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Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantDan: Well thought out response. I want to take some time and digest this before responding (although I realize that this was meant for surveyor).
Couple of things: You mention being a liberal from San Francisco. Were you born/bred in The City? I hail from down by Palo Alto, and was just curious.
As to Germany invading Belgium: Which Germany? The one in WWI or WWII? Granted, this is just a point of punctilio, but it would seem to matter when discussing types of regimes, especially given that the Germany that invaded Belgium in 1914 wasn’t fascist; however, their actions there were widely condemned by the world at large for their brutality.
Again, well thought out response and I will have some fun (as I’m sure surveyor will) noodling on this.
ParticipantDan: Well thought out response. I want to take some time and digest this before responding (although I realize that this was meant for surveyor).
Couple of things: You mention being a liberal from San Francisco. Were you born/bred in The City? I hail from down by Palo Alto, and was just curious.
As to Germany invading Belgium: Which Germany? The one in WWI or WWII? Granted, this is just a point of punctilio, but it would seem to matter when discussing types of regimes, especially given that the Germany that invaded Belgium in 1914 wasn’t fascist; however, their actions there were widely condemned by the world at large for their brutality.
Again, well thought out response and I will have some fun (as I’m sure surveyor will) noodling on this.
ParticipantDan: Well thought out response. I want to take some time and digest this before responding (although I realize that this was meant for surveyor).
Couple of things: You mention being a liberal from San Francisco. Were you born/bred in The City? I hail from down by Palo Alto, and was just curious.
As to Germany invading Belgium: Which Germany? The one in WWI or WWII? Granted, this is just a point of punctilio, but it would seem to matter when discussing types of regimes, especially given that the Germany that invaded Belgium in 1914 wasn’t fascist; however, their actions there were widely condemned by the world at large for their brutality.
Again, well thought out response and I will have some fun (as I’m sure surveyor will) noodling on this.
Participantgandalf: Wow. That last hairpin turn was a doozy! Campbell on Lebowski, huh? Yeah, that would be worthwhile to delve into.
Of course, I’d need a couple rips outta that bowl you been bogarting, dude.
Tell me it’s indica.
Participantgandalf: Wow. That last hairpin turn was a doozy! Campbell on Lebowski, huh? Yeah, that would be worthwhile to delve into.
Of course, I’d need a couple rips outta that bowl you been bogarting, dude.
Tell me it’s indica.
Participantgandalf: Wow. That last hairpin turn was a doozy! Campbell on Lebowski, huh? Yeah, that would be worthwhile to delve into.
Of course, I’d need a couple rips outta that bowl you been bogarting, dude.
Tell me it’s indica.
Participantgandalf: Wow. That last hairpin turn was a doozy! Campbell on Lebowski, huh? Yeah, that would be worthwhile to delve into.
Of course, I’d need a couple rips outta that bowl you been bogarting, dude.
Tell me it’s indica.
Participantgandalf: Wow. That last hairpin turn was a doozy! Campbell on Lebowski, huh? Yeah, that would be worthwhile to delve into.
Of course, I’d need a couple rips outta that bowl you been bogarting, dude.
Tell me it’s indica.
ParticipantSDR: Liked that, didja?
Just trying to cheer TG up. He seemed kinda bummed out.
It is interesting, though. I would think that the bloodbath in Temecula and Murrieta would be worse than it is. Fallbrook continues to hold steady in some parts, but others… It must just be a matter of time.
I did mean what I said about the Chargers. That new cornerback, the holdout? That kid is frickin’ amazing! I never thought I would say this, but the Chargers are looking like they will have a secondary to go along with that linebacking corps and D line.
ParticipantSDR: Liked that, didja?
Just trying to cheer TG up. He seemed kinda bummed out.
It is interesting, though. I would think that the bloodbath in Temecula and Murrieta would be worse than it is. Fallbrook continues to hold steady in some parts, but others… It must just be a matter of time.
I did mean what I said about the Chargers. That new cornerback, the holdout? That kid is frickin’ amazing! I never thought I would say this, but the Chargers are looking like they will have a secondary to go along with that linebacking corps and D line.
ParticipantSDR: Liked that, didja?
Just trying to cheer TG up. He seemed kinda bummed out.
It is interesting, though. I would think that the bloodbath in Temecula and Murrieta would be worse than it is. Fallbrook continues to hold steady in some parts, but others… It must just be a matter of time.
I did mean what I said about the Chargers. That new cornerback, the holdout? That kid is frickin’ amazing! I never thought I would say this, but the Chargers are looking like they will have a secondary to go along with that linebacking corps and D line.
ParticipantSDR: Liked that, didja?
Just trying to cheer TG up. He seemed kinda bummed out.
It is interesting, though. I would think that the bloodbath in Temecula and Murrieta would be worse than it is. Fallbrook continues to hold steady in some parts, but others… It must just be a matter of time.
I did mean what I said about the Chargers. That new cornerback, the holdout? That kid is frickin’ amazing! I never thought I would say this, but the Chargers are looking like they will have a secondary to go along with that linebacking corps and D line.
ParticipantSDR: Liked that, didja?
Just trying to cheer TG up. He seemed kinda bummed out.
It is interesting, though. I would think that the bloodbath in Temecula and Murrieta would be worse than it is. Fallbrook continues to hold steady in some parts, but others… It must just be a matter of time.
I did mean what I said about the Chargers. That new cornerback, the holdout? That kid is frickin’ amazing! I never thought I would say this, but the Chargers are looking like they will have a secondary to go along with that linebacking corps and D line.
Participantgandalf: Great flick! I see you siding with the nihilists, though…
For my sophmore Latin class, I had to translate “The Iliad” from Latin to English. And you couldn’t just go out and buy an English copy and transcribe it, because it translated differently. That little episode forever cured me of reading ANYTHING in the original Latin. Screw that. I’ll buy the Cliff Notes.
It is an excellent book. It was first recommended me to by a Jesuit priest when I was in 6th grade. He opined that all of history was contained in that one book. He wasn’t far off.
One other interesting observation, or, more accurately, analogy: You look at Athens in the book, rich and powerful, and wonder why, at the height of their power and prestige, they would engage in an utterly futile and sanguinary war that lasted 30+ years and ruined them completely.
It’s scary how often history truly does repeat itself. The players (Athens, Rome, Great Britain) change, but the storyline remains the same.
Pax Romana, Pax Britannia, Pax Americana… Pax Cathay?
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