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Post by fretslider on Nov 10, 2015 8:15:48 GMT -5
The plight of which people? The people that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and UAE won't take in, you know their Arab brothers next door? Why should I pay for these people when their own do not? They are here for a reason and it isn't as refugees. You still haven't got the hang of some pigs being more equal than others. For your illumination; Metaphor - a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable Your 'offence' is so contrived. Hi Fretslider, I'm not quite sure what you mean, but if you think that I am putting on an act, then that doesn't bother me, because you can't stop people from thinking, so even though I care about people, it's my relationship with God that really counts, and I know that I am loved. We have a saying in ECKANKAR, I am Soul, and I exist because God loves me. A bit of alright I would say!!! Why on earth would I want to stop people thinking? In fact, I've tried to educate you regarding metaphors. A wasted effort it seems, you can drag a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
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Post by mouse on Nov 11, 2015 2:10:28 GMT -5
I wonder just how many people have read... Animal Farm and 1984
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Post by men an tol on Nov 11, 2015 10:28:46 GMT -5
I wonder just how many people have read... Animal Farm and 1984 I suspect that today those who read them are less than in the past. “Animal Farm – A Fairy Tale” was first published in England in 1945, The novel “1984” was published in 1949. So both have been around long enough for most people to read. In my youth most read them beginning in their 7th or 8th grade, but if not certainly before they left high school. Apparently they are no longer popular for the young (that is, those under 50).
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Post by Jessiealan on Nov 11, 2015 10:40:56 GMT -5
I wonder just how many people have read... Animal Farm and 1984 I suspect that today those who read them are less than in the past. “Animal Farm – A Fairy Tale” was first published in England in 1945, The novel “1984” was published in 1949. So both have been around long enough for most people to read. In my youth most read them beginning in their 7th or 8th grade, but if not certainly before they left high school. Apparently they are no longer popular for the young (that is, those under 50). They are still options in the required reading program of many middle and high schools. My children all read them and my 2 older grandchildren did as well. Course options vary from state to state, school to school, of course and I have no way of knowing whether this applies everywhere, much less in other countries. IMO, the best kind of education is the kind that gives people a common field of reference - at least for the basics.
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Post by men an tol on Nov 11, 2015 10:53:28 GMT -5
I suspect that today those who read them are less than in the past. “Animal Farm – A Fairy Tale” was first published in England in 1945, The novel “1984” was published in 1949. So both have been around long enough for most people to read. In my youth most read them beginning in their 7th or 8th grade, but if not certainly before they left high school. Apparently they are no longer popular for the young (that is, those under 50). They are still options in the required reading program of many middle and high schools. My children all read them and my 2 older grandchildren did as well. Course options vary from state to state, school to school, of course and I have no way of knowing whether this applies everywhere, much less in other countries. IMO, the best kind of education is the kind that gives people a common field of reference - at least for the basics. That is well put for without that 'common field of reference' do we really have a society. Maybe the lack of that 'commonality of reference' is the true tower of babel.
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Post by ladylinda on Nov 21, 2015 16:35:17 GMT -5
I read yesterday that they're reconsidering the decision not to charge this racist and sexist POS.
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Post by mouse on Nov 22, 2015 3:27:20 GMT -5
I read yesterday that they're reconsidering the decision not to charge this racist and sexist POS. mmmmm considering...they should have charged this woman in the first place..and that Yasmin ali baba brown as well...some of her remarks are pretty gross...considering she and the other one have done very well out of the white men and white society thye obviously hate so much I have absolutely no problem with what they say every one is entitled to their opinion. .what I object to is their blatent hypocracy and double standards and not having to take any responsibility in law ...because if they dislike white men so much then sod off back from whence they came..and stop making a living out of discord in Yasmin ali browns case the black man didn't didn't like her either[Amin]...yet oddly she didn't go back to India..oh no she and her family came here instead and benefited from our white man based largesse...perhaps she should take a good look at herself and wonder why Amin kicked her and her ilk out of Africa mmmm and why she has problems with white men and why black men had a problem with her... to have a problem with one race is one thing to have a problem with two is as lady Bracknall may have put it verging on careless as for the other one charge her as any other person would have been charged and she should lose her job
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Post by mouse on Nov 22, 2015 5:25:11 GMT -5
Student diversity officer who allegedly tweeted 'kill all white men' quits over claim she bullied union president Bahar Mustafa resigned from Welfare and Diversity Officer position today Accused of bullying union president Adrihani Rashid, who quit yesterday Mustafa stepping down for 'preservation of my mental and physical health' She was arrested earlier this year accused of tweeting #KillAllWhiteMen Bahar Mustafa - student union welfare and diversity officer at Goldsmiths University, London - announced today she was leaving her post A student diversity officer arrested when she allegedly tweeted #KillAllWhiteMen has quit her role after being accused of bullying a colleague. Bahar Mustafa - student union welfare and diversity officer at Goldsmiths University, London - announced today she was leaving her post. Her resignation comes just 24 hours after union president Adrihani Rashid left her £22,000-a-year role claiming she was bullied by fellow sabbatical officers. Ms Rashid said she was stepping down after being harassed by Alex Etches, the student union's Campaigns and Activities Officer, and Ms Mustafa. Ms Mustafa today confirmed she would be resigning following the allegations. She told the Evening Standard: 'I am resigning for the preservation of my mental and physical health. 'I am still committed to the independent investigation which I am confident will shed light on the structural issues that have led to the mental and physical breakdown of all sabbatical officers.' It is being alleged that Mustafa and Mr Etches created a 'hostile' working environment within the student union office. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3327413/Student-diversity-officer-allegedly-tweeted-kill-white-men-set-quit-claim-bullied-union-president.html#ixzz3sDMw6d8E Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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Post by mouse on Nov 22, 2015 5:27:41 GMT -5
Mustafa pile of regrets now about opening her big mouth...yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy
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