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| (...) That's odd, it’s my understanding that it is against the law to fund raise for the IRA in the USA... I may be wrong(?). By "repressive governments", do you include those who imprison suspects without trial? Interestingly, the UK will not hand (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Cease fire (was: Re: Peace in the Mid-East?)
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| (...) (Sorry about the butchered pasting): You: mean that I oppose the actions of both "PLO terrorists" and the Israeli > state. My views on human rights and international law, together with my > understanding of recent middle-east history, leads me (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <3792817C.F236D232@voyager.net> <3792A1E5.40255C5D@uswest.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) I am. You are. In fact I give criteria below. This turns on innate goodness vs. evil, but one germane (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: rebuttal...
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| (...) This is my second reply, covering some side points Franklin brought up. (...) Yes, that's true. There's one from January, two from February, and 12 from March. To be exact, there are 10 files which are currently waiting for admin review, and (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Peace in the Mid-East?
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| (...) Arabs have been the dominant culture in “Palestine” for well over 1000 years (700ad?). However, as I understand it, that last Jewish kingdom in the M.E. ended in ~400-500BC - But I'm open to correction on that(!). Many cultures and (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The *government* decides which contracts it will recognize. It has nothing to do with how you want to behave in private. (...) What about Nudists who want to walk around naked in public? Or Copulatists (I made it up-- people who want to be (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Extropianism
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| (...) Okay, Lar, I guess I would like to hear why you think goodness is innate? I would think stuff like survival of self would be innate, but that goodness would be a learned trait. We are certainly born innocent but quite selfish to the exclusion (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The gov is of the people, by the people and for the people. If that's what the people want, what's wrong with that? By judging their moral judgments, aren't *you* making a moral judgment? (...) Or, if you must walk around naked, don't do it (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: jumping to conclusions
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| (...) I said: "My views on human rights and international law, together with my understanding of recent middle-east history, leads me to sympathize with the Palestinian people, not with "PLO terrorists". I hope you understand the distinction between (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Whew. Where to start? (...) It is legislating consensual behaviour. And that's wrong. No avoiding it. (...) True. So what? (...) First off, why does government have a monopoly on sanctioning marriages? Aren't they merely a contract between people? (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) In what way do you disagree with my take on democracy? It's the rule of the people - by vote - so as long as 51% of the people who vote think it's OK to kill me, then politically (if not morally) it is. Right? Wrong? Libertopia would be an (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Nothing in Walmart, Canadian Tire, or Superstore flyers this week. ----- TRU flyer from last week is good through Thursday. Train sets on sale! This week's TRU flyer is good through Thursday, and has 20% off all Jurassic World sets. ----- Gail (...) (9 years ago, 13-Jul-15, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Ldraw Logo on Studs
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| Hey Y'all: After seeing Hafner's renders of his new Duplo bricks I became intrigued by the fact that the bricks have studs that read "Ldraw" on them. So I searched back and found two threads discussing the issue. Now while I don't expect to change (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | TRU sale through July 16
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| Nothing in the Walmart, Superstore, or Canadian Tire flyers this week. ----- TRU flyer is good Friday July 3 through Thursday July 16. 20% off all Classic LEGO sets. (website does not show 20% off baseplates labeled as classic) 20% off select LEGO (...) (9 years ago, 5-Jul-15, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Canceled Lego Theme...?
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| (...) There's that word again. And here's another anecdote from my storied history: While in college I met a 20-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome; she had only a single chromosome, she never developed secondary sexual characteristics, and she (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Conflict in the Middle East
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| Y'know, these ad hominem attacks are quite annoying. Do y'all think you improve understanding of a pointedly pro-Israel perspective without providing any kind of REAL argument to favor your views? James' original assertions were tripe, practically (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Conflict in the Middle East
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| (...) Look at Israel’s history since ’47. Look at the current conflict. Do you think Sharon sent in the army and imposed a virtual press blackout with a plan to drink sweet tea, hand out fruit and talk peace? Really? The Palestinian's agree it (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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