Monthly Archives: August 2011
Threatened Languages of France
The French Constitution declares that French is the only language of France. Although France has declared some regional languages to be language of France, France is prevented from ratifying the EU Treaty on Minority Languages due to its Constitution. A … Continue reading
Filed under Basque, Europe, France, French, Indo-European, Indo-Hittite, Isolates, Italian, Italic, Italo-Celtic-Tocharian, Language Families, Linguistics, Occitan, Regional, Romance
Catalan TV
This is the first video I have uploaded that shows the Catalan language. I could only make out a few words here and there, and I was helped by the visuals about what they were describing. If this was on … Continue reading
Filed under Catalan, Indo-European, Indo-Hittite, Italic, Italo-Celtic-Tocharian, Language Families, Linguistics, Romance, Spanish
Sweetened Popcorn
Just ate a whole bag of that stuff. Good Lord that was gross! I eat popcorn a lot, usually buttered or cheesed. I can handle that just fine. There’s salt in it, but an extraordinary amount. There’s not that much … Continue reading
Russia: Welcome to Capitalist Hell
Say what you will about the USSR, but they never had dirty bums on the streets begging money and sniffing glue. Of all things, street children. Good God, what a mess. Whether it works or not, capitalism is definitely not … Continue reading
Filed under Capitalism, Economics, Eurasia, Regional, Russia
A Look at Some Spanish Dialects
One thing that is interesting once you learn to speak Spanish fairly well is that you can start to pick up the differences in various Spanish dialects. I am told that people who don’t know Spanish well can’t pick up … Continue reading
Meet Grady Warren, Tea Partier, Wild Racist
Here. This guy is a fairly prominent Tea Partier. His writings and videos are regularly linked on Sarah Palin’s website with no disclaimers. He’s the voice of the Sarah Palin crowd. He’s running for President. His platform: deport all illegal … Continue reading
Filed under Conservatism, Political Science, Politics, Racism, US Politics, White Racism
Jesse Jackson Says the Tea Party Would Have Opposed Integration Too
Well of course they would have. Any Black person associating themselves with this political movement needs to have their head examined. The article quotes a professor who says that the Right’s obsession with hating the federal government and reducing the … Continue reading
Filed under Blacks, Civil Rights, Conservatism, Democrats, Europeans, Government, History, Modern, Obama, Political Science, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, US, US Politics, Whites
The US Government Just Printed $15.2 Trillion in New Money
In my previous post on this subject, I noted that the US government just printed $15.2 trillion in new money. It used that money to bail out the insolvent banks and financial firms. Specifically, it used that money to buy … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Government
The Stupid Party
The Republican Party has been anti-science for a long time now, since Reagan in 1980 at least. Part of the problem is due to capitalism. Capitalists simply reject science when it gets in the way their profits. That’s why the … Continue reading
Filed under Capitalism, Capitalists, Economics, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Politics, Republicans, Science, Scum, US Politics
A Few More Comments About Black Diners
In reference to the Black Diners post which caused so much controversy, there were a couple of things that I forgot to mention about in that post. The post discussed very fat Black ladies who ordered multiple servings of the … Continue reading
Filed under Blacks, Culture, Europeans, Race/Ethnicity, Whites
