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#207694
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A Series of Questions for Socialism's Proponents
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^ you can have a democratic socialism on a national level - the UK Labour Party is a socialist movement (though seemingly not over the past 10 years - from my own point of view) - and is currently in power in the UK.

You can vote them in, you can vote them out - no coersion - no one is imprisoned for having a different belief etc.

Local councils run government at a more accessible (and local) level - though there are corrupt and greedy politicians from all political parties - and differing beliefs.

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#207680
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A Series of Questions for Socialism's Proponents
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(the following may not make too much sense as my head's been spinning from the OT chess tournament and other PC stuff today, but...)

I basically view socialism as a coming together of a community or group of like-minded people to acheive something for the which will benefit the group or their surroundings.

Many of the questions posed by JediSage can also be applied to capitalism - corrupted Western politicians with ties to private companies giving them lucrative government contracts in return for a place on the director's board after their political lives are over - at the expense of the people they are elected to help...

Each system has it's corruption and weaknesses - people are dying in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and many other places in the world because of the greed and power of Western governemnts and an unwillingness to get involved because it may be unpopular - and they may lose their power by being voted out by the electorate. On the other scale we have governments getting too involved in other countries affairs - and give reasons as stability and fuel as reasons why they should take matters into their own hands.

Besides, in a capitalist world it seems as long as people have a nice house, car, holidays, a big tv and are subjected to the mindnumbing blandness that appears on the majority of it, nearly everyone under capitialism are content - many of which have a 'so what' attitiude to the preventable and addressable horrific events that take place around the world.


I have to say it is communism - not socialism that is enforced in places such as China by the Government. The people do not decide for themselves what is to be done for their betterment - it is a regime that anwers to no-one (which could also be corrupt) - and that is NOT socialism.

Socialism is, and can be, democratic - if it was so I'm confident they wouldn't vote to exile thousands of people many years to Siberia for not agreeing with others, many more missing and liked in China.

(have to stop here for now - time for an anadin)

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#207518
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The Official 2006 Discs Will Be No Better Than What We Have!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/207518/action/topic#207518
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It's a little strange that the press release on the sw.com has changed 3 times (or is it more?) since it's first appearance on 4th May - with info disappearing/reappearing about the possible content/versions of this release.

Though, having said that, it's certainly got the fans talking... interesting publicity - or perhaps not everyone 'high up' in LFL knows what's going on?


More changes to come?




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#207005
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Finally At Peace With Star Wars...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/207005/action/topic#207005
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Originally posted by: Anchorhead
Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
It's finally done and over, and we get to have our beloved movies. But also a little sad because many of us will move on now that the "war is over."

It doesn't have to be that way. People can still discuss the original trilogy. After all, we're all here because we really like it. It's a passion, an escape, a part of our journey. We've spent plenty of time discussing it, but now there won't be this preoccupation with, or this threat of, it being taken away forever while we try to find a way to save it.

Sure, the war is over - but now, the original trilogy isn't. I'll make that trade any day.



With the forthcoming releases it may well be possible/easier to do edits for each time GL tinkered with every release...

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#206235
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ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY OUT 09/2006 BY LUCASFILM
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/206235/action/topic#206235
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Let's wait and see just what is going to be on these discs - a capture from the 1993 laserdiscs, or a hybrid of a couple of releases etc, a suped-up OCP set?


Am expecting 'George Lucas' to start his own thread in the 'Preservation Section' shortly - though probably won't be telling us exactly how he made this set - and he may get short shrift if he starts asking for money for them...


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#204859
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Jokes thread : Reloaded
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204859/action/topic#204859
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A man breaks down on the motorway in his 3-wheeled Reliant Robin. Just then a fella in a Lamborghini passes and stops to help. "I'll give you a tow to the next garage" says the man, "but if i'm going too fast for you, just flash your lights and I'll slow down"

So off they go, the Reliant in tow.

They're driving along, when a Ferrari whizzes past, doing 150mph.

The Lamborghini driver decides to pose, and race the Ferrari, and proceeds to put his foot down.

A mile down the road, a policeman on his motorbike radio's through to his colleague. "You won't believe what I've just seen. A Ferrari doing 150mph and a Lamborghini racing beside him also doing 150mph.

Whats so great bout that?" asks the colleague

"Well," says the copper "There's a Reliant Robin also doing 150mph, flashing his lights, trying to overtake..."

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#204647
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Have any of you guys been fired before?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204647/action/topic#204647
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Originally posted by: HotRod
I had a job in the holiday’s way, way, back printing T-Shirts.
What a shit job. But because I knew it was only for a few weeks, I didn't really care about it.

But I eventually got the sack for spraying glue into my eyes. I was so bored I made a little tube out of stickers that were lying around, and stuck them in the nozzle of the spray glue. Then for some reason I sprayed it into my eyes. Yep, I nearly went blind, and they fired me. Well, I suppose it didn't help that I kept taking the piss out of the mongs who worked there. But man, what a shit job.



That's one to save for the grandkids mate...

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#204644
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Have any of you guys been fired before?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/204644/action/topic#204644
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Got fired from a plastics company many, many years ago for telling my boss to fuck off and that if he was going to carry on trying to physically intimidate me and spread lies about my 'appalling behaviour and attitude' to fellow workmates that I'd simply prove him wrong by phoning for ambulance right then to take him to hospital for after I'd finished with him.

Not proud of my actions - but at the time it was the only thing I could think of to end a fairly miserable time working with him. I suppose in the end he was right about my bad attitude - in the end.

Emotionally I was a rollercoster for a couple of weeks after - did knock my confidence a little - but got over it soon after.


Chin up, Invader Jenny - 'tis just a job after all - only a small part of life, and possibly a job you may not even remember in a few weeks...