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Why use a hypothetical to dodge a real example?

ebnelson — 1/1/2004 7:47:33 AM (archived)

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Communism - Tom Brosz - 12/31/2003 9:18:03 PM
- Marxist academic - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2004 6:17:00 AM
  - Thank the powers that there are no laws against being full of crap! - alcaray - 1/13/2004 6:38:58 PM
  - " Marxist academic" is a major oxymoron - ebnelson - 1/13/2004 3:26:58 AM
    - KINDA LIKE 'COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVE' (n/t) - Irony Police - 1/14/2004 6:19:13 AM
      - Turn in your badge - ebnelson - 1/14/2004 1:13:03 PM
- Communism is no less honorable than KKK, nazis, apartheid, slavery etc. - ebnelson - 1/1/2004 7:45:52 AM
  - re: Communism is no less honorable than KKK, nazis, apartheid, slavery etc. - Bob - 2/26/2004 7:01:07 PM
    - What the heck is a "dushbag?" Is your vacuum cleaner drunk? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2004 4:48:00 AM
- re: Capitalism - Success_Machine - 1/1/2004 12:10:56 AM
  - Why use a hypothetical to dodge a real example? (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/1/2004 7:47:33 AM
  - re: Capitalism - Tom Brosz - 1/1/2004 1:13:43 AM
    - re: Let me rant for a moment. - Success_Machine - 1/1/2004 2:27:59 AM
      - Whah! Whah! Whah! The incessant whining of a loser (n/t) - p - 1/9/2004 10:55:35 PM
      - re: Let me rant for a moment. - McFly - 1/2/2004 3:48:17 PM
        
        That's the pat answer. - RobVG - 1/2/2004 6:11:29 PM
        
        Thank the ACLU for the insane homeless - ebnelson - 1/4/2004 5:29:15 PM
        
        No, thank Reagan - R.L. - 1/5/2004 12:18:28 AM
        
        Wrong - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2004 6:49:57 AM
        
        I was talking about PRESIDENT Reagan... (n/t) - R.L. - 1/7/2004 1:05:13 AM
        
        And I repeat... - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2004 4:47:00 PM
        
        I was talking about PRESIDENT Reagan... (n/t) - R.L. - 1/7/2004 1:05:03 AM
        
        re: Wrong - alcaray - 1/6/2004 12:37:01 AM
        
        re: Wrong - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2004 7:11:48 PM
        
        30 days - Mary Anne - 1/5/2004 12:37:42 AM
        
        People should not be put in jail for being ill. - Mary Anne - 1/4/2004 11:37:49 PM
        
        No one answered you YET? What a bunch of cowards! ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/7/2004 11:39:23 PM
        
        ok, SDAI - Betsy - 1/8/2004 1:35:12 PM
        
        You're going to be really sorry you asked... ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2004 5:08:52 PM
        
        hahahahahahahaa (n/t) - Betsy - 1/9/2004 5:26:17 PM
        
        Hangin' in.. (n/t) - betsy - 1/9/2004 3:42:32 PM
        
        Wave Science for Betsy (and anyone else interested) - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/11/2004 11:55:28 PM
        
        ok, Professor - Betsy - 1/12/2004 6:23:17 PM
        
        re: Hangin' in.. - Marcia - 1/9/2004 10:10:01 PM
        
        Crossed eyes, also - Betsy - 1/10/2004 9:16:39 AM
        
        Military blogs - Tom Brosz - 1/11/2004 12:20:12 AM
        
        re: Military blogs - Betsy - 1/11/2004 1:42:54 AM
        
        re: Military blogs - Tom Brosz - 1/11/2004 4:00:18 AM
        
        Bless 'em all - Betsy - 1/11/2004 8:36:32 AM
        
        That's a VERY tough order to fill... - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/9/2004 12:03:01 PM
        
        An admittedly unusual example... - Larry J - 1/3/2004 4:06:28 PM
        
        re: That's the pat answer. - Larry J - 1/3/2004 4:00:41 PM
        
        Complicated problem. - RobVG - 1/4/2004 9:15:07 PM
        
        re: That's the pat answer. - McFly - 1/2/2004 7:26:30 PM
        
        Good advice. - RobVG - 1/2/2004 9:43:07 PM
        
        You might also want to read this - Larry J - 1/3/2004 5:10:15 PM
        
        Being flexible - Larry J - 1/3/2004 4:19:05 PM
        
        Never surrender... - McFly - 1/2/2004 11:56:48 PM
      - What does that have to do with xenocidal communists? - ebnelson - 1/1/2004 7:49:52 AM
        
        re: It has to do with capitalism - Raoul - 1/1/2004 9:35:58 AM
        
        Comparing the inconvenience of holiday phone schedules against xenocide seems a bit out of balance - ebnelson - 1/1/2004 4:03:01 PM
      - It's all circular - FrankC - 1/1/2004 4:38:53 AM
        
        re: Unbridled capitalism - Tom Brosz - 1/2/2004 12:38:20 AM

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