{"id":6741,"date":"2016-01-07T04:27:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T04:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/01\/07\/death-by-a-thousand-cuts\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T04:27:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T04:27:40","slug":"death-by-a-thousand-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/01\/07\/death-by-a-thousand-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Death by a Thousand Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">&quot;Popular exams in UK to be rescheduled to avoid Ramadan.&quot; The UK commits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/uknews\/popular-exams-in-uk-to-be-rescheduled-to-avoid-ramadan\/ar-AAgrOPo?li=AAaeUIW&amp;ocid=mailsignoutmd\">cultural suicide<\/a>.&#0160; Not all at once, but little by little, bit by bit, concession by concession.&#0160; A culture is doomed when it no longer has the will to defend itself.&#0160; (HT: London Karl)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino;\">In the West, Muslims are accommodated.&#0160; 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