Military Censorship

Current Events Yet Again

First came the typhoons and I did not speak up because there are no typhoons here.
Then came the floods and I did not speak up because there are no floods here.
Then came the famines and I did not speak up because people are not hungry here.
Then the air killed us all and there was no one left to speak up.



Not my problem


A moral outrage


Who is she wearing?

Even More Current Events

Americans are proud of their reputation for religious tolerance. Except when they are not. Sometimes it seems that American tolerance means Catholics and Protestants can live side by side peacefully. That is great but what about all those heathen religions? The ones practiced by those whiteless Americans who are not real Americans since their grandparents came from somewhere other than Europe. From my experience Americans are far more intolerant of Muslims than are Israelis. And Israeli xenophobes have a better case for concern. And Israel never claimed to be tolerant.

More Current Events

Are most goyim antisemitic? I am not sure how you would quantify such a thing. Polling 100 people in Ohio is not the most representative sample. Nor are 100 people in Iran. If you could poll a billion people all over the world then maybe we would have something. Go to any website with a story about Israel or the IDF and if they allow comments then you will see some of the most racist things anybody could possibly say. But is the hate and idiocy online a reflection of offline attitudes or do people use that anonimity to say the craziest things they would never say in person?

A Few Current Events

I’m not an extremist. I do not believe that unions should always have their way and I do not believe that managers should always have their way. I think every case should be viewed on its own merit. In this case I think the unions should be thankful to have jobs and happy that the government is even offering anything at all. The fact that top government officials live in luxury is irrelevant. That is an issue for the courts and the voters to correct. I can sympathise with people who work hard for little money but I’m having a hard time sympathising with people who risk the education of children and the health and safety of the public for 1.6%. The average RSA high school teacher makes R10 000 per month. An extra R160 does not seem like enough to put people at risk. That is three extra Starbucks coffees each month.

My New Niece

Dara and Shirah are both resting comfortably. Coming to life seems to take a lot out of a person. Giving life does not seem like much of a picnic either. When people announce births they always mention how much the baby weighed and how many inches she was. I have never really understood that. Does anybody need to know how many inches any baby is? I think as long as she is healthy and has all the right parts that is what matters. So you will get no baby inch report from me. Sorry. Quite frankly I could not say. I have no idea. I could ask her mother but she is probably asleep right now. I could phone her father but he is probably asleep right now. I could ask Shirah’s grandmother. I know she knows that sort of thing. But she is probably asleep right now. We seem to sleep a lot in my family. Especially in the middle of the night.