Last edited by StonedApe; 12-23-2011 at 11:03 PM.
157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
It's your indoctrination. |
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I live here too and feel absolutely nothing like that. I feel the opposite in fact. Nationalism in all it's forms is deplorable. |
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157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
I'm not a nationalist at all. I simply live here. Honestly I think we went wrong with James Madison and the Federalists but the only other powerful forms of infrastructure are the Mafia, the Gangs, the Terrorists and the Authoritarians. I do not support nor condone any of the behavior of my government that I've witnessed. I find it absolutely appalling. All I'm trying to do is describe Reactionary Bias. You all do it, I'm just admitting it. When one criticizes something you associate with, the obligation becomes to take a defensive stance. A debate has begun and the criticizer must make a legitimate point for the associate to apprehend and respond. |
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Last edited by Omnis Dei; 12-24-2011 at 08:57 AM.
Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
I still don't get that Poker Face joke… |
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Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
Don't worry it wasn't funny, he was trying to ridicule you for spelling Iraq with a G. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
Thanks bro. |
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Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
Yeah, you invaded a country that you don't even know how to spell the name of. Congrats. |
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It's called auto correct. |
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Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
You would give your life for me? Brainwashing ftw. |
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It's not brainwashing it's my job. If you were in Iraq (which I doubt you'll ever be) then you would see all the brave men and women who are over there. I hate it how almost everybody (civilians) watches the news on TV and thinks about the soldiers as robots. They think "Oh 4 Soldiers got killed by an IED. Not my problem because Obama is a jerk!" They rarly ever think about what we actually do. I have done many things that Im sorry for but I know that somebody has to do it or the world wouldn't be the same. What if Hitler won WW2 because American forces didn't help? |
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Last edited by MarineRecon; 12-24-2011 at 11:22 PM.
Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
I have no doubt you do brave things. And probably some good things. |
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Civilians need to know that individual soldiers are not responsible for their country's foreign policy. These are the guys who would put their lives on the line to protect you in the event of a national emergency, they're on your side. |
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I'd like for you to answer me something. I hear people in the military or conservatives who support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq say that the soldiers are "protecting my freedom" or just generally protecting me and other Americans. My question is, how did your actions in Iraq and Afghanistan protect me or my freedom exactly? How am I safer now that you have fought Iraqis and Afghanis in their home countries? How are my freedoms safer, especially knowing that many of my freedoms have been undermined by laws that were justified as necessary for the war on terrorism (patriot act, etc.)? |
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Last edited by Xaqaria; 12-25-2011 at 12:29 AM.
Art
The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
Dream Journal Shaman Apprentice Chronicles
Some very good questions. Firstly, I don't really support the war myself but it's my job and wether I like or not I have to do it. |
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Last edited by MarineRecon; 12-25-2011 at 12:50 AM.
Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
What did Iraq have to do with 9/11? |
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Last edited by Xei; 12-25-2011 at 01:02 AM.
Okay, I should have expected the "Osama is dead" line. Now, what do you think about the fact that our involvement in Iraq had nothing to do with even the government's story about Al qaeda and we actually destabalized the region, which helped those groups that are hostile to the US? |
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Art
The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
Dream Journal Shaman Apprentice Chronicles
That's a good point but like I said many times already. Many soldiers do not like what were over there for. It's our job. We follow orders from everyone in charge (Obama). What you need to userstand that the soldiers do not always agree what they are about to do. When I'm asked to go behind enemy lines to gather intel I do it. I may like it but I signed up for it. |
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Marine ReconSwift, Silent, DeadlyDILD-14 WILD -5 FA-6
Following orders is not an excuse for killing people. The commandant at Belsen was following orders. Taking responsibility for your own actions is a basic moral imperative. If you don't like it then quit. |
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To be fair, you can't just "quit" the military if your contract isn't up. |
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Oh of course, continuing to kill people for what you know are illegitimate reasons out of practical/financial considerations is perfectly okay. |
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And how exactly did that help the kids? There seem to be just as many explosions going off in that country as there were before the war. Don't mean to bombard you with questions but as I'm sure you know many people aren't too happy about their money being taken from them and used for warfare. |
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157 is a prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, which with 157 form a sexy prime triplet. Taking the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157, thus it is a balanced prime.
Women and rhythm section first - Jaco Pastorious
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