Russia better be careful « The HabitableZone

Russia better be careful July 1, 2011 6:39 am Eri

Or Tom Cruise and John Travolta will ban their movies in Russia.

Oh wait, that might take money out of their pockets. Never mind. Religion always takes a back seat to prosperity.

Damn, I’m cynical today.

Interesting! The powers that be in Russia have a long and sordid history of battling (and banning) religion. Opiate of ... by mcfly 2011-07-01 09:22:03
- EDITED: Wait a minute, isn't that a contradiction? Scientology claims to be a religion, but that's only so it ... by ERa country that permits 2011-07-01 10:37:21
  - Scientology is a pattern of corruption that has invaded the inner chamber of Hollywood and therefore, Russia's oil conglomerate, so ... by Eri 2011-07-01 15:10:20
- If people are telling you that history has no patterns, one possible reason is that they don't like what the ... by TB 2011-07-01 09:28:17
  - History doesn't repeat, but sometimes it rhymes. by Lee 2011-07-01 15:33:11
  - Theories are like opinions. Everybody's got one. And opinions are like... well, let's just say everyone has one of those, too. by ER 2011-07-01 10:22:12
    - ...he opined. by Eri 2011-07-01 15:23:56
  - Just a theory maybe, but a good one. You're correct. We're all valid historians in our own right. If you find ... by mcfly 2011-07-01 09:39:33
    - You can see how TB's "reframing" technique works. First he accuses you of saying something you didn't, then he ... by ER 2011-07-01 10:30:52
      - I looked it up. The word "reframing" does not mean "acting as though something someone said had an actual ... by TB 2011-07-01 10:44:59
        
        Santayana was a socialist gay radical middle of the roader espousing creationism while evolving into a mongrel monkey? by Eri 2011-07-01 15:13:01
        
        I use the term "reframing" the way Robert defined it here about two years ago when he first exposed your ... by ER 2011-07-01 10:59:07
        
        Friend, go back over this thread. I said this: "If people are telling you that history has no patterns, one possible reason ... by TB 2011-07-01 11:09:58
        
        And why didn't you? That is what this thread is about. I think. Wait. I've lost track of what I ... by Eri 2011-07-01 15:15:53
        
        Whatever you're on, I want some! by TB 2011-07-01 15:50:54
        
        I just told you. Gin soaked olives with a little vermouth in the gin. :-) by Eri 2011-07-01 16:01:48
        
        Tom, I already explained this to you once before. And I know you were paying attention because you hadn't attempted ... by ER 2011-07-01 12:20:35
        
        It's this simple. It's always been that simple. by TB 2011-07-01 13:06:53
        
        That's bullshit Tom. No, I don't doubt for a moment that economic freedom is better than economic control. ... by ER 2011-07-01 13:32:12
        
        "Ownership class?" Ah. "Bourgeois truth." I wonder how much you have to own to become a member of the "ownership ... by TB 2011-07-01 15:02:24
        
        And FURTHERMORE! I just re-read that harangue, and I must apologize, it is a bit over the top. I just ... by ER 2011-07-01 12:56:50
        
        Nature has a reality? I wonder if it's the same reality I'm in or another reality. Really. by Eri 2011-07-01 15:20:04
        
        Hey, I don't take any of this personal. Never did. I do let the frustration blow over once ... by TB 2011-07-01 13:10:31
        
        Yes, it does, because we create it. It prays to us: "O Creator, please leave us in peace instead ... by Eri 2011-07-01 15:21:36
        
        P.S. As you come up with further thinking on that "I" vs. "wave" stuff, put it down here. ... by TB 2011-07-01 13:13:21
        
        Reality may not care what any of us thinks, but we have no choice but to think about reality. ... by ER 2011-07-01 13:25:03

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