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ER — 5/24/2006 2:25:15 PM (archived)

There are two ways to immediately identify a regime or political philosophy as tyrannical. These are sufficient, but not necessary conditions.

1) Forbidding overseas travel to its citizens.
2) Persecution or distrust of intellectuals.

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Are we helping the Mossad to eliminate Iraqi scientists and professors? - Lindy - 5/21/2006 11:53:39 PM
- re: Are we helping the Mossad to eliminate Iraqi scientists and professors? - ER - 5/24/2006 1:20:32 AM
- Not very believable, to put it mildly. From the PLO, naturally. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/22/2006 12:13:41 PM
- Just the facts, ma'am. - ER - 5/22/2006 11:30:26 AM
  - "The source is also highly suspect" - Lindy - 5/22/2006 4:57:22 PM
    - Pointy-headed intellectuals that can't park their bicycle straight when they get to campus. - ER - 5/24/2006 2:25:15 PM
- Yeah, al-jazeera is a REAL trustworthy source.... (n/t) - R.L. - 5/22/2006 4:59:58 AM
  - re: Indeed.... - Raoul - 5/22/2006 5:41:31 AM
    - David Frost..... - Lindy - 5/22/2006 4:41:20 PM
      - I expect Dan Rather to be next to go to work for Al Qaeda -- Al Jazeera (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/22/2006 5:15:04 PM
- It must be true.... - Alan G. Archer - 5/22/2006 3:28:01 AM
  - I am appalled - Lindy - 5/22/2006 3:33:48 AM
    - "This is complete and utter madness. Who gave the orders?" - Alan G. Archer - 5/22/2006 7:56:52 AM
      - re: "This is complete and utter madness. Who gave the orders?" - R.L. - 5/22/2006 8:12:36 AM
        
        and the Holocaust is just a myth too!................. - Publius - 5/22/2006 5:51:40 PM
        
        "but it just as profound an exercise of belief to say something didn't happen, as it is to claim it happened." - R.L. - 5/23/2006 2:04:31 AM
        
        my belief ...................... - Publius - 5/23/2006 2:56:16 AM
        
        Why should I care what you believe? - R.L. - 5/23/2006 8:23:15 AM
        
        Rough translation - Tom Brosz - 5/23/2006 4:20:10 AM
        
        Damn. Accidentally deleted a line... - Tom Brosz - 5/23/2006 4:23:04 AM
        
        If all things were equally plausible, that would be true. They're not. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/23/2006 2:08:43 AM
        
        Sounds like "I are an engineer" time................... - Publius - 5/23/2006 2:31:11 PM
        
        re: engineer - Tom Brosz - 5/23/2006 3:32:02 PM
        
        I yam whats I yam........... - Publius - 5/23/2006 9:44:38 PM
        
        touchy bunch of buggers aren't ya - shmuckface - 5/24/2006 10:48:27 AM
        
        And that's all that I yam. - ER - 5/24/2006 1:42:40 AM

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