Clipmarks | Nationalism Clips

US Amy suspect in mass murder

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:42:45 GMT

clipped by: notareargunner
clipper's remarks: Maybe I am naive but does not the first sentence of the Times report ask more questions of multi-nationalism than the wish to prove it works.
Daydreaming always ends in disater. Now Let's get real.

As a former regular soldier I am sick and tired of listening to the cowering comments of those not prepared to defend their wn country. As in Britain, if all these immigrants really want to do something positive for their adopted country, go back to your own country. Enoch Powell warned of this over half a century ago, and was castigated as a prime racist. How right he has been proven.
My sincerest best wishes to the American people and all the victims of this heinous crime.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Suspect Was ‘Mortified’ About Deployment to War

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

WASHINGTON — Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, in turn, put him through college and then medical school, where he trained to be a psychiatrist.

Tags: murder, us army

Juan F. Nakpil, National artist for Architecture

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:39:39 GMT

clipped by: philippinetrivia
clipper's remarks: His firm, Juan F.Nokpil and Sons, is indicative of the creative Filipino family guided by a strong sense of cultural nationalism and generous participation in helping build an environment that is native to the temperament of the people, but at the same time embracing the demands of change from the rural to the urban way of life.

Clip Source: www.philippine-trivia.com

Juan F.Nakpil, National Artist for Architecture

Juan F. Nakpil, architect, teacher, and civic leader, is a pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture. He has shared his outstanding talents and services in creating edifices, both private and public, that are conceptually well-designed and conscientiously executed. While mindful of contemporary design, Nakpil has always advocated a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine traditions and culture.

He designed the-1937 International Eucharistic Congress altar, rebuilt and enlarged the Quiapo Church, and restored the national shrine that is Dr. Jose Rizal's home in Calamba. He has invested in each of the edifices he designed the proud spirit of creativity which integrates strength, function, and beauty in the large or small buildings that are the country's architectural heritage.

Stamp Commemoration

The Birth Centennial of Juan F.Nakpil, National Artist for Architecture

Published in History

Tagged under

Tags: juan f. nakpil, philippine architecture, contemporary design, distinctive architecture reflective, international eucharistic congress altar

Best Quotations | Quotes and Quotations SMS

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:23:34 GMT

clipped by: txtmania
clipper's remarks: A collection of Popular Filipino Quotations

Clip Source: www.txtmania.com

Best Quotations

SMS Categories 2 - Quotes and Quotations SMS

Popular Filipino Quotations as Text Messages, SMS

We cannot escape from loving one another.

Imelda Marcos, September 1973

Nobody can say how he shall die, but everybody must decide how and for what he shall live.

Jose Rizal

Anyone can make a living. The supreme duty of every man is to make a life!

Anonymous

Seek not from government what you cannot find in yourself.

Ferdinand Marcos

If by rebellion you mean to hope and to desire, to labor and struggle by every peaceful means for the liberties of my country, and if for that you demand the penalty of death, then gladly, willingly shall I die.
Jose Rizal, 1896

The real man is he who, of tried and trusty valor, does good, keeps his word and is worthy and self-respecting.

Emilio Jacinto

Not only nationalism but internationalism should guide our thinking process and permeate our way of life.
Camilo Osias

Tags: best quotations, quotes and quotations, sms, text messages, popular filipino quotations, text quotations

A Simple Observation

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:52:19 GMT

clipped by: disenchantedcitizen
clipper's remarks: The war in Afghanistan has become an aimless absurdity. It began with a reason, to find Osama bin Laden. Or so we were told.

Since then, he ‘may have’ moved into Pakistan. No one knows for certain.

Is it really necessary to continue this seven year long bled letting against a bunch of religious extremists and druglords many of whom have safe haven in Pakistan, only for the occasional victory? Victories that soon are negated by retaliatory actions of many of the same people we are there to ‘bring into the 21st century’.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s corrupt government skims the very drug trade that funds the indigenous forces NATO forces are fighting against and will therefore never lift a governmental finger to stop it.

