Legalized by democratic process.
by Dave on April 7, 2009
Borat, Art, and the Eye of the Beholder
Borat: “I do a picture, only small, of the Tishnik Masacre. Where many Uzbeks…crushed!”
Kindly Gray Hippie: “How did you feel when you drew this?”
Borat: “Very proud!”.
KGH: “I’m just listening with sadness…a little sadness for your people…?”
Borat: “Yes…no, it is not sad. It is us who do the kill!”
When in doubt, consult the classics [5:30 mark].
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Over on the Mindless Diversions site...
Our intrepid commenter A Teacher tells the story of how he published his NaNoWriMo book (and, of course, tells us how we can get a copy of it for ourselves). ( 1 comments)
Nobel Peace Prize Jury Faces Formal Inquiry
Read the story here. Here’s the paragraph that would make clicking through worthwhile, if you’re still undecided:
If the Stockholm County Administrative Board, which supervises foundations in Sweden’s capital, finds that prize founder Alfred Nobel’s will is not being honored, it has the authority to suspend award decisions going back three years — though that would be unlikely and unprecedented, said Mikael Wiman, a legal expert working for the county. ( 9 comments)
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Oh, they’ll find a way to spin it, Dave.
I continue to has mixed feelings about the gay marriage issue, but I am happy to see it the result of legislative, and not judicial, decision-making, for sure.
Nonetheless, someone probably will find a way to spin it, indeed, Erik.
The Corner actually has a remarkably similar post up as Dave’s.
And look, I understand the mixed feelings on this issue especially from well-meaning Christians who have honest reservations about this sort of change. Some people are less honest about it, and are using it as a political weapon, but many are just not sure about this drastic of a move. I wasn’t at first. I’ve had a change of heart, which has largely been due to my own personal relationship with members of my family who are gay (and the fact that many of my wife’s good friends happen to be gay) and these sorts of personal experiences can change how we view the world.
I just think this is one area especially where the culture wars are failing to produce anything but division.
Nathan,
I understand the mixed feelings as well. Personally, if people could just live and let live, we could save ourselves a whole lot of trouble. Unfortuneately, that’s wishful thinking.
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