Hidden in plain sight
Events in Afghanistan
Many of today’s conflicts about sex are caused by religion. From issues with people from the LGBT community, to simply being in public with someone from the opposite sex, religious rules, laws and what have you simply pry their way into places they have no business going. In other words religion is teaching sexual discrimination. Continue reading Post ID 15746
At first glance the attack by ISIS on Paris is just sickening. Most people see terrorist running amok and don’t truly understand what is making them tick and why they seen so successful in recruiting new followers. But the answer is very simple and most don’t grasp to concept until the dots are connected. Continue reading Post ID 15746
Every now and then a politician gets a reality check that is 100% opposite of their policy. In the case of a political promise to withdraw from the conflict in Iraq, it seems the overruled Generals did know exactly what they were talking about. Continue reading Post ID 15746
When a person wants to share intimacy with another person it is done so privately behind closed doors. Neighbors and decent people know better than to pry into the sexual lives of others. However in the case of many Governments, they wish to regulate the sexual behavior of people by one means or another, and that is a taboo that some Governments openly choose to ignore. Continue reading Post ID 15746
Whether it is bombing terrorist in Gaza today or bombing Iranian nuclear weapon efforts tomorrow, the international community is likely to favor military aggression towards terrorist as long as it is quick and decisive. Prolonged conflicts as in Afghanistan tend to lose support as the human mind continually works to erase negative experiences and memories as part of the healing process. Continue reading Post ID 15746
The unfortunate reality is it is hard to watch any global news coverage without hearing about Muslim violence going on at one, and often more than one place on the planet. Years ago the news centered about politics, accomplishments and other such things that more or less are positive. Now the opening news story often depicts smoke billowing from some place that was cause by Muslim violence. Continue reading Post ID 15746
If you step way back you will see a disturbing pattern of events when the words Muslim and extremist are used in the same sentence. It does not matter what part of the world is being described, the news stories have a similar theme, and that is dead teachers and burned schools. Continue reading Post ID 15746
It is that time of year again to take a look back at what happened and who was effected most by what. Unfortunately much of what happened in 2010 will be repeated in the future. Continue reading Post ID 15746
Thanks to WikiLeaks, the true colors of Afghanistan are now showing. What the leaked documents show is that very clearly US political ambitions of a military pullout are only paper dreams that will take a decade or more to be realized. Continue reading Post ID 15746
In what looks to unfold with all the grace and elegance of a ‘B’ movie, Big brother is clearly trying to plug the leak in a sexual way. For what it is worth, this one is worth watching simply because any fallacy a person may have about governments and how unalike they truly are will quickly be dispelled. Continue reading Post ID 15746
Over the centuries religion had evolved to be more civilized and less barbaric. Punishment was more a matter of protocol and physical harm was put to rest. Even some of the more extreme views of religion became more moderate. Being too aggressive simply chased people away. Continue reading Post ID 15746
It most certainly seems of late there is a lot in the news about religion. Not just one religion but for the most part nearly all of them. The one common thing between them is 95% of the news is negative, bad, or down right ugly. Continue reading Post ID 15746
American arrogance is well known around the world. The feeling that the American way is the best way is the driving force behind the arrogance. But in reality American arrogance is almost certainly fueling the Anti American anger that has American troops deployed in places like Afghanistan and other such hot spots. Continue reading Post ID 15746
There is hardly a person that has not heard of the fallout from the almost burned Quran (Koran) in Florida. Riots, people dying and more in a variety of places. But this entry is not so much about that, this entry is about people’s reaction to seeing that type of behavior over something that never happened. Continue reading Post ID 15746