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Author Topic: Chill and Relaxed Progressive Irritation and Annoyance Thread  (Read 871155 times)

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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4065 on: August 20, 2011, 11:47:19 pm »
Quote from: Truean on August 20, 2011, 03:17:32 pm
Problems discussing racism generally:
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c.) Everyone gets emotional instead of logical, personalizing everything
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What we should do:
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c.) Not personalize.
I just felt like pointing out that this is not inherent to racism discussions specifically, but all forms of discussion... especially seen in this thread previously.
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« Reply #4066 on: August 20, 2011, 11:50:33 pm »
That's a can of worms which says "do not open" on the outside of it.

Just saying.
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4067 on: August 21, 2011, 09:57:21 am »
Quote from: Darvi on August 20, 2011, 04:39:49 pm
Quote from: Vector on August 20, 2011, 04:37:03 pm
The French are romantic and make good food?

I don't know if that's necessarily negated by their "reputation" for cowardice.
The former is subjective, and as for the latter, they are the most successful military power in european history.


But that wasn't the point I guess.
Do you mean prior to the events of 1914-1918, and then again 1939-1945?
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4068 on: August 21, 2011, 10:20:39 am »
Yea, it all went so well for Napoleon didnt it? :) Not that he was French mind you...
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4069 on: August 21, 2011, 11:13:18 am »
Quote from: MonkeyHead on August 21, 2011, 10:20:39 am
Yea, it all went so well for Napoleon didnt it? :) Not that he was French mind you...
Honestly, the brits only won because in the end Napoleon ended up fighting the whole of Europe, Napoleon was a poor diplomat and thought his cababilities greater than they were. Charming and brilliant non the less though. Wish he'd won.

Anyway, this is not a history thread, past wars have little to do with todays progressiveness unless we intend to discuss how Napoleon brought the world a ton of good reforms too soon(According to the monarchial powers anyway)
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« Reply #4070 on: August 21, 2011, 11:30:39 am »
Funny, over here, Napoleon is seen as a petty dictator, that was also a military genius.

Anyway, I just read that on Gov. Perry. I'm seriously starting to wonder if the US are still a working democracy, if such a clear-cut example of corruption goes unoticed
« Last Edit: August 21, 2011, 11:32:10 am by Sheb »
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4071 on: August 21, 2011, 11:32:46 am »
I see Bonaparte as an example not to follow - pretty much a  "look where arrogance and overconfidence gets you?" type of person. Probably a good thing Hitler paid no attentin to his time in Russia.
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4072 on: August 21, 2011, 11:59:15 am »
Quote from: Sheb on August 21, 2011, 11:30:39 am
Funny, over here, Napoleon is seen as a petty dictator, that was also a military genius.

Anyway, I just read that on Gov. Perry. I'm seriously starting to wonder if the US are still a working democracy, if such a clear-cut example of corruption goes unoticed
Doesn't the second amendment provide a rather definitive solution for these kinds of problems?
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4073 on: August 21, 2011, 12:07:50 pm »
Napoleon doesn't really have a clear image in my mind, or over here in general. He managed a large military with varying success and ruled over a great empire, but personally I admire the reforms he made to improve Elba the most. It shows he was more than just a power-hungry conqueror.
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« Reply #4074 on: August 21, 2011, 12:32:00 pm »
Please move off the "who was the biggest military conqueror" derail in this thread.  Feel free to start your own!
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4075 on: August 21, 2011, 12:40:26 pm »
Actually I think that the derail should be ended here and now. Genghis Khan. There, no need to discuss it further.

And ack to the topic... This blog is funny, but does anyone else find it alarming that the standards are getting that twisted? There's removed people, skin color correction and horrible body altering...
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« Reply #4076 on: August 21, 2011, 01:10:13 pm »
Alexander. [/derail]

Some fuss in the UK recently over cosmetics adverts which use both post production enhancements and cosmetic devices to show off thier product. Legally they now have to state on the advert in a specified minimum size that L'oreal lash enhancer is shown here with lash inserts and with post production enhancing. Yet still 80% of users thought they worked when polled... I can see that survey now... 4 options, only one of which is a disagree and the other 3 are different degrees of agreement from "slightly" to "totally".
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4077 on: August 21, 2011, 01:13:20 pm »
Quote from: Sheb on August 21, 2011, 11:30:39 am
Funny, over here, Napoleon is seen as a petty dictator, that was also a military genius.

Anyway, I just read that on Gov. Perry. I'm seriously starting to wonder if the US are still a working democracy, if such a clear-cut example of corruption goes unoticed

You think that is bad? Read up on Rick Scott governor of Florida. Convicted of defrauding the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars in medicaid scams, and THEN elected.
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4078 on: August 21, 2011, 01:17:22 pm »
Guys, posting your opinion on the subject of derail and then saying the derail is over by virtue of your own statement is not the same thing as ending a derail. You guys are supposed to be smarter than that, come on.
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Re: Vector's Chill and Relaxed Progressive Rage Thread
« Reply #4079 on: August 21, 2011, 01:22:05 pm »
I was being sarcastic. Of course, that hardly shows online... :/
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