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What You Can't Say
dtolton writes "Paul Graham has an excellent article posted on the subject of things you can't say. His article explores what ideas are generally considered heresy, and whether or not those ideas might be true nonetheless. He also presents advice for handling heretical ideas. Considering that many of the ideas in technology in general and Open Source specifically are near heresy, it's well worth a read."
As for other things you can't say, here are some that I'm going to say...
I'm sure I could think a TONS more if I had the time. There are many things that you just can't say (despite the fact that they are true).
Comment forecast: Bits of genius surrounded by a sea of mediocrity.
(Note: Hitler himself had a least the good sense to commit suicide. And he was a better orator than Bush too!)
Got a link to the Washington Post story?
See this post for links.
Also, arguing that only one Israeli died indicates that Israel warned "its citizens" (and, therefore had a hand in the attack) is pretty ridiculous.
No it's not. Consider how many Israelis normally work in those building... estimates I've seen put the number north of a thousand.
The fact that 5 Israeli's were reportedly seen 'high fiving' also indicates nothing.
I disagree. Apparently you aren't well versed in this story, because the owner of the moving company they worked for fled to Israel very shortly after this incident.
You're grounds are, so far, that the Washington Post (supposedly) claimed an Israeli company was warned in advance of the attacks.
You should read the news more.
Evidence that Al-Qaeda were involved includes Osama Bin Laden saying that they did, as well as more evidence (trail of funds, trailing the hijackers, etc).
Excuse me, but this is pure shit. Are you referring to the video tape of bin Laden admitting to 9/11? Nobody will even host that video anymore, it is so obviously a fake! The trail of funds likewise is not conclusive at all, as FBI Director Mueller himself admits, there is no evidence implicating the 19 hijackers in 9/11... indeed, many of these hijackers have been found alive.
Forgive me while I still consider your post flamebait.
I'm not really interested in what a retard like you has to say, I mean, c'mon, this is the first you've heard of this? Please.
Is this truly the only Earth I can live on?
Chomsky... the man who thinks outside the box so much that he is utterly predictable.
His theories are simply well written applications of Marxism, mixed with a lot of hate-America sentiments.
I don't know why anyone takes him seriously, given how wrong he has been about so many things.
But then, a lot of people thought communism was great too, until they saw what it really did, at which point they either shut up or said something lame like "nobody ever did it right."
The only good weather is bad weather.
You should have killed her. Then it's only one side, and with your ass all beat up (maybe do youself a little more damage first) the cops only have you to believe. Make up a plausable story, and as they say, dead men (and women) tell no tales.
That position on the drugs is just about the best thinking of the 14th century that I have ever heard. Thanks, you jerk, for being part of the problem. Sort of like your buddy Rush.
This is America, damnit. Speak Spanish!
> Kids are best parrented by a mom and a dad - Not two moms, not two dads, not one of either, not a daycare, not a nanny, A MOM AND A DAD.
Actually, the only conclusive studies we have say that children do better with two parent monogamous heterosexual parents than with single heterosexual parents.
A lot of people conclude from this that "traditional" family structures are inherently better than "nontraditional" family structures. I don't know whether that's true, but it's not yet supported by the research. I don't know of any conclusive research on monogamous married heterosexual parents versus monogamous married homosexual parents.
Thousands of eligible voters purged, thousands of valid votes not counted, hundreds of invalid Bush votes counted, hundreds or thousands of invalid Republican absentee ballots.
None of it is a surprise when the Bush state campaign chair is, essentially, the election referee. The Florida election was stolen.
Don't pay attention to this man. He wants to make you comfortable around him. You'll invite him over, he'll get comfortable. He'll pretend to be your friend, and might even let on that he has some modern ideas about drug use.
And then, you'll offer him a joint, which he'll accept. Then, he'll pretend to go to the bathroom, but he'll really call the police on you, then leave you to your fate. And, he'll say that you deserved it too.
This is the hypocrisy of the right wing.
This is America, damnit. Speak Spanish!
Are you all out of your own ideas? Conservatives always need someone to tell them what to think. All the oxycontin in the world won't give you an original thought.
This is America, damnit. Speak Spanish!