Monday, May 25, 2009
Retard Answer Of The Week: Ove Vanebo
The leader of Youth of the Progress Party, Ove Vanebo, more than hinted of a lack of intelligence when answering a question posed by his own political party this week. On the Progress Party's website, he is asked whether his party's efforts to legalize assisted suicide are consistent with the Progress Party's Christian profile.
Mr. Vanebo's answer, which is provided under the sub-title "Not In The Bible", states as follows:
"There is nothing in Christianity saying you can not do this (i.e. assisted suicide). We are doing it today already. Think about how many people take abortions, and how many lives are lost in wars".
As a brief article in Wikipedia explains, euthanasia is only defended by a very small number of liberal Christians. Abortion is also considered sinful by all the major religions, including most forms of Christianity. However, the most ridiculous comparison is with lives lost in war. Mr. Vanebo is basically arguing that assisted suicide should be legalized as lives also are lost in war.
There are many valid arguments both in favor and disfavor of euthanasia, but Mr. Vanebo should probably stay far away from religious questions in the future. A better answer would be that the Progressive Party already have several policies that would be opposed by most Christians, and that the party's position on euthanasia just adds one more to the list.
VG 1, VG2, VG3, Dagbladet 1, Dagbladet 2.
Mr. Vanebo's answer, which is provided under the sub-title "Not In The Bible", states as follows:
"There is nothing in Christianity saying you can not do this (i.e. assisted suicide). We are doing it today already. Think about how many people take abortions, and how many lives are lost in wars".
As a brief article in Wikipedia explains, euthanasia is only defended by a very small number of liberal Christians. Abortion is also considered sinful by all the major religions, including most forms of Christianity. However, the most ridiculous comparison is with lives lost in war. Mr. Vanebo is basically arguing that assisted suicide should be legalized as lives also are lost in war.
There are many valid arguments both in favor and disfavor of euthanasia, but Mr. Vanebo should probably stay far away from religious questions in the future. A better answer would be that the Progressive Party already have several policies that would be opposed by most Christians, and that the party's position on euthanasia just adds one more to the list.
VG 1, VG2, VG3, Dagbladet 1, Dagbladet 2.
Labels: assisted suicide, euthanasia, Ove Vanebo, Progress Party
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Might As Well Give Asylum To Nazis
VG, TV2 and Dagbladet report today that 7 members of the Taliban have been granted asylum in Norway during the last 12 months. One of the men admits to having worked as a torturer for the Taliban, but he was granted asylum in Norway as he comes from a part of Afghanistan that is not considered safe. Ironically the area will be a little bit safer now that the Taliban torturer has left Afghanistan to live on welfare benefits in Norway.
While there are not many Nazis around anymore, I assume Norway will be equally welcoming to war criminals from other parts of the world. In my May 17 blog entry, I commented on a former Taliban health minister that has been living on welfare in Norway since 2001. During this time, he has established his own terrorist network in between beating up his young daughters.
While the Nazis are mainly gone, the Taliban are unfortunately going strong in different parts of the world. Check out this March 2009 video from CNN:
While there are not many Nazis around anymore, I assume Norway will be equally welcoming to war criminals from other parts of the world. In my May 17 blog entry, I commented on a former Taliban health minister that has been living on welfare in Norway since 2001. During this time, he has established his own terrorist network in between beating up his young daughters.
While the Nazis are mainly gone, the Taliban are unfortunately going strong in different parts of the world. Check out this March 2009 video from CNN:
Labels: crime, immigration, norway, taliban, war crimes
Monday, May 18, 2009
Interesting Article On Kindergartens In Denmark
Today I stumbled by an article in the Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information titled "We love kindergartens, but we have no reason to". One of Denmark's leading child psychologists, Dion Sommer, points to research showing that the development of children suffers from spending too much time in kindergartens. However, since parents are dependent on these institutions, they refuse to see the damage the kindergartens are inflicting on their children.
Anyway, if you read Danish, the article makes for interesting reading.
May 20 Update: Dagbladet and VG report today that Norway's socialist government wants to cut government support for private kindergartens. The government's goal is of course that all children are raised by the public school system as this will allow the children to be socialized (i.e. brainwashed) with the proper socialist ideas.
Anyway, if you read Danish, the article makes for interesting reading.
May 20 Update: Dagbladet and VG report today that Norway's socialist government wants to cut government support for private kindergartens. The government's goal is of course that all children are raised by the public school system as this will allow the children to be socialized (i.e. brainwashed) with the proper socialist ideas.
Labels: children, denmark, developement, kindergarten, parents, psychology
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Taliban Terrorist Living On Welfare In Norway For 8 Years
Dagbladet and VG reported yesterday that a former Taliban Minister of Health has been living in Norway during the last few years. The 49-year-old man came to Norway in 2001 and has been living on welfare benefits ever since, and while not officially working he has been functioning as the imam of a radical mosque in Oslo. He has apparently been in trouble with the law already after beating up his 14-year-old daughter.
When not beating up his daughters or preaching in the mosque, the former health minister has been leading an informal terrorist group in Oslo consisting of 20+ men. Luckily The Norwegian Security Service has been on their case for quite some time. I want to take this opportunity to thank Norwegian taxpayers for providing a livelihood for this great man during the last 8 years.
When not beating up his daughters or preaching in the mosque, the former health minister has been leading an informal terrorist group in Oslo consisting of 20+ men. Luckily The Norwegian Security Service has been on their case for quite some time. I want to take this opportunity to thank Norwegian taxpayers for providing a livelihood for this great man during the last 8 years.
