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On paper commendable, in reality though, not much to talk about. The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
No need to create new ones, of course, we can do this ourselves. The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
What "we" can do is issue ignored-in-advance reports on this that and the other thing, like Belarus' lack of democracy and transparency (as opposed, say, to any Eurogroup negotiation, say) or the report Migeru cites.
The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
That fits.
I see. The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
Racist. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Perhaps it's because you're Irish?
:) No irony intended. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
Your accusation of racism is both silly and insulting. The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
Is it now OK, or not? Does it depend who does it? It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
I think we should all take a step back and reflect on the ridiculousness of the situation. A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
The usual measure of whether something is offensive is whether the putative targets are offended by it (not whether someone else takes offense on their behalf). My guess, which no doubt would require confirmation, is that German participants in this forum are annoyed and offended by redstar's frequent humourless gybes about alleged German humourlessness (leaving aside other alleged national characteristics which he has, in the past, attributed to them).
It might seem trivial, but it's a principle that I feel strongly about. It might be seen as an extended piece of performance art, rather than as representing redstar's true beliefs, but that would actually be an aggravating factor in my view, as it is easy to interpret the intent as being to sow discord between people based on their nationality.
If I were a nationalist, I might suggest that redstar's problem be sorted out by his compatriots (and I would happily delegate the job to the Irish caucus, who might be more expeditive than the French).
But I think it's a collective problem. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
I tried humour. It didn't work. So be it. A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
Not I.
I don't see any racist ad hominems. The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
Your accusation of racism is both silly and insulting.
But whatever. Just don't complain.
'Mustard gas' Churchill, the most lionised man of the 20thC.
A sometimes very witty man, but certainly no sage to subscribe to.
His ability to give uplifting oratory at a terrible time gained him much love and respect, but his core values were pompous and predatory, Empah incarnate.
Your sig, Redstar is trolling and you know it, I commend the Germans here for ignoring your provocation and answering on the merit of your often interesting arguments. 'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty
And irony is really not your strong suit.
Even if the rest of the Council is an fossil now.
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