Sderot, Israel turning into a ghost town

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Monday June 12, 2006 · 8:17 AM PDT

2006/06/12 · 08:17

As many of you know, there was a bombing in Gaza on Thursday. Many within the leftist community - here and in Israel, immediately condemned the bombing. On the face of it, the bombing seemed to be reprehensible. Then, looking at the videos of the event, one begins to wonder if it all is as it seems. Pumpkinlove wrote excellent diaries, questioning whether or not Israel was in fact responsible for the blasts. You can read them here (http://www.dailykos.com/...) and here (http://www.dailykos.com/...)

However, as a result of the bombing, the IDF announced it would not act defensively in bombing Hamas Kassam missile launching sites. As a result, one town in particular, Sderot, Israel, has had to endure 3,000 rockets being launched at it. The town is quickly turning into a ghost town. You can read about this here (http://www.jpost.com/...) Read More

The soft bigotry of low expectations

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Sunday May 28, 2006 · 5:48 AM PDT

2006/05/28 · 05:48

I would consider myself a regular leftist. I voted for Kerry, though cast my ballot for Kucinich in the primaries, and I even volunteered with ACT and ACORN. I was dedicated to getting Bush out of office - and I still am, mind you. But after the Danish cartoon riots, my eyes were finally opened to the true ways of the world, and the horrible double standards applied to Israel and the West, versus the Muslim world. I saw the way that certain hard leftists would make every appology in the book for Iran and Islamic nations - often ignoring the way these anti-progressive nations treat women, gays, and religious minorities!

My question to you is...when did the left lose its soul? When did it stop standing for anything? If the left is supposed to stand for basic human rights and dignity, then why doesn't it take a stronger stance against the Muslim world?

I say this as someone who is and always was against the Iraq War. But who in the left comes out strongly in support of Israel - a much needed ally in this crucial war on terror? Very few. Why has Israel become a dirty word? Read More

A call to all artists, lawyers, and techies out there!

Galatea

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Saturday February 04, 2006 · 10:02 AM PST

2006/02/04 · 10:02

Sick of intellectual property laws stifling creativity, free expression, and progress? Amused and shocked that BLACKBERRIES may be banned due to patent law violations? Frustrated that you cannot fight the system?

I have a solution!

I would like to start an organization that fights IP law. I envision starting off by having office hours, where local artists, techies, and business people can come in and get free advice on trademark, copyright, and patent law violations. I am hoping to also have a web form where people with such problems can contact us. From there - who knows? I have decided I have to do something to fight for what I believe in. Read More

Hacking into our lives

Galatea

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Friday January 20, 2006 · 8:51 AM PST

2006/01/20 · 08:51

While the government is concerned with searches of porn sites, our bridges and tunnels are decaying. You can read about the false trade of safety for liberty on the flip. Read More

What it means to be American.

Galatea

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Wednesday December 21, 2005 · 12:11 PM PST

2005/12/21 · 12:11

I was thinking about the constitution today, while I was sitting on the toilet. (no shit!) Anyway, some ideas came to me about the constitution, and "arguments" that my dad said "I would gladly give up the 4th amendment in order to be safe."

WE THE PEOPLE give the constitution its weight, and its meaning. The constitution, by starting off with those words, is revolutionary. And yet...who are those people? I believe that people like my dad are in fact in the majority in this country. I mean, look at who was elected, if you want any more proof of that?

I also believe that these people are Unamerican. Read More

The FCC: whaddup wid' 'dat?

Galatea

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Saturday December 10, 2005 · 1:33 PM PST

2005/12/10 · 13:33

I am proposing the immediate disbanding of the FCC. I proclaim it an utter waste of tax dollars, and think that the money should be redistributed to paying off the enormous debt this godforesaken country has incurred. Read More

New depths of heartlessness

Galatea

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 2:51 PM PDT

2005/09/05 · 14:51

I have friends who reside on the MS Gulf Coast, in the town of Long Beach, MS. They escaped Katrina unscathed, and when they went back to check on their home, they found it was in great condition. However...all was not okay. Instead, it turned out that my friends were forced to leave their home. Read More

The president is a criminally negligent Marie Antoinette

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 5:21 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 17:21

I have friends who live in New Orleans and the MS Gulf Coast. Thankfully, I know they are okay, though they have lost everything. I have been to the region three times in the last 2 1/2 years, to visit my friends. And the images I am seeing is that of total and complete devastation of what I have grown to know and love. Heads must roll. I have never felt just such an intense anger towards the president. Sorry, I wish we actually HAD a president, rather than a Marie Antoinette. We have grounds for criminal negligence. Read More

"One man's vulgarity is another man's lyric": In defense of "indecency"

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Tuesday May 03, 2005 · 9:57 AM PDT

2005/05/03 · 09:57

Last night on The Daily Show, I saw that Zell Miller was a guest. I was prepared for insanity, and insanity is what I got.

According to Zell, indecency is one of the biggest problems in this country today. He cited rap music lyrics in particular as so horrible to kids, and I am sure he also was referring to Hollywood as a sort of Sodom and Gomorra, and how steroids is so horrible. In response, Jon Stewart said that indecency is in the eye of the beholder - namely, isn't the bankruptcy bill also indecent because it kicks sick people when they are down?

Stewart did not have to go so far as to say that. Mr. Miller, I guess your brain is a bit muddled, so I will refresh your recollection about a seminal Supreme Court case which dealt with indecency: Cohen v. California.

Galatea

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Thursday April 21, 2005 · 11:51 PM PDT

2005/04/21 · 23:51

I just feel sicker and sicker, thinking of the hate diaper that is the House Majority Leader. This man just takes pleasure in saying things that offend me as much as possible every day. I have never seen a more vitriolic, pompous, openly evil politician in my years following politics. He, unlike Bush or even Nixon, just takes pride in showcasing every evil trait he possibly could. Values? I am sorry, but I think I am a damned more "value-centered" person than he is. What are his values? Pro-War, Pro-poverty, Pro-guns, and Jesus. This man just HAS TO GO. Read More

When "religious people" make the case against what they preach!

Galatea

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Thursday April 21, 2005 · 5:02 AM PDT

2005/04/21 · 05:02

I just wanted to relay a quick story to all of you.

I live in NYC, and the other day, on the subway, there was this crazy guy, screaming that we have to accept Jesus in our heart or go to hell. He said that homosexuality, sex before marriage, and profanity will bring us all to hell, and we have to repent for our sins and accept Jesus Christ.

I said to a subway passenger sitting next to me "I would rather go to hell than listen to that bullshit for the rest of eternity."

That's what I don't get. How can heaven be so great if it's filled with people like that?

I am unable to deal with the faux religious people in the world.

Galatea

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Wednesday April 20, 2005 · 6:59 PM PDT

2005/04/20 · 18:59

Lately I have been unable to deal with the shondas of the world. I feel I have to resort to the Yiddish word for "shame" to describe the fuckers who are messing with constitution. The word "shonda" expresses my continued horror at what the hate diapers are doing in Congress and across the world.

Sometimes I just wonder if I am the only sane person out there. I just don't know how to articulate my utter disgust with the state of the world right now. I feel physically sick when I think of the continued intolerance all around, and most of it seems to center around religion. You want to know my reasons as to why religion=scary? Well here you have it all... *editted* Just a note to say that I am referring to the so-called "Big Three" of monotheistic religions. Read More

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