tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post1287065869618435218..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: An letter on the issue of Rape in India from AnonomousDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1160805541867757592013-01-08T11:49:10.479-05:002013-01-08T11:49:10.479-05:00This is just India.
There's much more. All y...This is just <a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/vd-saikumar/ten-most-heinous-rape-and-sexual-assault-cases-that-took-place-in-2012/10200107711246289" rel="nofollow">India.</a><br /><br />There's much more. All you have to do is look.DRRhttp://d.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65199020298004660492013-01-08T11:02:16.567-05:002013-01-08T11:02:16.567-05:00It seems to me that the men of both countries are ...<br /><i>It seems to me that the men of both countries are afraid to face each other, so they have decided to attack woman instead.</i><br /><br />Outrage duly noted, but the statement above is a rookie miscalculation: attributing gender psychology to geopolitical motives. Don't kid yourself honbuns. The "pussy motherfuckers" are more than willing, and increasingly able, to kill each other in whatever way presents itself as expedient - heinous or fast. Dead is dead. And violent crime committed in the name of ideology? It is advertised - across many channels. Never let a well executed rape go to waste. What happened to this young woman is something else. Orders of hatred.<br /><br />(OTOH if you want to correlate religious beliefs with treatment of the weak or disenfranchised - women, children, old people and handicapped - make the case. Be warned, it's already been done on this site many times.)DRRhttp://d.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48717582691910564962013-01-08T05:55:59.141-05:002013-01-08T05:55:59.141-05:00Add to this the problem of trying to figure out wh...Add to this the problem of trying to figure out where our Muslim happy President really stands on things, and, well, oh well....Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50905282385749370012013-01-08T05:52:57.282-05:002013-01-08T05:52:57.282-05:00Rather than protecting minorities, the minorities ...Rather than protecting minorities, the minorities are used to political purpose, are most often hit upon in some way, or like in Syria and its Christians, taken into a coalition and used and exploited to remain in power.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32214191538068238702013-01-08T05:50:37.178-05:002013-01-08T05:50:37.178-05:00The only job of any government is to protect all o...<i>The only job of any government is to protect all of it’s citizens.</i><br /><br />This is all fine and dandy but we all know this is not the case - anywhere really, much less 'over there'. The reality is most governments,especially over there, are in the job of protecting themselves.<br /><br />It's great to go on about sad realities, but I don't see any solutions offered.<br /><br />Most here are pretty well toughened up and despairing about many things, which may account for our behavior.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16307814983940670462013-01-08T03:30:27.108-05:002013-01-08T03:30:27.108-05:00Thank you anonymous.Thank you anonymous.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31571284965568986692013-01-08T01:45:10.967-05:002013-01-08T01:45:10.967-05:00I must say that I am shocked, but not surprised by...I must say that I am shocked, but not surprised by the comments regarding this article. Entirely too many fools on both sides of all issues have decided to exercise their "God given right", to express their opinion. Most opinions expressed have nothing to do with the article they are commenting on. I find this to be very sad. I would suggest that the children go back to their playground and resume, "sticking their tongues out at each other and saying 'NA-NA-NA-A'". If you have nothing of an adult nature to say regarding this article, just go away!<br /><br />This is a serious article about a serious problem in India and many other countries. We in the "West", feel that we are immune to the repercussions of these problems. Sadly we are not. No matter what we do, we will be blamed. Either, we interfered or we did nothing to stop it.<br /><br />Many of the problems in most “third world nations”, stem from lack of government protection of their citizens. The only job of any government is to protect all of it’s citizens. All governments must protect the minorities from the masses, as well they must protect the masses from the minority. While I do concede that this is a balancing act for government, it is required of “good government”.<br /><br />Let us move on to the story that sparked this discussion. It is by all accounts a horrible story. As I understand it, a young couple left a movie theater . They hailed a taxi-cab, but the cab declined to pick them up. They then decided to board a bus to go home. After the couple boarded the bus they were attacked by 6 men, one of which was a 17 year old “minor”. During the attack, the man was beaten and his leg was broken. One might think that this was done to prevent him from coming to the aid of the female victim. Both victims were stripped of their clothing so that if they escaped the public would shun them and not want to help them. The male victim stated that he was beaten with an iron bar and his leg was broken. In addition to the actual rape by 6 men, the “iron bar” was used to rape the female victim. The rape with the “iron bar” was so horrific and penetrated her body so deeply, that she died of massive organ failure and damage due to the attack. We must ask the question, “Why was the male victim allowed to live?”