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Friday, December 12, 2008

All marriages are mixed marriages, so goes a quote quoted by EX_TURPI

It set me thinking what the author could have meant by that. I could reckon various interpretations. At one level, it seemed that what the author was saying is that invariably two people who get married do come from different backgrounds and hence it is a mixed marriage. It could also mean that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Coconut and use of coconut and coconut products in food is good for health

So some studies say. But others equate coconut to cholesterol, heart problems. What's your take. It's so confusing because what some studies say one day is completely upturned by other studies another day. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

When Obama won, can it be said that anti-racism won?

When Obama won, people said anti-racism won, and if someone like Palin won, they would say women won? But do you think voting patterns are as simple as that. Or has it got to do with a reaction to the previous Pres, the management of the election campaign - particularly the media, strategic... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Masked goons attack activists and cut their fingers.

The condemnation comes from a right-wing fascist party and left-wing parties wanting to take power: They say the guilty must be brought to book. The liberal party that is in power remains silent. Do u think an alliance of the left-wing and right-wing forces even if the immediate short-term cause is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Does takin part in mainstream politics help push social agendas you want to

What I mean is that many times social workers join mainstream politics in that they stand for elections in the hope that the social issues that they are raising can be brought into mainstream political debate and acted upon. But when they get elected they realise that the fires that they have to... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

When someone goes on making digs at you, but in a very subtle manner

in a mailgroup, or personally at social occasions, do you just pretend they don't happen or do you take the person head on or what other way? Your suggestions would be highly appreciated. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

When someone belongs to a disadvantaged community in society and takes

exception to his daughter deciding to get married to someone who belongs to a still more disadvantaged section of society, what would you say to him? That hey, why this sense of looking down on a person from another section of society? Or, hey, don't you think you are better placed to understand... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Why are the world's problems taken up in the flavour-of-the-day mode?

Climate change is a major problem, but so are many others. Why do there come certain phases when one problem becomes the flavour of the day and others that were the flavour of the day yesterday are confined to the corners or flames? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Aren't racism and sexism two sides of the same coin?

Aren't racism and sexism two sides of the same coin? i CAN'T HELP OPINING THAT racism and sexism are two sides of the same coin What do u say? They're made of the same metal but are visually different or rather they are differently manifested, Reposting this as got no response last time and I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Aren't racism and sexism two sides of the same coin?

i CAN'T HELP OPINING THAT racism and sexism are two sides of the same coin What do u say? They're made of the same metal but are visually different or rather they are differently manifested, Sign in to see full entry.

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