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Subject: 
Re: What's a freedom fighter?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 26 May 2004 17:50:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:

> > > If you want to share your daily pain and
> > >  suffering go start a blog.
> > 
> > http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=24009
> > 
> > Being incoherent, are we? :-)
> > 
> > 
> If I may--
> 
> Don used a previous posting of someone (who shall remain nameless) and quoted
> almost word for word, substituting Iraq, AQ, et al, with Africa, UN, et al.

It did sound familiar, yes.

> I thought it was a fine demonstration of wording that can be used in other
> circumstances, even from almost the exact opposite side of an issue.
> 
> So there you are.

No argument there, Dave. I merely point out the fact it appears incoherent to
denounce whomever complains in o-t.d, and then go and do the same thing. In no
way I criticize the content or style of the post; only the incoherence between
"say" and "do".


Pedro



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  Re: What's a freedom fighter?
 
(...) Nuts. I thought you were calling the words incoherent. Anyhow, I posted that as an attempt to show the ill effects of the emotionally charged language some people use in here. I don't have the energy to produce those kinds of words on my own. (...) (22 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: What's a freedom fighter?
 
(...) If I may-- Don used a previous posting of someone (who shall remain nameless) and quoted almost word for word, substituting Iraq, AQ, et al, with Africa, UN, et al. I thought it was a fine demonstration of wording that can be used in other (...) (22 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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