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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• Ukraine Helps to Debunk Second Amendment Fallacy of Armed Resistance.

  CONSIDER THIS... This is just part of the known tally ... In 1929 the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Unified Language for Africa????

  This is a furtheration of my thoughts on this topic. Yeah, there is an irony that someone who quotes Julius Nyerere would critique the use of Swahili as a lingu... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• I Really Love Russell Brand and Agree with Him on a Lot of Things ("fings").

  

  The problem with democracy in the US is that it isn't. The country that spent most of the 20th Century preaching about free and fair elections on a secret ballo... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Still More Russell Brand on US Politics.

  

  Do this with a "French accent" and it's pretty much what I would say:[1]"I don't know how people can get so whipped up by either side of the political debate... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• "It's High Time We Move from the Coloniser's Language."

  

  OK, I have to laugh as someone who speaks the two most common languages spoken in Africa: English and French. Portugese is the third. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Yet Another Reason I Don't Really Fit in the US.

  Besides being multilingual. Tant pis pour toi si tu n’es pas bilingue. My politics are pretty far left in the US, but pretty centre/centre-left in Europe. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Russell Brand on the Democrats and Still More Russell Brand!

  

  This video needs to be seen since both parties like to demonise the other while neglecting their own faults. Meanwhile, people are being conned with "hot button... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Greg Gutfeld on Whoopi Goldberg and CRT

  

  I have a love-hate relationship with Greg Gutfeld. He says some things which are bang on sometimes. He also says some things that are a little off. I used to... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Big Brother/Sister is Watching You and You Are Giving Him Everything He/she Wants

  

  You might find this interesting if you believe you support "capitalism":Time to wake up because Big Tech is running your life.Time to become a Luddite. This... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Russell Brand on Hillary Clinton

  

  Unlike Doggone, I KNEW that the Russia narrative was Rubbish. Russell Brand makes the truth easy to swallow:Tulsi Gabbard captured Hillary Clinton best. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The US Really Needs to Join the Rest of the World

  

  In this case, it's the metric system. There are a lot of really good reasons: one of which is trade. There are only three countries in the world using the... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Unicorns Exist ! (At Least They Do in French)

  

  Imagine my surprise when I see that the President of France talking about increasing the number of unicorns in France. Is it April First? Nope, your French... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Let's Do Malcolm X's Birthday Instead of MLK!

  

  Malcolm X, who became El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, is a very interesting person to me. He should have told the teacher who said he shouldn't be a lawyer, that he... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Just When You Thought It Was Safe...

  

  I was going through the French press and saw a headline about "duck bill masks" ("bec de canard") and wanted to find out if the term was slang. You are... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Aux Armes, Citoyens!

  

  Imagine my surprise seeing this headline in Le Figaro after listening to gun nuts extol how the US is the beacon of "gun rights" and gun ownership. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What Are You Doing on Social Media? Why Are You There?

  

  I've been wanting to do a post on this topic for a really long time since I find it amusing how most of the right wingers are paranoid about their government,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Je Suis Nouvellement Vacciné

  

  Je suis récemment vacciné et cette chanson m'a traversé ma tête. Changez "Je suis un noyé assassiné" en "je suis nouvellement vacciné" et rendez les autres... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Could Carnival Over Take the Mummers?

  Serious question since the Philadelphia Mummer tradition owes a lot to Carnival. Carnival being: Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What You Miss by Being Monolingual.

  

  The US really doesn't have much in the way of a balanced media. So, it was really refreshing to see this interview with John McWhorter in L'Express:... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kwanzaa, Odunde, and What's That Other One. Oh, Yeah, Juneteenth: Reprise

  I'm sure that people are saying I am a racist because of these posts since they go against what we are told about how race relations SHOULD be in the US. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY