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badmousestuff-blog · 5 years ago

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Unheard Voices of WANA

PragerU: The most persecuted population in the world are Christians

Prager U is correct.

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Ok, jokes aside, this is a serious topic, I hope you watch till the end.

Last month CPGB-ML released this reactionary article, it’s been a common trend of their online presence and really stinks, but then I also remind myself I am in a left that is no longer respectful of these vulgar, outdated gestures, and the left of today truly is a very progressive bunch. We fight for the rights of gendered minorities, stand with people at the forefront of racial oppression, far outside simply the economic realms. They say that oppressions align, and when you look at the left of today, you really see that.

But as time goes on, there can be a tendency for our viewpoints to become clouded with a prevailing dogma.

This is a video about one of them.

This is West Asia [or “the Middle East”] and North Africa, a region collectively termed WANA or MENA, it is home to many different ethnicities that are not of Arab Origin. Some you know, some you don’t. Within here are numerous ethno-religious minorities. Assyrian Christians, Coptic Christians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, just to name a few.

2 years ago, Caabu did a study to find out the nature of racial profiling in the UK. Only 1% of respondents listed the Middle East as being linked with Christianity.

Image:https://i.imgur.com/JHYsKPj.png

Source:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/racial-profiling-british-people-muslims-arabs-support-security-anti-terrorism-attacks-survey-caabu-a7966666.html

The on the ground reality is that millions of Christians live and breathe in the Crescent, it is after all the birthplace of the Yahweh religion.

Contrary to the very bland, pastiche Christianity that tends to fill the Western temples, Christianity in the WANA is distinctive in being very diverse. To the followers, the faith is particularly sacred and, in many times, a physical part of their identity, in a similar way to how Irish Catholicism in the north might be.

Images to use:

http://www.just-images.com/media/k2/items/cache/768cfd00cdf8b0455e0493699392583d_XL.jpg?t=-62169984000

There are maybe somewhere around 16 million Christians in West Asia, a number that has been gradually decreasing throughout the 20thcentury, and largely this is due to a considerable amount of persecution and repression, including genocide, and within all this, they have very little access to representation.

Source:https://harpers.org/archive/2018/12/the-vanishing-christians-in-iraq-syria-egypt/

Which to PragerU’s credit, they’re right, when we’re talking about religious minorities, Christians are one of the most highly persecuted. But I know that these people are being insincere here. Dennis and his entourage represent, or at least promote, is what could only be described as the white man’s Christianity, the collective Western tradition of Imperial, Crusading, Nation conquering religion of Manifest Destiny and Got Miht Us [what is this? Couldn’t find anything on google]. Malcolm X was not wrong when hecalled Christianity a white man’s religion - that was all he could see at the time. And all of these people’s religious conceptions would appear highly unorthodox if they were to ever go and visit these groups.

Yet how often is it that you see right-wing commentators and outlets picking up on Christian oppression in the global south to regurgitate their hatred and vitriol and encourage further discrimination against Muslims in the west [Show following tweets]:

https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/status/953302360637493248

https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1058426287948218368

https://twitter.com/StefanMolyneux/status/993593881341059072

Just a quick search on Breitbart, and you’ll see how many times they’ve covered the plight of Assyrians and Copts alike [show screenshots]:

https://i.imgur.com/VM3DnAg.png

https://i.imgur.com/CMi3eyo.png

And when right-wingers do resort to the lowest of the low of arguments (whataboutism) in order to get their points across, the Left responds in a very appropriate and effective manner… (gurning)

“What about the crusades?”

I can’t be the only one thinking this…

There’s a contradiction here that we need to talk about.

On the one hand, we’re advocates of intersectionality and dynamics of oppression, looking out for the nuances of thought and removing ourselves from binary choices and assumptions. But on the other, we can’t help getting away from very Euro-centric conceptions of various topics. In other words, we do choose binaries here.

Christian = Oppressor

Muslim = Victim

Many Western leftists tend to look at religion through this lens. They incorrectly view Christianity as a global oppressor, completely overlooking the many cases where this isn’t the case and thus ignoring many groups who are severely marginalized, particularly when it comes to some indigenous groups like Assyrians and Copts.

When discourse gets going, it picks up like a steamroller. And after a while, we forget about the fact that we’re just regurgitating a dogma.

For us, “Islamophobia is racism” might be fine to say, because we realize that in Western society, Islam is heavily racialized and so those that may “look Muslim” are also targeted. But often, expressing this to a WANA Christian can rightly come off as reductionist, especially when that’s the few times they’re given attention here in the West. Add this onto the fact that when WANA Christians want to speak up about their oppression, they’re often accused of being racist themselves, along with other accusations of bad faith.

how the criticism and mentioning of muslim persecution towards christians [?] is all seen as islamophobia = racism which to them is fine but to us its scrutiny - the wording of the first line

Just as Islam has largely been racialized in the west, the same formula applies to Muslim majority nations regarding how Christianity is viewed. When attacks are caused in the west by Islamists, Muslims in the area are rightly quite terrified and anxious about upcoming reprisals that might be made against them. We do not, however, see why an attack from a White Supremacist against Muslims would also result in a similar effect to Christians in the East. Even though Religion might not even be uttered in these atrocities, Anti-West rhetoric has been heating up over the last 70 years, and with it the false assumption that Christianity is intrinsically Western. The result has been the demonization of WANA Christians as 5thcolumns to western Imperialism.

The effects of the Left’s lack of vigour can be observed. quite harshly.

Assyrian Christians are one of those ethno religious minorities indigenous to the region and have faced over a century of persecution and genocide.

Many of us know about the Armenian genocide of 1915 by the Ottomans – which is still denied by Turkey today, and still not recognized in the UK and US . But what many of us don’t know is that at least 300,000 Assyrians were also victims, alongside the Armenians.

· Images:https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/5ff06342-7a14-4ce6-89d2-c59a04deb676.jpg

A book that discusses the 1915 Assyrian genocide in detail is Year of the Swordby Joseph Yacoub:https://global.oup.com/academic/covers/pop-up/9780190633462

In 1933, in the village of Simele in Iraq, after waves of anti-Assyrian propaganda, the Iraqi Army slaughtered 6,000 Assyrians and decimated over 60 villages.

Image: https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/simele-massacre-survivors.jpg?resize=789%2C460&ssl=1

Sources:

https://medium.com/@DeadmanMax/the-simele-massacre-in-iraq-a-legacy-of-trauma-and-british-neglect-ae21d96afe4d

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/simele-massacre-1933-assyrian-victims-still-seek-justice/

Both the atrocities of 1915 and the Simele Massacre in 1933 is what prompted Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin to later coin the word ‘genocide’.

Image of Lemkin:https://www.ushmm.org/m/img/2453436-700x468.jpg

After the assassination of Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul al-Karim Qasim (KASIM) in 1963, the following decades saw the rise of Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party in Iraq, and what came with it was a new wave of violent anti-Communism. Many communists were killed and imprisoned, effectively culling the Iraqi Communist Party – of which a sizable percentage at the time were Assyrian. In fact, the party’s first secretary was an Assyrian named Yusuf Salman Yusuf, who was found hung over a decade prior, on 14thFebruary 1949.

Image of Qasim:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Karim_Qasim

Image of Yusuf:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Salman_Yusuf

Source:https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/alexander-a/2008/xx/iraqcp.html

With this, and general increasing repression towards their identity, thousands of Assyrians fled the country between the 60s and 70s.

The most recent mass exodus was from the Iraq War. In 2003, there were around 1.5 million Assyrian Christians in Iraq. That number is now less than 275,000. It was only five years ago [2014] that IS committed a genocide. Christian homes were marked with the Arabic letter “N” [show image] for Nazarene, to denote Christians, followers of Jesus of Nazareth.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-christians-symbol-of-mideast-oppression-becomes-source-of-solidarity/

The population of Assyrians is now between 2 - 4 million, with most of them in the diaspora. There are half a million across Europe, Australia and Canada, and around 400,000 in the US.

https://unpo.org/members/7859

The lack of vigour in the west to understand their plight and the plight of other minorities can be felt severely.

