For each of the following, indicate which one you option you like more (or dislike less) by selecting a number on that side of the scale. The closer to -5 or 5 indicates the degree to which you prefer that option.

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butterflies (-5) vs. dragonflies (5)

China (-5) vs. Russia (5)

Christianity (-5) vs. Islam (5)

Doctor Who (-5) vs. Star Trek (5)

fossil fuel burning power plants (-5) vs. nuclear power plants (5)

fruit (-5) vs. vegetables (5)

Hugo Chávez (-5) vs. George W. Bush (5)

Iraq under Saddam (-5) vs. Post-Saddam Iraq (5)

madness (-5) vs. sanity (5)

Mars (-5) vs. Venus (5)

meat (-5) vs. tofu (5)

New York City (-5) vs. Los Angeles (5)

North Korea (-5) vs. Iran (5)

Palestine (-5) vs. Israel (5)

paper (-5) vs. plastic (5)

Paris (-5) vs. London (5)

Scientologists (-5) vs. Christian Scientists (5)

when i was homeless i could not stay in a shelter because i am a tranny
i felt not part of the society around me
i most hated the goody goody
the "proper and respectable"
i lurked in the shadows and stole from the shops
i snuck into buildings (trespassing) for warmth and sleep
i was neither proper nor respectable
but i felt my stealing and trespassing reasonable
i still believe they were
but the "proper and respectable" never will

i carried a lot of anger as i walked the darknesses
looking at the happy faces heading home burned my eyes red with fire
it has been long time to let go of these ancient angers
and to look now with clear eyes

i am outside me now
i see how that anger still taints my political views
i identify with the underdog
the downtrodden
i inherently distrust the proper and respectable
in the current conflict in the middle east
the palestinians and the lebanese have gone through much more strife and hardship than i ever have
and israel is the "proper and respectable"
this adds a layer of distrust to whatever it does
bush’s support drives that home
the bush administration has mastered the self-righteousness "proper and respectable"

i must observe that my emotions play in my political beliefs
my views may or may not be wrong
and after exploring them my view may or may not
but it is important for me to explore those biases
and what blindnesses those biases might be producing

if one cannot question oneself
one does not have an open mind

I can't shake the feeling that the Israeli government might not have pulled the settlers out of the Gaza Strip for the sake of disengagement, but instead pulled out the settlers so that they could lay waste to the Gaza Strip without having to worry about Israeli civilians being in the way. I hope the Israeli government proves me wrong. But the water pumps are no longer functioning since the bombing of the power stations and there is less than a fortnight of food left. Israel's extreme military response over one soldier is on the verge of turning the Gaza Strip into a death trap and if things don't change quickly that is exactly what it will become. If that comes to pass, I (and likely many others) will be at a loss to interpret Israel's actions in any other way.

A senior White House official has denied that the US president, George Bush, said God ordered him to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. A spokesman for Mr Bush, Scott McClellan, said the claims, to be broadcast in a TV documentary later this month, were "absurd". In the BBC film, a former Palestinian foreign minister, Nabil Shaath, says that Mr Bush told a Palestinian delegation in 2003 that God spoke to him and said: "George, go and fight these terrorists in Afghanistan" and also "George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq". full story

It wasn't God. Karl Rove was standing hiding behind the curtains messing with his head.