To continue, there are in any society, far more people who can write, paint, sing, compose, act very well, than there are full time jobs available for them. How many people make a full time living wr… (View Post)

How anyone survived that horror show is a mystery. I agree with your view that Ta Mok, was quite possibly, the most evil man who ever lived. I don't know how Cambodia survived the murder of so m… (View Post)

Sometimes, it can be hard to distinguish a really good parody from the real thing. The Onion published a mock interview with JK Rowling, once, in which she explained that the whole purpose of writing… (View Post)

It's a refreshing change to see a Western government taking the view that it is not their business to save people from themselves. (View Post)

Quite a few, but never simply forming a ruling caste, lording it over the majority. The ruling caste either has to assimilate (eg the Normans and Danes) or assimilate the conquered (eg China, Russia,… (View Post)