Just remember this, while you teach your children the fairy tale
as fact on this side of the world, parents on the other side are teaching almost the exact same fairy tale to their kids as fact.
Cader opened his comments with five of the loudly asserted «news» items that we hear chanted
as fact on all sides, based on agenda - driven misinterpretations and inevitably incomplete information.
I didn't find my opinions changed, but I did find that there are wildy varying opinions presented
as fact on both sides of the argument.
Not exact matches
The basic
facts of the new intercept,
as much
as both
sides agree
on them, are that a U.S. Air Force F - 22 Raptor stealth fighter jammed itself in front of a pair of Russian Air Force Su - 25 Frogfoots near the Syrian city of Al Mayadin.
The
fact that the entire demand generation process uses the same database ensures that
as anything changes the data is immediately captured, communicated and leveraged
on both the marketing and sales
sides.
If that's the case then the portfolio's asset allocation reflects the
fact that you can take more risk
on the equity
side — in the hope of better returns —
as long
as you're not banking
on those returns to enable you to live.
Yet, how completely ARROGANT of them to feel that anyone who does not believe
as they do is some kind of knuckle - dragging Cretin, since they have all of the «
facts»
on their
side.
When you decide to engage someone who's firmly
on the wrong
side of the
facts, be
as loving
as possible: «I totally understand why that frustrates you!
The
fact that First Things published a long article
on my book Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Existence is an honor even when the article is a critique, which —
as usual in academic disputes — needs critique from my
side as well («What Mercy Is,» March).
You called me out
as being disingenuous when I said «that
as time goes
on however, I'm finding things that are helping to disprove things previously held
as fact among Christians», so I have provided you an example that not only wasn't it a disingenuous statement, but that I've done my homework,
on both
sides of the argument, and came up with something that no one has been able to give me a response with even either the slightest chance of being possible, or falling back to the old status qua of «mysterious ways» and «having faith».
Some might see glaring faults from a guy named «Attack of the 50 Foot Magic Underwear» who seems to think he has the
facts on his
side, when in reality he is just
as small - minded and un-educated
as the people he professes to be better than.
The presence of other divergences too (David Moss's luminous piece
on friendship stands very well alone), the dispersal of the group
on both
sides of the Atlantic, and the
fact that some members are already deep into other conversations all suggest that
as a movement it will (at least in Britain) either fragment or at best fare like feminist, liberation and nonrealist theologies, and have its main influence
as a point of reference and interrogation.
In their reaction against scientific scepticism, and scientific generalisation which were
as sweeping and
as prejudiced
as any theological temerity, they failed to distinguish the root causes of the new unbelief from the arrogance of the unbelievers, and met with equal contempt and malediction what could only be properly answered by the careful separation of
fact frompresumption and prejudice
on either
side.
Thus the gospels record remembered
facts, but record them
as understood
on the farther
side of resurrection.
You want to be right you've got to have the
facts on your
side — and you don't and never will
as long
as you are
on the
side of liars and lies.
Simply stating a
fact can be viewed
as smug only if you are a child who hates being proven wrong over and over without a clue
on how to get any
facts on your
side — which is a
side of lies and falseness.
By the finite created character of the praemotio physica
on the one hand, and the
fact that it is distinct from the act to which it premoves
on the other, it can not itself be thought of meaningfully
as the reason for the increase in being which the act involves for the created agent, because in relation to it the physical premotion after all is still ontologically inferior and stands
on the
side of potentia.
In
fact, these discussions can be regarded
as an early form of the Christian - Marxist dialogue, even though the dialogue, for the most part, was internalized within these thinkers rather than being represented by «Christians»
on the one
side and «Marxists»
on the other.
As for us
on the Jewish
side, we must learn to accept the
fact that we are living in a Christian country.
If you see
facts as something
on which you require ALL
sides to agree
on, then there are no
facts.
The
fact that Jesus is
on the
side of women should be our source of encouragement and empowerment
as we continue to serve God and strive for a full and equal ministry.81 Nothing, perhaps, was more shocking for his contemporaries than the freedom with which he associated himself with women, considering the inferior position of women in Jewish society.82 According to R. L. Hnuni, «male dominated cultural and traditional values and injunctions may put boundaries and debar them from full ministry, but this should not discourage women's conviction and commitment to full ministry.
In
fact,
as I began my journey out of the institutional church I was questioning everything from both
sides and the responses I got from the blogger you mention were downright rude and I haven't commented
on his blog since (unless I totally agreed with him and could» t resist).
But shouldn't critics of «the judicial usurpation of politics» take at least some comfort in the
fact that the error was
on the
side of democracy,
as it were?
It's like, gravity is not
on your
side already
as it is, but add cold to the
fact that you can not fit any of your winter coats (and to buy one is a fortune!)
This recipe has been
on my list since I first saw it — in
fact, I have made numerous variations of the burst tomato filling for other purposes, like
as a
side dish or
on pasta.
We are at this Point about
as far away from a
side that can effectively compete for the title
as we have ever been, The first half was a «no show» for the players and while the way the players actually perform
on the day is not 100 % Wengers fault, the
fact that he has no players
on the bench to replace non performing players is entirely his fault.
