9/11 and The Need For Enlightenment

Posted by khalling 12 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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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