A large portion of the diaspora in the US were supportive of Donald Trump during the 2016 election, a politician who appears to be completely against their interests, the very group that would be the first on the pecking order of deportation. And in due course, that is what the reality has been for them, now after putting in their pledge to live and work, they are now thrown asunder and betrayed by whom they thought they could trust.

Yet just as the opportunity might arise for a show of solidarity, left wingers from across the spectrum were largely silent, and many liberals even said they deserved to get deported, effectively defending their genocide. Did anyone even think about asking their story?

[show initial tweet, and responses to it]

https://twitter.com/VivianHYee/status/882599546244747264

and the comments here:

[show article, then the comments]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/27/detroit-judge-halts-deportations-of-more-than-1400-iraqi-nationals-nationwide/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.46e259345883#comments

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/09/michigans-iraqi-chaldean-community-is-fighting-to-protect-dozens-of-people-from-deportation.html

We [western leftists and liberals] further egg on this anti-Christian backlash in the way we discuss these topics via previously mentioned binaries. For instance, take a look at the travel ban. Eventually, it hurt everyone in the region, regardless of its initial intent to target Muslims. Liberals, instead of taking on a general anti-xenophobic stance, instead increased anti-Christian sentiment by mocking the insertment of preferences towards Christians (which again, never materialized). Take a look at the way that John Oliver and Stephen Colbert discussed the travel ban, for example. And while trying to mock Republican politicians, Colbert inadvertently mocked Syriac patriarchs and made off-handed comments about them and their language.

“While his administrationhas reducedMuslim refugee arrivals 93 percent compared to the final months of the Obama administration, it has still slashed Christian refugees 64 percent. He has also cut Syrian Christian refugee arrivals by 94 percent and those from Iraq by 99 percent. He has admitted just 20 Syrian Christians in all of Fiscal Year 2018.”

Source:https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-has-cut-christian-refugees-64-muslim-refugees-93

Source 2:https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/08/13/trump-admits-only-23-christian-refugees-from-mideast-in-2018/#175295838dd7

The right has been the stickler when it comes to appropriating leftist talking points, as I’ve spoken about numerous times. The EU used to be a more conservative tradition, opposed by many factions of the left including Tony Benn, but after sections of the Right-Wing discourse took it by their shoulders all the left could seem to do was go “No, EU good” in response. The EU is an undemocratic monolithic entity that controls large hegemony over the continent. This is what the left has always been against, and how we seem to have been shuffled into the Pro-EU corner to own the Right is baffling, how dare we allow them to take charge of the narrative.

Many on twitter were stunned a while back with the revelation that Alt-right youtuber Braving Ruin, formerly EdgySphinx, was of Egyptian descent, in other words he’s not white, in a movement almost entirely made up of White Nationalists this seems like a baffling contradiction. It’s not.

He’s a Copt. Another Christian minority native to Egypt that have been increasingly targeted in recent years <quickly show various screenshots of articles from NPR and others about this to prove the point>.

In November 2018, seven Copts were killed by gunmen and 19 more were wounded. “All but one of those killed were members of the same family, according to a list of the victims’ names released by the Coptic Orthodox church, which said among the dead were a boy and a girl, age 15 and 12 respectively.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/03/egypt-attack-gunmen-kill-coptic-christians-bus-ambush

It was from Braving Ruin’s own testimony that we find what led him towards the right was very much so a conflict of his knowledge.

Because for all we try and ignore the issue, these groups are dying. There isn’t that convenient option for the displaced, vulnerable diaspora, coming to a place where they no longer fear being lynched. For them, when they arrive to see a Left whose only regurgitated knowledge has been Eurocentric, they gravitate towards the side that is saying “The Left hate Christianity”. While this might sound silly to you, these minorities don’t have that privilege. And when the right-wing are the only ones talking about their issues, with mostly silence or dismissal from the left, what more would you expect?

We’re not even presenting faux dramatizations of anger. We’re completely turning our back to their voices in favour of pleasing narratives.

One of those narratives that has sprung up in recent years been the conflict in Northern Syria. There can be a good case made for Kurdish autonomy, and this is in part something that has galvanised support from Leftists in the West towards the issue. Yet it ignores that there are serious issues with the new governments and hegemonies that have taken root, going far beyond US funding.

You may have seen the images below of protests breaking out in Northern Syria against the school closures. (Show Images)

PYD authorities ordered the closure of Assyrian schools that refused to teach the DFNS-Rojava curriculum on August 7th, 2018. Members of the Assyrian security force, Sutoro, opened fire to disperse the crowds, but were overwhelmed. (Show Video)

https://www.assyrianpolicy.org/news/assyrians-in-syria-protest-pyd-s-closure-of-schools-in-qamishli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOS5VKckUpA

Western leftists, rather than question the establishment, instead drew attention to the flags that they were holding. Those are Syrian government flags yes, but it does not mean they are fanatical supporters. In the essence of oppression, anti-Imperialism requires the use of certain representatives as a rallying cry, which is the very reason why Assad still has so much support.

https://www.assyrianpolicy.org/news/kurdish-self-administration-in-syria-release-assyrian-journalist-souleman-yusph

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-journalist,-betrayed-by-the-indifference-of-the-West-over-Syria-45312.html

Despite the oft claimed assertion of the progressive and inclusive constitution, we should know by now that on paper does not always mean in practice, actual reports from the ground level by Assyrians are skeptical to a high degree. The school protests have come after a series of attempts to impose an aggressive series of actions largely targeted at minority groups, including seizure and occupation of property, forced reparation payments, and all manner of targeting and assaults.

On paper, the MFS (Syriac Military Council) are allied with the PYD. But were you aware that the council is mostly made up of Arabs and Kurds, not Assyrians? And that the groups claimed to have been showcased as examples of Syriac-Kurdish unity are in fact on the fringes of Assyrian opinion?

In a similar situation, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq have forcibly removed mayors and are occupying Assyrian towns. Assyrians have protested consistently, to, again, little coverage or outrage on an international level.

Image:https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Assyrians-outside-the-Kurdisch-Regional-Government-office-in-Stockholm-protest-against-the-removal-of-the-Assyrian-mayor-of-Alqosh-north-Iraq-e1501247282519.jpg

Source:

http://www.aina.org/reports/erasingassyrians.pdf

We can talk romantically about the Kurds. But why should their self-determination come at the expense of Assyrians?

As Westerners we have this privilege, we can pick what we like from the orient, but ignore the darker sides of the conflict. Anti-Imperialism is a no brainer, but there can be a tendency amongst some leftists to end up ignoring how imperialism often affects the most vulnerable – indigenous and minority groups. It’s not “too complicated” to talk about this. There’s also the case of generally just needing to listen women and minorities without an immediate assumption they all have an alternative, reactionary agenda. They do have a voice, big and small, and the least we could do is respect that in line with our standards.

And we may also want to even look at our standards in how we might engage with folks who have not regretted their participation in butchery vs the coverage of the Yazidis who who have faced a very recent genocide.

There was recent discussion surrounding a British ISIS bride who was extensively interviewed by a variety of Western outlets, portraying her as a victim. Yet she had no regrets for what she did to communities ISIS subjugated via violence. Western narcissism gave this ISIS bride more coverage than to victims of genocide like Yazidis, who recently protested outside the White House [show tweet]. Again, the only coverage given to them was except from far-right outlets [show breitbart article].

https://twitter.com/Free_Yezidi/status/1106623531939438597

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/03/19/trump-admin-yazidi-protest-outside-white-house-youre-not-forgotten/

I don’t make this video with the intention of bringing about more hatred towards Muslims, yet I can’t help but feel disheartened that this is even assumed. There arenuances we need to start to come to terms with, that will include understanding the different power and privilege dynamics outside of the West, and how that might affect the mindset of the diaspora. Some leftists say this is too complicated to discuss, but it never stopped you before.

