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A truly civilized society is not one in which | by hadji | 2008-04-07 09:01:04 |
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Why not generalise that to violence? | by Esteis | 2008-04-07 09:03:56 |
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To make a choice, you must have the actual option | by Twitchh | 2008-04-07 09:16:33 |
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by Peace_man |
2008-04-07 09:44:01 |
'society'.
Maybe the question could be re-stated as "In a truly civilized society, would anybody choose to educate themselves to become capable of violence?"
It takes time, and training, to be dangerous. Would people in a truly civilized society choose to use their time to acquire this capacity, or would they prefer to spend their time otherwise? |
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Society is like Soylent Green. | by hadji | 2008-04-07 09:48:36 |
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What makes you sure of that? | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:01:38 |
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Yes. | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:06:22 |
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Oh, and discipline. (n/t) | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:10:56 |
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Maybe. Maybe. | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:24:19 |
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I don't think that Ta'i Chi is completely | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:35:57 |
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OK. I had actually persuaded myself that you | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 11:00:52 |
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I'm not sure I understand your question. (n/t) | by hadji | 2008-04-07 11:02:21 |
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Peace man, The Chen style especially is Martial | by classic_jon | 2008-04-07 10:40:37 |
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Hmm, something to think about in the Vein you | by classic_jon | 2008-04-07 10:34:49 |
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That's a good point. | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:57:02 |
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Esteis' re-statement is the underlying point | by hadji | 2008-04-07 11:03:43 |
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I'm afraid it muddles the point, to me. | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 11:26:08 |
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What makes you believe that hadji's question | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-07 11:36:01 |
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I never said anything about preparing to use. | by hadji | 2008-04-07 11:36:49 |
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Ah, OK. In that case I misinterpreted your | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 12:03:10 |
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Unless you specifically define | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-07 09:50:35 |
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I'm sure that option was specifically included | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 09:58:28 |
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It doesn't take much time or training | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-07 09:59:39 |
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I wouldn't think so. | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:04:00 |
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I would say that | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-07 10:07:05 |
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Yeah, see, that's why I should have stipulated | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:11:57 |
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See, no, you can't do that. | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:20:35 |
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Hmmm - since we are now talking about | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:34:30 |
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I thought that was the purpose | by MatthewDBA | 2008-04-07 10:37:16 |
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The TLP implies it. | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 10:54:10 |
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Training? | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:56:44 |
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How can you tell? | by Peace_man | 2008-04-07 11:03:22 |
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In regards to your first question, | by hadji | 2008-04-07 11:06:32 |
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You do not have to be proficient to | by classic_jon | 2008-04-07 10:48:12 |
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You don't think child abuse is dangerous? o.O (n/ (n/t) | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:08:02 |
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Takes about a week. (n/t) | by joecrouse | 2008-04-07 10:20:12 |
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My statement in the TLP assumes that these | by hadji | 2008-04-07 10:04:36 |
