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Offline Hangtime

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« on: March 23, 2003, 09:36:57 AM »
i am just a bit annoyed (!!!) at folks that just don't seem to understand what we're doing in iraq.

since the current loss of life is still significantly less than the weekly national car accident toll... why ain't these idiots out protesting carmakers?
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2003, 09:50:40 AM »
Altho they disagree with the Government and possibly the majority, they can do this without fear of death. One of the founding principles of our nation. I don't agree with the reasons we have decided to put young men and women's lives at risk, I 110% back those young men and women and their actions. If we must go to war, let it be Swift and let us be Victorious and let it be Final. 1 life is far too great a price to be paid to win a pissing contest.
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2003, 10:12:58 AM »
iraq is using women and children as human shields, iraq has violated terms of geneva convention......where are the protesters??...... oh, i forgot, we never protest the enemy.
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2003, 10:26:44 AM »
That's the beauty of our civilization, you're perfectly free to write, publish, say and shout your opinion from any street corner, no matter how wrong or stupid you are .

Just as long as it doesn't depict human affection of a sexual nature, that could land you in prison. However, graphic depiction of any other animals mating is permissible, and encouraged, as it is educational .
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Offline blitz

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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2003, 10:37:31 AM »
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Originally posted by Hangtime
i am just a bit annoyed (!!!) at folks that just don't seem to understand what we're doing in iraq.

since the current loss of life is still significantly less than the weekly national car accident toll... why ain't these idiots out protesting carmakers?



Life is hard these days, isn't it hang :D


Regards Blitz



America was threatened by Iraq in no way , it was just plain ridiculous, it's a classic 'Angriffskrieg'
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Offline Fatty

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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2003, 10:44:42 AM »
If you watch closely, a lot of the protestors are there out of guilt because our suffering is not high enough.  The irony is if we weren't powerful enough to do a precision campaign and there were tens of thousands of casualties, the guilt factor wouldn't be as high and the protests probably wouldn't be there.

I'm with Marx on this one, you give people more than they need and they just ask for more.
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Offline Airhead

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2003, 10:51:17 AM »
Protest and civil disobedience is as American as apple pie. Get used to it.
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2003, 10:55:56 AM »
Protest and civil disobedience are two different things . A lot of people in the USA fail to make that distinction .

As a citizen of the united states of america you do not have the right to block traffic, break windows of small businesses and start ****ing fires .
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Offline Airhead

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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2003, 10:59:18 AM »
OK, have it your way- civil disobedience as used as a form of protest of Government policies is as American as apple pie.
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2003, 11:03:36 AM »
Airhead I believe you are the author of my all time favorite line on this forum.

"We will never have equality in this country untill homosexuals can smoke crack and engage in sex on comercial airlines like heterosexuals do"
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Offline hawk220

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« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2003, 11:04:08 AM »
has anyone seen any Iraqi folks in the protest crowds?


I haven't


clarification: Iraqis in US/Europe protest crowds
« Last Edit: March 23, 2003, 11:11:34 AM by hawk220 »
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2003, 11:09:58 AM »
Yes, large crowds in bagdad . Not surpisingly they are pro Hussien, he did get 100% of the popular vote afterall .
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Offline Airhead

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« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2003, 11:30:30 AM »
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Airhead I believe you are the author of my all time favorite line on this forum.

"We will never have equality in this country untill homosexuals can smoke crack and engage in sex on comercial airlines like heterosexuals do"


Thanks for the props Suave, I hoped you laughed as much when you read it as I did when I wrote it.

However, civil disobedience has been a part of the American landscape before we were an America even. The Boston Tea Party, for example. The Womens' Sufferage Movement. The Civil Rights marches. I get nervous when people start talking about doing away with this part of American culture.
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2003, 11:35:32 AM »
Indeed, revolution is civil disobedience . Sometimes doing the right thing is disobeying an unjust law .
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« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2003, 11:44:37 AM »
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Indeed, revolution is civil disobedience . Sometimes doing the right thing is disobeying an unjust law .


Now this is MY all-yime favorite bulletin board line. :D
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