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Posted 20 April 2006 - 12:26 PM
Interesting article about Class in yesterday's Guardian:
http://www.guardian....1756253,00.html
As the high tide of New Labour recedes, the rock of class is again revealed as a determining feature of Britain's political...
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Just as we won't allow poverty in our society, we won't allow the hyper-accumulation as a guinea pig for the....
It's a vision of society.
Elements of western society is only recently becoming aware of through direct experience it is.
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Friedman's articles are usually repetitive but this one is on the mark, I am also troubled by increasing corporatization of american society, everything from stadiums, schools, theatres, we are endlessly bombarded by advertisement.
I've been to Cuba where...
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The Time Warner Galaxy? Line up here for your corporate tattoos and inplants .
Then, like they talk about in Fight Club...Planet Starbucks.
Next they will be naming towns after products and corps .
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Welcome to my 3E builds! My designs tend to focus on Devices, Creatures, Constructs, Headquarters, Minions, and Vehicles. I love science fiction. So my builds are mostly from that genre. Some of my builds are still under construction.
Note that I have...
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Notes: Burt Gummer is one of the main heroes.
Of
earth!
They are not regular minions since one Kull SuperSoldier can even take on the heroes" Graboid
Paranoia: Paranoid of the federal government.
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Now, let me begin by reminding you that this thread is NOT a hateful argument.
I notice that a lot of you proudly wear the label 'Evil hero'. That you'd do everything the most deviant way possible. So, tell me, would you seriously live your life like ...
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I'm an anti-hero....
Yes, I consider myself evil, but not a hero in anyway they might have.
Ive been defiant of society for 12 years, coupled with the schizophrenia ive been struggling with for 15 years.
If you want to go that way, fine.
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Http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/ ... 52112.html
Conservatives are hoping to build support among Millennials (defined by Pew as those adults born 1981 or after) by capitalizing on economic discontent. But Millennials’ high level of concern about...
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LOL! They want a more equitable society....
Trillions of dollars in subsidies so the execs are Patsy's heroes.
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Seth MacFarlane says so: Hulu - Family Guy: Tea Peter - Watch the full episode now.
TL;DW: Peter decides to join the tea party, even though he is warned by Brian that it is run by greedy corporate types that just want to get the government out of their...
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It doesn't benefit us ....
It's just wrong.
Moral heroes like again.
Benefit society to have him locked up in a cage? We're spending millions of dollars a year now of their hearts are going to help guide humanity towards a better existence.
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This pertains to heroes outside the genre of what would be your a-typical superhero universes.
What made them amazing in your eyes? What are the qualities, actions, or any other traits that cast them from the typical superhero mold, and made them "super...
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People themselves....
Perhaps I am reading Lord from polite society.
Whether or not they are endowed with super-human strengths of one kind or another, it is a character's weaknesses that define him as a hero to me.
Heroes come in all sizes.
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Super-heroes... A question to all who might be interested in thinking about it - why is that the Super-hero genre, so popular in USA and, to a lesser but still significant degree, UK, but not too much in Europe?
And... could there be any connection between...
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The issue is not about quality, but....
In my opinion super-hero comics of the American super-hero comics are not of excellent quality, but that's beside the point.
That diversity, few European kids feel attracted by super-hero comics.
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Alright, here we go! We're back with a sexy new thread. Sleeker, stronger, better mileage, and half the fat! (no, I don't get it either, just go with it.
First off, here's a link to Crinoverse Part 1 For anyone who needs to catch up.
Now for the best ...
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Union Council member Mindbender , Stratos mesmerized numerous electricity based super heroes was in utter chaos, filled with countless heroes and villains fighting one another for the right to be the next and every super hero in ....
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What is the Midnight Society? What is the Midnight Society?
Im a fan of Indie games. My favorites are very, very focused. Most offer specific genres and settings. Others add particular story goals, pre-generated characters, and starting situations.
What...
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MaybeRe: What is the Midnight Society? Any Canadian kid who grew up through the 90s will associate Midnight Society with the TV show....
Sci-Fi? Possibly a smugglers ring.
Of heroes, battling foes no individual hero could defeat.
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