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So therefore these four animals have been mentioned: śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ (SB 2.3.19). And he is, this class of men, selecting a leader by vote, democracy. So this class man intelligence, just see.

And what class of man he will select? And how we desire to be happy by such elected men who is elected by these dog, hog, camel and asses? Are there any intelligent?

And you expect good government, peaceful state and... And the śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ. Therefore the others, they went to see the lion. So dog, hog, camel, ass will... "Oh, he's a lion." But what is a lion? It is also an animal, big animal. That's all.

Similarly, the so-called president and leader and Gandhi, they are also another animal, big animal. So does it mean an animal big and very powerful, he has got the human intelligence? This is civilization.

And when you say the right thing, that human life is meant for understanding God and prepare for the next life—"brainwash." This is li

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Religion: The Freedom to Be Strange

Religion: The Freedom to Be Strange

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Edythe Kreshower, 47, a twice-divorced housewife in Queens, N. Y., was appalled when her daughter Merylee suddenly decided five years ago to join the Hare Krishna sect. Merylee had been finishing her second year at Queens College and hoped to become a teacher. But she took the Hindu name of Murti Vanya, became a nun in the sect's New York City temple, donned a saffron sari and joined her fellow devotees in chanting in the streets.* Convinced that Merylee, 24, had been brainwashed, her mother hired a private detective, Galen Kelly, to rescue her.

Into a Van. Kelly, who had performed about 70 similar missions in the past, seized Merylee at a shopping center last Aug. 5, forced her into a van and took her to a motel. There he began the increasingly common ritual known as deprogramming, in which the convert to some strange-sounding, all-encompassing religion is subjected to threats and arguments until he gives up his new f

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So What ARE They Saying?

These following headlines are taken directly from the front page of the Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday Sept 26, '09, bolded and capitals are as used by the paper themselves; "Arresting Development: police cruiser..." "High Tech Trash for every household. New bins to have digital ID tags to determine where they belong and how often they're used" "Saturday Special; Behind closed doors but not out of sight" "DEVIL of a guy mourned" "VIOLENT times" "Weak sisters wage war,...do battle" The only two other headlines for the front page were; "Its a giveaway weekend" and "Inland port riding a wave" So what are the key words and ideas being used here to capture the readers; attention? Arresting police, forced technology for every household, including ID tags, Saturday Special (slang for a gun) and secrets (weapons) behind closed doors but partially revealed to us. The devil, people mourning, violence, weak persons (sisters) close to ourselves, war. I don't know about you, but as a citizen I b
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