08-29-2001, 06:50 AM | #51 |
Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom
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You express thr frustrations of many of us, Wolfgir! Getting straight answers from politicians is impossible, though. 'Vested interests' is behind much of the misleading hype (and even truth sometimes). Getting stone cold facts is a virtual impossiblility.
And some who call themselves 'environmetalists' go WAAY over the top! Understandable, though. When you get nothing but soothing pap from 'those who know', and you can actually SEE damage being done, what recourse do people have but protest? And protest ignored leads inevitably to violence and unreason... ------------------ |
08-29-2001, 07:07 AM | #52 | |
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No workers, no money, no money no corporate.. no land no life.. Loose loose situation, seems we have to make the least worst out of every situation as usual.. ------------------ Be vevvy qwiet..I´m hunting wabbits... Wolfgirs lair once-upon-a-paper |
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08-29-2001, 10:58 AM | #53 | |
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You cannot excuse the actions of one group of people, b/c of the actions of another. Some 'environmentalists' go way over the top, because they choose too, and NO it is not understandable. Just because one group (politians) deceive the public and 'behave' poorly, that does not give the right to another group to do the same. Wolfgir's point is well said: we need more information and action from the 'middle' and less from the extremes! ------------------ Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig I've got to admit it's getting better, it's getting better all the time |
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08-29-2001, 11:29 AM | #54 |
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This is an incredible thread. I just want to let you guys know I for one, have appreciated the time and mental effort that has gone into the communication here. Long live the net, and long live you guys. Amazing.
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08-29-2001, 02:47 PM | #55 | |
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And yes - SOME people quite deliberately involve themselves in peaceful protests for the sole purpose of causing trouble. I do not believe these people are anything but thugs, and genuine protesters would prefer them NOT to involve themselves. For example, so-called 'animal rights' activists who put razor wire in the way of horses engaged in fox hunts are thugs, not animal rights activists. What do they care about the poor horses? Animal right activists? No way! Criminals is all they are. But even the most peaceful and legit protester can sometimes get into a frustrated rage. We all can - and usually for much less reason! ------------------ |
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08-29-2001, 06:44 PM | #56 | |
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08-29-2001, 11:30 PM | #57 | |
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and Bump too important a thread to let fall off the first page! ------------------ Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig I've got to admit it's getting better, it's getting better all the time |
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08-30-2001, 12:05 AM | #58 |
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I misread the topic I was going to say that CATS taste like chicken and aren't bad fried. Then I started reading some of the posts. Personally I was rooting for Termal-nuclear war in the 70's, then I rooted for the Y2K bug, I guess the only hope for mankind is alien invasion.
Seriously, globalization is a logical progression ie; we started off as family groups, next was villages, then cities , countries, next the world. Oh wait that is my plan for domination. ------------------ "the memories of a man in his old age, are deeds of a man in his prime" |
08-30-2001, 12:13 AM | #59 |
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John D - sometimes you are just plain weird! ROFL
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08-30-2001, 04:26 AM | #60 | |
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Is that too serious an answer for a jokey post? Ah, but you did preface that one sentence with the word 'seriously'...... So tough!! |
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