tigris said...

tigris at 02:01 PM JST - 16th April

Maybe Benedict should think long and hard what really causes the long history and high frequency of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. These are not "a few bad apples" in a certain country but a systemic perversity of the Catholic church. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1945848.stm

Posted in Pope arrives in U.S., vowing to fight clergy sex abuse at 02:01 PM JST - 16th April
tigris at 09:30 AM JST - 14th April

Ossan II: Exactly! And Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd should have his captain license revoked. He obviously suffers from narcissistic personality disorder.

Posted in Coast guard, police to inspect whaling fleet over activists' attacks at 09:30 AM JST - 14th April
tigris at 06:16 AM JST - 1st April

Zaphod: "Inform yourself before opining, both about the history and the content of the religion." Excellent idea!

Posted in Muslims outnumber Catholics in 2006 for 1st time ever at 06:16 AM JST - 1st April
tigris at 05:56 AM JST - 1st April

In places without healthcare (large parts of Africa for example) girls/women outnumber boys/men by natural selection: the have a higher resistance against deseases and a higher survival rate due to social and health issues (reference life expectancy in so called developped nations). This surplus of women is/was being provided for…

Posted in Muslims outnumber Catholics in 2006 for 1st time ever at 05:56 AM JST - 1st April
tigris at 04:33 AM JST - 1st April

Interesting to note that the first political leader to boykott the opening ceremony of the Olympics happens to be Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk ("The presence of politicians at the Games' inauguration seems inappropriate.") Prombtly followed by Czech president Vaclav Klaus. And then German chancellor Angela Merkel who grew up…

Posted in The 2008 Nazi Olympics at 04:33 AM JST - 1st April
tigris at 08:23 AM JST - 31st March

DubyaKiller,

1936 there weren't any gas chambers and invading tanks in Germany. The 1936 Olympics were a huge (and successful) propaganda exercise and this is where the parallels emerge: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/olympics.html

Posted in The 2008 Nazi Olympics at 08:23 AM JST - 31st March
tigris at 04:48 PM JST - 30th March

Usability is way down. Now it is a click fest, but the convenient scroll wheel has been popular since years for a reason. Before you could see all headlines on the opening page, now you have to waste your time clicking around. Luckily there are now competing and better sites…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 04:48 PM JST - 30th March
tigris at 03:42 PM JST - 30th March

The Olympic games have always been about politics. "Hitler initially held the Olympics in low regard because of their internationalism, but he became an avid supporter after Joseph Goebbels, his Minister of Propaganda, convinced him of their propaganda value." http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/olympics.html

And speaking of hypocritical: the People's Republic of China is…

Posted in The 2008 Nazi Olympics at 03:42 PM JST - 30th March