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dan-cat said:I say impose banana import sanctions on the lot of 'em
That'll learn 'em.
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That'll learn 'em.
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dan-cat said:... and 'no tree-swinging' restriction zones too.
That sounds worse than a dictatorship.
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That's what's so bloody scary about Americans, most of them are ignorant when it comes to the facts, and the facts are that both Iran and Palestine are democracies. What pisses off the yanks is that they don't share the American capitalist dreamJakboi said:
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Your capitalist banana companies over there have already taken control of the WTOdan-cat said:I say impose banana import sanctions on the lot of 'em
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Rich said:Your capitalist banana companies over there have already taken control of the WTO
Whoo-hoo!
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Rich said:
Ok Hamas being elected goes against the theory that democracies dont wage war upon each other...due to the fact of elected officials and people having say in the govt.
Even in lebanon where Hezbolla is part of Sinora's govt, even though its the terrorist wing of Iran.
Iran yes Ahamedinjad* was elected, but the power and ultimate say still lies upon the ayotollah. Its a theocracy not a democracy...
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That was what I thought about Iran, yes they hold elections etc. but I thought the "clerics" still retained much of the power.
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And America is a Republic not a democracy, what was your point again?Jakboi said:
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Rich said:And America is a Republic not a democracy, what was your point again?
A Representative Republic, to be precise.
I thought he was just replying to your post about Iran being a democracy.
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Rich said:And America is a Republic not a democracy, what was your point again?
Kinda like Star Wars...we should have Storm Troopers soon as we are developing land walkers now...actually Japan built one, needs another 10 years, but it walks.
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Well let's hope that Japan has control of them and not the trigger happy U.S.Jakboi said:
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Representative of what exactly?MrsGorilla said:
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Jakboi said:
In Star Wars though, the Republic was squashed by the evil Empire.
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Except the American oneJakboi said:
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Not much different to today thenJakboi said:
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Jakboi said:I thought the Republic was the evil empire...and the good guys were the rebels...
in the original story this is taking into account all the movies and the books starting from the beginning, the galactic republic was a democratic collection of planets and systems, similar to the UN they ran everything, though the UN doesnt. some systems were not part of the republic yada yada. then the times of the civil war with the outlying systems count dooku and the trade federation all set into motion by then senator palpatine. around episode three when the war is in full swing palpatine had the senate give him basically unlimited power. so in the ashes of the old republic he built the first galactic empire. that is what the rebels were fighting in episode IV. just FYI
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