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Tiger said:
Your question was ignored because it’s a silly strawman. Everyone has a soul despite what their believes are. The soul is what makes someone rational, capable of free will and hence, morally responsible for their actions. It’s what the Catholic Church refers to as ‘the natural law’. So, unbelievers can act morally because they participate in reason.

Now, that that’s out of the way….if consciousness is entirely reducible to brain activity, how do you account for rigorously documented death experiences, such as those in the Lancet study by Pim van Lommel; where patients reported accurate perceptions of their surroundings during periods of flatlined EEG and absent cortical activity. In other words, how can veridical conscious experience occur in the total absence of measurable brain function and why is there such commonality in these death experiences regardless of the cultural or religious background of the person who dies?
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a great question .
the old Irish knew the answer and so much of their wisdom surfaces in the extraordinary amount of Nobel prizes for English literature we have .
the outsiders/Anglos/crude literati refer to this as HIBERNO ENGLISH.
or English influenced by the ancient Irish language in our terminology.
in very crude English ---HE DIED informs us of nothing -not even what died means --he was born is similar so terribly crude with no clue what born means .
FUAR BAS = found death---it not the end of the matter he still exists
he is not gone ---he just met death on the road .
RUGAGH SE = he was brought forward --
from where you ask --who brought him forward--
its inescapable he was always there------ is always here ----- will always be here ---- as he---- has always existed .
we have always existed --will always exist as we are part of the consciousness.
my wife came home one day from an outdoor course of nature given in the Irish language and the rte woman nula ni ------- and she suddenly pointed at a hovering bird and said look look we are so lucky today --PUC NA GAOITHE.
and they looked and yes the bird was hovering in one spot over a mouse in the field making rapid pelvic thrusts in order to hover above .
and the old Irish saw this and gloriously christened the Irish falcon ""THE WIND FUCKER"" -- but nobody in the Anglo speaking world including all our schools and universities would ever use the rich and glorious description which would stay in any child's mind forever as an understanding of the bird and what its true nature was .
 
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clarke-connolly said:
Interesting from some years back and what is happening now !


View: https://twitter.com/FatEmperor/status/1971998071346077849
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BIG FAT HOOR said:
great interview by an Irishman who is sympathetic to Ireland and its culture .
is there anyone in RTE capable of doing this interview without sneering at the man.
they are all full of shite .
we got an interview which is rewarding and valuable as people who believe in the spirits of the land will believe in the spirits of mankind and will look inward for god and that is not allowed today.
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That is Kelly country, they are all related down there
 
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Very interesting read on the gullibility fakeness and grift of luxury products.
And the buyers are interesting given the circumstances.
Pretty stunning article on the politics and bribery of bling.
alexkrainer.substack.com

China takes aim at West's bling weapon

One of the curious developments over the past few months has been a deluge of social media posts about the “Made in China” European luxury goods.
alexkrainer.substack.com alexkrainer.substack.com
 
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When the EU wants to expand this is the kind of democracy they require from candidate states.

Moldova convicts opposition politician​

Marina Tauber was sentenced in absentia to 7.5 years for allegedly funding an opposition party that was banned before the presidential election
Moldova convicts opposition politician

Marina Tauber during an anti-government protest in Moldova's capital of Chisinau, March 12, 2023 © Getty Images / Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency

Former Moldovan lawmaker Marina Tauber was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on charges of financing the outlawed opposition SOR Party.
Moldova’s top court banned the party, led by businessman Ilan Sor, in 2023, prior to the presidential election, citing illicit financing from abroad. He was forced to flee the country to avoid prosecution. Despite the ban, the party’s elected lawmakers were allowed to remain in parliament as independents.
Commenting on the latest ruling, Tauber, who was also ordered to surrender over 200 million lei ($12 million) and was banned from holding public, civic, or financial roles in political parties for five years, has denied any wrongdoing.
“Not because I broke the law, but because I did not betray my people. Because I am not afraid to say that Moldova is dying under Sandu’s rule and her Western handlers,” Tauber told RIA Novosti, referring to the pro-EU ambitions of Moldovan President Maia Sandu
Tauber was not present at the sentencing, as she was forced to leave the country, citing politically motivated prosecution. Following the court’s decision, her lawyer said he did not know her current whereabouts, but confirmed plans to appeal the verdict.
The ruling came just two days after parliamentary elections in which the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by Sandu, narrowly secured a majority with 50.2% of the vote. The opposition Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP) trailed closely behind with 49.8%.
The election campaign was marked by pressure on opposition groups, according to observers and analysts. Among the incidents cited was the arrest of Gagauzia’s governor, Evgenia Gutsul, which was described by critics as politically motivated. Two other opposition parties, Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova, were barred from the vote shortly before election day.
 
