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  How Pathetic Are Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Tired of the Hypocrisy in

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  i have to say that i have been experiencing a wave of pathetic jws.

  they all seem to be hyper defensive, off base, and willing to do and say anything to win.

  the ones i run into lately are very wary since i wear my grizzled "commander ryker" beard like a badge of honor.

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  I was about to reply, especially in reference to one of the posted answers, when it indicated that the question was deleted. Pathetic, indeed.
  
  Dave
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  How about some music?

  by beksbks in

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  let's forget all this politics for the next 3 hours hmmm?

  here's one of my absolute favorite songs.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrcn2yxahoo.

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  Here's one I found from the 80's.
  Video
  
  Enjoy, Dave
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  Germany then; USA now?

  by sammielee24 in

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  thought provoking article...when it's in black and whilte it seems eerie ...i didn't write it - i stumbled across it today - sammieswife... america now is germany then: analogies .

  1 commentamerica now is germany then: analogies.

  the german people of the late 1930s imagined themselves to be brave.

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  Here's a different perspective from a blog I follow:

  Even at this point, the current crack-up in world finance makes the 1929 crash and the events of the 1930s look in comparison like an orderly small town auction of somebody's grandmother's effects. Back in that sepia day, America had plenty of everything except ready cash. We had, especially, plenty of our own oil, and -- you're not going to believe this but it's true -- the stuff was selling for as little as ten cents a barrel, it was so abundant. And yet still, America in the 1930s plunged into a dark depression of inactivity, loss of confidence, and impoverishment.
  
  This time around, things could get more disorderly. Personally, I think we may be beyond the reach even of fascist authoritarianism, because unlike the programmed industrial masses of the 1930s, we are unused to regimentation, to lining up at the factory gates and the movie theaters. Back then, society was so regimented that everybody wore uniforms in-and-out of the military. Look at movies from the 1930s. Every man-jack wore either a necktie and hat or overalls. The industrial masses behaved like termites. Once unemployment hit, they were waiting to be told what to do, to line up for something. It worked fabulously for Hitler, who took every advantage of this mentality. Luckily, the US went for Roosevelt (both FDR and Hitler entered office the same winter of 1933, by the way). FDR was more like everybody's kindly Uncle Frank, and his reassuring persona enabled Americans to suck up their bad luck and altered circumstances. Many of them retreated to the family farm (which still existed then) and waited things out -- and, anyway, the melodrama of the Great Depression soon resolved in the Second World War when Hitler's love of regimentation led him into military misadventure. He shouldn't have picked a fight with someone who had so much petroleum...

  Full article here: Kunstler.com
  
  Dave
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  Zeitgeist: Addendum

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  2. beliefs

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912&hl=en.

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  It's a real mixed bag. There are some facts mixed in with a lot of unsubstantiated nonsense. I like several of the points that are made, but the cornucopist high technology Venus Project solution is simply laughable in its naivete. The inaccuracies and lack of critical research on the part of the creator of "Zeitgeist: Addendum" prevent me from recommending it.
  
  There is nothing substantially new or useful here. One would be far better off reading Thoreau, Zerzan, or Jensen for starters. If you are looking for solutions, forget the Venus Project with its vague technological utopia and consider instead the ecologically based Permaculture system. Granted, I don't expect any of these ideas to ever become "mainstream." video Dave
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  The Flood

  by chappy in

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  had a witness relative visit me yesterday and we got into a discussion about noahs flood.

  i of course did my best to explain to her how it didn't happen and many of the reasons why.

  one reason i gave was the perverbial lack of sufficiant water to cover the earth.

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  Excellent links Gopher and Vinny. Thank you for that concise scientific summary Leolaia.
  
  I found an old post of mine about the two separate Flood accounts combined in the Bible's text: here.
  
  Dave
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  Wall Street bail out keeps oil prices high

  by PrimateDave in

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  i just read an interesting article.. .

  "if speculators were forced to liquidate their positions, oil would easily be $65 to $75 per barrel by the time the liquidation was complete," said michael masters, the founder of atlanta-based hedge fund masters capital management.

  tuesday, oil was trading at $108.74 in midday trading in new york.. .

