The Off Topic Topic

[The Brain]

Much as I like that we're less anti-semitic than America, I'm a little dubious about that ADL poll. Seems strange that Sweden's very low when  there's been loads of pieces over the last few years worrying about the rise of anti-semitism in Sweden.

They only interviewed citizens.

[Grey Fox]

Picking an SUV/Crossover is damn hard. They all seem to have some problems or look the same.

[The Brain]

Like Asians.

[Admiral Yi]

Oh definitely. But as I say it's part of a general problem, we just don't spend enough of research in this country.

Well you better do something about that.

[garbon]

Oh definitely. But as I say it's part of a general problem, we just don't spend enough of research in this country.

Well you better do something about that.

Yeah, come on, Sheilbh. Chop, chop.

[Sheilbh]

Well you better do something about that.

The government's trying especially as government investment's held steady (it's declined but research by universities has increased a lot) so most of the decline in that second chart is from business research. But it is a very old problem in the British economy.

AstraZeneca and GSK combined account for more than the next ten largest private sector R&D spenders.

Edit: See here:

[Sheilbh]

Yeah, come on, Sheilbh. Chop, chop.

On it.

[Razgovory]

I think a better survey would have one question, "Are you against the jews?"

That's too easy to weasel out of.

In all seriousness, I would say that 1 is very possible for many Jews (if you have duel citizenship you are likely to feel more loyal to one country over the other, not to mention the Jews who are living in a country where they are not citizens of that country), and 4 is possible since most people believe they are better then others.  Would I say all Jews do that?  No.  I don't know all Jews.  I should also point out that Jews are not exactly unique on either of these.  A man can have German and American citizenship and be more loyal to the US and believe that Americans are better then Germans as a whole.  If I were to guess though, most Jewish Americans are more loyal to the US then Israel. Jews living in Russia?  Not so much.

[Josephus]

It only starts with the porn-watching. Soon enough, in an amazingly unpredictable move, the prof is inviting the students to act out the scenes for extra marks. 

I doubt that will take place in the aforementioned film club.

Way to spoil extra-curricular academic dreams. 

Back to dreaming about missed exams, then.

[Barrister]

Picking an SUV/Crossover is damn hard. They all seem to have some problems or look the same.

Pick the size you like, then your favourite manufacturer.  There you go.

[alfred russel]

I think a better survey would have one question, "Are you against the jews?"

That's too easy to weasel out of.

In all seriousness, I would say that 1 is very possible for many Jews (if you have duel citizenship you are likely to feel more loyal to one country over the other, not to mention the Jews who are living in a country where they are not citizens of that country), and 4 is possible since most people believe they are better then others.  Would I say all Jews do that?  No.  I don't know all Jews.  I should also point out that Jews are not exactly unique on either of these.  A man can have German and American citizenship and be more loyal to the US and believe that Americans are better then Germans as a whole.  If I were to guess though, most Jewish Americans are more loyal to the US then Israel. Jews living in Russia?  Not so much.

A lot of Americans are more loyal to Israel than Obama's America, and they aren't even Jewish.

[The Brain]

I don't think Jew noses are too big.

[Sheilbh]

This is wonderful:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27450081

[DGuller]

I think a better survey would have one question, "Are you against the jews?"

That's too easy to weasel out of.

In all seriousness, I would say that 1 is very possible for many Jews (if you have duel citizenship you are likely to feel more loyal to one country over the other, not to mention the Jews who are living in a country where they are not citizens of that country), and 4 is possible since most people believe they are better then others.  Would I say all Jews do that?  No.  I don't know all Jews.  I should also point out that Jews are not exactly unique on either of these.  A man can have German and American citizenship and be more loyal to the US and believe that Americans are better then Germans as a whole.  If I were to guess though, most Jewish Americans are more loyal to the US then Israel. Jews living in Russia?  Not so much.

A lot of Americans are more loyal to Israel than Obama's America, and they aren't even Jewish.

[crazy canuck]

This is wonderful:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27450081

I wonder what the fringe candidates had to say