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Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
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Mon, 23 Oct 2000 08:52:56 GMT
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"Joakim Olsson" <jocke@arjay.nu> wrote in message
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> > Scott A wrote in message ...
> >
> > > "Joakim Olsson" <jocke@arjay.nu> wrote in message
> > > Yes, especially in Northern Ireland... Wouldn´t it be greate to give • that
> > > piece of the country back to the people who own it?
> >
> > I have views on NI. They will remain my own for now. But the point you • make
> > is misleading. It is an accepted fact that the majority of those in NI • want
> > to be part of the UK - I'm not saying that they have reasons for it, but
> > that is just the way it is.
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>
> Well, you are probably right. I do not have all of the facts. Do you have
> all the facts regarding middle-east?
> Have they been able to vote about theese issues lately in NI?
They, overwhelming return pro-UK candidates in local/national/eu elections.
> I know(read it in history books) in the past, that they grouped people
> together in regions, and the counted regions in majority wanted to stay.
> That is how it can be done to make it look like an majority, when it • really
> isn't. I found this information in history books when I went in • highschool,
> so I assume that the facts are not completely wrong...
You are right in a sense, a good deal of the grouping was far self defence.
Where the land that they were grouped on came from is another matter...
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> And for the situation in Middle-East:
> IMHO I think that Mr Clinton is trying to end up in the history books for
> bringing peace to the middle-east, rather than showing the world other • ways
> of using a cigar...[1] It would be better if he paid the US bills to the • UN,
> and signed the UN declaration that protects the children...
> I don't think he really cares about the people living there. And
> unfortunately, that is probably true for most politicians.[2]
Agreed.
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> And to not offend the people living in the US, I want to add that some of
> the finest people I've met are americans. And I really hope I will get • over
> my big fear of entering an airplane in the future to pay them a visit. • After
> this post, maybe my biggest fear is not the airplane itself, LOL.
>
> I really do not like politicians, generally speaking, no matter where they
> live.
Make sure you always use your vote then :-)
Scott A
> [1] I could not help myself, forgive me...
> [2] This goes to ALL politicians, it is not US-related.
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> /Joakim
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