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How innocent is our intelligentsia?

17 Aug 2007 – 10:38 pm

From “Responsibility and War Guilt: A Culture-Setting Intelligentsia”, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Gabriel Matthew Schivone:
What about degrees of responsibility and shared burdens of guilt on an individual level? What can we learn about how one views oneself often in positions of power or authority?
You almost never find anyone, whether it’s in a weapons plant, or [...]

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World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2007 – 9:02 pm

When I was paying for my purchase at NTUC FairPrice, I saw that the cigarettes shelf was completely covered with a white piece of paper, and on that paper was written:
31 May
World No Tobacco Day
I didn’t know such a day existed, until today. Wikipedia says that the WHO created it in 1987.
It’s a farce, [...]

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Osama writes

18 May 2007 – 1:05 am

Osama writes to America (emphasis added):
(vii) You are a nation that practices the trade of sex in all its forms, directly and indirectly. Giant corporations and establishments are established on this, under the name of art, entertainment, tourism and freedom, and other deceptive names you attribute to it.
Pretty much in line with what I have [...]

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History of Oil

15 Apr 2007 – 9:25 pm

Everyone must watch this! (UPDATE: I’ve watched it 3 times and still find it funny!)
Robert Newman’s History of Oil (45 mins)

Totally hilarious stuff, but with a serious message at the end about the state of our world’s energy source — oil. Robert is extremely witty! I especially loved his impersonation of Tony Blair. I [...]

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