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(...) True or not, I have always been amazed by how much you in the US allow neo-Nazis to abuse the freedom they have. For historical reasons, this is a bit different in Europe, and especially in Germany. However, this of course does not mean we (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
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(...) I think these points interact in an interesting way. (...) I'm no physiologist, and this is largely based on mediocre SF, but I think it's quite possible that humans will evolve rapidly as a response to low gravity conditions (if that's not a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Cultures, words, meanings and ownership (was Was Re: "piffle!" (bowdlerised for your protection)
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(...) (il)logical extreme, should we have the right to stop movies being made depicting our culture? I suppose Scottish examples would be "Braveheart", "Whisky Galore" or even “Brigadoon” (prospective tartan clad tourists please note the place does (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Cultures, words, meanings and ownership (was Was Re: "piffle!" (bowdlerised for your protection)
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(...) reposting my debatable comments (...) Why is it more absurd than a corporation's claim to a trademark? Note that the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) (URL) acknowledges Maori entitlement to cultural heritage, which includes their language. (URL) LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Cultures, words, meanings and ownership (was Was Re: "piffle!" (bowdlerised for your protection)
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(...) An interesting notion. Is this a common argument? (...) But why should they care any more than you do? I'm sure that there are a lot of ethnic European people around the world, but I feel no particular responsibility for them. If the "*very* (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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