The Pope can probably see all the souls and spirits gathering at St.

TimTuolomne comments on Mar 17, 2020:

This man has contradicted Jesus' encouragement for us to live by Scripture by saying "Scripture is not for the common man." I fear for the Pope's immortal soul. “Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.” - 1 John 2:4...

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Lt-JW I agree. Bloody religious wars and reformation in Europe, for example, was the result of conflicts over different interpretations of the Bible and who should have the authority over the Bible (though it's not as simple as that).

The Pope can probably see all the souls and spirits gathering at St.

Lt-JW comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Never had the slightest doubt that he was nothing more than a cun man. But when the footage of him slapping a woman trying to kiss his hand emerged, my opinion of him changed from a cun man, to a cun man who's lost the plot. I have visited Vatican out of curiosity not any religious belief... ...

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Morning. I visited the Vatican, too. I saw all the gold details, marble columns and famous statues... and there were old homeless people begging for change just outside the Vatican...

The Pope can probably see all the souls and spirits gathering at St.

TimTuolomne comments on Mar 17, 2020:

This man has contradicted Jesus' encouragement for us to live by Scripture by saying "Scripture is not for the common man." I fear for the Pope's immortal soul. “Whoever says, “I know Him,” but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.” - 1 John 2:4...

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Hello. I am agnostic, and I'm never disrespectful to anyone with religious belief, but I have a problem with conflicts over "who has the authority over scriptures (of any religion).

What the...! American Shoppers Queuing Around The Block For Guns Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Jurecki comments on Mar 16, 2020:

How do the UK populous deal with high anxiety?

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Hello. More and more people are panic-buying and super markets have started limiting the number of items customers can buy. I've heard some news that Asian residents were verbally or physically abused by idiots (hate crimes). Many public and private entities have activated emergency response plans, i.e., closures of their premises. Travelling and being in a crowd of people is strongly discouraged. The government has defined a "at risk group" which is "over 70, pregnant or have underlying health difficulties". In the meantime... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsTndy9CZo=emb_logo=IwAR3E8oD1M4K0XjqWtDSTxbLXz31lJo3508zRpnyCsS233hztNbj4cktXRvw

What the...! American Shoppers Queuing Around The Block For Guns Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

RobBlair comments on Mar 16, 2020:

"Some in the Asian community in the San Gabriel Valley, south of Los Angeles, fear they may be targeted if there is a disintegration of law and order." - there is some history here that you might be interested in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dvwn4aXE8s As for the other knuckleheads who ...

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Hello. I was reading about the Yellow Peril" the other day.

What the...! American Shoppers Queuing Around The Block For Guns Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Serg97 comments on Mar 16, 2020:

Look at the picture, it was taken in California!!! What did you expect!!! IMHO, if you have any common sense, you do not live in California, or most of the west coast!!

Naomi replies on Mar 17, 2020:

Hello. Tourist advice with lots of !!!! 😂 California is turning into a "no-go-zone", it seems. What a shame!

"Model minority" Asian Americans becoming the "Yellow Peril"

govols comments on Mar 16, 2020:

One of the problems on this one is all of the retroactive offense being taken to previously acceptable language. Many are beginning to refuse to budge any longer. I do understand and take your point, though.

Naomi replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@govols I shall look forward to that!

"Model minority" Asian Americans becoming the "Yellow Peril"

govols comments on Mar 16, 2020:

One of the problems on this one is all of the retroactive offense being taken to previously acceptable language. Many are beginning to refuse to budge any longer. I do understand and take your point, though.

Naomi replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@govols Not all leftists are the same, though - e.g., Bret Weinstein.

"Model minority" Asian Americans becoming the "Yellow Peril"

govols comments on Mar 16, 2020:

One of the problems on this one is all of the retroactive offense being taken to previously acceptable language. Many are beginning to refuse to budge any longer. I do understand and take your point, though.

Naomi replies on Mar 16, 2020:

@govols Ugh!!! Racism! This game is always played by both the left and the right in my opinion. Leave me out of it!

"Model minority" Asian Americans becoming the "Yellow Peril"

govols comments on Mar 16, 2020:

One of the problems on this one is all of the retroactive offense being taken to previously acceptable language. Many are beginning to refuse to budge any longer. I do understand and take your point, though.

