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2011/12/19 09:01:59
Subject: Vaclav Havel is dead
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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The exception to the rule that poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, Vaclav Havel managed his nation through the tricky period of disengagement from the Soviet Union, then through the split with Slovakia, and entry into the EU.
Let's take a moment to celebrate the life of a man who did a great deal for the world.
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2011/12/19 15:29:27
Subject: Vaclav Havel is dead
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Battlefield Tourist
MN (Currently in WY)
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On MPR, I heard one of his political allies in the day refer to him as a real-life Polish Gandalf.
Paraphrase:
"Like Gandalf, to ordinary hobbits, he seemed liike a harmless tinker, however his true power would only be revealled when he battled against the ancient, and demonic forces of oppression in Moria."
Wow. That was a eulogy I never expected to hear.
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2011/12/19 19:34:25
Subject: Vaclav Havel is dead
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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For a second I was going to release a string of expletives when I realised he wasnt Meciar. Now that asshat was a thug.
It's surprising to see people post comments about my country of origin...
More importantly though, does anyone see a theme here with communist leader deaths?
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15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from. |
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2011/12/19 20:32:46
Subject: Vaclav Havel is dead
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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Vaclav Havel wasn't a communist leader.
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2011/12/19 20:36:58
Subject: Vaclav Havel is dead
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Kilkrazy wrote:Vaclav Havel wasn't a communist leader.
No he wasn't but the association with it is there. I wasn't trying to say he was. I need to pay more attention.
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15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from. |
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