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07-07-2009, 04:01 PM
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Re: Independence Day
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And if you can read more than just English, thank the traders who deal peacefully with their peers in the global economy. People like John Hancock, the guy with the flourishing signature in the Declaration of Independence, who ran rum from foreign waters against the wishes of the world's greatest superpower of the time.
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Ummmm, it's Herbie Hancock.
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07-07-2009, 08:43 PM
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Re: Independence Day
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Dread I noticed you said "I didn't ask to be born in this country. I wasn't given the option of growing up under some other flag. "
Where would you rather have been born, and what country would you rather have been raised under?
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I was playing devil's advocate displaying some peoples' reasons for not appreciating their freedom. People also use this argument to avoid the morality cognitive dissonance of not paying taxes yet feeling entitled to the things taxes paid for. I'm certain it's obvious I love living where I do.
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07-08-2009, 12:20 AM
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Re: Independence Day
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I was playing devil's advocate displaying some peoples' reasons for not appreciating their freedom. People also use this argument to avoid the morality cognitive dissonance of not paying taxes yet feeling entitled to the things taxes paid for. I'm certain it's obvious I love living where I do.
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I figured that, gotcha, next time just put in that your playing devil's advocate sometimes its hard to decipher on the internets and I will make sure as well.
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07-08-2009, 12:32 AM
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Re: Independence Day
Not as much fireworks in Hawaii as the mainland during the 4th. But, it's crazy with fireworks during New Years. Different Cultures I guess.
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07-08-2009, 03:15 AM
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Re: Independence Day
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Not as much fireworks in Hawaii as the mainland during the 4th. But, it's crazy with fireworks during New Years. Different Cultures I guess.
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 I want to go to Hawaii
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