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  What smells bring back old memories?

  by John Doe in

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  fresh cut hay in may?.

  spring rainshowers?.

  a creek with active marine life?.

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  4digitcode

  i bought some geranium essential oil the other day. in the evening i put it on my pillow then went to the kitchen and did some other things. came back into the room and the smell just brought me back so powerfully to the house where i grew up in belgium and the smell of my auntie
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  To my friends that are not in the US: Do you get this kind of propaganda?

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  i know a lot of brits, aussies, canadians, etc, always marvel at the arrogance, haughtiness, and cockiness of us tourists visiting their countries.

  or how mainstream us citizens just fall in line with anything that comes out of the government's mouth, accept any policy as "good", believe all that stuff about how "america is the greatest nation on earth!"..

  how it gets ingrained into the being of most us citizens?.

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  4digitcode

  journey-on I agree with you and have gotten into a lot of debate defending americans while living in other european countries than the UK.
  
  Here is one account:
  
  I was in rome with some witness friends and for i don't remember what reason one replies ".....america...yeah you can't even keep your buildings upright" refering to september 11th.
  
  It absolutely made my blood boil. I stared him dead in the eye and said would you say that about the london terrorist attacks or the russian operahouse attack!!"
  
  It seems that because america is the most powerful country in the world people forget their humanity when refering to america. They forget it is made up of people like themselves.
  And also like you said It is so cool to say america sucks that a lot of people say it mindlessly just to have something to say.
  
  When looking at WORLD politics not just american or british or french, etc. on their own but as componenets of one same planet, i soon saw that america is at number one also because everyone else wants it there, or as one frank politician said NEEDS it to be there. maybe not individuals but bigger entities than a mere human being DO!
  That's when you see a discrepancy between the governments' view and the people's view.
  
  about civil liberties of course america has civil liberties any person who said it had none would obviously be wrong. But they can be taken away from you in the blink of an eye. Recent Example: People being detained for months with no charge after september 11th.....You'll say that is a protection for the american people?....yes it might well probably be...but it still doesn't disprove my point.
  
  Maybe i'm wrong and i do speak humbly.I don't have an ideal that i must impose. Due to the impersonal nature of posts on a forum i hope things i say won't be misconstrued to be disrespectful of anyone's nation and heritage. it's nice if we can discuss things objectively.
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  To my friends that are not in the US: Do you get this kind of propaganda?

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  i know a lot of brits, aussies, canadians, etc, always marvel at the arrogance, haughtiness, and cockiness of us tourists visiting their countries.

  or how mainstream us citizens just fall in line with anything that comes out of the government's mouth, accept any policy as "good", believe all that stuff about how "america is the greatest nation on earth!"..

  how it gets ingrained into the being of most us citizens?.

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  4digitcode

  HAHAHAHAHAHA
  ninja that's hilarious
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  Name Things You Wanted To Do As A JW But Couldn't--- That You Do Now

  by minimus in

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  when you were a witness, there must've been things that you really wanted to but couldn't because you were not able to.

  give us some examples, please..

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  i'm able to go to beauty therapy school where i learn about auras and chakras and yoga, hinduism, buddhism, meditation, healing crystals (won't say i believe 100% but at least i can SIT IN on the class and LISTEN to what they're saying and CONTRIBUTE without feeling like demons are going to get me later)
  
  I can go to the school christmas party...which i won't but I CHOOSE NOT TO....simply cause i don't feel like it!!
  
  I can do this intensive course without being scared that i'm missing meetings because most of my weekday evenings are spent studying for assessments and projects being due one after the other.
  
  I CAN PLAN A CAREER THAT I LIKE AND NOT ONE THAT WILL ENABLE ME TO BLOODY PIONEER!!!!!!!!
  
  HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA......................
  
  
  that feels great!!
  ANd that's just careerwise.......for other things, the list is so exhaustive i would be here typing all night!
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  Things you hated when a child but really like now. . .

  by Clam in

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  only been thinking about this for a few minutes so i don't have many up my sleeve.

  things i disliked when a kid but like now.

  tomatoes.

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  broccoli
  
  the color red
  
  my curly hair
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  To my friends that are not in the US: Do you get this kind of propaganda?

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  i know a lot of brits, aussies, canadians, etc, always marvel at the arrogance, haughtiness, and cockiness of us tourists visiting their countries.

  or how mainstream us citizens just fall in line with anything that comes out of the government's mouth, accept any policy as "good", believe all that stuff about how "america is the greatest nation on earth!"..

  how it gets ingrained into the being of most us citizens?.

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  4digitcode

  www.zeitgeistmovie.com
  
  I'm not saying to swallow up everything that's said in this film as the gospel. But don't swallow up everything the American government says either.....or for that matter what any government says.
  
  They use the media, fear tactics, etc to sway the public's opinion. Love your country! i love america. it's awesome, i lived there for 8 years, my grandparents are naturalized americans. but don't believe it can do no evil.
  
  It's like a child thinking their parents can do no evil until they grow up and see the parent is after all a human being like the rest of humanity. Doesn't mean he'll start hating his parent. He'll just have a more balanced view.
  
  Keeping informed and looking at things with a critical eye is not being a cynic. It's just being careful and not having blind faith in anything that you haven't first thoroughly processed and approved by your own logic.
  
  Something i'm sure we can all say that we failed to do at some time in our life....hint hint.
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  To my friends that are not in the US: Do you get this kind of propaganda?

  by CaptainSchmideo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know a lot of brits, aussies, canadians, etc, always marvel at the arrogance, haughtiness, and cockiness of us tourists visiting their countries.

  or how mainstream us citizens just fall in line with anything that comes out of the government's mouth, accept any policy as "good", believe all that stuff about how "america is the greatest nation on earth!"..

  how it gets ingrained into the being of most us citizens?.

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  4digitcode

  "Makes me think how easily we could turn back the clock a few decades to the bad times of 40's and 50's, when Constitutional rights didn't apply to everyone in the US.
  
  They don't!!!
  
  Oh, wait, that's Today!"
  
  There you go......
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  Share one or two interesting things about you we probably didn't know

  by Gopher in

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  we have such an interesting group of people from around the world on this board.

  it might be interesting to have a thread where you discuss a hobby, something interesting that happened in the past, somewhere you've been, etc.. not deep, dark confessions - just interesting stuff.. .

  * i have travelled into all 48 american states that are not named alaska or hawaii.. * for the past few years, i have had a slight walking impairment due to a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis.

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  i bungee jumped in north thailand when i was 18
  
  i have 2 burn scars on my right leg, one on the back of the thigh and one on the calf, from an iron falling on me when i was 2. They don't look like regular scar tissue though. the skin is normal it's just like a stain.
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  Lord give me a sign

  by + in

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  with the new watchtower video jehovah`s withnesses - organized to share the good news.

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  4digitcode

  i thought the sad ones were real too :(
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  Final batch of Blank Covers to Finish Series for now, Thanks!

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  here are the final batch of blank covers for this time round.

  in response to those who ask, i have seen the private edition cover from brazil or wherever that has been posted.

  i'm waiting for an english version to put up for captions.

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  4digitcode

  what a laugh!!!