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So, when I hear Iraq is being taken over by I.S.I.S. ...
Monday, June 23, 2014 1:09 PM
THGRRI
Monday, June 23, 2014 2:25 PM
1KIKI
Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.
Monday, June 23, 2014 3:57 PM
Monday, June 23, 2014 4:07 PM
CHRISISALL
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: The debate we had here was read by many. You forget that when you address me they are reading and vise versa. Let them decide.
Monday, June 23, 2014 4:12 PM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: The debate we had here was read by many. You forget that when you address me they are reading and vise versa. Let them decide. Okay, you kinda failed here. There.
Monday, June 23, 2014 4:28 PM
Monday, June 23, 2014 11:17 PM
Quote:Originally posted by 1kiki: I wonder - for all our spying and snooping into intl emails and telephony, did our intelligence agencies not see this coming? And - hmmm. Very short-sighted to think that what happens in Iraq stays in Iraq. It's exactly that short-sighted thinking that had you shitting bricks on 9/11.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:57 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:21 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:14 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote:I win. You lose
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 11:15 AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 11:55 AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:42 PM
REAVERFAN
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: My concern with the press is them being a driving force behind decisions made by the President. Between the press and some Republicans constantly suggesting the President has been acting skittishly when it comes to the Middle East, I feel it may start to influence his decisions. (Perhaps it already has) We need to make sure ISIS stays within the parameters of where it exists now and eventually the Sunnis will clean house. Iraq is a failed state created by the British I believe, and we need to let it divide itself up into what it resembled before. Let geography separate the religions. si shen
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:59 PM
Quote:Originally posted by reaverfan:
Friday, June 27, 2014 8:08 AM
Quote:It is my belief that what you read and by who signym matters little if it does not fit neatly into your preconceived truths.
Friday, June 27, 2014 8:15 AM
Friday, June 27, 2014 11:25 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: Quote:It is my belief that what you read and by who signym matters little if it does not fit neatly into your preconceived truths. It seems you believe in a lot of things for which you have absolutely no evidence, and that's just one of those beliefs. I've read many things which have fundamentally changed my thoughts and perceptions... I have a whole graveyard of beliefs which have died for lack of proof, or because of the existence of countervailing evidence, starting with my belief in Santa Claus and the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy, quickly followed by my belief in god, capitalism, democracy (as currently practiced), the evolution and perfectibility of society, the intelligence of human beings, evolution (generally) as a positive force, "efficiency" as a positive force, and a crap-ton of other beliefs that haven't withstood the test of time and experience. I hope that I'll shed even more beliefs, since I intend to keep learning for the rest of my life. YOU, OTOH-- well, you seem like you're full of beliefs, aren't you? Have you changed a single one since you were 12? If not, then perhaps it could be said much more of you than me that it doesn't matter what YOU read (assuming you read at all!) because you seem exceptionally resistant to new ideas, even when presented with blunt facts. Beliefs are pointless and useless. Come back when you have something other than "belief" to discuss.
Friday, June 27, 2014 3:05 PM
Quote:Nice speech. It is bullshit of course, but nice speech.
Friday, June 27, 2014 3:31 PM
Friday, June 27, 2014 4:57 PM
Friday, June 27, 2014 5:50 PM
Quote:….signym What is the point of being pointlessly "diverse"? I try to understand reality, and there isn't a diversity of reality, there is only one.
Quote:….signym Your "understanding" of the world, to use the term loosely, greatly depends on ignoring a vast number of facts. Also, so we don't get bolloxed up in the future, I use the word "truth" to mean "real", not "belief".
Quote:….signym Here's a lesson: Despite the common saying that you have your reality and I have mine, the universe doesn't really work that way: we live in the same reality. The only thing we differ on is our understanding of it, and whether my understanding is closer to actuality than yours or vice versa. There are a few ways to determine whose model is "better" (more congruent with reality), and since this isn't a laboratory situation where we can experiment endlessly to prove a point, we're limited to seeing whose explanations best (1) explain the greatest number of facts without being contradicted by other known facts or (2) predict future or (3) a combination.
