One of the unintended consequence of a stupid military invasion that killed and maimed hundreds of thousands and destabilized the region. Bizarre that Cheney has no regrets and that he thinks Obama is to blame. He needs a conscience and reality transplant.
And what country has bombed folks in all those refugee countries? Remember, Bush/Cheney are they who cannot be blamed until they apologize, which will be never.
Baie dankie ;-) You know what he said that struck a chord with what I have been reading from fellow South Africans, on Facebook pages or even the utterances of some of our politician? that they really do not like being compared to apes, nevermind anything that might suggest we are related.De Waal suggested: "Why not seize this moment to overcome our anthropocentrism and recognize the fuzziness of the distinctions within our extended family? “
Absolutely, when I mentioned I had a % of Neanderthal DNA and was quite chuffed about it, I faced a barrage of disparaging comments from South Africans, and despite mentioning several studies suggesting this DNA mixture or hybridisation, many remained adament I was a fool. (which I may be, but I don’t think on that point ;-) )I thought having Naledi (ha! de Waal mentions it is an anagram of ‘denial’) found in South Africa would perhaps make them more amenable to this idea we are related and have common ancestors, but no.
By the way, I did also note something else he said:”News reports spoke of a “new ancestor,” even a “new human species,” assuming a ladder heading our way, whereas what we are actually facing when we investigate our ancestry is a tangle of branches. There is no good reason to put Homo naledi on the branch that produced us. Nor does this make the discovery any less interesting."
…nor does this make the discovery any less interesting…indeed! And I’m sure this isn’t the end of it.
Atanwat over 8 years ago
At least THESE babies have the tags attached to their baskets, and not their toes.
Gypsy8 over 8 years ago
One of the unintended consequence of a stupid military invasion that killed and maimed hundreds of thousands and destabilized the region. Bizarre that Cheney has no regrets and that he thinks Obama is to blame. He needs a conscience and reality transplant.
lonecat over 8 years ago
Is it relevant that Europe needs more babies?
OmqR-IV.0 over 8 years ago
Beggars aren’t human, much less choosers.
oneoldhat over 8 years ago
note none of babies born in Europe are citizens of country they are born in
Dtroutma over 8 years ago
And what country has bombed folks in all those refugee countries? Remember, Bush/Cheney are they who cannot be blamed until they apologize, which will be never.
kaffekup over 8 years ago
Blame the victims, as always.
OmqR-IV.0 over 8 years ago
Baie dankie ;-) You know what he said that struck a chord with what I have been reading from fellow South Africans, on Facebook pages or even the utterances of some of our politician? that they really do not like being compared to apes, nevermind anything that might suggest we are related.De Waal suggested: "Why not seize this moment to overcome our anthropocentrism and recognize the fuzziness of the distinctions within our extended family? “
Absolutely, when I mentioned I had a % of Neanderthal DNA and was quite chuffed about it, I faced a barrage of disparaging comments from South Africans, and despite mentioning several studies suggesting this DNA mixture or hybridisation, many remained adament I was a fool. (which I may be, but I don’t think on that point ;-) )I thought having Naledi (ha! de Waal mentions it is an anagram of ‘denial’) found in South Africa would perhaps make them more amenable to this idea we are related and have common ancestors, but no.
By the way, I did also note something else he said:”News reports spoke of a “new ancestor,” even a “new human species,” assuming a ladder heading our way, whereas what we are actually facing when we investigate our ancestry is a tangle of branches. There is no good reason to put Homo naledi on the branch that produced us. Nor does this make the discovery any less interesting."
…nor does this make the discovery any less interesting…indeed! And I’m sure this isn’t the end of it.