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Berkeley and the Marines
Dissy:
--- Quote from: jhocking on 13 Feb 2008, 12:21 ---Reading back to your first post dissy, it is unclear why you you brought up the pro/anti-war issue other than to pick a fight.
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Second post Joe, second post. I brought it up, because this is the key issue which basically key to the main topic. Khar misinterreted my questions as to whether or not war is justifiable only if the one country attacks the other. I put Vietnam and Afghanistan in the list because sometimes, it is wrong to go into another country.
We went into Vietnam because we had a new enemy, Communism. Khar is partially right, it was to show our dominance of the area. But, as I said, Congress fucked it up by not allowing a real war. Look at what the Communist party did for Vietnam, so we were wrong. It is a gorgeous place, and the people seem happy.
We went into Afghanistan for one reason, to give the Soviets a bloody nose after they helped the Vietnam rebels and the North Koreans. That's it.
And then there are cases of where it was good. Yes, Germany declared war on the US, but they weren't in a very good position to do anything to us at the time. But, looking back at it, Hitler had ordered the deaths of close to 13 million people. Same thing with Bosnia.
Patrick: Kosovo. Go, Go, Go!
Storm Rider:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 13 Feb 2008, 01:52 ---...and your testicles only grew to their current gargantuan size when you were 17?
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Yeah dude, he must have been psychic. Why he was working on the behalf of homeless guys when he could see the future, I have no idea.
Elizzybeth:
--- Quote from: Ozymandias on 12 Feb 2008, 19:18 ---You get harassed by the armed forces just by turning 18 if you're male. Recruitment offices don't have to be involved at all. The government wants blood. Still can't be banning people.
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When I was taking violin lessons, the walk from my music school to my preferred restaurant was right past a USMC recruiting office. One evening, there was a recruiter standing outside handing out brochures or something. I walked past him and on into the restaurant, where I sat down. A minute later, he came into the restaurant and approached my table, handed me a business card and brochure, and proceeded to extoll the virtues of the Corps (noting my violin, he pointedly mentioned the Marine Corps band). I was 14 and female.
Though there's probably nothing technically illegal about what he did, it felt very intrusive. Khar and apackofwolves have both made good arguments in support of Berkeley's decision, but I have to admit that my initial "yay" at reading this was due to my irritation at being hounded by a recruiter. I agree, though, that the official decision reeks a little bit of favoritism...
calenlass:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 13 Feb 2008, 14:03 ---I don't think anyone at university level addresses their tutors formally, do they? Then again, I do myself go to art college.
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Some of my science lecture professors demand it. The others go with the first names (or something like Sensei or Mr DoomHammer or something).
I think my English "professor"* would flip a shit if her students started calling her anything other than "Professor Casola".
*I think she is a grad student because she only has one class and I think she is about 27 or 28.
Lines:
I call all of them Mr. Snuggles. Even the females.
There are some that tell the class they are Prof. SuchandSuch or Mr./Ms. SoandSo, but none of my studio teachers have done this and some of them dislike it. I call them what they say their name is on the first day of class.
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