Clip Source: chris-floyd.com

The logical conclusion of militarist nationalism (often called "patriotism") is always, in one way or another, a "Final Solution."

Set foot on that road, and you will get there. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe not in this generation -- but you will get there. The blood-and-iron logic of domination -- of self-assertion and self-aggrandizement at the expense of all others -- will take you there.

The choice is simple, the choice is stark, the choice is laid upon us all.

Bombing the Moon Gives A New Meaning to Lunatics

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:36:46 GMT

clipped by: celestialdancer
clipper's remarks: So how much does a metaphor weigh? A lot more than NASA thinks. The first man on the moon wasn't an American or a Russian, it was The Man in the Moon we all saw when we were kids, and somebody older showed him to us. That's the first man on the moon, her permanent resident, and now he's got a NASA rocket at his backside...

They used to call the mentally ill lunatics. But now I wonder who the real lunatics are. And if there is water on the moon, what are we going to do with it? Grow moon-corn for ethanol until we kill the Earth?
Such a great article it touched something, it really touched something more beautiful than finding water on the moon.

Clip Source: www.wbur.org

Landing a man on the moon to do it before the Russians was crazy enough.

The value was purely symbolic, and as far as symbolism goes, the moon has it all over nationalism. The moon has been a symbol since humanity began. She is Luna, who gave us the name for the months of the year, the faithful and lonely companion of Earth who lives in our oldest poems and crosses the sky of our dreams. She pulls up the tides and the blood in the bodies of women. She is the archetype who is always on the verge of stereotype, but never gets there because no matter how many bad songs and broken hearts she uses up, she is still just as powerful when you look up and see her in the sky growing full and sickle-thin. She works her poetic charms in English, Russian, German and every other language, the supreme metaphor.

Who does the moon belong to anyway? Can we just blow a hole in it without asking all the billions of people on Earth who look up at the sky every night and wonder at her beauty and talk to it?

Tags: bombing the moon, moon, nasa lunacy, science gone mad, who are the real lunatics

They Thought They Were Free

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:01:32 GMT

clipped by: sahara
clipper's remarks: 4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

Clip Source: www.rense.com

The 14 Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

They Thought They Were Free

By Milton Mayer

But Then It Was Too Late

Hyper-Patriotism in "Christian America"

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:23:29 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: I have pride in this country. I also see its flaws and make an effort to change them. We live in a global society and holding the belief that we're somehow exceptional clouds reality to such an extent that correct decisions become increasingly difficult to adopt.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

War on Terror vs. Geneva Conventions

Christian Nationalists are vocal in their advocacy of America becoming a Christian state. This may lead some to conclude that Christianity is the only basis for their ideology, but this would be a mistake. Christian Nationalism is at least as nationalistic as it is Christian and this nationalism on behalf of America is important in their policies, attitudes, and values.

Christians elsewhere in the world, including conservative evangelicals, object to America's invasion of Iraq and as well as America's treatment of detainees. Christian Nationalists, however, don't even try to defend their positions via Christian traditions or doctrines. America's actions in the War on Terror are justified in almost Machiavellian terms in which the survival of the nation is all that matters. The actual suffering of detainees or Iraqis is less important than the theoretical suffering of Americans in the future if harsh tactics aren't adopted.

Fact: Nearly All of Hitlers Beliefs Placed Him On the Far Right[

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:38:37 GMT

clipped by: zizzy
clipper's remarks:

Many conservatives accuse Hitler of being a leftist, on the grounds that his party was named "National Socialist." But socialism requires worker ownership and control of the means of production. In Nazi Germany, private capitalist individuals owned the means of production, and they in turn were frequently controlled by the Nazi party and state. True socialism does not advocate such economic dictatorship -- it can only be democratic. Hitler's other political beliefs place him almost always on the far right. He advocated racism over racial tolerance, eugenics over freedom of reproduction, merit over equality, competition over cooperation, power politics and militarism over pacifism, dictatorship over democracy, capitalism over Marxism, realism over idealism, nationalism over internationalism, exclusiveness over inclusiveness, common sense over theory or science, pragmatism over principle, and even held friendly relations with the Church, even though he was an atheist.

