Yes, they are feared and despised by those who have always feared and despised them, like Finland, Poland, and England! :grin: The fact is, Russia pos...
Very funny :smile: However, I think it ought to be obvious that there is a difference between (1) “empire” in the sense of historical "Russian Empire"...
That's a good point. I think Putin said something like "if you feel no nostalgia for the Soviet Union, you have no heart, but if you want to bring it ...
I think the issue isn't quite over yet. America always thinks in terms of financial profit, even when it doesn't look like it. So, the first step is t...
Well, Olivier for one seems to find the idea "amusing". :smile: BTW the question of (compulsory) reclining at Passover is an interesting one as (1) th...
The Germans in general looked down on Slavic people long before Hitler. This was because Germans were better warriors than the Slavs (in fact, the bes...
That's exactly what some people on here refuse to understand, that imperialism comes in many forms and shapes: financial, economic, political, cultura...
Not all Ukrainians are “Nazis”, but some definitely are and they have links to the government in Kiev: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem - Reuters Incidental...
Well, it may look like assuming a lot superficially. But the value of assumptions lies in their explanatory function, as you say. And that’s where I t...
I think watching one's thoughts is something we all do to various degrees. Moreover, it isn't an activity that requires the acceptance, or even knowle...
Well, that only demonstrates some people's tendency to compulsively give in to ideologically (or psychologically) motivated knee-jerk reactions. And y...
Shame that you don't do as you preach though, seeing that you condone Chinese, Turkish, and American imperialism. You obviously don't understand the t...
I think a very good reason for Jews to have learned Greek is that the area was under Greek control for two centuries following Alexander the Great's c...
I agree. The FT does provide an insight into interesting financial dealings that are going on across the globe. But its owners Nikkei are Japanese and...
Thanks, Wayfarer, we already know that. And there is nothing you can do about it. So, you might as well relax and think of how we could get China to r...
"Gentile Palestine" is not Palestine? Places like Nazareth were close to Greek cities like Sepphoris. And carpenters and other "peasants" traveled to ...
In another article, the FT writes: Note how the article insists that Ukraine is "not a member of NATO". But the whole bone of contention, of course, i...
"Why Putin has Ukraine’s separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in his sights"? You are not some "apologist for Putin", by any chance, are you? Or ...
Yes, perhaps little green men from Mars. If you put NT parchments under the microscope, I believe you can still make out a subtle green tinge. If you ...
Well, I don't know what their "mitigating circumstances" might have been, but I think the guys that wrote the NT were (a) religious-minded Jews and (b...
Modern scholarship has enough knowledge of 1st-century Koine Greek dialects to tell the difference between, say the LXX which is Alexandrian Greek, an...
Sure. But if we start from the fact that Jews in 1st century Roman Palestine spoke a distinctive dialect of Koine Greek, then it is legitimate to look...
What? You did say that there were Greek-speaking Palestinian Jews, didn't you? Plus, if there was Persian influence on Judaism, why not Greek? Why do ...
More like YOUR slip of memory! :rofl: The reality is I've always said that Crimea is not Ukrainian and everyone knows that, even Ukraine: And "interna...
You know what Swedes and other Scandinavians say about Finns, don’t you? So, I’m not going to repeat it here. As usual, you mustn’t have thought your ...
Correct. But it does follow that he could have been one of them. In which case the LXX quotes in the NT could have been original and not inserted late...
Well, it is entirely possible that the Gospels are fictitious narratives fabricated by Greek speakers in the second century. However, who exactly were...
The NT does indicate reliance on LXX (Septuagint) as a principal source. But this in turn puts into question the whole Aramaic Hypothesis. If Aramaic ...
This is exactly the point I've been making. Of course the anti-Russian camp are being disingenuous. They claim that "the US doesn't have a military ba...
Well, it is entirely possible that Russia will eventually join. The West is trying to speed this up by overthrowing Russia's current government. Howev...
I think what is happening here is that some people are emotionally and/or ideologically committed to the American cause which is why they are unwillin...
I'm not an "apologist" for anything. I'm simply saying that in logical terms, Russia has a right to defend itself against Western imperialism. The pro...
I don't agree with everything Fisk says, but he is a keen observer and focusing on the Middle East isn't necessarily a problem as the region is one of...
Well, I think it is generally accepted that when we are overwhelmed by strong emotions, physical pain, etc., our capacity for rational thought can bec...
Correct. The lies and the propaganda may be more subtle and easier to conceal under the cover of "democracy and human rights" than in the past, but it...
I don't know by what logic you arrive at that conclusion. People do tend to become emotional when loss of life or property, alleged or factual, is inv...
Yep, "neutral" my left foot! Shamelessly (and clumsily) fabricating "evidence" of Iraqi WMD's is sooo incredibly "neutral" that only idiots can swallo...
Correct. Isn't it strange that the pro-NATO camp keeps conveniently forgetting the West's own psyops and false-flag operations? :smile: US national se...
Good idea. But I think we must be careful not to view the practice of mindfulness as an exclusively "Buddhist" or "Eastern" phenomenon. Techniques inv...
As expected, more straw men from you, isn't it? Every one of them more transparent and easier to debunk than the others! :smile: It isn’t just Erdogan...
This was precisely why, after an initial period of tolerance, Islam opted to suppress philosophy. :smile: The problem with philosophy is that when tak...
Not always. If we look at animal behavior, for example, there is a tendency to dominate others in the struggle for resources. Bird chicks that are lou...
Well, I told you your logic was flawed! Just because you are a religious crank, that doesn't mean that others must be religious cranks, does it? :wink...
Well, I've got nothing against anyone being held publicly accountable if they've done something that is legally or morally wrong. In fact, I'm all for...
Cancel culture - Wikipedia Obviously, the term can be misused for political reasons, but that doesn't mean that the culture, trend, or phenomenon itse...
I think you should clarify that to Erdogan, not to me. :smile: I know you like to whitewash Turkey but I don’t think you should deny what is establish...
Of course not. What your beliefs are makes no difference to me. I'm simply pointing out that your argument doesn't add up. You seem to be rejecting or...
Well, you are using scripture as "evidence" for your arguments, aren't you? :grin: You are constantly citing religious narratives to "prove" your poin...
Well, as in WW1 and in every armed conflict, each side will blame the other. Unless we were there or have hard evidence, I think it is unwise to jump ...
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