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  • Posted by mckenziecalhoun 10 years, 3 months ago
    It is particularly effective, I believe, when people read things that are not predigested amalgams of already well-understood concepts.

    Go read something that contradicts what you think, regardless of what that is.

    That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
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    • Posted by $ Stormi 10 years, 3 months ago
      Absolutely right, do not stay in the box!
      I read Mao's Little Red Book multiple times, Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals", and "Brainwashing in Red China", not because I agree with them, but to see what Rand must have known about communism o understanding where we were headed. Mao read about George Washington, whom he admired as a military man. The Chinese presently read Mahan's "The Importance of Sea Power on History", and heed the advice, which our leaders are not doing.
      I had to read Marilyn Manson's autobiography, to learn his songs were influenced by Nietzsche, to show my then teen daughter, he was not independently brilliant, but was using the philosopher's ideas. She turned to philosophy instead.
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      • Posted by khalling 10 years, 3 months ago
        stormi, you should check out uncommonsense posts in here regarding Islam. he has copious links to books and materials and posted alot of the content in here
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        • Posted by $ Stormi 10 years, 3 months ago
          Khalling, thanks, I will keep my eyes open. I like to know about their ideas, but would find living under them intolerable. No way would I put headgear on and be subservient, nor would I give up driving my Camaro! I once took classes with Saudi men, as the only female in the group, I got strange looks from them. I used to give a couple of them rides after class when we were going the same direction. We could talk got along fine, and discussed our differences in beliefs, from religion to law. I just knew, I would never want to live in a country where their ideas prevailed, however. I am still trying to reconcile where Islamic ideas fit in with the end goal of one world socialists. Somehow, I expect the two do not intend to co-exist in that supposed utopia, yet no one seems to address it.
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          • Posted by 10 years, 3 months ago
            In a war between Progressives and Islamists, who do you think would win?

            This is a good thing to watch:
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFvklPpGZ... (I just watched it last night) and I just now started reading the book Infidel, by one of the panelist in the debate, Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
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            • Posted by $ Stormi 10 years, 3 months ago
              Thank you for the link to the debate on Islam, quite informative. Actually, my daughter read "Infidel" a couple years ago, and brought it to me to read. It supported the picture I had after college classes with Muslim males (their own women were not allowed). I might add, that those males were quite free to shack up with US women students and did, while women in their country would have been punished for such action.
              I wonder about the Progressives vs Islamic situation, recognizing that neither group promotes Christianity. Progressive one-worlders are busy homogenizing Christian religion, with a transition to UN Gaia worship as the expected stepping stone to worship of government. Now, I do not see Islam going down that path as are Christian churches blindly doing. At some point there is going to be a major parting of the ways. While Progressives presently advocate Sharia Law in some areas of the US, it is not part of their end game plan. I see some major trouble brewing before it is over.
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              • Posted by 10 years, 3 months ago
                I don't think progressives can wrap their heads around evil....they think everything should be fair and surely islam is the religion of peace. arg
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                • Posted by $ Stormi 10 years, 3 months ago
                  You are more generous with progressives than I. Too often they are evil in their treatment of any with an opposing doctrine. Their support of some is often a temporary divide and conquer tactic in class, religious or economic warfare. They will finish those people they reluctantly support later, after they attain their goals. One has only to read communist training manuals to see from whence their ideas come.A large percentage of Congress is now socialist by membership. Religion, of any type, except the worship of state, is a fly to be swatted in their end game. They do not want fairness for all, but only for their select supporters.
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                  • Posted by 10 years, 3 months ago
                    Good points. I actually think this about some of my "friends" who have no idea WHAT they vote for. Just because they don't realize it, and won't think about any of it long enough to question anything or seek answers, doesn't mean they didn't just vote for evil itself...which makes them the supporter of evil, and evil themselves. Not following the results of your actions to their logical conclusion, or being complacent, or willfully ignorant, or basing all of your decisions on emotions.....all end with an evil result...BUT THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 10 years, 3 months ago
    This makes me wonder if the effects are cumulative from reading multiple novels simultaneously and or from reading novels back to back. As I always have at least 4 novels going at any one time I will assume that these effects are and that I have been boosted to God like abilities…LOL I wish.
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  • Posted by DaveM49 10 years, 3 months ago
    I presume some of this is dependent on the novel. Reading Charles Bukowski or any Beat novelist might well numb the brain for a week, if not longer.
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