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offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 04:38 [#00507608]
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Same as me. Why? indeed


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 04:38 [#00507610]
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Yes.

A stupid fucking hippy living in a cosy suburbia that was
created by the profits of war. Just because you're
comfortable in your life doesn't mean that we have to become
some peace loving pussies now does it. No. I want war. I
want to wave a flag and say "Good Old Britain". I want an
enemy. I want people's blood on my hands.

With my new home entertainment system with surround sound
it'll be like I'm slap bang in the middle of the thing. Come
on Britain! Kick some Iraqi butt!


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 04:40 [#00507613]
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That whole circle thing doesn't make sense.


 

offline ginge from Clerkenwell, London (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-09 04:47 [#00507620]
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Cosy suburbia?

Council accomodation mate.

Comfortable in my life? Yes thank you. So what the fuck
does that have to do with wanting peace? And when have I
tried to convert anyone into a peace loving pussy? The aim
of this thread was to inform people that if they are against
the war, they should use their democratic right and let
those in power know, rather than sit on their arses doing
nothing.

If you want a war that bad, maybe you could get off your
arse and sign up for the war effort. Instead of watching it
from YOUR cosy existence. Too pussy? Thought so.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 04:53 [#00507623]
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Irony is a dead scene.


 

offline ginge from Clerkenwell, London (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-09 04:55 [#00507625]
Points: 91 Status: Regular




Causa Belli by Andrew Motion

They read good books, and quote, but never learn
a language other than the scream of rocket-burn
Our straighter talk is drowned but ironclad;
elections, money, empire, oil and Dad.



 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 04:56 [#00507626]
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Been there done that.

Falklands mate - 1984. Killed 2 fucking argies with my bare
hands.

Iraq 1991 - Got blinded in one eye. Still fought on.

I was out there protecting your life while you were sitting
at home have a wank so shut the fuck up mate.


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2003-01-09 04:59 [#00507628]
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Im sure hes appreciative that you killed those argies headed
straight for him.


 

offline ginge from Clerkenwell, London (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-09 05:04 [#00507630]
Points: 91 Status: Regular | Followup to bill_hicks: #00507626



Really.

If its true, then you do deserve some respect. I certainly
wouldn't be killing people in Maggie Thatchers name, nor
John Majors'. If you lost an eye, then I feel for you.

Of course, if you weren't there, you're a bit of a sad
no-mates cunt who gets off on pretending they fought for
their country.

Either way, you're showing a high level of immaturity in
your reasoning. Did you have friends killed in either of
these wars? If so, maybe you'll see why war is a bad thing.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 05:06 [#00507631]
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A stupid fucking hippy living in a cosy suburbia that was
created by the profits of war. Just because you're
comfortable in your life doesn't mean that we have to become
some peace loving pussies now does it. No. I want war. I
want to wave a flag and say "Good Old Britain". I want an
enemy. I want people's blood on my hands.

With my new home entertainment system with surround sound
it'll be like I'm slap bang in the middle of the thing. Come
on Britain! Kick some Iraqi butt!


No sane person would say something like this, you're making
tourself look like a complete fool mr. Hicks, hahaha jesus i
can't believe this..

Got blinded in one eye. Still fought on

well do as ginge says, again join the party! you'll be even
more 'slap bang in the middle of the thing' than with your
entertainment system with surround sound

don't you think an eye for an eye makes everyone blind?


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 05:08 [#00507632]
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Yes it does- if you have an extremely fascistic state, you
are judged by your value to society. You are worth only so
much as you contribute to others. In this way the forced
sense of community is akin to rigid communism.

In a communistic society where everyone has to work for
others either:
a) You make people work and punish them if they don't
(similair to the fascistic totalitarian govt.)
or
b) You let people just do as much work as they want, some
people just doss all the time, everyones quality of life
declines as a result.

In a right wing capitalistic society with a generous welfare
state it's the same situation "b)" in the bit about
communism.



 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2003-01-09 05:11 [#00507634]
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Im not trying to be insesnitive. I am really sorry for your
loss. But I dont see how killing people is the best option
to solve problems.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 05:13 [#00507636]
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But your reasoning is based on a distorted view of
communism.

