Leh tlat mai a! Mi bengvar leh chhiar zau chuan in lo hre daih tawh mai thei. Ka hriat tirh chuan mak ka ti viau dawn a, a hnu deuh atang chuan mak pawh ka ti leh ta em em lo! A inhmeh leh ta riauva hriatna ka nei!!
Thenkhatin awih lo mahse Barak Hussein Obama hi gay a nihzia leh tun hma chuan damdawi ruih theih lam pawh a ti ve thin a nihzia huai taka sawi thei an awm nual mai!
Trinity United Church of Christ hi kan hre ngai em aw? He kohhran hi amah Obaman a lawina kohhran nia a chhal kha a ni. Tun hma deuh atang tawh khan an pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright chuan an kohhran member mipate zingah “match-making service” hawngin club pakhat ‘Down Low Club’ an tih chu a din niin an sawi a, chumi Club member zinga pakhat chu Obama hi a ni an tih chu.
He Club hnathawh dan ber chu a ruka ‘gay’ ni chung sia a lang lama nupui te hial neia mi pangngai anga khawsa thei tura memberte tanpui a ni. Chutianga nupui an neihte chu ‘khabe hmul’ an ti a, hmel tak tak hliahkhuhtu, mawngkawhur ni reng chung sia hur lo anga lantirtuah an ngai a ni. Obama pawh hi he ‘program’ hmang tangkaitu pakhat niin an sawi a. Chicago gay ho zingah chuan Obama hi a lar thawkhat viau thin niin an sawi a, US President meuh a han chuha a han thling ta mai phei kha chu mak an ti tawp a ni awm e. Thenkhat chuan tuna a nupui neih hma daih hian Pakistan mipa pakhat kawppui a neih thu leh chu a kawppui tlawh tura Pakistan thleng thlenga a zin thu te, Pakistan tlawh nana American Passport ni lova Indonesian Passport a hman thu te an sawi bawk.
Gay pakhat Larry Sinclaire an tih chuan Obama Illinois State Senator a nih lai khan Cocaine tih puiin sex pawh an lo hmang duh tawh niin a sawi a, chu a thusawi chu Obama 2008 kuma President ni tura Campaign pui tute khan dawt anga lantir tumin theihtawpin an bei a ni a ti.
Obama President a han in candidate a a han tlin chiah phei kha chuan Obama hi Gay a ni tih sawi rik a nih loh nan nasa takin an bei a, chutianga hnawksak nia an hriatte chu an dah bo hmak hmak zel niin an sawi. Chung zinga langsar zual chu Trinity kohhran zaipawl Director Donald Young, tun hmaa Obama thian hnai tak thin, kum 2007 December thlaa an thah kha a ni awm e. Kumin May thla Newsweek Magazine kawma Obama, “The First Gay President” tih intar kuau mai te kha turu khawp mai!
Thenkhat chuan heng thuthang vel zawng zawng hi “Conspiration Theorist” ho titi mai mai leh amah Obama duh lotute thu vawrhdarh mai mai niah an puh thung. Engpawh nise thutlukna chu mahni mamal ngaihdan danah dah ta ila. Chuti chung chuan thil mak tak mai pakhat chu Obama tun hma chanchin tam tak chhui chhuah zawh lohva a han awm te, American Citizen ni turin Hawaii-ah a piang tak tak ngei em tih te, A Birth Certificate ringawt pawh siamchawp nia hria tam tak an awm te (Israel mi thiam ho tiamin), Kenya mi a pa nia a chhal kha a pa tak tak a ni chiah em tih zawhna leh thil dang tam tak Obama chungchanga hriat fiah theih lohte hi thil mak chu a tling ve hrim hrim mai.