Naomi replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Hello. I would ask why anyone "chooses" to use "Wuhan virus" or "Chinese virus" instead of calling the virus by its proper name. I would assume that they know that the former term carries an effect that plays on peoples' minds. And there are stupid idiots (sadly, we can never get rid of them) who believe that the Chinese are spreading the virus all over the world. My Chinese friend (she lives in England) has an 8-year-old boy. The other morning, he was on his way to school, and two grown-up men shouted at him "You have the coronavirus. Go home (China)!" Would you believe it?! The boy was so scared that he had to rush back home. Being so young, he probably doesn't know anything about the coronavirus. Like everything else, the coronavirus has been politicised, I think. :(

Hello everyone.

CookieMonster comments on Mar 15, 2020:

I sometimes forget who ive clicked on, or accidental click on one, unless your sending creepy messages dont worry about it. I often snoop around profiles to see what people are up to without following them, chill.

Naomi replies on Mar 15, 2020:

Thanks.

We had a "grass-snake" meeting today, because we are not important enough to have a COBRA (Cabinet ...

Lt-JW comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I salute you, that's the spirit 👍👍👍

Naomi replies on Mar 14, 2020:

😁

"There is no such thing as society.

David42 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I’ve had enough fake outrage. People need to struggle, it builds character and wisdom. Whatever doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger. Sooner or later, you run out of other people’s money. Like when they get fed up with political BS and stop paying taxes ?

Naomi replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Hello. I would say don't pay too much attention to what strangers are saying or doing; focus more on what you want to do and must do for yourself and your loved ones. I believe that if each one of us fulfil our responsibilities and take care of our loved ones, friends and neighbours, we can have good ripple effects through our actions. :) “Purpose is usually a mistaken word. I’ve seen many people looking for a greater purpose in life, like a kind of mission to save the world. Basically, they were trying to find something to make them feel super special and fill their ego. Purpose is something different. You don’t need to change the world. You just need to shift your perspective from, from ‘what you can take from life today’ to ‘how you can contribute to life today’.” Ruda Lande

Touching 🥰 Coronavirus: quarantined Italians sing from balconies to lift spirits - YouTube

JVIP-WTPNN comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Ok enough of the Crazy. Real People See The Truth in This.

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@JVIP-WTPNN Exactly.

Touching 🥰 Coronavirus: quarantined Italians sing from balconies to lift spirits - YouTube

JVIP-WTPNN comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Ok enough of the Crazy. Real People See The Truth in This.

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

That's all right. Laughing about crises is a kind of defence mechanism we have as well as our strength.

An example of the media's hypocrisy

Naomi comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The essence of journalism has been lost, it seesms...:(

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@govols I guess at the end of the day, they have to sell their stories, and when that becomes the top priority... Plus, let's face it, we all love gossips, rumours, conspiracy theories, etc. It's part of human nature, no? News doesn't exist without audience. I don't like humans, myself included. :(

Touching 🥰 Coronavirus: quarantined Italians sing from balconies to lift spirits - YouTube

Lt-JW comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Meanwhile in lovely little Britain, arsholes buying hand sanitisers in bulk at supermarkets, and selling them on ebay for 10x the original price! C'mon Britannia, rule the waves🤪

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aefbH624kA

Touching 🥰 Coronavirus: quarantined Italians sing from balconies to lift spirits - YouTube

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Yup, they canceled choir practice last night. We are going into lock down. Just not the same singing from a porch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNfB-unpd0

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

It's not funny really, but we have to stay clam and positive rather than paranoid and hysterical, I think

When the Sahara Was Green

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Makes me think of this from my Architectural History class days - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_water_erosion_hypothesis

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Hello! The head hasn't fallen off yet, has it? I must go and see it while it's still intact!

There is an issue that maybe both US And China need to look at this message is to them.

N0DD comments on Mar 13, 2020:

The Military Games was held in Wuhan before the Covid19 outbreak, its like the World Olympics for the military, not hugely publicised but taken very seriously by participants. The USA usually field an extremely strong elite team and often win or come close to the top on this occasion they came ...

Naomi replies on Mar 13, 2020:

Hello. ' a foriegn Chinese virus being seeded into the USA by Europeans...' That's a very irresponsible thing to say, especially coming from the leader of the U.S., or of any country for that matter.

Is it being too smart or too dumb that makes it possible to think yourself a headache?

Naomi comments on Mar 12, 2020:

I think that a 'thought' produced by thinking may represent the level of intelligence of the owner of that thought, i.e., thinker (e.g. a stupid thought, a smart idea, etc.), but 'thinking' as an action may not be relevant to the level of intelligence.

Naomi replies on Mar 12, 2020:

@govols The level of importance of the subject you're engaged in...?

Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they ...

2peros comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Currently reporting is wrought with sensationalism and fear mongering. When are the ethical standards going to start??

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Hello. There are too many pseudo-journalists out there IMO.

