03-03-2005, 06:47 PM | #321 |
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to be honest, i've not known of any school, in my experience, that hasn't had compulsory uniform, in some form or other, although ties as part of the uniform is getting rare (praise be), i never wore a tie at school (praise be), my uniform was just black jeans, black jumper, white tee shirt, quite a liberal school (praise be)
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03-03-2005, 06:57 PM | #323 |
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Just as well you picked R&J... I'd only get that or McBeth.
My worry is primarily that I can't find reference to her saying she wanted compensation... But secondly, if I did read this, then surely she is discrediting her own religion? EDIT: She is applying for compensation. And I think it's dangerous and immature of her. She spoke for so long about how she and other Muslims are being abused in our 'post 911 society'. Then why make it look like Muslims are not genuine about their religion? Why make it look like her motive was not a religious one to maintain her dignity, but rather a graspy monetary one?
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03-16-2005, 04:13 PM | #324 |
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Three cheers for The White House and what she is not doing tomorrow.
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what is she not doing tomorrow?
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03-17-2005, 05:38 AM | #326 |
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Meeting Sinn Fein representatives.
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03-17-2005, 06:02 AM | #327 |
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It is indeed to be applauded, but I don't see why the White House should get the credit. Surely your cheers should be for the women who have brought this situation about, not the politicians who belatedly respond to it.
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03-17-2005, 06:07 AM | #328 |
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Why do you think it should be applauded? All of a sudden Bush et al want to take the moral high-ground.
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Sunny, yes, of course the women are the heroins here... However, I'm sure you'll agree that it is much better that the White House does snub them rather than welcome them with open arms and pretend they didn't act in the way they did.
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03-17-2005, 06:22 AM | #330 |
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Sorry, when i said "all of a sudden" i was speaking about this particular issue. Don't get me started on Bush's morality, or his concept of it!
However, it seems odd to me that the political leaders of Sinn Fein would have wanted these turn of events to have happened - against their own people. True, there are rogue elements within the IRA, but condemn a whole party for it? That just seems detrimental in my eyes.
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indeed, durin, t'will create ever more problems,
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However, any organisation will have undesirables in it who prevent peaceful negotiations. This is what I mean by rogue elements. They have made Sinn Fein's job are lot more difficult as a result. I object to your wording: "this collection of murderers and terrorists". That is a very generalised, and in my opinion, narrow-minded view to take. These are a people who want to belong to a United Ireland. They (and their sympathisers) will probably call themselves freedom fighters. I don't condone any actions that resort to violence or death, however, it should also be understood that these people are fighting against years of suppression and persecution that they themselves received by a country looking to retain its last vestiges of Empire. It should not be forgotten that the loyalists weren't exactly pure as the driven snow, either.
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03-18-2005, 06:32 PM | #337 |
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Of course, but it's a bit late for that now
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04-05-2005, 06:49 AM | #338 |
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So anyway, we're on for 5th May Election. What do you all think?
Personally, I'm struggling between voting Labour to keep the Tories out, and voting Lib Dem because of my moral opposition to the war. My guess is that a lot of natural Labour supporters are in a similar position, and we'll see plenty of scary "if Howard were elected" type scenarios run past us in the coming weeks. An interesting comparison of policies on the BBC web site; barely a rizla between Labour and Tory. Which is another reason to vote Lib Dem. But then again, they're pretty woolly in the old policy department. |
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whilst the lib dems are the best of the top three, my vote is either green or LCA at the moment, certainly would never go blue or red, hmm, mister hand gestures or the lord of the undead
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Hey what do you think about the increasingly well-documented mental health risks of cannabis? Ironic that just as they're beginning to liberalise the law, along comes a bunch of research that says it's harmful: - it seems to increase risk of relapse in people with schizophrenic disorders - amongst young adults with other risk factors, it seems to increase the risk of schizophrenic disorders in adulthood - it leads to use of another, more harmful drug: i.e. tobacco EDIT: Whoops, forgot the all-important: Last edited by The Gaffer : 04-05-2005 at 12:16 PM. |
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