Comment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by Eric
Well the US has more Black people and Hispanics as well, so that partly explains why their murder rate is higher.
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by fleshisgrass
Basically only people who deeply want to be parents should be getting pregnant. At the same time, it would be an absolute travesty if poverty were to stop somebody from going ahead with their...
View ArticleComment on US and UK murder – rate and weapon by thaddeus buttmunch
Eric…DEUTSCHLAND!! You should join Pat Buchanan and ann Coulter. I’ve had problems with folks of ALL races! blacks and hispanics tend to be poorer and faced discrmination
View ArticleComment on Snails crazy about chilli, and other food encounters by Uncle Monkey
The hole in the slug’s body might have been the pneumostome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug#Morphology_and_behavior). It’s used for respiration.
View ArticleComment on Snails crazy about chilli, and other food encounters by fleshisgrass
Yep, that does fit the bill Unc. I could see right up its nose. Thanks for the factoid – I will alter accordingly.
View ArticleComment on Communitarianism and liberalism by weggis
I had the opportunity to interface directly with Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales.. Did you relate in binary or boolean logic terms?
View ArticleComment on Communitarianism and liberalism by fleshisgrass
Actually thinking about it, I misremembered – a moderator relayed my question (and mispronounced my name). But hearing her ask it was like asking it myself, with a pretty German accent. And when he...
View ArticleComment on The truth about meat-eaters by Casy
Playing devil’s advocate here – if it wasn’t for humans eating meat, would humans have still grown and advanced to be at the top of the food chain? If it wasn’t for meat eaters, all the vegans and...
View ArticleComment on The truth about meat-eaters by fleshisgrass
Well, I’ve come across these theories but they don’t make the case for those of us who have access to plenty of other nutritious food continuing to eat meat now that we’re at the top of the food chain...
View ArticleComment on Defend Gita Sahgal (from her employers, Amnesty International) by...
I say goodbye to Amnesty International. I am ashamed that I was a member of an organization that works for Taliban in the name of human rights. I wish to associate with a group that sincerely promotes...
View ArticleComment on The truth about meat-eaters by Mijnheer
Casy, I’m relieved to know you’re just playing devil’s advocate and don’t actually believe a word of what you’re saying. Aren’t mosquitoes at the top of the food chain? Aren’t humans somewhere below...
View ArticleComment on Vegan life is not bloodless – Steven Davis by Suzanne
Certainly Davis’ paper is not free of flaws, but he is to be commended for delving into the realms that many people, especially vegans, would prefer to ignore – namely, that there is no way to...
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by The Most...
[...] 2: Flesh is Grass has a rather good piece on Tory changes in the provision of schools in [...]
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by americanemigrant
It’s much easier to change a single school than it is a town’s entire elected body and the inertia that comes with it. Yes, academy schools are a compromise. But they’re necessary because the ideal you...
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by fleshisgrass
But we’re talking about the best-performing schools here, am-em… They’re the ones the government wants to make independent. But they are already doing fine. In fact, most schools do fine, in relative...
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by papanomicron
good post Flesh. Found this interesting article on twitter, http://www.thinkpolitics.co.uk/article/the-case-against-building-schools-for-the-future-is-highly-erroneous/ Like BsF it isn’t perfect but...
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by Weggis
Is it me or does this seem at odds with their “Localism” agenda?
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by fleshisgrass
Thanks for that, Gnomic Gnome.
View ArticleComment on Academy schools – robbing peter to pay paul by fleshisgrass
Weggis, it’s not just you.
View ArticleComment on Con-Dem’s got no bottle / Axe milk! by modernityblog
Well, we’ll have to disagree, many inner city kids don’t have a full breakfast and find the milk helpful. It is a small cost (in terms of Govt. spending) to provide some benefit to poor kids.
View Article