Coronavirus is a huge story, so journalists must apply the highest ethical standards in how they ...

DanielEvans comments on Mar 11, 2020:

There's a cure. Chloroquine and Zn++. South Korea used it most effectively. Italy did not. Similar size countries with roughly equal outbreak numbers. No profit can be made, though. Chloroquine is a cheap generic drug and Zn++ is otc supplement. ■■ Vaccine still needed. ■■ Hopefully ...

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Hello. You mean Corona beer. 😂

Canada’s war on women - spiked

Xtra comments on Mar 11, 2020:

There is no other way to describe it than a war on woman. Ridiculous!

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Hello. I don't like trans activists. They're often invasive by using bullying tactics.

Canada’s war on women - spiked

WayneHawthorne comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Men came from Mars, women came from Venus and all invented genders come from Uranus.

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Hello. That sums it up pretty well.

Wow! Chinese police wear smart helmets to check body temperature in crowds

timon_phocas comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Most Chinese males over 14 smoke. I wonder what that does to IR imaging?

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Good point!

Violence against Islamic women during rally 'reflects a sad situation in the world' Human rights ...

Naomi comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Hello. I watched the video with interest. The lady is absolutely right about the ignorance of the West about Hijab-wearing Muslim women. Also, I think that we need to make a clear distinction between ordinary Muslims and Islamic fundamentalists when talking about Islam (like any other religions ...

Naomi replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Hello Cuzilla47. Northern Ireland, Myanmar, China... I'm saying that fundamentalism is bad irrelevant to which religion. I am agnostic btw, i.e., I have no religious preference.

[cnn.com] OK then.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 26, 2019:

Context, folks.

Naomi replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Hi JVIP-WTPNN. Everything is politicised... I find it exhausting. :(

... what? ... oh.

MaskedRiderChris comments on Mar 10, 2020:

Oh, My LORD, why are some people out there so STUPID?! Both those promoting these fallacies and those believing them. Not to mention the kind of cruelty inherent in knowingly promoting false "cures" to a desperate public.

Naomi replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Hello. The problem is, we can never get rid of them.

... what? ... oh.

Rosary_Trace comments on Mar 10, 2020:

And you know someone somewhere will try this...

Naomi replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Hello. You could say that again. 😂 Some people are so [add a word here].

Violence against Islamic women during rally 'reflects a sad situation in the world' Human rights ...

Naomi comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Hello. I watched the video with interest. The lady is absolutely right about the ignorance of the West about Hijab-wearing Muslim women. Also, I think that we need to make a clear distinction between ordinary Muslims and Islamic fundamentalists when talking about Islam (like any other religions ...

Naomi replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Hello David42. You're kidding, right? Some articles I read the other day were about Catholic terrorism.

Found a podcast that looks promising - "So what you're saying is.

Naomi comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello. It IS good. I watch it often. :)

Naomi replies on Mar 10, 2020:

He is British. 😂

09 Mar. 1945 - The Man Who Won’t Let the World Forget the Firebombing of Tokyo

Bay0Wulf comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Not too many people know much about the fire bombing raids. The first time I read first hand accounts of these, I was in 5th grade in the reference section of a library. For some reason, at that time, I had a particular fascination for all historical war books. Especially the “Civil War” ...

Naomi replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@Bay0Wulf I would add - as well as your opponent, you will have to dehumanize yourself in order to do what you are ordered to do in a battle situation. I used to know a veteran who was once in Iraq. One of his mates was killed right in front of him, and all he could think about was how quickly he could take off his mate's brand new shiny boots and keep them. He was so toughened by training and the experience he had on the battle field that he dehumanized himself. Later, he was actually terrified by his own thought, i.e., stealing his mate's boots, and was disgusted by himself. He eventually left the army. I don't know what happened to him after that. Sheer madness. Have you ever been to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, or any place like that? It'll hit you in the guts, so to speak, to evoke all sorts of emotions.

09 Mar. 1945 - The Man Who Won’t Let the World Forget the Firebombing of Tokyo

Bay0Wulf comments on Mar 9, 2020:

Not too many people know much about the fire bombing raids. The first time I read first hand accounts of these, I was in 5th grade in the reference section of a library. For some reason, at that time, I had a particular fascination for all historical war books. Especially the “Civil War” ...

Naomi replies on Mar 9, 2020:

Hello. You obviously put so much thought into this while reading. I just read the article as it is, which is simply about the old man and his personal experience and perspective of the bombing raid of Tokyo, i.e., an anecdote. I read it with interest so I thought I would share it, that's all. Here is another anecdote, if you're interested. (Sorry, it is by NYTM again.) ‘We Hated What We Were Doing’: Veterans Recall Firebombing Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/magazine/we-hated-what-we-were-doing-veterans-recall-firebombing-japan.html

Anybody aware of any models of prehistoric, pre-cultural social organization that isn't ...

