 Does more history knowledge make you more conservative? |
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 May 8 2008, 12:25 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68  |
The more I know, the more I think politicians are full of shit. I wouldn't call myself liberal, and I lean slighty right of left.
The smug asshole comments pretty much summed it up. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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May 8 2008, 06:53 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Psykopath @ May 7 2008, 02:47 PM)  History degree classes I took involved everything from the obvious (research, reading, writing papers) to the "WTF THIS IS HISTORY!?!?" (statistical analysis, geographical analysis, warfare/strategy, risk analysis). But yes, it is a great "prep" degree for law school. 'Tis also my plan now. Then I kind of knew that (as it makes sense, to me at least). But, then again, I'm a nerd and love history. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 8 2008, 07:00 AM
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 POTATO OLES Group: Members Posts: 1,602 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Newark, NJ Member No.: 17 |
the nonutopian world of the past just makes it all that better to work towards for the future (and i believe there have been small bursts of it around before). is the goal to make the world a utopia? no cant really be done. but that is far from just giving up and ceasing to care. and i disagree with the question
- testm0 -------------------- death to false dudes
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May 8 2008, 07:04 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (False Dude @ May 8 2008, 08:00 AM) the nonutopian world of the past just makes it all that better to work towards for the future. and i disagree with the question - testm0 Even though "utopia" is unattainable? I am not suggesting that we should stop trying, I'm just stating that history should make one aware that it is not possible to reach utopia through government intervention (as it's been tried.... hundreds, even thousands of times) -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 8 2008, 07:07 AM
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POTATO OLES Group: Members Posts: 1,602 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Newark, NJ Member No.: 17 |
yeah doesnt mean to stop living for your ideals and what you believe in. thatd be silly and sad. and in the meantime you help as many people as you reach and yourself
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May 8 2008, 07:24 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (False Dude @ May 8 2008, 08:07 AM) yeah doesnt mean to stop living for your ideals and what you believe in. thatd be silly and sad. and in the meantime you help as many people as you reach and yourself I'm in agreement with that sentiment, but I think it's the method in which one helps. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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May 8 2008, 07:26 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (False Dude @ May 8 2008, 08:07 AM) yeah doesnt mean to stop living for your ideals and what you believe in. thatd be silly and sad. and in the meantime you help as many people as you reach and yourself nobody said they'd stop living for their ideals. you just seem to have this notion of what everyone's ideals should be. |
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May 8 2008, 07:27 AM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
yes because the world we live in would be a much better place if helping others was a common ideal!
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Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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May 8 2008, 10:13 AM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ May 8 2008, 08:27 AM) yes because the world we live in would be a much better place if helping others was a common ideal! by using the Cathryn agenda. thats what impala is implying ..... impala cat is implying... i just woke up. --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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May 8 2008, 10:19 AM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ May 8 2008, 08:27 AM) yes because the world we live in would be a much better place if helping others was a common ideal! It depends what you think would help others. -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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