However, we're not stupid enough to start a nuclear war by attacking a country that's ruled by a madman.
There seems to be a big fashion for people to call certain world leaders they don't like 'madmen'. Now, while I'll agree this is a nice easy way of demonising someone without having to explain it, you should also consider this.
I know of another country where, if you asked to inspect their weapons, you would go away with laughter spittle on your face. They are known to have chemical weapons, biological weapons and nuclear weapons. Hell, they even turned away U.N. inspectors, who they seem to be acknowledging as an authority right now. Not that this country believes in an idea of authority which is not them and only them.
This country has stuck its nose into foreign affairs, starting wars in its interest, at a rate of about 3 a decade, ever since the fifties.
This country is also led by a bunch of religious fanatics.
If you visit the remmington web site for example you will not see a single instance of them saying "Buy this gun so you can go out and shoot someone."
Of course they're not going to say that!
When was the last time you believed marketing literature?
But who believes that I should have the right if I want to.
Why? So you can kill people? Why would you killing him be any better than him killing someone? I know it is a bit of a 'him or me' situation, but that doesn't cut the mustard. It's the same attitude that's fuelling this 'war' (it translates in my opinion to 'slaughter'). If the west ahead with this war, they're just going to get back at the west, and then there's going to be another war. etc etc. Bush and Blair like to go around acting as though they are being ever so enlightened, that they are leading an advanced society, and they are making tough diplomatic decisions, but really what they are doing is no different from what an ape started doing when it picked up that first rock.
I realise that I have just managed to completely change the subject, but it still stands.
The only way of stopping this childish behaviour is to break the cycle, and violence, war and violent crime will not stop or even significantly decline until you do so.
Right Wing society is all built up on alienation. What I have that you don't. Or what I can hold over you.
Part of this gun bullshit I think is due to the average citizens powerlessness in the world of press releases, billion dollar business deals, and corporations. Their egos are massaged by the idea that they have the power of life and death in the closet under the stairs.
Plus, do you think that 9mm would have been as easy to obtain if they were outlawed?
You, sir, seem to be in denial of the fact that guns are designed solely to kill people. Quickly. Efficiently.
(apart from hunting of course)
And are instead trying to make it into a political point.
And just what is a 'bleeding heart liberal'? Someone who believes that civilisation can evolve to become more than a neverending hostile pissing match?
If you don't mind, I'm going to lock myself up in my castle, drop the portcullis and bring up the drawbridge.
Ah! Brilliant! We disagree on something! Let's start a war! Ah, great, this is gonna be so much fun.
Right, you get onto your people and I'll get... oh wait a second I'll need a little time to get... yes, well, you get onto your people and I'll contact you pretty soon when everything's ready. Most things are a bit chaotic here at the moment (let's see how that changes when your bombs start to drop on us, eh?:). I might need 5 working days' notice, so don't worry if I don't get onto you straight away.
I'm so looking forward to this. It's ages since I've been allowed to do this sort of stuff.
Does anyone else think that Super Mario 3 might have been the best game ever?
Quite possibly. Though it's a pity battery backups on the cartriges werent common back then. It was a real pain having to replay the game every time you wanted to get further in it. Naturally I never had that much time to spare at once, so I never got very far.
*sniff*
I'm sure there was a lot of fun in that game that I missed.
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You're trying to tell us all that George Bush is more dangerous than Saddam Hussein.
Quiz: since 1950 which country has started more unprovoked attacks?
I missed the part where Bush gassed Northern California.
Westeners seem to not like the fact that the U.S. had a part in the gassing of Kurds.
However, we're not stupid enough to start a nuclear war by attacking a country that's ruled by a madman.
There seems to be a big fashion for people to call certain world leaders they don't like 'madmen'. Now, while I'll agree this is a nice easy way of demonising someone without having to explain it, you should also consider this.
I know of another country where, if you asked to inspect their weapons, you would go away with laughter spittle on your face. They are known to have chemical weapons, biological weapons and nuclear weapons. Hell, they even turned away U.N. inspectors, who they seem to be acknowledging as an authority right now. Not that this country believes in an idea of authority which is not them and only them.
This country has stuck its nose into foreign affairs, starting wars in its interest, at a rate of about 3 a decade, ever since the fifties.
This country is also led by a bunch of religious fanatics.
And they blatantly have an ambition to extend their control over the world.
And unlike other countries, this country is waving its weapons in a threatening manor.
You may have guessed that this country is the U.S.
You do realise that the U.S. helped him do this, don't you?
This was a while back when the current enemy flavour of the month was Iran, and the U.S. would aid anyone who would oppose Iran.
Nah. Film-Fu would have got my vote.
CinePaint sonds like some piece of crappy shareware that comes bundled with your webcam.
At least Film GIMP was vivid. Because of the jokes everyone makes when they first hear of it, at least they remember it.
You don't need a degree to have an obnoxious 'us versus them' or 'with us or against us' attitude. In fact I think the primates had something similar.
Imperialist.
SciLab,
the healthy open source alternative. (tm)
Might not have all the features but looks pretty decent.
oh.
...the the new system tests whether they have a sense of humor?
That's ridiculous.
In that case, right-wingers wouldn't pass the turing test. Ever.
'You have 1 message [ok]'
'Dialog box' ads.
Why am I naive?
Because I don't agree with attacking someone on a whim?
Why do I call it attacking? It's more like ritual slaughter.
What am I ignorant of?
I think the phrase more accurately describes you. You will be able to sleep better knowing that they are doing something about the nasty evil people.
You are the universe's sole guardian, after all. Who's next on your hitlist?
God bless America.
Yeah fucking right.
Please answer my questions, otherwise I will think you are some U.S. nationalist nut who believes in this kinda crap.
...antiwar protesters who can't locate Iraq on a map...
Better than warmongerers who can't locate Iraq on a map.
It's an important freedom.
But it creates a huge amount of gun crime.
It's down to the old saying.
"Guns don't kill people, people kill people. At least if they have a gun, they do."
If you visit the remmington web site for example you will not see a single instance of them saying "Buy this gun so you can go out and shoot someone."
Of course they're not going to say that!
When was the last time you believed marketing literature?
But who believes that I should have the right if I want to.
Why? So you can kill people? Why would you killing him be any better than him killing someone? I know it is a bit of a 'him or me' situation, but that doesn't cut the mustard. It's the same attitude that's fuelling this 'war' (it translates in my opinion to 'slaughter'). If the west ahead with this war, they're just going to get back at the west, and then there's going to be another war. etc etc. Bush and Blair like to go around acting as though they are being ever so enlightened, that they are leading an advanced society, and they are making tough diplomatic decisions, but really what they are doing is no different from what an ape started doing when it picked up that first rock.
I realise that I have just managed to completely change the subject, but it still stands.
The only way of stopping this childish behaviour is to break the cycle, and violence, war and violent crime will not stop or even significantly decline until you do so.
Right Wing society is all built up on alienation. What I have that you don't. Or what I can hold over you.
Part of this gun bullshit I think is due to the average citizens powerlessness in the world of press releases, billion dollar business deals, and corporations. Their egos are massaged by the idea that they have the power of life and death in the closet under the stairs.
Plus, do you think that 9mm would have been as easy to obtain if they were outlawed?
It is much more difficult for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves...
From what?
From? How?
You, sir, seem to be in denial of the fact that guns are designed solely to kill people. Quickly. Efficiently.
(apart from hunting of course)
And are instead trying to make it into a political point.
And just what is a 'bleeding heart liberal'?
Someone who believes that civilisation can evolve to become more than a neverending hostile pissing match?
If you don't mind, I'm going to lock myself up in my castle, drop the portcullis and bring up the drawbridge.
You right wingers scare me.
Right now, the only organization I have listed is the NRA - they make it pretty easy to set this sort of thing up.
The NRA? I don't know all about your U.S. organisations, but isn't that the National Rifle Association?
You are leaving them as a Beneficiary? Let me get this right.
So when you die, you can help other people join you?
"My god, it's full of crap!"
Ah! Brilliant! We disagree on something! Let's start a war! Ah, great, this is gonna be so much fun.
:). I might need 5 working days' notice, so don't worry if I don't get onto you straight away.
Right, you get onto your people and I'll get... oh wait a second I'll need a little time to get... yes, well, you get onto your people and I'll contact you pretty soon when everything's ready. Most things are a bit chaotic here at the moment (let's see how that changes when your bombs start to drop on us, eh?
I'm so looking forward to this. It's ages since I've been allowed to do this sort of stuff.
War war war. I do love a good war.
Can you imagine a GPL game with the Fellowship of the Ring crossing the Caradhras with these graphics?
What would be even nicer would be a totally GPL game based on the upcoming Tenebrae 2.0 engine.
So if you see people walking around London with big signs, something along the lines ofyou'll know what they're trying to do.
Does anyone else think that Super Mario 3 might have been the best game ever?
Quite possibly. Though it's a pity battery backups on the cartriges werent common back then. It was a real pain having to replay the game every time you wanted to get further in it. Naturally I never had that much time to spare at once, so I never got very far.
*sniff*
I'm sure there was a lot of fun in that game that I missed.
...if a duplicate post is a 'dupe', does that mean a triplicate post is 'tripe'?
It's so nice of Japan to donate this code to us.
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CEO,
Castle Technology UK