I'm not sure you quite understand what liberalism is...
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I'm not sure you quite understand what liberalism...I'm not sure you quite understand what liberalism is...
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Oh, I dunno about that...compost?
(I'm not...Oh, I dunno about that...compost?
(I'm not actually endorsing composting as retribution or whatever, just hinting at the obscenity of such a rigidly utilitarian approach to justice)
I also...
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Can I ask the OP why the thread title says '...in...Can I ask the OP why the thread title says '...in the Contemporary Western World'? I mean, I initially assumed that this was going to be a comment about existing 'Gun Control in the Contemporary...
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I live in south London, we love the Palace :grin:I live in south London, we love the Palace :grin:
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ITT:
FYP comes into a thread about the...ITT:
FYP comes into a thread about the situation for French Jews accusing people of conflating Jews and Israelis, then fails to make even a single post on the situation for French Jews, but an...
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I quite like MLS, actually. In case anybody...I quite like MLS, actually. In case anybody cares. Though I'd never tolerate all the weird American stuff if it were like that over here, like draft picks and the playoffs and the word 'roster.' Fine...
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If you must insist on pontificating, couldn't you...If you must insist on pontificating, couldn't you at least try to avoid all this bleeding-heart prose poetry and just use normal words like actual people do? Alternatively you could let a thread...
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So one minute the word is 'meaningless,' the next...So one minute the word is 'meaningless,' the next you tell us 'the meaning' (though I feel its meaning is a little more complex than you give it credit for, perhaps explaining how it's possible for...
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Pfft, already making your excuses, I see; not...Pfft, already making your excuses, I see; not knowing Arabic didn't stop a load of those ISIS guys, you poser!!!
(Seriously though, don't even begin to talk such crap. And not even the...
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A new discovery, from watching Masterchef right...A new discovery, from watching Masterchef right now...
'Here are some taco shells and avocados and stuff, make some South American food'
'Fajitas, guacamole and paella it is, then!'
...
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I suppose we need an anarcho-answer, so...
...I suppose we need an anarcho-answer, so...
So that means...ah...what does that mean? Beats me. Not so much intimacy, I guess, so you can keep the charm of...toilet mysteries...for another...
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I'm not sure you're talking about the same thing...I'm not sure you're talking about the same thing any more, not least because your OP said 'a baby is still dependant on mother,' though you're now talking about a situation where a child clearly...
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Perhaps I'm secretly Italian or something, but...Perhaps I'm secretly Italian or something, but for a World Cup final that was 0-0 for such a long time, the defending - particularly from the Germans - was absolutely shocking. In fact I'd even go as...
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Agreed. Not a phrase I've heard before, and...Agreed. Not a phrase I've heard before, and Google doesn't seem to think that it's a 'thing' either...
As a broader point:
I think there's something problematic about these lines,...
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This doesn't even begin to address the question....This doesn't even begin to address the question. You said:
You subsequently named names:
Both of these statements lead to me to believe that you consider the Pauls to be 'progressive...
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Would somebody like to explain to me why...Would somebody like to explain to me why Trotskistmarx seems convinced that: a) right-wing Miseans suddenly become Nordic-style social democrats simply for opposing a war; and b) shouting is a...
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I don't know why I find it strange when people...I don't know why I find it strange when people have full, thick beards that turn into hair wilderness at the top of the ears, but I do. It just doesn't make any sense to me, just go for a goatee or...
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I know this is a serious thread, so we should be...I know this is a serious thread, so we should be serious, but it's also in chit chat rather than non-political, so I feel it's fair to be somewhat less serious and say that if the OP needs any advice...
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I think you'll find everything was his fault....I think you'll find everything was his fault. Including near the beginning when the defenders were just standing around ball-watching and whoever it was just sauntered into the box unopposed. If Tim...
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FECKING GLORY HUNTER!!! :mad:
:grin:
...FECKING GLORY HUNTER!!! :mad:
:grin:
Anyway, far worse than cheering for your (or any other) national football team is making a big deal of cheering against your (or any other) national...
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Memorable mainly because the home of football...Memorable mainly because the home of football lost to a country that didn't even watch it :grin:
Seriously, though, judging by the few reasons listed in that article (I can't be bothered to check...
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Have you ever considered listening to Brel...Have you ever considered listening to Brel singing 'Ne me quitte pas' and then Brel singing 'Laat me niet alleen' and comparing the two?
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Difficult to run on grass in regulation ice...Difficult to run on grass in regulation ice skates, though, which could be a problem...
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Nice to see that the latest reincarnation of...Nice to see that the latest reincarnation of TrotskistMarx - who, if my memory serves me well, was originally banned for, amongst other things, having a flagrantly antisemitic blog - has seen fit to...
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Okay okay exeexe, riddle me this...
What is...Okay okay exeexe, riddle me this...
What is the defining characteristic of a worker/the working class? What makes them distinctive from other classes? Of course the answer isn't 'working,' because...