Journalists have themselves to blame for the decline of trust: which papers have run their own investigative pieces on phone hacking or other seedy tactics at other papers? Which papers that commonly run stories about the sexual peccadillos of politicians, movie, music and sports stars have also run stories about sexual antics of editors and/or reporters?
Well, the position of the "west" is hypocritical whichever side one stands on. The author of this piece obviously thinks the west should have intervened somehow, even if only verbally, but also thinks that nations should self-determine their own system. He thinks that we should have done something about repressive regimes, but not intervened in Iraq.
Once these "revolutions" have reached their conclusion, it will be interesting to see if they take up the ethnic cleansing that has become so common, and so unremarked, in many "democratic" Muslim states.
Mr Kenny is, you know, trying to stand in the way of, you know, the living nature of, you know, language. He's, like, so 20th century.
You reckon? So Churchill and Eisenhower must have had an idea that D-Day was somehow wrong, or they would have allowed that planning to leak to the public?
Let's see. I make $100,000 a year and I spend $110,000 a year including paying the interest on my $40,000 debt. I wonder how long I can keep this up?
Yes, we all want green energy, as long as it is produced somewhere else. If there is any chance it may obstruct our view in the slightest way, we'd rather have global warming, thanks.
Rage generally has three sources:observing the commission of a moral wrong, being cheated or feeling helpless. At one time or another, most of our gadgets are guilty of the second two.
If those who pay (including government) cut corners on the amount they pay to owners, owners must cut corners in their operations or go bankrupt. This is true whether the home is for-profit, non-profit or run by a council or other government agency.
Absolutely! We should keep our hands off the banks and let them get on with their business they see best. That worked so well for us all in the previous decade.
It's a cultural misunderstanding: b*******d is not a swear-word in Australian. More often than not, it is used as a term of affection.
Basic rule, one that seems to have been forgotten for a decade or two: If you can't afford it, don't do it.
About time this dole blodger left - he has been taking the Queen's shilling whilst doing no work for far too long.
How much do they make now?
Doesn't always work. My wife does most of these things (except the curtain) and I haven't killed her even once.
Why Egypt Matters: The Implications Of The Protests
Commented Jan 29, 2011 at 22:22:50 in World