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Offline Bara

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Re: points of view
« Reply #45 on: August 16, 2007, 03:58:53 PM »
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Offline Delfos

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Re: points of view
« Reply #46 on: August 16, 2007, 04:30:08 PM »
some are about immigrants, others about regions of influence, others just pure evolution. Geopolitical joke?

Offline Ryazania

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Re: points of view
« Reply #47 on: August 16, 2007, 05:38:14 PM »
Yes, Bara, if you think the US has a problem with Mexican immigrants, then take a trip to England, Germany, or France.
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Offline Trey

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Re: points of view
« Reply #48 on: August 16, 2007, 07:35:21 PM »
some are about immigrants, others about regions of influence, others just pure evolution. Geopolitical joke?

Hear that whoosh?  That's the sound of the "Geopolitical joke" going right over Bara's head.
"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

Offline Bara

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Re: points of view
« Reply #49 on: August 16, 2007, 08:06:38 PM »
but trey,i get it.
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Offline Trey

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Re: points of view
« Reply #50 on: August 16, 2007, 08:29:24 PM »
but trey,i get it.

So why'd you say "I don't get this"?
"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

Offline Myroria

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Re: points of view
« Reply #51 on: August 17, 2007, 05:06:19 PM »
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but trey,i get it.

I'm...I'm not even gonna say anything.
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Offline Bara

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Re: points of view
« Reply #52 on: August 17, 2007, 05:13:58 PM »
You said this

Hear that whoosh?  That's the sound of the "Geopolitical joke" going right over Bara's head.

after hearing geopolitical joke, i got it. At first i thought it was comparing nations in Europe to nations else where.
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Offline Delfos

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Re: points of view
« Reply #53 on: August 17, 2007, 06:56:30 PM »
Oh, that reminds me something. There's fascist imperial maps hidden in school corners, the famous sentence written in Portuguese on those maps is something like: "Small nation, but large empire." Showing all the colonies together over Europe, showing we were bigger than europe...lol
Shame i can't find that map.

Offline Trey

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Re: points of view
« Reply #54 on: August 17, 2007, 07:12:13 PM »
Oh, that reminds me something. There's fascist imperial maps hidden in school corners, the famous sentence written in Portuguese on those maps is something like: "Small nation, but large empire." Showing all the colonies together over Europe, showing we were bigger than europe...lol
Shame i can't find that map.

Tsk.  What a shame.
"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