And people are already forced into work. If they don't work
they starve or their benefits are cut.


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2003-01-09 05:14 [#00507638]
Points: 4819 Status: Addict



I dont even know where to begin with all of this! With that
being said, Im off to bed.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 05:16 [#00507639]
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goodnight :)


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 05:19 [#00507640]
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But I've seen what happens on small communes- there are
people who do a neglible amount of work and take more than
they put in. The sort of people who live in communes tend
not to be the sort to tell the lazy people to do their
share. If I lived on one I'd get them kicked out or at least
have a go at them. Instead the other people on the commune
just bitch about the lazy people behind their back.

People aren't forced to work in the UK. There are plenty of
"career dole scum" types- just go to Barry. Very, very few
people in the UK starve- those are mainly elderly/mentally
ill people.


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 05:29 [#00507645]
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Oh, you're just so now aren't you jonesy. fud.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 05:34 [#00507646]
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Oh come on. Since Barry docks closed unemployment shot up
and there has been nothing to replace it, save jobs in
Cardiff.

The thing is, you view people as inherently lazy and when
you begin at that starting point you'll never trust people
to govern themselves.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 05:35 [#00507647]
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No, I just don't fancy myself as a comedian and don't try to
imitate 'heroes' like some silly teenager.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 05:39 [#00507649]
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I've worked as a labourer, I've worked on Barry Council,
I've seen first hand people who do a few months seasonal
work a year to stop losing their benefits.
I've worked in a factory where one employee was always
taking tuesday afternoons off. Turns out he was collecting
dole too...

I've worked with people who are inherently lazy. If people
can have a reasonable quality of life without working, a
number of them won't. If I got the same amount of money on
dole as I would in this job I wouldn't work.


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 05:42 [#00507651]
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Yeah, but you won't. Dole is a pittance.

Corporate fraud, cuts in corporation tax and the ability of
the rich to employ accountants to move their money around to
avoid paying tax is more of a problem than a few people who
are happy to live in poverty on the dole.


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 05:48 [#00507654]
Points: 4286 Status: Lurker



There is no such thing as dole money. It is a job seekers
allowance and as such all people who receive have to
actively seek work.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 05:48 [#00507655]
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No you're right- I do get paid more than people on the dole,
but that's because I do a job useful to society. If either
a) my wages decreased or b) dole increased, I would give
serious thought to going on the dole...

I'm going to avoid getting a pension, have my own assets and
get a good accountant for "tax avoidance" when I retire.

The people on dole still get "money for nothing" even if the
rich get "a lot for a little". My quality of life
would still improve if people who claimed dole their whole
lives never existed...

I sound like Dickens' Scrooge now :)


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 05:50 [#00507656]
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It's just too fucking obvious and boring for everyone to go
around and say "war is bad". Where the fuck is the argument
in that?


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 05:52 [#00507658]
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Ha ha ha! You obviously don't know many people who live on
dole!

It's really not that hard- cock up interviews, get sacked
from whichever job you get set up with, do seasonal work
(outdoors in summer seems to be the one of choice), there
are lots of ways around it. Having kids practically
guarantees that they won't take your benefits away.

I'm for a US style system- you can claim 2 years "jobseekers
allowance" max during your life. Obviously, if people are
injured and genuinely unable to work they should have some
form of sustenance from the govt.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 05:55 [#00507662]
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where is the argument in "war is good" ?

i think a minor argument in "war is bad" might be that
people get killed or wounded (you must know)..

but probably you still say 'war is good' or a such like
provocating thing..
funny that you always disagree with people


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 06:12 [#00507668]
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Go back to your Hicks' CDs and think of something else
'funny' to say. Something REALLY provocative and ever so
gob-smackingly controversial.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 06:17 [#00507672]
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haha yeah don't let us down bill

we know you can do a lot better than I want war. I want
to wave a flag and say "Good Old Britain". I want an enemy.
I want people's blood on my hands.


that's so ridiculous that no-one will believe it, do your
best and try to think of something else :) good luck bill


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 06:29 [#00507674]
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hm he left, probably to come back with some kind of
pro-Al-Quaeda statement.. no on second thoughts.. he pro-USA
(and thus pro-war)
man this is confusing, i'll never understand him,

imo he's either mentally handicapped or being world greatest
comedian,
since the latter occupation is already fulfilled i'd figure
the first..


