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@dwcongdon The painting isn't, but the story is sacred to believers.

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@edgykristina Not so simple. And also, the Olympics are more than a French event, France is playing host to a global gathering. Guests deserve respect too.

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@tparsi So disturbing and morally repugnant! Can we still criticize China for its handling of the Hong Kong protests?

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@Ravi3pathi Perhaps it would be difficult to digest 75 million people, mostly Muslims, who would have spread into West Bengal, Assam, and other neighbouring states. There is a reason why everybody does not get to make important decisions.

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@EvanDyerCBC @MazMHussain What a great man. What a great loss. As a Canadian, I feel proud of him. And I am so sad for his son.

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@ninaturner In my experience, the culture of "I don't do politics" is promoted by those upper-middle-class people whose interests are well served by the system.

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@Mark_Penn Majority of Israelis do not want him as leader.

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@ArainGang This is absolutely true. Actually, the interest in knowing the past objectively is a Western cultural innovation, different from the earlier universal tendency to myth about the past, as we find in scriptures, Virgil's Aeneid, and Firdowsi's Shah Namah.

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@NiMingda_GG Nothing depends on what the West wants. Africans must decide what they want.

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@ragipsoylu @samhaselby Very encouraging news. All the best wishes to the people of Turkie.

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@joybhattacharj As a Bangladeshi, I remember Gen Manekshaw and his soldiers with gratitude. Also, thank you, people of India, for the support to our nation.

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@Nadira_ali12 When you spread information without mentioning the source, it is misinformation.

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@LT_MCQ @Helenreflects I always thought that calculators ruined students' math ability, and Google search took away the culture of reading books for an answer. Now, AI is taking away creativity. Where will it end?

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@Martyupnorth_2 Do you think killing the carbon tax will cut inflation?

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@sharghzadeh A Ph.D. isn't a qualification for leadership. A good country is where people can get what they need and can say what they think.

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@BriannaWu Solution to all problems are simple, except for one problem: the vested interests wielding power.

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@MichelleLA1981 You got to study what communism is.

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@RashaAlAqeedi Are Syrians who are returning home getting killed? Thousands have already returned. Do you have information on them?

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@devduttmyth Unfortunately No. The Jewish society is far more educated and intellectually advanced. Many of them don't live inside the cocoon of bigotry. I salute them.

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@Cynthia20304171 I am not so sure he should stay. If I were in that position, I would resign.

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@ItsDeanBlundell Me too. It's not gratuity, it's extraction.

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@amanpour Thanks Christiane for this interview. Why aren't his countrymen listening to him?

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@aliciaandrz You are lucky. Prayers may actually harm. God does not like to be told what to do.

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@nntaleb This trend is a complete reversal of what I learned in school regarding the difference between an economically advanced country and a developing country.

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@harikondabolu It's not rude in NY because everyone accepts the custom. Not all Asians are the same either. Japanese and Indians have different norms.

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@valdombre It's not correct, @valdombre , that Canadians were not consulted. The government is run by their parliamentary representatives, who make decisions in a democracy. Now, imagine the seismic shock the indigenous people experienced when they became a demographic minority. Even their

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@puram_politics Hindi hegemonism.

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@robkhenderson And besides, if they sold the TV, they would get some cash for a week's meals. What next?

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@kdrum There would be no need to defend Trump if his speech didn't raise concern. I heard the full segment, and this is what I thought he meant: "If I don't win, there will be a bloodbath (but that's a different matter), and if I win, there will be a 100% tariff". What message his

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@Tyler_A_Harper No social science field is entirely built on smoke, although many are mired in it.

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@JYSexton @AliceTinker1943 Apologize for my ignorance, but what kind of radicalization is happening? Left or Right? That makes a huge difference.

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@tparsi @NickKristof I am not too excited about UN resolutions, knowing there is no implementation authority behind them. American public opinion matters more.

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@ambedkariteIND A devil in the guise of a teacher.

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@adam_tooze True. I am surprised by the outpouring of sycophancy by senior columnists.

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@ShadiBartsch In Bartsch, we trust.

