On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 04:44:48AM -0800, Tom Ballard wrote: > On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:48:40PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 03:21:12 -0800, > > Tom <tb.31112.nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message > > <[🔎] 20031116112112.GA10899@comcast.net>: > > > > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:24:05PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > ..ofcourse, the _next_ bunch will have to learn takeoff and > > > > landings, simply to avoid suspicion. And, they will look just like > > > > you, redneck. To avoid suspicion. Your call. ;-) > > > > > > Why is it socially acceptable to call me a redneck and cast me in a > > > villainous light? > > > > ..because you in your last few posts, earned it. > > Reread this thread when you get sober. > > I'm dead solid sober. When you spend your whole life where the ONLY > FUCKING GROUP OF HUMANS whom it is completely okay to hate is YOU, you > tend to get a little sensitive. > > I'm American, I'm white, I'm a man, I'm Southern. Every time I turn on > the TV I'm the bad guy. Anybody can talk shit about me with no > negative consequences. I bear no ill will to any group of people (only > individuals), and I get crucified. ...the "NOT IN MY NAME" protests against the Iraq war being something similar. These were partly aimed at our own government, and partly at the Arab nations - "the *people* don't want this war, don't hate us because our supposedly democratic government won't listen to us". Personally, I think the Queen should have intervened. It was in her name too, and I don't think she was exactly enthusiastic about it. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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