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  I just read an interesting article.
  
  

  "If speculators were forced to liquidate their positions, oil would easily be $65 to $75 per barrel by the time the liquidation was complete," said Michael Masters, the founder of Atlanta-based hedge fund Masters Capital Management. Tuesday, oil was trading at $108.74 in midday trading in New York.

  
  More here: Bailing Out The Oil Market
  
  Any thoughts?
  
  Dave
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  Economy Fixed. All is A-OK

  by cameo-d in

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  why do i get the feeling they are about to tell us all is well?.

  why do i get the feeling they are about to give out a false sense of security?.

  why do i have the feeling we are about to hear the big lie...the "peace and security" announcement?.

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  I know the end is near:
  I've seen the warning signs.
  Been preparin' myself,
  Layin' in supplies.
  I bought a case of Jack,
  A boxed-set of Merle:
  I'm gettin' ready,
  Ready for the end of the world.
  
  I'm gettin' ready for the end to come:
  That final hour it all comes undone.
  An' she drops the bomb:
  An' says he ain't my girl.
  I'm gettin' ready,
  Ready for the end of the world.
  
  [Instrumental break.]
  
  My neon shelter waits,
  Where I can go to hide.
  While the memories burn,
  I'll be safe inside.
  With the honky-tonk few,
  Bracin' for the worst:
  I'm gettin' ready,
  Ready for the end of the world.
  
  I'm gettin' ready for the end to come:
  That final hour it all comes undone.
  An' she drops the bomb:
  An' says he ain't my girl.
  I'm gettin' ready,
  Ready for the end of the world.
  
  Yeah, I'll be ready:
  Ready for the end of the world.
  
  by George Strait, from the Album "Somewhere Down in Texas"
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  Economy Fixed. All is A-OK

  by cameo-d in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why do i get the feeling they are about to tell us all is well?.

  why do i get the feeling they are about to give out a false sense of security?.

  why do i have the feeling we are about to hear the big lie...the "peace and security" announcement?.

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  It's the End of the World as we know it, and I feel Fine.
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  The new Ice Age Cometh!

  by Gill in

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  http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/redir?src=websearch&requestid=6b69327903d3d481&clickeditemrank=1&userquery=sunspot+activity+for+2008+iceage&clickeditemurn=http%3a%2f%2fglobalwarminghoax.wordpress.com%2f2008%2f04%2f23%2fsunspots-and-a-possible-new-ice-age-updated%2f&title=%3cb%3esunspots%3c%2fb%3e+and+a+possible+new+%3cb%3eice+age%3c%2fb%3e+%28updated%29+%c2%ab+the+global+warming+%3cb%3e...%3c%2fb%3e&moduleid=matchingsites.jsp.m&clickeditempageranking=1&clickeditempage=1&clickeditemdescription=webresults.

  i hope this link works but there has been virtually no sunspot activity since the beginning of this year and the suns magnetic field is down 60%.. if this link does not work, you might like to try googling: sunspot activity 2008 iceage.. the last time this happened we moved into a little ice age which lasted from 1100 to 1800.. global warming lies may well have met their match with reality.. so how will they tax us for the 'ice age?

  do we get our tax back that we paid because of 'global warming'.. is this why they have made fuel so expensive....because they know what is coming and they want to make a killing?.

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  Gill, I agree with yknot. We don't know what will happen. However, you yourself have twice pointed out that the governments want your money and will do anything to get it. If the next Ice Age can be fixed by raising taxes, then I'm sure you'll find a reason to disprove global cooling as well. Me, I really don't care one way or the other. What will happen is beyond my control, and the government will rob me from the cradle to the grave no matter what I do. I'm poor and lazy, so it's not like they can get much from me.
  
  Dave
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  What do you think of cheaper Ethonol fuel!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  i don't see any difference so to save money....petrol on wednesday save 8-10 cents a litre plus use ethonol fuel 4 cents a litre cheaper with a higher octane of 98 for better economy.

  {my research shows that this fuel is cleaner and does not damage newer cars.}.

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  If it can be produced without competing with food crops for resources, then I am for it.
  
  Dave