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One is not superior merely because one sees the world as odious. -- Chateaubriand (1768-1848)

Archive for November, 2008

24 Nov

Break time!

I’ve started shouting at friendlies again, which is usually a good sign that I’m spending too much time on the internet. So, I’m off for a bit. In a stroke of good timing I already have a weekend away booked with the wife, so that’ll be three days taken care of…
Bye for now.

12 Nov

Nationalism

Nationality
na·tion·al·i·ty n - \ˌna-shə-ˈna-lə-tē, ˌnash-ˈna-\
1: national character
2: nationalism
3 a: national status ; specifically : a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state
b: membership in a particular nation
4: political independence or existence as a separate nation
5 a: a people having a common origin, [...]

10 Nov

C S Lewis said a lot of things.

I’ve been reading up on my philosophy and various other things recently, in an attempt to get my brain ticking over at a faster speed. It hurts.
I’m developing a real appreciation for C.S. Lewis. His writings are reminding me why I remained a Christian when others had given it up, and quite what Christianity is [...]

05 Nov

A prediction

Within four years, people will be complaining very loudly about Obama. They will be saying he’s worse than Bush, worse than Carter, more of a warmonger than all combined. They’ll say he’s destroying jobs, destroying culture, invading countries without reason, corrupt, venal…
His entire campaign has been built around the concept of “change”. Change is what [...]

04 Nov

Obligatory Guilt

Writing this with a knackered finger so if any typos slip through, you’ll know why.
S’because I’m too lazy to check…
Anyway! A recent conversation has lead me to a few thoughts, which I will briefly outline. Recently I wrote about Scottish nationalism and briefly mentioned the plight of the Scots to explain why Scottish nationalism is [...]

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