Lt-JW comments on Mar 1, 2020:

There wasn't much else to do, was it? I should imagine our caveman ancestors didn't spend a great deal of time on bio- farming 😉

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

@Lt-JW They were already baking, would you believe it?! 😂 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/09/researchers-find-earliest-known-oven/

Anybody aware of any models of prehistoric, pre-cultural social organization that isn't ...

wolfhnd comments on Mar 1, 2020:

The alternative is agricultural?

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello. Found this article, if you're interested: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/09/researchers-find-earliest-known-oven/

Anybody aware of any models of prehistoric, pre-cultural social organization that isn't ...

rway comments on Mar 2, 2020:

The only alternative to self-sustainment is to be a parasite. You can imagine a warrior clan that survived by taking food from the hunter/gatherers, rather than acquire it themselves; like Cave Pirates. :D But they would be entirely dependent on their victims for their own survival; which is ...

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello. Found this article, if you're interested: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/09/researchers-find-earliest-known-oven/

Anybody aware of any models of prehistoric, pre-cultural social organization that isn't ...

Marcoullier comments on Mar 2, 2020:

There seems to be evidence of pre-global flood civilizations. Such as the buried pyramids in the Crimea.

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello. Found this article, if you're interested: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/09/researchers-find-earliest-known-oven/

Anybody aware of any models of prehistoric, pre-cultural social organization that isn't ...

N0DD comments on Mar 4, 2020:

I'm not sure what you mean by this question, but I recently read a book by Tom Steel called the Life and Death of St Kilda, which gives a fascinating account of what happened to that isolated community from the mid 17th Century to the 1930's, from hunter gatherer to subsistence farming, subsidy and ...

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Found this article: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/09/researchers-find-earliest-known-oven/ Oven - Would you believe it?!

Politico still hasn't issued correction for false reporting on Trump Coronavirus hoax comments.

N0DD comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Yeah right Trump is such a subtle nuanced communicator his genius so easily misconstrued?

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello SpikeTalon. We all "secretly" miss HighQ, it seems. 😂

Thought provoking! What The Satanic Temple is and why it's opening a debate about religion

MaskedRiderChris comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Something tells me that I might be one of the few (if not the the first one) to offer a nuanced and rational opinion on this matter, so here goes... As someone who--inevitably, some would argue--as an angry young headbanger delved and dabbled into Laveyan Satanism as an expression of youthful ...

Naomi replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Hello. Thank you for putting a lot of thought into this. :) It would be a lot simpler if we could dismiss the Satanic Temple as a hoax, BUT, here the matter becomes a lot more complicated 😅: The US government has recognized the Satanic Temple as an organized religion. On April 25, the IRS gave the group the same tax exempt status that it gives to religious groups. "We are pleased to announce that for the very [first] time in history, a static organization has been recognized by the United States federal government as being a church," the Instagram post stated. It continued: "This acknowledgment will make sure The Satanic Temple has the same access to public spaces as other religious organizations, affirm our standing in court when battling religious discrimination, and enable us to apply for faith-based government grants." https://www.insider.com/what-is-the-satanic-temple-recognized-religion-2019-5 This challenges the generally shared definition of religion; the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

Albanian Prepares Six Centres fro Receiving 30,000 Syrians

Bay0Wulf comments on Mar 6, 2020:

Not sure what Albania is playing at ... they know better. I can only think that one or more of the Euro UTrash has pressured them. As an aside ... Erdogan is talking about as many a 3.8+ MILLION So Albania is setting up to receive less than 1% ... This will NOT Go Well for Albania.

Naomi replies on Mar 6, 2020:

Hello. I'm sure there will be further development.

EU panic: German companies ‘poised to relocate to UK’ after Brexit on ONE condition | UK | News ...

AndyMan1st comments on Mar 5, 2020:

It wouldn't surprise me if Germany will be the next country to leave the EU.

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

And more. 😂

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

rway comments on Feb 27, 2020:

AntiSemitism targets ethnic Jews, not Judaism. Therefore, AntiSemitism is racism. Islamophobia is a made up word to ascribe an irrational "fear" of Muslims and/or Islam. There's is no such thing as an "ethnic Muslim". Therefore, "Islamophobia" is not racism. It's not even a "phobia", there's ...