I know how much the Eagles fanbase seems to love him and love the
on the stuff
side he does, but it doesn't disregard the
fact that he will make the 5th most
on the team and was arguably one of the least effective starters
on the team
as well.
Wenger's men looked superb against a struggling Villans
side and Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla and Hector Bellerin were all
on target
as they strolled to the three points despite the
fact talisman Alexis Sanchez was rested.
There were several people saying that Ronda was being discussed
as the next opponent for Cyborg, including Cyborg herself and Meisha Tate... but you know, don't let the
facts started by the people who were there interfere with your pro-Ronda narrative (despite your assertions that you're not a fan, you sure
as hell are all - in
on any
side of the story that favors her, even when there is clearly a debatable aspect to it).
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago...
on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender
on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive
on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects,
as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox
as the right
side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise...
as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities
on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role
on the pitch...
as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third...
on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the
fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily
on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part
as headless chickens who are
on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay
on it would be Ox due to his potential
as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen
on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a
fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the
fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense
as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this
side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
In
fact, I think AW would find it difficult to play anyone ahead of Joel there at the moment especially
as he and Bellerin are forming a good partnership
on that
side.
However, neither
side are likely to pick up a clean sheet given their respective defensive deficiencies
as well
as the
fact that Sergio Aguero will be at the other end ready to pounce
on any mistakes from Pepe and Sergio Ramos.
The
fact that the
on loan Arsenal midfield star Jack Wilshere was widely regarded
as the Man of the Match when our opponents for tonight AFC Bournemouth won their last Premier League match at Swansea does give the Gunners some hope that our own absentees will be somewhat offset by the home
side's.
Gabriel however didn't maintain his place in the
side, largely due to a bit of recklessness
on the pitch,
as well
as the
fact communication errors were made
as he didn't speak very good English.
Add to this the
fact that we are now stronger
on the defensive
side of the game
as well and you have good reasons to be upbeat about this season being more likely to see Arsenal produce a proper title challenge.
Everyone keeps going
on about West Ham beating Chelsea at the weekend and saying that they can obviously beat Arsenal
as well, but the
fact is that this was just a blip from both
sides.
Dennis Bergkamp Forever immortalised with his own statue outside of the Emirates Stadium,
as well
as a
fact file printed
on the
side of the stadium it's fair to say Dennis is well loved by the Arsenal faithful.
On a positive I thought Calum Chambers did well
as did Holding when he was introduced.But let's not overlook the
fact we were outplayed and second best to a next season Championship
side.
I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn
on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying
on that vulnerability, in
fact, their counting
on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far
as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear
as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization...
on an important
side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the
fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision
The 23 year old had a useful first season with Lille scoring 13 goals
as he helped the club to a fourth place spot but the
fact that Rudi Garcia's
side just missed out
on a Champions League spot by a single point may make Gervinho consider interest from the north London
side.
But where France in 2002 could blame an unfit Zinedine Zidane and the usual French internal combustion engine, and Italy in 2010 could point to the
fact that they were a radically different
side, Spain came to Brazil
as second favourites, and that only
on the basis of Brazil's home advantage.
And despite the
fact fortune was
on his
side and all the other top teams are garbage, instead of grasping the opportunity, Wenger cemented his place
as a specialist in failure.
This team was very close to the end
on Wednesday
as Arsene allowed Liverpool to have the ball and stick with 3 - 2 which was very fatal to the
side by substituting Ozil for Arteta and the
fact is a tired Ozil at 90 minute can do more work then Arteta.
He may be a former Arsenal player and you could even say he is a fan favourite because of the way he played and for what he achieved in more than 10 years with the Gunners, but Paul Merson has shown little love for the current Arsenal
side in his role
as TV pundit, although I feel that is largely due to the
fact that he and Arsene Wenger are clearly not
on each other's christmas card list.
Whatever, the
fact is that they are now in an even worse place mentally and will not be looking forward to the visit of Arsenal
on Sunday, especially
as we won our own European game and have nearly qualified already despite playing a second string
side against Red Star Belgrade.
In
fact, Paul Lambert's
side can go top with a win
as Jose Mourinho's team are in action
on Sunday.
Some describe this England under - 17
side as the «new golden generation» for England, a thinly veiled backhanded compliment alluding to the
fact that a
side containing Michael Owen, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and a young Wayne Rooney failed to perform
on the biggest stages.
However, according to The Mirror, that hasn't stopped the
side from wanting to extend his contract at the club,
as it's suggested that they want to agree
on fresh terms despite the
fact that the midfielder still has two years left
on his current contract.
Gerard Houllier followed up his cup treble by finishing in second place in 2001 - 02 but failed to kick
on from there and eventually walked, while Rafael Benitez lost it after his famous «
facts» rant at Ferguson in 2008 - 09
as his
side faded in the title run - in to United.
After going two games without a win, a Blackburn
side absent of their manager, will have to contend with the
fact that another win less outing could be
on the cards
as a rejuvenated Liverpool come to Ewood Park in search of all three points.