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- Sun Apr 30, 2017 3:29 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump's America
- Replies: 2727
- Views: 877237
Re: Trump's America
My wife (Japanese), hates Trump. But she's heard everything that I've told her about him. Other people, well, there have been a couple of television specials here in Japan explaining the shady character of many of Trump's business dealings over the years. All the people I have talked to about him se...
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 1:11 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump's America
- Replies: 2727
- Views: 877237
Re: Trump's America
It's horrible. This kind of "Office" is formed with the specific purpose of creating hate. That way they try to make the unthinkable thinkable. Trump will fail, however. The question is how long it will take for him to fail and how extensive and long lasting the damage will be. Trump can d...
- Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
Perhaps unlike some readers of Tolkien, I for one think it is perfectly valid to interpret much of his work in the light of his Catholic beliefs (which I no longer share). For me, Tolkien’s notion that his legendarium should not explicity contain the Christian mythos does not at all preclude the (to...
- Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:03 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Self-driving cars
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21656
Re: Self-driving cars
I'm with (what I imagine to be) JRRT's position on this one. Self-driving cars are madness.
Of course, driver-driven cars are madness as well: Mr. Bliss
Of course, driver-driven cars are madness as well: Mr. Bliss
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:05 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
(Apology: I am sorry I am always so long-winded. I try to be clear, and I try not to be discourteous. This style of writing helps me do that. But it might be tiresome...) I've always seen Tolkien as a "Catholic" author since I grew up in a family who viewed him that way. After finishing th...
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
It seems that Voronwë and I independently arrived at more or less the same conclusion that C. Tolkien may have been mistaken in thinking that "The Second Prophecy of Mandos" was definitively abandoned by JRRT. I also feel it could have been retained as being part of those aspects of the my...
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:22 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
Voronwë, very interesting. This is one of the reasons I hesitate to post, because I know there's already been a huge amount of discussion on just about everything and I need to read through a lot of posts before I can really comment on a topic. However on this relatively short thread I hope to discu...
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:20 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
Perhaps I should apologize. To be clear, I wasn’t hoping to get any new readers for my version. And it’s a moot point anyway: due to neglect on my part as well as to the advance of technology, the PC where these files may have been stored was junked some time ago, and any other files were on floppie...
- Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: The Children of Húrin
- Replies: 43
- Views: 57063
Re: The Children of Húrin
This is my personal favorite story from the First Age in spite of its darkness. I was really excited when this book was published, but was disappointed by some of the particular choices that Christopher Tolkien made in its editing. However, since I had long been dreaming of a beautiful illustrated s...
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:45 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783931
Re: Health Care Reform
But then, according to the story, Jesus went on to extend his rather miraculous "health care coverage" to the foreign woman's daughter. Actually, I myself am not a believer. But I recognize that between Ayn Rand and the more traditional or "orthodox" forms of Christianity there i...
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:20 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783931
Re: Health Care Reform
It never ceases to amaze me that Paul Ryan (and others) consider themselves followers of Jesus Christ and yet are admirers of Ayn Rand at the same time.
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:07 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump's America
- Replies: 2727
- Views: 877237
Re: Trump's America
Hurray for Judge Derrick Watson! But I wonder what will happen to this (and other rulings) when Judge Gorsuch or someone else like him who passes judgement without compassion gets confirmed to the Supreme Court.
- Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:54 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14771
Re: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter
Beutlin and Nin make some important and interesting observations. I would observe that the labels of "terrorist" and "freedom fighter" are not mutually exclusive. Reprehensible injustices are often committed in the name of just causes, which fact does not at all justify the injus...
- Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:39 am
- Forum: Welcome to Our Messageboard! COME HERE FIRST
- Topic: GREETINGS to our Newest Members!
- Replies: 2822
- Views: 993366
Re: GREETINGS to our Newest Members!
Thank you for the welcome. I don't see a thread for self-introductions, so I would like to introduce myself a bit here, if I may. I am originally from California [love those giant Sequoias!], which I consider to be my native land (rather than the USA) but I have been living in Japan for a number of ...