Forum: Politics
03-22-2005, 08:58 PM
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The joys of hypocrisy
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"When a person's intentions regarding whether to receive lifesaving treatment are unclear, the responsibility of a compassionate nation is to affirm that person's right to life," said...
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Forum: Politics
03-21-2005, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 85
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Forum: Politics
03-20-2005, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 87
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Forum: Politics
03-20-2005, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 87
US Military/Foreign Policy
I've been thinking a lot lately about our nation's military - more specifically, what it's proper/appropriate level is (in terms of manning/expenditure) and what its proper/appropriate role is...
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Forum: Politics
03-20-2005, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 246
Re: . . . or just ask the the U.S. government
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Of all the articles that you listed name one that comments positively on Bush or the occupation.
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Isn't that like asking someone to sprout wings and fly?
Try to find...
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Forum: Politics
03-19-2005, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 128
Re: Bush to pick Wolfowitz for World Bank
A little extreme but (sadly) there is some truth to it:
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March 16th, 2005 4:06 pm
Top 10 Reasons Why Paul Wolfowitz Would Make a Good World Bank ...
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Forum: Politics
03-08-2005, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 421
Re: Torture
What about the fact that nearly every skilled interrogator will tell you that torture is among the least effective means of getting information out of someone?
See eg. Washington Post Article:...
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2004, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 84
Re: Thomas Jefferson
Agree 100% - but I certainly think you can admire some elements of a man's life without embracing all of it.
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2004, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 84
Thomas Jefferson
This is from the new Bernstein biography of Thomas Jefferson which I felt was particularly applicable to the present time in this nation. Here is part of a letter he sent in 1798 after the passage...
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Forum: Politics
11-02-2004, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 139
Re: If Bush Loses...
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Who knows. Churchill lost but history has treated him incredibly kind.
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Churchill's legacy stems largely from his determined resistance against an enemy nation acknowledge...
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 332
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 176
Re: Why are most poker players liberal?
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Our constitution is based primarily on the principle of preventing harms and abuses, rather on the idea of mandating "good" actions.
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I assume that you support this notion,...
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 176
Re: Why are most poker players liberal?
You can use the same logic about every function of government. Every government is tyrannical to some degree - it's the nature of government.
You have a government, ideally their policies and laws...
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 88
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 176
Re: Why are most poker players liberal?
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If you look at acadamia you will notice one thing that everyone has in common. They all are either funded by the US government or grant money. Basically their entire livelihood is from the...
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 85
Re: Yes, Nader is a Republican
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We could use more than two choices.
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How truly you speak. I got the most pleasant surprise of the week when my brother's absentee ballot arrived in the mail yesterday. The...
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Forum: Politics
10-16-2004, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 176
Re: Why are most poker players liberal?
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I'd guess what you're talking about is more a function of academia in general.
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Bingo. The more you learn, the more likely you are to be liberal. Hmm...wonder why that is?...
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Forum: Politics
10-15-2004, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: UK view of presidential candidates
Yeah...our presidential "debates" are pretty contrived and un-debate-like. They're more like coordinated speeches, although I was happy there was some interplay between the candidates.
British...
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Forum: Politics
10-15-2004, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 260
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Forum: Politics
10-15-2004, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 88
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Forum: Politics
10-14-2004, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 118
Re: Quick Debate Observation......(non-political)
You know when you go to a movie, or you're watching something on TV, or watching a lecture on an overhead, and there's a mark on the projection surface - it can be a line, a gummy bear, whatever. I...
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Forum: Politics
10-14-2004, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 347
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Forum: Politics
10-13-2004, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 347
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Forum: Politics
10-13-2004, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 347
Re: Who won the 3rd debate?
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I'm also kinda wondering why people feel the need to determine who "won" a specific debate.
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Umm...isn't that precisely the purpose of a debate? To offer opposing...
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Forum: Politics
10-13-2004, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 91
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