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My name is Wayland Joseph Blue. I am from the US. However, I have made it my business to know about the rest of the world and its problems as well as its good points. I am most interested in the two things I was culturally raised to believe one should never

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Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Motorcycle adventures: 1 of 12
Just about every foreigner who has lived in the north of Thailand for any length of time knows about the miserable and tediously slow trek up to that place, which is, in every sense of the word, a border town, Mea Sai. It is the closest border crossing into Burma from Chinag Mai, the biggest city in the North of Thailand and ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Assessing the future of the Arab-Israeli conflict: 2 of 18
In the many years of unrest and warfare that have gone on in the middle-east over the ownership and domination of what some call Israel, some Palestine, it appears that very little actual intelligence and drive to find an effective solution to the conflict have been employed. For all the accords, summits, peace processes, rec... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Why the War in Iraq is justified and how Americans should respond: 10 of 22
Over the last several years of US involvement in the Middle East, it seams that fundamental lessons about, not only counter insurgency, but also basic cross cultural communications still have to be learned. It is unfortunate that so few US personal are educated in the basics of Arab culture, let alone Arabic language. It is a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Speculating on the future of China: 16 of 32
CHINESE DOMINATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAThe Chinese have had a tremendous influence in the nations of South East Asia for several centuries now. Much of this influence has been economic in nature. Chinese districts in the major cities of the region have traditionally been the centers of trade and economic activity in the area. I... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Do people have absolute rights that all governments should protect?: 35 of 66
The rule of law. To some this may evoke images of punishment and judgment. To others it may evoke images of harmony and functional society. Weather it evokes positive or negative ideas tends to be based on the upbringing and the life experience of the individual who is doing the thinking. A younger person from a lower income,... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace How to find solutions to war: 11 of 13
It appears that the search for an end all be all solution to war is as futile as finding a solution to disease or pain. In other words, it is not likely and conflict in some form or another can be expected as being a part of the human condition. It is a trait shared by many other primates and other animals as well. However, h... More..