Monthly Archives: September 2011
Dying Minority Languages and Standardization: Some Problems
I have been studying some of the minority languages of Europe lately. One thing that they have in common is that in a number of cases, there have been proposals made for centralization and standardization of the language. Dying languages … Continue reading
Filed under Basque, Celtic, Dialectology, Europe, France, Indo-European, Indo-Hittite, Isolates, Italic, Italo-Celtic, Italo-Celtic-Tocharian, Linguistics, Occitan, Regional, Romance, Sociolinguistics
Does Language Learning Carry Over to New Languages?
Not nearly as much as one might think. For instance, I am relatively well versed in the Romance languages. I can read Spanish quite well, but not fluently. I can read a bit of French. And I have studied reading … Continue reading
Socialism and Welfare
Comrade Patrick asks: Robert I am a socialist but one thing I struggle with is the phenomena of intergenerational welfare families. There are people in America who are on welfare and whose ancestors have been on welfare for generations. Hypothetically … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Government, Socialism
Great Site: Introvert Zone
Here. It takes a while before you figure out exactly what it is that you are. Well, I have figured out that I am an introvert. I wasn’t always this bad of one, but this is what I have become … Continue reading
Filed under Personality, Psychology
American English Teacher in Korea Goes Nuts on Bus, Attacks Korean Couple
Video on the video site here. Interesting video. This Black English teacher in Korea got into it with an older couple on a bus. The Korean man said something in Korean that sounds like “nigga” but really it just means … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Asians, Blacks, Koreans, NE Asia, Northeast Asians, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Ridiculousness, South Korea
Being Black in Japan
The race realists and White nationalists frequently say that the Japanese absolutely detest Black people.* Based on this video, I would say that that is somewhat of an exaggeration. However, also based on this video, I would say that the … Continue reading
Jared Taylor, “White Identity: What It Is and Why It Is Necessary”
I helped edit the book that he holds up at the beginning of the video. One of the reasons that Taylor is so hard to argue with is that he is so honest. Most of what he says is straight … Continue reading
Filed under Europeans, Race Realism, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, White Nationalism, Whites
Socialism, Multiculturalism and the Latin American Future of America
What do we on the Left want? We want an increasingly socialist America. Social democracy of any sort would be just fine and dandy. What’s the best way to work towards that? A declining White% of the population. White nationalists, … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Conservatism, Economics, Europeans, Latin America, Left, Political Science, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Socialism, Whites
Republican Psychos
The Tea Party, or the Republican Party, or whoever, is threatening to shut down the government again? What all this about? Disaster relief? Job creation?
Filed under Government, Politics, Republicans, US Politics
Everything Republicans Say Is a Lie
That’s really all you need to know about the Republican Party. It’s generally true around the world too. Everything that rightwing and conservative politicians say is a lie, except when they are stating the obvious that everyone agrees with. I … Continue reading