tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609412.post3477631783567291539..comments2023-07-14T03:43:32.892+12:00Comments on "Keeping Up With Myself...": Beneath the SurfaceBJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01836871676533938956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609412.post-48485210768776395032009-01-24T10:38:00.000+13:002009-01-24T10:38:00.000+13:00I just don't have much to say...I will try to get ...I just don't have much to say...I will try to get deep or satirical real soon...BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836871676533938956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609412.post-76588034515817807032009-01-23T15:46:00.000+13:002009-01-23T15:46:00.000+13:00I check in oftenYet updates are somewhat scarceA d...I check in often<BR/>Yet updates are somewhat scarce<BR/>A desolate waste<BR/><BR/>"Reqiuem for a Blog" by Rhett Snell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609412.post-57659478999042439872009-01-09T16:58:00.000+13:002009-01-09T16:58:00.000+13:00I hear you. Minto's comments came after this post...I hear you. Minto's comments came after this post but it does tend to suggest a degree of grandstanding that is out of step with where actual international consensus is right now. I also have read quotes from Peer demonstrating her commitment to break down barriers through sport. She was for the example the first Israeli to play in an Arab country, Qatar. Now while Qatar is not Lebanon(!) one could say its a start - differences being overcome and diversity being celebrated on the sports field? Its as least a valid choice as might be the option of withdrawing in protest. Minto may say its not personal but the the tenor of his comments has been to demonise this young person because she doesn't agree with him.BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836871676533938956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609412.post-87309358338635500572009-01-09T12:31:00.000+13:002009-01-09T12:31:00.000+13:00Minto is a pillock. Peer is not a legitimate targ...Minto is a pillock. Peer is not a legitimate target for protest. By all means protest the Gaza issues (suggest the embassy would be a good spot). I'd be the last person to quench freedom of speech. But his reported comment on her "eagerness to complete her own military service" shows what a dick he is. Whatever he might think about Israel, Peer's desire to compete in the tennis or whatever, this young woman should not be criticised for serving in her country's armed forces (which is a requirement anyway). The Gaza issue is not about Israel's right to have a standing army or not. Minto does not speak for me nor my country which is now ridiculed on the international stage by his bizarre performance.<BR/><BR/>Good post. You should have just been harder on Minto. You know you wanted to.Vipers Lipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932883111125161700noreply@blogger.com