You must be able to breach the topic of understanding both Western Islamophobia, and Islamism in the Middle East, without caving into a Western reactionary narrative or allowing right-wingers to continue to fill up the void in these discussions, which they already have done so quite successfully.

So, it’s time we as leftists take back these narratives and rectify our ignorance on the situation instead of continuing to allow the right-wing to dominate this. It’s simply not right to ignore this problem because “conservatives already talk about it”, when we know their intentions are not for the betterment of all, especially when it comes to the oppressed. We cannot grow as a movement when we are pushing so many people away.

So how can we help? The first thing would be to remove Eurocentric understandings of race and religion from our mind, to realize how dynamics work in the global south. And as with everything else, keep up with what’s going on in the region, discuss these issues with your friends, family, comrades. Use your platform to raise awareness. Reach out to and listen to these people and don’t speak over them or use them as props for ideological or partisan fighting.

It may feel good to say, “Jesus was a brown Jewish socialist from the Middle East!” as a “gotcha” to the Conservatives, but we know they don’t really care about that, and more to the point what are you doing for the Christians of the region right now?

Organize with them, declare statements of solidarity, make this a part of your activism. Let them know you’re there for them when they need it. These are marginalized, oppressed people with real, pressing concerns, and deserve more than token appreciation.

The left has brought about, in recent times, a grand spectrum of inclusivity to more oppressed groups. If it wishes to continue this line, then we must start strengthening ourselves and asking the difficult questions. There need not be any slander of groups here. 1 can be split into 2, and we must break away from our Eurocentric understanding of global geo-politics in all aspects if we are to build ourselves and our credibility to the larger world.

Like I said, its never stopped you before.

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darkballsofsight · 6 years ago

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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Feferi 02/16/2019

You're name is Feferi Piexes and as usual, once your lusus heard someone new had moved in she took it upon herself and you to make him a super special gift basket. You consult who ever is in charge of keeping track of who is where in the hotel and then little winged whale beside you as you carry the basket, you head to Darkleer's room and knock on the door.

Darkleer 02/16/2019

Your most preferred name is just Darkleer and after the stress of the move and all new encounters you feel like you need at least a year to recover. But no such luck. Soon after getting about as comfy in your new quarters as you will get, there's knocks on the door. Hnn. The downside of living in close proximity to other people now. You mentally prepare yourself for any encounter you might get and then go to answer the door. Hopefully Redglare. Maybe someone new? You have yet to meet your other superiors. But no, it's her, the small Fuchsia. Not sure if that is better or worse than a new face. "Peixes. ...Ms. .. Peixes.. Officer. Hello."

Feferi 02/16/2019

You smile a friendly smile as you say, "Hi! sorry to bother you Mr. Zahhak but my lusus and I," you gesture to the white winged whale beside you and she trills a greeting and waves her flukes to him before you continue, "We made you a welcome gift!" You hold out the basket which is filled with many tasty baked goods both sweet and savory along with some pretty blue towels you thought he might like and would be useful.

Darkleer 02/16/2019

You'd love to say she's not a bother, but uh. That wouldn't be quite true. You're incredibly bothered. Not her fault. She only wants to be nice. Hn. You glance up at the whale lusus and give her a greeting nod. Despite your age, you're not too familiar with the etiquette of dealing with another's lusus. They were... private companions for a troll's wigglerhood and life, to prepare them and make up for the massive lack of positive social interactions a troll experiences on Alternia. Any lusus outside of a troll's hive would most likely end up dead (LOOKING AT YOU, ORPHANER). Apparently here on Derse it is normal that a lusus will visit other trolls and take care of them. "You didn't need to- Hn. Thanks. Thank you, uh. Both of you." You accept the basket, of course. How useful they will be is yet to be seen. You don't have much need for anything, but you recognize that it's an incredibly friendly gesture, even if the thought of a Fuchsia making something and bringing it to you is... still wild to you. Now you stand there in the doorframe, awkwardly holding a basket of presents. Should you ask her in? You don't really want to.... but you also don't want to be rude. If she'd like to come in, who are you to deny it..

Feferi 02/16/2019

"Whale if you're busy we'll leave you to enjoy your peace and quiet," you say sweetly then offer, "If you want a tour of town and good shops in the area I'd be happy to be your guide. I was hatched and raised here so i know my way about pretty whale." Your lusus nods and makes that long whale song sound in agreement.

Darkleer 02/17/2019

Right, that's... probably a thing you should do. Getting familiar with your surroundings. You had hoped to do it on your own time and terms at some point. But then again, you're dying at the mere thought of having to ask anyone about the location of a certain thing. And she's already offering... "Do you mean... now?" You're about to ask her to do it later, maybe some other day, but you realize you got very little to keep busy, especially now after you just set up, and you'd just spend the hours sitting around and growing more anxious about it. Hn. "Give me a moment... to get ready. Please."

Feferi 02/17/2019

He wants to go now? Oh well if he wants to you have time. "Sure! No problem!" you say cheerfully and step back to wait.

Darkleer 02/17/2019

Oh, that wasn't the wrong thing to say, was it? Well, too late either way. And she seems honestly excited so... okay. "Okay." You linger awkwardly in the doorway for a moment, then turn around and head back inside. And uh. What now? Right, put down the basket somewhere convenient. Besides that you don't have much to get ready besides... yourself. Which means mostly mentally preparing yourself for it. You find your jacket because, while you're mostly impervious to temperature, it is fairly cold outside. Then you check in a mirror (or whatever the next sufficiently reflective surface) if you look presentable enough (which is hard to tell after so many years of voluntary isolation). The only thing left is to remind yourself that she is not a superior by blood caste alone here, but merely a fellow officer and this is just a polite and casual (barely a word you know) excursion. No royalty, no expectations, no p r e s s u r e. You return to her, fully intent on returning her friendly smile, but at this point your face is probably so hardened it's not physically capable of it anymore. So that's not happening. But you give her a nod. "So. After you. If you please.."

Feferi 02/17/2019

"Shore fin!" you say. You lead him to the exit and your lusus waves you off as she does not like the winter one bit. "So what sorts of places do you like to go?" you ask as you look up... and up some more at him. Wow he was tall. Maybe as tall as Dualscar?

Darkleer 02/17/2019

Not quite as tall as the old fish, though your horns surely are. You definitely keep having to duck down on every doorway you come across, lest you want to risk property damage and a headache. "I will probably need.. some supplies and materials soon. And make some shelves for everything." Mostly to keep the room presentable for anyone else. You don't care much anymore, but you're very conscious of the fact that other people can and will see your living quarters now. Now, a tool shop may not be all that exciting, but you honestly can't think of another place you would need, let alone want to go. Maybe a grocery store?

Feferi 02/17/2019

"Gotcha! There's plenty of hardware stores that should be able to help with that!" you tell him as you walk. "So what brought you to Derse?" you ask with a curious smile.

Darkleer 02/17/2019

You follow along, carefully measuring your steps to keep her pace. "The Neophyte- Uh. Chief. Redglare. She asked me to come..." She literally brought you here.

Feferi 02/17/2019

Oh? That was the only reason? "You are the chief are close?" You can't deny you are as curious about the chief as you are about him.

Darkleer 02/18/2019

Your personal relationship with people and how they rank is frankly not a thing you spend a lot of time on. Especially since it would only make you realize how little there is. "I... suppose. I have known her for a long time. One of the.. STRONGEST bonds I had in the time I served.. Altenia. As close as one could be without engaging in a quadrant. But compared to.. what may be common around here, I premuse it's not very remarkable." Are you oversharing? You're definitely oversharing. "Hng. Sorry."

Feferi 02/18/2019

"I gotcha! You're friends," you smile. Served Alternia? You are unable to stop the question before it jumps from your lips. "You were in the Alternian military?"

Darkleer 02/18/2019

She hasn't heard anything about you yet, has she? That should give you some relief, but it's also very disconcerting, especially with her follow-up question. "Yes.." She's probably just curious and wants to do some friendly small-talk, so you don't want to be rude, but that is not a topic you're very enthusiastic about.

Feferi 02/18/2019

Huh well you wonder if he'll have issues with Mr. Kai. Hopefully not! "I see! Oh! That store right there is one of my favorite grocery stores, Marley's. They have a pretty good selection," you tell him as you point the place out. "I've got a friend there who lets me know when they get fresh fish!" "Got any hobbies, Mr. Zahhak?" you ask him, not wanting to press the other subject since he seems extra uncomfortable.

Darkleer 02/18/2019

You quietly acknowledge the store and memorize its location, as well as the nearby shops and businesses. "I, uh... build and repair things. Machines, mostly. All kinds." You wouldn't call that a hobby as much as just.. the one thing you're good at (that doesn't directly kill people.)

Feferi 02/18/2019

"That's cool!" you chirp. "My hobby isn't reely useful at all. I've been thinking maybe I should get into something that has more working with my hands. When I was younger I tried arts and crafts with shell art but I was super bad at it," you say, laughing a little. "I spent too much money I shouldn't have on those damn shells."

Darkleer 02/18/2019

"Ah. ? What hobby is that?" you ask. Arts aren't really your wheelhouse, but from what you've seen, even a lot of highly acclaimed art seemed just... bad. "A hobby... doesn't need to be useful, right? As long as it makes you feel better.." Look at you, what a MASSIVE hypocrite. To be fair, hobbies and leasure time weren't really concepts you had back on Alternia. Just things you were good at and things you could do for the Empire.

Feferi 02/18/2019

You tap your chin. "I suppose not... Arts and crafts can arts and crafts can be reely fun even if the outcome is a little ugly and not useful," you giggle. "I took some pictures of a few that I had to let go of during the move to the hotel if you'd liked to see them."

Darkleer 02/18/2019

"Uh. Sure.." Despite the hesitant tone, you actually manage something akin to a smile. Conversations actually aren't so bad when the focus isn't on you.

Feferi 02/18/2019

You pull out your phone and scroll through many photos of Eridan expressions which are your prized collection before finally reaching your goal. "Ah! Here we are!" you say chipperly and hand your phone to him.

Darkleer 02/19/2019

You take the phone, carefully cupping it in your large hand to not drop it or squeeze it too much, and take a close look at the photo. "You call that bad? It has a STRONG resemblance to the earthen hootbeasts despite the medium's limits on detail and the evenness of the pattern on the chest shows great dexterity and patience." You hope she doesn't think you're only saying that because she is a highblood. That is.. only part of your motivation. You really do appreciate the skill that must have gone into that (since that is the only thing you know how to measure art by). Ah.. you shouldn't hog her phone any longer than necessary, you realize, and hold it back out to her. "Thank you for sharing your work.."

Feferi 02/19/2019

You take your phone back blushing. "Oh wow. Heh, no one's ever said such nice things about them. Of course I don't show them much since I guess I'm not confident in them," you admit, really surprised by his words. You do have the niggling worry that he's being nice cause of your blood color, but if you constantly worry about that with no evidence that it's even true in every case. You can't let that insecurity eat you and your relationships.

Darkleer 02/19/2019

If anything, you're nice to her despite her blood color, and... apparent ancestry. You wonder if she knows... or if you should tell her. Hn. Things to worry about later. Maybe. "I'm.. I'm sure someone else would find better words."

Feferi 02/19/2019

"Whale I think your words are very nice, Mr. Zahhak. Thank you," you say then point out a hardware store for him. "So, what kind of things do you like to eat?" you ask, thinking you might treat him to something.

Darkleer 02/19/2019

You just not in response to both her answer and the store. Speaking of thanks, you ought to thank her for taking her time and show you around, right? Which means you need to think about what would be appropriate. How tedious. Oh uh, eating. "I don't eat much.. " You're socially aware enough to know that 'plant oil' would probably be a very odd statement. "Salad is good."

Feferi 02/19/2019

Salad! Not your favorite but you now a place that's pretty good and start leading that way. "Nice! Fresh produce can be a lil pricey here but with the Prospitian population veggies and the like are guaranteed to be in demand. If you like pumpkins you'll probably find there's a lot of pumpkin dishes to try," you chatter away.

Darkleer 02/19/2019

So much information... You appreciate it, really. It's good to get as many details about the planet you newly moved to as possible, but you don't really know how to keep up with small talk stuff. "Derse doesn't have many farms, does it..?" How inconvenient for creatures that rely on it.

Feferi 02/19/2019

"Oh well there are farms. It's just not easy, ya know? Especially this time of year," you tell him. You see the place and grin. "Hmm. I could go for some lunch. Hey, are you hungry?" you ask him. You are trying to be clever and be the first to say you want food so he won't feel weird if he is hungry.

Darkleer Last Wednesday at 9:48 AM

"Ah yes. I can see that." Despite her previous question, you didn't quite catch on to her ploy yet. Probably for the better. You're feeling awkward enough already. "Not really. But.. Do not let me keep you from getting a meal. I can find my way back."

Feferi Last Wednesday at 11:42 AM

Well it was a nice thought. "It's not far back," you tell him, "I took us on a lil bit of a loop so we'd see the general area." You point out a few more shops of note and resume chatting hoping to eventually put him at relative ease. "Winter around here can be really harsh so I like to value days like this where it's cold but still nice."

Darkleer Last Wednesday at 6:38 PM

"I am used to harsh winters... but it is a nice day indeed. I, uh. Appreciate you showing me around." Look at you trying. You're almost managing a real conversation. She points out more places and you listen closely. But as she continues... you really hope you didn't keep her from getting food.

Feferi Last Wednesday at 6:51 PM

"When I was younger I used to try to build a huge fish out of snow. Every year it would get a little and some years I got a friend of mine to help me so it was even bigger," you chatter on happily thinking of when you and Eridan were young. "We'd get into snowball fights with other kids. We usually won. Hee hee!" "I kinda miss snowball fights," you say quietly with a smile.

Darkleer Last Thursday at 1:01 AM

"Snowball fights... I never tried that.." You've certainly seen them on Earth tv so you get the idea (and you assume you'd be excellent at it since aiming with absolute precision is one of your core strengths). But on Alternia you never had enough snow to engage in such practices, and during your time on earth, well, your situation didn't really allow for it either for so many reasons. It sounds intriguing though...

Feferi Last Thursday at 1:05 AM

You grin excitedly, "Hey maybe we should see if folks want to have one sometime we're off! It's a lot of fun! We could build forts and stuff. Hey we could even call it an excise in tactics!" Fun mixed with something that would sharpen everyone's skills sounds like a great idea in your mind!

Darkleer Last Thursday at 9:17 AM

"An interesting idea.. Do you partake in playful exercises like this often?" What a strange place. Strange but nice. On Alternia, any tactical exercise would actually have your life on the line, motivation and all that.

Feferi Last Thursday at 4:44 PM

"I don't know about everyone else in the department, but I figure if I find joy and fun in my work it'll help me be better for everyone," you smile your optimistic smile to him.

February 22, 2019

Darkleer Last Friday at 9:26 AM

"That is. An admirable attitude to have." Finding joy in your work? What a wild concept.

