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Treason

You are definitely onto something. Would an American citizen in the service of an invading Chinese army be considered a traitor? Yes there is a double standard at work.

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Are U.S. soldiers war criminals?

Don't be confused. If there is such thing as a war criminal, U.S. soldiers fit the bill. No question.

Replied Dec 5

Obama's speech and plans for Aghanistan

Has anyone considered that now that Obama is president, he and his family live under constant threat of death. Perhaps, pre-election, he (and everyone else) had big ideas. Obviously, that's changed.…

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OBAMA BELIEVES JESUS WAS A PIG

Sorry folks, but in my opinion, everyone seem s a little "off" on this one. Unless one of you is fluent in Greek, Aramaic, or Arabic, you are all arguing third hand semantics. Precisely the thing tha…

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Jian replied to Brian's discussion 'Treason'
You are definitely onto something. Would an American citizen in the service of an invading Chinese army be considered a traitor? Yes there is a double standard at work.
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Jian replied to Brian's discussion 'Are U.S. soldiers war criminals?'
Don't be confused. If there is such thing as a war criminal, U.S. soldiers fit the bill. No question.
December 5
Jian replied to abby0802's discussion 'Obama's speech and plans for Aghanistan'
Has anyone considered that now that Obama is president, he and his family live under constant threat of death. Perhaps, pre-election, he (and everyone else) had big ideas. Obviously, that's changed. Don't be so naive. As long as you all shop at Targ…
December 5
Jian replied to Dennis St. John's discussion 'OBAMA BELIEVES JESUS WAS A PIG'
Sorry folks, but in my opinion, everyone seem s a little "off" on this one. Unless one of you is fluent in Greek, Aramaic, or Arabic, you are all arguing third hand semantics. Precisely the thing that Jesus apparently warned against. All religions h…
December 5
Jian replied to Brian's discussion 'Are U.S. soldiers war criminals?'
Yep. Like Lt. Erin Watada.
November 28
Jian replied to Rick Harrington's discussion 'Should The Nation address technology?'
It seems to me that the "technology" merely reproduces phenomena which already exist. So to say that the inferior reproduction of nature is some kind of requisite for progress is questionable as a premise. Technology serves mostly to distract and di…
November 25
Jian replied to Brian's discussion 'Are U.S. soldiers war criminals?'
Only if Nazi soldiers are.
November 25
Brian commented on Jian's blog post 'I like this article on Hobbes.'
I believe it was Hobbes who observed that the lives of trailer trash Republicans are nasty, brutish, and short.
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Loved this piece about Lispector.

Such a fascinating person. I love her approach to the arbitrary and futile modes of self-awareness. The simultaneous need for expression of the self, and the seeming ineffectuality of the expression, is something I identify with.

www.thenation.com/doc/20090928/aviv

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 6:30pm —

Jian

I like this article on Hobbes.

I like this article on Hobbes. I tend to agree with the notion that personal liberty is most dependent on the will of the individual.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091019/robin

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 5:24pm on November 2, 2009, Paul J. Guarino said…
What's your story, brother? You got the fancy page and pics, how 'bout some thoughts?
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