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  1. flappinghippo

    APEC Protests

    I went today to take photographs; I'm thinking of doing photojournalism so I thought it a good idea. Bulllllshit. There were as many photographers as protestors for Christ's sake. The protestors weren't protesting; they were having a nice social gathering, making fun of bush while patting...
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    Halo 3...

    AWW FUCK I missed it
  3. flappinghippo

    die for your country

    I agree. With globalisation really picking up speed in recent decades, economically as well as with the movement of peoples, the borders between nations have faded. Also, as a side effect, we've seen less and less wars - wars between countries are much less desirable because they have too much...
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    Capitalism or Communism?

    No. Somebody close this thread.
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    Halo 3...

    Oh man.. lucky bastard. Hope you enjoy yourself.. Maybe, maybe you could fax me a copy and I can forge my own!? I think I would kill my grandmother to play Halo 3.
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    The new COLD war - under the North Pole

    Nah, it was Reagan Reagan. He was the one with the vision to believe there could be a world without communism and the balls to call the Soviet Union the 'evil empire', instead of wilting like Nixon or Carter to public pressure. He stood up for what he believed in, despite the chattering classes...
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    Halo 3...

    Awwesome. How'd you land a play through of Halo 3 more than a month before its release? Whereabouts is it? .. because I want to gatecrash.. aha just kidding. But seriously I do.
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    Halo 3...

    Dude, Halo's gameplay is the most balanced and fun I've ever played. There's no 'innovation' as such in any part of the game, but everything it does have is executed with so much detail and love. I played Halo 2 Xbox Live for the past two years (I sold my xbox for the HSC a few months back...
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    The new COLD war - under the North Pole

    We need Reagan back, he'd know what to do.
  10. flappinghippo

    Democracy - does it work?

    Re: MR EAZY's RANT You are right, they are two different things. Economic freedom doesn't necessarily mean political freedom; citizens can enjoy the benefits of a free market without political freedom under a benevolent dictatorship. I think this was the case with the Philippines or some...
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    Democracy - does it work?

    Re: MR EAZY's RANT What famines are you talking about? Child mortality of course coincides with the system of government. Not directly, as you have taken it to be. For example, better health care arises out of technological advances borne out of increased prosperity under democratic and...
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    The floodgates have opened - Aboriginal compensation

    What the fuck are you saying? You don't make any sense.
  13. flappinghippo

    Democracy - does it work?

    Re: MR EAZY's RANT What? Democracy is about electing a person who you trust will be able to run the country, and have the good sense to make the right decisions for the country. You can bitch about how so and so minority groups aren't being treated 'fairly', or are going through rough...
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    The floodgates have opened - Aboriginal compensation

    The ones the whole school had to learn from Mr. Green once every week. The traditional ones Aboringines sang we are meant to sing.
  15. flappinghippo

    The floodgates have opened - Aboriginal compensation

    I'm so glad I don't have to sing Abbo songs anymore. Seriously, all that education in primary school just made me resent everything Aboriginal. I mean, why am I sorry for something I didn't have anything to do with? Am I meant to feel guilty? But now I'm going to have to pay for something my...
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    Democracy - does it work?

    Proven to be better? How the hell do you prove some people are better than others? And who decides what consitutes better? Complete shit. I think it is true most people are indifferent to politics today. However, this isn't because people are just naturally stupid. It's because our...
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    Democracy - does it work?

    I agree wholeheartedly. Gold star for you
  18. flappinghippo

    Democracy - does it work?

    NO! We have to fight the Reds under the beds together
  19. flappinghippo

    Democracy - does it work?

    Not all economists agree with each other, nor scientists (that's the definition of science btw; to doubt), nor doctors blach blah blah. It's up to us which one to listen to, which ones not to, or whether to do so at all. This might spell disaster to you but so far we're still here. And oh...
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    Democracy - does it work?

    Short answer is YES, YOU FUCK. The slightly longer answer is: Mostly yeah, but it's still a work in progress. A sign of a healthy democracy is debate. Ronald Reagan had a lot of haters - a lot of people like yourself thought he was an old, incapable fool, and yet he managed to give the...
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