tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.comments2023-05-11T10:33:27.985+02:00Paradigm Shift Your LifeUri Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-22458194155616543632014-08-18T02:12:51.969+02:002014-08-18T02:12:51.969+02:00Good for you Brother Uri Marks! The only weapon yo...Good for you Brother Uri Marks! The only weapon you need and how mighty it is! - is the Truth. Get the facts out and speak boldly! I too am a Proud Zionist! I'm not Jewish but I'm still a Zionist that stands with Israel. We are not the blind ones Brother Uri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-83883946885262468982013-09-27T16:35:03.157+02:002013-09-27T16:35:03.157+02:00Stephen Hawking's life has been an inspiration...Stephen Hawking's life has been an inspiration to many. He deserves all the plaudits applied to him. I was a care assistant, looking after a man who had the same condition as Professor Hawking. That man was well cared for by the staff in the home where I worked. He was well loved by his wife. He squeezed every ounce from his life, confined as he was to a wheelchair. I never considered his life an inconvenience, and the staff did everything in their power to ensure he never lost his dignity. I honestly feel that your comments display a lack of knowledge relating to the care of the disabled. Stephen Hawking could have given up a long time ago but he didn't. He still shows a tenacity which is admirable. In any case, do you know that Hawking is in pain? Have you asked him?<br />He is married to a lady who loves him and is devoted to him. Have you asked her how she would feel about him ending his life? No. He shouldn't give up; he still has much that he can give. His body my have been stilled, but his mind continues to ponder the universe. The poet Dylan Thomas said it best: Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage. Rage against the dying of the light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-90734424789184611592013-04-19T14:48:35.625+02:002013-04-19T14:48:35.625+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-44876030402292225372012-05-23T22:36:23.414+02:002012-05-23T22:36:23.414+02:00Uri, definitely your best post to date.Uri, definitely your best post to date.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692912230438534892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-88945842539694528582012-05-01T23:34:10.757+02:002012-05-01T23:34:10.757+02:00Arab-Islamic world - largest apartheid system - Pa...Arab-Islamic world - largest apartheid system - Part 2<br /><br />Islamic-Arab "Palestine" apartheid:<br /><br />* Ahmadiyya Muslims are harshly persecuted in (Pakistan and in) the "Palestinian" Apartheid authority and/or by Hamas.<br /><br />* Descendants of slaves of the Bedouins are still stigmatized by racist "Palestinians".<br /><br />* Christians are discriminated, persecuted against [especially since Y. Arafat's Islamization of Bethlehem], by Palestine authority and Hamas regime.<br /><br />---<br /><br />From anti-Jewish Apartheid:<br /><br />- The Arab racist apartheid against the Jews attempted genocide ever since the 1920s, (Like Mufti of "Palestine" at his incited massacres, and Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood who called simply 'to kill Jews').<br />- Chased out a Million Jews in the late 1940.<br />- Has boycotted and demonized [every logical defensive action is branded "racist"] the Jewish democratic-free-equal-to-all state only because it's the "other". It is neither Muslim nor purely Arab.<br />- The Arab racist world continues to play with Arab-Palestinians (grandchildren of Arab immigrants) like ping-pong against Israel.<br /><br />---<br /><br />AND THE BEACON OF APARTHEID HAS THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE MULTI-RACIAL ISRAEL'S BEAUTIFUL DEMOCRACY [THAT OFTEN GIVES PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR ITS ARABS OVER JEWS] WITH THIS TERMINOLOGY?<br /><br />THE ARAB DECEPTIVE PROPAGANDA MACHINE THAT ACTS AS IF ARAB-ISLAMIC GENOCIDAL CAMPAIGN IS NOT OBVIOUS TO DETERMINE ISRAEL'S EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES [INCLUDING AN ANTI-TERROR / ANTI-MASSACRES WALL].<br /><br />As if we don't know the 'Arab oil lobby's power' over the UN and other major international organizations and some African officials to go along with the Arab propaganda.<br /><br />Despite some non-Arabs who jump on this wagon out of: ignorance, of confusion complex, or of sheer bigotry, never forget, that this entire "apartheid, racism" label was pushed by Arab racists, ganging up in the UN since 1975.<br /><br />Even promoter of the apartheid-slur [which was actually invented in 1961 by A. Shukairy, who was the henchman and spokesman for the infamous Mufti al-Husseini the Mufti, notorious for being A. Hitler's ally and adviser on exterminating the Jews. Shukairy also called to throw the Jews into the sea] J. Carter admitted on CNN: "I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis." edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/12/acd.02.html<br /><br />Incidentally, the lying Pallywood machine also created a fake "memorandum" claiming that N. Mandela ever uttered this crappy analogy.