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Mon Apr-13-09 01:55 PM
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Poll question: POLL: Did You Ever Imagine There Would Be "Pirate Apologists"? |
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It's a simple binary poll.
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:57 PM
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1. Remember the Good bye Daddy thread? |
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After that nothing shocks me around here.
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:58 PM
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3. Actually, no, I don't. |
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I don't know if I want a link, either.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:03 PM
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Trust me, major stupidity.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:11 PM
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18. It wasn't nuked. Just locked. It still exists in all it's horrifying stupidity in the archives |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:37 PM
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:39 PM
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:04 PM
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Disgusting. And you're right, nothing around here surprises me anymore.
:hi:
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:57 PM
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2. Looking back at my years of reading this site....yes. nt |
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Edited on Mon Apr-13-09 01:58 PM by Phoonzang
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:58 PM
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4. There are always a few who believe we can do nothing good - |
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and will support anybody who is against us automatically, even if they are kidnappers and thieves. Just ignore them.
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:59 PM
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5. Since Navy SEALS are direct descendants of Ninjas, it's rekindled a thousand-year feud |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:00 PM
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yeah, i didn't think so.
although, it may be the most awesome link on the whole of the internets...
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:01 PM
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10. They got nothin' on the Dinopirates of Ninja Island |
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:59 PM
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Edited on Mon Apr-13-09 01:59 PM by Renew Deal
And I even sought it out. I knew there would be someone on DU somewhere that would say "poor pirates." It took me 5 minutes to find the first post. And the creeps have been coming out of the woodwork ever since.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:01 PM
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I look at it as a good thing, but my ignore button is getting a work out.
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Mon Apr-13-09 01:59 PM
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7. No, but having the discussion totalized into stupidty like this poll question |
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is perfectly predictable.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:00 PM
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8. Nice push poll. Do we really need more of this? |
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:04 PM
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35. Seems to me to be an apt balance |
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Seems to me to be an apt balance to the "any sense of relief illustrated that the hostage is safe will be viewed as jingoistic, quasi-fascist celebrations..." and the variants of it which appear to predominate today...
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:01 PM
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:03 PM
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14. Hell no. People saying "poor widdle pirates" and all that bullshit |
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is just blowing me away. Men who take another man hostage, point AKs at his head in full sight of the US Navy are to be pitied for their stupidity but nothing else.
My understanding of their tough living conditions only goes so far. And it completely ends when they use violence against innocent people, people who were in fact bringing food and other relief supplies to the starving of the region.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:03 PM
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15. I did. But then again, I'm a viking apologist. |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:11 PM
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17. Well, I know I have to apologize for the Vikings a lot, myself. |
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But, that's Minnesota for ya. Sometimes there are even apologies for Twins and the Wild. It's just downright embarassing.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:12 PM
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19. Techno Viking does not approve of bullies or pirate apologists |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:13 PM
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20. I'm not surprised in the least. |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:17 PM
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21. Souldn't this poll use either yea, nay or arrrhh? |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:19 PM
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22. I wonder if people have watched too many movies that glamorize pirates? |
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Pirates don't look like Johnny Depp, folks. They don't have romances with upper class British women, they don't wear snazzy pirate outfits, they don't fight "bad guys", and they don't have hearts of gold either.
If pirates were ever anything like that, those days are long gone.
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:32 PM
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24. Yeah, now they're poor and black. It plays up to our society's fear of being carjacked in the ghetto |
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:30 PM
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Mon Apr-13-09 03:21 PM
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27. Surely you must know by now that any non-Westerner who attacks civilians (hijacking, |
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kidnapping, bombing, shooting, beheading, etc.) must have been driven to such behavior by some evil Western action that preceded it. (There are no bad guys, just vengeful victims.)
Any bombing, shooting, etc., whether civilians are targeted or not, conducted by a Western power is, by definition, inexcusable, baseless, imperialistic, and simply the prelude to more bloodshed when the vengeful victims retaliate.
There is no hope for you if you thought there would not be "pirate apologists". ;)
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Mon Apr-13-09 03:27 PM
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but I always figured they'd be in the Sports forum. :-)
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Mon Apr-13-09 03:40 PM
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29. There's no excuse for the dumping of toxic waste |
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by the west into Somalian waters....yet I don't hear much about that. Most of the pirates are probably gangsters but the demanding of ransom for the destruction of Somalian waters and coastline is justified. http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/what-international-media-isnt-telling
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Mon Apr-13-09 05:56 PM
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33. or kidnapping and killing people for that matter |
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:15 PM
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36. And you can of course point us to independent, valid, peer-reviewed |
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And you can of course point us to independent, valid, peer-reviewed sources which emphatically state that the ransom money was going to be used (either directly or indirectly) to rehabilitate the regional ecosystem, yes (op-ed pieces don't count, but I'm sure you're aware of that..)?
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:27 PM
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39. There's zero fucking confirmation of that shit. |
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No matter how many times that link gets posted it's no more valid and excuse for piracy than any of the Bushite's bullshit after-the-fact fake-ass justifications for their violence were.
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Mon Apr-13-09 04:06 PM
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30. Did you ever imagine GD would turn into the Colosseum? |
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Mon Apr-13-09 04:08 PM
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31. Sub-poll: If there's ever a left wing gunman shooting up a right wing meeting... |
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... will there be more than 10 DUers defending it (obvious trolls & sockpuppets notwithstanding)?
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Mon Apr-13-09 04:12 PM
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32. What about the Wall Street pirates? |
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that have brought this country to its knees? apologists for those are a dime a dozen around here. they make the Somali pirates look like petty thieves.
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:01 PM
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34. Yes, Because Painters of the Broad Brush Variety are Always Around |
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:19 PM
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37. There are some who have to prove moral superiority to others |
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by showing how compassionate they are for all things, including murderers and other criminals. If you are happy an innocent man is saved then obviously you must have been rooting for the criminals to be killed (ridiculous). I guess it makes them feel better about themselves.
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:24 PM
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38. Why not? We have Mugabe apologists, |
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Putin apologists, IRA apologists, Castro groupies, and the occasional "Fuck Jews" outburst -- the existence of pirate fans shouldn't be even vaguely surprising.
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Mon Apr-13-09 06:36 PM
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40. Only on "talk like a pirate" day |
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