Friday, June 27, 2014 6:06 PM
Friday, June 27, 2014 6:48 PM
Quote:I’m confident what I post is received well by those who read my posts
Quote:As far as my reality verse yours, I’ll take that challenge every time.
Friday, June 27, 2014 7:22 PM
Quote:…signym In other words, you think that insightful analysis is a popularity contest?
Quote:...signym Also, you failed to understand my point about diversity. The universe is diverse. Our thinking has to be diverse enough to accommodate it. But there's no reason to introduce "diversity" for diversity's sake... that's like saying that in addition to the math teacher who explains that 2+2=4, we need to include more "diverse" opinions, like 2+2=22 and 2+2=1. That's what I meant by "pointless" diversity.
Quote:...signym Despite the common saying that you have your reality and I have mine, the universe doesn't really work that way: we live in the same reality.
Quote:….signym Aside from that, all you can manage as a retort is "bullshit"? Hmmm... so not worth my time here!
Friday, June 27, 2014 7:32 PM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Friday, June 27, 2014 7:43 PM
Friday, June 27, 2014 9:52 PM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: No as I said nice bit of bullshit which means nothing. Just more of a defense presented by you that you are diverse in thinking. As I said, bullshit. si shen
Friday, June 27, 2014 11:16 PM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: One persons nothing is maybe someone else's everything. The biggest deception pulled off by Seinfeld is that his show was about nothing when in fact it was about the lives of four people. If you did not pick up on that, then you may also be missing the point here? si shen
Friday, June 27, 2014 11:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: One persons nothing is maybe someone else's everything. The biggest deception pulled off by Seinfeld is that his show was about nothing when in fact it was about the lives of four people. If you did not pick up on that, then you may also be missing the point here? si shen Still got nothing
Saturday, June 28, 2014 12:04 AM
Saturday, June 28, 2014 3:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Still got nothing
Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:11 AM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Question is, why are you sockie?
Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:12 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Then why are you still here? si shen Magonsdaughter: Just popping in to see the discussion. Trawled through most of a page of posts which were basically just nitpicking sources, I think, and nothing else about Iraq, so I gave up. Basically having a lazy Saturday....
Quote:Originally posted by THGRRI: Then why are you still here? si shen
Monday, June 30, 2014 3:03 AM
Thursday, July 3, 2014 6:47 PM
SHINYGOODGUY
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Looks like we're gonna do some airstrikes, but I really think the cows are out of the barn now. Too late. Obama was more busy w/ airlifing illegal children to red states in the SW to concern himself w/ Iraq. Remember, al qaeda is 'decimated', and its core leadership is on the run. ( But fret not! Obama will release more soon ! )
Thursday, July 3, 2014 6:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by G: Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Seriously, let them do each other in. We should butt out and use only drones. Truth be told, they've been going at it for thousands of years, long before America came into existence. What about terror plots against us? When they finish killing each other off, drop a bomb and be done with it. That will send a message to the rest of the Jihadists. Problem solved! Amen (except for the drones part - those things are expensive!) "Thousands of years" is a very large sample size. I think it's safe to draw conclusions from that history, like: "stay the eff away."
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Seriously, let them do each other in. We should butt out and use only drones. Truth be told, they've been going at it for thousands of years, long before America came into existence. What about terror plots against us? When they finish killing each other off, drop a bomb and be done with it. That will send a message to the rest of the Jihadists. Problem solved!
Thursday, July 3, 2014 9:44 PM
Thursday, July 3, 2014 9:48 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Looks like we're gonna do some airstrikes, but I really think the cows are out of the barn now. Too late. Obama was more busy w/ airlifing illegal children to red states in the SW to concern himself w/ Iraq. Remember, al qaeda is 'decimated', and its core leadership is on the run. ( But fret not! Obama will release more soon ! ) Really? Airlifting kids into the US? You're kidding, right? ;-) SGG
Saturday, July 5, 2014 12:21 PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:42 PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:52 PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SIGNYM: I thought these were freedom fighters in the process of establishing a nation, which, as you so clearly said, takes a long time is is a difficult process. http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=58394 I mean, give 'em a break, man. This is what comes as a result of freedom/the overthrow of tyranny!
Friday, October 10, 2014 8:15 PM
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