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Hello. |
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Temporary thought (it'll go into political views): |
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[[George W. Bush|Old Dubya]] says that the [[Star-Spangled Banner]] should only be sung in English. But what would the [[Native Americans|First People/Native Americans]] sing? I mean, this is really their land, and [[English]] is not their [[native language]]. Should they be able to sing the anthem in their languages? Or do they have to learn English, a tongue that was forced upon them centuries ago (even though now even they speak it natively)? |
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==Languages and scripts== |
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I am very involved in languages and scripts. I used to have a list of them, but I barely read these articles anyways and do not contribute much to them. |
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==Other interests== |
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I am a [[Harry Potter|HP]] fan. I am curious to the character [[Aberforth Dumbledore|Aberforth]]. |
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==Username etymology== |
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'''Basawala''' is a shortening of ''bhāša-vāla'' (linguistic transcription) or ''bhaasha-waala'' (popular (Bollywood) transcription). It means language-person in [[Hindi]]. I used it because the two terms are parallel in sound, unlike [[Urdu]] ''zabān-vāla (zubaan-waala)''. Nevertheless, I personally prefer Urdu to Hindi, which my browser cannot support. |
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==Articles started== |
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Articles I wrote or helped write: |
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* [[Study of Exceptional Talent]] |
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* [[Sini (script)]] |
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==Political views== |
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*[[United States of America]] |
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I am a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat (US)]], but I lean to the right. Just because I'm conservative doesn't mean I'm a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. |
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I do '''not''' believe in abortion, abolition of the death penalty, same-sex marriage, or medical marijuana which are almost requirements for being a Democrat. I am however pro-environment and pro-gun control. The reason that I am not a Republican is because I do '''not''' like what [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] and his administration is doing. He originally stated that he would only go to war with [[Iraq]] only if Iraq had WMDs. Well, look what happened. We went to war with Iraq and Iraq doesn't have any WMDs. ''(Sorry for repeating "Iraq" so much, but I oppose referring to countries as "she/her", since countries and land shouldn't have gender. Ships are okay.)'' And what is happening? The [[Abu Ghraib prison|أبو غريب]] Incident occurred, and more recently (in March 2006), we have videotape of American soldiers targeting Iraqi civilians. Also, [[Guantanamo Bay detainment camp|Guantánamo]] is merely a torture chamber for detainees, and both the [[United Nations]] and the [[European Union]] want it closed. |
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Therefore, I support the Democratic Party fully. In my opinion, leftists can contribute more to modern lifestyle and principles than rightists, which is something I think most Americans (but not me) want. What I do want is open-mindedness and more freedom of speech (I do oppose the [[Patriot Act]]). That's all. |
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*[[Canada]] |
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I think Canada is a country to be emulated. I admire all of Canada's views, rights, cultures, history, and ideas, including their [[liberalism]]. I think this back goes to when I found out that Canada refused to send back slave escapees during the [[slave trade]]. So Vive le Canada! |
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*[[China]] |
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I am against [[Communism]] which has killed over 30 million people, imprisoned some more, and brainwashed much more. China brainwashes its people more than most people think. China would be better off under a strict democracy, with good population control and strong crime control but with a limited capital punishment system and no punishment if without enough evidence. Free press, speech, religion (there should be religious education, too), etc. are necessary. |
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==Religious views== |
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I believe that one's [[Religion|religious]] views should not be a factor when editing [[Wikipedia]], although it would affect some of the articles one edits. I also believe that religion should be private and should not be openly stated or declared, however devout one may be. One should observe religion practices and customs while passing it off in a secular manner (if possible). This way, religious bigotry would be lighter and religious tolerance would be stronger. Different religions could live together in peace. Of course, I really doubt that could happen anytime soon (or even in the far future). |
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==Views against stereotyping== |
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I detest false stereotypes. Being Chinese, I have had to experience some of the extremely ignorant stereotypes about [[Han Chinese|the strange Dragon people who have curvy eyes]]. It's curious to me how most people don't even know some of the things that should be stereotyped against us, meaning what we do too much. |
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On the other hand, there are some qualities associated with certain groups of people that are actually true about most of them. [[Canada]] is much more liberal and much less criminal-minded than the [[USA]]. The French do eat less, on the most part. And the [[Chinese]] (on the most) do care more about [[money]], [[intelligence]], and [[luxury|carnal luxury]] than [[honesty]] or [[human rights]] (may that's a bit too harsh?). |
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[[fr:Utilisateur:Basawala]] |
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[[zh:User:趴沙挖拉(Basawala)]] |
Revision as of 18:41, 5 June 2006
HI WILBUR!