Comments on: Open Thread http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:40:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: yonas http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155099 yonas Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:16:24 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155099 helen, you must read <a href='http://nemozen.blogspot.com/2008/07/letter-to-editor.html' rel="nofollow">ato nemo's "modest proposal" response</a> to Myers' Africa==AIDS article ... freakin hilarious helen, you must read ato nemo’s “modest proposal” response to Myers’ Africa==AIDS article … freakin hilarious

]]> By: Nolawi http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155078 Nolawi Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:31:10 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155078 <blockquote>I read a commentary titled Africa is giving nothing to anyone — apart from AIDS by kevin Myers of the Irish Independent. I was so livid. I can’t believe the paper actually published such garbage. We do have more than our fair share of problems in Africa but this article was simplistic and very racist. “land of violent, Kalashnikov-toting, khat-chewing, girl-circumcising, permanently tumescent layabouts” is how he described Somalia, wow. “an entire continent of sexually hyperactive indigents, with tens of millions of people who only survive because of help from the outside world.” What a jerk! But is there a modicum of truth hidden in his racist ranting? What do you think?</blockquote> here is the comment above///

I read a commentary titled Africa is giving nothing to anyone — apart from AIDS by kevin Myers of the Irish Independent. I was so livid. I can’t believe the paper actually published such garbage. We do have more than our fair share of problems in Africa but this article was simplistic and very racist. “land of violent, Kalashnikov-toting, khat-chewing, girl-circumcising, permanently tumescent layabouts” is how he described Somalia, wow. “an entire continent of sexually hyperactive indigents, with tens of millions of people who only survive because of help from the outside world.” What a jerk!

But is there a modicum of truth hidden in his racist ranting? What do you think?

here is the comment above///

]]> By: helen http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155071 helen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:57 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155071 I lost my comment, damn wordpress! I lost my comment, damn wordpress!

]]> By: tpeace http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155070 tpeace Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:35:43 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155070 freakin' skirts that twist around the waist and ride up after minimum motion!! so annoying! arggggggg LOL freakin’ skirts that twist around the waist and ride up after minimum motion!! so annoying! arggggggg LOL

]]> By: helen http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155068 helen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:29:03 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-155068 I read a commentary titled Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/kevin-myers/africa-is-giving-nothing-to-anyone--apart-from-aids-1430428.html by kevin Myers of the Irish Independent. I was so livid. I can't believe the paper actually published such garbage. We do have more than our fair share of problems in Africa but this article was simplistic and very racist. "land of violent, Kalashnikov-toting, khat-chewing, girl-circumcising, permanently tumescent layabouts" is how he described Somalia, wow. "an entire continent of sexually hyperactive indigents, with tens of millions of people who only survive because of help from the outside world." What a jerk! But is there a modicum of truth hidden in his racist ranting? What do you think? ]]> By: Debteraw http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154905 Debteraw Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:54:45 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154905 @toothpick: Agreed! I thought it was pretty funny....but generally finding myself more on the Colbert camp these days. @toothpick: Agreed! I thought it was pretty funny….but generally finding myself more on the Colbert camp these days.

]]> By: toothpick http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154887 toothpick Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:23:54 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154887 thinks Jon Stewart is hilarious! lol! thinks Jon Stewart is hilarious! lol!

]]> By: Debteraw http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154886 Debteraw Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:38:33 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154886 Frustrated that John Stewart called Haile G/Selassie a pu**y!! Frustrated that John Stewart called Haile G/Selassie a pu**y!!

]]> By: tpeace http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154846 tpeace Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:57:06 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154846 arggghhh so freaking frustrated with having too much to do!!!! arggghhh so freaking frustrated with having too much to do!!!!

