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(...) My point was that perhaps they “should take care of it” without torture etc. (...) As I understand it, to join, Turkey would have to bring its legislation in line with that of the EU. (...) Appearances can be deceptive ;-) (...) I agree. But (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In your opinion. Black is black. I am not going to get into a "who is the baddest" debate... it would be rather pointless. (...) You have no idea what I am "willing to acknowledge". As I said before, you are talking about the past. Considering (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Okay, let's assume this is true. It probably is. My question is: so what? Who comes to the table with clean hands? When it comes time to talk of peace there is usually blood on all sides. No side is innocent. No side is able to speak from a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes, two of them. I made them already. But for your benefit, since you missed it: 1. You seem to be saying that Israel and the PLO are equally bad. This is incorrect. The PLO is far worse. To say that they are equal shows your bias. 2. The UK (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am tempted to say the same about you, but I won't. (...) Hmm. Rather a simplistic argument. (...) You are free to criticise what ever you wish. I am not going to put you in jail for your political views. (...) Nope, that shows my general (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Snippage, as usual. (...) that I would relish being called a braggart... L0L ) I like the last definition (of a related word) in your cite (thanks for that, by the way, always nice to have a different source than good old dictionary.com) "Her (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You are mixing tone and content. In any event, I was happy to have my tone called "polemic": (URL) (...) That is because I am talking about now. You are talking about the past. The UK's colonial past does not make it ok for Israelto torture (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) He can speak for himself of course, but calling your tone polemic strikes me as a rebuke... and a well deserved one. You've been called on this point before, you are quick to criticise some sides (who deserve criticism, in this case Israel) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sorry about that! But isn't the Metric system an abomination in the eyes of God? After all, the linear measure is based on human scientists gaining a true understanding of the world and its workings. Whereas the linear measure in the Imperial (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nice blanket statement ;) I live in Tennessee (which is pretty near the top of the Redneck-O-Meter), and I prefer metric over standard. It's really an irrelevant issue, as most common conversions can be done in one's head on the fly. That's (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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