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(...) rude (NOT POLITE) adjective not polite; offensive or embarrassing No doubt calling somebody a liar without justifying it is not rude according to Larry's ethical code. Then again, he probably thinks "ethics" is the English county next to Kent. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You said it, not me. (...) How grand of you, we're truly blessed (sniff sniff). And what exactly am I supposed to change my mind about? (...) You jump, I jump. Each time somebody wants to throw support toward Israel, I'm here for the reality (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Two parts then-- "war" and "appropriate". I think whether we were at war or not in this particular example is pretty gosh-darn settled. We *were* at war. But that comes into question more in the more recent Sept. 11th example. More on that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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A survey was held recently, I got the email about it and participated, but it was intended for LP members only, so I didn't mention it here. I found the results rather interesting. Totally unscientific as it was self selected whether to participate, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) By that definition, *any* act taken in a military conflict is "terrorism." The major difference is that the civilians of Japan had no basis for an *expectation* of safety--especially when you consider what happened to Tokyo in March, and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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