<br /><br />Last but not least:<br /><br />Isn't it true that the anti-Jewish "apartheid" slur campaign is: 1) to demonize Jews and 2) to hide the real apartheid practiced by the Arab-Islamic world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-22796790710543996552012-05-01T23:31:46.751+02:002012-05-01T23:31:46.751+02:00Arab-Islamic world - largest apartheid system -Pa...Arab-Islamic world - largest apartheid system -Part 1<br /><br />Arab apartheid / Muslim apartheid are the largest 'apartheid systems', that exist today. <br /><br />Virtually all non-Arabs and/or non-Muslims are second class citizens. Among minorities that feel the wrath of the bigoted Arab-Muslim world are:<br /><br />* Berbers (native N. Africans, before Arab invasion: Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco).<br /><br />* Copts (indigenous Egyptians suffer from both: Arab racism and Islamic bigotry).<br /><br />* Kurds (Examples include: [Saddam's] Iraq and Syria.<br /><br />* Blacks, in Arab lands or in Arab ruled Africa like the genocide in the Sudan and slavery in both Sudan and in Mauritania. <br /><br />* Asians, particularly in the Gulf Arab states. [Sex slaves or "plain" slaves).<br /><br />* Maronites-Christians [Native Lebanese] suffer from both Arab ethnic racism and religious bigotry, like the massacres in the 1970s by local Muslims and by Palestinian/Syrian forces.<br /><br />* Assyrians, are/have been persecuted both racially and religiously. Still very much marginalized in Iraq, for example. <br /><br />* Iran is not an Arab country but racism is huge against Kurds, Jews, Turkmens, etc. So is anti-non-Muslim bigotry against Christians, Bahai, Zoroastrians and other in the Islamic republic.<br /><br />* Turkey is also a Muslim non-Arab country and Kurds, Greeks, Armenians and other ethnicities have been through much suffering, genocide. Still there's great wide racism against non-Turkish ethnic groups including racism against Alevis and against Kurds. Turkey's policy in Cyprus has also been recognized as a real Apartheid by many. All non-Muslims are automatically branded as "foreigners" at the "moderate" Islamic supremacy of Turkey.<br /><br />* Chinese, Indians, Christians and other non-Malay, in Malaysia; Chinese, Christians in Indonesia, have long been subject to persecution, race-riots, discrimination, racism and bloodshed.<br /><br />* Non-Muslims or the 'wrong kind of Muslims,' in Pakistan; Iraq; Afghanistan, are oppressed and targeted in deadly attacks.<br /><br />* All non-Muslims in 'Islamic Apartheid state' of S. Arabia.<br /><br />* Asians [slaves!] in the Gulf Arab states.<br /><br />* Bedoons in Kuwait.<br /><br />* Al-Akhdam in Yemen.<br /><br />* Gypsies in Jordan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-75021563682466752822011-01-13T21:04:59.247+02:002011-01-13T21:04:59.247+02:00Amen my brother. We saidAmen my brother. We saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-19533446545187881152010-10-02T22:19:32.113+02:002010-10-02T22:19:32.113+02:00I am an ex-south african jew living in the US. Wh...I am an ex-south african jew living in the US. While I do not keep kosher or even practice much anymore, I thought your discussion was very interesting. nice work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-58388610669676654882010-06-05T07:52:51.200+02:002010-06-05T07:52:51.200+02:00Hi Uri,
In 2007, I met one of the South African d...Hi Uri, <br />In 2007, I met one of the South African delegations that travelled to Latin America to explore this transit concept and since then have been watching the evolution of the Rea Vaya as much as I can using the internet. I have to say, aside from the Rea Vaya website/facebook and a bit of action on an urban forum I have found the web to be bewilderingly scarce on it. Your blog post is a welcome find. <br /><br />From what I have seen in a few photos here and there, Rea Vaya really is an impressive looking system and I am glad to (finally somewhere) read that it is earning high marks with locals. I think the concept is immensely adaptable and offers great potential to a very wide variety of places (thinking of the many transit-lacking cities and suburbs in North America). <br />Cheers and all the best from Canada,<br />AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-65187375210419389742010-04-09T16:06:02.117+02:002010-04-09T16:06:02.117+02:00Truly amazing Uri. Profound and moving at the sam...Truly amazing Uri. Profound and moving at the same time.<br />Stan and CarolStan Bergernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-14376130842986521172010-02-19T15:41:39.548+02:002010-02-19T15:41:39.548+02:00Please, I do not.
