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Old 05-30-2011, 02:44 PM   #39
Griff
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
Can I put your prediction on the Cellar calendar?
Make it so, but I do reserve the right to vote for centrist candidates who may find a way to grow out of this hole.

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
That's an interesting way to look at it, I never really thought of it. I think I would say that it depends on the definition of stability. The South was more stable before the civil war, but the slaves nonetheless had a superseding right to be free. I wouldn't say the Syrians have a right to any specific form of government, but whatever government they have can't be trampling on any individual citizen's inherent rights.
Wouldn't you say that racial equality is a social construct since slavery was humanities SOP from the mid 19th century back?

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No, no. strict limits on air reproduction.
Ha! Where is your Golden Rule now?
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