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Comment on Dutch double standards towards religious conservatism by Beatrijs

Beatrijs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Sorry for my late reply but no, I did not think so either but The Netherlands is not as liberal (anymore) as everyone thinks. It is a shame but conservatism is making a come back…

Comment on Best wishes to all bigots by Beatrijs

Beatrijs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:42:23 +0000

That would be very tiring but a good opportunity to let ‘our’ voice be heard a bit more than this time.

Comment on Best wishes to all bigots by Samira Tanha

Samira Tanha — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:42:22 +0000

With a little luck it won’t be long before we have to vote again

Comment on Dutch double standards towards religious conservatism by Harleigh Kyson JR.

Harleigh Kyson JR. — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:42:34 +0000

I didn’t think that Christians in Holland had the kind of power that could lead to the sanctions against someone like Arie Boomsma.

This is something that I would expect to occur only in the United States, not in more enlightened countries like Holland or Denmark.

Harleigh Kyson Jr.

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Comment on Julie & Julia and the thirty-something problem by Samira Tanha

Samira Tanha — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:08:02 +0000

Hi,

I just saw the movie yesterday. I don’t completely agree with your point of view up here. If it wasn’t for Julie Powell our generation would perhaps never know about Julia Child. As a food/ cooking/ book lover I have never come across anything on Julia Child.
Seeing the movie didn’t make me feel that women in the 50’s fought for what they wanted, it made me feel they fought because they otherwise would be overwhelmed by boredom. Nowadays there is much more pressure on women to perform, to fight and to compete. And above all, to do these things and still be seen as a woman. I’m sure everyone (men/women) feels down from time to time, however it’s about what you do to turn that around. That’s when you show your true character. Julie Powell showed character in the movie and therefore I think it gave depth to the movie and made the movie very inspirational.
I liked the double perspective of the movie, I think Julie Powell revived Julia Child and gave her another moment in the spotlight. Without it, it would be just another movie. This way you experience how one life has affected another life and that’s what makes it special.

Samira Tanha

Comment on And the winner is: Ahmed by el foual

el foual — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:56:25 +0000

ik wil graag me verhaal kwijt raken ik woon hier aal 16 jaar en nu bijna drie jaar de jogdzorg haden me kinderen zonder rijden ik heb niks gedaan ik wil me kinderen terug maar leuk me niet graag kan je mijn helepen ik ben marokanse vrouw met vriendelijk groeten plz help me 0614846687

Comment on And the winner is: Ahmed by el foual

el foual — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:55:39 +0000

Comment on The taste of freedom by Marjaneh

Marjaneh — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:05:48 +0000

‘Got it!
I just wish we could find a “medium”. These extremes of standing in line, and I do remember seeing over a mile of people waiting to purchase a tomatoe in Moscow, and then having the illusion of abundance, e.g there are over 300 varieties of tomatoes in the world and ironically enough, the biggest collection of seeds is in Moscow, and what do we get? An abundance of 6 commercially viable 6, which don’t taste of anything, not grown in soil.

I wish I could remember the exact quote of Reinaldo Arenas. It was something along the lines of : under communism , you have to clap, under capitalism you are allowed to scream.

A democracy cannot exist without active citizenship.

Apart from that, I’ve always preferred the word ” liberty. And yes, I also am pleased for your friend.

Comment on The taste of freedom by beatrijs

beatrijs — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:09:22 +0000

I guess you mean that the bugaboo and blackberry don’t have anything to do with real freedom and you are right. That is just a superficial observation. I should have said that the life of my friend improved dramatically by being able to live where she wants, being able to talk freely and study the subjects she wanted, being able to vote and stand for elections herslef when she wants to. And in a way the material stuff does matter because when the Russians were ruling her country Estonians had to stand in line for hours for one pair of shoes at least now there is choice. May be our choices got slightly out of hand, but I prefer our kind of choice above the ‘choices’ that were forced on people by communism.