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| | Re: To No One's Big Surprise...
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| (...) Or "perfectly centered"? :-) Yeah, I was surprised, because I don't consider myself a "moderate" at all. I did mark a lot of "strongly" answers; I'd bet that my libertarian responses softened my conservative ones, and viola. Of course, that is (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I was not aware that there was a competition for the "best country in the world". If I were to choose, I doubt it would be the UK or the USA. I'd probably choose some small state which did not bully anyone, support human rights abuses - but (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: We Should've Listened to Dick Cheney
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| Yes, but what in the WORLD changed Cheney's mind? To date, there really hasn't been any evidence whatsoever that has surfaced that would explain his about-face on the issue. (and before you tell me "we don't know all the facts", (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I guess you didn't bother to watch the video. Dick himself used the Q-word to describe the aftermath of a unilateral invasion of Iraq. But that was before he used it to mock people who said operation Blood For Oil was a Bad Idea. (...) Four (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: We Should've Listened to Dick Cheney
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| (...) I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years. Two years later we ourselves made flights. This demonstration of my impotence as a prophet gave me such a shock that ever since I have distrusted (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Libertarian comes through for the Terrorists
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| (...) Yeah, the simple logic of a simple cowboy president. Do you always believe what your president says? (...) I don't know how exactly you define privacy. According to my definition, privacy is something individuals should be able to enjoy. So, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: naiveté (was: Re: Extropianism)
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| (...) Funny, I think people who don't ponder these questions have a small view of this existence. I feel as if you are responding to the totality of religion through the ages, not what *I'm* saying. Please try to shed your prejudice against (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gotta love Oracle...
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| (...) Laws, not regulations, ameliorate fundamental rights violations. If someone gets killed and an automobile is involved, there are some possibilities The auto was used as a weapon - this is murder and the law against murder is the thing to (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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