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

@rway, @N0DD Wow, thank you both! You're both so knowledgeable and intelligent. And this is how a debate is supposed to be done. I enjoyed that! 😁

Made in Tokyo Ukiyo-e Traditional woodblock prints

Xtra comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I wonder if the wood blocks are as collectible as the prints?

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

Good question.

The First Annual International Bamboo Architectural Biennale Explores Material’s Use in ...

Xtra comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Very cool architecture.

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

Hello. Bamboo is plentiful in Asia. It could be a good alternative to other materials, wood for example.

UK.

Naomi comments on Mar 5, 2020:

Meh. IMO, if she truly means what she says (fighting for free speech), she should put her name forward to become an MP, like Tommy Robinson and Carl Benjamin did (MEP candidates). I wonder why she's never done that, do you know?

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

Oh, I don't know Haraldson. I recognise there are more than one way to get your message across. There is a British MP whose passion lies in improving the welfare for war veterans. He is a veteran himself. With his passion, this almost single-issue man earned enough support to become an MP and he made some good changes to the war veteran welfare system, i.e., from within through the right channel. I like people like him who take their political convictions to logical and practical conclusions.

EU panic: German companies ‘poised to relocate to UK’ after Brexit on ONE condition | UK | News ...

Edgework comments on Mar 5, 2020:

So many grand plans, now up in smoke. You let people exercise their free choice, you never know what might happen or where it will lead.

Naomi replies on Mar 5, 2020:

Hello. Companies, especially fiance service companies, always seem to know exactly what to do, unlike politicians. 😂

Hun Sen, the dictator, creates new refugee group

Bay0Wulf comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Meet the ... not so New ... Pol Pot Same as the Old Pol Pot ... How soon before our news is graced with a New Killing Fields ... A New Call to “Open Our Arms” to receive yet another flood of refugees? The only good thing I can say here is that the Cambodians I know are similar to the ...

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Hello. I so wish that they could soon find a way out of Hun Sen's dictatorship.

Will racism/the idea of race ever become a thing of the past?

govols comments on Mar 3, 2020:

As far as I'm concerned it is self-evident that there are several basic, broad, obvious evolutionarily differentiated, largely continentally based sub-species within the human population. This fact is the culmination of tens of thousands of years of population isolation within varied environments ...

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Mongrelization will continue, that's for sure. And the meaning of race with reference to physical traits like skin colour, facial features, etc. will no longer be applicable. In fact, human races are already described as a social construct by many academics and scholars, no? Race is applied to linguistic groups, religious groups, political groups, that sort of things. In that case, focusing on ethnicity seems to make more sense than focusing on race...

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

rway comments on Feb 27, 2020:

AntiSemitism targets ethnic Jews, not Judaism. Therefore, AntiSemitism is racism. Islamophobia is a made up word to ascribe an irrational "fear" of Muslims and/or Islam. There's is no such thing as an "ethnic Muslim". Therefore, "Islamophobia" is not racism. It's not even a "phobia", there's ...

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@rway, @N0DD "What has Islam done for the world?" The question is so huge that I don't think anyone could give a precise answer to that. However, I found this article which I read with interest. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/themes/west.html It touches a history of positive relationships between the West and the Muslim world. The following is an excerpt from the article: Has there been a history of positive relationships between Western civilization and the Muslim world? As in most other interactions between civilizations, there are always both positive and negative dimensions. And if one looks at some of the positive aspects of this relationship, one could argue that the way in which centers of learning in the West absorbed knowledge from Islamic civilization in the earlier period through the Iberian peninsula, in Sicily and even via the Crusades. The Crusades had a certain dimension to it which is not often emphasized. It was not just the wars. There was also the exchange of ideas by conquest and trade. You find that ideas pertaining to science and technology and navigation, all those ideas crossed borders and boundaries. So that was positive.

Issei Sagawa, The Japanese Cannibal Who Plans To Eat Again

RobBlair comments on Mar 4, 2020:

“It’s simply a fetish,” to which I respond - "it's only the death penalty."

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Hello. I think that mental illness is used as an excuse for wrongdoing too often. He should be locked up for the rest of his life.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

rway comments on Feb 27, 2020:

AntiSemitism targets ethnic Jews, not Judaism. Therefore, AntiSemitism is racism. Islamophobia is a made up word to ascribe an irrational "fear" of Muslims and/or Islam. There's is no such thing as an "ethnic Muslim". Therefore, "Islamophobia" is not racism. It's not even a "phobia", there's ...

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@N0DD, @rway Lots? 😁 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventions_in_the_medieval_Islamic_world

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

Daveclark5 comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Incorrect. The targets of antisemites are the Jewish people, but you incorrectly stated that they are not a race. The Jews (Jewish people) came from Jacob (who was renamed Israël) and his sons. One of the sons of Israel was named Judah (Yehudah) and Israël (Jacob) blessed him above all his ...

Naomi replies on Mar 4, 2020:

Hello rway. I get your point. I'll be careful.

Will racism/the idea of race ever become a thing of the past?

johnlondon comments on Mar 3, 2020:

In America it is already a thing of the past to a larger extent. IT is just that the left wants to keep it front and center to make big $ off it and get votes and divide and conquer.

Naomi replies on Mar 3, 2020:

Hello. In other words, it hasn't gone away... :(

Foster youth are especially at risk for sexual abuse. - Big Think

govols comments on Mar 3, 2020:

This really is a "break-down of the family" sort of issue. I read a story about a feminist who wants to move toward institutional surrogacy for all children. Her idea is that by eliminating entirely all family structures and making child rearing an institutional function of the whole of society, the...

Naomi replies on Mar 3, 2020:

That's ideology gone mad...

Do you support Project Blitz?

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I can't say I support them, but I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests. It's sort of exactly how our system is designed and intended to function. I'm pretty damned sure a better system could be established...

Naomi replies on Mar 3, 2020:

Your country may be young compared with say European countries, but it is unique, one of its kind. America is a diverse country, yet if ethnicity means a state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural values, America has one. :)

Epic battle between 2 subway mice A U.

camerakid61 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I love it! Nice perspective! Great composition too. It also helps to have a good sense of humor as well. I just wonder what the mice were fighting over...cheese, a female or territory?

Naomi replies on Mar 3, 2020:

Hello. They'are fighting over a crumb of food, but I don't know what kind of food.

Do you support Project Blitz?

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I can't say I support them, but I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests. It's sort of exactly how our system is designed and intended to function. I'm pretty damned sure a better system could be established...

Naomi replies on Mar 3, 2020:

Hello govols. I was being mischievous. 😜 (Damn, I knew I couldn't get away with it!) Here is the fact about the quote. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/

This is tragic 'Baby Cuddlers' Across U.S. Help Infants Kick Inherited Opioid Addiction

Lt-JW comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I bet a few pharmaceutical bosses have early retirement

Naomi replies on Mar 2, 2020:

Hello. Most likely! I feel so sorry for those babies. 😥

There is no reason that people of different religions or none could not live together without ...

govols comments on Mar 2, 2020:

History suggests otherwise.

Naomi replies on Mar 2, 2020:

That's true... sadly... There have always been religious wars throughout the human history.

That's socialism!

Haraldson comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Matthew doesn't play fair, like most progressives, allow me fix the meme for him:) [poem]Ok, let's have **a free market economy** and high taxes and a big welfare state! - Oh, that's **not** socialism. [/poem]

Naomi replies on Mar 2, 2020:

Hello. In addition, geography, economy, social fabric, political landscape... there are so many factors that need considering, and the US is very different from the Nordic countries.

When you go absent-minded in the middle of prayer...

camerakid61 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Shouldn't he be bowing on a carpet facing Mecca?

Naomi replies on Mar 2, 2020:

He's gone absent-minded. He's lost his orientation. 😂

Why do some people find it hard to accept losing an argument or even settle with 'agree to ...

SophiaPistis comments on Mar 1, 2020:

Someone who refuses to accept losing an argument, or conceding stalemate, isn't interested in having a relationship. They are interested in exercising power over others. I deal with such individuals by not having a relationship with them.

Naomi replies on Mar 1, 2020:

Hello. Very wise. Welcome to the community, btw. :)

20 Moscow metro stations ranging from beautiful to absolutely breathtaking - Russia Beyond

GeeMac comments on Feb 29, 2020:

Thanks Naomi. I had a chance to see many of these stations a few years ago. They looked like art galleries, with amazing mosaics, and one with 80 bronze statues.

Naomi replies on Feb 29, 2020:

Hello. I shall visit Moscow in the near future. I'm interested in different countries and their cultures. Beyond politics - it's important for me.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

There's no such thing as islamophobia and racism has no meaning.

Naomi replies on Feb 29, 2020:

@govols Got it. Thanks ever so much for the advice.

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

Clammypollack comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Is it too late to accept this generous offer?

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@Clammypollack I've sent you some a while ago. Don't spend them all at once. 😂

Isn’t this the “Intellectual” dark web, a type of crowd-sourced “think tank”?

Naomi comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Hello. I think it started off with high hopes and good intentions, but it turned into yet another social media platform where people throw in YouTubers' videos, which hardly leads to any meaningful conversation - sorry to say...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@SpikeTalon That's true, but hardly any Europeans apart from Brits. I should've made myself clearer.

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Clammypollack comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Is it too late to accept this generous offer?

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

No, not at all. How many coins would you like?

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

There's no such thing as islamophobia and racism has no meaning.

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@govols There is a postmodern ring to it...? OK, I will be careful. Thank you.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

Daveclark5 comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Incorrect. The targets of antisemites are the Jewish people, but you incorrectly stated that they are not a race. The Jews (Jewish people) came from Jacob (who was renamed Israël) and his sons. One of the sons of Israel was named Judah (Yehudah) and Israël (Jacob) blessed him above all his ...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Thank you, N0DD!

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

RobD1 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Please

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Done! :)

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

Biosphere comments on Feb 28, 2020:

& I'll give you some to replenish if need be. We can pretend like we're socialist. eh♧

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@ScottforKing Don't get sucked in!

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone Like it matters! 🤣

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone You mean you don't suffer fools gladly - I'm just paraphrasing!

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone Well, you're always nice to me.

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone Yep. Looks that way.

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone That doesn't sound fair on you, actually...

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Biosphere comments on Feb 28, 2020:

& I'll give you some to replenish if need be. We can pretend like we're socialist. eh♧

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

You mean "democratic" socialist. 🤣

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drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Thank you for the coins! 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Done! :)

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SpikeTalon comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Sure.

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@SpikeTalon Done!

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@DonProvolone I know you enjoy pushing the boundaries and outwitting the admin. Lol!

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

DonProvolone comments on Feb 28, 2020:

LOL I have fun randomly dropping 50 coins on members a few times a week. Just for Teh LULZ.

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

A wicked soul!

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I see, well I'm collecting them. 😊

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

OK. How many would like?

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

drptree comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Why do you want to give your coins away?

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Hello. Other members kindly gave me many coins over the last few months but I can't think of anything I want to spend them on. They would be more useful if they were had by someone else who is interested in collecting them.

Who's interested in collecting coins? I'll give you some. Put your name forward. :)

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Sure.

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

How many would like?

I'm laughing my fucking ASS off, at all these people, Left and Right, vilifying and calling ...

Kravman2 comments on Feb 27, 2020:

It’s not just PC on racism. In Birmingham (UK) school children are being taught how to deal with knife wounds. Most of the stabbings are by kids on kids and are gang related. However stop and search applied widely to the group(s) most involved is not politically correct. The problem in London is ...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Hello. Stop & Search is an effective way to prevent crimes, no doubt. Surely, the police have their own black lists and have fairly good idea as to where S & S is most effective. Let them use it. Gang-related crimes in London most certainly involve the black community - that's a fact. The establishment and the public alike have to have enough courage to face these facts. PC and identity politics shouldn't get in the way of crime prevention. I wish Sadiq Khan would go away. Lol

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

There's no such thing as islamophobia and racism has no meaning.

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Hello. The history of the idea of race sounds interesting, though... I want to learn more about it.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

Daveclark5 comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Incorrect. The targets of antisemites are the Jewish people, but you incorrectly stated that they are not a race. The Jews (Jewish people) came from Jacob (who was renamed Israël) and his sons. One of the sons of Israel was named Judah (Yehudah) and Israël (Jacob) blessed him above all his ...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

Hello N0DD. I only know this much about "the idea of race" you talk of: Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind. Occasional literature of Shakespeare’s time referred to a “race of saints” or “a race of bishops.” By the 18th century, race was widely used for sorting and ranking the peoples in the English colonies—Europeans who saw themselves as free people, Amerindians who had been conquered, and Africans who were being brought in as slave labour—and this usage continues today. - Britannica Is there any articles online you can recommend? I would like to know more.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

Header comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Call me whatever name you like but a so called GOD who makes a women less of a man, well is no GOD I want to know or even be a part of! I would rather be Godless! https://youtu.be/zAZ28iHzP5s

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

And that's a fact...sadly.

Islam is not a race! Stating the obvious you are still a racist.

MaskedRiderChris comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Hey, guys--looks like we've another HighQ in our midst, unless it's him hiding under another name? Ain't it grand? @N0DD, you are a buffoon, and I will treat you as such by ignoring you and anything you have to say from this point forward. Go ahead and suffer your miserable little life full of ...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

That's... over the top... What are you taking? 😂

Isn’t this the “Intellectual” dark web, a type of crowd-sourced “think tank”?

Naomi comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Hello. I think it started off with high hopes and good intentions, but it turned into yet another social media platform where people throw in YouTubers' videos, which hardly leads to any meaningful conversation - sorry to say...