Tuna a lan dan chuan Obama hi a term hnihna atan President-ah thlan tlin a nih leh hi a rinawm telh telhin a lang. A hun khatnaa America ram hmelhmang a thlak danglam nasat hman tawhzia han hmuh hian a hun hnihna han lal leh chiah se a che bawnra viau tawh ang em tih hi mi tam tak zawhna leh hlauhthawn ruk a ni. Russia President hnena a mike a in ‘off’ emaw tia “I will be more flexible after the election” a tih te, Palestinian ho hnena inthlan zawha Jerusalem pek a tiam nia an sawi te hi tak tak ni maw??
I lo thlir zel phawt teh ang aw..
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October 3rd, 2012 at 11:33 pm
Keimah ah chuan a chiang… ka ti mai ngam bik lo!
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October 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Ka awih lo ve pangbal,, hollywood celebrity mipa tam tak pawh khu press ho hian an magazines vel han tih attractive nan hian gay nia puh an ching e mai..
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October 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Haha..a va inhmeh awm reuh ve! An sawi ang em em chu nilo mahse Obama chu a lo ‘englo’ ve ngei tawh aniang chu mawle..
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October 3rd, 2012 at 11:51 pm
‘Englo’,,, lol
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October 4th, 2012 at 12:03 am
Eh Eh Eh! Khawilam Tea Party propaganda nge in rawn phawrh tak? President Obama hian huai takin gay rights a support a, chu chu ram hotupa ber tihawm reng ani (vote tam tawk guarantee theihna alo ni bawk nen. Gay tak tak ni ta se a fanute hi tu fa nge ni ta ang. Obama a gay lo.
Marijuana. 1970s vel laia tleirawl rualpawl tawkin ak khawih loh, an tih chuan an daw tihna ani tawp. a zep pawn ka hre lo.
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October 4th, 2012 at 12:11 am
@James Bond, a ni viau, nupui a nei a, fa te hial a nei ania tiraw. Mahse a chhungrilah a lo gay rilru ve thei tho a, a tlangval lai phei chuan hmeichhia aiin mipa te hi a lo it zawk reng mai thei ve bawk a…hehehe
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October 4th, 2012 at 12:13 am
Tun tum zet chu Americanho paw’n duhthlan tur an nei chau ve riau mai a. Obama hi a gay em lo a nih pawhin Kristian a nihzia sawichian chawp chiam ngai kha a ni a.
A khingpui pa Romney-a lah Mormon tih ang reng vel a lo ni bawk si. A tax pek dan te lah zep deuh tut tut ngai a la ni zui.
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October 4th, 2012 at 12:18 am
Khawvel thila degree nei nial nual leh talent nei tha tak tak rualte in-elna(competition) ah hi chuan a sawi hnuhnung a piang hi an dik emaw tih hi awl tak a nia. Keini ang mai mai hi chu min BUM hlum thak theiin a nia ka rin ni…Sumdawnna lamah lah chuti bawk…..huiha…. !!!!!
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October 4th, 2012 at 1:04 am
Thuvuvûk chhe tangrang
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October 4th, 2012 at 1:36 am
A va mak tak ve mawle.!!!
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October 4th, 2012 at 3:11 am
James #5, Gay an nih vangin fa an nei thei lo tihna a ni lo a nia! Mipa an nih avangin chi an la thlah thei tho. Gay an nih thup nan chu chu a tangkai hlei hlei dawn lo’m ni?
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October 4th, 2012 at 3:32 am
Inthlan hnaih, hun tepter tak mai a vote duhthawh hmel tak mai a vote zawn theihna chi tur a pass zung zung mai hi pawi ka ti ve hle. Ka hmuh dan chuan, Mizoram politician ten inthlan dawn hnaih a vote zawn nan, ram future tur ngaihtuah lek lo va (ti mai ang) an che vel nen hian ka tehkhin angreng khawp mai.
#7 khi a dik hmel fuk fuk khawp mai. Obama hi ka ning angreng hle, mahse Romney hi a ṭhat bik vak ka ring chuang der lo bawk!