Labels: afghanistan, norway, taliban, terrorism, welfare
Friday, May 15, 2009
Jewish Graves Desecrated In Oslo
While the case is receiving limited coverage in the Norwegian media, VG and TV2 report that several Jewish graves in Oslo have been desecrated with Nazi symbols and other messages (picture is by Tom Bob Peru Aronsen of NrK). One message states that "The war is not over", whatever that might mean.
Jews were not allowed to enter Norway until 1851, and almost half the Jews that entered Norway thereafter were killed during the Second World War. I have previously written extensively on anti-Israeli sentiment in Norway, but this should not be confused with the outright racism that is behind the grave desecrations in Oslo.
Labels: anti-semitism, antisemitism, jewish, norway, oslo
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Somalia Vacation - Somalia Cruises
The website Somalia Cruises gave me a big laugh today. I am trying to think of something funny to say, but their webpage pretty much covered it.
Labels: africa, cruise, holiday, pirates, ship, somalia, vacation
Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Review
The following is a review I posted on Tripadvisor of Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport. Just a couple of typographical errors have been fixed:
Novotel seems to specialize in airport hotels, and the Bangkok property is conveniently located close to the airport. Unfortunately it is not sufficiently close for you to walk there, but the transportation from and to the hotel was efficient.
This was my second stay at this property, and I have not used any of the hotel facilities except for the breakfast restaurant.
While I did not have breakfast included in our room rate, we still ate at the hotel in the morning. However, here is the odd part. After checking into the hotel in the evening, I paid for internet access. When getting up in the morning, I found an envelope that had been tucked under my door. Per prior experience, I expected the envelope to be the preliminary bill, so I did not even bother to open it. When entering the breakfast restaurant, I responded negatively to a question about having breakfast vouchers and instead provided my room number. After eating breakfast, I asked to sign the bill, but to my surprise I was told that the amount had already been settled. While I was under the impression that my rate did not include breakfast (it had been a while since I had made the booking), I obviously did not feel like making an argument.
When returning to the room, to my surprise I discovered that the envelope I had received contained breakfast vouchers with a handwritten note stating "On Account". When checking out a few minutes later, I got the final bill and noticed that breakfast had indeed been added to my bill. We asked if my wife's airline employee card would qualify for a discount in the breakfast price, but was told that it would not. This seemed odd, as the restaurant staff had told us the card indeed qualified for a discount (unfortunately we could not settle the amount at the restaurant as they told us the amount had already been settled).
My breakfast experiences with Novotel do not end there. When staying at the former Novotel Garden Plaza Saigon (currently Parkroyal Saigon), I was charged for breakfast although I had breakfast included in the rate. Complaining to the hotel staff proved pointless, so I took my complain directly to the Novotel headquarters in France. After several emails, they admitted the error and sent me a hotel voucher for a slightly higher amount than what I had been overcharged. Since the voucher had an expiration date of just a few months, I tried using it for lunch at Novotel in Vienna, but was refused as the voucher apparently only could be used for accommodation - odd as I had been overcharged for breakfast. Anyway, I ended up not being able to use the voucher.
Anyway, be careful of Novotel's business practices, it is not the most ethical hotel group in the world.
Also, check out my review of Novotel Guangzhou Airport Hotel.
Novotel seems to specialize in airport hotels, and the Bangkok property is conveniently located close to the airport. Unfortunately it is not sufficiently close for you to walk there, but the transportation from and to the hotel was efficient.
This was my second stay at this property, and I have not used any of the hotel facilities except for the breakfast restaurant.
While I did not have breakfast included in our room rate, we still ate at the hotel in the morning. However, here is the odd part. After checking into the hotel in the evening, I paid for internet access. When getting up in the morning, I found an envelope that had been tucked under my door. Per prior experience, I expected the envelope to be the preliminary bill, so I did not even bother to open it. When entering the breakfast restaurant, I responded negatively to a question about having breakfast vouchers and instead provided my room number. After eating breakfast, I asked to sign the bill, but to my surprise I was told that the amount had already been settled. While I was under the impression that my rate did not include breakfast (it had been a while since I had made the booking), I obviously did not feel like making an argument.
When returning to the room, to my surprise I discovered that the envelope I had received contained breakfast vouchers with a handwritten note stating "On Account". When checking out a few minutes later, I got the final bill and noticed that breakfast had indeed been added to my bill. We asked if my wife's airline employee card would qualify for a discount in the breakfast price, but was told that it would not. This seemed odd, as the restaurant staff had told us the card indeed qualified for a discount (unfortunately we could not settle the amount at the restaurant as they told us the amount had already been settled).
My breakfast experiences with Novotel do not end there. When staying at the former Novotel Garden Plaza Saigon (currently Parkroyal Saigon), I was charged for breakfast although I had breakfast included in the rate. Complaining to the hotel staff proved pointless, so I took my complain directly to the Novotel headquarters in France. After several emails, they admitted the error and sent me a hotel voucher for a slightly higher amount than what I had been overcharged. Since the voucher had an expiration date of just a few months, I tried using it for lunch at Novotel in Vienna, but was refused as the voucher apparently only could be used for accommodation - odd as I had been overcharged for breakfast. Anyway, I ended up not being able to use the voucher.
Anyway, be careful of Novotel's business practices, it is not the most ethical hotel group in the world.
Also, check out my review of Novotel Guangzhou Airport Hotel.
Labels: bangkok, hotel, novotel, review, thailand
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Kawasaki Halloween Parade Video
I previously posted some pictures from the 2008 Halloween Parade in Kawasaki. However, I forgot to post a short video that we took at the time. Here you go:
Labels: attraction, event, halloween, japan, kawasaki, parade
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