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Honestly, I think all major cities, European or otherwise, are pretty tourist trap-y these days, it's just easier to avoid in some places. I love Prague so much that I'd say it's worth going to no matter what, but it depends on your tolerance for tourist bullshit. And there are plenty of exciting th...

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a (foreign) movie that has the audacity to not gloss over the US. Lars von Trier isn't doing anything revolutionary by "not glossing over" the US. Plenty of movies, both foreign and domestic, show US life in a harsh light. There's nothing revolutionary, either, in making a movie about the...

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Who the fuck are you? As if the board needed another mindless, partisan sycophant. Liberal hippies! Hurrrrrrrrrr.

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Trek wrote:Seems to me that you have it backwards, if you go to see a decent action flick you get what you pay for. Most fanbois are the ones really complaining.

My experience with it has been exactly the opposite. Shrug.

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I thought this movie was laughably stupid. It's okay though, because the eight guys sitting in front of us seemed to be getting enough enjoyment out of it for all of us. I don't find any real intrinsic coolness in the aliens (I've enjoyed some of the other aliens movies but their scariness was total...

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I voted for Agent Smith, but really what I think of whenever I see Hugo Weaving is a friend of mine who looks a lot like him and gets told such about twice a week.

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Name: Etasi Answer
Class: Cleric
Level: 65, 523 AA
Guild: Cestus Dei
Status: playing regularly

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Someone's synopsis from another forum: Just to get it out of the way...Yes, as we all knew, the "creatures" were really just the village elders. But here is what basically goes down in the whole movie. The first 30 minutes or so is about the love story between Lucious (I think that's how i...

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I actually agree with the decision. They would be opening Pandora's Box if they did pass the law like they said. That would limit them in other cases and would end up biting them in the ass. How does ruling that people have the right to sexual privacy open up Pandora's Box? Their claim that sexual ...

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Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:I love Ann Coulter. Nothing like a woman who uses common sense over emotion.

And all this time, I've thought Midnyte was male.

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I have to ask this.If Kerry was to take over now would he pull our troops out of there and leave it be?Would there be another major terriost attack?Do you really believe Kerry can fix things NOW? They are so pissed off at us even if Kerry were to TRY and fix things USA would get hit hard and it wil...

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It's because people are entitled to their opinion unless it differs from the loud, anti-america, pessimism, name calling majority that frequent this board. The only reason you think this is because the most vocal conservatives on this board are, for the most part, retarded. I don't doubt for one se...

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Also remember that asking someone a few questions isn't really security, if you are a trained terrorist or whatever, you will have good cover stories anyway so i hardly think that makes much of a difference. Interesting info, that's the kind of thing I was curious about. You're right about question...

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your standpoint relies on the premise that there are fundamentally more evil minded people than good minded people in the Muslim world. Only if you're so naive as to think the only reason people turn to terrorism is because they're evil, which is (I'm sorry to use this term, really I am) a very US/...

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it is pretty ridiculous that we have not adopted the same level of security in our airports that they have in Europe. All this shit could happen all over again. It is pretty scary. I'm curious if maybe there's more behind the scenes security stuff going on in European airports, because the last few...

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In this case the process for change was working along the proper legislative method. The supreme court overstepped it's place by proclaiming a ruling that in effect nullified states' power on the issue. If you want to change your society, work to vote it out. This is the most representative method ...

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I do suggest however that they not use their office as a platform to extend their personal and political beliefs. This is silly. In cases in which any constitutional interpretation will be ambiguous, the only way to make a decision is to consult with one's personal and political beliefs. There are ...

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The FF tag doesn't work as a deterrent to flaming. This has been proven in FF threads about a myriad of subjects, ambiguous (Memorial Day) or not. So what's the point of having the FF tag? I don't understand what FF's proponents think it accomplishes aside from allowing them to call for vengeance ba...

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Personally I think it's unfortunate that people feel we need a rule in place to prevent others from acting like assclowns. It's clear enough from the subject of a thread if it's appropriate to flame, and people who flame in thread's like the one about Drustwyn's sister will get called on their stupi...

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... I don't like proportional election, so it makes the whole process kind of complex. Just curious, because I've never really heard any arguments against it (haven't debated it much period aside from the occasional "maybe that would be nice" comment), why do you dislike proportional repr...

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Going into a small groups experience during one of the most important wars ever, is getting in depth, and should be a seperate class for artsy types to take in college. Wars are a part of our lives. They are our history and our future. It's important to understand and appreciate how you got to toda...

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Interesting opinion. You do realize that it has been 16 years since his presidency ended? So another 4 years is going to add some revelation that you had never seen before? Correct me if I'm wrong (can't seem to find the info anywhere) but I don't think people can be put on currency unless they're ...

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To properly poll this question, it necessary to understand the original purpose of the electoral college. Why did they implement it? What administrative issue was it designed to address. I'm not sure where to look. Sorry to double post, but this (warning, pdf!) seems to be decent source. To quote f...

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Because of the Electoral College, a 3rd party can never flourish in this country. I don't think this is true. Even if the Electoral College were done away with, we'd still have a "winner take all" (pluralist - I think) system for all of our elections from the federal level and downwards. ...

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Adex_Xeda wrote:Your message would be potent if America intended to stay in Iraq.

Right, because after June 30th everythings going to be all peachy keen over there in Iraq, and there'll be no need for us to keep troops there indefinitely like we have in Afghanistan. Oh wait...

