Category Archives: Cultural differences

Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence

Posted on 30 April 2013 by

 Well thought out red lines can be drawn, successfully. Ill conceived red lines can easily make a bad situation much worse. An article from Stratfor is republished following my initial comments. My initial comments: Great care needs to be taken … Continue reading →

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China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership

Posted on 16 April 2013 by

Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Kim Il-sung

Posted on 13 April 2013 by

Well, sorta. Maybe it will be his last, but I wouldn’t count on it. Kim Il-sung was born (it is written and may even be true) on April 15, 1912. There are over 500 statues of Kim Il-sung in North … Continue reading →

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President Obama Welcomes His New Muslim Brotherhood Bodyguards.

Posted on 18 February 2013 by

Islam is the only true Religion of Peace and seeks merely to eliminate the savagery of Christianity, Judaism and other false religions. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood are highly respected for their intensely peaceful nature and also for dealing fairly … Continue reading →

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If Reason and Compromise don’t Work, how about Music? Civil War could be a bad Alternative.

Posted on 25 November 2012 by

Music and verse have long encouraged churches, nations and others. Perhaps it’s time to try that again. Yesterday, I posted this piece because it provided a brief respite from the horrors of what now passes for civilization. It includes two … Continue reading →

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We Must all Bow to the Great American God Obama.

Posted on 23 November 2012 by

Let us prey on the wicked rich oligarchs and rejoice in the Wisdom of Obama as He wisely commands. President Obama, a lowly community organizer man of humble origins, has now revealed himself as the Great American God, our Lord … Continue reading →

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Bill Whittle on Republican Rejection of its own Philosophy

Posted on 22 November 2012 by

The video takes only fifteen minutes to watch but has many hours worth of excellent ideas. Here is a link to a recent presentation by Bill Whittle. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to embed it so if you want … Continue reading →

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We’re Surrounded and that Simplifies the Problem.

Posted on 17 November 2012 by

At the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean Conflict, Marine Colonel (later Lt. General) Chesty Puller told his men “We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We’ve finally found him. We’re surrounded. That simplifies things.” We’re … Continue reading →

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Those were the days.

Posted on 15 November 2012 by

Will anything of them remain? That’s up to us. On November 8th, the day after the election returns were known, The Mad Jewess posted this 1968 YouTube video. She wrote, “It is the song of the once great America, a … Continue reading →

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Is the Republican Party Dead or Dying? Part II

Posted on 10 November 2012 by

We the Opposition Part I can be found here. It provides some of my thinking behind this, Part II. Jim Gourdi at Conservatives on fire wrote yesterday, Obama won and we lost. There are lessons WE must take away from … Continue reading →

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