MetaFilter posts tagged with international and politics

Sixth generation warfare: boner pills.

mek — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:07:12 -0800

he argued strenuously against giving antiretroviral drug treatment ... to the 25 million Africans infected with HIV.

amberglow — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:06:32 -0800

Meet our new Special Envoy to Darfur, where genocide is taking place-- Andrew Natsios--he did a heckuva job at the Big Dig in Boston, and in misunderestimating the costs of Iraq, and --while head of USAid--at refusing funding AIDS drugs in Africa because many Africans 'don't know what Western time is.

Value of Culture?

ewkpates — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:01:10 -0800

How important are cultural and religous values? Children might starve, free speech might get banned, and a fledgling democracy might fail. Is American Constitutional legalism a culture of it's own, or is it our only hope?

Intresting headline for an intresting article.

delmoi — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:45:29 -0800

The life of an average Wang.

Towards a modern Caracalla's edict?

talos — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:13:27 -0800

US elections: the world-wide vote.
"In November 2004, U.S. citizens will elect their new President. The outcome of these elections directly influences the lives of citizens around the world. Theworldvotes.org seeks to apply new technologies to provide citizens around the world with a voice in matters that affects us all. Ensure that your voice is heard by registering electronically and add momentum to a worldwide drive to establish global democracy."
Noble sentiments, but isn't this an admission of submission to the empire? A surrender of sovereignty? A call for a new Caracalla's edict? Is this a good idea both for the US and the "rest of the world"?

The International Criminal Court

Doozer — Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:00:32 -0800

That other great bone of transatlantic contention, the International Criminal Court, was finally born today. Dead at birth, or a source of hope for victims??

rushmc — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:49:24 -0800

Are national governments about to take over the Internet? Has ICANN done such a terrible job that they should be permitted to?

terrymiles — Wed, 10 Oct 2001 15:51:02 -0800

Limp Liberals - Aintchasickovem? A really fine left liberal answer to Berkely and all the faint hearts. And it fits right in with my own thinking. It's time we stood up and got counted for human rights against any "culture" or "religion" that denies them. Polly Tonybee writes an excellent and timely piece. Liberals too, should not "go wobbly" out of a plain cowardly "respect" for reactionary strains of Islam, Christianity or Judaism. What do you think?

sixdifferentways — Fri, 14 Sep 2001 17:25:54 -0800

And when you think "the people of Afghanistan" think "the Jews in the concentration camps." Despite the barrage, I think this is worth posting. It's a post from the DaveNet mailing list, by an Afghan American writer (via Mark at boing boing) I don't know if I would trust the opinions on military actions in the second part - but the first part is well worth reading. I know many MeFiers are knowledgeable about world affairs, but this is a nice concise account for those who don't know about Afghanistan - or perhaps to pass along.

jason — Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:22:45 -0800

The Hindu nationalist group Bajrang Dal name a puppy George Bush. This isn't meant to be a complimentary act... it's in reaction to their discovery that the Bushes' cat's name is India (short for India Ink). They've taken this as an insult to the nation, and have retaliated with the puppy. I'm kind of curious about what this tells about Indian naming practices and significances, as compared to those in the US. Could someone more familiar with Hindu/Indian culture please enlighten me as to why they'd feel so insulted?