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154659 Hidaya Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:10:25 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154659 C'est moi, there is progress:) both my friend and I are miserable about point making, on that we agree,so that is a good start. I worried that my friend might be one of those stoic types who when as it sometimes happens in life you part ways for thousand and one reasons from people, act all stoic about their loss or refuse to acknowledge it either to themselves ,or their mates making you feel you didnt matter much in the first place... I was pleasantly surprised that isnt the case with friend because I dont like stoicism or stoics I like real strenght that comes thru pain and understanding not negating things in order to be strong and strength that is willing to show vulnerability ..stoics call that weakness,I am not sure what to call stoics, ut strong isnt a word I would use the way I understand strenght:) .... On everyday things, I have stages, first I stick my head in the sand, then raise it a bit and, only if something is too much then I get to the point making stage, in other words I am too lazy for nitpicking and ego tripping about everything and use the long robe, it doesnt do me any good coz somehow it feels it is me who gets hang with it and it isnt the way it is supposed to go is it?lol.. <blockquote>this must be metaphorical</blockquote> Metaphorical?...I wish... Datdude cross my heart and hope to die it is no metaphor it is the truth, today too, was summer-ish so that is four days and counting, but the rains are coming, latest? the wee-end if not Friday... <blockquote>I think I like cest moi approach, because I made a principled stand a few years back and i’ve come to realize, nothing changed because of it. The only thing that happened was I got labeled as unpredictable because I went against expected dynamics</blockquote> Well sometimes things can change for the worst because one took a stand isnt that what the sacrifice one has to make is?, you take a stand about something in the knowledge that you will lose something equally valuale or more by taking that stand?...whether it was worth it or not I dont really know how to measure it or what agaisnt... and some principles are worthier than others are they not? not all principles are worth losing people over, some are, not all, you can negociate with others... <blockquote>“I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making” You know this is pretty much all I wanted all along, my standards suck....</blockquote> Datdude I am quoting you quoting me lol...naaaah your standards dont suck I think, what I meant by that statement was that I am ready to negotiate any position or situation in life or with friends to my advantage of course but with others view and positions considered too if you agree with me how can that suck, it is not too rigid a position to be willing to negotiate the negociable is it? dont even as about what cant be negociated, that is when head sticking in the sand is required until it cant be avoided, very brave my way isnt it? lol C’est moi, there is progress:) both my friend and I are miserable about point making, on that we agree,so that is a good start.

I worried that my friend might be one of those stoic types who when as it sometimes happens in life you part ways for thousand and one reasons from people, act all stoic about their loss or refuse to acknowledge it either to themselves ,or their mates making you feel you didnt matter much in the first place…

I was pleasantly surprised that isnt the case with friend because I dont like stoicism or stoics I like real strenght that comes thru pain and understanding not negating things in order to be strong and strength that is willing to show vulnerability ..stoics call that weakness,I am not sure what to call stoics, ut strong isnt a word I would use the way I understand strenght:) ….

On everyday things, I have stages, first I stick my head in the sand, then raise it a bit and, only if something is too much then I get to the point making stage, in other words I am too lazy for nitpicking and ego tripping about everything and use the long robe, it doesnt do me any good coz somehow it feels it is me who gets hang with it and it isnt the way it is supposed to go is it?lol..

this must be metaphorical

Metaphorical?…I wish…

Datdude cross my heart and hope to die it is no metaphor it is the truth, today too, was summer-ish so that is four days and counting, but the rains are coming, latest? the wee-end if not Friday…

I think I like cest moi approach, because I made a principled stand a few years back and i’ve come to realize, nothing changed because of it. The only thing that happened was I got labeled as unpredictable because I went against expected dynamics

Well sometimes things can change for the worst because one took a stand isnt that what the sacrifice one has to make is?, you take a stand about something in the knowledge that you will lose something equally valuale or more by taking that stand?…whether it was worth it or not I dont really know how to measure it or what agaisnt… and some principles are worthier than others are they not? not all principles are worth losing people over, some are, not all, you can negociate with others…

“I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making” You know this is pretty much all I wanted all along, my standards suck….

Datdude I am quoting you quoting me lol…naaaah your standards dont suck I think, what I meant by that statement was that I am ready to negotiate any position or situation in life or with friends to my advantage of course but with others view and positions considered too if you agree with me how can that suck, it is not too rigid a position to be willing to negotiate the negociable is it? dont even as about what cant be negociated, that is when head sticking in the sand is required until it cant be avoided, very brave my way isnt it? lol

]]> By: datdude http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154652 datdude Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:08:40 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154652 Hidaya, I'm enjoying summer, and your having such a short summer, I can't imagine anywhere on earth with one week of summer? this must be metaphorical :) I think I like cest moi approach, because I made a principled stand a few years back and i've come to realize, nothing changed because of it. The only thing that happened was I got labeled as unpredictable because I went against expected dynamics. Life seems to be about striking a balance, learning when to let it go and not to let it go, to me thats more art than science. Either way i've become lethargic in taking principled stands. "I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making" You know this is pretty much all I wanted all along, my standards suck... Hidaya, I’m enjoying summer, and your having such a short summer, I can’t imagine anywhere on earth with one week of summer? this must be metaphorical :)

I think I like cest moi approach, because I made a principled stand a few years back and i’ve come to realize, nothing changed because of it. The only thing that happened was I got labeled as unpredictable because I went against expected dynamics. Life seems to be about striking a balance, learning when to let it go and not to let it go, to me thats more art than science. Either way i’ve become lethargic in taking principled stands.

