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Are there kettlebells at the gym in Gagetown? If so what weight(s)? *contemplating bringing one Thanks

I made a specific point to avoid what you posted: I said "I'm not looking for a guilt inspired apology". Of course the Objectivsts did not commit those acts - they weren't alive. I'm not looking for apologies or reparations or taking responsibility when one has no authority. The Objectivist...

Alright. So there is a finite amount of elements but an infinite amount of resources? Are you saying that we can call anything a resource, and that no matter what we lose (gold, oil, forest timber) that there will always be something else to call a resource and use it? i.e. if we did run out of...

Yes it would be debatable. And no - I wasn't trying to say I'd have more air to breathe, though if we found ourselves in a 'Spaceballs' situation and I was all out of Perriair, then yes I would benefit. That would depend on quite a few circumstances, so quite frankly yes a family members...

Were I to kill another human, would breathing be a benefit, and his/her absence of breathing be suffering? Do people on our world die on a regular basis? How about fortunes? Women? Land? There are endless examples of where someone or something is in limited supply and when all is said and done...

I understand that is not how Objectivism works - but that is how life can work. Are there not some things in this world that are zero sum games? How does the Objectivist answer to that? In an objectivist sense? I'm more or less saying that in a position where you can be called to kill...

A friend of mine introduced me to Rand and Objectivism. I enjoy quite a few of the points but I could never be a pure objectivist for the sole reason that I find it too preachy on the side of the individual. She and others have made good points that when the individual is empowered with reason...

Wild Geese Cross of Iron Dogs of War Devils Brigade - required viewing Tunes of Glory - not so much a war movie as what happens to a regiment after the war (Sir Alec Guiness) Where Eagles Dare - more of a sneaky operative movie but watching Clint Eastwood blast Germans in a mountain castle...

I've always liked that poem. Interesting to note Timothy McVeigh recited this before being executed.

Where is critical thinking on her part? Would she blame McDonalds in the same breath for seducing today's youth with the 'I'm Lovin It" campaign, turning them all into walking health problems? Please. All advertisement and marketing is based off awareness of a product and disposition to buy or...

His example may have been poor but he has the right idea. How much does it cost to train a Marine to the point where he can operate in a place like Fallujah? Given the opposition doesn't follow the rules, $.02 over and over again to clear a room seems far better than having expensive Marines all...

I have MTWII but its on standby. When the code monkeys fix a few of its problems Ill probably dust it off again. For now though I'm playing the Europa Barbarorum mod for Rome: Total War and its the balls.

Fuck I almost puked when I read that. For one its absolutely disgusting - and two, being a former criminology student, I've heard numerous professors argue for an abolitionist, minimalist and/or restorative justice perspective. (Yes, even for convicted pedophiles) The pendulum should swing the...

Out of curiousity - how big / long was the trench in the museum? In the CWM the trench 'section' is an S Shape, in a 'square' space probably no bigger than 15 x 20 ft

I also went to the War Museum today. The picture itself is not a centerpiece, but at the same time it is also not just another picture in a row of others. The picture is located in the last area of Section 4 (World War II - Present or Modern Conflicts) and beside a picture of Gen. Dallaire...

'Serve' was a poor choice of words. I was trying to answer the initial question in the first post ("If you are sent to the Afghanistan to conduct security operations for the UN and are paid by the Canadian Government as a member of the CF; are you a Merc?") 'Conduct for' was what I should have...

I think there are multiple forms of 'Mercenary' soldier. A contractor is a mercenary, as is a foreign aux. unit attached to an Army, as is a counter-revolutionary working for a foreign government (Contra Affair) or say paramilitaries working in South America for cartels/groups. Part of the...

Yes .. the Re-Education Camps tend to have that effect. *Drinks*

Interesting .. Personally I don't trust any of them, and as you stated, others besides Harper have attended. Either way, Harper should shoot for an election sooner than later, as Martin is clearly fearing the prospect of losing power. Waiting runs the risk of testimony coming out that separate...

Good read. I read over it twice. His point on how people relate from one system (national/local) to another system (international) is a good one. The 'agenda' point reminded me of those who want to charge world leaders for murder, for invading other countries / 'collateral damage', and in some...