"Fine and dandy" hahaha... On a serious note, thank you for taking the time to watch the videos, Mirza. You're most likely the only one to have done so in the first place.

Mirza, no one here gives a hoot. No one cares if a couple of million Iraqis get killed. Even when confronted with the truth, they won't accept it for they've been so indoctrinated that whatever the US does is for the best of mankind and all that blah blah blah...

You might want to take a look here:

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/05/e...rrests-now.html

That's how peace-loving nations do it, right?

Here on this continent we have bigger problems than kids being killed or washed up ashore. It is more important if Starbucks cups are "christmasy enough. FYI, it is still November.

On another note.

One of my favorite guys (Neil deGrasse Tyson) recommends these books:

The Bible (public library; free ebook), to learn that it�s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself
The System of the World (public library; free ebook) by Isaac Newton, to learn that the universe is a knowable place
On the Origin of Species (public library; free ebook) by Charles Darwin, to learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth
Gulliver�s Travels (public library; free ebook) by Jonathan Swift, to learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos
The Age of Reason (public library; free ebook) by Thomas Paine, to learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world
The Wealth of Nations (public library; free ebook) by Adam Smith, to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself
The Art of War (public library; free ebook) by Sun Tzu, to learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art
The Prince (public library; free ebook) by Machiavelli, to learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it
Tyson adds:

If you read all of the above works you will glean profound insight into most of what has driven the history of the western world.

Great post, Mirza.

Actually, I've read the Bible, On the Origin of Species, Gulliver�s Travels, The Age of Reason, The Art of War and The Prince. All great and interesting books that need to be read. I've read excerpts of the others.

Keep them coming.

I think the author is spot on the commercialization of Christmas but I can't help but chuckle at the bible stuff.

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Basics/god_hates_christmas.htm

But this is far more interesting:









I'm not saying these movies have all the answers but they sure make you think.

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So true. As usual.