Feferi Last Friday at 5:16 PM

You beam happily. "thanks!" you chirp. You look ahead and it seems you're not too far from where you began. "Whale we can head back now if you like or walk around a bit more and enjoy the good weather, waterever you'd like!" you tell him, leaving options so he won't feel like he has too one way or another.

Darkleer Last Friday at 5:30 PM

Oh, you're almost back, huh? Well that wasn't nearly as awful as you expected. It was still a lot to take in, and the thought of continuing is overwhelming. "Heading back sounds agreeable. We could. Continue the walk some other day."

Feferi Last Friday at 5:41 PM

You nod in agreement, "Shore fin! We definitely should!" You turn the way to head back and look up at him, "If you need anyfin you can always ask me. I'm happy to help how I can, Mr. Zahhak."

Darkleer Last Friday at 5:46 PM

"Ah. Hmm. Thank you. I will." Such a polite and friendly young lady. So different from... her. That is honestly refreshing, as surreal as the situation may feel.

Feferi Last Friday at 6:01 PM

Another beaming smile and a little more idea chatter and you reach the doors of the hotel. You then realize if he's going to be able to ask you for help, he'll probably need your contact info. "Do you have your own phone?" you ask him as pull the door open.

Darkleer Last Friday at 6:26 PM

"Ah. Yes. Red.. The Chief. Told me to get one." You carefully pull out your phone and an even smaller stylus. This technology was not made with giant metallic troll guys in mind. "Go ahead. Please."

Feferi Last Friday at 6:30 PM

You give in your number. "Feel free to call or text whenever, whatever is most comfortable for you," you say. "Also, if my lusus stops by with more food for you, feel free to only eat what you want. She's got a bad habit of loading people, myself included, with lots of food and baked goods ehehe. She'll try to figure out what you like best at least, though."

Darkleer Last Friday at 6:42 PM

"Ah.. I see. Thank you for the, uh. Warning. And help." You type in her number, then weight the necessity of being polite and offering yours in return against your need for not having your personal space disturbed. Hn. It would probably helpful for her to have your contact info for emergencies, solely on the base of being co-workers. So you end up pulling up your own number on your phone and hold it out to her. "If you.. need to add mine as well.."

Feferi Last Friday at 6:45 PM

Taking the phone with a smile, you quickly enter the number into your own. "Thanks! If you want I can text you lusus incoming warnings when I know she's on the move," you say with a playful wink.

Darkleer Last Friday at 8:59 PM

"Yes, that.. would be preferable. Thank you." You're still trying to figure out how to parse her demeanor. A little intense, but she seemed genuinely friendly and helpful.

Feferi Last Friday at 9:05 PM

He seems like a quiet sort, you think of how he mentioned having been with the military s you are unable to help adding, "Hey, can I ask, are you combat trained? Like close combat and the like?"

Darkleer Last Saturday at 12:28 AM

Well, that is a change of topic. Huh. "I, uh. Am mare specialized in ranged combat. But I know how to handle myself in meelee." Being able to overpower most enemies with sheer size and strength definitely helps though.

Feferi Last Saturday at 12:36 AM

You smile, "That's great! I've been wanting to learn more about how to deal with hand to hand combat myself and whale, if you have any suggestions on how I should start or tips I'd appreciate them a lot!" It would also be great to not rely on people who are probably gang associated for you education.

Darkleer Last Saturday at 12:43 AM

"That is.. a topic hardly suited for words alone. It depends a lot on physical fitness and practicing techniques so your muscle memory is STRONG enough to react when it is required. A good suggestion would be to find a good trainer or.. at least a reliable partner for training."

Feferi Last Saturday at 12:45 AM

Aw drat. A training partner... Where would you get one? You nod with quiet thoughtfulness. "Okay... I'll look into that. I work out at the gym but I mostly got training on a handgun," you admit.

Darkleer Last Saturday at 1:07 AM

"I wish you the best of luck with that." You find her efforts to be more prepared and suitable for the job admirable. Seadwellers are strong by nature, you're very well aware, but to be able to use that thoughtfully is a skill to be learned.

Feferi Last Saturday at 1:09 AM

"Thanks!" you say brightly. "Whale I won't keep you any longer. Take care and I'll see you later some time!"

Darkleer Last Sunday at 8:13 PM

You nod. "Uh. Thank you again. For your help. I'm certain working with you will be a pleasure.."

Feferi Last Sunday at 8:19 PM

Aw he's so nice! You beam one more smile before waving and heading off. You think you'll enjoy working with the newest Zahhak quite well. As soon as you're off desk duty that is.

February 25, 2019

Darkleer Yesterday at 9:56 PM

There she goes. You linger where you are for a little bit, undecided about what to do next. You could shop around but.. you didn't even prepare for what you may need. Including the proper finances. But a giant troll standing around in the middle of nowhere for too long seems highly in appropriate, so you decide to head back too, although a couple minutes later and with moderate pace to not risk having an awkard run-in with the little Peixes on the way back.

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Questions, Ironies, and Fashions

Written By: Orlon Braem

Fashion, as a noun you speak to a phenomenon of ever changing trends. And thus, as a person, place, or thing, sometimes you lead mortals to large accumulations. But I’ve never been one who’s immediately levelled a charge of materialism against such accumulators. Even they know that all that’s of the earth passes away, or on to heirs eventually.

But fashion, it’s as a verb you’re more intriguing. And in that sense, I use you here. Yet, not only here today, but also so often every day as I attempt to fashion worthwhile and proper beliefs and actions upon a planet where so many would so easily ill-use the hard-working, the charitable, the caring, and those seeking order.

And if life is really a game, who have its winners and losers been up until this point? And of how much real value are temporal victories and accomplishments? Does their only worth lie in whatever aid they may render toward the conquest eternal? And when he writes a piece such as this one, does the writer ever stray from basic truth and enter a realm of hyperbole?

Of the four questions posed in the previous paragraph, most likely the first three can’t be answered unequivocally by anyone. But the fourth question, that one which asks if basic truth can sometimes be stretched to hyperbole, receives a “yes” answer. So, perhaps to ward off hyperbole early on here, here are five points which everyone should ponder: One – No matter if the “dreamers” are allowed to remain in the U.S. or not, will the U. S. finally crack down on illegal immigration and build a wall along its southern border? Two – Why is only the winning side of the 2016 U. S. presidential election being probed for possible Russian collusion, when there is widespread speculation that the losing side may have been involved in such activity? Three – Although sexual and workplace advancement abuse against women has clearly been, and continues to be a problem, are there a number of influential women who today are attempting to pursue anti-male objectives whenever and wherever they can? Four – How much concern should the U. S. have in regard to the South African government’s threats to confiscate the property of its white citizens? And Five – Is anyone actually taking the future population estimates of the U. S. seriously? Is anything being done to keep America at manageable birth and immigration levels in the years to come?

Recently the leader of the city in which I reside called for a town meeting of all city residents. Obviously not all attended, but as I expected, most who did were either from the wealthier north side of our city, or from the newly developing “north river shore area.” But a number of residents from the poorer south side were there as well. And, it was quite a successful undertaking – I think! And we spoke there of many topics of concern, all the way from regional to international. And after the meeting ended, our leader, Ralph Hawk, asked if I’d write about the four topics I’d especially addressed there that evening. He said I should begin my piece by expanding upon those matters, and then carry on to include all other information which I felt should be disclosed to the public at this time. Thus, the following: I’m going to speak now of four central topics, i.e. populism, illegal immigration, feminism, and gun control/violence.

