Molenir said...

Molenir at 11:36 PM JST - 21st November

I don't believe it myself, but that thing about unemployment skyrocketing is correct. In fact I'd suspect that it would go up about 15% initially, then go up even further as the ripples spread through the economy.

Posted in Gov't to admit existence of secret pact on U.S. bringing nukes into Japan at 11:36 PM JST - 21st November
Molenir at 10:22 PM JST - 21st November

Repubs are against it then they should be coming up with an alternative idea to present.

Actually they came out with a plan about a month ago, and were of course, completely ignored. They are after all irrelevant in this.

The right wingers are terrified because if the health care…

Posted in Republicans blast health bill at 10:22 PM JST - 21st November
Molenir at 09:54 PM JST - 21st November

Perhaps it is a traditional aspect of Japanese culture to use ivory? For inkan (seals)? If so, why should Western nations, who cut down trees to get wood for pencils, be able to stop this long-standing cultural practice?

The problem is the same one with whales. Way back when, western…

Posted in Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distribution to Japan, China at 09:54 PM JST - 21st November
Molenir at 10:30 AM JST - 21st November

The dems can become another republican party and you'd still follow them. That is just the type of person you are.

Sad, but based on his posting history, I'd have to agree. Myself, in many areas I'm conservative, in some I'm not. In this case however, conservative or liberal, this…

Posted in Republicans blast health bill at 10:30 AM JST - 21st November
Molenir at 03:29 AM JST - 21st November

The today's world will either be stepping forward into an era where conservation and the environment really matter, or it will be stepping back into the Dark Ages, where the people of the world think that the slaughter of whales using grenades, electric lances and shooting them with rifles is…

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 03:29 AM JST - 21st November
Molenir at 09:10 PM JST - 20th November

george bush never saw a protester. The Secret Service put them in fenced areas up to 5 miles away.

Come on aday. Everyone knows this is incorrect. While typically the secret service does screen protesters, saying he never saw one is way over the mark. If you want a specific…

Posted in Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event at 09:10 PM JST - 20th November
Molenir at 09:04 PM JST - 20th November

This is ludicrous. The mainstream media, like the rest of us, has been bending over backwards in order to differentiate between the sort of terrorists who perpetrated 9/11, the Madrid, London, Bali, Mumbai et al bombings and mainstream Islam. The Danish cartoons were an extremely rare case, that's why it's…

Posted in Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban at 09:04 PM JST - 20th November
Molenir at 10:43 AM JST - 20th November

Yabits - And you are mocking the garrison commander at Fort Bragg, who made an intelligent decision.

It may surprise you to know this, but I actually agree with you on this subject, and for that matter on the decision as well. To put it simply, she has the right…

Posted in Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event at 10:43 AM JST - 20th November
Molenir at 10:38 AM JST - 20th November

Hindus don't cause problems...

While I agree with most of what you said there, I think a lot of Indian Muslims would disagree with this blanket statement. Particularly when you consider some of the religious riots they've had there, where followers of Islam were murdered by the Hindus. They're not…

Posted in Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban at 10:38 AM JST - 20th November
Molenir at 10:34 AM JST - 20th November

why hasnt any country with a bit more political clout than Australia tried to close the 'loophole' ?

Because if they close the loophole, Japan would simply withdraw from the IWC, and begin commercial whaling instead. Rather like Iceland and Norway.

"Meanwhile, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a U.S.-based anti-whaling…

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 10:34 AM JST - 20th November