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“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.” Albert Einstein

I'm not impressed with 10 or Microsoft. Suggesting that hardware manufacturers should make their products compatible with Windows 10 is enough to make me say no thanks, I'll go for something else whenever I think I need to change my OS. Microsoft sucks, just like it always has.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SILLY CAT !!!

I don't like being tracked and analyzed so I put Ghostery on my browser and they can't see where I've been or what I look at.

HOPE IT WAS A GREAT ONE!

I have seen this in the news, and it's true that Turkey wants to separate itself from it's past. It's also a fact that true Muslims do not believe in or practice murder. Islam isn't about killing and they don't promote the murder of infidels. This fact is lost sometimes because of the Muslim extremists in the news. It's also important to remember that the Turkish murder of Armenians occurred under the Ottoman Empire about 100 years ago. I think that the problems that exist today need to be given more thought than the things that happened before any of us were even here. While history has it's place, there needs to be some objective thought about how it's used. It's also important to recognize that Pope Francis didn't use the word genocide as a matter of choice, but was simply quoting a declaration made by Pope John Paul II and the Armenian church. The Armenian massacre was a tragedy, but there is nothing of any value to be gained by rubbing it in the face of the Turkish people today, who had nothing to do with events 100 years ago. The world doesn't need to perpetuate historical hatred, it needs to build a means to peace and compassion.

I wouldn't do anything to stop anyone from their right to free speech. I don't want anyone trying to stop me from speaking openly, and protecting my right to do so requires that everyone else's right is protected, too. It doesn't matter if it's done on TV or not. It doesn't matter if I agree with what's said. Many people believe being gay is wrong. Many people also believe being a Christian is wrong. It's their right to say so, just as it's anyone's right to openly disagree. If openly expressing your beliefs isn't allowed, then a lot of things would never happen, like the creation of Gay Authors. I don't agree with anti-gay people like Mr. Robertson, but it's his right, and an important one, to express his beliefs. George Washington, who I'm sure you know, said “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” Just as we have the right to express our disagreement with the opinions of others, they have the right to be heard just like we do. Censorship in any form is the foundation of tyranny. Freedom is the most valuable idea of all ideas, and anything that lessens it is a step toward oppression and dictatorship. In the end, I wouldn't try to silence anyone, because I value my right not to be silenced. That is the foundation of a free society, and without it our freedom will disappear.

Your welcome! ♂