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Entries from July 2008

Open letter to migrants to the West

March 27th, 2005 · No Comments

Dear Foreigners From Non-Egalitarian Countries,
I have heard many people say that you shouldn’t be allowed to come here. I have heard regular people - not just the extremists on the far right - say that you don’t try to fit in here and you create your own communities within our community and don’t understand the […]

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Tags: Feminism

Personal Belief System Principle I

March 13th, 2005 · 1 Comment

The equality of men and women is universal and not culture-dependent. Therefore, any attempt to legitimize sexism or oppression of women, especially violent attacks on women because of their sex, through cultural norms is illegitimate. Being sexist is universally immoral.

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Tags: Feminism

Images of America

March 5th, 2005 · 1 Comment

America and the consequence of her foreign policy is an insitution of things to talk about, even when something else is the main point.
Ultra Bra - Kahdeksanvuotiaana
Kahdeksanvuotiaana tiesin
että maailma tuhoutuu
kaksintaistelussa suurvaltojen
kahdeksanvuotiaana tiesin
että ihminen murskautuu
silmänräpäyksessä
historiaan
Kävikin niin, että sodat ovat
monimutkaisia kansallisia konflikteja
joissa ammutaan
ja joissa kuolee
aina vähän ihmisiä kerrallaan
joissa kuolee
aina vähän ihmisiä kerrallaan
Kahdeksanvuotiaana tiesin
että maailma tuhoutuu
kaksintaistelussa suurvaltojen
kahdeksanvuotiaana etsin
kartalta […]

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Tags: Outsider · Politics · US