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I think we pretty much agree about the differences in attitude to capital punishment so... --SNIP-- (...) All I hear about the USAs medical system is people dying on the street or in ambulances waiting to find a hospital to save their life. This is (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It is currently a state issue, not a federal one. Some states have the death penalty, some don't (16 of 50 don't I believe). (...) I only mention it to illustrate how hard it is to get a response on the death penalty were one to try and take a (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I guess at least that gives me a better idea of what you find funny. (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) Like schizophrenics? (...) No. But I'm saying that "evil" isn't always as it appears. Sometimes someone who claims to have been controlled by demons is a liar, sometimes he hasn't been given the correct medicine. This simplistic (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I never said it was unified, but I believe a majority of USAians support it (and thus, through democratic process the USA supports it) in principle at the least and a significantly higher proportion believe in the practise of it than in any (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I disagree. Your perception that the USA is in any way unified on the topic of capital punishment is incorrect-- just ask ==>Bruce<== or Dave! It's funny. Ask any American how they feel about capital punishment; I would guess most people would (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) LOL then why bother trying to understand why Al posted this MOC in the first place? (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Just evil. (...) So are you implying that one day we will totally understand evil? (...) Not at all. I am proposing self-censorship; in other words acting civilized and responsibly. It is the same old stuff I've been ranting about for years:-) (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) No problem - not everyone can (URL) grok JLUG>. ROSCO (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Why must one "log in" to the bar then? What is different about it? I see I totally misunderstood JLUG. I thought that all of the swearing, adult-themed banter, etc took place in the "Bar". After perusing the site, I see that pretty much (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) From the Lugnet Terms Of Use: "LUGNET and its owners and/or operators do not control or censor content in discussion groups. The LUGNET discussion group server is provided as a “store and forward” mechanism “as is” without filters, which means (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) Are you saying that trying to understand things is a bad idea? At one point schizophrenics were considered "evil" and "possessed" and even if they had done no harm to anyone they would be persecuted and worse. Fortunately people have (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) No, it is not. The description of the Bar is "General stuff about anything you like! Smack encouraged. Don't forget to tip the barman. You must log in to enter the Bar, and don't upset Bruno the Bouncer.". I fail to see where "adults only" is (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I apologize Rosco, I certainly didn't mean to misrepresent JLUG. Since I am not a member, I am not too familiar with it, but I did notice "the bar" which is "adults only" and it is that particular section to which I was referring. That is what (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) That brings to my mind another discussion that I would love to have in this forum. It involves the penchant Liberals have for trying to understand evil. It is a very dangerous and foolish notion, as exemplified by this movie (I assume, as I (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Please don't make JLUG something it isn't. From the user agreement: "This forum is for discussing any facet of creating with bricks but is intended for a mature audience." There is NOTHING about being an adult board, or needing to be an adult (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not at all. Germans have a very keen sense of humor. I mean that making light of something very disturbing to someone else is not a very civil thing to do, no matter how keen their sense of humor is. And it is uncomfortable for me to watch (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You: "My interest has less to do with nazism itself than the reaction displaying it’s symbols still generates even today" That sounds provocative, even if you aren't trying to be. (...) Patronizing? To whom? Children who might read this public (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I think you'll find the considered merit of ideas have quite distinct nationalities. For example most of the developed world considers the idea of capital punishment abhorrent and barbaric whilst the USA considers it to be in (...) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Ideas don't have nationalities. They either have merit or not. Yours didn't for the reasons I gave. You obviously thought it did. So the arguments are laid out. As if it weren't ever safe to ignore my blathering. JOHN (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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