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 06:58 [#00507691]
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jonesy, you are so earnest it makes me literally squirm in
my seat. Lighten up a bit, man.


 

offline glass_eater from a blind nerves area (Switzerland) on 2003-01-09 07:00 [#00507693]
Points: 4904 Status: Regular



stop the war to start wich one??
errggghhh
watch your back ! a bomb !!


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 07:02 [#00507696]
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Morton, I'm not going to criticise anything you say because
my knowledge of dutch is worse than your knowledge of
english. Not much worse, but worse. On the plus side though,
I do find your comments Inadvertently amusing.


 

offline Spikee Dragon from Newcastle (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-09 07:06 [#00507701]
Points: 4176 Status: Regular



Splish. :>


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 07:07 [#00507704]
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hahaha that's rather easy..
maybe you didn't have anything to say left ey..?
you can post it in english mr, i'll have it translated to
dutch, 'cause i really don't understand a word of the
english language

btw thank you very much for your compliment, you're too kind


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 07:09 [#00507707]
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Are you unaware of the importance of being earnest? Boom,
boom.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 07:09 [#00507712]
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:) you're the only one always complaining about my english
bill..

maybe..just maybe (probably not of course 'cause it's me
who's saying it) it's just you

:P


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 07:11 [#00507713]
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RE: This being ridiculous
"I want an enemy.
I want people's blood on my hands."

You may not believe it, but it in one of the prayers used in
the Uk armed forces it asks for "a strong and willing
enemy". Funny, eh?

That said, I think Bill is on the wind up...


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 07:11 [#00507714]
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that avatar....
that avatar......

*thinks*

yes! i know him!!! whoa spikee i have to admit that was the
hottest shemale to pick ;)


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 07:12 [#00507716]
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could be..

still think it's a ridiculous thing to say, don't you?


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-01-09 07:20 [#00507726]
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i always took you for an oscar wilde fan, if you catch my
drift.


 

offline Laserbeak from Netherlands, The on 2003-01-09 07:40 [#00507761]
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Saddam doesn't dare to use his weapons of mass destruction
on America's allies because he had them during the full
scale attack on Iraq and didn't use them, simply because he
was affraid of being nuked himself...

Now look at North Korea, America thinks it can resolve this
conflict the diplomatic way and that country is practicly
parading the weapons of mass-destruction...

I think it's an attack without any respect for the old value
that war should only be the very last option. And I think
it's highly arrogant to think you can't be hurt back and do
as you please. All I can see coming out of this is a massive
increase of terrorists, a conflict between Turkey and Iraq
over the kurdish territories, a million refugees, huge
casualties, destroyed cities, more poverty and burning
oil(if saddam decided to set fire to the oilfields).

Of course I hate Saddam just as much as the pro-attack
people but the situation isn't simply resolved with an
attack and the risks are huge.


 

offline Spikee Dragon from Newcastle (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-09 07:44 [#00507763]
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Yep, He is a hottie.


 

offline Morton from out (Netherlands, The) on 2003-01-09 07:45 [#00507764]
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agreed dude :)
well argumentated


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-01-09 07:48 [#00507765]
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I have too many mates in the forces to take the mick too
much, but you're right- that is a ridiculous thing to say :)


 

offline jonesy from Lisboa (Portugal) on 2003-01-09 07:56 [#00507773]
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I catch yo drift an' I got yo asssssssss


 

offline LuckyPsycho from a long way from home (United Kingdom) on 2003-01-17 04:02 [#00517434]
Points: 369 Status: Lurker



It looks like we are drawing ever closer to a war that I
truely thought we were going to avoid... my boss got a call
this morning from his daughter, saying that her husband has
been called up... hes a reservist.. and not a medical one.
This didnt even happen during the last gulf war.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN TRUELY BELIEVE THAT KILLING
MORE INNOCENTS WILL SOLVE ANYTHING.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/02/voices
_from_iraq/html/adhami.stm


 


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