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Just out of curiosity does anyone understand the star dates in star trek. It's bad enough making sense of the way americans write the date as it is but at least I can work it out. Star trek eludes me.

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Interesting to see the same debate we are having. I always thought the US had no kind of social security sytem. If you were poor or down on your luck then tough.

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Hillwalking in Scotland you still come across bits of plane from ww2 crashes, makes you wonder what the crew were like. Two american planes crashed last year in the cairngorms, there are always the odd little bit they miss after such events.

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<t>My next car will be a diesel. I have not noticed the price difference you mentioned, though! Not on list price but usually petrol cars are heavily discountes or pre registered which makes a heck of a difference. Still think I will get a super scooter for com...

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<t>What sort of business are you in? Just curious if you do much business over here. Financial services, couldn't do business outside of UK. My nephew has a graduate degree in agi-science and he says the hype about GM is not based in sound science. But I'm not the expert ...

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<t>Globalization is affecting us all but instead of pointing fingers at each other we should create international laws forbidding labor exploitation, product dumping, and state subsidization of greedy multinationals. I think we agree with each other. If Europe doesn't wa...

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<t>Many of America's agricultural subsidies should be abolished (President Bush uses them for his ranch) but some serve the purpose of maintaining a steady supply of products while protecting the family farm. We have the cheapest food costs in the world and we're going to keep it that way. <br/...

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<r>The only answer I can give to this is, I was a long long time in the gutter. I did not get to where I am today on my own. And I'm certainly no Religious fad. I don't attend churches or meeting chapels ect. But today, I can call myself a Christian today.(I'm beginning to read the bible )thanks to ...

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<t>Our steel industry was decimated thirty years ago along with most of our heavy industry. Its one of the myths about scotland it's not all brigadoon and shortbread we are or were one of the most heavily indistrialised countries on the planet. Bush almost started a trade war with the EE...

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I live on a hill

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<r>What I find depressing is that so many people need someone to tell them what to think and what to believe. If you don't agree it's because you don't understand, if you don't conform you are at fault and must find the error of your ways. forget christian teaching about tolerance. An eye for an eye...

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<t>Where were you? I got some. The good old day's. Memories now. Small scots town with not much money. No mods and rockers all the kids could afford were mopeds which never quite had the right image somehow. Presbytarian upbringing I was so worried about doing the right thing by th...

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<t>Most Christians that I know believe that scripture reveals the nature of God but they don't take it literally. It is a pity so many fundamentalist christians do. Not so much that they believe it but that given half a chance they would impose their views on everybody. That type of...

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<t>Not for very long. Like the Irish NHS,yours will change too So why did you all vote for it? Governments only do what their people let them away with, at least in a democracy that is the theory. Don't be so sure about that TB has to get relected and the only reason he is likely to...

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<t>I must apologize if I seemed a little pissy before, I was tired and decided to take out a little frustration I was feeling that day by attempting to shove my point of view down your throat. This was wrong of me. Forums are based around disagreements and discussions, and it seems that I forgot tha...

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<t>It all comes back to one thing. Do you believe yes or no. Its faith pure and simple. Not really something that lends itself to logical debate When a you talk to a true believer christian, muslim, take your pick you cannot shake their faith. On the other hand those who are compelled to ...

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<t>Personally I'm undecided but one thing I am sure of is that anyone who says they know the word of god and tell me how to live my life probably doesn't and should be avoided. Fundamentalists of all kinds should be put together on a tiny island where they can fight amongst themselves and leave the ...

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The people on jerry springer and rikki lake give me hope for america.

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You still wonder why we view the NHS as so important? For all its failing someone in that position does not have to worry about medical bills.

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"dropping out" i always thought was a middle class thing. You can only drop out if you have money or rach parents that can bail you out if you get in to trouble.

Personally I was unemployed for the better part of two years, not the kind of dropping out that was enjoyable.

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<t>You forget who started iran's nuclear programme back in the 70's when they west was backing the shah. just as it was the west that supplied iraq with the means to make WMD and turned a blind eye when he used them on his own people. It was OK when he used them on iranians. Israel does h...

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<t>Having a small car just doesn't cut it. I do, however, understand the frustration with the city and suburban dwellers who are competing with the large cars. Like i said you need your truck. I have no problem with 4x4's just some of the twits that buy them for no good reason and l...

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Its Ok Gmc, Who's Old bit was just a joke of mine.

No offence taken

I'm one of the lost generation post hippy and pre punk. I remember much the same kind of debates when I was a teenager, never did find the free love everybody was talking about

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<t>I was'nt lashing out I was disagreeing with you I'm sorry if you took it that way. I am not the least bit interested in a flame war of any kind whatsoever The media has even gotten to you. At what part in my post did I say "children used to take fashion tips from their dads"? <br...

