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Urbane Guerrilla · 09-13-2006, 02:08 PM

Happy Monkey, you are wrong about that having nothing to do with Communism, though you could get right were you to start reading some history of the Soviets' actions -- for those were exactly the things they tried. Try looking in your public library. Please keep in mind that unlike you, I have some experience of this stuff. I know you don't because you'd sound more like me if you did.

Ibram's age has this relevance: he's post-Cold War, and hasn't done a lot of international-relations and history study for that period -- not having had time, nor apparently interest. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but it means he doesn't yet have an informed opinion. This is why he might believe he can rip my argument apart, but has not done so.

09-13-2006, 02:08 PM	#35
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Happy Monkey, you are wrong about that having nothing to do with Communism, though you could get right were you to start reading some history of the Soviets' actions -- for those were exactly the things they tried. Try looking in your public library. Please keep in mind that unlike you, I have some experience of this stuff. I know you don't because you'd sound more like me if you did. Ibram's age has this relevance: he's post-Cold War, and hasn't done a lot of international-relations and history study for that period -- not having had time, nor apparently interest. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, but it means he doesn't yet have an informed opinion. This is why he might believe he can rip my argument apart, but has not done so. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.