Comments on The Pensive Quill: Voltaire’s Voltage

Robert not a chance of this house falling into the...

2011-09-02T16:33:05.435+01:00

Robert not a chance of this house falling into the hands of the lol. the thing will probably fall to bits before me my friend,and I reckon I,m on my last legs,but safe journey back to the past mo cara, I was standing at the bar the other night and this wee Chinese guy was standing at the side of me,so I asked him "do you know martial arts like Kung Fu and Ju-jitsu ?" he replied "why the f##k you ask me that is it because I,m Chinese ?" I said"no its because your drinking my f##kin pint "..just heard on the radio that Gadaffi may have slipped into Jordan...has that woman no shame...rioting has now broken out in Dublin the gaurds were called to Argos where they caught 50 looters,they were all waiting at collection point B....on hearing the news that water cannons are now available,,rioting has now broken out in Ethiopia..Manchesters gay village was on fire during the riots,police and firemen were at the scene along with a cowboy,a construction worker and a red Indian,..dont know whats more disturbing..my mum saying that my sister is a lesbain or my dad winking at me and saying trust me son she isnt!.....thats the last time that kid will eat my porridge or sleep in my bed said the polar bear...Josef Fritzl has spoken out in anger at the recent riots,blaming the cause on irresponsible parenting he said "youd never see my kids out on the street like that"

Marty, "Rob Miller dont know if you,ve ever ...

2011-09-02T13:16:27.512+01:00

Marty,

"Rob Miller dont know if you,ve ever seen a 12th July parade here a cara plenty of dinosaurs and dipsticks there,with the exception of our Robert he is the exception rather than the rule,he is the orange opposite of our John Mc Girr both so articulate,yet so wrong!"

Thanks for the endorsement! If I err I'm in good company in regards to Voltaire. "One hundred years from my day there will not be a Bible in the earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity seeker." Within fifty years of that pronouncement Voltaire's house was owned by the Geneva Bible Society and his very printing press was churning out the Bible. Per chance in a century from now your house may be occupied by the dinosaurs of the Orange Order and your stereo may be blasting out the Sash. On that note Marty I'm off back to Jurassic Park.

Rob Miller a cara this will earn me" brownie...

2011-09-02T10:03:52.643+01:00

Rob Miller a cara this will earn me" brownie "points with Anthony,you can follow the musings of these two gentlem here on the TPQ as a matter of fact there are quite a lot of really interesting and often diverse opinions expressed here Michaelhenry aka Mickeyboy is a gegg and our resident psf cheerleader ,he doesnt half shovel some shit but he chucks a fair bit to a cara,the craic is 90 and the level of debates are excellent and educational,and for sure you.ll not die of boredom in this circus,

@Marty - I am a Portadown native, so I am aware of...

2011-09-01T21:45:31.771+01:00

@Marty - I am a Portadown native, so I am aware of these musical marching dinosaurs, obviously I have a tangerine coloured view at worst/best that this didn't come to mind first :D.

You'll have to enlighten me on John McGirr and Robert?

Rob Miller dont know if you,ve ever seen a 12th J...

2011-09-01T19:16:53.111+01:00

Rob Miller dont know if you,ve ever seen a 12th July parade here a cara plenty of dinosaurs and dipsticks there,with the exception of our Robert he is the exception rather than the rule,he is the orange opposite of our John Mc Girr both so articulate,yet so wrong!

Rob, that trumps all other arguments! No real cas...

2011-09-01T18:28:40.453+01:00

Rob,

that trumps all other arguments! No real case to be made against that now.

Ok - this is my first contribution to your blog. D...

2011-09-01T18:20:50.447+01:00

Ok - this is my first contribution to your blog. Dinosaurs and Men still roam the planet together - look at the House of Commons and House of Lords - maybe this isn't a good analogy on your site :/

Marty, he wouldn't have walked on the water o...

2011-08-29T20:05:40.390+01:00

Marty,

he wouldn't have walked on the water of that lake

Anthony a cara he might have, one thing for sure w...

2011-08-29T17:21:32.399+01:00

Anthony a cara he might have, one thing for sure we were pissed,I asked him to turn the lake into 85% proof but he told me to f##k of.might have had his strainer on back to front.

Marty, but did he take a piss?

2011-08-29T17:11:36.292+01:00

Marty,

but did he take a piss?

Anthony while in them thar hills whilst contemplat...

2011-08-29T17:03:11.191+01:00

Anthony while in them thar hills whilst contemplating a mystery like how come your belly button is always filled, with grey fluff and as we all know your belly button is designed for retaining salt as you eat your chips in bed,well a cara after a few bottles of good alter wine I had a vision and its here my tale becomes in line with this post, didnt I see yer man Jesus walking about with a strainer on his head,does that make me some kind of visionary a cara and more importantly can I make some dosh outa it,?

Ryan, In today’s world multiculturalism is with u...

2011-08-29T14:21:18.744+01:00

Ryan,

In today’s world multiculturalism is with us. I think multiculturalism is better than monoculturalism. The problem is in cultural relativism, whereby aspects of a particular culture which violate people’s rights within that culture is justified or tolerated on the grounds of that culture being specific and allowances being made for it. Everybody should be allowed to pursue their own culture but those cultures must be embedded in universal human rights.

I read that extract you provided from the DT and I am of the view that it is trying to create alarm.

The alternative to multiculturalism is the widespread suppression of alternative cultures.

AM, I read it in the London Telegraph which may ve...

2011-08-28T22:21:02.066+01:00

AM,
I read it in the London Telegraph which may very well mean its a load of bull. But there it is below so take it for what its worth. I would agree with Merkel, Sarkozy and Cameron in saying that multiculturalism has been a failure.

"France is facing the problem that dare not speak its name. Though French law prohibits the census from any reference to ethnic background or religion, many demographers estimate that as much as 20-30 per cent of the population under 25 is now Muslim. The streets, the traditional haunt of younger people, now belong to Muslim youths. In France, the phrase "les jeunes" is a politically correct way of referring to young Muslims.
Given current birth rates, it is not impossible that in 25 years France will have a Muslim majority. The consequences are dynamic: is it possible that secular France might become an Islamic state?

Rory, it would be a sad day if secularism went un...

2011-08-28T21:07:07.478+01:00

Rory,

it would be a sad day if secularism went under to the benefit of the loons.

Ryan,

is it any worse than the rise of the Christian right in the US? Imagine Bachmann as president. The kids could be taught Earth is 6000 years old and that humans and dinosaurs roamed the planet together.

I don't think the Maths work out for your demographic predictions in France. The Muslims I imagine would need to be much bigger than the 5 million they currently are.

Multiculturalism is a fact of life. It is less the problem than cultural relativism where some cultures are allowed to subvert universal rights.

The rise of Islam in western europe is far more da...

2011-08-27T17:13:02.956+01:00

The rise of Islam in western europe is far more dangerous than a tiny Christian fringe element. By 2050 if current immigration and birthrates stay the same Muslims in France will be the majority. What after that-maybe women being forced to wear burqas on the Champs Elysees? Multiculturalism is a disaster and must be stopped now. Stop the uncontrolled immigration.
It's a lesson Ireland should learn as well. Don't let your country be overrun by the multicultural agenda.

Interesting article Anthony, Shame to think that ...

2011-08-27T09:42:22.647+01:00

Interesting article Anthony,

Shame to think that the French secular traidition is under threat. The rise of Christian and Muslim extreamism is a very serious issue and there are too many politicans and media outlets in Europe and America who are willing to exploit these deluded fanatics.

Rory