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@hahussain I am no fan of the Islamist Regime but I would say that Iran (Shia)-hating has long been common among Sunni Arabs.

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@samhaselby If you support giving the same legions the right to vote and get elected, how can you suggest they should not be allowed to speak out. This is authoritarianism.

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@appadappajappa It depends on how far on the "Right" side the observer is.

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@DrRChadwick Explain to your peers why you are sick and tired.

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@ElbridgeColby This is called warmongering. Isn't the US also spending on defense?

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@vtchakarova Europe is a resourceless overpriced continent. Its only advantage, technology, is disappearing. The future is bleak.

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@stephensemler @perrybaconjr Hypocrisy, thy name is politics!

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@devduttmyth I am not sure if it's the Brahmin lobby, there is a crowd of blind nationalists who are unaware that they are products of colonial history. Here is a book that prevents the history of India and other civilizations from a factual perspective.

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@klm_pmk @Ravi3pathi Watch this YouTube channel run by two Indian travelers. You will know about Bangladeshis, including Muslims. +

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@OnlyNakedTruth The same discipline can be achieved under democracy. On the other hand, dictatorship may fail if the society lacks the qualities. Just look at Latin American and African dictatorships.

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@_alice_evans An earlier generation of anthropologists created a lot of myths about traditional societies. And now, a number leftist writers (Graeber, et al) are spreading the idea of a golden past.

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@valdombre Please explain why they can't compete with foreigners from less developed countries where people speak different languages and graduate from not so good schools.

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@samhaselby This raises an important question, Does the USA have an economic policy other than protecting the financial institutions and preserving its status as the largest GDP?

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@dhume @Allama_Saquib There is no surprise here. Religion was the basis of partition.

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@QueenMab87 I am against boycotting any individual or country from the Olympics, music and literary festivals, science conferences, etc. These are meetings of people, not states. The distinction is important. Meetings of people build peace and understanding.

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@arash_tehran Professional mourners were a fixture in many East Asian societies, too.

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@bayesianboy A lot of things, like cleaning floors, typing someone else's words, and perhaps driving trucks for a living are uninteresting too. But they are part of life. I'll not worry about AI being another boring innovation as long as it's not harmful to society.

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@JonFDanilowicz Why would Hasina get closer to China at this moment? China doesn't have a magic wand to rescue her from a domestic crisis of her government's making. India cannot do anything, either.

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@samhaselby Trump's success can't be blamed on Obama alone. The choice of Hillary Clinton as candidate and Dem's elitism were bigger factors. Yes, Obama failed his vision of one, united America. He handed a divided country.

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@Gerashchenko_en @chantalmclaugh Amazing spirit! Wish her all the best. And her country, too.

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@MazMHussain All ideologies are born in urban political space and spread to surrounding areas. Hindutva is a widespread phenomenon today. In some provinces, such as Gujarat and Odissa, villagers are no less indoctrinated than the urban population.

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@vtchakarova Trillion dollar companies don't necessarily bring benefits to the poor in USA. The common people in Denmark are better off.

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@KarenAttiah When you say deeply unpopular, do you mean Biden's Gaza policy will impact a large number of voter's decisions?

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@ZaidJilani I often cannot make sense of what Peterson says. Am I alone here?

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@faniaoz Thank you, @faniaoz , and my best wishes to the Jewish community around the world. We do best when we focus on our common humanity and think less of our differences as nations and religious denominations. I hope, one day, all religious celebrations will be treated as our common

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@BowesChay The war could be avoided, without a doubt. US leaders have said again and again that money will create jobs for Americans.

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@Ravi3pathi Before 25 years ago, India was a British colony. Would Britain be capable of landing on Indian soil in 1971? Those 25 years were a long time, longer than the previous 100 years. And over the 50 years since then, Britain has shrunk while India has grown into a global power.

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@ambedkariteIND It is sad to hear that. But why would a Dalit officer feel so hopeless when other minorities keep their self-esteem high? The Dalit community must find an answer.

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@RabbiWolpe Or, maybe your "If" premises are wrong. Or, maybe his personality is an issue. Why give the reader a binary choice?

