Links to read:
TWO: Theresa May says tens of thousands held as modern slaves in Britain: The shocking number of people held in conditions of slavery in modern Britain has been revealed by the Home Secretary
THREE: Time magazine’s POPULAR results for MAN OF THE YEAR voting [Ferguson protesters winning by a large margin]
FOUR: Lucky Yodelling Christmas Pickle Ornament
FIVE: Koran should be read at Prince Charles' coronation says top bishop
Please cast your vote in the following poll, which closes on Tuesday:
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Any guesses on which group is behind the slavery? Perhaps the same group that enslaves people all over the middle east? The group that sold Africans to Europe and the Americas hundreds of years ago?
ReplyDeleteAnyone? Anyone? Buehler? Ducky?
Ooh! Ooh! I know! Ask me! Ask me!
DeleteBecause a guess will always satisfy a bigot.
DeleteCould be Muslims. Could be Eastern Europeans.
Could be Tony Blair not paying the help.
But don't wait for the data. It's the fringe right way.
Who indeed, Silverflddle? The evidence of proclivity toward and approval of enslavement so strongly points to one philosophy/culture in our age - Islam. And, as it happens, the one case I knew of personally was .... a Muslim 'owner.'
DeleteRight, Ducky,
DeleteWhen it's authorized the the religious patriarchs, it's not sex slavery.
Duck,
DeleteStats, please.
I think they should read Through the Looking Glass at King Charlie's crowning
ReplyDeleteWhy I went with five.
DeleteThe Koran IS twisted and distorted.
The pickle is tempting but I go with the Redskins greeting.
ReplyDeleteSome are a little too thin skinned about this matter.
The world according to left wing nuts:
ReplyDeleteTrayvon Martin was just walking down the road when George Zimmerman shot him for no reason.
Michael Brown was just walking down the road when a cop shit him in the back for no reason.
Eric Garner was just standing there minding his own business when a cop put a choke hold on him and killed him for no reason.
Personally, I think Moochelle bears some of the blame here for not getting da message out to da bro's in da hood.
Vigilante, you write essentially the truth. I do have some reservations about Eric Garner, however. I think the chokehold may have been too much force for an obese, older suspect. But what were the alternatives?
DeleteWow. So hardly anyone cares about slavery (a big problem here too, exacerbated by our useless broken immigration system) but ecumenical prayers at silly coronations really bother you guys. Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteJMJ
The English don't have a Constitution. They rely upon "tradition" to uphold their values and Mohammed has never played a part in them.
DeleteThe question asked which phenomenon represented societal devolution in the 21st Century.
DeleteSlavery is as old as humankind. While is is a stain of shame on humanity, it is not a devolution because it has always been around.
5. Amazing that a country that literally owned most of the world has been reduced to a defenseless withering coward in the face of such barbarians. Ditto Germany, Sweden and most of the other 'civilized' countries in Europe. People better get a clue about the pure evil that is the islam cult.
ReplyDeleteThe Redskins should change their name to the Savages.
ReplyDeleteWohoo, Kid!!
DeleteKid:
DeleteThat's funny...
Given their location, I think they should change their names to something like the Bureaucrats, or perhaps, the Beltway Bandits
The NATIVE-AMERICAN Savages, Kid, and then you'd really have something, ;-)
DeleteFor sheer nincompoopery, I voted for 1 - Redskins. The pickle does not approach this level of reflexive brainlessness. The others are far too serious, although the 'Man of the Year' vote surmounts the brink of a 'silly, no brain, fool' as defined by the Urban Dictionary.
ReplyDeleteBaysider,
DeleteThe yodelling [sic] pickle is in there just for fun.
Mr. AOW needed a white elephant gift for an upcoming Christmas party at the stroke club. The yodeling pickle (There are several varieties of these!) was one of Amazon's suggestions.
Just how does anyone even dream up such a thing as a yodeling pickle?
While #3 is screwy and Time Magazine has always been a whacko publication, I chose #5 because the British have become even more whacko. The Royal
ReplyDeleteFamily, indeed!
@Indiana Jones,
BRAVO ZULU, my friend!
In that survey of silliness an additional option would be my choice: ALL OF THE ABOVE!
ReplyDeletePrince Charles recently said "I am a Christian." The Bible should be read at his coronation. Perhaps a psalm or something from the book of Proverbs.
ReplyDeleteHe is not a follower of Muhammad. Why would he have anything read from a book which demands either his subservience, taxation or death? If he is to be king, let him be a king in the tradition of the English people. (*Note I did not say British.)
Tammy