Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Political geography "China has launched a campaign to stop Westerners referring to the world's tallest peak as Mount Everest and instead start using its official Chinese name, Mt Qomolangma, by next year." - Daily Telegraph, London "British colonialists raped the sacred mountain of the Tibetans by giving it a false name. Until today the world is still persistently humiliating Mt Qomolangma with English-language hegemonism." - Chinese newspaper In other news, the pot announced that it now has incontrovertible evidence that the kettle has been harboring blackish tendencies.  .  . [both quotes served up by OpinionJournal] 11:17:33 PM     Another for your perusal "You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right.  There is only an up or down.  Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order -- or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path." - Ronald Reagan 7:59:55 AM

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