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| Name: | Jurjen |
| Age: | 33 |
| Location: | Olympia, WA, United States |
| Originally from: | The Hague (Den Haag), The Netherlands |
| Marital status: | Married (to this lady), with four ferrets |
| Politics: | According to the World's smallest Political Quiz, I'm a centrist, bordering on left-wing (70% personal self-government, 40% economic self-government).Centrists favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues. That sums it up fairly well.On the Political Compass I tend to get between -2 and -3 on the economic left/right scale, and between -5 and -6 on the authoritarian/libertarian scale (the variance is caused mostly by whether I simply agree/disagree with a statement, or agree/disagree "strongly"; this is subject to my mood on any given day). |
| Religion: | Secular humanist (in other words, none) |
| Influential periods: | Military service (1993-1994), working at the UN ICTY (1997-2001) |
| Beverages: | Olympic Crest coffee (home of "white coffee"), Fish Tale ales, and I do miss Hertog Jan |
| Periodicals: | The Olympian, The Economist |
| Amusements: | Amateur dramatics (semi-pro), role-playing games (P&P and PC), computer strategy games, pétanque |
| So what's with the title? | Here's the story. |
Collected reviews of "No Cameras" (because I'm vain): Read No Cameras, a good blog written by a Dutchman living in Olympia, Washington. [...] Anybody who writes: "If history—especially that of the Cold War—teaches us anything, it's that peace (if we take peace to simply mean "the absence of armed conflict") and justice have an annoying tendency of being mutually exclusive" deserves to be read on a regular basis. That's audacious thinking. It's also right. I like it. It's always such a pleasure to stumble across an observant, analytical mind!
— Diane, Letter From Gotham (now, alas, defunct) The blog No Cameras offers an excellent, concise analysis of the Current State of Things in Iraq, from a military viewpoint.
The rest of the blog is excellent as well. Check it out.
— William Quick, Daily Pundit If anyone's keeping track, the first blog I checked out when I got home yesterday was No Cameras. If you want solid content, Jurjen's your man [...]
— Jackie D, au currant Drink a glass of refreshing honesty.
— Counterpoint If you aren't at least 5% more educated and politically aware after visiting this blog, I guarantee you your money back.
— Minou Degrassi, bon chic bon genre
And let's not forget the usual disclaimers, etc.
- The views expressed on the "No Cameras" site are entirely my own;
they do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of any of my
employers past, present or future.
- I am not responsible for content of external sites I link to.
- I do welcome comments, including (constructive) criticism and
dissenting opinion. Be advised, however, that I may have heard it all
before, especially where the war in Iraq is concerned.
- Comments and questions can be addressed to me by e-mail. I do reserve the right,
however, to bin anything inflammatory, spiteful, etc. without
responding.
And if you're not sick of me yet, check out the film reviews I've submitted to IMDB.
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