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Dozens of protesters arrested in Moldovan capital (VIDEO)​

Opposition leaders have pledged to challenge Sunday’s parliamentary election in the courts and on the streets
Dozens of protesters arrested in Moldovan capital (VIDEO)

Over 30 people have been detained by Moldovan police during a rally outside the parliament in central Chisinau, the authorities said on Tuesday. Leaders of the opposition Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP) vowed to seek to overturn the results of Sunday’s parliamentary election.
The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) narrowly retained its parliamentary majority, edging out the BEP, which campaigned to preserve the country’s constitutional neutrality.
Pro-Western officials hailed the result as a “milestone on the European path,” while critics said the vote was tightly controlled, citing opposition parties having been banned, observers blocked, and voters disenfranchised at home and abroad.
The rally, which drew several hundred people, lasted about half an hour, according to media reports. Police cordoned off several blocks around the parliament and confiscated some megaphones.
“Thirty-one people were brought to police stations, most of the detainees are from the Transnistrian region,” the police said on their official Telegram channel.

The BEP said on Tuesday it would seek to overturn the results of the parliamentary vote through the courts and in street protests.
The bloc, which includes the Party of Socialists, Party of Communists and the Future of Moldova party, rejected the outcome of the election. Its leaders said they would “continue protests until the will of the people is respected.”
According to the Central Election Commission, PAS won 55 seats in the 101-seat parliament, while the Patriotic Bloc took 26 seats. The Alternative Bloc secured eight seats, and Our Party and Democracy at Home gained six each.
The Patriotic Bloc said it filed around 45 complaints over alleged violations, including ten on election day itself, but “most remain unanswered.” It accused President Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Dorin Recean and parliament speaker Igor Grosu of openly urging voters to support PAS on the day of the vote. The bloc also cited the fact that Moldovan voters in Austria and Romania had been given organized transport to the polling station. It also mentioned the last-minute disqualification of several opposition parties.
 
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Wolf said:
When the EU wants to expand this is the kind of democracy they require from candidate states.

Moldova convicts opposition politician​

Marina Tauber was sentenced in absentia to 7.5 years for allegedly funding an opposition party that was banned before the presidential election
Moldova convicts opposition politician

Marina Tauber during an anti-government protest in Moldova's capital of Chisinau, March 12, 2023 © Getty Images / Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency

Former Moldovan lawmaker Marina Tauber was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on charges of financing the outlawed opposition SOR Party.
Moldova’s top court banned the party, led by businessman Ilan Sor, in 2023, prior to the presidential election, citing illicit financing from abroad. He was forced to flee the country to avoid prosecution. Despite the ban, the party’s elected lawmakers were allowed to remain in parliament as independents.
Commenting on the latest ruling, Tauber, who was also ordered to surrender over 200 million lei ($12 million) and was banned from holding public, civic, or financial roles in political parties for five years, has denied any wrongdoing.
“Not because I broke the law, but because I did not betray my people. Because I am not afraid to say that Moldova is dying under Sandu’s rule and her Western handlers,” Tauber told RIA Novosti, referring to the pro-EU ambitions of Moldovan President Maia Sandu
Tauber was not present at the sentencing, as she was forced to leave the country, citing politically motivated prosecution. Following the court’s decision, her lawyer said he did not know her current whereabouts, but confirmed plans to appeal the verdict.
The ruling came just two days after parliamentary elections in which the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by Sandu, narrowly secured a majority with 50.2% of the vote. The opposition Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP) trailed closely behind with 49.8%.
The election campaign was marked by pressure on opposition groups, according to observers and analysts. Among the incidents cited was the arrest of Gagauzia’s governor, Evgenia Gutsul, which was described by critics as politically motivated. Two other opposition parties, Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova, were barred from the vote shortly before election day.
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So if this passes as democracy within the EU.
How long before this interpretation of democracy can occur here.
Little bits like hurting politicians feeling or making a statement considered malinformation,hatespeech etc!, are now being actively discussed by legacy media.
Dystopia times folk's.
 

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