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I mean 20th century America to modern day America. Maybe prior to that you could claim that right to equality and the liberation of slaves would be, but then again Europe had long gone abolished slavery, and it was slavery and the lack of human rights that kept exports cheap to European buyers. |
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2010-03-19, 03:52 | Link #6602 | |
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No, I'd say it was opportunism.
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2010-03-19, 04:47 | Link #6603 | |
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Pope to sign letter on Irish paedophile priests
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2010-03-19, 05:38 | Link #6604 | |
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Fact is, it's not going to happen. Getting them to apologize for the pedophile priests was something they were quite reluctant to do, getting them to confess every little crime they committed and actually feel sorry for them is impossible. And even if they did openly state their apologies, would you believe them? I sure as heck wouldn't. We just don't know what is going on behind closed doors. The Vatican is extremely secretive and they have their own morals and laws that seem to put the rest of the world utterly helpless against this. After all, will we see any of these priests sued for child molestation? I'd say probably not, not if the Vatican doesn't do it first. |
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Scientists see progress towards 3-D invisibility
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2010-03-19, 09:47 | Link #6608 |
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Typical. Yet another species that will be made extinct because of human greed. The bluefin tuna population has dropped 85% since large-scale fishing began. I gues the only bright side is that once the species is extinct I'll be able to say "told you so, you short-sighted fools", to Japan.
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2010-03-19, 11:25 | Link #6610 | |
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2010-03-19, 15:03 | Link #6613 | |
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"Scott Brown effect": Could Senator Barbara Boxer lose California?
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2010-03-19, 15:39 | Link #6614 | |
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2010-03-19, 16:28 | Link #6615 |
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I remember hearing about this when he was first sentenced to death. The worst part is what he did isn't a crime in his home country, and he was on a religious pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia should not be able to detain people who are on a religious pilgrimage, commit no crime in Saudi Arabi, nor have arrest warrants in their home country. Basically what they've done is said this man isn't a good muslim so they're going to execute him. I'm not a fan of religion in general, but people should be allowed to practice their faith without fear that they're going to be killed for something that was perfectly legal where they came from.
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2010-03-19, 19:09 | Link #6617 |
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First something light and cheerful: Cherry blossoms are expected to start opening next week in Tokyo and Kyoto.
Now something annoying: GOP congressman attempts to re-brand US Civil War as "The Great War of Yankee Aggression". |
2010-03-19, 19:28 | Link #6618 | |
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2010-03-19, 21:47 | Link #6619 |
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Not on the floor of the house it isn't. Besides the Confederates fired first. They should pass a law, anyone who calls it the war of northern/yankee aggression gets whacked on the head with a rolled up essay about Ft. Sumter, which they then have to memorize.
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2010-03-19, 22:36 | Link #6620 |
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Heh... As a 7th generation Texan (before immigrating to the West Coast), I call BS . Southerners refer to it as "The War Between the States".
This politician is missing a few cards in his deck, he's shooting low, he's about as sharp as a sackful of wet mice, ....
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