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American Automakers, Capitalism, India and Christmas

…me to not like very much since coming back from Asia. Perhaps the pinnacle example of this is the Wal-Mart employee that was crushed by hordes of animals trying to get a good deal on some trinket. This once act really defines a society at large which has become nothing more than a consuming monstrosity. The point of life in America seems to be to “purchase” to “consume” and to continue doing so in larger and larger quantities. It has come to the p…

Institutionalized – We only know what we are taught

…x-pats, simply move abroad, but slip into another institution within the ex-pat community. Most of them have not learned the language which is the door to understanding a culture. They also associate only with other ex-pats and never really come to truly understand their host culture. Most are simply an indoctrinated person who refuses to honestly examine and ponder the teachings in the foreign land. They are like a prisoner who has been released,…

Thoughts on Communism

…then an economic theory and then the fear it instills in Westerners. I’ve come to the conclusion that the Communism of the Soviet Union and China were simply poor models of the Communism Marx was talking about. Throughout my childhood, I too was afraid of Communism. Then I met Europeans who have a much deeper understanding of this theory and most treat it as simply another economic model. Therefore, I had to ask myself, why did I fear it in the f…

The ISIS takes a page from Spanish Conquistadors!

…reach to them and to teach them our Holy Faith; and all these, of their ownfree will, without any reward or condition, have become Christians, and are so, and their Highnesses have joyfully and benignantly received them, and also have commanded them to be treated as their subjects and vassals; and you too are held and obliged to do the same. Wherefore, as best we can, we ask and require you that you consider what we have said to you, and that you…

Ode to the MMORPG

…line is that games now make kids smarter. The picture below is of my character in battle. I do hope that I’ll soon tire of this game so I can do more productive things in my free time but as computers and the internet get better, so do the games. Looks like I’m doomed. Share this: Twitter Reddit…