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Tak G. commented on Michael Burns's blog post Why the hell am I up so late? [and also - nationalism]
"Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee: "Seems like a couple of fleas fighting over who owns the dog they live on""
May 29, 2010
AletheaT commented on Michael Burns's blog post Why the hell am I up so late? [and also - nationalism]
"John Lennon said it best: "Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace" I feel that ever since WWII Americans have been especially…"
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"Nah, too complicated. More likely, they were gunning for political clout among the unwashed, anti-sciencing masses. Ignorance is popular."
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Why the hell am I up so late? [and also - nationalism]

I heard a story, as the only way I can get my reading-for-fun fix these days is via audio format, and it was about a soldier who was just-ever-so-upset for having shot another American during a riot."Why, man, why? We're not supposed to shoot other Americans?" the forgettable soldier whines.Who, exactly, are you supposed to shoot and not feel terrible? Space creatures? Rabid camels? Because, let's be honest here, an American person is just as much a person as an Indian person or a Korean…See More
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Why the hell am I up so late? [and also - nationalism]

Posted on May 29, 2010 at 1:17am 2 Comments

I heard a story, as the only way I can get my reading-for-fun fix these days is via audio format, and it was about a soldier who was just-ever-so-upset for having shot another American during a riot.


"Why, man, why? We're not supposed to shoot other Americans?" the forgettable soldier whines.


Who, exactly, are you supposed to shoot and not feel terrible? Space creatures? Rabid camels? Because, let's be honest here, an American person is…
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At 10:52pm on October 13, 2009, The Secular One said…
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