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October 4th, 2012 at 3:42 am
Zanin dar 7 a Romney leh Obama debate hmasa ber ( vawi 3 an nei ang) hi ka thlir chak tawh hle. Pakhat kha ṭawngkam thiam takin, thle deuh bam bam chung khan an ṭawng vel ang a, pakhat lah chu rang takin a ṭawng leh puat ang a, a ṭawng sual nawk nawk ang tih ka hlau hle thung. Hairehai
Tunah tlai ar 6:11 a ni. Ni a tla fel ta
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October 4th, 2012 at 4:10 am
Tun hma deuh te khan lo hria ila ‘ka awih angem aw’ ka ti deuh rum rum mai! Tun inthlan dawn hnai a hetiang hriat hi chu a thawh dan a dang deuh
But, I lo thlir zel phawt mai teh ang
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October 4th, 2012 at 7:01 am
@hlatekhua #7, i sawi khi kei pawh ka hmuh dan a ni ve chiah. Pu HV #12 sawi nen khian. Pu HV ka khawngaih khawp mai!
Presidential Candidate pahnihteah hian duh thlang dawn ila thlan tur bik hriat a har ka ti khawp ang. Obama hi chu lal tawh lo se tih viau laiin Romney-a lah hi kei pawh ka hmu zei lo ve teh tlat a, amahah hian American mipuite tan han beisei em em tur hi a vangin ka lo hmu ve ngawt bawk a. A tawp khawkah erawh chuan Obama ai chuan Romney hian thil pawi a khawih tlem deuh zawk awm mang e tia vote tho chu a tul hmel!
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October 4th, 2012 at 7:23 am
Han sawi tak tak teh u, a ngaihnawm alawm le. Pu Hva’n an debate-na lo post leh se…
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October 4th, 2012 at 9:27 am
Ani hi hmarcha hi alo haw ve viau ange!
‘An ti’ tih zawng zawng hin awih sen a har ta!
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October 4th, 2012 at 10:07 am
Marijuana leh cocaine a lo tih ve thin tawh thu chu ka chhiar tawh a, hei erawh ka la hriat ngai loh thil a ni.
A tak nilo hram se ka va ti em!
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October 4th, 2012 at 10:50 am
Hetiang lam thil post a awm hian nuih za duh riau ngatinge maw ni?
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:09 am
Obama chanchin chu(h) a va’n BAM sawt ve. Cheap takin midang a cheat kual reng te hi a ni lo maw?!
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:14 am
Inthlan a hnai leh tawh a, chanchin kilkhawr an indap siak leh tan deuh ta a nih hi…
Hmanah pawh khan kan hriat tawh kha mawle…thu thar tehchiamah ka ngai lem lo…
A tlin leh chuan 666 ah a chhuak der ange??
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:20 am
a ni lovang ti dawt thei kan awm lo va…a ni ti dawt erawh kan awm chuang lo..gay lam ti mi pu Hva khan lo zir chiang teh se.
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@Puii: 666 te kha an tih tak kha mawle
. Obama dinhmun atang hi chuan tu emaw an sawi ang deuh, just becoz you are being fooled, do not blame me, ti thei dinhmun ah chuan a ding ve a nih hmel lo ti ve ngot……. 
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Khai aw!!!!
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October 4th, 2012 at 11:35 am
Khaih khaih!!! A va mak lehzel ve le. Thil ni thei tak pawh a ni awm e a
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October 4th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
ahaha.. Ka nuih a za tlat.
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October 4th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Chhiar belh duh tan:
https://www.wnd.com/2012/10/tri.....a-shocker/
https://hillbuzz.org/is-barack-obama-gay
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October 4th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
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October 4th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Hepa chungchang hi sawi neuh neuh a tam e mai, engemaw tak a ni ang
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October 4th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Awih mai harsa ka ti, gay rights a support vanga amah duhlo tute thu vawrhdarh a ni ve thei tlat a ni, high politics a inrawlh tawh hi chuan thil hi a buai nak zel a nia, Black anih vang leh fahrah taka (?) seilian a nih ve vang hian a duh tan chuan sawichhiatna tur remchang pawh a tam ang, ngaihdan fumfe neih a har a ni e. An debate chu a tlangpui tal lo post thei ula lawmawm ngawt ang chu mawle
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October 4th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Kan Mizoram magazine pakhat pawh khan THLAHRANG, RAMHUAI HMU,PAWNGSUAL tih vel kha a lar pui viau lo maw?
