11-27-2004, 01:17 PM | #181 | |
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(At least this is how it used to be. I bow to anyone of superior knowledge, of course ) And a footnote to the hunting discussion: Hours of Parliamentary time spent on decision to ban fox-hunting: 700 Hours of Parliamentary time spent on decision to go to war in Iraq: 7 according to Private Eye anyway
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And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool. Last edited by sun-star : 11-27-2004 at 01:19 PM. |
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11-27-2004, 03:45 PM | #182 |
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Unbelievable!
A little too unbelievable...
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11-27-2004, 05:27 PM | #183 | |
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And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool. |
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11-27-2004, 05:31 PM | #184 |
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Yes... especially given which is more important...
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11-27-2004, 05:40 PM | #185 | |
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11-27-2004, 05:45 PM | #186 |
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But not every move you make is being tracked. In your house know one knows what you are doing unless they are there. In your car as long as you aren't going over the limit or don't go through a red light people don't know exacly what you are doing unless they are going the same spped as you and staring into your car. You make it sound as if there is a personal camera for every single on of us.
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11-27-2004, 05:52 PM | #187 | |
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11-27-2004, 05:57 PM | #188 |
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But the strangers are the people who preotect us. Not some mad lunatic.
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Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230 |
11-27-2004, 06:06 PM | #189 | |
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11-28-2004, 02:32 AM | #190 |
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I have heard of abd cops but there are also good cops. A bad cop doesn't need a security camera to watch someones every move, they'll be able to do somethng else. But we trust these people with our safety, and those cameras are there to try and help with our safety.
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Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230 |
11-28-2004, 04:49 AM | #191 | |
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11-28-2004, 08:21 AM | #192 |
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If the British had a problem with this then they would stop it. Wether it meant tearing all the cameras down or whatever. We'd make sure it stopped. But this sin't happening because we don't see the government abusing their power.
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Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230 |
11-29-2004, 05:32 AM | #193 |
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a little aside on all these smoking/alcohol/bad food debates:
A lady I know drinks 3 litres of whisky a week, up until 4 years ago smoked 60 a day, and continually eats things like burger and chips and other such deep fried, red-light foods. On November 6th, she celebrated her 103rd birthday and her mind is still perfectly active - so if that doesn't put two fingers up to the nanny-state, then i don't know what does. |
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11-29-2004, 08:17 AM | #195 | |
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*unless said tax is spent on a) huge armed forces and b) looking for a war to justify a)
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11-29-2004, 10:40 AM | #196 | |
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I too am concerned about this. It's not just the current shower of careerists who govern us we have to worry about, but what about the next lot, or the lot after that, who will inherit the infrastructure for totalitarianism. Without a written constitution, it's essential that these things are kept in check. Thankfully, the Human Rights Act may help. |
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11-29-2004, 11:06 AM | #197 |
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For those that don't know, questions, and answers, for my new system of government start from this link (below) in the imagine thread.
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12-07-2004, 08:16 AM | #198 |
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If you were PM, Chrys, how would you deal with David Blunkett?
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he has abused his power in 'fast-tracking' the nanny and should pay for it how bout you? |
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