9/11 and The Need For Enlightenment

Posted by khalling 12 years, 2 months ago to Culture
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"What is clearly needed and clearly lacking in the Muslim Middle East are strong voices for Enlightenment, modernist values: a respect for human reason as opposed to blind faith; individual liberty and autonomy; free markets; and honest governments limited to protecting life, liberty, and property."

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  • Posted by $ johnrobert2 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Anyone remember Little Beep from 'Beanie and Cecil. Gee, I wish I could text/type like that. How great would that be?
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't know. So I guess that leaves me :-& (Tongue tied). :)
    khalling is right, if anyone knows NMA will. My keyboard will not reproduce what she can. Yeah, I like that, blame it on the hardware... Shoot, I was typing out loud again... dag nab it...
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  • Posted by $ johnrobert2 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    (As I make obeisance to my teachers) Thank you. Thank you. This unworthy one has learned new skill.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah. You'd kick my ass in hair coloring for sure. Never done it...never will. Bring on the gray. :)
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  • Posted by $ johnrobert2 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    'Born Yesterday'. Wasn't there a movie by that name. Actually, there were two. 1950 with Broderick Crawford and Judy Holliday and 1993 with Melanie Griffith and John Goodman. Since you're female, I guess you'd be the Judy/Melanie role. Ditsy turned smart. Sort of a Pygmalion thing.
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