tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post6701060427815859239..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Phrase of the Day: "The Turban Effect"Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-5330678452959819152008-07-05T11:53:00.000+05:302008-07-05T11:53:00.000+05:30Rajeev: Why should scale be important? What differ...Rajeev: Why should scale be important? What difference does it make to the victims if the terrorists were ants or elephants?<BR/><BR/>And, since when have you started accepting the words of a bunch of lunatics when they say they represent over a billion people? If you don't want to check your opinions against reality / facts / evidence, and if you still want to stick to your poorly informed hot air, please use your own blog to vent it. Go away!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-19668148382676347402008-07-05T09:03:00.000+05:302008-07-05T09:03:00.000+05:30Thanks, TR, for that response to Rajeev. I wanted ...Thanks, TR, for that response to Rajeev. I wanted to say much the same thing, but I was preoccupied yesterday with the 'attack site' problem. I would add to your list a whole bunch of neo-Nazi movements in several countries, and India's very own Salwa Judum.<BR/><BR/>This seems to be the first study on the Turban effect. I'm sure it will be replicated in other places and cultures. Let's wait for the verdict on how widespread this effect is, and what the causes might be.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-6439061025781186882008-07-05T05:12:00.000+05:302008-07-05T05:12:00.000+05:30rajeev:off the top of my head -- IRA, LTTE, FARC, ...rajeev:<BR/>off the top of my head -- IRA, LTTE, FARC, ETA, Aum Shinrikyu... and that's without listing state-sponsored forces.Tabula Rasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358094860426062297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-85874350409951865662008-07-03T23:20:00.000+05:302008-07-03T23:20:00.000+05:30There could be another interpretation apart from r...There could be another interpretation apart from religious prejudice; turbans conceal a man's looks and make him more likely to be a shady character, irrespective of his religion or nationality.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-45125300325062488052008-07-02T23:53:00.000+05:302008-07-02T23:53:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Nishant Dasguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346283905852755641noreply@blogger.com