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:26 am
#29 leh midang thenkhat ho Obama chungchang a sawi atam tihvel hi chu tihian a ngaihtuah theih in ka hria: Ishmael Reed-an lo chhang ta se, a sawi dan tur chu “Jim Crow” media a “nigger breakers ho” vang a ti ang (lo goole mai ru). Obama president tirh khan zir mi ten post-racial America tih an puang a. Reed ang ten a ni thei lo ti in a trang tlat. 2009 an Henry Louis Gates (lo google ru), ama in chhung ngei a an man khan post-racial America tih chu a debunk chiang khawp mai. 2010 khan Senate republican leader Mitch McConnell an Obama hi one-term president ni tura beih a puan pawn Obama proposal ho block kha an tum ber ni in a lang.
New media a kan hmuh leh chhiar tawh phawt awih nghal ngawt zel hi thil fin thlak ber ani hran lo. Obama gay ang a sawi na source ho hi hriat chian a tha. WND te, Hillbuzz te hi exteme rightwing leh conspiracy rim nam zawk an ni. Heng position nazawng hi republican party chhung ah pawh pawm lo an tam tho. Nizan a debate a pawh khan Romney a kha a hma campaign lai a hetiang extreme position atang hian centrist lamah a in suan pheih daih kha. Khami a flip-flop khan Obama poh a dah zero phah zawk hlauh reng kha! Hetiang chiah hian Leftwing site (dailykos, mediamatters) ah rightwing position opposite chiah hmu tur a awm ve teuh tho bawk. I source hman in i politics, investments leh insecurities a ti lang.
Reed an nigger-breakers ten party affiliation a nei lo a ti. A sawi tum ber chu US political economy a chuan minorities tan thawh that bik a tul (Asian Americans in “model-minority” tih an sawi kha a ni deuh ber). Mahse African-American tan chuan minorities dang aia thawh that a ngai–double the effort–ang in a sawi. New media in hemi regime hi a police a. African American tan chuan media lak a fimkhur tawk a awm thei lo.
Race hi engkim a ni lo. Mahse US political economy ah chuan thil awm reng si mahse sawi thiang lo ang ani.US a race relations hriat thiam tum lova right-wing/conservative rhetoric ringawt a lo buai chuk chu le. Let my people think!
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:45 am
#32, i sawi tum hi ka man lek lek, mahse a advance mah mah, tlemin han elaborate deuh la tha tur, comment sei lutuk i hlau zawk nge
American poltical economy chu sawiloh an tualchhung politics vir vel hre ve lo pawh kan tam ania
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October 5th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@philo#32, i sawi ngaihnawm hle mai. Keinin ral khat atangin kan lo thlir a, ‘a then pawh kan hre lo, he luikam atang hian’ tih ang deuh khan thil hi kan hre viai vuai chauh chu a ni e.
Kei pawh ka lo hmuh ve dan chuan America ram angah te meuh pawh Racial politics hi chu pawn lamah lang lo mah se chhungril lama chuan a reh tak tak chuang lo. Chutih lai mek chuan Obama President atana thlan tlin a lo nih khan Black a nih vanga thlan tlin ni lovin amahah khan American mipui tam ber (Black leh white nen vek) khan beiseina an neih vang zawk niin a lang. Chutiang bawk chuan Obama an sawi neuh neuhna point- te hi mihang a nih vanga an kherna lam ai mahin a “issue” ho hi fundamentally-in an pawimawh em vang zawk niin ka hmu. Entir nan, a pian leh murna chungchang te, a tun hma nun chanchin te, Gay a nih leh nih loh te, Middle East policy leh Israel chungchanga a thil kalpui dan te, Christian inti sia Muslim zia a lantir tam zawk mah te…heng thil te hi mihang a nih vang lam thil a nih ka ring lo.
