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by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:29am PDT |
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Look, Saddam's sons are two little kids of a ruthless dictator doing what all kids of ruthless dictators do - and hey, they did a pretty good job of it, judging from their reputation. They probably did get what they deserved, but I'm sorry to see them dead because nobody deserves to die - people just need to be fixed, not terminated.
The fact that in reality they're both grown men and responsible for their actions doesn't change a thing - if you'd had their life and genetics you'd have done the same thing maybe a little better or a little worse.
I don't feel 'good' about it because it doesn't matter. They're dead - it's two people dead, some more wounded, etc. And the rest of us behaving like children and rallying around little clubhouses and throwing stones or mean words at each other and pretending like it matters. It doesn't and quite frankly at a macroscopic level it's behavior that's difficult to distinguish from what ape colonies and ant colonies do when they run into one another. It's nothing to feel good about, care about, or be concerned about.
I don't like it, but hey, apparently several thousand years of human history haven't done much in the way of convincing the human race that maybe they ought to shut the hell up, sit the hell down, and talk out their differences like rational people. No, people would rather run around listening to what their hormones and pathetic 'feelings' tell them to do, namely get tribal and kill each other for no good reason, rather than have everybody push everybody forward at once as one thus creating maximal upward force for technology, industry, agriculture, healthcare, etc.
It's alpha-male chest-beating that is entirely the same afflication one can observe in seven-year-olds on playgrounds around the world. The fact that people are stupid enough to actually feel some kind of pride over 'winning' today's slugging contest is either depressing or hilarious in a laugh-at-them-way, take your pick.
You know what they call individuals who can't control their emotions due to chemical imbalances? Insane. Crazy. Bipolar.
So what do you call a human race that doesn't even have the legitimate excuse of a chemical imbalance, but still behaves the same way?
I vote for immature.
--SB
Now go have your gay little victory parade. |
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Detla Force Scoreboard by SBDMT 03/19/2003, 8:24pm PST 
Re: Detla Force Scoreboard by SBDMT 03/20/2003, 12:11am PST 
POW Rescue, +5 point bonus. by SBDMT 04/01/2003, 7:36pm PST 
Link? -nt- by Entropy Stew 04/01/2003, 7:59pm PST 
Best thing I can find by SBDMT 04/01/2003, 8:40pm PST 
Re: Best thing I can find by E. L. Koba 04/01/2003, 10:51pm PST 
Re: Best thing I can find by veronica 04/01/2003, 10:54pm PST 
Not even close by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:50am PDT 
Just being an ass by E. L. Koba 07/23/2003, 6:34pm PDT 
Sorry, kneejerk liberalism (read: "Jesus they're not ANIMALS" reaction), my bad. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:56pm PDT 
I CAN CONTROL YOUR MIND!!!!!! by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 1:13pm PDT 
Possible kill/capture of Saddam's sons. Score pending. NT by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 12:02pm PDT 
CONFIRMED! W00t! NT by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 3:52pm PDT 
It was the 101st though, not Delta. NT by E. L. Koba 07/22/2003, 5:41pm PDT 
Re: It was the 101st though, not Delta. by Bob Violence 07/22/2003, 5:56pm PDT 
MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by Fussbett 07/22/2003, 6:02pm PDT 
Re: MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by E. L. Koba 07/22/2003, 6:33pm PDT 
Re: MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by laudablepuss 07/22/2003, 6:43pm PDT 
Task Force 20 good enough for you? by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 6:47pm PDT 
I heard they were too close to a TOW missile explosion and got dead. NT by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 3:00am PDT 
Man all the TOW missles in the hangar must be totally smashed tonight. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:30am PDT 
Exploding with joy, even. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:30am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by chimp 07/23/2003, 12:47am PDT 
Hur? by Chairman Mao 07/23/2003, 12:54am PDT 
Re: Hur? by chimp 07/23/2003, 1:15am PDT 
Time, CA. 1988 on the end of the Iran-Iraq war. by Chairman Mao 07/23/2003, 1:54am PDT 
stupid but valid reference by Moab 07/23/2003, 2:25am PDT 
Never underestimate nationalism and propaganda by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 1:04am PDT 
Never underestimate the power of moral relativism to make threads crap by Preachy Postmodernist Bullshitter 07/23/2003, 1:28am PDT 
God help me by Entropy Stew 07/23/2003, 6:44am PDT 
You fool! You've doomed us all! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:51am PDT 
One minor edit by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 10:26am PDT 
Re: You fool! You've doomed us all! by GRENDEL 07/23/2003, 11:04am PDT 
On what basis would you assign value? NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 11:08am PDT 
RATIONALLY, I CAN'T. by GRENDEL 07/23/2003, 11:26am PDT 
Bravo! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 11:42am PDT 
Re: You fool! You've doomed us all! by foogla 07/23/2003, 3:36pm PDT 
You adorable nut, you! You're horribly wrong, as usual. by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 5:26pm PDT 
You REALLY need to read just a little philosophy. by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 7:51pm PDT 
Of course I've read Descartes, freakshow. by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 8:07pm PDT 
No, that isn't the question by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:12pm PDT 
Re: No, that isn't the question by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 1:54am PDT 
I like how you think. Don't understand your patience, but whatever. NT by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:06pm PDT 
It's 'addenda,' you translating green blob. NT by Rene Descartes 07/23/2003, 6:36pm PDT 
Oh no, don't burn me at stake, Jesuit ass-sniffer! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 7:53pm PDT 
I see it as the loss of two potential Friendsters. NT by conflictNo 07/23/2003, 1:09am PDT 
No shit. They always give the LOSERS of wars with America a bad rap. NT by Adolf "Godwin" Hitler 07/23/2003, 1:24am PDT 
wait, what does that mean? NT by Your fellow faggot 07/23/2003, 1:28am PDT 
Perhaps, and I'm going out on a limb here... by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 2:22am PDT 
The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:29am PDT 
Also hilarious: my spelling of affliction in the above post. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 9:43am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 1:10pm PDT 
Are you serious? NT by foogla 07/23/2003, 3:43pm PDT 
