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The Presidential Debate

…hijackers didn’t wake up one day and say “ya know,, I really hate Americas Freedoms. Maybe I’ll go hijack a plane and crash it into one of their buildings because of those damn freedoms.” However, most Americans really have no idea what goes on in the rest of the world and believe they are educated by watching CNN or FOX. These people are the majority and therefore will elect the president. Therefore, even though what Ron Paul is saying is spot on…

Government Spying

…t looks like the United States is following the same path. At least in the Communist countries it’s common knowledge but the USA by doing the exact same things the other governments do except try to lie about it to assuage peoples concerns. I’m sure most Americans disapprove of this new system but it is sad that others will defend the practice of their own privacy being invaded. These are the people who will later on wonder how in the hell they ga…

Technology, Knowledge Corporations and Consumer Culture

…s on the Ipad/phone and when I’m not using those I’m on my desktop or work computer.  I’ve become an information processor! Recently, I’ve decided to read less news and more books.  I prefer nonfiction and things that teach me something.  I don’t like just being an information processor and would like to discover more meaningful ideas, understand history better from different points of view.  I feel with the news today everything is spun one way o…

Christianity and its non-Christian Origins

…ern sense. In fact, this modern notion of faith came largely out of the Protestant reformation. The Protestants started out with a notion that people should have a direct, personal familiarity with scriptures and a much more personal relationship with God: ideas which hadn’t really entered much into the Christianity of the preceding millenium. The Catholics, in response, tried to “purify” their own faith and make sure that everyone was on the same…

What Defines Nationality?

…treated as an outsider, or if I speak the language, than a novelty. As the website “Japan – A Primer of Newcomers” states: when a white person speaks the Asian language fluently, it is often perceived in a “look mom the horse can do math problems” sort of way. But I believe over time, and as more foreigners come to live in Asia, then this perception might have a chance to change. Here in Vietnam, the returning Vietnamese often make comments just l…