I want tw's thoughts on... - Page 2

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 02:49 AM

time will tell UG.

Urbane Guerrilla · 10-16-2007, 02:52 AM

Or Bruce will. But I think this one is more over the top than what Bruce normally does. Funny how much it sounds like something LJ would write -- if he thought that way.

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 02:55 AM

if he thought what way?

Urbane Guerrilla · 10-16-2007, 03:12 AM

If LJ's views on genocides were "get over it, you people." Some are willing to ascribe infinite prickishness to LordJim, but I'm not yet convinced.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2007, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I think Bruce's remark was a misfired joke, myself. Bruce, hon, you know where the smilies page is...

Wrong, they should get over it.... 9-11 too.
Adjust policy and actions to prevent recurrences, but the wailing and gnashing of teeth, is not productive.
The, Oh dear, pity poor me, generations later, is bullshit.... as terrible as it was, unless it happened to you, and maybe even if it did, move on.

Spexxvet · 10-16-2007, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

... are we done yet? Surely this cannot be used as a grounds for unilaterally attacking countries indefinitely. ...

I think Dick CHeney has said that if there's a 1% chance of the US being attacked again, we should take action - including ignoring the constitutional rights of US citizens.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wrong, they should get over it.... 9-11 too.
Adjust policy and actions to prevent recurrences, but the wailing and gnashing of teeth, is not productive.
The, Oh dear, pity poor me, generations later, is bullshit.... as terrible as it was, unless it happened to you, and maybe even if it did, move on.

Do we still observe Armistice Day?

Spexxvet · 10-16-2007, 08:05 AM

We can't keep observing old attrocoities. We have to make room to observe the genocide of the Tutsis and Darforians/ites!

Clodfobble · 10-16-2007, 02:04 PM

I really like the fact that tw has not posted in this thread yet. It amuses me.

SamIam · 10-16-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wrong, they should get over it.... 9-11 too.
Adjust policy and actions to prevent recurrences, but the wailing and gnashing of teeth, is not productive.
The, Oh dear, pity poor me, generations later, is bullshit.... as terrible as it was, unless it happened to you, and maybe even if it did, move on.

Well, the Jewish folks seem to want us to remember. I think that's why there's all those holocaust memorials, etc. "Lest we forget" doesn't seem to have had much of an impact, though, what with Cambodia's Killing Fields, Sri Lanka, the "disappeared" of Argentina, the awful civil war in Rwanda - on and sadly on.

I think what we should remember and try to change if we can is man's inhumanity to man. Sadly, there will always be ethnic conflicts. Maybe someday, enough people will finally get the idea that its not nice to kill or torture one another based on ethnicity or race or creed. I know, I'm a hopeless dreamer. But someday maybe?

Ibby · 10-16-2007, 05:40 PM

You say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one...

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 05:49 PM

What about sierra leon and other diamond countries in Africa?

I watched a doco on this last night and although I knew what happened/s there is attrocious, it still makes me sick when I see things like that again.

I want to know why the US doesn't step into those situations. If they want to go and make Iraq free, why can't they go and make sierra leon free? What's the difference? The RUF are just as much terrorists as AQ or any of the rest.

Someone, please tell me what the fucking difference is before I blow a gasket.

elSicomoro · 10-16-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I really like the fact that tw has not posted in this thread yet. It amuses me.

Maybe we need to throw in the following words:

Israel
Bush
Economist
dichead
Sharon
MBA

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2007, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

What about sierra leon and other diamond countries in Africa?

I watched a doco on this last night and although I knew what happened/s there is attrocious, it still makes me sick when I see things like that again.

I want to know why the US doesn't step into those situations. If they want to go and make Iraq free, why can't they go and make sierra leon free? What's the difference? The RUF are just as much terrorists as AQ or any of the rest.

Someone, please tell me what the fucking difference is before I blow a gasket.

Why the fuck doesn't Australia step in and do something about it?

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 06:16 PM

We weren't the ones that ran off to liberate Iraq although we were pretty quick to jump on the bandwagon. I'm sure we'd do the same again...and will continue to do so in the future, and in this case, I would support the move because I would consider it to be more altruistic although I'm sure there'd be some profit in there.

Did you know that Angola (another conflict diamond nation) is one of the richest countries in the world as far as natural resources go? Why not save them? I'm sure there'd be benefits.

However, the question I asked was, what's the difference? Can you tell me that?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2007, 06:21 PM

We don't need no stinkin' diamonds.

10-16-2007, 02:49 AM	#16
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	time will tell UG. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber Last edited by Aliantha; 10-16-2007 at 02:49 AM. Reason: OMG, did UG just call Bruce 'hon'???

10-16-2007, 02:55 AM	#18
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	if he thought what way? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-16-2007, 08:05 AM	#22
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	We can't keep observing old attrocoities. We have to make room to observe the genocide of the Tutsis and Darforians/ites! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-16-2007, 05:40 PM	#25
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	You say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one... __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-16-2007, 05:49 PM	#26
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What about sierra leon and other diamond countries in Africa? I watched a doco on this last night and although I knew what happened/s there is attrocious, it still makes me sick when I see things like that again. I want to know why the US doesn't step into those situations. If they want to go and make Iraq free, why can't they go and make sierra leon free? What's the difference? The RUF are just as much terrorists as AQ or any of the rest. Someone, please tell me what the fucking difference is before I blow a gasket. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-16-2007, 02:52 AM	#17
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Or Bruce will. But I think this one is more over the top than what Bruce normally does. Funny how much it sounds like something LJ would write -- if he thought that way.

10-16-2007, 03:12 AM	#19
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	If LJ's views on genocides were "get over it, you people." Some are willing to ascribe infinite prickishness to LordJim, but I'm not yet convinced.

10-16-2007, 02:04 PM	#23
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I really like the fact that tw has not posted in this thread yet. It amuses me.

10-16-2007, 06:16 PM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We weren't the ones that ran off to liberate Iraq although we were pretty quick to jump on the bandwagon. I'm sure we'd do the same again...and will continue to do so in the future, and in this case, I would support the move because I would consider it to be more altruistic although I'm sure there'd be some profit in there. Did you know that Angola (another conflict diamond nation) is one of the richest countries in the world as far as natural resources go? Why not save them? I'm sure there'd be benefits. However, the question I asked was, what's the difference? Can you tell me that? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-16-2007, 06:21 PM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We don't need no stinkin' diamonds.

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