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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    ...Whenever someone from "the outside" offers a point of view, he's trying to force you to change...
    There's a difference between offering a point of view and repeating that point of view ad nauseum at every opportunity. You think America is backward and barbaric. Okay, got it. We've heard you and we don't care. Can we talk about something else now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
    There's a difference between offering a point of view and repeating that point of view ad nauseum at every opportunity. You think America is backward and barbaric. Okay, got it. We've heard you and we don't care. Can we talk about something else now?
    I do not, but I can see how a nationalist like you would think so.
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    I do not, but I can see how a nationalist like you would think so.
    Didn't you just say...
    ...FYI Americans, this is why we Europeans consider you barbaric...
    You're a European, no? Or you're not one of those Europeans?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
    Didn't you just say...

    You're a European, no? Or you're not one of those Europeans?
    Mindless nationalism trademark #3: the tendency to take everything literally, especially when it's negative statements about ones country.
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    Mindless nationalism trademark #3: the tendency to take everything literally.
    Perhaps you could provide the figurative meaning of your statement for this "mindless nationalist"? Or would this be considered a "Mindless nationalism trademark #4"?
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    Perhaps you could provide the figurative meaning of your statement for this "mindless nationalist"? Or would this be considered a "Mindless nationalism trademark #4"?
    Don't see much point in that.

    Anyway, back to the topic:

    Anyone else have thoughts on the three strike system, and/or on giving the most severe punishment for nonviolent crimes?
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    Don't see much point in that.
    Right. Because there was no alternate figurative meaning.
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    Anyone else have thoughts on the three strike system, and/or on giving the most severe punishment for nonviolent crimes?
    Three strikes is an insane idea. It takes an extremely self-righteous person, or perhaps just a stupid one, to think that locking someone up for life for three petty convictions has anything to do with "justice".

    And it's bloody expensive as well - I wonder how many of its supporters are self-described "fiscal conservatives".

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