"Ordinary human dating: its enjoyable, and it serves an important purpose. But when a human dates an artificial mate, there is no purpose, only enjoyment... and that leads to TRAGEDY."
HR, you do realize that the number of black children growing up in single parent (female) households is something like 2 out of every 3? Thats double the national average. So while, yes, this is a message which is good for every one, there is an acute crisis in the…
What I think he's trying to get at is that Zimbabweans' specific support of the land redistribution fiasco, and their general support of Mugabe over the years has brought them to their current plight.
Now, I think the land redistribution was unjust (not to mention a rather obvious disaster). However,…
"I still think voting for somebody primarily because of their race, ethnicity, or religion is very superficial and not exercising one's civic duty properly."
While I would largely agree with this (one should pick the candidate one believes will be the best president), I think you'd be doing many voters…
I know everybody jumps up to recite the "one-drop rule" whenever the issue of Obama's ethnicity comes up, but, really, there is a much less sinister explaination:
Obama is black for two reasons:
1) He self-identifies as black. Having inherited multiple racial backgrounds, he has the right to decide how…
"The bastards"... which bastards? The over 50% of the population that voted Mugabe out of office? I don't think its fair to blame the people of Zimbabwe for their plight. That falls squarely on Mr. Mugabe and his cronies.
Triumvere at 10:41 PM JST - 16th June
"Ordinary human dating: its enjoyable, and it serves an important purpose. But when a human dates an artificial mate, there is no purpose, only enjoyment... and that leads to TRAGEDY."
Posted in In 2050, your lover may be a robot at 10:41 PM JST - 16th June
Triumvere at 10:00 PM JST - 16th June
Mugabe's got the Army, the guns, and the muscle. I don't think there will be much in the way of a civil war. Perhaps a "genocide."
Posted in Mugabe vows 'war' to keep opposition out of power at 10:00 PM JST - 16th June
Triumvere at 10:20 AM JST - 16th June
HR, you do realize that the number of black children growing up in single parent (female) households is something like 2 out of every 3? Thats double the national average. So while, yes, this is a message which is good for every one, there is an acute crisis in the…
Posted in Obama urges black fathers to be active in raising their children at 10:20 AM JST - 16th June
Triumvere at 10:36 PM JST - 15th June
What I think he's trying to get at is that Zimbabweans' specific support of the land redistribution fiasco, and their general support of Mugabe over the years has brought them to their current plight.
Now, I think the land redistribution was unjust (not to mention a rather obvious disaster). However,…
Posted in Mugabe vows 'war' to keep opposition out of power at 10:36 PM JST - 15th June
Triumvere at 10:20 PM JST - 15th June
"I still think voting for somebody primarily because of their race, ethnicity, or religion is very superficial and not exercising one's civic duty properly."
While I would largely agree with this (one should pick the candidate one believes will be the best president), I think you'd be doing many voters…
Posted in Black conservatives conflicted over Obama at 10:20 PM JST - 15th June
Triumvere at 08:48 PM JST - 15th June
D'oh.
Posted in Afhhan, int'l troops hunt 1,100 after Taliban jail breakout at 08:48 PM JST - 15th June
Triumvere at 08:47 PM JST - 15th June
I know everybody jumps up to recite the "one-drop rule" whenever the issue of Obama's ethnicity comes up, but, really, there is a much less sinister explaination:
Obama is black for two reasons:
1) He self-identifies as black. Having inherited multiple racial backgrounds, he has the right to decide how…
Posted in Black conservatives conflicted over Obama at 08:47 PM JST - 15th June
Triumvere at 08:33 PM JST - 15th June
"The bastards"... which bastards? The over 50% of the population that voted Mugabe out of office? I don't think its fair to blame the people of Zimbabwe for their plight. That falls squarely on Mr. Mugabe and his cronies.
Posted in Mugabe vows 'war' to keep opposition out of power at 08:33 PM JST - 15th June
Triumvere at 11:23 AM JST - 14th June
We have pennies.
Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 11:23 AM JST - 14th June
Triumvere at 09:34 AM JST - 14th June
Cause it would be a royal pain in the ass to switch all those signs.
(not to mention re-educate all those older people...)
Posted in Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system? at 09:34 AM JST - 14th June