“I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making” You know this is pretty much all I wanted all along, my standards suck…

]]> By: c'est moi http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154648 c'est moi Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:07:27 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154648 true true , we've all taken that defining stand at one time or another . I was just talking about the everyday life minamin . ayzosh true true ,
we’ve all taken that defining stand at one time or another . I was just talking about the everyday life minamin .
ayzosh

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154645 Hidaya Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:47:37 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154645 Hi Datdude how are things:), I wish I was replying this from under a lotus tree,lol, no such luck, we only had summer for 3 days now and it will be over by the week-end, so as you probably know nature is not very reliable and no lotus tree grows in a week I think, ...lol <blockquote>Hidaya, somewhere in a convent, an old nun is smiling with pride</blockquote> Wouldnt she just?, I liked all the nuns I've come across, mostly they were kind and encouraging to me and one I never forgot had the most un-nun like sense of humour, ie wry and irreverent.... <blockquote>Anyway, a wise friend will appreciate your point of principle, and with humility ingratiate him/herself into your good graces. A foolish friend won’t, and I guess its wise to let such ones drift away</blockquote> Hope so, fingers crossed eh?...I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making...lol... C'est moi I agree, personally I am more tolerant to the point of wimpiness than a stickler to rigid principles,it is just sometimes all the, I am sticking my head in the sand and pretend not to see business doesnt work and a stand has to be taken. It can be a self defining moment into one's own character even if it hurts and even if there is loss involved... . Hi Datdude how are things:), I wish I was replying this from under a lotus tree,lol, no such luck, we only had summer for 3 days now and it will be over by the week-end, so as you probably know nature is not very reliable and no lotus tree grows in a week I think, …lol

Hidaya,
somewhere in a convent, an old nun is smiling with pride

Wouldnt she just?, I liked all the nuns I’ve come across, mostly they were kind and encouraging to me and one I never forgot had the most un-nun like sense of humour, ie wry and irreverent….

Anyway, a wise friend will appreciate your point of principle, and with humility ingratiate him/herself into your good graces. A foolish friend won’t, and I guess its wise to let such ones drift away

Hope so, fingers crossed eh?…I would settle for recognition of my grievance if not total acceptance of it, at the moment I am getting neither, until one of those is forthcoming I am on point making…lol…

C’est moi I agree, personally I am more tolerant to the point of wimpiness than a stickler to rigid principles,it is just sometimes all the, I am sticking my head in the sand and pretend not to see business doesnt work and a stand has to be taken. It can be a self defining moment into one’s own character even if it hurts and even if there is loss involved…

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]]> By: c'est moi http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154641 c'est moi Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:37:47 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154641 Hidaya - from experience, I will tell you some principles are just not worth sticking to. You have to stop and re-examine sometimes. If one just looks at certain principles and is not flexible in certain ways , I don’t know ... you ( and your relationships ) might end up losing at the end of the day . I would say the best principle is love ... if you do things in the principle of love - then things / relationships would be much much more smoother. if only all of us are able to do that all the time ..... Hidaya - from experience, I will tell you some principles are just not worth sticking to. You have to stop and re-examine sometimes. If one just looks at certain principles and is not flexible in certain ways , I don’t know … you ( and your relationships ) might end up losing at the end of the day .
I would say the best principle is love … if you do things in the principle of love - then things / relationships would be much much more smoother.
if only all of us are able to do that all the time …..

]]> By: datdude http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154638 datdude Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:57:45 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154638 Hidaya, somewhere in a convent, an old nun is smiling with pride :) Anyway, a wise friend will appreciate your point of principle, and with humility ingratiate him/herself into your good graces. A foolish friend won't, and I guess its wise to let such ones drift away. Hidaya,
somewhere in a convent, an old nun is smiling with pride :)
Anyway, a wise friend will appreciate your point of principle, and with humility ingratiate him/herself into your good graces. A foolish friend won’t, and I guess its wise to let such ones drift away.

]]> By: Grand Ma http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154632 Grand Ma Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154632 Dinich, It's all about perception. If the end of the weekend makes you unhappy, may be it's a good idea to see the end as a beginning :=) When you really think about it, there's no END. Or is there?! Dinich,
It’s all about perception. If the end of the weekend makes you unhappy, may be it’s a good idea to see the end as a beginning :=) When you really think about it, there’s no END. Or is there?!

]]> By: Dinich http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154628 Dinich Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:05:13 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154628 Grandma If weekends weren't going to end, they would be so boring that you would ask why they wouldn't end.... Grandma

If weekends weren’t going to end, they would be so boring that you would ask why they wouldn’t end….

