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All my life I've had a thirst for knowledge, and I'm willing to learn from anyone, anywhere and anytime. I enjoy a good debate where arguments are supported by solid evidence. I belong to no political party, support democracy, freedom, justice, equality and civil liberties, and oppose oppression, hate, discrimination, cruelty, violence, intolerance, intimidation, ... (but who doesn't, right?). I believe in the innate goodness of humans (although only "on the balance of probabilities" rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt"). My tolerance extends to cynicism, sarcasm and ignorance (all of which I'm guilty occasionally), but not to blind hate or personal insults. I don't think calling someone a moron makes an argument more convincing, so I try to use it as little as possible.
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A Canadian doctor diagnoses U.S. healthcare - Los Angeles Times »
Posted by: 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Universal health insurance is on the American policy agenda for the fifth time since World War II. In the 1960s, the U.S. chose public ...
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Promises of immortality »
Posted by: 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Khaled Diab: An English scientist is on a one-man mission to eliminate mortality – but would you like to live in a society without death?
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Israeli peace activist faces jail over homes demolition protest |
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guardian.co.uk »Posted by: 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Ezra Nawi expects sentence of up to 18 months for resisting 'dehumanisation' of Palestinians
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Letters: Obama's battle for Muslim hearts and minds |
World news |
The Guardian »Posted by: 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
In his speech ( Barack Obama pledges new beginning between US and Muslims, 4 June ), President Obama preaches to the Palestinians living under a brutal military ...
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Have We Already Lost Iran? »
Posted by: 6 months ago in Political News
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S Iran policy has, in all likelihood, already failed. On its present course, the White House's approach will not stop Tehran' s ...
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The Canadian behind 'Buy American' »
Posted by: 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Mr. Gerard is the driving force behind a contentious Buy American clause in the monster U.S. economic stimulus package, a measure that Ottawa asserts ...
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Where Is the Gaza Ground War? »
Posted by: 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
For more than a week now, Israel's armored columns have been poised at the edge of Gaza, carefully drawn battle plans in hand, ready ...
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How to solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict »
Posted by: 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
A memo to President-elect Obama by Uri Avnery, a veteran of Israel's 1948 war, a former Member of the Knesset, founder of the Gush ...
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TheStar.com | World | Israel broadens air assault »
Posted by: 11 months ago in News
Even for war-weary Gazans, who've lived through countless Israeli incursions, air attacks and months of bitter Palestinian infighting, the latest surprise Israeli air offensive ...
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Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Obama citizenship »
Posted by: 1 year ago in News
U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick on Friday night rejected the suit by attorney Philip J. Berg, who alleged that Obama was not a ...
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CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Say Obama Won Final Debate »
Posted by: 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
Fifty-three percent of the uncommitted voters surveyed identified Democratic nominee Barack Obama as the winner of tonight's debate. Twenty-two percent said Republican rival John ...
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Poll: Debate watchers say Obama wins »
Posted by: 1 year, 1 month ago in News
HEMPSTEAD, New York (CNN) -- A majority of debate watchers think that Sen. Barack Obama won the third and final presidential debate, according to a national ...
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Opinion: The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama »
Posted by: 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
We’re not at Election Day yet, and if voters are to have their final say, both America and Obama have to get there safely ...
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The Class War Before Palin »
Posted by: 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals slipped into a disdain for the educated class as a whole. The liberals had coastal condescension, so ...
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The Mask Slips »
Posted by: 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
The lesson for Americans suffused with anxiety and dread over the crackup of the financial markets is that the way you vote matters, that there ...
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