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I agree with some parts of your argument, but I find much of your argument to be egotistic and bordering on offensive. Humanity is born into freedom, if you are a religious person it is a gift from God, if not it is a natural endowment. Governments (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) We are perfectly free to kill each other, government took away that right (okay, hoarded it for itself, if you wanna be picky). We are perfectly free to take that other person's stuff, and government took away that right (same caveat). In a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Great job Bruce, you were able to nail down two of my biggest problems with the Republican party, the reason I am an independant instead. You also summed them up very nicely. I agree the government should not reserve the right to kill it's (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Where did I say I'm talking ONLY about USA when I say 95% of all people are dumb? I meant the whole planet! My Country, Québec, included! I'm not Anti-American. I'm anti-republican, yes, but that's got nothing to do with it. Now, you mentioned (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Terry Prosper writes: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Hey Terry, I don't want to make this sound like QB bashing, but "My Country, Quebec'? Terry, what gives? It's like saying, "My Country, Ontario" or "My Country, Hamilton". (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because Québec never signed canada's constitution. Because we don't speak the same language. Because Québécois and canadians have nothing in common. I'm not Canadian, even if my passport says so. And pretty soon, less than 20 years from now, (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This kinda relates to what Dave and I were discussing a while ago. He was saying that unlike those awful Americans that resorted to violence, Canada achieved its indpendence without firing a shot and had rebuffed joining the Ameican revolution (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All the more reason that you should take the French off your website! 8^) (...) Just pray that you don't strike oil within your Quebecois borders... Anyway, it'll be cool for the US to pick up a few maritime provinces. We'll have to redesign (...) (21 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Didn't sign the constitution? That's your beef? Come up with something relevant to todays generation--that was in 1982 and it was bringing back the constitution from Britain. The constitution was signed by all far before either you and I were (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) not that I dislike folks affiliated with the 'Separatist' movement, it's just that I don't know what "they" want. It is my sincere belief that we're all Canadian, and that regional differences are wonderful, but that these differences (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I don't have any particular opinion or specific knowledge of the whole Canada v Quebec thing, but I will say this -- small can be very, very good. Small means independent and self-ruling. Small means freedom and responsibility. Here in the U.S. I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ouch! "Quebec separatists defeated" (URL) much for my opinions... -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But then again, things just get repeated... (3 posts previous... ;) ) Dave K (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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