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Tuesday, 23 June 2009
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08 July 2009
Before I go...
As a final act before I'm gone for the rest of the month, I edited and posted the video of my white belt level 1 & 2 tests on YouTube. The video is here. Also, several of you asked me about a FaceBook page; my new account is up, although Google apparently hasn't found it yet.
I hope you enjoyed Independence Day, and have a great July!
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Jason C. Diederich
I hope you enjoyed Independence Day, and have a great July!
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Jason C. Diederich
03 July 2009
Happy Independence Day
Just a few days after Iraq's National Sovereignty Day, we have American Independence Day. I think it's appropriate that the two holidays are so close together.
Anyway, I want to wish everyone happy Independence Day--it looks like I'll be out of town until almost the first of August. I do have a request for anyone who reads this--if you spend the rest of the year as some sort of "hyphenated-American," try putting it aside for just this one day. Stop dividing everyone you meet by color, gender, or whatever else it is you're hyphenating... and just be an American.
You might even find you enjoy it! I hope it becomes a habit.
Anyway, I want to wish everyone happy Independence Day--it looks like I'll be out of town until almost the first of August. I do have a request for anyone who reads this--if you spend the rest of the year as some sort of "hyphenated-American," try putting it aside for just this one day. Stop dividing everyone you meet by color, gender, or whatever else it is you're hyphenating... and just be an American.
You might even find you enjoy it! I hope it becomes a habit.
24 June 2009
I Was Wrong About Torture
I have often said that the trouble with the "torture" debate has been that "torture" has never been adequately defined. I don't know anyone who actually endorses "torture" as a policy, but we disagree about what actually constitutes an act of torture. By the standards of many liberal politicians, bikini-waxing businesses should be closed down. As it turns out, I was incorrect: a thorough examination has been made, as even the New York Times reports: waterboarding is NOT an act of torture. Of course, the Old Grey Lady can't help but refer to it as a "brutal" tactic, anyway--since that perjorative still hasn't been legally defined:
12 June 2009
29 May 2009
Parental Authority? Freedom of Religion? Nonesense, You're the Property of the State!
A Minnesota judge
ruled that 13-year-old Daniel Hauser would be forced to undergo unwanted chemotherapy treatments which were contrary to his family's religious practices. When his mother left the state rather than comply with the unconstitutional ruling, federal law enforcement was dispatched to bring them back--even though no crime had been committed.
Young mister Hauser has now undergone his second court-mandated chemotherapy treatment--to loud applause from the media.
The message: you have no right to your own beliefs. You have no right your own children. You have no right to your own body. You belong to the State.
Fascism? Yes, we can.
ruled that 13-year-old Daniel Hauser would be forced to undergo unwanted chemotherapy treatments which were contrary to his family's religious practices. When his mother left the state rather than comply with the unconstitutional ruling, federal law enforcement was dispatched to bring them back--even though no crime had been committed.
Young mister Hauser has now undergone his second court-mandated chemotherapy treatment--to loud applause from the media.
The message: you have no right to your own beliefs. You have no right your own children. You have no right to your own body. You belong to the State.
Fascism? Yes, we can.
23 May 2009
On Liberals and Torture
The liberal population of the U. S., led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, continues to characterize the use of waterboarding as "torture." To any sane person, this is ludicrous: waterboarding is a practice used to train our own military pilots to survive water landings. Further, the technique itself consists of nothing more untoward than pouring water in the recipient's face for a period not to exceed 40 seconds.
While any other country would consider the allegations that this constitutes torture ridiculous, in America it simply confirms what conservatives have known about liberals for years: liberals don't shower.
Update: If Nancy Pelosi truly believes that waterboarding is, in itself, torture, then why isn't she calling for its removal from U. S. military training? Torture is illegal under the UCMJ, training or no. And why isn't she moving to close down BDSM clubs--especially all of the ones in the San Francisco area?
Finally, if waterboarding is defined as "torture" simply because it's painful--regardless of the magnitude of pain (cf. al Qaeda interrogation manual), then what is her position on bikini waxing?
While any other country would consider the allegations that this constitutes torture ridiculous, in America it simply confirms what conservatives have known about liberals for years: liberals don't shower.
Update: If Nancy Pelosi truly believes that waterboarding is, in itself, torture, then why isn't she calling for its removal from U. S. military training? Torture is illegal under the UCMJ, training or no. And why isn't she moving to close down BDSM clubs--especially all of the ones in the San Francisco area?
Finally, if waterboarding is defined as "torture" simply because it's painful--regardless of the magnitude of pain (cf. al Qaeda interrogation manual), then what is her position on bikini waxing?
22 May 2009
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