An intellectual tidbit
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, April 20 2008 23:28
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Against my better judgment, I offer this article up for discussion, because it seemed interesting. Sure beats spam, anyway. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, April 21 2008 00:07
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Ah, intellectual spam. There are some points that aren't brought out in the article. While the people may want something, the government is still controlled by a religious council that can determine what rights are granted under religious law and what is right. For example prostitution is illegal, but short term marriages of less than a day are permitted. Divorce and the breakup fee make this a legal loophole that keeps it within the law. Drinking and other Western activities that are against the law occur in private. Enforcement is used as a way to keep people happy. They protest too much against government actions and the laws are more strictly enforced. Kind of religious Stalinism. There is the leader and then everyone else. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 21 2008 00:40
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No thanks I done thought me brain out over finalz. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, April 21 2008 08:34
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The article would be more readable if weren't so obviously communist. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Monday, April 21 2008 08:45
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Or so obviously academicist and elitist. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central "Slartucker is going to have a cow when he hears about this," Synergy said. Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, April 21 2008 10:04
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quote:This comment would be more useful if it weren't so obviously shallow. -------------------- Always try to be true to yourself - unless you suck Posts: 183 | Registered: Sunday, March 19 2006 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, April 21 2008 10:17
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quote:What, you think that letting your personal biases interfere with your presentation of facts is a virtue? [ Monday, April 21, 2008 10:18: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, April 21 2008 10:43
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quote:Skimmed it. It's an okay article, but not my thing to discuss on this board, though I will say I have no real opinion on the matter. -------------------- Either I'm crazy, or everybody else is nuts. And I know I'm not crazy because the little man who lives on my shoulder told me so. If people don't think there's something wrong with you, there's something wrong with you. Oh well. Another day, another dementia. Posts: 558 | Registered: Friday, September 15 2006 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, April 21 2008 11:15
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It is funny, when I first read the article; I almost entirely ignored the communist agenda. Instead, I focused on the facts. I guess I have become accustomed to the pundits paradigm that modern media revolves around. -------------------- Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. Posts: 93 | Registered: Tuesday, June 29 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, April 21 2008 11:17
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Fair enough. I mean, the fact that it's from a site called Lenin's Tomb should be enough to tell that it's biased within an inch of its life. At the very least, I'm puzzled by the article. I'm not really sure there's enough there to be anything other than puzzled. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Monday, April 21 2008 11:49
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It's funny. Really. I saw this very same link on a white supremacist board (Storm Front) that had been linked through a forum tangential to the fishing one I frequent. From what I gathered, the white supremacists were encouraging people to read and accept the info on this link. Does that mean white supremacists = communists? -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, April 21 2008 12:25
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quote:What puzzles you? -------------------- "What can you do with an anthropology degree other than study people?" "...Hunt people?" Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, April 21 2008 16:14
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Opinion polls... eh... -------------------- Enraged Slith's Blades of Avernum Website Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 21 2008 19:11
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What could be more equal than being allowed to carry a gun in the name of your nation? Really? [ Monday, April 21, 2008 19:12: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Wednesday, April 23 2008 22:57
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A gun for your own nation. It's a beautiful fantasy that mankind cooked up: patriotism. It only helps the gun makers fell more secure and the politicians protected. [ Wednesday, April 23, 2008 22:58: Message edited by: upon mars ] -------------------- You can jump off a bridge, fire a gun in your mouth, drink poison,or going in to the tiger's pit but you will still end up dead it's a mater of time and how . Posts: 312 | Registered: Sunday, November 26 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, April 24 2008 07:03
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quote:Until, of course, someone decides to introduce them to the business end of that gun, and not in a good way. [ Thursday, April 24, 2008 07:05: Message edited by: The Mystic ] -------------------- Either I'm crazy, or everybody else is nuts. And I know I'm not crazy because the little man who lives on my shoulder told me so. If people don't think there's something wrong with you, there's something wrong with you. Oh well. Another day, another dementia. Posts: 558 | Registered: Friday, September 15 2006 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Thursday, April 24 2008 22:01
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Hé hé......  I see what you mean. -------------------- You can jump off a bridge, fire a gun in your mouth, drink poison,or going in to the tiger's pit but you will still end up dead it's a mater of time and how . Posts: 312 | Registered: Sunday, November 26 2006 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, April 24 2008 22:28
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Really. Not at all necessary to post that picture. It has absolutely no relation to this topic. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Canned
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written Friday, April 25 2008 02:38
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It's just some women holding a gun. Just "illustrating" a comment. It's not like some important women's face was glued to the picture is it? [ Friday, April 25, 2008 06:50: Message edited by: upon mars ] -------------------- You can jump off a bridge, fire a gun in your mouth, drink poison,or going in to the tiger's pit but you will still end up dead it's a mater of time and how . Posts: 312 | Registered: Sunday, November 26 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, April 25 2008 09:00
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EDIT: Less accusatory Mars, not to say that everyone knows about American politics, but you clearly do have the Internet at your fingertips. It even says her name in the URL. [ Friday, April 25, 2008 09:03: Message edited by: Nemesis. ] -------------------- Do not provoke the turtles. They do not like being provoked. -Lenar ET reminds me of myself before I was taken into a small chatroom by TM, Alec, and various other members. They then proceeded to beat some sense into me... -Lt. Sullust My website: Nemesis' Refuge (Last Update: 3/16/08) Posts: 743 | Registered: Friday, September 29 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, April 25 2008 10:32
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First of all, the fact that Salmon would scold someone for posting something off topic is laughable, even though I certainly didn't laugh. Second, it is not even off topic, you were talking about women, politics, and guns and, oh my god, someone posted a female politician with a gun, imagine that. Third, Upon Mars is clearly not from around here, and that is clearly an old picture of Hillary, she doesn't look like that anymore. I can't believe you guys felt it was necessary to give him a hard time about such trivial things in the first place. [ Friday, April 25, 2008 10:33: Message edited by: Emperor Tullegolar ] -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |