The Prejudice Map
According to Google, people in the world are known for...
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I ran across this "Prejudice Map" last night, and while it elicits about a 2 on the interest meter, I did wonder about the "anti Muslim politics"
thing. Like, what would they be? Hell, the first
thing the President of the United States did after Muslims declared war
on us was run to a mosque. Congress, and our media, are dominated by
concern over "how can we make life more pleasant for Muslims we
caught trying to kill us?". I back-tracked to its source.
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My name’s Philipp Lenssen and I’m from Germany ... Google Blogoscoped is an official source in Google News and a Technorati 100
blog. - Who Me
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Had Herr Lenssen substituted "anti-Islamist gut
feelings" for "anti-Muslim politics," I wouldn't quibble. A
lot us think that Islamism is antithetical to democracy, and
others don't think at all. I haven't yet looked at how The
Prejudice Map blurbs Germans, so let me offer my own thumb-nail before
looking.
-regimented
-like beer
-like authority
-like kinky sex involving leather
Okay, let's check ...
Hey, I was close. One more thing, Herr Lenssen. If I profiled Google, I would use words like:
-brilliant
-run by political leftists not above manipulating information
-potentially quite dangerous
-like kinky sex involving leather
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