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Really great layout, Wilf!



More on this, but generally agree.....



On the whole, I agree, but there is a fuzzy zone surrounding "military means". For example, look at the early 20th...

Hi Folks,



I would certainly agree with the comment on Hitler - that really comes through in watching old clips of the Nurenburg rallies. I'm not sure Goesh is talking about the "moral"...

Hi WM,



This is rather tricky for me to do, in part since I'm in the process of reformulating it, so apologies if it's not up to snuff. I first started using the idea via Husserl, Schutz and...

Hi WM,

Always funto gte into philosophy debates with you :D.



That's actually a really good question, and I'll try to answer it. My first observation would be that unless we are planning on...

Interesting question!

I'm starting to think there might be question or at least part of a question for Marc.:D - Maybe it gets to perceptions of time, space and scope by opponents. Maybe there be...

Hi Brian,



I really think that you should split your third point into three separate ones:

Target the physical, environmental and infrastructural causes of the insurgency. As an example,...

Really good point WM. When I teach using analogies, which I do a fair bit, I usually try to use two differing analogies and then ask the students how they interpret the results - i.e. what is the...

I love that! You're quite right about the mis-use of analogies and metaphors. They are, however, probably the best communicative devices our species has worked out for a "quick and dirty" type of...

Good point but, like many metaphors, large numbers of the target audience will assume it is true - with all of their connotations. That was one of the reasons I suggested using images of Sheiks as...

Hi Sargent,



Why not combine them and, at the same time, add in some "grand parent" figures as the local sheiks? After all, one of the serious problems with the baby issue is that "White Man's...