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Yes Etasi. I agree with everything you said. That is me. I guess I am holier than thou. Cool. Since there's no way anyone with a functioning brain would perceive the above statement as a counterargument or discredit to what I just posted about you, but there's also no way you'll ever understand jus...

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I wish I was holier than thou. I have made more mistakes in my life than you could possible phathom. The only thing I profess is realism. Trying to have a realistic view on things. I make many out there statements and then learn from the subsequent replies. For as many anti-american, anti-white man...

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The student's involved in the political commentary were doing so with their own intellectual property. In your example, the yearbook is not his own property. As a result, his writing of "Death to Jews" in the margin amounts vandalism. While freedom of speech is a right, vandalism is not. ...

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I want to make sure both sides are being represented is all. We can pretty much rule out 90% of the thread in this forum with your bullshit response of "No way! I had no clue!". Don't defame....refrain. My god you're such an irritating hypocrite. Countless times you've posted 'witty' one ...

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I'm putting this out there because we don't hear enough about it. We only hear when the devilish white man is involved in something. The majority of your posts seem to be related to terrorism in one way or another, and yet you think the only hate groups anyone ever talks about are those made up of ...

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The problem is that what goes on in schools isn't always protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has, for example, upheld the right of principals to fire teachers for speaking out on "matters of public concern" in cases in which that speech may threaten the "safety" o...

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Boogahz wrote:Fight Club?

"A Scanner Darkly" is a short story by Philip K. Dick.

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I'm pretty disappointed with the lack of depth the characters seem to have on Angel now. Spike turned out to be one of the best and most interesting characters on Buffy, and now he's reduced to comedy relief. I would rather they'd left the Spike-Buffy thing alone if all they planned to do was make b...

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Actually, Yes I would. It's a war. I don't expect an enemy to be fair. They are trying to kill us and we are them. Guess, you guessed wrong. Try again. Well at least you're being consistent. Too bad "it's a war, deal with it!" still isn't a valid argument for why the US shouldn't care abo...

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The discussion on this thread isn't about whether women should be allowed to have abortions. It's about whether men should be able to "legally abort" their responsibility in cases of unwanted pregnancy. Hence the abortion vs 'legal abortion' comparisons. You cited Roe v. Wade, which doesn'...

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It's a fucking war. Put aside your bleeding hearts which you didn't have for the Iraqi people, but seem to have now for the Iraqi soldiers who are trying to kill our US soldiers. Wow, you guys are so funny. So I guess the situation were reversed and it was US soldiers being tortured you'd be cool w...

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Then, in response to my argument that no legal basis for legal abortion currently exists , all I got was "the law is out of touch with reality." Well, it's fine if you feel that way, but that's not exactly a convincing argument. (emphasis mine) WTF? Legal Basis For Legal Abortion That Cur...

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I have. Maybe if you were reading my posts, you would have noticed it. Yes, clearly I'm not reading any of your posts. There are multiple positions being advocated in this thread and I happened to miss a nuance of yours. It certainly isn't my intention to skip over portions of people's arguments, b...

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Now, I'm not saying that all of these will happen to every man who would choose legal abortion. I also recognize that all of these are potential consequences of an actual, female abortion. But I think you're wrong in dismissing the significance of the action so cavalierly. I didn't dismiss the sign...

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Well, since Winnow keeps harping on the idea that it's so far fetched to argue that men give up the right to choose at the time of conception, I thought I'd throw in what I see as the law's position on the issue. If you're pro-choice, you're not going to be swayed by the argument that the man has th...

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No I think the male should have no right to decide what happens to the woman. I also believe the woman should have no right to decide what happens to the man. They both should make the choice for themselves. But if the man decides he's not going to support the child in any way, he's deciding more t...

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I would argue that women and men also have an equal say in whether an unwanted pregnancy is terminated, in the sense that each has a say proportional to the risk presented to each This is where I disagree. The woman has 100% of the say in whether the pregnancy is terminated. She also bears all of t...

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Trying to follow your logic, the man is to relinquish his rights to the woman at the time of sexual intercourse...that's fair? It seems to me that places the entire risk on the male and leaves the female with two options and control of the man. This has always been true of sex, and will continue to...

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You didn't directly say anything about forcing the woman to have an abortion, but it's not a stretch to imagine a woman feeling like she has no choice but to abort knowing the father is legally obligated to do jack shit for the child. You could argue that she shouldn't have signed the agreement in t...

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Bottom line after a pregnancy: A women has a choice to become a mother or not. A man has no choice to become a father or not, the woman chooses for him. You do not see this as an inequality? The man and the woman are equally responsible if the woman gets pregnant and therefore, both should be equal...

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Before she "tried to" break up, this time she did. What is the difference between those? Yes very good. There is a difference between breaking up with someone and trying to break up with someone. Etasi, there are many different ways people will deal with things like this. If the girl has ...

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She does not want to. Let it be. Do not make her go through more trauma then she is willing to go through. What the guy did is terrible/wrong/horrid. That does not change how she feels about him though and unfortunately she still has feelings for him (perhaps like a friendship?) but does not want t...

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Fuck you Nilaman. Seriously, you're an idiot.

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People stay in abusive relationships because they think it's their fault. If you call the cops when she doesn't want it done, all you're going to do is drive her away and make her distrust you. Then you'll be able to help her even less than you can now. The best idea, in my opinion, is to find one o...

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What a crock of shit. You dimwitted Libs never seem to understand the difference between tolerance and thought control. What a crock of shit. You dimwitted conservatives never seem to understand the difference between legality and morality (no offense to the un-Metanis like conservatives out there)...

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