Displaying 1,651 To 1,680 Of 18,974 Comments Happy St. Patrick’s Day…Unless You’re Gay So if you are gay you have no right to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in public? In a country where groundbreaking steps for gay equality and same sex marriage are making headlines around the world, this blatant contradiction of rights is mind boggling. Good for the mayor of NY and the Guinness company for pulling out of the parade and taking a stand. This is an embarrassment to the long tradition and those who made the decision should hang their heads in shame. If the reason as you say is because they are Catholic, then I hang my head in shame because for so many of us, this is not who we are, and they don’t speak for us. Great article and thanks for calling out the bigots and homophobs. » Posted By Kalima On March 17, 2014 @ 5:23 pm Science and Anti-Science – The Greed and Duplicity of Rupert Murdoch The problem with the last sentence is that in my experience, the nastiest and most corrupted people seem to live the longest. I find that very strange in any part of our society but often have to wonder if the miserable, old filthy rich are having themselves cloned. 😉 » Posted By Kalima On March 12, 2014 @ 10:29 pm Nothing surprises me about the two-faced Rupert Murdoch. Remember that he courted both Tony Blair (Labour) and Cameron (Tory)in an exclusive “Members Only” restaurant in London, and if it hadn’t been for the phone hacking scandal, would have bought BSkyB in the takeover backed by 100% by Cameron and his emailing buddy Jeremy Hunt who is now unfortunately the Health secretary instead of being sacked. Murdoch swings both ways when it comes to having more money and power. Why shouldn’t he when he has no conscience or principles? Everything this ugly, greedy old fogey does is aimed at profits, the people he sells to en masse are too dumb to notice the hypocrisy. » Posted By Kalima On March 12, 2014 @ 1:34 am The Weekend Music Thread – Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Not really a music video but a reminder of just how beautiful our planetis, and how majestic our sun seems as it rises and sets each day. World’s first sunset hyperlapse from an airplane – 4K UltraHD https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VU3tk_Wlw3w Casablanca – As Time Goes By – Original Song by Sam (Dooley Wilson) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY » Posted By Kalima On March 9, 2014 @ 4:49 pm Republicans Use Time Machine to Go Back and Blame FDR for Pearl Harbor Hello MarshRabbit, and welcome to The Planet. If you need any help with anything, please don’t hesitate to ask. Hope you will enjoy it here with us. » Posted By Kalima On May 11, 2014 @ 4:33 pm That is very kind of you and thank you. I won’t be posting any updates until your Sunday morning, but had to share this prime example of the dictator’s paranoia about criticism. He’s taking Russia back to the good old days of the U.S.S.R. —- Moscow blocks four anti-Putin sites Moscow has blocked access to four websites run by opponents and critics of President Vladimir Putin http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26578264 » Posted By Kalima On March 15, 2014 @ 1:15 am 😆 Your first sentence made me laugh, and my grandmother taught me to always be polite. No worries about leaving a comment on MB. As long as you find something of interest there, that’s enough for me. » Posted By Kalima On March 14, 2014 @ 6:14 pm Thanks for reading it, and yes he was always an arrogant sob. The photo of him during his KGB days shows the face of a thug. The rumours of him being behind the bombing of that apartment building also rang true at the time. He uses the Russian mafia for his long list of politically motivated assassinations of journalists and others who get too close to the truth, then has the judges and crooked police in his pocket so nothing goes further than the rumours. Getting rid of him would be good for Russia and the Russian people but many live in fear of repercussions. Still, who knows what will happen when enough people get angry enough. This was also interesting. —- It brings a tear to the eye http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/03/russias-presidential-election If you are interested in international news and opinions, you can always visit me here where I do updates as often as the paywalls allow me to do. Pop in any time. Good night to you. https://planetpov.com/2013/11/20/morning-blog-11-20-13/ » Posted By Kalima On March 13, 2014 @ 9:05 pm Hi AdLib, think you are right about the Russian oligarchs, they seem to be changing sides. —- Russia’s oligarchs throw their weight behind Kiev’s revolutionary rulers