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  1. DZJ
    British parties have a philosophy?!?! News to me! Anyhow, Skyrad, I'd say as long as you're on this side of the Atlantic, the deciding question is what you think of the Queen. If you're a fan, you might just be the first Republico-Monarchist!
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    Funnily enough, the 'banned book' when I was at school was Chaucer's The Miller's Tale. It was curiously missing from our year 7 editions of The Canterbury Tales...
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    Probably even less than that. 14/32 surprises me, to be honest. It's higher than I would have expected, even allowing for the dodginess of polls like that.
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    I love Speakers Corner.
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    Surely though, you're missing the point. They were told not to do it for no good reason.
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    Good idea! Seem to recall there's a fair amount of gang violence, underage sex and teen suicide in Romeo & Juliet...
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    Why are you not surprised? I mean, other than the fact that vicious crime has existed in humankind ever since the existence of humankind. I'm not surprised because I can think of few members of society more vulnerable to criminals than a 101 year old woman.
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    Reminds me of the 'Janet Jackson boob' affair.
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    I'm disgusted by this, but sadly not surprised.
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    Russia has been a deeply authoritarian country for a very, very long time. I don't see that changing any time soon.
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    Do you people even bother reading posts anymore, or do you just pick up on an inflammatory title? Sheesh, no need to go off on one. I did read the article, as it happens. Would you be happier if I edited to add 'As the article says...'?
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    As long as reasonable exceptions are made for martial artists and collectors, restrictions on samurai swords don't bother me.
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    Well, thinking about it a little more, people in certain parts of the UK are closer to chimpanzees than others, but I doubt the researcher will say as much...
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    Could be interesting if this research makes progress, but I thought this bit: "The implication that the Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh have a great deal in common with each other, at least from the geneticist’s point of view" was pretty meaningless - after all, from a geneticist's point of view, all humankind has a great deal in common with chimpanzees.
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    After a quick scroll through, the first word that sprang to mind was 'crackpot'.
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    Fair enough, this sort of thing can certainly cut both ways. My view just comes from the fact that academic work (at least by long-ago undergrads) is so easily denied that it seems a flimsy basis to make any kind of case on, pro or anti.
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    this one should be fun with the thin skinned acedemic crowd {{yes, miss. I'd like a medium bag of popcorn. OH, and extra Butterella oil simulant, please. Thank you}} Heh, can you tell I've got a dissertation deadline of my own looming?
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    I've not claimed things should be different for Mrs Clinton, to be honest I'm just mindboggled by the meaninglessness of this whole affair. If she'd written a book, then fair enough, but a thesis or dissertation is little more than a mark-getting piece of academic make-work. Exactly, this is precisely why I can't understand why this is taken to be significant either way.
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    No offence intended, but that sounds like grasping at straws to me. I'm a student at the moment (though not of politics) and my student work and I'm sure that of many others is written for one reason alone - to get the highest possible mark, and (sometimes) for the least possible effort. I'd hardly consider course essays to be deeply reflective pieces of work that indicated underlying philosophy. As for politicians being accountable, surely the only actions that are really relevant to accountability are those undertaken while in office?
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    Another lawsuit

    DZJ replied to kallend's topic in Speakers Corner

    My first reaction to reading that summary was 'pre-flight check, anyone?'.
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    At first glance that picture looked like a five-armed swastika.
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    I love all the mudslinging that goes on in American politics. It makes British politics seem honourable and civilised.
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    A handful of British Royal Marine Commandos once accidentally invaded Spain a few years back.
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    Ah, the joys of significant, meaningful politics...
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    My Dad always says 'God helps those who help themselves'. He's a Buddhist, mind, but I'd say it holds up.