tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post3829536756883776485..comments2024-02-20T21:48:16.978-05:00Comments on The Beak Speaks: India a land of contrastsbeakerkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-35178528768628890422007-02-27T12:47:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:47:00.000-05:00Ducky said:Isn't that true of anything you read?Ye...Ducky said:<BR/><BR/><I>Isn't that true of anything you read?</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, we're sure you've read Ann Coulter, Ducky. After all, you're progressive and have an open mind, unlike the rest of us, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-69714546462319498532007-02-26T13:22:00.001-05:002007-02-26T13:22:00.001-05:00Lets see I read both Spencer and several Bat Yeor ...Lets see I read both Spencer and several Bat Yeor books. Their work is well researched and bears less of a political axe than the Commie claptrap of Fanon and Chomsky.<BR/><BR/>As far as Bat Yeor, your criticism of her work is akin to saying black perspectives of slavery should never be presented. The stories of those who lived under Islamic oppression are a part of the total history of Islam and should be presented prominently in any discussion of the subject.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-20157607477113582082007-02-26T13:22:00.000-05:002007-02-26T13:22:00.000-05:00Lets see I read both Spencer and several Bat Yeor ...Lets see I read both Spencer and several Bat Yeor books. Their work is well researched and bears less of a political axe than the Commie claptrap of Fanon and Chomsky.<BR/><BR/>As far as Bat Yeor, your criticism of her work is akin to saying black perspectives of slavery should never be presented. The stories of those who lived under Islamic oppression are a part of the total history of Islam and should be presented prominently in any discussion of the subject.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-1171889518531973132007-02-26T11:20:00.000-05:002007-02-26T11:20:00.000-05:00When I got out of the Coast Guard, I had four mont...When I got out of the Coast Guard, I had four months before classes started At Florida International where I got my master's in education. A friend of mine (frat brother from Kansas), and I went to India for three months. It is an amazing country. Parts of it are so beautiful while other parts are so wracked with poverty and misery it's almost unbearable. We were treated kindly by most but robberies are very common. I'm glad I went with another guy instead of my wife as I don't feel she would have been safe.American Crusaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289577534372163973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-74148732083019067542007-02-26T09:33:00.000-05:002007-02-26T09:33:00.000-05:00I feel that it is always important to read what th...I feel that it is always important to read what the lefties have written. It's good to know how they tick.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, when it comes down to movies, I am very picky, esp. the one about Hansen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044955.post-18527300528854076912007-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:002007-02-26T08:25:00.000-05:00Or, Caveat, lector.Have I mentioned that I teach L...Or, <I>Caveat, lector</I>.<BR/><BR/>Have I mentioned that I teach Latin? ;)Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com