Billionaire businessmen accept positions from Ukraine’s new pro-West government in a slight against Russian president —- How Vladimir Putin’s cheerleaders enjoy the good life in Britain Calls for sanctions against Russia’s political elite grow after disclosure that many who backed the Ukraine invasion own properties in Europe » Posted By Kalima On March 13, 2014 @ 7:59 pm Hi NoMan, I was awake but not on my computer. Sorry. This was an article I linked to on MB in 2011 and if I find those articles about the general feeling of Russians before the last stolen election, I’ll share them with you. Yes I have known a few Russians here who also despise Putin. VLADIMIR’S EMPIRE: A Look At Back At Putin’s Rise To Power http://www.businessinsider.com/vladimir-putin-russia-president-2011-9 » Posted By Kalima On March 13, 2014 @ 7:47 pm Hello NoMan. About those elections. There was voter fraud all over Russia, the opposition was beaten up in the streets and thrown in jail, and all the noise about Putin still being popular in Russia is an orchestrated arm of Putin’s propaganda machine in a country where the free press is no longer free. In stories I posted here at the time, many people decided not to vote out of sheer disgust. The only place Putin is still hugely popular is in his evil profiteering head. No he didn’t win fair and square, he stole the election which actually makes him a dictator. » Posted By Kalima On March 13, 2014 @ 12:28 am Hello choicelady. When the noise started about a possible second run for the presidency, I remember posting many stories about interviews with ordinary Russians about the prospect. They asked a cross section from street cleaners, rural farmers to office workers, and the majority consensus was “no thank you” and “anyone but Putin”. So although he might have some fanatical supporters left, for the stolen election it was many paid for by the Putin PR machine. You know how these dictators are, they think everybody loves them even if they were throwing explosives or kicking down his “palace” door. I so agree about the general standing behind him, he looks like a leftover from the U.S.S.R. and would frighten the life out of me day or night. Putin bit off more than he can chew with his power grab and the lame, lying excuse for it, and I hope to witness the melting of his waxworks face in the near future. » Posted By Kalima On March 6, 2014 @ 2:23 am Hi e’cat. No, Putin’s popularity took a nosedive way before the last stolen election, and many of those who took to the streets to support him were either his private mercenary thugs or payed supporters. That’s why you saw the opposition leaders and ordinary anti-Putin protestors violently beaten in the streets before being carted off to jail. This supposed great demigod can’t handle criticism, so he deals with it just like any dictator has in the past. The people who back him must know he’s crazy unless they are crazy too. I think the author is spot on when he points out that this is Putin ‘s war and not Russia’s. » Posted By Kalima On March 5, 2014 @ 6:42 pm Good Lord! 😯 WorldViews: A brief rundown of Vladimir Putin’s rambling press conference “They sit there across the pond as if in a lab running all kinds of experiments on the rats.“. —- Ukraine is Putin’s, not Russia’s, war —- Ukraine crisis: Russia to hold talks with Nato in bid to avert war US secretary of state John Kerry to meet Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as Europe discusses possible sanctions » Posted By Kalima On March 5, 2014 @ 2:25 am Putin wakes up in the morning and sees Lenin in his reflection in the mirror when he should be seeing Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin/Joseph Stalin. I agree about the value of the protest in Russia because of the violence they will incur, but when economic sanctions take hold, and the rich start to scream and shout, Putin will wish he were anywhere else but in Russia invading Ukraine. Plus he is not that popular with the general public anymore. He is a man of overreaching foolish pride and won’t back down lightly when his faux facade starts to crumble. Once it does, he won’t recover. » Posted By Kalima On March 4, 2014 @ 5:39 pm A brilliant article AdLib, it fits the situation like a glove. Putin’s path to glory and fame on the world stage of power has been planned for many years, and culminated with his second run for president and the violent stolen elections. During his brief time as PM he was already building castles for himself with dreams of grandeur rivalling a modern day Czar. For those who watched him closely, the telltail signs of image building with the shirtless horse riding, motorcycle rides with leather clad motorcycle gangs, the bizarre deep sea dive and finding a faux treasure, the sudden divorce preceded by the very obvious plastic surgery and Botox injections were all part of this one man illusion. Together with this man’s murky KGB past, his use of the mafia and mercenaries in “trouble spots” and political assassinations throughout the years, makes him a very dangerous time bomb, and maybe a calculating madman because very few share his ego driven dream of a United Russia. The fact that Russia has a seat on the UN Security Council must be causing many dire regrets as Syria stalls in it’s promise to deliver those chemical weapons that Putin “promised” they would. 