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4 Dec 2004, 14:55
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Freedom Fanatic
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Location: Doing evil deeds in the name of freedom
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Re: gg Britain
I meant 'what threat is it that Osama bin laden actually represents to britain'
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4 Dec 2004, 19:02
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Re: gg Britain
Again, I don't agree (particularly) with the argument but I think you're missing the point. Individuals do not have to defeat a standing army to be a powerful check on government power.
If a government was forced to kill a sizeable number of people to enact a particular policy then it's fairly certain this would increase general resistance among the population and also dramatically increase the cost of said policy. As with most checks, it is not their to make government oppression impossible, but more difficult (if only slightly so).
Yes, it is better to have constitutional arrangements in place that reduce government powers anyway. But again, the two are not mutually exclusive. You could both arm the populace and have a more balanced government structure.
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6 Dec 2004, 13:54
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Re: gg Britain
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Originally Posted by Nodrog
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that is some weird place. at first it looked like i finally found a place to discuss FOREX, but
a) these people do not seem to react to anything but trolling
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b) they start all over again the next day. one day you are in the middle of a discussion, then suddenly the whole thread is gone and they make a new one about almost the same subject and start talking the same crap again.
but thanks for that link anyway.
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6 Dec 2004, 20:59
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share the <3
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Re: gg Britain
well fck me sideways and call me a whore, wu trax you're a trader?!!?!
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6 Dec 2004, 21:14
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Re: gg Britain
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Originally Posted by Nusselt
well fck me sideways and call me a whore, wu trax you're a trader?!!?!
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what?
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7 Dec 2004, 08:17
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share the <3
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Re: gg Britain
you mentioned forex, i thought you might be a banker
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7 Dec 2004, 11:30
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Re: gg Britain
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Originally Posted by Nusselt
you mentioned forex, i thought you might be a banker
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no, im hardly brave enough to invest my own money in stocks, not to talk about the currency market . im only intrested in the whole subject.
damn, looks like i already got banned at that place, apparently they dont like germans .
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