Naomi replies on Feb 28, 2020:

@SpikeTalon "The only problem on here is the lack of left-leaning individuals..." I think I'm right in saying that this site is largely occupied by right-wingers, Republican supporters in particular, and there is a tendency that left-leaning views are treated with contempt. Also, there are hardly any active members outside America, which is a shame. This is my impression anyway.

Do you support Project Blitz?

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I can't say I support them, but I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests. It's sort of exactly how our system is designed and intended to function. I'm pretty damned sure a better system could be established...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@govols I believe that people from different backgrounds can coexist in the same society under the common law that equally protects their rights and freedom. Your country is already a melting pot, and Americans can be hyphened, i.e., African-American, Irish-American, Italian-American, etc., and they are all proud of their heritage. They can coexist by acknowledging/tolerating each other's differences and conserving good things they can share and making a small change/improvement at a time if need be. But I very much doubt it would be the same if society was run by a particular set of religious values and if they were to be imposed on the entire nation (that is what Project Blitz, which is a Christian fundamentalist organisation, is aiming for). In that case, I wouldn't be surprised if the idea that Christians are superior to people of other religions and atheists was generated, and therefore the society became divided by that idea. With regard to young people being disrespectful towards their grandparents, I believe it has always been like that and I don't think it will ever change. “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” ― Socrates :P

Do you support Project Blitz?

RobBlair comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Are homosexual couples equally compatible as parents as a mother/father parent relationship? Should a man have the option to declare himself a woman so that he can be imprisoned in a female only prison? Should people who, on personal or religious grounds, disagree with the practice of same sex ...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@RobBlair 😜

Do you support Project Blitz?

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I can't say I support them, but I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests. It's sort of exactly how our system is designed and intended to function. I'm pretty damned sure a better system could be established...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@govols Yeah, that's true. Project Blitz's ultimate goal is one religion (Christianity), one country and one way of life. Because I grew up in a secular environment, I can't imagine what it would be like to live in such a country. I would probably feel so suffocated that I would eventually decide to leave, but then, that would be exactly what they want me to do; they wouldn't want anyone else to live in their country except Christians.

Do you support Project Blitz?

govols comments on Feb 27, 2020:

I can't say I support them, but I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests. It's sort of exactly how our system is designed and intended to function. I'm pretty damned sure a better system could be established...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

Hello. "I have no objection to people of faith attempting to form associations and to petition government on behalf of their common interests." Nor have I, plus these actions are proteced by law. It is concerning, though, when an individual or a group has so much poltical influence, like Forbes, that they can actually change legislation according to their preferences...

Do you support Project Blitz?

RobBlair comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Are homosexual couples equally compatible as parents as a mother/father parent relationship? Should a man have the option to declare himself a woman so that he can be imprisoned in a female only prison? Should people who, on personal or religious grounds, disagree with the practice of same sex ...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@RobBlair So, as a proud Christian and a heterosexual man, do you see yourself oppressed? I understand if you do; I have enough Western male friends who are frustrated with the current social climate affected by identity politics. I hate identity politics myself and stay out of it as much as I can, but the reality is that the current Western society includes the very people you mention and they are not gonna go away. Meanwhile, we are supposed to be all equal in the eyes of God (your god) as well as in the eyes of law, no? Project Blitz is prioritizing Christianity, right-wing Christianity to be precise. Actually, no matter in which society they promote their movement, aren't they wrong going against their (and your) god's will and the law that protects individual citizens, and their rights and freedom? Incidentally, there is a similar movement growing in Europe. It is called ethnonationalism.

Do you support Project Blitz?

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Never heard of them.

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

Hello. I know. That's why I became curious...

Do you support Project Blitz?

RobBlair comments on Feb 27, 2020:

Are homosexual couples equally compatible as parents as a mother/father parent relationship? Should a man have the option to declare himself a woman so that he can be imprisoned in a female only prison? Should people who, on personal or religious grounds, disagree with the practice of same sex ...

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

The First Amendment prohibits any law limiting freedom with respect to religion, expression, peaceful assembly, or the right of citizens to petition the government... It seems that The Blitz is not only going against the First Amendment but also trying to rewrite it, rather successfully in some states, according to this article: https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/project-blitz?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 It is a little alarming, no? Or do you support this movement?

Do you support Project Blitz?

Xtra comments on Feb 27, 2020:

First I've heard of it. Is it something I should be involved in?

Naomi replies on Feb 27, 2020:

@Xtra It seems that the movement to achieve that very goal has been quietly and sneakily promoted in your country... https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/project-blitz?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1