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Re: A small rant...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 18 Jul 2003 20:40:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Stefan Garcia wrote:
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> > > Anyway, I'd recommend checking out Ani Difranco's "Self Evident" instead:
> > > http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/l_self_evident.html
> > > (be warned that Ani's lyrics are not always family-friendly)
> >
> > Ah, the golden age of railroads. A simpler time. He (?)
> > definitely hits it on the head about America's pompous, arrogant attitude.
> > Very interesting song.
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> She! And if she hears you call her a he, she'll probably stomp your butt!
Oops.
> > Also, regarding your other post, I don't think that 9-11 is *the* most tragic
> > event in the history of the nation. Pearl Harbor was a bigger screw-up and
> > ultimately would cost a lot more lives. And there's also the Civil War.
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> Fair enough. Let me re-characterize it as the worst tragedy inflicted on US
> soil by a foreign agency. We have yet to see how many lives are lost in its
> wake, and as a one-time event, 9/11 exceeds Pearl Harbor for raw carnage.
Foreign agency? Never heard a terrorist group called that before (you learn
something everyday indeed). I did forget about the military/civilian
distinction though, so 9-11 is a much greater tragedy in that respect.
-Stefan-
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| (...) She! And if she hears you call her a he, she'll probably stomp your butt! (...) Fair enough. Let me re-characterize it as the worst tragedy inflicted on US soil by a foreign agency. We have yet to see how many lives are lost in its wake, and (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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