grayhaze

grayhaze

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Reply to GUIOlympics 2003? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'd love to see another GUI Olympics, but purely as an onlooker since I gave up making my 'lame' WindowBlinds skins... The problem with the original contest came down to the rules not being set in stone from the start, and being completely open to interpretation. Some of the people who caused a fuss, myself included, were doing so in an effort to get an unambiguous set of rules drawn up before it wa

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Justify your war-lust any way you want bakerstreet. It doesn't make me any more of a racist. If anything, the fact that the US are far more likely to use military force in Iraq than they ever would in any of those other countries you mentioned makes a far better example of racism. They don't care about civilian casualties, just so long as they can get to Saddam and win another victory against the Middle East for good old Uncle Sam. I guarantee that policy would be different if it were anywhere e

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I think that's pretty much how UK 'patritism' manifests itself too Jafo. We're proud of our heritage and to share a common bond with the rest of the population, and believe flag-waving and anthem-singing is best left for Royal occasions and sporting events. Sometimes patriotism can border on fanaticism, and that's when the lines start to blur.

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I accept that there are those who believe in the US cause as a result of making their own minds up based on the facts at hand. By talking about blind patriotism, I am by no means implying the entire US population. I'm talking about those people who agree with war because it's what the President has decided. Those people aren't interested in the facts, but only in blindly supporting the actions of their government because whatever the US government do, they can't possibly be wrong. Time

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I find it so ironic that the very people who are making such a fuss about anti-American sentiments are retaliating with even stronger anti-non-American ones. There's so much arrogance and blind patriotism flying around here. Yet again I've found myself skipping several pages because I got sick of reading comments bashing those who disagree with agressive action. There's a very distinct difference between killing to protect your loved ones from a real threat, and killing innocents in the

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Sorry, just woken up. Maybe I should clarify that statement. Although a vague idea was thrown around during the Cold War to create a system to share computing power, the Internet itself was never intended to meet this need. It was created purely for academic reasons, and the Military had no hand in it's development. So I'd hardly credit the US Military with the creation of the Internet!

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

"The Internet came from a cold war military project for instance" - Frogboy I've decided to stay out of the conversation since being shot down for being anti-Bush. However, I'm starting to question Frogboy's grasp of historical fact in more ways than one. You are aware that the Internet was created as an ever-growing extension of an experiment between two Universities to create a fast network for the exchange of academic data, right? I'm not sure where this idea about the Cold

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Finally, paxx, it's good to see someone talking some sense. You managed to get across a couple of the points I tried to make in a much better way. At the end of the day, Americans will believe what their government and the media want them to believe. It's one of the main problems with a hightened sense of patriotic pride - it can cloud objective thought. I'm not saying that Americans can't think fo

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I may be wrong, but I don't see France in quite the same light that they are seen in the US. You have to remember that the US media is extremely patriotic, and therefore do everything within their power to dirty the name of other nations when they aren't quite as pro-American. The French want peace. It's as simple as that. They see that there are other options aside from military action, and quite rightly believe that the US government haven't done everything they can before resorting t

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Nobody would argue in their right mind that Saddam isn't an evil man. Yes, he needs to be taken out of power in Iraq, and a new government put in place, but is the slaughter of the very innocents that we're trying to 'protect' the best way to achieve that goal? Will going to war guarantee that Saddam isn't still in power this time next year? Of course not. I fail to see how going to war is the best way of removing Saddam. The US have already proven that they can't hunt down one man effe

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

My point Frogboy was that the major reason for that support in the US is the fact that Bush has been shouting from the rooftops about the (somewhat tenuous) links between Iraq and Bin Laden. He's using 9/11 as an excuse to rally support for an attack on the Iraqi people.

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I apologise if I've caused you offense Bangkokboy, but I still stand by my comment. As a military man, Bush is likely to gauge success in terms of military superiority. He's also more likely to resort to what he knows best, ie military action, in cases where diplomacy breaks down. By contrast, an experienced mediator will try diplomacy until there is simply no other option. If we really were down to the point where all possible options had been tried and had failed, would there

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I want to reclarify what I said before. I am in no way anti-American. I even lived in the States for a few months, and I'd love to return to live permenantly. My comments about what the 'Americans' and the 'US' are doing are meant to imply the US Government, and are in no way meant to be referring to the people of the country. I can't comment on how the citizens of America feel about military action, as I am not one myself. However, here in the UK we are constantly being told how the ma

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-American in the grand scheme of things. I'm just very heavily against any US government with a Military man as it's President. The President is supposed to be a wise individual who is skilled at diplomacy and strives for peace. I consider George W Bush to be an ignorant, warmongering man with almost no redeeming features. So I guess I'm just anti-Bush, and anti-war. If those two things can be considered mutually exclusive.

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If the US can go against the UN whenever they disagree, then I'd certainly consider them a global threat. It seems to me that at this moment in time, the US can accuse any nation of being involved with terrorism and attack them at will. What exactly is this fantastic new bomb of theirs designed for anyway? Peace?

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Reply to US is going to war tomarrow... dang... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I simply couldn't be bothered to read the bulk of stuff said here already, because I'm sure the majority of it comes down to the usual patriotic nonsense mixed with a lack of political knowledge. One comment that did stand out on my way through though was this: 'If we destroy Iraq, that's one less place for Bin Laden to hide.' This strikes me as a typically American point of view. My apologies to all the Americans here, but you have to admit there's a certain lack of c

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