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#293303
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test for lordjedi
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/293303/action/topic#293303
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Hehe, this thread is funny in multiple ways. As far as I'm concerned, what lordjedi just described is the height of common sense. Making choices that are commonly known to be wise. If other people looked after their own lives and their own children with the same kind of diligence, this country and this world would be a much better place in general. Thankfully most US citizens still understand this. We don't have the work ethic of a third-world culture yet, but that's always a danger and government can be a very destructive influence on our society as far as the ethics of hard work and pride/honor/respect go.

As far as I'm concerned, I see modern politicians falling over themselves to enact programs that coddle and promote stupidity. For instance, that fool Edwards is talking about how we need a federal fund to save people's home ownerships after they've poorly managed their mortgages (I'm sure people like ADM love this idea), and yet that fund would be paid for with tax money taken from people like lordjedi who have spent their lives doing the right thing and taking life's problems seriously. Which behavior is the behavior that truly deserves assistance and promotion though? Which behavior do we really want to encourage in our society and teach to each new generation? Common sense isn't common; people need to learn what works or they'll be stuck in self-destructive behavior. Sometimes that learning process is painful and uncomfortable, sometimes to the degree where their lives and the lives of their children are shortened, but they are lessons that must be learned. If we truly care about other people, then we need to let them endure hardship when they need to endure hardship.

Now, ethical principles are very different from common sense. A person concerned with ethics analyzes fundamental rules of human behavior as a way to deduce that which is most wise through the way different rules intersect and interact. The fundamental rules used in this process are defined by the fact that they are very stable and at least seem to never change. It's kind of like common sense but much more scientific.


Originally posted by: Rob
lordjedi,
1. Should a child be given medical treatment free of charge by American taxpayers if his or her parents do not have health insurance?

2. Is Ann Coulter a cunt (does she make you at least a little bit uneasy)?

3. Is Rush Limbaugh a hypocrite (do you find him laughable)?

4. Is George Bush a conservative?

5. Is George Bush a bit of a dunce?

5. Should gay couples be able to adopt children that are otherwised not wanted by straight couples and are going to live in a foster home if not adopted by a homosexual couple. Please don't qualify this question, anwser it as a hypothetical if you must.

6. Who killed JFK?

7. Should pot be legal?

8. Should the "God Hates Fags" people have the right to protest at the funerals of American Soldiers? I am not asking this in terms of a states rights question, I'm asking whether or not YOU feel that they should have that right.


1. This is an invalid question to ask as any sort of absolute rule to judge other people since its assumptions become faulty at that absolute level. Most notably I'd have to assume that a child could be given free medical care via taxpayer money in every possible instance where a child has no "coverage," which would be absurd. After that I'd have to assume that if a child were given free medical care with taxpayer money (when it is without coverage), that such a response could be the best possible action to take out of every possible action that could exist in competition with it, and yet logic tells us that it is impossible for us to absolutely affirm a negative. Therefore my answer is: sometimes, depending upon the situation.

2. Not physically, no, but I think she has one.

3. Yes (and yes). I find many people hypocritical and laughable though, and Rush Limbaugh is actually about average here. I still think he's a very smart, funny, and likable, optimistic guy despite his faults.

4. Not overall, at least not in the way I define conservatism. Ron Paul is someone I'd call a real "conservative" as apposed to Bush and all of the other jerks he's running against (though I still disagree with him about Iraq and the Middle East).

5. In certain cases, when they are thoroughly investigated to be fit parental material, sure.

6. Lee Harvey Oswald.

7. Yes, but it should still be considered morally and ethically wrong. Sort of like premarital sex in a very loose sense.

8. No, it's disgusting.
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#293101
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A New Direction For The Petition
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/293101/action/topic#293101
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Sounds good to me. That would probably enhance our cause, due to the historical importance of the original versions of the films.

It should simply ask for a true restoration and preservation with an additional clause asking for transfers to the latest popular media formats for all of time (through remastering dedicated to that specfic format).

Even if we get what the petition asks for, it can still stand as a symbol to keep supporting that approach indefinitely.
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#292979
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Lassiter kills Disney's direct to DVD sequels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292979/action/topic#292979
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The way I see it, I don't care if traditional animation dies out if all were going to get is some crap that is only fit to keep little kids busy every now and then. I'd rather have nothing than bother watching that and I'd tell all the kids to go outside and play.

