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Recent content by Genuine Realist

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    Killing in War - Ok or Not?

    The logical extension of too much reluctance to commit violence in war,is that the worst of us - those who are completely uninhibited about enforcing their will by repulsively brutal means - end up dictating laws and mores to the rest of us - those who do have qualms. 'The best lack all...
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    George W. Bush, war criminal

    Geez. Then what's the point of being Kirk?
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    Why would a person who isn't rich be a capitalist?

    Most forms of Western capitalism are regulated to some degree, and also with taxation for social insurance programs. It seems to me this works better than socialist systems, which tend to breed mediocracies. Unfettered capitalism? Ah. . . . . . . . . .no.
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    The Palestinian Papers

    It is unfortunate that they, and not the kleptocrat Arafat, were not at the table when the Oslo Accords were still in process. The moderate element of Israeli politics has been really reduced in the last decade, partly because of that failure. Conservatives are now the dominant voice.
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    The Palestinian Papers

    I understand your passion, but I fail to see what in all the heat provides a solution. Somewhat the same in your denunciation of the 1991 coalition, for the willingness of Arab nations to spill Arab blood. That's fine, but doesn't it leave Saddam Hussein, no one's friend, in possession of...
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    The Fallacy of Democratization In The Middle East

    I used to use the word 'democracy', but realized that that is not an accurate description of the 'Jeffersonian/Lincolnian' concept. 'Consensual government' is much better. There are all sorts of consensual governments that are not democracies.
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    The Fallacy of Democratization In The Middle East

    Actually, you're yelling that you don't want to discuss difficult cases. Whether the Nazis were elected is debatable. They never won a majority, but got a sizable plurality in the last free election.
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    Equal Relationships

    In a nice way, I'd like to ask penumbra - why does this matter? Suppose, for example, you are very happily relating to your boyfriend, and one day you are discussing the elements of the relationship with a close friend. You realize, as you talk, that he makes nearly all the decisions in the...
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    The Situation in Egypt

    The typical dystopian premise. Better take people as they are rather than as you'd like them to be . . . .
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    George W. Bush, war criminal

    Against, LOL. More things in heaven and earth, dontcha know?
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    George W. Bush, war criminal

    The problem is not only does a competent legal authority not exist, neither does the law in question. To be specific, in a way that many of the other posters have not, Iraq wasn't just another country. It had waged aggressive war, and was the subject of a number of resolutions passed by the...
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    George W. Bush, war criminal

    Oh, please. Read what you've posted. Blah, blah, blah, I hate Bush. Do you know, I think I guessed that?
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    Equal Relationships

    I will say that if one of my daughters was going with a man to whom the issue of control was important, so that he talked about it, I'd be extremely concerned. But Kathryn having brought the matter out of the closet, I have been the dominant one in just about every relationship I've had as a...
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    Equal Relationships

    I see mutual respect for sure. But in my opinion, men and women form relationships out of the whole personality, with a lot of chemistry (a euphemism) included in the mix. The main thing is to be authentic, and everything else follows. There are committed career women who find alpha male...
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    George W. Bush, war criminal

    Exactly. You've offered nothing. Except the True Believer's Creed. As I keep pointing out.
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