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It's probably the softness of the local geographic water on the map. There should be a little pale blue line from the Elan Valley to Birmingham.

I can't help but suspect that it is more religious than racial. There is the Islamic - Jewish chasm, and then the political aspects, left - right. Hamas full well knew what the result would be of their incursion. Israelis know full well what the results of their reprisal will be. My particular bias is that I hold the Israelis to a higher standard than I do its neighbours.

Go back to Canada, if you don't like it here?

Fair enough ... but why are you (we) not pointing out passionately these other alleged wrongs in the Middle East? He is asking whether (perhaps implying) there is a bias. Is that not somehow relevant?

A little rhetorical for my taste ... but it is an interesting point

What was the actual post that got him into hot water? I can't seem to find a copy ... screen shot anyone?

aaarrgghhh!!!!

A boring answer to a question asked on another thread. The light is re-emitted in the infrared.

Currently reading Determined by Robert Sapolsky. If anyone is interested in the biochemical origins of our behaviours then this is a book for you. As the title implies it is a pot-shot at free will. I would say it is an easier read than his Behave.

For Diaby's goal when everyone went to 'hug' Diaby, Ollie went to retrieve the ball from the net. Presumably as a commemoration for Diaby's first Premier League goal.

And possibly even Buendia?

Saw him play twice ... a 4-0 defeat to the Blose (1968) and a 1-4 win over Naarrech (1975) I can't say I remember much from way back then.

Here's a question: do we think Klopp or Pep would have done as well as Emery if they had replaced Gerrard given the same constraints?

Meh! Compared to the right to bare arms and the like.

He meant comminuted ... so he's crushed.

In recent history ... the last ten years or so ... been there twice. I recall only one bookshop worthy of recall, and an excellent one at that. Being there is not that unusual other than I live in almost rural Canada just an hour's flight from the Pacific. My favorite bookshop? Crockett Book Company. Is it special? Well, it is small, local and it has survived so far. Mods ... you can give me a warning now!

Err ... ??? I wonder if literacy will also improve.

From 2018 According to parents and community observers, 80 percent of the students are Muslim. The school declined to comment.

You really should do a quick google search before writing such stuff.

Don't worry Ruge ... Halloween is a Pagan festival just like Christmas and Easter, but just a bit more feral.

From When the British came to North America, they brought these traditions with them. The Puritans of New England, who refused to observe any holidays which might be associated with pagan beliefs – including Christmas and Easter – kept the observance of Guy Fawkes Day on 5 November as a reminder of their supposed moral superiority to Catholics. Guy Fawkes continued to be celebrated up until the American Revolution of 1775-1783. The rituals of Samhain arrived in the United States less than a century later with the displacement of the Irish in 1845-1849, during the potato famine. The Irish, largely Catholic, continued to observe All Hallows' Eve, All Saint's Day, and All Soul's Day along with the practice of "souling" but these festivals by now were infused with folk traditions such as the jack-o'-lantern.

A different point of view

I'm not sure how you can draw a neat line between nationalism and religion. Jews came to Palestine (Mandate) because of persecution ... and that persecution was mainly religious.

No problem Thug. For me, it is not a question of who is wrong or right, or perhaps good or evil. It is about understanding the underlying dynamics. Of course, I get the Palestinian ire for being pushed around in their own country. I also get the Jewish desire for a homeland after millennia of prejudice. I don't see an easy answer. I don't see what the answer can be. But it is not painting one side as black and the other as white. I happen to see religion as stupid and in this particular instance as divisive. Again I don't know what the answer is but demonizing one side or the other is not it.

See Panto's reply.