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a geek named Bob

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9. Tama...
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 06:30 PM
Sep 2012

1.) The problem is... I don't accept the idea that I am somehow guilty of crimes, and therefore needing someone to "forgive" me. I guess I'm weird, but when someone falsely accuses me of crimes, to get me to do something...I walk away, and never help that person. (Matter of fact, I warn everyone I know about the accuser. Guilt games are loan sharking.)

2.) I can't speak for the country you are in - indeed, I don't know where you are - but in the USA, the burden of proof is on the accuser of a crime.

3.) If you want a sustainable internet, you need to start with a chip masker, a closed cycle smelter, and a good chip designer.

4.) Who said anything about taking over? The complaints I've heard were that the "liberal middle class" wasn't given an equal voice. When people play the "I'm more oppressed than you are, therefore I should have more voice than you do..." it's a sign that people DON'T want equality or free speech. People playing the "you need to help us in our goal, to get forgiven for your past crimes" are basically admitting they need help, don't believe they have anything to trade, and feel resentful.

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Really? Spivak? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1
You guys? tama Sep 2012 #2
okay... here we go... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #3
New name for me tama Sep 2012 #4
One of Spivak's favorite phrases a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #5
Yes we do tama Sep 2012 #6
right... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #7
Guilt trips are your problem not mine tama Sep 2012 #8
Tama... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #9
Don't remember? tama Sep 2012 #10
My apologies for forgetting about Finland. a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #11
This sounded like nurturing wounds: tama Sep 2012 #12
unfortunately... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #13
It's a sad game tama Sep 2012 #14
Tama... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #15
I don't know Spivak (yet). Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 #16
Spivak's a glib huckster a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #17
Hey Fire, I suggest we become managers of this forum U4ikLefty Sep 2012 #18
I don't have the time or energy to do so but if anyone would, it would be appreciated. Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 #19
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