May 28, 2012
The word "hero" in contemporary usage is an unambiguously affirmative, but anodyne, secular-sounding term for the conversion of the "fallen" from tragic victims into celebrated martyrs within a long tradition, indeed within a trans-generational chain of sacrifices all the way back to the founding of the nation in revolutionary war. To deny access to this form of transcendence, as Hayes and many like him seem to want to do - are in a sense ideologically compelled to do - is to reduce whatever act of war into killing and mayhem merely, the conduct of a state possibly unworthy of allegiance at all, much less of even one individual's life, liberty, and happiness. It is to convert the martyr symbolically into the pitiful dupe at best, the murderer or war criminal at worst.
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September 16, 2013
To the extent we cannot construct or re-construct the principles for a collective right to life in the age of weapons of destruction of the masses and disruption of global-ecological homeostasis, those principles may be expected to construct or re-construct themselves for us, and through us.
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Schwangerschaftsverhütungsmittel
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and found wanting?
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good to focus the criticism on GG rather than the tadpoles at the Guardian who have been in touch with Snowden and trying to work the story on a more rational and less obnoxious way.
being linked to Greenwald was the main reason not to accept the job offer from the G.
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sSomeone named Shirley Schindler writes for the Guardian?
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White Rabbit.... or is it?
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Muster Strong, he dark
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from the Dont Dont Shoot the Piano Player file
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where did you see the strangle and perhaps not coherent light?
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yup. dude is big. Scott might suggest that he spent a bit of time training with the East Germans.
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If Puig came to the US 6 years ago he would be playing on the NFL as well as MLB
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Mister Mxyzptlk ?
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anybody doing anything special for National Moth Week ?
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Artest on the same team with J R ......... thank Kermit that Nate Robertson signed elsewhere or it might have been the thing that would raise Hell and resurrect the ABA
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I'm pretty sure that NBA players have a one baby per person limit in most cases as they usually like to keep the line moving.
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gonna sell it on E-Bay of course. what else do you do with a Nate Robinson autograph?
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The plaintiff, Chris Sevier, is an attorney in Nashville.
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might have been based on consumer preference not favoring "forum blue" oranges.
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watermelon as health food sounds a bit fruity to me, CK
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it's Harold Shirley whats got all serious.
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he likes to dress casually when molesting melons that's how we roll and tumble in Brooklyn
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I'm impressed at the level of passion pouring out.
I know that it's a cultural impossibility to cut Kobe, but the truth is that he doesn't have much left and isn't worth the absurd salary this year......and is going to be no more than a good third option in 2014-15.
the Lakers blew it by buying into Howard in the first place when they couldn't get him to sign at the time of the trade.
they could have turned the massive asset that was Bynum into a young top-tier player and a couple of first-round picks.
and finally, give serious consideration to the idea that max FAs aren't going to want to come to LA and get bitched-out by a Kobe in his early-onset Norma Desmond days.
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why a fine upstanding citizen such as OtherWorld Peace?
why not waive that sonofaJellyBean guy and gopher that first pick in the lottery at this point?
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Do not stop and ask
what is it
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sum large lumps
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one to consider for the image archives