Everyone needs to read this comment. Thanks for sharing your story, and for taking the time to educate folks.

I agree with you that the wording is incredibly awkward, and feeds into the perception that feminists just love abortion. If Erin felt the need to insert something along these lines, it would have been much better to spell it out.

Better yet, maybe a comment about how the Colombian government (who FARC is fighting…

I did a short Baltics tour a few years ago, but have spent a lot more time in RU/UKR/MD than I have in Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia. To my chagrin. I take these work trips periodically, and I always think "Here I go again, to another dimly lit terminal filled with cigarette smoke and plastic bags full of salo."

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I love Lithuania! And Denmark. I can see how your Lithuanian roots would color your perception of the Russian Federation, and I'd be curious to know how these issues are being covered in whatever press you read in either Lithuanian or Danish.

This kind of thing is terrifying, and can apparently happen anywhere. It would be interesting to hear the British government's side of this, but I'm having a hard time imagining a scenario on which what they did is defensible.

I know the LGBT stuff is making the news in the States, but another reason to be frustrated with Russia getting the games is what they have done in the name of "security" in the North Caucasus, the environmental cost of the Sochi Games, and the cost to the people of Sochi. This is a great video: http://www.hrw.org/peo…

Of course. In the context of this conversation, though, which is about Kanye's comments regarding opportunities for various groups in the United States, I think it's fair to treat Jews as benefiting from white privilege. On a global scale, you are absolutely right. There are also Black Jews in the United States…

No. Lieberman had been an enthusiastic backer of every US military incursion from Vietnam to Kosovo. It was at its worst after 9/11 but Joe Lieberman has never met a use of force that he didn't like.

I'm an old person, but I'm going to be honest, this sentence makes no sense to me: "You know they can just put us back or put us in a corporation."

Well, Lieberman's a war-mongering DINO (at the time). Are you sure it was because he's Jewish? I can totally see voting against a Gore-Lieberman ticket based on Lieberman's more troubling foreign policy stances.

Is it possible that you're giving him too much credit? I mean, I'd love to think that Kanye is talking about how African American wealth tends to be more precarious than White wealth, and how systemic and institutional racism have made it difficult for Black Americans to build a financial safety net (which, the US,…

I can see why you might see that in my original comment, which is why I went back and clarified. Whiteness plays a huge role, and the gender thing is also in play (although it's worth noting that 2 of the 10 female Senators in the 113th are Jewish).

These are complicated issues, and absolutely worth discussing, but…

Oh, no doubt that racism is a huge factor. I think we can both be right. Jews are de facto white people at this point, plus there are cultural legacies that lead to over-representation in prestigious and lucrative fields. But I'm not suggesting, in any way, that racism isn't a problem, or that African Americans…

I think there's a relevant conversation to be had, but Kanye isn't having it. Jews are statistically over-represented in elected office in the United States, for example. Also in Nobel Prizes worldwide, and in any number of other indicators. This isn't because Jews are "connected." It's because there is a…

Its just that the one side is so wrong and results in millions upon millions of animals being tortured, and the other side's main point of contention is "we really don't like the way you bring this message about".

I have an idea, Moz. How about you stay in England railing about immigrants and how the Chinese are a 'subspecies," and leave those of us in the colonies alone to enjoy our delicious meat products. Deal?

Mmmm...this is the same Morrissey that called the Chinese "a subspecies." He's an enormous racist, so the idea that he would come down harder on Obama than another US president is not at all far-fetched.

You'll rock pregnancy, and there's nothing wrong with the interventions, but one thing they don't tell you is that you can't have them RIGHT THAT SECOND. They have to bring in the anesthesiologist, who might be busy, do the prep, etc. It might be over an hour from what I understand. Even something like a narcotic…

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