That said, traditional animation won't just "die out." That point of view is ridiculous. Computer technology is making it very easy to create traditional animation these days. A number of people are creating some interesting things as a result. I'd look to someone coming from a non-studio to create the next big thing.
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#292847
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Lassiter kills Disney's direct to DVD sequels
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292847/action/topic#292847
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I hope that is what that story means. I can't believe Walt Disney would have supported any of that crap. Maybe it was making money, but it was destroying the reputation of quality the original, classic works possessed.

Hehe.

Pinocchio 4: Morning Wood: A touching adventure of misunderstanding and discovery as Pinocchio seeks out the Fairy to save him from becoming a puppet again. Along the way he'll meet new friends and his old companion, Jiminy Cricket, will return to guide our hero's choices. Will his journey prove to be too dangerous, or will he learn more of what it means to be a real boy? Featuring all-new songs by Emmy-nominated composers, this sequel to Disney's line of Pinocchio classics will warm the hearts of your children while educating them about anatomy.
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#292807
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"Nuclear Energy: A Green Makes the Case"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292807/action/topic#292807
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm just impressed as hell that the U.S. is going to start recycling spent fuel. The article states that 95% of fuel can be recycled. It's unbelievable that France is beating the U.S. in nuclear energy.


Yeah, I know that the idea of recycling nuclear fuel has been around for a long time. I wasn't aware that there were major plans for us to begin doing that here though.
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#292769
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SUPPORT BOON IN HIS HOUR OF NEED
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292769/action/topic#292769
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Originally posted by: boon23
Thank you so much for your support. My daughter had her 2nd surgery yesterday and it went very well. She will be alright. The day of the accident was the worst day in both her and my life, because I was right next to her when she crossed that road at a green traffic light for her and that truck driver passed his red light because he was in a hurry and must have thought she would sport him to brake. But it could all be worse, much much worse. And since it isn't, I am kind of thankful.


Ouch. That does sound like a lot to be thankful for, considering. Hopefully no unforeseen problems will arise. What speed was he going and what kinds of injuries did she suffer?

The thought of running red lights makes me feel ill. People's lives are at stake. I've done it once before by accident and felt so disgusted with myself at the time. I could not understand doing it on purpose.
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#292766
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"Nuclear Energy: A Green Makes the Case"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292766/action/topic#292766
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Perhaps I'll read the article later, but as far as I'm concerned, Nuclear energy is the cleanest energy available today. It's rather backwards that the US hasn't invested in it more as a means of generating power. Still, an ideal nuclear power plant would utilize fusion and not fission. When that becomes available and safe, that's what I'd rather see us move towards.
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#292763
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Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292763/action/topic#292763
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Originally posted by: JangoxFett
Over at the digital bits they say:
Star Wars films will NOT be released in high-definition until there is a clear winner in the Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD format war (implying that they'll eventually be released on only one of the two formats


Hmm, I doubt Lucasfilm has trouble with multiple formats so long as they can make massive money in the process. That's the only reason I'd see them waiting till one had become very popular. However, if they both become popular and we get a split market in the end, I could see them releasing the movies on both.
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#292486
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Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292486/action/topic#292486
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Originally posted by: JediRandy
Originally posted by: CO
It would be like George W. Bush wearing an Anti-War shirt outside the White House one day.

Except that one results in 3000 troops dying plus countless others and the other is a make-pretend kids movie.

I've always heard that Star Wars was an incredibly-serious, mythologically-meaningful epic created by a genius storyteller whose artistic skills know no boundaries. At least that's what George Lucas and his cronies seemed to say for years. One minute it's about a "vision" so serious that we must change one of history's most beloved films with tacky, cgi head twitches and never, ever let anyone dare see the original versions (at least not in good quality considering how they "don't exist") and yet now it's just a "movie"?

You can't have it both ways.

The truth of the matter is that it's all a money-making scheme as CO said. It's all calculated bullshit meant to continually create false hype. Why not contradict yourself? It's funny after all, and, in that setting, a movie is a joke.

Originally posted by: JediRandy
Originally posted by: Tiptup
Wow. He probably thinks its all a joke.


Or a movie.