At this time in their nation’s history, the majority of Americans have no alternative but to embrace populism. And this is because, regardless of their financial status, or political or religious affiliations, they’re being told that they must support all causes which can in any way be aligned with liberalism. And thus, they’re being told to favor both the concept of illegal immigration, as well as such people who, as illegals, are already living inside the U. S. And, they’re also being told to support all feminist concerns, whether societally justifiable or radically left-wing; as well as all such other women’s rights causes which may exist between those. And, in regard to domestic gun violence, while they’re told on one hand to seek the curtailment of gun ownership rights, they’re also simultaneously informed that they must continue to support movie, television, and game violence carried out by all types of conceivable weapons; and also that of course they must feel sorry for, and try to sympathize with the brutal mass murderers of the last few years. – But, people lend your imagination especially to this last request please. Try to imagine (and I’m not inferring that I have any concept of it myself) how the loved ones of people who’ve been killed violently for no apparent reason must feel in the wake of those deaths. And for those who’ve survived the attacks – imagine what impact having even been a part of those vile actions will have upon their lives in the future, and especially if they were wounded or left disabled by them.

But it’s through a basic application of rightness that I fashion my own existence. And I don’t need the media with its fake news, or the entertainment industry with its phony awards show broadcasts to determine my opinions. In fact, I don’t want liberal biases to influence my way of life. I believe in what seems truthful to me, yet, I also know that not everyone can share my apparentness of veracity.

And it’s because I live to further what I’ve just stated, that I understand that most likely the title of this piece could just as easily and rightfully have been “An Irony Of Fashions,” or “Media Fears,” or “Justifications,” or probably a few other phrases which may have fit its pronouncements almost as well as the one which was eventually chosen for it. But irony perhaps belongs in its namesake, for this discussion addresses certain phenomena which instead of being simply disclosed to the public, are instead having their basic facts commented upon, and then often distorted by biased, confused, and/or still-learning informers.

And given what this piece has declared thus far, here I believe are three relevant questions which will aid its continuance. One – “Who decided what the proper procedures for the disclosure of either regional, national, or international news bits should be?” Two – “Who decided what those news bits should be; i.e. should certain occurrences be hidden from the public, while only such developments which might be deemed as being useful to the advancement of one certain political ideology be reported upon?” And three – “Who can look inside the mind of any other human and decide whether what he or she has, or is now recognizing as truthful is indeed verifiable?”

And now, given those questions, lets imagine that it’s but another day in Medialand (formerly The United States Of America), and once again so-called journalists and news reporters, as well as various television and radio political gossip hosts, and of course all other fake news purveyors and loudmouths are again holding forth upon unsuspecting audiences of commoners who are only reading, listening and viewing the outputs of those charlatans in the hope of learning the truth concerning such matters as may be of concern to them. But, of course that’s apparently too much for those commoners to wish for. What they need instead, according to the various members of the biased media and their comrades the “swampers” who live off taxpayer dollars in Washington D.C., is simply more indoctrination. Thus, I guess what follows then on days such as this one are some examples of written, spoken, and performed garbage which might just as easily be received on any certain day by middle class innocents.

For crying out loud, why don’t the working classes in America want to fund our burgeoning “sanctuary cities”? Don’t they know that many living here in Medialand need sanctuary from work? And if those who are outside of America’s “in, but non-working crowd” only knew the fear you’ve known, they wouldn’t tell you all you need to fear is fear itself. And don’t you wish we could take all the people who have a little money with us just once when, figuratively of course, we find ourselves driving illegally late at night down a dark and ghastly highway? And many are the demons that haunt us then – there on that roadway where the pavement is hardly visible, and oncoming traffic is even less so.

And, besides physically trying to keep our vehicle on the pathway that’s been paved for us by convention, we’re struggling mentally with these questions and others: “Why am I here today, driving along life’s highway illegally?” “What would happen to me if I, through my illegal status, caused the death or deaths of other motorists; or even if I was apprehended by the police here tonight in the darkness?” Or, “What if my life somehow ended here tonight out on the highway?” “Would I wish to greet the Son of Man in this fashion?”

But that particular common man, whether legal or illegal, much to the relief of all other commoners, did safely reach his home that night. And as, with stumbling steps he made his way toward his entrance door, he heard a voice call to him through the darkness. “Next time, if you’re out really late again, who would you like to ride with you on the way home?”

“Send me those Sunday morning and late night weekday media talk gossipers” replied the common one. “According to themselves, they have all the answers to all America’s problems. So probably they’d be my best bet for aid on my perilous journeys.”

But as he entered his house, suddenly the commoner noticed that his fear abated somewhat. And it seemed he was then almost capable of clear imaginings. Nonetheless, the following are some of his random thoughts, conceived then by a mind coming down to clarity. Oh, but did he vow to stop displaying middle class arrogance then? Yes, he did, but… And here are some of his thoughts.

Often our brothers and sisters take huge steps to ensure that certain pieces of what continually become past inevitabilities, or in more commonplace parlance, verbally spoken of, mentally thought of, or physically performed mundane tasks of the everyday are relegated to either seen or unseen hiding spots at which they’ll not be discovered should anyone wish to seek them – out. But less often, our mortal siblings will acknowledge central influences, or divulge random observations which in fact may have been observed to a great extent because of those influences.

And here are some steps to climb or follow if you’ve fallen from liberal graces. Imagine those liberal concepts passing through your mind. And then, label them as they seem to you, be they dangerous, pedestrian, non-creative, or whatever. And then raise your nose high into the air and say “I’m glad I’m better than almost all other humans; and I know that what they really want the final outcome of all of this to be, is the elimination of the male sex from the face of the earth.”

And then, on the following day, if you feel graceless still, imagine two lovers of sameness who together are looking at the cover of a book which features a man with a black line across his eyes. “There’s always a way for the pen man to unpen his way out of tight spots” says the male.

“It seems so” replies the female.

And then the man says “I don’t believe people who tell me they can remember their births.” And the woman says “No, I don’t believe them either. But I think they do remember their baptisms. After all, since you and I both sinned in Eden, all people now need to secure their bodies and souls to their Lord, rather than to that damn snake we met there that day.”

“Yeah, and nowadays almost everyone, male and female, needs to work in order to keep society functioning well.”

“That’s right, but I don’t like job performance evaluations and justifications. I only like money procurement.”

“Last night on television I saw that some people called ‘dreamers’ want to stay in America. They want to stay here, but yet they don’t want the natives of America to be able to build a wall to protect themselves.”

“I’m very fearful of those dreamers, but I also fear the blamers. And do you know who those blamers are blaming? They’re blaming people such as you and I – the common working people of America. They’re as much as saying that you and I were actually the people who pulled all the triggers at all the recent massacres.”

“I think you’re right. It would be such a relief for me if only I could free myself from the guilt being thrown upon me because someone else felt he or she needed to kill helpless others whom he or she offered up as sheep to be slaughtered because he or she couldn’t adapt to modern life, or because he or she was bullied, or because he or she was lazy, or slow mentally, or because his or her representatives in government didn’t keep murderous weapons out of his or her hands, or because he or she couldn’t get a break, or – or”

“Or was it really perhaps because he or she had had no decent parents or teachers to inform or educate him or her many years ago when, as a child he or she should have learned the many facets of the concepts of right and wrong?”

“Yeah, that was surely part of it. But what about all the violence that’s being promoted on television, in movies, and in ‘action games’? Doesn’t all that stuff impact still developing minds? Don’t young people who still haven’t got life ‘figured out,’ most likely see all that violence and bloodshed on the screens and then think that it’s probably a normal part of life?”

“I’m thinking that happens in some cases. But only one incident of its occurrence is necessary for it to become a contributing factor in the massacres we’ve seen recently.”

“That’s very true. Yet, media types plod on with their own interpretations of violence. They’d have all of America believe that it was people such as you and I, commoners in a common republic, who were, figuratively the trigger pullers in those slayings. And what did we do that was wrong? We didn’t have enough compassion for America’s haters and lawbreakers.”

