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@#22 Kieran O'Neill: I mean that sincerely, without sarcasm - it would be genuinely very interesting. I do wish there was an emoticon for that sentiment. I find myself having to say the same thing online over and over again,...
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As a parent of a toddler, I can say with confidence that overprotectiveness comes at least partly from the crushing judgement of other parents. It's a strong peer pressure, manifested in small ways: a glare when your child rushes past...
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#76 alpinwolf — could you elaborate on what you mean by "think in hologram"?...
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#165 — it's not Lupus....
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@thekevinmonster: Ah, yes, I see it now, thank-you. Parsing for fun and profit!...
Commented on Universal Music: it's illegal to throw away the promo CD we sent you without your permission
I apologise for the pedantry, but shouldn't the headline be "it's illegal to throw away the promo CD we sent you without our permission"? (Although it wouldn't have surprised me to learn that I really needed to sign some kind...
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And here's b3ta's inevitable reaction......
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Of course, the appropriate YouTube video response to this will be the Durham Massive organising a devastating and unusually well-targetted Happy Slapping incident....
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Since this is not the case, SFWA has exposed itself to tremendous legal liability. Including from you. Just say if you need to hold a whipround....

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cplot commented on "Marx was Right!"
GUIDODAVID, your second paragraph about Scandinavian countries not forbidding entry on state owned beaches is exactly the type of narrow view I'm talking about. If we compare two societies where 1) one society has a distinction where some public resources are privately owned and therefore subject to special protection; and 2) the other society has the state own those same public resources and likewise restricts access, how is one society more repressive. Granted Cuba could make the distinction on income lines like the capitalist ideology would dictate, but then you're creating a distinction based on income where citizens with sufficient...
GuidoDavid commented on "Marx was Right!"
Finland and Sweden did not send troops to Iraq, but Norway and Denmark did. But Sweden sells weapons, I agree, OTOH, Finland has stopped producing land mines. The amount of troops sent in total by Scandinavian countries is less than 1000 soldiers. Cuba sent troops elsewhere too, specially to Africa, if I remember correctly. No country is perfect, and every single nation has blood on its hands, yet, even if the amount of blood would be the same, there are other social and political traits (such as freedom of speech and movement, universal health care, progressive taxation) that are more...
Trilby commented on "Marx was Right!"
Bleh. I follow Psmith's own particular brand of practical socialism....
The habman commented on "Marx was Right!"
What we currently have is not really capitalism, however Marx was correct about a number of thinks. He was also very wrong on a number of other points. The causes of our current problems are rooted in the existence of The Federal Reserve and their tinkering with interests rates and the monetary basis. This along with the piles of governmental regulations on the books pretty much guaranteed the outcome we are now seeing....
Richard Metzger commented on "Marx was Right!"
@SLOWPOKE, post #220 Who died and made you Joe McCarthy??...

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