Clip Source: www.huppi.com

The politics of Nazism

Individualism over collectivism.

Racism or racial segregation over racial tolerance.

Eugenics over freedom of reproduction.

Merit over equality.

Competition over cooperation.

Power politics and militarism over pacifism.

One-person rule or self-rule over democracy.

Capitalism over Marxism.

Realism over idealism.

Nationalism over internationalism.

Exclusiveness over inclusiveness.

Meat-eating over vegetarianism.

Gun ownership over gun control

Common sense over theory or science.

Pragmatism over principle.

Religion over secularism.

. Ultimately, Hitler's views are not monolithically conservative -- on a few issues, his views are complex and difficult to label. But as you will see, the vast majority of them belong on the far right:

As Hitler himself wrote

"The Western democracy of today is the forerunner of Marxism…" (31)

Like the Basque country, Northern Ireland must prepare for occasional terrorist outrages

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:06:39 GMT

clipped by: zizzy
clipper's remarks: more @ clip source

Eta's current nihilistic campaign probably provides an even better comparison. We may in fact have to accept that – just as Spain and the Basque country will be shaken occasionally by the odd Eta outrage – the same goes for Northern Ireland and extremist republican groups. Basque nationalism has actually enjoyed more compromises from the Spanish state in the areas of language, culture and devolved power than Irish nationalists experience presently under their own devolved settlement. But for those in Euskadi who dream of an independent UN-recognised state straddling the Pyrenees the struggle must go on. And just as the uncompromising Etarras (militants) will continue with their futile terror, so too will an eternally insolent minority on the republican fringe

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

11 years after the Good Friday agreement and almost three years into the power-sharing miracle at Stormont, young men, many only primary school children at the time of the IRA ceasefire, are joining armed organisations that kill, maim and sabotage in the name of Ireland

Since the murder of two British soldiers last Saturday and the first terrorist killing of a PSNI officer two days later, politicians and commentators have sought to explain the actions of the Real IRA and Continuity IRA

Dermot Ahern, and then the taoiseach himself, Brian Cowen, branded those responsible for the murders "criminals". Meanwhile Martin McGuinness, the former IRA chief-of-staff turned peacemaker, denounced those behind the terrorist upsurge as "traitors" to the people of Ireland

It is worth deconstructing both of these labels – "criminals", "traitors" – in order to get a true understanding of what is driving those who are taking up the gun again in the futile (and oxymoronic?) pursuit of forcible unity

Farthering Our Grammar Skills

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:37:23 GMT

clipped by: carrerinyes
clipper's remarks: People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Here is the first reader's comment:

Sep 24 2009
7:27 AM

The Tim people went FURTHER; not farther!

It's funny to have a grammar-related article use a wrong word.

(Funny, he used a semicolon AND an exclamation mark)

Clip Source: network.nationalpost.com

National Punctuation Day: 24-hour mark of our failure

There’s no question that Canada urgently needs a federal Punctuation Improvement Program

The chief symbol of our shameful failure as punctuators is the doughnut chain celebrated by the late Pierre Berton as the essential Canadian story, a tale of “success and tragedy, of big dreams and small towns, of old-fashioned values and tough-fisted business, of hard work and of hockey.” And, we might add, of incompetent punctuation.

In a better world it would of course be called “Tim Horton’s,”

Early on, his coffee shops used an apostrophe in their name;

Like many traditions, the Horton apostrophe was a victim (so goes the accepted story) of Quebec nationalism. When Quebec decided that commercial signs should eliminate their possessive apostrophes, in the French manner, most companies hurried to comply.

In Quebec, Eaton’s became Eaton, until both Eaton and Eaton’s went out of business. The Tim people went farther.

