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  1. Re: Future Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme blunders on national holiday

    LOL at that picture.
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    Re: Corruption 'mars Iraq rebuilding'

    The Iraq government was created just a few years ago, they have almost no experience and have to operate in extremely difficult circumstances.
    Creating a working government from scratch takes time,...
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    Of course I have strong political believes, but that doesn't mean I take part in the political game surrounding the global warming debate.



    They used to say the same about humans ability to fly...
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    *Ahum*

    It was I, who claimed the EU was pushing school material.

    Not to British schools, but to Dutch schools (and possibly other EU countries as well, but I wouldn't know about that).
    And not...
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    Re: Youtube video on Abortion and article

    If still leaves the question: what will you do with the women who have (illegal) late abortions?
    Throw them in jail?

    And, if I may follow up: what will become of the children who get born only...
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    Because I enjoy debating?
    You know, for fun?
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    The truth about how global worming works.
    For example: whether it is man made, and if so to what degree.



    Must I remind you: we are discussing on a gaming forum, it's not like we are in power...
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    Re: Youtube video on Abortion and article

    LOL, that's a great video.

    And to quote one of the comments:

    Amen.

    But I'm wondering:
    What is the punishment for illegal abortions in Western counties?
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    For starters, it will let you keep your credibility.

    And when the truth eventually comes out you can say "told you so!", which is pretty sweet.
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    You don't have to fight it, you can stand above it.

    Just because some people stopped using common sense doesn't mean we all have to lower ourselves to their level.
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    Re: Global Warming- True or False?

    And of course the denial of man-made global warming isn't politically motivated.:laughter:
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    Re: Bush's Turkish Gamble

    Any move towards an independent Kurdish state is unacceptable for Turkey, PKK or not.
    Turks are afraid their own Kurdish regions will separate themselves and join up to form a larger "Kurdistan".
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    There are two things wrong with it:
    1) The EU is a debatable issue, it has pro's and con's but naturally the EU will only focus on the pro's in its own teaching material (in short: it's state...
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    Why not?

    To clarify: I'm not saying the EU is writing history books or economy books.
    I'm saying they provide material about the EU to schools (ie: material where kids can learn what the EU is,...
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    Fortunately, I went to school "back in the days" when this wasn't an issue.
    I saw an items about it on TV, and read about it in the newspapers, but I didn't actually see the books myself.
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    Re: More under-reported progress being made in Iraq

    Ah!

    Another story about how the Iraq war is finally showing progress, to add to my pile.
    I've been collecting those for the past four years now.:thumbsup2
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    Not directly, but indirectly they have found a smart way to push their pro-EU literature to schools.
    What they do is print pro-EU school literature using tax payer's money.
    This way they can sell...
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    Re: Textbooks rewrite history to fit Putin's vision

    True, but not every country has his history books (directly) influenced by a political party.
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    Re: Sweden VS UK nightclubs

    From my experience the only girls you can pull in a club are the drunk, slutty type (not that there is anything wrong with that).
    If you are good looking you'll have no trouble, but if you aren't...
  20. Re: Assassinations, assassinations... Turkey's rogue soldiers

    Turkey IS its army, they are the highest authority.
    They fight religious and democratic leaders because they form a threat to the Kemalist military dictatorship.



    It's a success for the...
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    Re: American soldier

    IMO the song is a perfect reflection of what the American soldier is.
  22. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:
    I don't know why you keep bringing this up, I KNOW it's voluntary.

    My point was: I think it's bad THAT PEOPLE CHOOSE to join such organizations, I think it's bad that...
  23. Re: Future Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme blunders on national holiday

    It's basically the same as with Walloons/Northern French.
    But I think the Dutch make a lot more jokes about the Flemish than vice-versa.



    Flemish gets subtitled in the Netherlands, just like...
  24. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    Just because they can choose to attend doesn't mean it isn't indoctrination.
    People also choose to join Scientology, for example.

    It's the one-sidedness of worshiping Putin while demonizating all...
  25. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    I'm as much against "Jesus Camp" as against "Putin Jugend"
    But this thread isn't about Jesus Camp.

    Boy Scouts are alright though, they do not indoctrinate you there.
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    Re: South London Shootings

    He is black? :huh:
  27. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    Tolerating something doesn't mean you like or support it.
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    Re: The Irony of Security

    If you want to kill people with bombs, it's really not so hard to find a crowd of a few hundred people.
    I don't think queues at airports form any bigger risks than cues at amusement parks.

    But I...
  29. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    It's funny.

    If you make a post about Russian propaganda you are labeled anti-Russian.
    If you make a post defending it, you are labeled anti-American.
    Go figure...

    Then again, we live in a...
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    Re: Sweden VS UK nightclubs

    So 90% of people are dumb, waste of space, and drug addicts. :hmm:



    So if you go to a club once a month or so, it means you have no other ways to "find comfort".
    Apparently people who go to...
  31. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    OK, WHERE did I talk about justification???????
    Oh, that's right, I didn't :doh:

    I was just discussing how many countries USSR attacked, either justified or not.
    You know: facts, not judgments....
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    Re: Sweden VS UK nightclubs

    I can think of one big drawback of Swedish nightclubs: alcohol is ****ing expensive in Sweden.

    But then, with the women looking like that, I guess you don't really need to get drunk.:laughter:
  33. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    Thanks for completely missing the point and turning this into yet another childish, nationalistic chest pounding competition.


    Now back to the adult conversation:
    Come to think of it the Soviet...
  34. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    USSR didn't even attack Afghanistan, they went there AT THE REQUEST of the (communist) Afghan government (a communist government who got the support of the majority of Afghan people, btw).
  35. Re: Russian summer camp that indoctrinates youth against Putin opposition, Estonia and the west

    Russia today?
    And when was Russia better?
    During the Soviet era?
    During the time of the Tsars?

    Russia isn't the freest country in the world, and it doesn't have the bestest economy, but...
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    Re: Islamist-rooted AKP Party wins Turkish Elections

    Irish language?....you mean English?

    Anyways, I'm pretty sure you won't get arrested or thrown out of parliament for speaking a non-official language in any European parliament.
    Maybe your oath...
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    Re: Hungary heatwave kills hundreds

    I think air conditioning also plays a big role.
    Most Europeans don't have air conditioning in their homes because they only really need it once every few years, so it's not worth the investment.
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    Poll: Re: What would be the right thing to do?

    Funny, I always thought a reporter's job was to report :hmm:

    It's a sensitive issue, but I'm sure Putin will do his job and make a good decision as he usually does.
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    Re: Islamist-rooted AKP Party wins Turkish Elections

    Let's see:
    -Kurds have their own language, but it's banned by the Turks. (I'm not sure, but I think those other ethnic groups all speak Turkish?)
    -Kurds live on top of huge oil fields, but all oil...
  40. Re: Future Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme blunders on national holiday

    That's mostly because the lyrics are more than 400 years old, and our language has changed a lot since then.
    It's really quite hard to read (many words don't even exist in modern Dutch), let alone...
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