Unclear, perhaps. But serious, you bet. NT by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:22pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:56pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:25am PDT 
Ignore fucked up quote post above, see post below. NT by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:27am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:27am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/24/2003, 12:10pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by foogla 07/24/2003, 12:33pm PDT 
[NO SARCASM]Good point, foogla[/NO SARCASM] NT by Bill Dungsroman 07/24/2003, 1:16pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:29pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 5:36pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by creativepig 07/24/2003, 6:49pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 7:26pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:52pm PDT 
Last I checked Iraqi civilian casualties from bombing was 5,000+, FYI NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 2:49pm PDT 
That's the Iraqi figure, IIRC. NT by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 3:24pm PDT 
Says who? Also, compare to avg. of Shiites paved into roads after GW1. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:25pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:45pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/25/2003, 6:04pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:56pm PDT 
Pop! by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 1:59pm PDT 
ES agrees with INC; world ends; film at 11 NT by Entropy Stew 07/24/2003, 2:25pm PDT 
Everyone except Lizard_King agrees with INC on this one. NT by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 2:27pm PDT 
I don't agree either. by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:23pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 5:39pm PDT 
Works for me. NT by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:40pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by Steve Sailer 07/24/2003, 8:30pm PDT 
Everyone is always biting my shit man NT by E. L. Koba 07/25/2003, 1:15am PDT 
Well, that's what I meant. by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 5:42pm PDT 
Strangely I agree with both of you, also, note for laudable by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 6:00pm PDT 
Re: Strangely I agree with both of you, also, note for laudable by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 6:22pm PDT 
Dunno, can you wait three days or so? That's my best ETA. NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 6:59pm PDT 
Is this your manifesto? Are you holed up in a shack somewhere? NT by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 7:28pm PDT 
Let's just say there's a machete involved. NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 8:11pm PDT 
Re: Well, that's what I meant. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:18pm PDT 
Re: Well, that's what I meant. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:18am PDT 
Of course you don't. by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 8:20pm PDT 
Re: Of course you don't. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:57pm PDT 
You're on auto-pilot. Again. by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 10:38pm PDT 
My mistake. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 11:14pm PDT 
Yeah. Still disagree. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:11am PDT 
You burned me. :( by I need clarification 07/25/2003, 12:46am PDT 
My God you're retarded. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:50pm PDT 
Re: My God you're retarded. by I need clarification 07/25/2003, 1:48pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by The Happiness Engine 07/26/2003, 3:50am PDT 
What do you expect of the majority on a purple internet forum? NT by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:19pm PDT 
NO NO RECALL DAVIS -nt by Arbit 07/24/2003, 8:06pm PDT 
Re: Pop! by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:08pm PDT 
Holy shit, it's the human pretzel. I bet it can suck it's own dick, too! by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 11:37pm PDT 
Re: Holy shit, it's the human pretzel. I bet it can suck it's own dick, too! by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:03pm PDT 
Fucking shit. I sincerely wish I'd been wrong. by I need clarification 07/27/2003, 3:41am PDT 
It's shit that would have happened anyway. by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:06pm PDT 
Thanks, Neo. I and everyone else stuck in the Matrix appreciate you very much. by I need clarification 07/27/2003, 10:29pm PDT 
What? by Lizard_King 07/28/2003, 10:28am PDT 
Re: Fucking shit. I sincerely wish I'd been wrong. by laudablepuss 07/28/2003, 11:01am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by E. L. Koba 07/23/2003, 1:47am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by Moab 07/23/2003, 1:56am PDT 
Does it really? by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 2:26am PDT 
Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 10:49am PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Fullofkittens 07/23/2003, 11:49am PDT 
Any news on that footnote? I'm still waiting... by I need clarification 07/23/2003, 2:08pm PDT 
Oh yeah! Sorry. by Fullofkittens 07/23/2003, 2:54pm PDT 
Just getting into character. NT by Moab 07/23/2003, 12:36pm PDT 
You deserve better then an NT post. by Moab 07/23/2003, 1:14pm PDT 
Re: You deserve better then an NT post. by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:24pm PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 1:14pm PDT 
To the extent that this applies to me, I'll answer for me by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 1:52pm PDT 
Remember this the next time the clock reads 9:11. by conflictNo 07/23/2003, 2:47pm PDT 
Good point by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:58pm PDT 
Re: To the extent that this applies to me, I'll answer for me by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:20pm PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:50pm PDT 
Can we be honest? by SBDMT 07/23/2003, 3:10pm PDT 
Fuck you by FABIO 07/23/2003, 4:25pm PDT 
I agree. Remember poor Dan and Dave! *sob* NT by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 5:28pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. NT by McMoo the anti-drug cow 07/24/2003, 11:42am PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by FABIO 07/24/2003, 9:39pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by Bill Dungsroman 07/25/2003, 6:12pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/25/2003, 6:28pm PDT 
The man had his own personal torture chamber by Entropy Stew 07/25/2003, 7:45pm PDT 
The people sheltering them are possibly $30 million richer. by SBDMT 07/25/2003, 8:16pm PDT 
They'll probably have to spend it all on bodyguards once their identidy gets out NT by FABIO 07/28/2003, 9:58am PDT 
His identity did get it. He's their cousin or something.... by Lizard_King 07/28/2003, 10:30am PDT 
Let's pretend for a moment that you're serious... by SBDMT 07/23/2003, 2:28am PDT 
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