent Inflation Was
Unacceptable So When He Got Into Office He Made It Twenty-Plus
Percent Maru
Cite?
Might Ronn! be conflating
On Aug 29, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Dave Land wrote:
On Aug 29, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Or just remember the Carter administration.
He Said During The Campaign That Four Percent Inflation Was
Unacceptable So When He Got Into Office He Made It Twenty-Plus
Percent
On 29 Aug 2008, at 18:34, Dave Land wrote:
I am having a hard time finding good numbers, but one reference on the
web (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/H/1990/ch8_p21.htm) put it above 20% in
1980.
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-carterreagan.htm
Second Hand Maru
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Folks,
We talk a lot -- some might say too much -- about the pernicious
effects of blind religious belief, especially as it prevents rational
thought about science. You might say that Science is sacred around
here. But secular belief can be just as blinding just as stupid
dangerous.
Consider
On 29 Aug 2008, at 20:18, David Land wrote:
My mind boggled. Why ask the damn question, then?
She had faith.
Unreasoning Belief Maru
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There's no chance that the
I am having a hard time finding good numbers, but one reference on the
web (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/H/1990/ch8_p21.htm) put it above 20% in
1980.
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-carterreagan.htm
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics places CPI inflation at 13.5% in 1980.
Consider the caller Charlane on NPR's
Science Friday just now. The
topic was the (now thoroughly-debunked) concerns about
links between
vaccines autusm and other vaccine scares. She was
adamant about not
having her baby immunized on the CDC-recommended schedule
because,
among other
nationalism is an aberration that is found in many
countries, and to
be abhorred. it is especially repugnant in nations
where their
citizens actually believe they are better than other
nations (like
some french, saudi, israeli, japanese citizens,
etc.).
jon
I think
nationalism is an aberration that is found in many
countries, and to
be abhorred. it is especially repugnant in nations
where their
citizens actually believe they are better than other
nations (like
some french, saudi, israeli, japanese citizens,
etc.).
jon
I think
nationalism is an aberration that is found in many
countries, and to
be abhorred. it is especially repugnant in nations
where their
citizens actually believe they are better than other
nations (like
some french, saudi, israeli, japanese citizens,
etc.).
jon
I think
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
nationalism is an aberration
found in many countries, and to be
abhorred. it is especially repugnant
in nations where their citizens actually
believe they are better than other nations...
Nationalism is not an aberration -- it is one of the human
constants.
On 29 Aug 2008, at 21:04, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
when it was time for my son to be immunized several years ago, i
opted to wait till he was older, and then space them out; figuring
better to be safe than sorry. i suppose that is why some people
choose to believe in gawd.
jon
So it's
aren't you being self righteous about not being self righteous, olin? if
intolerance of intolerance is being self righteous, then i pleasd guilty, too.
jon
of course I'm being self-righteous -- notice that I was very careful to use
inclusive language throughout what I wrote, even noting that
of course I'm being self-righteous -- notice that I was
very careful to use inclusive language throughout what I
wrote, even noting that we should all go back and read Dr.
Brin's article. I'm one of the worst -- only in the
last half-decade or so of my life have I learned to
(usually) avoid
when it was time for my son to be immunized several
years ago, i
opted to wait till he was older, and then space them
out; figuring
better to be safe than sorry. i suppose that is why
some people
choose to believe in gawd.
jon
So it's the immunization version of Pascal's
At 11:29 AM Friday 8/29/2008, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Or just remember the Carter administration.
He Said During The Campaign That Four Percent Inflation Was
Unacceptable So When He Got Into Office He Made It Twenty-Plus Percent Maru
Cite?
Doug
Being there.
. .
Ronn! wrote:
Being there.
A faulty memory is a poor cite. Not only wasn't inflation anywhere near
20% during the Carter administration, it wasn't anywhere near 4% immediately
prior to his election.
Here's another cite to go with the ones already posted:
On 30/08/2008, at 8:05 AM, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
Pascal's Wager (or Pascal's Gambit) is a suggestion posed by the
French philosopher Blaise Pascal that even though the existence of
God cannot be determined through reason, a person should wager as
though God exists, because so living
Considering the fact that McCain just announced his VP running mate today,
it's interesting that there are domain names associating Sarah Palin with
Vice President registered back in June 2008. The domain name
VicePresidentSarahPalin.com was registered on June 14, 2008. Nothing illegal
or
I'm pretty sure it never got into the 20s for any sustained period.
I am having a hard time finding good numbers, but one reference on the
web (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/H/1990/ch8_p21.htm) put it above 20% in
1980.
Dave
Well, IIRC, the primary source for this is the Bureau of Labor
On 30 Aug 2008, at 02:36, Gary Nunn wrote:
Considering the fact that McCain just announced his VP running mate
today,
it's interesting that there are domain names associating Sarah Palin
with
Vice President registered back in June 2008. The domain name
VicePresidentSarahPalin.com was
William T Goodall wrote:
Sarah Palin ... Vice President
...
She's a crazy person. With four kids already, and at an age when the
risk of fetal abnormalities is massively escalated, she gets pregnant
again and when the tests show it has Down Syndrome she doesn't abort.
She's wealthy
I don't believe i was being sanctimonious, olin, by saying that nationalism
is abhorrent. i was simply stating my opinion. i will maintain that the
didactic, righteous, dogmatists tend to come from the emotional right wing
religious fanatics (many of whom believe in creationism and reject
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