.<br /><br />In my opinion, the male victim was allowed to live so that he could describe the attack. There is a much deeper dynamic going on here than we understand in America. This is a hatred with as purpose. I feel that no one in India, or the rest of the world wants to admit what this attack was really about.<br /><br />If we note the title of the article and the embedded video clip at the beginning, we see that it has to do with “Kashmir”. Kashmir is the disputed region that has been a problem since the founding of India and the subsequence breakup resulting in the founding of Pakistan. This seems to be a hatred that will not stop! It seems to me that the men of both countries are afraid to face each other, so they have decided to attack woman instead. All I can say is, “What a bunch of pussy motherfuckers!”. One can only surmise that these “brave men” have decided to attack the “weaker sex” of their foes, rather than face other men.<br /><br />That being said, India has a problem with the number of men verses the number of woman. China is in a similar situation that it must deal with. There is nothing more dangerous to a society than a bunch of “horney men”, without enough women to marry. Women have always been a stabilizing force on men. It is sad to note that the cultural norms of India and Pakistan and China fail to understand this basic fact. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41633743825344048832013-01-08T01:21:42.173-05:002013-01-08T01:21:42.173-05:00Marriage Proposal<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dYslhL71k1M" rel="nofollow">Marriage Proposal</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8103424554971769112013-01-08T00:02:46.166-05:002013-01-08T00:02:46.166-05:00In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.5%. One m...<i>In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell 0.5%. One major move was China Pacific Insurance, 2601.HK -2.10% which declined 1.9%, on news that Carlyle Group is selling its remaining stake in the insurer.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Australia's S&P/ASX 200 started the day higher, but soon succumbed to selling pressure and was down 0.3%.<br /><br />Major miners pulled back despite another overnight increase in the price of iron ore: Rio Tinto was down 1.3% and Fortescue Metals Group FMG.AU -2.56% lost 1.4%.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27625463738856445352013-01-07T23:24:49.456-05:002013-01-07T23:24:49.456-05:00I drink wine because I don't like to keep thin...I drink wine because I don't like to keep things bottled up.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62423441592562771022013-01-07T23:18:46.375-05:002013-01-07T23:18:46.375-05:00On this day in 1953, President Harry S. Trurman an...On this day in 1953, President Harry S. Trurman announced the U.S. had developed a hydrogen bomb. The disclosure came during his State of the Union address.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75139471646492119352013-01-07T23:12:40.187-05:002013-01-07T23:12:40.187-05:00Cant tell you how many young ladies I have known w...Cant tell you how many young ladies I have known walking on the street, both ears plugged in, totally not paying attention....<br /><br />Of course they think I am a nut when I tell them about situational awareness....<br /><br />but we do our best to educate the uneducated.<br />wionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85361941262126749232013-01-07T23:10:58.212-05:002013-01-07T23:10:58.212-05:00When Hagel's nomination was first floated, gro...<i>When Hagel's nomination was first floated, groups such as the Republican Jewish Coalition were quick to object, citing what it called his "failure to support Israel".<br /><br />...<br /><br />The nomination of Brennan, while less controversial, has also come in for criticism from liberal Democrats unhappy at his previous record at the CIA.<br /><br />Brennan had been a candidate to lead the agency in Obama's first term but withdrew his name from consideration. In doing so, Brennan told Obama that he was "a strong opponent of many of the policies of the Bush administration, such as the pre-emptive war in Iraq and coercive interrogation tactics, to include waterboarding".</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26828322927318409092013-01-07T23:05:41.422-05:002013-01-07T23:05:41.422-05:00She may have just entered Congress for the first t...<i>She may have just entered Congress for the first time, and may be a member of the Democrat Party, but North Dakota’s Senator Heidi Heitkamp says the movement to ban guns, and especially the White House’s proposal, is “way extreme” and she’s not going to support them. Moreover, Heitkamp says that she’s not the only one who rejects the plans, suggesting that the legislation is simply too extreme to ever pass Congress.<br /><br /> Host George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. Heitkamp: “Are you willing to sign on to some of the reforms that Vice President Biden and President Obama are already talking about?”<br /><br /> “You know, it’s unclear,” Heitkamp said. “I mean, you read Washington Post stories and you listen to what the administration says, and so I think what we need to do is we need to take a look at what happened at Sandy Hook.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80175161223442666452013-01-07T23:01:20.710-05:002013-01-07T23:01:20.710-05:00Schwarzenegger offered a similar defense: “I think...<i>Schwarzenegger offered a similar defense: “I think one must always keep it separate,” he told reporters Saturday. “This is entertainment, and the other is a tragedy beyond belief and serious and the real deal.”