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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Zionists |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Israel can be wiped out in a day. The Jews in dispersion cannot be eliminated so easily. The situation is lots of eggs in one little basket. ruveyn I think it's worth pointing out that the diaspora offered very little protection from historical systemic antisemitism. In fact, its decentralized and ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Zionists |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2011, 11:14 am
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Replies: 28
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| Zionism, at least according to the Zionists I've spoken to, revolves around the premise that the world was, and still is, a dangerous place for Jews, and the only way of ensuring Jewish safety is a strong Jewish-majority nation. The validity of this premise is certainly debatable, but it is what a l... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Japanese Whaler Rams SSCS Ady Gil (ex-Earthrace) |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2010, 2:28 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 9,085
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| My theory is that the whaling vessel probably was steering towards the ady gil, but not to ram the ady gil, but too avoid sailing into the ( to the japanese) invisible prop- fowling line that the ady gil was laying in the whaling vessel's path. Except the Ady Gil wasn't towing anything. The hawser ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Japanese Whaler Rams SSCS Ady Gil (ex-Earthrace) |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2010, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 53
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| Resurrecting an old thread with some new news. Maritime New Zealand has released its report on the collision, available in pdf format here. It's an interesting read. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Summary Execution Of All Bullies |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010, 3:30 pm
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Replies: 59
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| Don't get me wrong-- bullying is a serious problem. Take the suicide of Tyler Clementi at Rutgers as a recent example of what sort of damage bullies can cause. I realize that due to extensive media coverage the Clementi case springs readily to mind when bullying is discussed, but I don't think it w... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The "unconditional support for Israel" cult |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 7:03 am
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Replies: 59
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| And what the hell does the "legitimacy" issue even mean? Is any state "legitimate" in the sense of being founded by a peaceful process? No - and Israel isn't an exception. It EXISTS and will continue to EXIST, the pertinent question being in what form (i.e. as a nation with two classes of people or... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Father sticks up for his disabled daughter arrested |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2010, 4:26 am
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Replies: 34
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| I think it's worth pointing out that attempting to deal with a bully 'outside the system' runs the risk of prompting the the bully's friends and allies (who may not know the circumstance that led to such a confrontation) to view you as the bully and the attempt to deal with you 'outside the system' ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Are the Art Institute schools a fraud? |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2010, 9:31 pm
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Replies: 49
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| I think it's worth pointing out that self-teaching has several distinct limitations. First off, it's a good way to pick up A LOT of really bad habits. I taught myself 3d modeling using Lightwave, and when I actually started taking proper classes in modeling, I had to unlearn a lot of bad techniques.... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: judaism |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 10:56 am
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Replies: 36
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| If enough Jews withhold their money, they will feel the pinch. Israel's survival depends on charitable contributions. That will probably have an effect opposite to what you want. When the Israelis feel squeezed, the more hawkish (and religious) right gains support. As you mentioned earlier, in the ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Earthquake in Canada |
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Posted: 23 Jun 2010, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,408
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| I didn't feel it here in the Finger Lakes region, by my friends and family in Rochester did. Both areas are about the same distance from the epicenter, and a bit closer than lotuspuppy in Buffalo, so I would have expected to feel something. Since I didn't, I'm trying to figure out why. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Floating Castles on the Sea: Seastead living |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 30
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| I wouldn't want a luxury liner, I'd want a Navy vessel such as an aircraft carrier or a submarine. I'll name it the Dystopia just to be oppositional. No, no, no, no. It has to have a much better name, like Rapture! (guess which video game series I am thinking of) Gears of War!! ! :lol: :lol: :lol: ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Floating Castles on the Sea: Seastead living |
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Posted: 14 Jun 2010, 3:43 am
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| I don't know if I'd call what's be discussed here as 'seasteading.' When I've seen that term used previously, it seems to be more about people who want to practice a form of seaborne small-scale self-sufficiency. People will sell off their real estate, their car, and most of their possesions, buy a ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Calif. agents use award ruse to reel in fugitives |
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Posted: 20 May 2010, 8:36 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Yet a truly guilty defendant can get away with murder with the good enough lawyer. The judicial system will never work simply because $$$ is involved. An actually guilty person being found innocent is less of an issue than an actually innocent person being found guilty and punished for something th... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Calif. agents use award ruse to reel in fugitives |
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Posted: 20 May 2010, 2:59 pm
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Replies: 17
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| the criminals deserve to be lied to like that, plain and simple. as you can tell, I am quite the pragmatic 'ends justify the means' type of person. Using a ruse (such as a fake sweepstakes) to trick parole violators or wanted criminals into showing up at a police-controlled location to be arrested ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Calif. agents use award ruse to reel in fugitives |
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Posted: 17 May 2010, 12:20 pm
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| I don't know if the amnesty part of this bait-and-switch is specifically illegal, but it was probably not the best bait for the police to use. It amounts to an act of bad-faith on the part of the cops, explicitly telling the fugitives that they are eligible under a new, quite real, parole law to rec... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Dubai to issue warrant for Israel PM Netanyahu's arrest |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:51 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,757
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| Interpol, even in the limited capacity that they operate as a liaison organization, is probably going to avoid going after Netanyahu. Their organizational constitution expressly forbids "...the Organization to undertake any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial cha... |
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