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Old 06-16-2005, 11:13 AM
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You will find reading comprehension to be a large issue with SS. Before you can even get to debating any particular topic you need to spend a good deal of time explaining what you said in the last passage as SS somehow rarely understands it. Even if it's not complicated and written in near perfect English. Your question was simple and easy to understand. But as usual SS has to figure it out and/or debate what the meaning of "is" is.
the calculated, willful misreading of the 'not-so-quick-on-their-feet' at your peril! Its a great device to use when you have nothing of substance to say - (oops - or so they tell me!).
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as you used it in that last post. I don't get it.
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You have to qualify.
Yes, you cant be a felon, and have to be a certain age. BFD.

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See? You cannot vote for whoever you want.
To clarify, no, I never meant to imply you can write-in a 5 year old girl or a convicted murderer. By "anyone" I meant anyone thats an adult, a citizen, and not a criminal.

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Took you a while, but you got there.
I didnt take your ridiculously petty minutia into account. I apologize. I will keep it in mind next time.

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Which, of course, is exactly what I said in the first place!
Your implication was that they have to be officially affiliated with a major party. No, they dont. *I* could be a write in candidate.

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Some states may make it hard.
Give me an example of one with hard requirments. None of your links have done that.
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True - I am making assumptions based on the entire historic record of a single, specific species - humans. In terms of the self-governance of other species maybe you can guide me as I am a bit shaky on that ground.
When did I imply I was making comparisons to other species?

Exactly how far back do you want to go in your comparisons? Cave men? Proto-humans?

Probably not...because there are obvious differences between us and cave men. Right?

Likewise, IMO, there are obvious differences between us and previous societies. You are making the assumption that we will fail for the same reasons they did, but a lot of the variables are different. Your prediction is inaccurate because it is an apples to oranges comparison.

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'Continuous' - in the sense which I suggested within the very body of the text of the post which you just quoted from - do you read only 'first lines' and 'last pages' of novels too?
Here is your full quote.

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Which of the historical Empires have you in mind with that figure? I cant think of any that survived any way close to that - at least not in any coherent, continuous sense. A major overhaul and bloodletting, and, ok, lets carry on; but that is hardly an 'enduring' government! Poor Adolf only aimed at a 1,000 year Reich!
That quote does not explain what you mean by continuous.

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You will find reading comprehension to be a large issue with SS. Before you can even get to debating any particular topic you need to spend a good deal of time explaining what you said in the last passage as SS somehow rarely understands it. Even if it's not complicated and written in near perfect English. Your question was simple and easy to understand. But as usual SS has to figure it out and/or debate what the meaning of "is" is.
Would you prefer I make assumptions and put words in your mouth?
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