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| Topic Started: Aug 10 2006, 10:07 PM (214 Views) | |
| Love and Honour | Aug 19 2006, 07:27 PM Post #21 |
Yes Sir; No Sir: 3 Bags Full Sir
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| walkerstown | Aug 19 2006, 07:42 PM Post #22 |
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I should be. |
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| Obana4 | Aug 19 2006, 09:55 PM Post #23 |
Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.
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It should be done by then. Golly I feel as if I am in school again. |
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| fighter4u | Aug 20 2006, 01:37 AM Post #24 |
our land is fill with blood may our people know only love.....
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Obana4 so you feel bad,bored,stupid?
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| Love and Honour | Aug 20 2006, 01:40 AM Post #25 |
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:work: 100 lines for bad behaviour |
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| Jivdom | Aug 20 2006, 01:52 AM Post #26 |
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When I was in primary school I used to have this mad teacher who sent me a Million lines once. This guy used to set lines all the time so durring winter we used to go out of our way to get lines so we could stay inside and in the warm durring break times. As the teacher didn't supervise us whilst we were "Writting Lines" we jsut used to sit about laughing at the fact we have effectively been given a free! + durring break times laugh at those out in the cold. But when the Teacher heard me + some friends talking about this he set us all a Million lines. Which meant that we were given a free day and the teacher had forgotten by the next day and when he remembered he was to embarased to mention it! Ah... Back in the day. *seriously random-rant-mood continues!!* |
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| fighter4u | Aug 20 2006, 01:53 AM Post #27 |
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Try a 1000!Stupid strict teacher...... :work: :work: :work: |
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| Obana4 | Aug 20 2006, 06:45 PM Post #28 |
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When I was in school I was very smart and made sure everyone knew it. I had quite a mouth on me. My official record was I had a 4.0 in class work but only a 1.0 in attitude. It seems the teachers didn't like being told how stupid they were. 
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| fighter4u | Aug 20 2006, 09:32 PM Post #29 |
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Hehe.They just don't understand that it a art! |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 26 2006, 10:07 AM Post #30 |
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Anyone finish yet? I'm about 2/3 through. |
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| Obana4 | Aug 26 2006, 02:16 PM Post #31 |
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I've just started chapter 5. I must say ferguson's take on the UN was interesting. |
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| U-ropa | Aug 26 2006, 04:08 PM Post #32 |
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christ, i hate NF... bloody apologist for imperialism. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 26 2006, 05:48 PM Post #33 |
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I am starting to agree with you U-ropa (is that a flying pig) |
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| U-ropa | Aug 26 2006, 07:23 PM Post #34 |
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Read 'Empire'. His basic argument is that India's success after colonialisation is rooted in the infrastructure they inherited from the Brits. This of course justifes slavery by the East India Company etc etc Oh, and he is a personal friend of Samuel Huntington. I can't think why i dislike him... :rolleyes2: |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 26 2006, 09:22 PM Post #35 |
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I must look up the name. He maintains that The British Empire was a benign empire and while compared to the French or Belgium it may of look favourable I can only say that if you view it from the position of an Irish Republican (As I am but not in the current Provisional IRA terms) the analogy would not hold up. Accepting the Ireland was not strictly a Colony the maintenance of British rule Pre-1800 and the Act of Union after that date was often carried out with vicious and murderous oppression. He also has little time for the EU (again I believe an Institution U-ropa and I have high hopes for) and his opinion that it poses no threat to the USA. The point of the UN was closer ties within Europe (with the aim to prevent another War in Europe, sadly not realised) not to create another power block in the world. It is a project coming near the end of its beginning and its potential, again IMO, has yet to be shown. I do agree with his opinion that the USA is in denial of its Empire Status (denial by it populace not its Leaders IMO) however I disagree with his view that an American Empire is a good thing for the world. I still have to finish the book so I'll read on..... edit:-typos |
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| walkerstown | Aug 26 2006, 09:38 PM Post #36 |
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I've read most of 'Empire' and I tend to agree with U-ropa. Another of his arguments, I believe (its a while since I read it so I can't remember exactly), is that the British Empire 'redeemed' itself through its sacrifice in order to prevent the establishment and continuation of two much worse empires - Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. However in my opinion this rather conviniently overlooks the role that the British Empire had in the creation of these two rival empires in the first place. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was obviously an attemp to copy western Imperialism, whilst one could argue that British (and French) actions at the Treaty of Versailles allowed the Nazis to come to power - as well as the policy of appeasement. PS I'm goin on holiday tomorrow for a week, and won't be able to access a PC while I'm there. |
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| Obana4 | Aug 26 2006, 09:50 PM Post #37 |
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I am totally out of my league here. So don't expect much from me. I am 20 years out of college so I'm a bit behind. You have to look at the American school system to define empire. Since day one we are taught that an imperialist nation is one that takes over another nation/country to use as its own. When that is drived into your head you tend to believe america is not an empire because we have not taken over any country and used it for colonization, kinda. I have not yet finished it. And the UN is obsolete in the way it is now. The New Republic printed an article about Blair and his idea to change the UN to make it more viable to today's world. It was a speech he made somewhere.... I should finish the book by Sunday nite. remember the time difference....and be patient with me. I'm old and outdated not totally stupid.. 
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| Love and Honour | Aug 26 2006, 10:08 PM Post #38 |
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Obana4, I know its rude but have I been beaten out of my honoured position as the official "Old Person" here.  I'm 40 btw? |
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| U-ropa | Aug 26 2006, 11:24 PM Post #39 |
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i think we're actually discussing the same person. the comparison between 'us' and the 'continentals' sounds very familiar. anyway, what is all this shared hopes between you and i? i am a profound european, you're a communist. |
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| Love and Honour | Aug 26 2006, 11:30 PM Post #40 |
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We both wish the project will "eventually" unite Europe and remove "national political" borders and create a region of one Government with the one Political Structure. However your right we may disagree as I believe Political Diversity across the spectrum is good for a Country/Union. |
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