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154627 Hidaya Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:40:28 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154627 I hate point of principles, I hate them even more when to make a point on principle also means losing a cherished friend because of it. I know I have done the right thing, but I truly wish I didnt find myself in a position to do so, now... why is it that doing the right think always involve personal sacrifice of giving up people or things that one wants to keep rather than lose?.... I hate point of principles, I hate them even more when to make a point on principle also means losing a cherished friend because of it. I know I have done the right thing, but I truly wish I didnt find myself in a position to do so, now… why is it that doing the right think always involve personal sacrifice of giving up people or things that one wants to keep rather than lose?….

]]> By: Grand Ma http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154530 Grand Ma Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:29:28 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154530 "why do weekends had to end?" You may feel it is ending ,but in reality it is a start for the coming next weekend. I guess, deep down there's no END. Smile “why do weekends had to end?” You may feel it is ending ,but in reality it is a start for the coming next weekend. I guess, deep down there’s no END. Smile

]]> By: Anonx http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154519 Anonx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:49:37 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154519 Hidaya-I saw the news clip and images online... sad and shocking. Seems your city is a jungle, really, all the murders of young people within a year... a total of 16 and a police force that doesn't take terroristic threats seriously; they could least issue restraining order before they finish investigating. They just dont care, do they? My heart goes out to the young girl and her family, may she rest in peace. Hidaya-I saw the news clip and images online… sad and shocking. Seems your city is a jungle, really, all the murders of young people within a year… a total of 16 and a police force that doesn’t take terroristic threats seriously; they could least issue restraining order before they finish investigating. They just dont care, do they? My heart goes out to the young girl and her family, may she rest in peace.

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154509 Hidaya Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154509 Anonx this gets sadder, the poor mother's face is all over the papers today looking desolate with grief in addition the guy might be Eritrean too and only two weeks ago he violently struck her and threatened to kill her, a complaint was made to the police but nothing was done and though they did speak to Warsima the young girl at school can you imagine that without a child specialist with them, and they never even followed up the complaint by trying to interview him, and now they are saying they only knew of one incident not a campaign of harassment and stalking. The family will complain to the Police Complaint Commission the papers are reporting today. Very sad. London is a jungle and the least said of our police the better. I hope her family can find strength in each other.RIP... Anonx this gets sadder, the poor mother’s face is all over the papers today looking desolate with grief in addition the guy might be Eritrean too and only two weeks ago he violently struck her and threatened to kill her, a complaint was made to the police but nothing was done and though they did speak to Warsima the young girl at school can you imagine that without a child specialist with them, and they never even followed up the complaint by trying to interview him, and now they are saying they only knew of one incident not a campaign of harassment and stalking.

The family will complain to the Police Complaint Commission the papers are reporting today. Very sad. London is a jungle and the least said of our police the better. I hope her family can find strength in each other.RIP…

]]> By: Anonx http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154215 Anonx Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:58:15 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154215 I dont even know what to say Hidaya... I attended a funeral last month of a young guy who passed away horribly. I hope the families and friends find the support to regain strength and continue to live as best as they can. I dont even know what to say Hidaya… I attended a funeral last month of a young guy who passed away horribly. I hope the families and friends find the support to regain strength and continue to live as best as they can.

]]> By: Hidaya http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154202 Hidaya Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-154202 Sad news. A young girl of 15 was stabbed to death yesterday. She was still in her school uniform as she lay dying in a lift. She was killed by a crazed stalker whom both she and her family complained to the Police about. At various stages yesterday she was described and Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrea. Today some paper are writing she is Eritrean. The Police did nothing about the family's complaint of the stalker and now a young life has been cut short because of their negligence. May she rest in peace...I dont now why we have a Police force, they protect themsleves from danger more than they protect the public. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-accused-over-murdered-girls-stalker-838870.html" rel="nofollow">link</a> Sad news. A young girl of 15 was stabbed to death yesterday. She was still in her school uniform as she lay dying in a lift. She was killed by a crazed stalker whom both she and her family complained to the Police about. At various stages yesterday she was described and Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrea. Today some paper are writing she is Eritrean. The Police did nothing about the family’s complaint of the stalker and now a young life has been cut short because of their negligence. May she rest in peace…I dont now why we have a Police force, they protect themsleves from danger more than they protect the public.

link

]]> By: Tsedey http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-153980 Tsedey Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:56:55 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-153980 C'est moi, I feel u pal. I didn't want my weekend to end either. Real life sucks! C’est moi,

I feel u pal. I didn’t want my weekend to end either. Real life sucks!

]]> By: c'est moi http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-153978 c'est moi Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2008/04/15/open-thread/#comment-153978 i know , I know I just wanted to vent on a monday morning . allow me . why do people like Dinich have to be positive all the time , even monday mornings?! :) ha ha just a joke . Thanks anyways i know , I know I just wanted to vent on a monday morning . allow me .
why do people like Dinich have to be positive all the time , even monday mornings?! :)
ha ha just a joke . Thanks anyways

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