Forum: Politics
11-24-2007, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,718
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,718
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Forum: Politics
11-23-2007, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,718
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Forum: Politics
11-22-2007, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 1,718
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-22-2007, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 1,016
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-29-2007, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 94
Views: 554
Re: GOOD GOD I LOVE ME SOME RACHEL RAY
My god this thread needs some Nigella Lawson...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-25-2007, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 54
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-17-2007, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 90
Re: Banach–Tarski paradox = Contradiction?
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"Standard analysis with the axiom of choice is logically consistent" (already proven by Godel)
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Just a small nit, but Godel only proved the equiconsistency of ZFC...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-11-2007, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 223
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Forum: Politics
10-10-2007, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 253
Re: What\'s your vote worth?
Hmm, I've never voted in the States, so I don't know how long it would take. But the obvious answer is that I'd do it for anything more than the marginal cost of getting to the polls and voting....
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Forum: Politics
10-09-2007, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 488
Re: Do You Support the Civil Rights Act?
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I would hate to get drawn in and waste 20 hours arguing, but I have to say; LMFAO
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Well, I'd hate to draw you in, but I'll put it this way: can you...
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Forum: Politics
10-09-2007, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 488
Re: Do You Support the Civil Rights Act?
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I would hate to get drawn in and waste 20 hours arguing, but I have to say; LMFAO
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Well, I'd hate to draw you in, but I'll put it this way: can you outline a single...
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Forum: Politics
10-09-2007, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 488
Re: Do You Support the Civil Rights Act?
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As I said, the leftists will arbitrarily invoke this argument, because with whom we sleep is magically on the list of "privacy" rights, while from whom we buy stuff is not....
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
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I was abit rusty and checked the UK on Wiki, as I understood it does indeed have parliamentarism, even a very rigorous one, so I'm bit confused on your earlier comment on the UK not...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
OK, arguing about how democratic the Nazi regime was is getting kinda boring.
The essential point can be made without any historical controversies:
Imagine if, say, the UK (which I think we...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
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Secondly, if either judicial or legislative power is transferred to the executive branch (cabinet etc) then you are no longer a modern democracy.
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Your post is nice and...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
While the point may seem a pedantic one, can whoever was arguing that Nazi Germany (let's say, in particular in July 1932 after Hitler was elected with 37% of the vote) was not democratic, can you...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
In the UK, where I live, I have no vote for "leader", only a vote for my local MP. The Prime Minister is entirely unelected by the people (see, for example, when John Major was PM for a few years...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
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Hehe ty.
It is an important piece of history also, that should remind people that modern democracy is far more than allowing people to vote. The checks and balances system is...
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Forum: Politics
10-07-2007, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 426
Views: 1,235
Re: AC question
Adolf Hitler got a higher proportion of votes in 1932 than the Labour party in the UK did in 2005. Exactly how was this not democratic?
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Forum: Politics
09-15-2007, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 325
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Forum: Politics
09-14-2007, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 214
Re: Greenspan on 60 Minutes - I call BS
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Every single business cycle in history has followed an inflation of the money supply. Not empirical enough for you?
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Do you have a source for this? I'm not saying it's...
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Forum: Politics
09-10-2007, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 124
Re: Convert me.
Nielsio,
Of course ACers believe in territorial violent monopolies - under AC, everyone is the territorial monopolist on their own land and their own property, and they are justified in using...
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Forum: Politics
09-10-2007, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 124
Re: Convert me.
AS&U is a good book, but as others have said I don't think it will push you over the edge towards full on AC (if nothing else because Nozick argues for an ultra minimal state). You might also find...
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Forum: Politics
09-06-2007, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 249
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