It sounds like something Jim Morrison sang about that has no direct reference to anything but just sounds really cool.

Sufism is a big step towards Zen Buddhism.

If you had paid more attention to the stock market instead of bullshit pop culture you’d be rich by now.  Put another way, most people have no room in their brains for this stuff.  It was heavily advertised and so they went to see it like good little sheeple.  Then they took their kids to baseball practice.  I guess…

It is a blast owning a vintage car.  Driving it?  Not so much.

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“near the front of the alphabet.”

Indigenous is a loaded term and so therefore requires a lot of contextual understanding and/or presentation. If we’re going by the Bible/the Word of God then Abraham is NOT indigenous to Israel and all but to Basra, Iraq. That is where he lived until God said: “Go from your country, your people and your father’s…

I agree with all of this. Great points. Not to challenge you, I’m genuinely curious because I don’t know, what vocal and instrumental techniques are you referring to?

This argument has been made millions of time.  The Holocaust had nothing to do with the Palestinians.  And just because the UN made a decision doesn’t mean we have to uphold it.  

Congratulations. As I mentioned, the sons of Abraham weren’t the only people in town. Why is it that one group from that region from that 3000 year old time period is “indigenous” and has some sort of legal right and another group doesn’t?

Sorry, the what? The Indigenous people? Who exactly are those? And if you mean “Jews” and you are calling them indigenous then please blame the Italians. Would you also suggest turning Rajasthan into a Romani homeland? And if so do you imagine India would agree to that idea? Lots of people came from that slice of land…

Semi-pedantic but many of these are no longer camps and haven’t been for a long time. They are as permanent as it gets. Here, for example, is Zarqa camp.

Fair but with less cynicism I think.  There’s definitely a strain of “this is our land” in there on both sides, right or wrong, which is a righteous, and not cynical, point of view.  There is no way either side is going to back off of that perspective.  

Well, people don’t really give a shit about other people in general but beyond that Muslims in particular DO give a shit about other Muslims in a way that, say, Pentecostals don’t. And that’s unfortunately for better or worse. Plenty of idiot Muslims provide blanket sympathy with Al Qaida, ISIS, Bosnians and…

Country music was heavily (probably mostly) influenced by fiddle tunes brought over from Europe, primarily the UK. Scotch-Irish, etc. The banjo is an African instrument.  It is absolutely a product of both African- and European- Americans.  We have the actual physical proof of this in the banjo itself and the old…

Not necessarily trying to convince you but there is a ton of good “country” music out there if you look past country pop music to “Americana” or folk or whatever. Not only that, there are a ton of African American “country” performers many of whom are women. The banjo player on Texas Hold Em, Rhiannon Giddens, is…

This is from 1998. Written though, not directed.

I posted a calm, respectful post stating that while I disagreed with Dr. Strange, I respected his opinion which I thought was well argued. For my troubles some other poster called me an “astroturfing shitheel.” Someone was so angry about what an anonymous person wrote in a 30 word (or so) post about a candy bar they…

I largely disagree with your assumptions but I am astounded at the insane reactions to your well reasoned posts.  Keep at it man even though I do think you are wrong here.