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A Miracle at the World’s Largest Church

YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast—There’s not anything in the world quite just like the Basilica of Our Girl of Peace.

It’s miles one of the tallest churches everywhere, with a 518-foot-high basilica that tops the Vatican’s St. Peter’s. Guinness World Facts calls it the largest church in the World.

Rising like a mirage through the haze of the Ivorian jungle, It is graced with Italian marble of many colors, geared up with French glass of 5,000 sun shades and flanked by using a grand 272-column colonnade. The rate tag at the basilica, consecrated in 1990, become by no means disclosed. Neighborhood estimates range from $2 hundred million to $six hundred million.

For many years, this brash imitation of the Vatican basilica in u . S .’s far-flung capital did properly to look some dozen congregants on Sunday.

Cleaners and choristers regularly outnumbered the faithful, church officers and people started. Publications carried out tours for no person, simply to practice their language abilities. Fingers and shrubs began recolonizing surrounding roads. Protection guards played soccer below the colonnade.

“I used to call it my house due to the fact I had it all to myself,” stated David N’Guessan, a defend who once spent days playing on his cellphone. “To be honest, we felt a bit sorry for the daddy.” Rising like a mirage via the haze of the Ivorian jungle, It’s miles graced with Italian marble of many colors, outfitted with French glass of five,000 sun shades and flanked by way of a grand 272-column colonnade. The feed tag on the basilica, consecrated in 1990, changed into by no means disclosed. Local estimates range from $2 hundred million to $600 million.

There was just one factor the brilliant edifice, which can accommodate 18,000 human beings, lacked: excellent flocks of traffic.

For many years, this brash imitation of the Vatican basilica inside u. S . A .’s remote capital did nicely to look some dozen congregants on Sunday.

Cleaners and choristers regularly outnumbered the trustworthy, church officials and workers said. Publications conducted tours for no person, just to practice their language competencies. Hands and shrubs commenced recolonizing surrounding roads. Safety guards played football under the colonnade.

“I used to call it my house due to the fact I had all of it to myself,” said David N’Guessan, a defend who as soon as spent days playing on his cellphone. “To be sincere, we felt a bit sorry for the daddy.” “Permit’s just said we had a whole lot of time for prayer,” said Father Stanislaw Skuza, a Polish priest who arrived in 1993 and is amongst those who administer the church.

A chain of civil conflicts right here led to 2011, sparking a financial comeback powered with the aid of foreign funding and the excessive rate of cocoa, of which Ivory Coast is the sector’s top manufacturer.

Your Miracle of love, Happiness, and comfort

All the craziness within the international boils right down to the preference of the coronary heart which, in case you dig down deep, is tied to the search for love, happiness and comfort – each right here on earth and within the was hoping for lifestyles after death, whilst decayed bones upward push to unite with revived rotten flesh.

So, in a non-stop stampede to cozy affection now, and guarantee a posthumous pleasure within the destiny, we run after each other, and prefer a foul at the chase of an elusive cook, come lower back empty-surpassed.

But how is it that during a universe complete of abundance people lack love, happiness, and luxury? In which did love pass? Two thousand years in the past, the earth became crammed to ability with miracles. What took place?

In a single Bible narrative, a particular woman suffered public humiliation because her bleeding wouldn’t stop for months and then years. After 12 years, as Jesus exceeded via one day the woman said to herself, ‘If I could contact his garment I will be healed.’ And he or she reached out to the touch the corner of his garments and was healed of her blood loss.

Through the miracle of the bleeding woman, Jesus showed how limitations ought to crumble and doors open whilst the conviction is coupled with sincerity of mind. The girl knew no self-doubt. Doubts might have advised her to trade her clothes, put on a new hair headscarf and a pancake on her face before tenting out for Jesus.

What if the hemorrhaging female had like humans do these days, analyzed Jesus earlier than she met him, had a patch of mistrust showed on the nook of her coronary heart or had definitely disregarded him as an itinerant preacher, the terrible son of a hippie?

Faith and notion have been what the lady had going for her. Cynicism and doubt block the thoughts from accessing the advantages of the universe. How frequently have we, due to cynicism or suspicion, walked beyond an angel of salvation deliberately waiting, with wings unfold?

There are oldsters whose entire life centers on maligning their fellow males and females. They harbor a mindset wherein handiest weeds will develop. They make incorrect judgments on human beings around them, which includes the ones barely known to them – cutting humans down to length due to the manner they stroll, Wherein they live, how they talk, who their dad and mom are, the shoes they put on and the style in their hair.

It’s far tough to resist evaluating the female’s method to that of the tax collector, a brief guy with the aid of the name of Zacchaeus, who climbed a sycamore tree so that you can see Jesus. ‘You didn’t ought to move that duration,’ Jesus admonished Zacchaeus; ‘today I am going to your home.’

Every now and then we think that to succeed we need to do remarkable things. Like, use long words to talk, pray for days that God will hear us, jump terrific heights to reach our goal, bend over backward to be loved, cry out loud to get interested or travel large distances to have a breakthrough.

Tastes From Around the world – Cape Town

Cape City is a sophisticated metropolis and is domestic to an extensive range of tastes from every nook of the globe. The sizable type of particular and authentic delicacies to be had in Cape Metropolis has received it many awards and has made it no longer best a tour vacation spot however additionally a flavor vacation spot for food lovers.

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What is the most important Comforter Made? If you have ever located yourself fighting for covers at night time then you can recognize why an oversized comforter or great sized comforter might be a pleasing choice to have. Inside the America mattresses sizes are pretty standardized and commonly range in sizes as proven beneath:

Twin 39 x seventy-five Dual XL 39 x eighty Complete fifty-four x 75 Queen 60 x eighty King seventy-six x eighty Please observe that Olympic queens, Split kings and other strong point sizes are not included right here due to the smaller amount of beds bought Within the U.S…

Most mattresses are between and 12 and 15 inches these days with a few peaking out at 22 to 24 inches excessive. Why do beds are available so many sizes? Of course there’s an advertising story worried further to how a few furnishings makers utilize platform beds which may additionally want better height mattresses as a way to permit secure mattress entry. In us, bigger is better and this applies to down and down opportunity comforters blanketed on this tale.

One of the Maximum common court cases purchasers have with comforters, blankets, and quilts are how small the gadgets may be sold as. This is because many retail stores have a set retail price they want to promote items at and producers work backward to hit those fee points. normally One of the first impacted regions from this fee factor mentality is that the items size is reduced smaller to keep cloth/filling and labor hours in line with the piece of textiles made. As an end result, it’s far very common that a queen comforter offered in stores is marked as Complete/Queen that’s a nicer manner of pronouncing its miles small and skimpy. This smaller size mania goes into king size bedding as properly and as a result, many customers upsize their bedding so that it suits better. So if a person has a queen bed they purchase the king length set on sale so that it ‘fits’. This works satisfactory for queen length bedding, however, what When you have a king size mattress?

In US branch stores a king comforter can variety in length from 102 x 86 to 108 x 98 with the later being called out as ‘outsized’. Normally talking the 108 x ninety-eight-inch king length comforter is outsized sufficient for Most purchasers. However, When you have a deep plush bed and or you’re continuously having night time tug of warfare with the comforters you then may need to don’t forget huge king sizes. A ‘terrific King’ length comforter can run among 116 x one hundred, 120 x ninety-eight, or 114 x 118. From time to time the first rate sized comforters are referred to as ‘Clothier Kings’. Those splendid size king comforters are remarkable due to the fact you get the extra coverage you can crave all while not having to shop for a custom made comforter that can run In the heaps.

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The Republican Fitness Care Crackup

The Republican Health care bill may want to constitute the instant whilst the old order of American politics completely cracks up, the give up of a certain technology in American politics.

