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Originally Posted by Three14
Ah, I do really like Mr. Chomsky. Although I don't know his writings well, from what little I've read he is much closer to my idea of a "patriot" than someone who actually hopes that calls to patriotism are reason enough for the use of deadly force.
If you could, I'd like to read a mission about this bottlenose whale in the Thames. I really like whales, but I was in CHINA and this was a news story! I'm sure there has to be something else of a lot more relevance going on in the world.
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My friend was a big Chomsky fan and gave me a few books to read. In all honesty, they were awful. His interpretation of history can be eccentric at best, downright ignorant at worst (for example, he once wrote that Japan was forced into WWII by the US---I am sure the Chinese will find that an interesting conclusion). Really bad stuff....
The whale story was fascinating just for the press it garnered! I think the silliest remark came from Bill Nye, "The Science Guy" when he was asked why the whale swam up the Thames: he replied that the we can never know for sure, but proabably the whale swam in some polluted water, got sick, became disorientated, and went up the Thames! Boy---that's a lot of assumptions for a "science guy". If you want to play that game, I propose that the whale read some Noam Chomsky, got sick, became confused, and swam up the Thames---this is just as likely as his theory! LOL! Give me a break. It got lost like animals do all the time.
As for a DW mission with a whale...hmm...I could have fun with that idea. I need to think about this. BTW": aren't there supposed to be biologics in DW? I never encountered one yet, but I think the manual does mention it.