No apologies... or the big cat goes on a rant...
Posted: Mon May 07, 2001 4:07 pm
1) China. Yes, it was an apology. Or a statement of regret their man died, not that we shouldn't have landed there or that they didn't cause the accident. The whole world knows we were dealing with unreasonable nuts as well. And you didn't address my point about getting our guys back. We don't have a time machine to use to go back and ditch, we had to address the problem that existed.
2) Columbine etc: Talking to kids will not save them because kids are teased and scared all the time (*I* was for years, and I only got attacked once and it wasn't serious) and no one knows when it will turn deadly. Many of these shootings came from nowhere, good kid, etc. That's what I meant; the response isn't off base.
3) So you visited Hiroshima. Does this negate what I said? And, its a matter of dispute whether Hiroshima and Nagasaki are counter-examples. That renders the meaning of your statement about saving them from Russia questionable. My point is the probably saved themselves without the help of our bomb.
NY'er and Civ biased? Fine, but I said this would be a COUNTER rant (and it'd be a plus to read articles before dismissing them offhand). It's not top secret that this site has a slant of its own.
Yes I'm upset about adding insult to injury merely to test the power of a weapon. Our gov't voted that idea down as cruel--are you saying we should have gone for it? And yes you'd be upset if your family members were nuked. You wouldn't chalk it up to the nature of war. And having nasty opponents in the Japanese military doesn't make civilian victims any more deserving of a nuclear fire.
4) Great that you know about the acre. Kinda irrelevant if only one in a thousand could join you, you have to admit. I'm sure the US is right about our archaic and memorization requiring system and the rest of the entire world is wrong. MY educational goal has always been learning to think and learning essentials, not packing away trivia when they could be looked up or when a better substitute exists. Try this: name one advantage of the English system.
5) Immigrants MAY learn the language... now it's mandatory? I don't follow. I think if someone is going to complain about getting service in another language they should stick to english speaking areas. It's a free country. Spanish speaking communities do fine. Why waste time griping about their language?
6) I'm glad you're laughing your a$$ off about the hectare thing. Maybe before you jump the gun you should wonder if it's a point about interconvertability or not. But nevermind. Your youthful, indoctrinated friend with the meaningless college degree is busy laughing his a$$ off about your supposed policy re: making it personal. LOL. Whew, that was a good one. Maybe I'll get more respect in 13 days.
7) Instincts are useful when making a split second decision... but they're generally nonsense when applied casually to diet or almost anything else. Hey, man has an instinct to fight. Doesn't make it right. Does make for an absurd argument about eating meat.
More to come.
2) Columbine etc: Talking to kids will not save them because kids are teased and scared all the time (*I* was for years, and I only got attacked once and it wasn't serious) and no one knows when it will turn deadly. Many of these shootings came from nowhere, good kid, etc. That's what I meant; the response isn't off base.
3) So you visited Hiroshima. Does this negate what I said? And, its a matter of dispute whether Hiroshima and Nagasaki are counter-examples. That renders the meaning of your statement about saving them from Russia questionable. My point is the probably saved themselves without the help of our bomb.
NY'er and Civ biased? Fine, but I said this would be a COUNTER rant (and it'd be a plus to read articles before dismissing them offhand). It's not top secret that this site has a slant of its own.
Yes I'm upset about adding insult to injury merely to test the power of a weapon. Our gov't voted that idea down as cruel--are you saying we should have gone for it? And yes you'd be upset if your family members were nuked. You wouldn't chalk it up to the nature of war. And having nasty opponents in the Japanese military doesn't make civilian victims any more deserving of a nuclear fire.
4) Great that you know about the acre. Kinda irrelevant if only one in a thousand could join you, you have to admit. I'm sure the US is right about our archaic and memorization requiring system and the rest of the entire world is wrong. MY educational goal has always been learning to think and learning essentials, not packing away trivia when they could be looked up or when a better substitute exists. Try this: name one advantage of the English system.
5) Immigrants MAY learn the language... now it's mandatory? I don't follow. I think if someone is going to complain about getting service in another language they should stick to english speaking areas. It's a free country. Spanish speaking communities do fine. Why waste time griping about their language?
6) I'm glad you're laughing your a$$ off about the hectare thing. Maybe before you jump the gun you should wonder if it's a point about interconvertability or not. But nevermind. Your youthful, indoctrinated friend with the meaningless college degree is busy laughing his a$$ off about your supposed policy re: making it personal. LOL. Whew, that was a good one. Maybe I'll get more respect in 13 days.
7) Instincts are useful when making a split second decision... but they're generally nonsense when applied casually to diet or almost anything else. Hey, man has an instinct to fight. Doesn't make it right. Does make for an absurd argument about eating meat.
More to come.