Hetia kan lo ral thlir dan chuan Right wing i tih ho hi Judeo-Christian value la chawisang tute nia an lan avang leh America Founding Fathers ho spirit pawh kha phawk zawka an lan avang te, keini Mizo ho Kristian rilru rem zawk an nih avang mai bakah an thusawi leh tarlante hi thu dik zawk nia a lan fo avang hian kei chuan ka awn zawk tlat mai.
Tun UN Gen. Assembly-a Obama thusawi te kha keini Kristiante tan chuan a hlauhawm fia fia a sin! A sawi pakhat chu, ” The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied…”
Hetiang hi lo ni ta se, keini Kristian, Lal Isuan,”Kei hi Kawng leh Thutak leh Nunna ka ni; keimaha kal lo chu tuman Pa hnen an thleng lo vang” a tih ringtute chu a engamah hmain (by default-in)Islam sakhaw sawichhetu leh Prophet Mohammad sawi chhetu kan ni nghal ringawt a sin! President atan han thlang tling leh chiah ula, Kristiante chu kan chep sawt sawt mai lo’ng maw?
Engpawhnise, Right Wing, Left Wing, Tea Party leh ty loh lam ni lovin, Obama hi mihang emaw mingo emaw a nih lam ni hek lovin a “issue” kha a pawimawh a. Obama pawngpaw huat ringawt emaw, pawngpaw tan hlur ringawt emaw pawh hi mi puitling tih dan tur chu a nih loh ka ring.
Min han finchhuah zel teh khai!
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October 5th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
American founding fathers leh rightwing kan tih te khaikhawm a dik ber lo maithei. He topic hi a controversial ti chu a chiang hle. Founding fathers te zing ah khan Christian ai mah in Deist ho an tam. A tam ber chu Protestant an nia, Catholic tlem a ni bawk. Jew, Muslim, leh sakhaw dang an tel ve lo. Constitution a “religion” a lanna chhun Article 6 a pawn, candidate sakhua vangin elected office atan a qualify leh disqualify theih lo tihna a ni deuh ber mai. Chu chu lo ni ta se, “American Founding Fathers spirit” i tih khan enge i sawi tum?
I category hman ho hi–e.g.Judeo-Christian leh Christian–an zau lutuk a. Heng categories ai chuan, I issue frame dan kha chu “religious right” ka ti zawk ang. Christian in ti tam tak pawn Palestinian ho nen solidarity an nei, ecumenical spirit in Muslim, Hindu, leh Buddhist te nen dialogic interactions an nei. Christian tam tak pawh LGBTQ community ami an ni; lesbian leh gay pawh bishop leh kohhran hruaitu a thlan an tam kha. An stand i pawm pui theih loh pawn, Christian ang in an la identify tlat si a. Christian han tih rikngawt hian hemi in an lohna (diveristy) hi a ti mam (flatten) thin.
Religious right agenda chu a tlangpui in fiscal leh social conservatism angin a sawi theih ang (mahse min quote suh!!). Sawibelh tur ka hre hrih lo. I tih angin “Right Wing, Left Wing, Tea Party leh ty” engpawh ni se, zawhtur pawimawh zawk chu heng positions te hian tu interest nge an serve? A chhanna chu ka hre lo. Mahse, Alice-in Wonderland a thlen dan ang khan, “follow the rabbit-hole” an tih kha. Thil pahnih, i peih/hman chuan, lo follow up chhin rawh. Ayn Rand-i tunlai hian sawi a hlawh khawp mai. Rand in “The Fountainhead” a logical positivism a sawi kha tun lai electoral process a hian a sawi ri zauh zauh a–implication thui tak a nei tawh/thei. A pahnihna a chuan, Koch Brothers ho chungchang lo chhiar/en la. A position dang tan George Soros a lo en bawk rawh.