I am even more depressed than I...Please, I do not.<br /><br />I am even more depressed than I were before the news broke...Akanyang Merementsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306680465202980555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-5921723296832537752010-02-17T14:01:49.202+02:002010-02-17T14:01:49.202+02:00Yes you can praise a statement like that.
But why ...Yes you can praise a statement like that.<br />But why the hell are you still banking with them.<br />Close the account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-25815017860170204702010-02-09T12:10:22.378+02:002010-02-09T12:10:22.378+02:00Thank you muchly :)Thank you muchly :)Uri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-63286296699437577162010-02-09T11:55:07.359+02:002010-02-09T11:55:07.359+02:00I Like :-)I Like :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-48432151649690990082010-01-08T12:24:52.559+02:002010-01-08T12:24:52.559+02:00Rand strength has very little to do with our econo...Rand strength has very little to do with our economy, Dollar weakness is the reason for our strong Rand at the moment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929153988590615277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-56961413993353666942010-01-03T08:17:20.614+02:002010-01-03T08:17:20.614+02:00Perhaps the lesson out of this is that your son sh...Perhaps the lesson out of this is that your son should, especially at this age, do what you tell him to do?John Francisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-30874968942482079962009-11-25T12:47:59.634+02:002009-11-25T12:47:59.634+02:00Shew, a blog post about an exciting new programme ...Shew, a blog post about an exciting new programme has opened up a whole new interesting debate:)<br /><br />This is not at all what the post was about. But hey, people read things the way they want to, and that's cool.<br /><br />Great comments people<br /><br />The home environment,and parental guidance, is crucial. And children must be raised to<br />appreciate their own cultures, and respect others.<br /><br />The school is just one, important element of a child's socialisation. Unless your kid goes to Hitler Youth, Sandton, schools do not preach racism, or bigotry. <br /><br />There are good and bad kids from mixed and culture-based schools. <br /><br />Indeed, there are no guarantees in life. Oh well<br /><br />I know, unfortunately too well, people that went to mixed schools, and they are sickingly racist and bigoted. They hate, not only people that dont look like them but they hate their own culture and heritage too<br /><br />And I know many people, very well, that went to culture-based schools that are amazing humanitarians, and give back to society more than most can ever dream of, or imagine<br /><br />An example, at a particular Joburg, culture-based school, the school kids are taught, intensely, the usual SA school curriculum. This is to prepare them for a productive life, as contributing members of society, as doctors, business-people, lawyers etc. They are also taught about their own culture and heritage, to give them a sense of belonging to something so much bigger than simply money, and the pursuit of monetary fortunes (while those are important, they cannot be viewed as the the 'goal' for our children - only as a means). These kids visit sick and elderly people on a weekly basis, to cheer the sick and<br />elderly up, and bring light to their lives. They also visit township schools and contribute to the upliftment of children and people in<br />poor, township, communities. These kids grow up to be culturally proud members of a broader society. These kids are not only proud of their unique culture and heritage, but they are also aware that the world needs their contribution, as doctors, lawyers, business-people AND humanitarians. <br /><br />That kind of school environment is truly inspiring<br /><br />Do some kids come out warped? Absolutely. But that's a statistic, that is found at culture-based schools and mixed schools.<br /><br />I would rather support children, of ANY culture, learn and be proud of their culture and heritage AND contribute positively to the world around them. Wow - that gives children the best of both worlds. That is amazing<br /><br />Being proud of one's cultural heritage or value system must NEVER mean the negation of another culture or value system<br /><br />I am talking about pride in one's culture or value system, COUPLED with mutual respect. The two are NOT mutually exclusive<br /><br />Viewing them as mutually exlusive is what I call extremism. <br /><br />It is exactly the kind of thing that secular extremists do. <br /><br />As do religious extremists<br /><br />Extremists at either end of the spectrum are dangerous<br /><br />Negating your own, or other's cultures or value systems is downright extremistUri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-8171407123771334402009-11-25T12:45:56.210+02:002009-11-25T12:45:56.210+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Uri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-51585385367230340992009-11-25T10:48:09.090+02:002009-11-25T10:48:09.090+02:00Uri, I agree that it is particularly important to ...Uri, I agree that it is particularly important to nurture each child as an individual. From a South African perspective, in addition, I feel that it is vital for our children to be exposed to other children from different cultures, religions, races etc. This will hopefully teach them to respect other people and not to be afraid of mixing with different people from different backgrounds. I am always shocked by the bigotry, racism, elitism and narrow mindedness that I have encountered in kids who are the products of jewish day schools (across the spectrum of religiosity). I think we delude ourselves if we think that by sending our kids to "frum" schools, we can protect them from the challenges that will inevitably come their way. However, having said all of that, these things are not in our hands, and despite our best efforts, our kids may not turn out the way we intended them to, and you have to have a good measure of faith as a parent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-48452150407393833342009-11-25T08:37:33.874+02:002009-11-25T08:37:33.874+02:00I totally agree all children are individuals and f...I totally agree all children are individuals and for that matter treat them as such accordingly. Let them have freedom of expression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-10372518091522897762009-11-25T08:35:18.796+02:002009-11-25T08:35:18.796+02:00Thank you for the comment
Interestingly, the Scho...Thank you for the comment<br /><br />Interestingly, the School for One programme is aimed at addressing each child's strengths, weaknesses, interests, background, circumstances etc. It assists the traditional schooling technique, and is works independently of religion or culture. It recognizes the uniqueness of the child<br /><br />What I find wonderful about culture-based schooling environments is that they recognize the background and from which children are coming from. They don't have a one-size-fits-all approach. On the contrary, culture-based schools recognize and acknowledge that children are different. So, if you are a Muslim, Eid ul-Fitr is a cultural celebration, at the end of Ramadan, where everyone joins in the celebration. If you are Hindu, Diwali is a time for all the kids to party and spread some light in the world. If you are Jewish, Purim is time for the children to dress up and proudly celebrate their heritage.<br /><br />Culture-based schools recognise our unique cultures, backgrounds and societies which we all need to cherish in ourselves, whether we are Muslim, Hindu, Jewish etc<br /><br />And that's a good thing for all our childrenUri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-80947869709020360762009-11-25T07:51:35.361+02:002009-11-25T07:51:35.361+02:00....which is precisely why sending your kids to a .......which is precisely why sending your kids to a "one size fits all" jewish day school is such a shocking idea. But, unfortunately, we live in a society of lemmings and worst of all, people actually want to be lemmings. As Dawkins so eloquently put it "...But there is a more pernicious and pervasive influence, which is an active shutting down of the critical faculties. Religion teaches us to be satisfied with non-explanations, and this is viciously corrosive of science and of the life of the mind generally"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-15613331995858510692009-11-13T10:12:38.895+02:002009-11-13T10:12:38.895+02:00The question as to what is 'appropriate' d...The question as to what is 'appropriate' dress, is of course, totally subjective, and there-in lies the answer. It's not only subjective on an individual basis, but also subjective on a collective or communal basis. So yeah, 'appropriate' means 'like everybody else', but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It just represents a set of values that you have chosen to subscribe to, based on a given rule set. Does you little angel give a hoot about your choices at this stage of his life? Well, we all know the answer to that one. The question you really should be asking is this: "Do I want to impart this value onto my son?" and face that question off with your desire to teach your son the value of "freedom of self-expression". The winner will depend on the context, so in this case, freedom of self expression might win the day, but here's another scenario where "appropriateness" would more than likely rule: 'What would happen if it were your teenage daughter, and she wanted to express herself in ways that you deemed "inappropriate" at a party she was going to? You get my point.<br /><br />Great Article BTW, keep it up<br /><br />SteveStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-27828476058261580222009-11-13T09:33:02.200+02:002009-11-13T09:33:02.200+02:00We can learn so much from their total ignorance to...We can learn so much from their total ignorance to 'expectations'. Kids are so refreshing. Funny article.Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758762242057680768.post-7948663094980942262009-10-28T15:51:44.221+02:002009-10-28T15:51:44.221+02:00Thanks people for your great commentsThanks people for your great commentsUri Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776859384873602402noreply@blogger.com