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A World Without Hitchens

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The New York Times redrew the printing of its front page, after news broke that legendary writer Christopher Hitchens had died Thursday night.
The New York Times told Poynter that the presses did not stop to include the story of Hitchen’s death, as was originally reported by the Atlantic’s Nicholas Jackson. According to Poynter, the story was confirmed before deadline and the front page was redrawn to “change the line-up of stories.”
The Atlantic’s Nicholas Jackson wrote early Friday morning that The New York Times redrew its front page to include news of Hitchen’s death. Jackson wrote, “That is, the most influential newspaper in the world has put its work and printing process on hold to make room on the front page for the obituary of a single man.”
Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010. He passed away late Thursday night from pneumonia, a complication of the esophageal cancer he had. Hitchens was named a contributing editor at Vanity Fair in 1992. He has authored two dozen books and wrote for publications such as The Nation, the Atlantic Monthly, Slate, Harper’s, The Washington Post and The Huffington Post.

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Dieudonné Wants to Kill All White People?

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Hehe, no, its just Jews he wants to kill (all of them, babies and old alike), and in any case its just a joke, a silly little joke, no need to get crazy over it. Right?

Well, its pretty racist to say you have no choice but to kill someone just because of them being born into a culture, country, religion or color of any kind, but since this is a joke it is just a racist joke.

If a Jewish actor or a stand up comedian (there are a few of those I think) would make a poor joke about punishing Dieudonné for his stupidity by raping each one of his five children, it would also be a stupid and racist joke, because these children did not choose this person as their father, they have no control over what he does and says, why pick on small kids? (if they are not Jewish, that is).

And many times there are people who are only part Jewish, lets say someone who had a Jewish Grandmother, should he be killed? maybe we should just cut off his limbs, or just one hand and half a leg. Or a Jewish baby that has been taken from his family, he will grow up not knowing he is Jewish, should he still be killed? or a Jewish 6 year old girl in Paris, should we stab her in the heart and cut her stomach open, take her heart out and burn her body in the street? hehe – just a joke.

Kill Them All! (just a joke)

(this guy is a French comedian, already heavily involved in far-right activity and has some racist issues in his past, he is controversial and very blunt, however in his last production he has probably demonstrated how blind hater of any other group can deform your intelligence and sense of humor)

The Pope Likes iPads

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It looks like the head of the Catholic Church does advance with time, here he is using a tablet computer to set a mountain alight with the Christmas spirit. It is a shame that the same people find it so hard to do the same when this comes to sex and condoms, because just moving the bar a little and saying that condoms can save people from AIDS will start healing millions on Africans who simply do not know any better.

If you can use iPads you could probably also tell the world that condoms are just great, and allow Africa to start preventing AIDS from killing so many of its people, do this good grace this christmas.

No Bikini in the New Egypt

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“We love truism, but hate foreigners” welcome to the new Egypt.

The new plan is to force tourists to adapt to Islamic values, including a ban on bikinis and mixed beaches, and of course not a drop of alcohol. To be honest it does make sense, a country that wants to keep a tight religious cover, weather we like it or not, should probably want to keep people who are not aligned with that mindset away, but Egypt is a little different because it has so much riding on tourism and especially that kind that comes from Europe and very much likes its vacations to be soaked in alcohol.

So this brings the first cultural clash to this new democracy, will it let foreigners do what they do and count on its own people to keep a religious way of life or will it force visitors as well as locals to abide by the rule of Islam. Needless to say that forcing anyone into anything is probably something democracies should not have, especially if it is done in the name of a non existent god.