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<t>Unfair? It also bans any overt religious signs such as crucifixes, skull caps its hardly aimed solely at muslims. It is simply religious fundamentalists trying it on. If you go to a muslim country you are expected to conform to their mores why should they expect preferential treatment in a secula...

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<t>I've been looking at this, my POS Ford will do 40MPG on a run, a smaller car may get 50... these things ( pos ford? I would buy diese as I actually prtefer them to petrol, the direct injection do 60-70 mpg (imperial gallons not the to the gallon(proper UK ga...

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<t>"The proposition that the United States will be better off if it uses its position to impose its values and interests everywhere is the misconception. It is exactly by not abusing its power that America attained its current position." From the article by George Soros, good point ...

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<t>Children used to follow the examples that their parents and other adult leaders set No they didn't, the same debate went on in the sixties, seventies, eighties (I feel old) you can even find such discussions in Roman times , medeival pick an age. Growing up was always ...

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<t>I don't have a problem with big cars per se, from choice I would always buy an estate before a small car but my business mileage is 20,000 to 25,000 a year in a heavily congested built up area where a large car is a pain to find a parking space. we used to have two cars currently just one but tha...

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<t>i prefer self-regulation. the press watches itself, and the people watch the press. there are numerous watchdog groups out there. sadly, some of the watchdogs are openly biased, which rather defeats the purpose, for example, FAIR. I think we agree in principle but express things ...

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<r>I meant to ask, are you Up North, or even in Scotland? I'm about 2/5 of the way up England and towards the middle at the I'm in the central belt but my hobbies are hillwalking and mountain biking so I tend to head north rather a lot. When I can't be bothered with a th...

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<t>A passing place???? I say, you, git orf moi road! Not sure if you know what I mean but in the wild and woolly north of scotland, l;ake district as well come to that, you still get roads that are only wide enough for one car. There are passing places to allow oncoming cars to pass...

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<t>Maintain speed, swerve off the road onto the verge in an exaggerated movement I think you're being charitable there in that you assume they know how wide their car is. Try meeting these clots on a single track road or being behind one that doesn't know what a passing p...

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<t>i have absolutely no problem with the press in this country. people are free to choose which news sources they trust, and which ones they don't. Bear in mins all i know about the american media is the likes of cbc cnn and poking around web sites. If your mass media is...

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<t>speaking as an outsider there are some similarities to the time of the vietnam war and what is happening today in that anyone criticising the vietnam war was condemned as unpatriotic and unamerican just as those who oppose the iraq war are pilloried the same way now. real debate was stifled and i...

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<t>My first new car as in never owned by anybody else was a wee renault clio diesel. I've since had a couple more as I do a high mileage but my last one was drowned while driving through a flood. This idiot in a 4x4 coming towards me send a massive wave at me. Ours aren't as big as yours (4x4's I me...

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<t> Google ANSER and you'll see some of the top soldiers in America's intelligentsia army. Did so, interesting. I'd come across the rand institute before but the web site seemed defunct. I'm inclined to think that anyone who wants political power should be banned from ever having it...

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<r>I am as eclectic as the next person but like talking politics. I looked at some of the post and they didn't seem to generate in to the rabid argy bargy I have seen elsewhere which is why i decided to join. I like to talk to people whose attitudes differ from mine. I might not change my mind or th...

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<t>to quote bill sikes Yes, the whole thing seems a distinctly screwy and distorted version of fact. We were not disarmed by our government. we elect them and can unelect them just as easily, clearly the author has her own demented conspiracy theory. We are not victims<br...

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<t>Its state funded not state controlled. The BBC is funded by the licence fee and there is no commercial advertising. As part of its charter it has to be impartial in its broadcasting and it is the job of the board of governers to make sure it is. Far from being state controlled it consistently ant...

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<t>I disagree that the UK has more documentary type programming. We have the History Channel, Arts and Entertainment, PBS, and a plethora of other channels on which you can get in depth coverage of the news of the day plus feature length programs on world events. And, we get the BBC and other progra...

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<t>France and other EU countries is fast becoming very Un Free. Not so. seperate religious schools cause and perpetuate sectarianism. In the UK this is a big issue as well with muslims now pushing for seperate faith schools for their children. The more extreme religious types don't ...

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<r>You Brits are certainly not immune to the hidden persuaders in the corporate world. And though you have a more engaging political system with your parliamentary government I'm not sure that your citizenry participates in the political process any more than Americans. Do they? What percentage of B...

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<r>"What will the center of the universe do if the blood and guts of America becomes just another also ran. Our conspicuous spending, life stile and charity, is why other Nations hate us but also strive to be like us. If here is no carrot on a stick for others to pursue what will the world populatio...

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