Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to 1. Duh, “this person” has been saying for decades that the u.s. system is essentially fascist at its core, as you’d know if you were at all familiar with my “life time of work.” But there’s a difference …

In reply to mosckerr. When you say that Arabs cannot pronounce the letter P, you mean (or should mean) that Arabic speakers generally pronounce P the same way we pronounce B. It’s not as though the pronunciation of a letter is inherent to it. A…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Palestine has its origins from the Greko-Roman European empires. The name Balestine makes about as much sense as the opportunist Arafat claim that these Arab stateless refugees originated from the Philistine boat people …

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Worked with Arabs in Beer Sheva. At that place of employment, we had a Jewish worker by the name of Pennie. Arabs can not pronounce the letter P, so everyone referred to Pennie by the name Bennie. LikeLike

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In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I assume that this — “Balestinians (Arabs can not pronounce the letter P)” — is supposed to be the “reason,” but it seems rather inadequate. LikeLike

In reply to merjet. I don’t find your last response persuasive. There is no comparison between Trump’s “handling” of the pandemic and that of Fauci or the Democratic governors, at least governors like Wolf (PA), Murphy (NJ), Cuo…

this person speaks as if fascism hasn’t been standard for many many many decades now a life time of work , and this is the result tragic this is what happens when you only read academic literature

In reply to mosckerr. mosckerr, Can I ask why you refer to Palestinians as “Balestinians”? I assume that it’s not a typo, since you do it so consistently. LikeLike

Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions. How much from short vs. long-haul flights? How much from rich vs. poor countries?