Today on the list: The guide to killing goyim, more evidence of Glenn Beck’s self-obsession, and proof that bears do not make the safest pets.
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Plato’s Pop Culture Problem, and Ours
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that may have the unusual result of establishing a philosophical link between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Plato.
How the brain sorts out what you see
Can you tell a snake from a pretzel? Some can’t—and their experiences are revealing how the brain builds up a coherent picture of the world.
How to Kill Goyim and Influence People
A rabbinical guidebook for killing non-Jews has sparked an uproar in Israel and exposed the power a bunch of genocidal theocrats wield over the government.
Glenn Beck and the Amazing Technicolor Ego Trip
To supplement his burgeoning self-promotion empire, Glenn Beck has launched TheBlaze.com, a “news, information and opinion site” that, despite its stated goal to “post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics” appears to have a disproportionate number of stories covering—you guessed it—Glenn Beck, as Gawker has noted.
THE SPEED-BUMP ON THE ROAD TO BECK’S RELIGIOUS AGENDA
... The purpose of Saturday’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial wasn’t exactly clear, but it seemed to have something to do with religion. By one account, the event was “overtly religious, filled with gospel music and speeches that were more like sermons.”
Bear attack highlights lax Ohio exotic pet laws
The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them.
The iPad and the E-Book
With another summer ending, the time has come to ask the perennial question: Could this be the year higher education finally embraces the e-book?
Yale University and Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is an age-old form of racism and it calls for ongoing academic study. The problem is that this particular conference approached the subject from the ideologically driven position of radical Zionism.
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By Amir, September 1, 2010 at 5:31 pm Link to this comment
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I am not surprised by the rabid rhetoric of the Rabbis. Religion is the main culprit in general, and Fundamentalism, in particular. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, et al.
The orthodox Jews recognize four types of beings, plant, animal, human, and Jew/God. If you’re a Jew and don’t really know how to relate to the lower forms, a Chabad Rabbi spells it all out here ...
Rabbi Friedman doesn’t recommend killing non-Jews, unless they give offense, in which case the whole lot should be exterminated, including cattle ....
“I don’t believe in western morality, i.e. don’t kill civilians or children, don’t destroy holy sites, don’t fight during holiday seasons, don’t bomb cemeteries, don’t shoot until they shoot first because it is immoral.
The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle).”
On religion among the tea-partiers: Probably most of it is linked to evangelical Christianity and the belief in End Times as an excuse for not doing anything constructive to help conserve energy, curb corporate pollution, stop wars and/or have faith in the future.
Beck probably called upon religion specifically to help him contain and prevent any “random acts of violence” that some members of such crowds openly advocate. If we follow Godly precepts, we will be peaceable people. Thus, his rally took some accumulating steam off the movement that may have been getting beyond his control and brought it back to a “listening audience” of naive, childlike followers, simple-minded enough to think he and they know the answers.
Who gets elected in 2012 largely depends upon not only who runs, but on how many people other than tea partiers vote—and more than that, actually get out and do precinct work.
Maybe the “Yale University and Anti-Semitism” conference should hook up with
the Rabbinical conference on “How to Kill Goyim and Influence People” for some
pointers.
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By Amir, September 1, 2010 at 5:31 pm Link to this comment
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I am not surprised by the rabid rhetoric of the Rabbis. Religion is the main culprit in general, and Fundamentalism, in particular. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, et al.
Report thisBy Rudolfo, September 1, 2010 at 2:56 pm Link to this comment
The orthodox Jews recognize four types of beings, plant, animal, human, and Jew/God. If you’re a Jew and don’t really know how to relate to the lower forms, a Chabad Rabbi spells it all out here ...
http://www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/300704/jewish/The-Jew-and-the-Non-Jew.htm
Rabbi Friedman doesn’t recommend killing non-Jews, unless they give offense, in which case the whole lot should be exterminated, including cattle ....
“I don’t believe in western morality, i.e. don’t kill civilians or children, don’t destroy holy sites, don’t fight during holiday seasons, don’t bomb cemeteries, don’t shoot until they shoot first because it is immoral.
The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle).”
Report thisBy gerard, September 1, 2010 at 2:15 pm Link to this comment
On religion among the tea-partiers: Probably most of it is linked to evangelical Christianity and the belief in End Times as an excuse for not doing anything constructive to help conserve energy, curb corporate pollution, stop wars and/or have faith in the future.
Report thisBeck probably called upon religion specifically to help him contain and prevent any “random acts of violence” that some members of such crowds openly advocate. If we follow Godly precepts, we will be peaceable people. Thus, his rally took some accumulating steam off the movement that may have been getting beyond his control and brought it back to a “listening audience” of naive, childlike followers, simple-minded enough to think he and they know the answers.
Who gets elected in 2012 largely depends upon not only who runs, but on how many people other than tea partiers vote—and more than that, actually get out and do precinct work.
By prole, September 1, 2010 at 10:38 am Link to this comment
I’d still trust a bear more than a rabbi!
Report thisBy Arraya, September 1, 2010 at 5:20 am Link to this comment
Maybe the “Yale University and Anti-Semitism” conference should hook up with
Report thisthe Rabbinical conference on “How to Kill Goyim and Influence People” for some
pointers.