Apologies if this is a stupid question...

retired_tye1234 · 05-22-2006, 04:24 PM

Old and wise but we do spit quite a bit.

retired_aprilcox · 05-22-2006, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by wewak:
For god's sake lads. So much for witty banter

WHS

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Originally posten by Nobby_McDonald:
So to sum up...

War sucks and Bush is a twat.

Much more concise.

WHS too! :thup:

KingsbayYHPE · 05-22-2006, 05:28 PM

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Originally posted by dunstablesucks:
Take it as patronising if you want mkus but it was meant (and still is) as a genuine compliment to the above posters who have taken time to construct replies that show thought, understanding of complex issues and insight into the possible outcomes of action on those issues.

And then, after all that, agree to disagree in a calm, sensible manner. I rarely see that on internet talk boards, as they are too full of hormone fueled types I mentioned earlier. This ties back in neatly with that thread about the average LLM being older, wiser and slightly more socialist than most that was on a while back.

Is that a polite way of saying we're all cantankerous old buggers who couldn't give a toss in the end?

retired_mrsjb · 05-22-2006, 05:46 PM

Good job I haven't contibuted to this thread :thup: There's be none of this complimentary stuff, of xure

And are you casting aspersions on my toss-giving ability there, Ian?

retired_lapepe · 05-22-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by kovalenkov:
I don't agree with that. Communism has nothing to do with Stalin, Mao Ze Dong and other. Communism is a type of economical regime, not political. Like capitalism. Stalin, Mao etc. were tyrans. Nothing less, nothing more. The only thing they knew about communism is how to take pesants land and make it national esset. Every other idea of communism was far beyond their comprehension.

Actually I agree with that too. I was merely using the popular definition of communism, which is tied to those horrible men. This is one of the many great achievements of mainly US media discourse. They have managed to link anything even remotely connected with communism in any way, as evil on earth. In the US this has gone so far as just to label someone as liberal can be enough to end their political career. This is, I think, why all newschannels and pretty much all newspapers in the US are stacked to the right of center. No wonder the "public mind" is easily fooled in nationalistic and pro-war sentiments.

Not saying it's very different in Europe, cause it's not, but at least it's not as bad. Yet.

retired_mow63 · 05-23-2006, 09:20 AM

[QUOTEIs that a polite way of saying we're all cantankerous old buggers who couldn't give a toss in the end? ] [/QUOTE]

Well, basically...yeah. I know I am.

It doesn't really matter how many dirty bombs are bouncing down our street as long as that tasty AMC who's been stuck in the reserves for 6 months signs on for a pittance - we're happy.