That generation started around 1974, while Ted Kennedy added an invoice to supplement America’s organization-based totally coverage gadget with a central authority program. The Democratic dream of common insurance persisted thru Hillary Clinton’s time as the first female and reached a partial culmination with the passage of Obamacare.

Preventing authorities Fitness care became a vital Republican preoccupation thru all that point, and the passage of Obamacare provoked the Tea Party response and very last arrival of Goldwaterite populist conservatism.

By using 2010, however, both the Obama administration and the Tea Birthday celebration opposition were out of step with the instances. They each nevertheless thought the huge political troubles in American lifestyles were customary Health care and the dimensions of government.

In reality, some other set of troubles had magnified and come to overshadow the old set. This new set blanketed:

First, the disaster of possibility. Humans with fewer competencies have been seeing their wages stagnate, the labor markets evaporate. 2d, the crisis of team spirit. The social fabric, in particular for the ones without a college diploma, was disintegrating — marriage prices plummeting, opiate abuse costs growing. 1/3, the disaster of authority. Distrust in predominant establishments crossed a few kind of threshold. Humans had so lost accept as true with in authorities, the media, the management magnificence in fashionable, that they have been willing to abandon fact and decorum and embrace authoritarian thuggery to blow it all up.

If President Obama had made those crises the center of his administration, rather than the A.C.A., Democrats wouldn’t have lost Congress and the White Residence. If the Tea Birthday party had understood the first of those crises, there would be no starting for Donald Trump.

Trump came along and exploited these crises. But if his administration’s Fitness care approach teaches us whatever, it is that he has no tremendous schedule for addressing them. He can faucet into working class anxiety negatively, By harnessing hostility closer to immigrants, foreigners and the terrible. However, he can’t provide you with a nice schedule to make working elegance life extra secure.

So we have a group of Freedom Caucus Republicans who nonetheless assume the essential problems in the united states these days can be cured with tax and spending cuts. we have a Trump administration that has populist impulses But no actual populist safety net policies. And we’ve were given a Republican leadership in Congress mired in Reagan-era questioning and looking to pay lip service to each obsolete prejudice in the diverse wings of the Birthday party.

You turn out to be with this hodgepodge law that pleases nobody and takes the big crises afflicting our country and makes them all worse.

The Republican Fitness plan might make The united states’ financial chasm worse. It might cut Health subsidies that go to the negative while putting off the internet investment income tax, which blessings best the pinnacle 1 percentage.

The Republican plan would further destabilize the social material for those at the lowest. Throwing perhaps 10 million Humans off the insurance rolls will increase worry, isolation, social tension, chronic infection, suicide and financial disaster.

The Republican plan will gasoline cynicism. It’s being driven through in an elitist, anti-democratic, midnight rush. It seems purposely designed to fail. The consequences for individuals who don’t purchase insurance are so low they appear sure to guarantee Republican-precipitated death spirals inside the weaker markets.

This issue probably won’t skip, But even though it passes it’ll probably result in immense pain and disruption. So that it will discredit market-based totally social reform, price the Republicans their congressional majorities and end what’s left of the Reagan-generation Celebration.

it’ll additionally factor the manner to a brand new era.

The crucial debate in the old era was huge authorities as opposed to small government, the marketplace versus the country. But now you’ve got millions of People growing up in social and cultural chaos and no longer getting the abilities they need to thrive in a technological society. This isn’t a trouble you could remedy with tax cuts.

And in case you don’t solve this trouble, voters around the world have demonstrated that they’re pretty willing to spoil marketplace mechanisms to get the security they crave. They may trash free trade, reduce legal professional immigration, attack current finance and select country-run corporatism over dynamic loose marketplace capitalism.

The core of the new generation is this: in case you need to preserve the market, you have to have a strong country that enables People to thrive in it. in case you are seasoned-marketplace, you have to be seasoned-country. you may provide you with innovative approaches to deliver nation services, like low-cost Healthcare, However, you may simply leave People on their own. The social material, the protection internet, and the human capital sources simply aren’t strong enough.

New social crises transform Celebration philosophies. We’re in the center of a change. However, to get there we’ve were given to stay via this final Health care debacle first.

Health Care Reform – Why Are People So Labored Up?

Why are Americans so Worked up about Fitness care reform? Statements which includes “do not contact my Medicare” or “all of us need to have access to kingdom of the artwork Healthcare no matter fee” are in my view uninformed and visceral responses that indicate a negative expertise of our Healthcare system’s history, its modern-day and destiny assets and the funding challenges that us faces going forward. while we all marvel how the Healthcare device has reached what some consult with as a crisis stage. Permit’s try to take a number of the emotion out of the talk Through in brief analyzing how Healthcare in this u. S . A . emerged and the way that has shaped our wondering and subculture approximately Healthcare. With that as a basis Let’s examine the professionals and cons of the Obama administration Health care reform proposals and Permit’s have a look at the ideas placed fourth Via the Republicans?

get right of entry to state of the art Fitness care offerings is something we are able to all agree would be a very good issue for this united states of America. Experiencing an extreme contamination is considered one of the lifestyles’ foremost challenges and to stand it without the approach to pay for it’s far undoubtedly frightening. However as we shall see, once we recognize the records, we will locate that attaining this aim will now not be easy without our character contribution.

First, Allow’s get a touch historical perspective on American Healthcare. This isn’t supposed to be an exhausted check out that records But it’ll provide us an appreciation of the way the Fitness care device and our expectancies for it developed. What drove charges better and better?

To begin, Let’s flip to the Yankee civil battle. In that conflict, dated processes and the carnage inflicted By way of modern weapons of the era mixed to cause ghastly results. no longer typically recognized is that most of the deaths on both aspects of that war were now not the result of actual fight But to what befell after a battlefield wound became inflicted. First of all, evacuation of the wounded moved at a snail’s pace and this caused severe delays in treating the wounded. Secondly, many wounds had been subjected to wound care, related surgeries and/or amputations of the affected limbs and this often resulted in the onset of large contamination. So you might live to tell the tale a warfare wound most effective to die at the hands of medical care providers who even though properly-intentioned, their interventions have been frequently pretty deadly. Excessive demise tools can also be ascribed to everyday sicknesses and illnesses at a time while no antibiotics existed. In general something like six hundred,000 deaths occurred from all reasons, over 2% of the U.S. population at the time!

Let’s pass to the first 1/2 of the 20th century for a few extra perspective and to deliver us as much as greater modern instances. After the civil warfare, there had been consistent enhancements in American medicinal drug in both the know-how and treatment of sure diseases, new surgical techniques and in health practitioner education and training. But for the maximum element the satisfactory that docs may want to offer their patients become a “be patient” method. the remedy could deal with bone fractures and increasingly more attempt risky surgical procedures (now in large part done in sterile surgical environments) However drug treatments were now not but to be had to deal with serious illnesses. The general public of deaths remained the end result of untreatable situations together with tuberculosis, pneumonia, scarlet fever and measles and/or related headaches. docs had been increasingly more privy to coronary heart and vascular situations, and cancer But they had almost nothing with which to treat those conditions.

This very simple overview of American medical records allows us to keep in mind that until pretty these days (around the 1950’s) we had actually no technology with which to treat serious or maybe minor illnesses. Here’s an important factor we want to recognize; “not anything to treat you with means that visits the physician if in any respect had been relegated to emergencies so in one of these states of affairs costs are curtailed. The simple fact is that there has been little for medical doctors to offer and consequently definitely nothing to force Fitness care spending. A 2nd component retaining down fees turned into that medical remedies that had been furnished have been paid for out-of-pocket, which means Throughway of an individual’s personal resources. there has been no such thing as health insurance and sincerely no longer medical health insurance paid By using an enterprise. Except for the very destitute who had been lucky to discover their manner right into a charity clinic, Healthcare fees were the responsibility of the man or woman.

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