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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:19 PM
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John Kennedy quote about war
War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.

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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:24 PM
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1. Amen, brother John. We long for the day. nt
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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:27 PM
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2. doubt it will ever be in my lifetime
watching what has happened even to DU, diminishing anyone who is not pro war is discouraging.
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AKDavy Donating Member (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:33 PM
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3. Group behavior
Tribal behavior, xenophobia, forming defensive circle, and following charasmatic leaders is programmed into us. What Carl Sagan called "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors."
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:48 PM
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5. I think you've nailed it. nt
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sasha031 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 02:08 PM
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7. thank you, interesting analysis and observation
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 03:20 PM
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12. too bad it's dated 70s BS that's been kept on a respirator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triune_Brain_Model
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 12:47 PM
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4. Yeah, there seems to be something in human nature that divides us, we're unwilling
to accept others' views if they differ from ours. We're complicated and I wish we just could all get along. :(
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 03:32 PM
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9. ITA. It's rather disgusting, isn't it, Sasha. n/t
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lector Donating Member (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 01:17 PM
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6. question
What does the "nt" at the end of your post mean ?
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Bluerthanblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 03:34 PM
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10. no text- (in the body) n/t
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-22-11 03:25 PM
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8. An even better quote about war
"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." --Barack Obama, 2007
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 02:29 PM
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11. That's going to leave a scar
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-11 03:27 PM
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13. Einstein said this:
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Albert Einstein
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