2012-05-27, 08:18 | Link #21643 |
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It was expected that Sweeden was going to win. Congratulations for them
Pastora's performance gave me chills, her voice was really amazing. She should have been in the top 5. Surprised that UK was one of the last places, and when my friend was watching Jedward singing she was like "Why are those weird Lannisters representing Ireland?"
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2012-05-27, 08:21 | Link #21644 | |
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While someone gets me brain bleach, someone else please keep Sume-nee away from this thread. Thank you.
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2012-05-27, 08:42 | Link #21645 | |
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Endless "say their name and they will come" Soul
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2012-05-27, 11:47 | Link #21647 | |
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Or you can post something ''better'' ( or ''worse'' depending of the point of view) to expect her to react to it insted. But it isn't a solution than you want to do.
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2012-05-27, 21:46 | Link #21649 |
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U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84O14Q20120527 Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...84O0SN20120527
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2012-05-28, 08:11 | Link #21650 | ||
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And with that song......seriously I see why they are the last - the style is downright disgusting.
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2012-05-28, 16:59 | Link #21651 |
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30 North Korean officials involved in South talks die 'in traffic accidents'
"Thirty officials of the North Korean regime who were involved in talks with South
Korea have been executed or died in "staged traffic accidents," according to a human rights report." See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...accidents.html |
2012-05-28, 17:11 | Link #21652 |
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msNBC host drops the ball on a somber Memorial Day...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1550643.html |
2012-05-28, 17:31 | Link #21653 |
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US commandos parachuted into N. Korea: report
"US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to
gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media." See: http://news.yahoo.com/us-commandos-p...212356834.html |
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I think this quote from the HuffPo comments is worth repeating: Quote:
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2012-05-28, 17:44 | Link #21655 |
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I'm uncomfortable calling anyone who died for any reason a "hero." Being a hero implies that you have done something, well, heroic--like saved the lives of a boatload of people. Why is it now that the hero label gets handed out for doing all sorts of mundane things and then getting killed. There are plenty of historical examples of people displaying heroic feats and then totally not dying afterwards.
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2012-05-28, 18:06 | Link #21656 |
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Were soldiers ever called heroes before the 20th century propaganda machine?
Heracles is a hero. Odyseus is a hero, heck even Kira Yamato is a hero (even if he whines too much). A soldier that holds off 50 other enemy soldiers at the risk of his own life in order to protect the rest of his injured platoon, could be a hero. But your average joe soldier isn't a hero, he's just doing his job. Calling all soldiers heroes devalues both terms. It implies it's not good enough to be just "a soldier", and likewise it leaves no more terms for labelling the truly heroic. The soviets had the right idea by making their ultimate award "Hero of the Soviet Union", even if they did subsequently devalue it by awarding it as birthday gifts. |
2012-05-28, 18:11 | Link #21657 |
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I'm uncomfortable with people forced to apologize for making a nuanced, thought-provoking, system-questioning statement that in all honesty contains more patriotism than anything you'll see on Fox (not just blindly accepting unjust wars and critiquing the cynical usage of soldier deaths to advance and gain support for them would ultimately save more soldiers' lives).
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2012-05-28, 18:37 | Link #21658 | |
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Unless it's disinformation...
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2012-05-28, 18:57 | Link #21659 | |
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ass, I wonder how those paranoids will react to this info. |
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2012-05-28, 18:57 | Link #21660 |
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Backdoor Found In China-Made US Military Chip?
If this is confirmed this deserves an epic facepalm (one that requires both hands and knocks you out). |
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