Hman zan a debate a khan basics a inlungrual si, a mechanics a vision pahnih in ang lo a phah lang. A awl berah sawi dan chuan, Obama-n trickle-down government a propose, Romney-an trickle-down business a propose. Kum li chhung in trickle-down government a thawk lo. Chumi kum li hma khan trickle-down business in kum riat chhungin economic collapse a trigger an ti. Hemi economic collapse chungchang hi analysis a tam hle. Matt Taibbi in “Griftopia” tih a ziah kha lo chhiar ve rawh. Tun election ah chuan choice a chiang. An promising lo ve ve. Chuvangin, third option–Libertarian (Ron Paul)leh Green Party–election hmasa a an ti ang in an propose leh a…mahse presidential debate a pawn an lang pha ve lo.
“fundamental issue” i rawn tar lan ho kha chu ka comment hmasa zawk khan ka chhang angin ka ti mai ang. A tawp nan, US ah a bik in engkim hian economic leh legislative angle a nei. Sakhua kan tih pawn hian tax structure ah implication a nei thuih. Entir nan: thawhlawm hi tax deductible a nia, kohhran in pawisa an lak luh hi tax exempt ani bawk. Hemi setup hi freedom of religion humhim nan governmental oversight duh lo ti angin a sawi thheih. Inneih chungchangan heterosexual nupa in dependent anga ziak in tax deductions an claim thei. Homosexual nupa in dependent angin an in claim thei lo…tax deduction chu sawi loh. Heng ka rawn tar lan hian lesgislation in freedom leh equality a link thhuk zia a ti lang…leh election a fundamental issues chhiar dan tur pawh a indicate in ka hria.
Obama pawngpaw huat leh tran lam ani lo. Thil reng reng a wider context atanga thlir a pawimawh zia ka rawn tar lang zawk.
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Obama hi tling tawh lo sela ka ti hle.
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
A tlin tho hmel. Min concern hran lo na chungin ka rin dan ve mai mai
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Pu HV, kan la in
ngei dawn nia!!
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
#35, Philo khawngaihin English in rawn comment law law teh a, i comment hi ka follow ve duh si a, mizo tawngin i ti ve ting tanga a pawimawh chin zawngah english technical term deuh deuh i hmanga, chhumbung deuh deuh i zawm nuaiha, hriatthiam a har em mai, i won’t argue the technicalities of it but its damn difficult to decipher your points, i seriously don’t get ’em, huh
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October 5th, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Hi Amah Charice_Mizo:here’s the “down low” (if you get my drift): To speak of the American founding fathers (AFF) with rightwing ideals in the same breath is rather disingenuous. The point is that the AFFs were by and large Protestant Christians but more Deists in inclination. If you know anything about Deism, you’ll get why separation of church and state was so important. Back to my point: even the lone reference to religion in the constitution was to debunk any reference to religious affiliation with regard to elected office, including the office of the President. Hence my point that AFFs must not be simplistically linked to a rightwing agenda.
The second issue was that the categories used in the previous comment were to broad and reductionistic. I would rather frame them in terms of a “religious right” agenda…which itself needs more elaboration. I say this because when it comes to an issue like Middle East policy, many Christians are in solidarity with the aspirations of the Palestinians. On this side of Edward Said, we must be aware of nuances like Zionism and land-related issues in the region. When Obama laid out a level playing field in terms of slander against religious feelings, it was what many Christians in an ecumenical spirit have been doing to reach out to folks from other religions. In this sense, I suggest that Christian reduces and flattens the diversity of its constituents.
