Posts tagged 'History'

Understanding Radical Islam – Part 2

by SteveK @ Sunday, January 3rd, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, History, Media, Religion

In part two, we delve further into why some Muslims become suicide bombers or ‘martyrs’. An article titled Jihad, Martyrdom, and the Torments of the Grave, by Raymond Ibrahim, explains some of the more obscure (in the West) but powerful motivations for Islamists. Original posted HERE.
Why do some Muslims become suicide bombers or “martyrs”? In [...]

Obama’s First Year: Understanding His Ideological Framework

by SteveK @ Thursday, December 24th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History

With the passage of the Democrats’ Senate Health Bill, and the end of the year draws near, we can make some observations about President Obama — aside from his appointees who openly express pro-Marxist beliefs, or the latest White House Christmas tree ornament that displays the murderous image of Mao Zedong. Despite an American public [...]

Why Some Types of Government Are Better Than Others

by SteveK @ Thursday, November 19th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, History

From a historical standpoint America appears to be headed in a very precarious direction. While there are extremes on both ends of the political spectrum, the more hazardous end of that spectrum is preferred by the current crop of politicians running Washington. Exercising more and more control over the lives of other people is just [...]

Ted Kennedy Not As Praiseworthy As They Make Him

by SteveK @ Thursday, August 27th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, History, Media

The media has showered Edward Kennedy with nonstop praise without even attempting a more honest appraisal of this man’s life. While there may have been isolated moments where he actually did something praiseworthy, there are far more aspects to his life (and the Kennedy family in general) that are worthy of condemnation.
Of course no discussion [...]

Obama’s Cairo Speech Flawed, But Praised by Media

by SteveK @ Monday, June 8th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History, Media, Middle East

While President Obama’s speech had some strength to it, such as reminding Muslims that the holocaust did happen and that Islamic extremism is wrong, it unfortunately had even more faults. Obama often engaged in the typical rhetoric of moral equivalence, and revisionist flattery, in attempting to appeal to the Muslim world.
With Obama-history, Islam is praised [...]

Article From Russian Pravada Sees America’s Decline and Fall

by SteveK @ Friday, May 15th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Education, Government, History

Even the people of Russia are shaking their heads at what Obama and his administration are doing to this country. However, the wounds are self-inflicted as America elected Obama. But here is an article from the Russian Pravada by Stanislav Mishin titled: American capitalism gone with a whimper. In our defense, America really has not [...]

Poll Shows Obama the Most Polarizing President Ever

by SteveK @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, History

According to a new Pew Research poll, the partisan gap between Democrats and Republicans is 10 points larger than it was under George W. Bush. The poll shows a 61-point difference between Democrats and Republicans who think that the president is doing a good job. This is larger than any other president in recent history.
The [...]

The Source of Socialism’s Influence

by SteveK @ Saturday, March 28th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, History

To answer the question posed by my last posting we need to turn to the schools and universities. The root cause of the socialist ideas in popular culture can be traced directly to the education system in this country. It is here where many of the journalists, reporters, news anchors, writers and politicians received their [...]

The Reason Why Any Form of Socialism Fails

by SteveK @ Saturday, March 21st, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, History

The Left, with its belief in socialism and other forms of utopianism, always fail because they reject the core truths of mankind. Conservatives understand that mankind can never achieve perfection on this earth, while modern liberals believe it can. The history of the last century has proved that when movements attempt to perfect mankind and [...]

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