<br /><br />Hollywood can pretend that it doesn’t have a responsibility. But most of us know better.<br /><br />After Sandy Hook, all that gore at the movies just doesn’t feel entertaining.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40230358266080375992013-01-07T22:54:05.975-05:002013-01-07T22:54:05.975-05:00President Barack Obama is slated to meet Afghan Pr...<i>President Barack Obama is slated to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday, the White House said in a statement, a meeting that comes as the United States tries to determine how quickly to draw down troops in Afghanistan after more than a dozen years of war.<br /><br />In 2014, the Afghan army and police will take over the country's security as U.S. combat forces withdraw. The two countries are trying to hammer out a deal on the nature of any U.S. troop presence after 2014.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53181353023506591622013-01-07T22:51:45.363-05:002013-01-07T22:51:45.363-05:00From what is known, however, the case is thought t...<i>From what is known, however, the case is thought to be strong enough that Holmes might accept a plea agreement before a full trial gets under way.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Although the suspect’s lawyers have already told the judge that he is mentally ill, they have not revealed whether they will attempted to defend him on the grounds of insanity.<br /><br />Last week, Judge Sylvester, refused a request from prosecutors to block two “lay witnesses” whom the defence plans on calling to testify about the suspect’s mental health.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29696297282607794252013-01-07T22:39:23.960-05:002013-01-07T22:39:23.960-05:00There’s a silver lining to the bitter cold that ha...<i>There’s a silver lining to the bitter cold that has enveloped northern India: it could help bring food prices down.<br /><br />...<br /><br />High food prices have been troubling policymakers on another front: How to bring down lending rates to stimulate industrial growth without pushing up overall inflation? Lower food prices may just give more impetus to the central bank to start cutting lending rates.<br /><br />And if that does happen in the central bank’s policy review on Jan. 29, the shivering populace can thank the cold wave.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76091902551226596802013-01-07T21:40:15.834-05:002013-01-07T21:40:15.834-05:00That's a big twinkie.That's a big twinkie.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81617957235926501852013-01-07T21:22:38.592-05:002013-01-07T21:22:38.592-05:00Where Rufie Shaves<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DMXCUaoIGYk/UOuB7YJMTJI/AAAAAAAAAYI/uRab9VusxTc/s1600/Rufies-Sink.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Where Rufie Shaves </a>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64862704764572774902013-01-07T21:17:36.967-05:002013-01-07T21:17:36.967-05:00So you want a trillion dollar platinum coin? Ok: h...So you want a trillion dollar platinum coin? Ok: here are some facts: <br /><br />•Platinum has traditionally been the most valuable precious metal for one simple reason: it is rare. <br /><br />•It is so rare, that all the platinum ever mined could fit into a 25 cubic foot box. <br /><br />•The weight of that box comes out to just over 16 tons: this is how much platinum has been mined since the start of time.<br /><br />•A coin valued at $1 trillion and made out of platinum would, at today's price of $1557/ounce, weigh in at 642.3 million ounces. <br /><br />•642.3 million ounces is also roughly 18 thousand tons, or about 1100 times more than all the platinum mined.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91823941238616602032013-01-07T20:55:37.358-05:002013-01-07T20:55:37.358-05:00You only need two words to describe the absurdity ...<i>You only need two words to describe the absurdity of the $ trillion coin.<br /><br />Nadler and Krugman.</i><br /><br />Or,<br /><br />Rufus and RatBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50914530698973138792013-01-07T20:55:25.966-05:002013-01-07T20:55:25.966-05:00.
They even make money on their reserves.
It use....<br /><br />They even make money on their reserves.<br /><br />It used to be they didn't get paid for the reserves they were forced to keep on hand at the FED. Since the 2008 fiasco, the rules were changed and now they collect a small interest payment on the funds thay have at the FED.<br /><br />So they borrow money from the FED at zero interest, deposit it at the FED to cover their reserve requirements, and them make money on it through interest the FED pays them. And all at zero risk.<br /><br />Money for nothing and the chicks are free.<br /><br />Why bother taking the risk of lending money to the hoi polloi?<br /><br />.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89839641387129193962013-01-07T20:54:22.378-05:002013-01-07T20:54:22.378-05:00Looking under Platinum (correcting your misspellin...Looking under Platinum (correcting your misspelling) Coin Act I didn't find anything. I did find -<br /><br />http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112<br /><br /><br />from this -<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/100354751/Sorry_Folks_The_1_Trillion_Coin_Is_UnconstitutionalBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23357069446780712092013-01-07T20:46:04.132-05:002013-01-07T20:46:04.132-05:00.
You only need two words to describe the absurdi....<br /><br />You only need two words to describe the absurdity of the $ trillion coin.<br /><br />Nadler and Krugman.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.com