🙄 President Obama’s Economic Assault approach is again the best way, and any American who cares about their country and her image abroad will understand this without question. Who cares what the Republicans think anyway, their aggressive stance after more than 10 years of endless war will seal their fate in time. The rumour mill noise before the Olympic Games even started, was that Putim was already planning to invade Ukraine using the games as a distraction. I have just finished reading this article about an interview with the former President of Georgia who was in power when Russia invaded his country in 2008. It gives some insight into how Putin rolls and what might come next. There are also two interesting articles from MB on Sunday about the home protests and if this will be the undoing of him. The other about how Russia can’t afford open conflict with the West due to the miserable state of its economy. —- Russia is Looking for a Hot War,’ Says Georgia’s Former President Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili knows a thing or two about Russian invasions. He warns that Ukraine may not be able to stop an all-out war with Russia. —- Russia: Could these protests topple Putin? Russia’s anti-government movement has been inspired by last week’s extraordinary events in Ukraine – but it still has much work to do —- Ukraine crisis: Russia cannot risk open conflict with the West Any precipitate action on the part of the Russians in Ukraine would put Moscow on a collision course with the West, one which, given the current poor state of the Russian economy, it can ill afford » Posted By Kalima On March 4, 2014 @ 1:14 am The Republican Charm Offensive…Less Charm, More Offensive I know you are working hard on it, and for my many American friends, I thank you. No, I would never consider becoming a citizen, it took long enough to get a British passport, and with it I have the freedom to go almost anywhere on this planet, so giving it up would not be an option. The Abe government is like any RW government anywhere, but the rest of the political parties are so weak and disorganised, that people are afraid to vote them back in. It’s a vicious circle here, and corruption is rife, as is the sudden increase in nationalism. Not good. » Posted By Kalima On February 25, 2014 @ 6:59 pm I agree cl, and have read that many on the fence Catholics are returning to the Church because of Pope Francis. Btw, going to Church every week doesn’t necessarily make you a good Christian. I know many people like me who find it physically impossible to do that, and God is wherever you choose to pray as long as your heart is good. We consider ourselves to be good people because of what we say, do, and think, not by the number of times we have been to Church in our lifetime. From experience there are many bigots and hypocrites who attend Church just to convince the neighbours that they are good. Then they go home and beat up their wives and children, or are secretly members of an organisation akin to the KKK. Yes, I join you in that hope of getting rid of that insane trash, America will be so much better off without it. I have no say in the country I call home, so I will feed off your victories, however small, because I care. » Posted By Kalima On February 24, 2014 @ 11:55 pm Isn’t there a law against the GOP’s jerrymandering, it sound illegal to me at the pace that they are implementing it, and you must be blind if you can’t see the motives behind it. The fact that all they have left is the RR and a few dumb Indies doesn’t seem to fluster them as they chant their constant “We speak for the American people” and “The American people don’t want this”. They have no idea what average Americans do want, or if they do, they don’t care. I have never seen a political party so out of sync with needs of its citizens unless it is a dictatorship or another out of touch conservative government like in the U.K. and yet although they never change course, believing in miracles, people will vote for them because they once again believe the lying propaganda. Never fails to shock me that so many people can be fooled over and over again. “My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother, drunk or sober.” Gilbert Chesterton » Posted By Kalima On February 24, 2014 @ 10:53 pm As always, right on target, AdLib. I suppose that they have never heard about “barking up the wrong tree”? Being as everything they say and do is offensive to someone, maybe they should read this that I posted on Sunday, and quake in their self-righteousness. The majority of Americans are not buying what they are selling.. —- Focus on Religious Right hides dwindling number of US churchgoers As research suggests just 25 per cent of Americans now attend church weekly, Republicans must cater for increasingly secular mainstream without alienating evangelical base » Posted By Kalima On February 24, 2014 @ 6:12 pm The American Political System and Accommodating Evil Hi kes, maybe Corker and crew should have studied why Germany has such a huge manufacturing success for decades, and it’s because the workers actually get a say in the running of the company, and in many cases, own shares. I’m glad to see that VW brought their long time work ethics with them. Good for them to stick up for the workers, they know that without worker satisfaction, their productivity would suffer greatly and still take pride in what they produce. It’s what helped us build a foundation after the war. » Posted By Kalima On February 19, 2014 @ 9:02 pm Exceptional article AdLib, and so true about the blind acceptance of what most of us know to be wrong. I have lived in a society where taking a stand is frowned on, but it has never stopped me from speaking out. Still, the reactions have been noteworthy, from shock to silence, change of subject, or sometimes even the patronising words that I’m a foreigner and don’t know how things work. Well I might be a foreigner but I’m not completely blind or deaf, understand and speak the language, and have lived here for over 30 years, so I don’t miss much. I see and hear the lies and corruption of the politicians here, see the RW influence on everything from nuclear power to the cutting of benefits for the needy, yes the RW are the same the whole world over, but the indifference to politics and important issues from the young here is frightening. The problem here is the education system, students are not encouraged to think for themselves, only to learn what is put in front of them, so thinking outside the box is rare. For those who do, the lure of foreign countries is the usual choice. Even more frightening is that although I pay taxes, I can’t vote or have a say in how the country is being led. Young people who can vote, are disinterested and don’t vote, and most of you in America can vote and have your say, yet some choose not to. So I agree that acceptance and complacency will be devastating, and things need to change so that the social ills can heal from the inside out. None of us should be afraid of speaking out against lies and injustice, after all, there are many more of us than there are of them. I’m still speaking out whether people turn their backs on me or not, at some point some of my words will sink in and so will yours. We have to keep elected officials accountable for their lies and actions, because everything they do for good or bad, impacts someone’s life. » Posted By Kalima On February 19, 2014 @ 5:12 pm And “God’s Mary to you” too, ppo. 😆 » Posted By Kalima On February 16, 2014 @ 5:31 am Konbanwa! Samui Tokyo desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu. 😆 » Posted By Kalima On February 16, 2014 @ 1:34 am Donny Hathaway – A Song For You https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HeHiio1sTTI Randy Crawford – Windsong https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DQzuY2BIYUw » Posted By Kalima On February 15, 2014 @ 2:04 pm A PlanetPOV Collection of Chris Christie Nursery Rhymes Nice one KT! » Posted By Kalima On February 10, 2014 @ 11:20 pm Wickedly wonderful, ppo. 😆 » Posted By Kalima On February 10, 2014 @ 11:19 pm He could wear a sign on his chest saying “The Unbearable Lightness of Being Orange and Dumb”. » Posted By Kalima On February 10, 2014 @ 11:17 pm With his skin tone, orange will be a “fashion police” disaster. They should bring back the striped ones, then he can pretend he’s a zebra crossing instead of looking like a gigantic M&M’s. » Posted By Kalima On February 10, 2014 @ 3:54 pm I’m honoured, Mr. AdLib. 😳 As Sophocles says: “A lie never lives to be old”. Well done NoMan!! » Posted By Kalima On February 10, 2014 @ 3:30 pmComments Posted By Kalima
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