Fascism [(fash-iz-uhm)]

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:25:17 GMT

clipped by: jmatts78
clipper's remarks: This small article compares Fascism and Communism. Both terms are being used to describe the current government elected American government by our friends on the right, however neither of these terms actually apply in reality.

Clip Source: dictionary.reference.com

A system of government that flourished in Europe from the 1920s to the end of World War II. Germany under Adolf Hitler, Italy under Mussolini, and Spain under Franco were all fascist states. As a rule, fascist governments are dominated by a dictator, who usually possesses a magnetic personality, wears a showy uniform, and rallies his followers by mass parades; appeals to strident nationalism; and promotes suspicion or hatred of both foreigners and “impure” people within his own nation, such as the Jews in Germany. Although both communism and fascism are forms of totalitarianism, fascism does not demand state ownership of the means of production, nor is fascism committed to the achievement of economic equality. In theory, communism opposes the identification of government with a single charismatic leader (the “cult of personality”), which is the cornerstone of fascism. Whereas communists are considered left-wing, fascists are usually described as right-wing.

Tags: fantasy land, fascism

On Conservatives and Nationalism

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:47:50 GMT

clipped by: baydawg

Clip Source: www.amconmag.com

the troubled relationship of conservative elites and the grassroots and to the broader problem of nationalism on the American right.

the grassroots believe what they are told conservatism is

by wrapping everything in the banner of Americanism

Government can expand enormously, so long as it is doing so in the name of spreading and/or defending freedom. This is tied to the mythology of American exceptionalism and mission that many conservatives believe that they alone accept, and any trampling of actual constitutional liberties can be justified so long as it is being done to “protect” America. Insofar as their nationalism tells them that country, people and government are bound up together opposition to any policies related to this can and must be defined as “un-American,” “anti-American” and “unpatriotic.”

Tags: conservatism, nationalism, government, exceptionalism, freedom, fear

14 DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:46:59 GMT

clipped by: foxyarse
clipper's remarks: Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

* Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.

* Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

* Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

* Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in th

Clip Source: dprogram.net

14 DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM

* Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

* Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

* Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; Communists; Socialists, terrorists, etc.

Tags: fascism

My 1933 Nightmare

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:17:14 GMT

clipped by: sincitykitty
clipper's remarks: ...as America's post-war hegemony began to erode internationally, and within the country white males were being challenged for their domestic dominance as well. These "Reagan Democrats" " i.e., consummately selfish pricks who were happy to take government largesse when it was helping to bring them into the middle class, but then immediately pulled the ladder up behind themselves afterwards, demanding tax cuts " began to lash out politically, responding to any line of crap that would harmonize with their embarrassing victimization trope by promising a feel-good response offering the muscular bludgeoning of women and dark people, both at home and abroad. In reality, of course, they were voting for a political movement that was talking tough-guy nationalism and scapegoating gays and other out-groups, but purely as a mask for further savaging the prosperity of these very idiot voters supporting their own undoing. In exchange for some cheap rhetoric and the occasional third-world war, they

Clip Source: informationclearinghouse.info

My 1933 Nightmare

I think it's the willful ignorance translated into incoherent, and in fact ironically self-defeating, rage that I find most discouraging. Can we really live in a country populated by so many fools, people who can so readily, proudly and belligerently be made into tools of their own destruction? Can the greatest political, economic, cultural and military power on the world's stage possibly be so incredibly backward at its core?

download storm frontline nation free full version pc game

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:51:43 GMT

clipped by: freepcgames
clipper's remarks: http://www.ourpcgame.net/2009/08/storm-frontline-nation.html

use above link to download this game

Clip Source: www.ourpcgame.net

"Unprecedented war is upon modern Europe. Former alliances have withered and every nation is now on their own. Nationalism and militarism dominates the politics, which has allowed sinister leaders to take charge. Secretly they build their armies and make up plans how to annihilate their enemies.

Tags: storm frontline nation, free, download, demo