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[quote]Works with countrys to, you know some country is buliding nukes and you try negotaiating with them but it does not work. What do you do? you try somethinf else, and if that doesent work you use force and take out the breeder reactor. Clear enough?[/quote] Well, no... it's still stupid logic, actually, and I really hope you are not a parent. Or a US president, though it might explain a few things. Anyway, how does this relate to Iraq? You said earlier that you were for th

[quote]it's been that way since the site was updated with the Karma[/quote] That's the nature of karma, though, ennit? If the good is piling up, you can bet the bad is piling up somewhere else.

If you like Lisa Gerrard, check out her stuff with Dead Can Dance. Great stuff. Here's a sample for you: [link]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Do5vj3D-OD4[/link]

One thing that should be noted about Taiwan is that there are two distinct peoples living there: the Chinese who fled from China during the revolution--mostly bureaucrats and their families, as I understand it--and an indigenous population, which were rather mercilessly repressed and displaced by the refugees. I've heard that there have been some recent attempts to restore some of the indigenous culture, but I'm not sure how effective it's been. Anyway, talking about Taiwanese "independence" fro

[quote]Yeah, thats called preantive strike. Sometimes you need to smack the child before he does something bad, just not to hard or the other parents think you are abusive.[/quote] Err, what? I must not be understanding you, because this is, by far, one of the most bizarre things I've ever read. Lemme get this straight: you think kids should be smacked [i]before[/i] they do something, just to stop them from doing something they may not have even planned on doing in the

[quote]there is no nation on the planet that is safer and more free then the United States and its citizens[/quote] You know, I kind of hate it when Americans say stuff like this. First of all, it's simply not true. How many other western democracies have abandoned habeas corpus for example? Examining the case of Jose Padilla might be illustrative of just how much freedom American citizens have right now. Secondly, calling yourself the best at anything--especially such

[quote]You can even buy treaties from them, I wonder if that would keep them from attacking you later on?[/quote] Actually, I think it's the other way round; you give them [i]your[/i] treaties to prevent them from attacking you, by virtue of the diplo increase. However, if you have [i]their[/i] treaty, they have little incentive not to attack you as they are getting nothing out of the deal. This is why many players give away their two treaties to the nearest races -- to forestall them a

[quote]you eat anything that moves[/quote] Then the Gerontocracy should be safe from the Kzinti menace -- none of us has moved for decades!

GW, I have submitted two TA games so far. Not great scores, but then they never are for me.

So, I have a question for those of you who are in favour of the death penalty: since there is such a dire need for kidneys and other vital organs, and since the executed criminals won't be needing theirs any longer, is it ethical to take those healthy organs and give them to those who are in need?

[quote]Wow. I have not heard about this. If it's true, it's quite disturbing. As I understand your Australian news, China kills bad people to take their body parts and put them in good people?[/quote] [link]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_in_China[/link] [link]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-rich-buy-organs-from-executed-chinese-prisoners-470719.html[/link] [link]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article745119.ece[/link]

[quote]Why are you trying to push your robosexual agenda on us? They don't deserve equal rights! They're sinners![/quote] Hey, what two consenting robots choose to do in the privacy of their own, umm, server room, is none of my business.

[quote]Dont vote for the robot, he wants to allow Robosexuals to marry![/quote] Stop being so robophobic.

Oh good, it's not just me experiencing this.

[quote]Liberalnazis[/quote] Are they anything like Vegetariancarnivores?

Hi KseAlis... I have just added you to the empire. Thanks for joining us!

Hi KseAlis... I have just added you to the empire. Thanks for joining us!

SpacePony, the reason I asked about the people hosting that book chapter, is that they have also archived some other, erm, curious material; pro-fascism material. I'm really not interested in reading anything that comes from a site like that, even if the authors you describe sound more anti-fascist (definitely how I would describe myself). That site is a bit scary... Check it out here: [link]http://yamaguchy.netfirms.com[/link] There's Ezra Pound's essays in support of Mussolin

[quote]Like I said, you are dismissive of facts. Again, anything that does not fit into your preconceived notions is waived away.The network that “Uncle Bernie” was a part ofhttp://yamaguchy.netfirms.com/vegyes_/secretwar_06.rtf I am sure you had no idea of the existance of this network, of cource not, just like you had no knowege of the information I had to provide you with already, yet still, you want to act like you know anything..[/quote] Looks like an interesting read. Bef

[quote]I told you that I needed time to gather information that was not suspect. I do not keep at my fingertips the sources of all the information that I have.[/quote] Fair enough. I didn't mind waiting... it appears you did, though. [quote] As far as knowing more than the CIA does; I imagine that I have now demonstrated that in keeping with your remark, that I do in fact know more than they do. [/quote] Haha! Hardly... but thanks for the laugh. [quote

[quote]Please show me where (these men) withdrew (their) claims[/quote] See, this is much better. You are giving me stuff to look into, rather than just uttering bullshit without any attribution, such as you did with the "threatened to destroy the world" crap, and the Mussolini-train thing (though that's such a commonly held myth that you get a pass on it). I will certainly look into these two guys, who I admittedly do not know anything about. [quote] If you can sh

[quote]Why are you trying so hard to "prove" it is not true?[/quote] Actually, I'm not doing that; I'm only trying to get you to think logically about what you are saying, and to stop stating things as fact that are not. [quote] I will not withdraw my position that it the claim has merit. [/quote] The claim has no merit, as I have demonstrated to you. Did you read that article yet? No, I didn't think so. If you want to keep on believing these things, I

[quote]1. You get what you pay for[/quote] I'm not sure that adage is true w.r.t. anti-virus programs any more, Zydor. The big two have been relying on name-brand recognition for a very long time, but without really innovating, or, frankly, doing all that great of a job at finding viruses. I'm a computer technician, and I can't tell you how often we get machines that have MacAffee or Norton installed, but, at the same time, are just riddled with viruses. (Possibly because the p

[quote]Ok, have gathered some material about my claims. http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/7/992E9294-D81D-4093-A38B-20DC9642013B.html [/quote] An article from July 2005, ie. before most of these claims were refuted. Uh huh. Think we'll just dismiss that one out of hand and move on. [quote] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad [/quote] A wikipedia page showing that the controversy exists. Um OK. You

[quote]I will have to get back to you on this one as I am pressed for time today. I know that sounds like a cop out but please bear with me. I try to make sure that my links are reputable and that is not always evident on first blush, it takes a lot of time to check out those who are supposidly checking out details. But I will say this much. I do not have at my finger tips the needed info to back up my statements, I will have to dig it up.[/quote] Given the ridiculous claims yo