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Offline Tacolicious

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #585 on: May 18, 2007, 07:40:55 PM »
Since when was a debate a fight?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #586 on: May 18, 2007, 10:07:05 PM »
Since Dick Cheney cursed out a congressman on the floor, maybe?
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potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #587 on: May 19, 2007, 01:18:49 AM »
Why do Americans assume that America is the be all and end all of things?
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Offline Larry

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #588 on: May 19, 2007, 09:44:41 AM »
Isn't that an unfair generalisation?
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Offline Tacolicious

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #589 on: May 19, 2007, 01:36:20 PM »
How many times do you have to encounter a generalization before it becomes a fair one?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #590 on: May 19, 2007, 02:03:53 PM »
Are any generalisations fair? Shouldn't individual differences always be taken into account?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #591 on: May 20, 2007, 03:54:29 AM »
When you spoke of "Americans assum[ing] that America is the be all and end all of things", did you refer to my reference to Dick Cheney?
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"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #592 on: May 20, 2007, 04:20:18 AM »
Don't you think he did?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #593 on: May 20, 2007, 07:22:07 AM »
That seems likely, doesn't it?
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Offline Tacolicious

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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #594 on: May 20, 2007, 03:38:06 PM »
Did I? And isn't fair just another relative term Larry?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #595 on: May 20, 2007, 03:48:59 PM »
Well, everything is relative to some degree, isn't it? But if you're going to start thinking like that, what's the point of anything?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #596 on: May 20, 2007, 03:54:27 PM »
If we understand that all judgments come from perspective then isn't it easier to sympathize with some one and see where they're coming from? Wouldn't it make it easier to find a choice which seems fair to all parties involved?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #597 on: May 20, 2007, 04:10:45 PM »
Ah, but is it so easy to form a compromise? Aren't there always going to be people who disagree with any decision?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #598 on: May 20, 2007, 07:44:35 PM »
Is there any such thing as a perfect solution?
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Re: Questions Only
« Reply #599 on: May 20, 2007, 08:13:11 PM »
Does it matter?
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