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@_amitbehere I'll be waiting for your third epiphany, that people can't be constantly vigilant. Their political behavior is episodic; they wake up only in moments of crisis. This is the universal Rule of Least Effort. Dynasties and political elites survive because people seek rest and

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@Concern70732755 Pierre Poilievre will have access to this property if he wins. I am sure he will not sell it to boost the government budget.

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@Nadira_ali12 In recent decades, they have only fought against their own people.

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@sanjayuvacha @appadappajappa Wonderful. Here is another example of religious harmony and noble-heartedness. A Hindu family in Barasat, West Bengal, has been taking care of a mosque in a neighborhood with no Muslims at present. Worshippers come from other areas. The picture is from Nagorik TV, Bangladesh.

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@kylegriffin1 @mehdirhasan A great statement. Hope it will be acted upon.

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@johnkonrad But you can certainly criticize Russia for showing utter disregard for international law in Ukraine.

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@cafreiman True. But is capitalism any better? Increasing carbon emissions and global warming over the past 200 years were caused mainly by the capitalist economies of Western Europe and America.

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@AlexBarnicoat_ How much goods have moved through this route?

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@Concern70732755 I do.

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@FromPhDtoLife I find many Academics don't read or don't find the time to do so, outside their immediate teaching and research concerns. Knowledgeable within a narrow field, many lack the wisdom of their predecessor.

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@JoChopra All the best to you, your family, and your mission.

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@philosophybites Perhaps they want to talk because nobody is listening to them.

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@RodKahx His supporters couldn't care less.

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@TurnbullWhitby This is good news for the country and the world. But will climate deniers understand the significance?

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@TurnbullWhitby Please excuse P.P. He is learning these things.

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@RepublicStaff @philosophybites I am all for the abolition of the monarchy.

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@bayesianboy Mathematics is just another language, which happens to describe the reality more precisely than, say English. Nobody is saying the reality exists in a language, such as English or Mathematics unless he is a modern philosopher.

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@RoshanKrRaii Dilip Kumar was a Muslim. He took a Hindu name to have more audience acceptability.

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@Noahpinion Michelle Obama has zero political and administrative experience which will come under scrutiny once she announces candidacy.

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@Helenreflects The perception and emotions change with age. I am 76, and I am always aware that my days are numbered. But that does not make me sad. I want to make my remaining years useful and meaningful.

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@timurkuran Selling science has become a business in the hands of the profit-oriented publishing companies. It is natural that the industry prioritizes social impact over quality.

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@SaulStaniforth What is a peace process, and how does it come about without the global leaders pursuing it?

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@DerekJGrossman No, it's not amusing, it's tit for tat between two troubled democracies.

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@MazMHussain Except in the minds of rich monarchists living on the West Coast.

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@DerekJGrossman India's foreign policy is opportunistic. BJP'S religious nationalism cannot win friendship with neighbors. So, it tries to make an alliance of convenience with parties that depend on it. AL was increasingly dependent on India's support as it was losing credibility in the country.

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@PeterBeinart I agree. People of India have voted to curb authoritarianism, going against the global tide.

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@xriskology Isn't he becoming a spiritual comedian? But honestly, I tried to understand what says but often failed.

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@KarenAttiah Many of those repressive regimes are his allies.

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@LuisyMorgan World will not be peaceful until we change ourselves.

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@alishan_jafri He is no longer in the comfort zone.

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@SinaToossi @NUFDIran It's time to dump them. Iranians need to focus on democracy and human rights.

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@ItsDeanBlundell Biden. By withdrawing from the race.

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@drvolts I don't know your age, but no customer was looking for an iPad when Steve Jobs showed them one. Before that, personal computer, too, came as a novelty.

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@ambedkariteIND Apartheid in the mind.

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I am responding to @pattipati_1502 's request to elaborate on my comment that “Bangladesh has done a lot for India, though not mentioned in Indian media." The people of Bangladesh were extremely lucky to have India’s direct military intervention in 1971, without which their

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@mahbub_hk @Chellaney Could you please elaborate?

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