I dont have much more to say about a religious right agenda save that it generally leans toward fiscal and social conservatism. Irrespective of which agenda one is referring to, the more compelling question is about whose interests are being served. After all, isnt that what electoral politics is all about? Much like Alice getting to Wonderland by traipsing through the rabbit hole, there are a lot of leads one can take up to understand the larger picture amidst all this political rhetoric. Three leads I suggest are Ayn Rand, the Koch Brothers, and George Soros. All three register on the fringes of the political discourse but each of them had, and will have, very decisive effects in the months to come.
At Wednesday’s presidential debate, two polar visions to address a bipartisan issue were laid out. Obama presented a trickle-down government model. Romney presented a trickle-down business model. The trickle-down government did not work for the last 3+ years. Prior to these 3+ years, the trickle-down business model under Bush led to the economic collapse. This election provides two clear choices, and neither seems too promising. Which is why a third option is broached at every election. The libertarian (Ron Paul) and Green Party (Jill Stein) floated their candidates for president but sadly have not been even an afterthought at the presidential debates.
Which brings me to my take on how we frame a fundamental issue. I dont say this as a universal principle but the US political economy has a way of tying everything to economic and legislative structures.Religion, as much as it is claimed as a personal issue, is deeply intertwined with the tax structure. One’s tithes to the church is tax deductible, churches are also tax exempt. On a similar line, heterosexual couples can claim each other (once) as dependents and get deductions when filing their taxes. Homosexual couples can not claim dependency, and hence no tax deductions. These are instances to show that freedom and equality (incidentally, two favourite catchwords this campaign) are indelibly tied into the tax structures and financial mechanisms. Fundamental issues are being framed around these catchwords.
My point was not about Obama patting or bashing; just that issues need to be assessed within their larger contexts.
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October 6th, 2012 at 12:34 am
Thanks for the clarification, i appreciate it. Starting from the last para i have few questions, the two catchwords being said, which i find ironical, are they premised on the huge gap of tax payments, the outright inequality between the corporate rich (1%) and the ordinary citizens, which i believe you are aware of? . And about the Libertarian and the Green Party’s failed attempt to launch their own candidates, i think it had been a secret norm indeed to shut out other candidates by the two main rivals in the past, and in some cases to avoid further debates or interviews in debate format to be aired on radios and Tvs, well some people even suspect that these presidential debates have been nothing but a farce, and the issues they
they brought up….pre-scripted and pre-negotiated, lol we can’t be so sure though…
And about your views on AFF, i doubt that the separation of Church and religion had anything to do with Deism if what i think is what it means, define Deism by the way, if Christianity was not the foundation upon which the American nation was swiftly built, then why the national portraiture of a Flag bearing ‘In God We Trust’, the emphasis, or rather the obvious preference, on the White House incumbent being a Christian, and the use of Bible in judicial proceedings etc?
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October 6th, 2012 at 1:11 am
When Romney was asked to summarize his campaign on the 60 Minutes show, his one word was “Freedom”. It has its bellicose version “freedom is not free,” which was a rallying cry in the post-9/11 milieu. Tax-exemptions for religious institutions is a shorthand for freedom of religion with no federal oversight. Freedom could also be the tax cuts, especially for the 1%. On the other hand Obama talks of equality, of leveling the playing field, or as his opponents have emphasized “redistribution” so the 99% have a fair shot. This includes cutting the Bush-era tax cuts to the rich to close the deficit. Both positions are top-down models of intervention…sadly!
Deism, in short, is like a clock-maker making a clock and leaving it to run on its own. I can’t vouch a direct influence between AFFs and the constitution, but the implications are there. About the motto, are you referring to what shows on the dollar bill? If yes, the motto “in god we trust” was a 20th century addition, not of the AFFs. About swearing rites, Keith Ellison, a Muslim congressman was sworn in by placing his hands on a copy of the Qur’an. As much as one would like to think of the US as a Christian nation, there are also many references that it is not.
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October 6th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Ngaihnawm hle mai, philo. Thanks. Charice hian a rawn belhchhah nalh hle bawk. Beng a var sawt mai!
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