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    Happy Diamond Jubilee Ma'am

    Congratulations and best wishes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II after 60 years of service to this fine Country. And some celebrations today by HM Armed Forces And because this is a discussion forum: what qualities make an ideal King or Queen, how has it changed through...
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    Study: the stronger the man, the more right-wing he is

    So a recent set of studies have shown that the more physical strength a man has, the more likely he is to be right-wing - including Chuck Norris and Arnie...
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    Hardcore Internet Addiction - the sites and tricks you need!

    So, I imagine a fair number of us have some form of internet addiction. What are the sites and tricks that you think are essential to anyone who wants to navigate around and know the web like a pro [or nerd/addict]?
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    Defining Private Property

    Here is a nice encapsulation of the argument against private property from another thread We've discussed this before but the issue is timeless and as this is now a more prestigious intellectual club, might we not start another discussion on it?
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    April fool's day is over - we can haz off-topic back?

    So that was an April fool's joke, right?
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    Whales & dolphins are so intelligent they deserve same rights as humans, say experts

    From the independent and many other newspapers: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/whales-and-dolphins-are-so-intelligent-they-deserve-same-rights-as-humans-say-experts-7237448.html The declaration states: So, what is your opinion on this?
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    Which game gets your recommendation this Christmas?

    So, as yuletide approaches it is time for us to gather around the tree [or civfanatics forum :cool:] and share the chrimbo memories. Which game will you be playing this xmas, and is there any special reason why? I'll be playing the original Supreme Commander - purely because I have...
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    A Great Depression is what we need

    What will the positive advantages of a second great depression be if we are lucky enough to see an economic breakthrough into one? Would it all be bad news, or would human creativity be compelled to push humanity forward at a faster pace than it ever has? Will the wave of irrational...
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    Are some ideologies inherently violent?

    That's a good question but while he's answering that can I ask you - isn't communism by its nature [ie revolution and expropriation, pragmatic attitude to violence] a violent doctrine? Isn't it possible to say that all communists are violent [or committed to a violent doctrine]? I ask as I'm...
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    Changing Civ 3 language from English to German

    Sorry if this has been posted before - I ran multiple searches on the site and google but I couldn't find anything so I have to ask. I would like to change my CIV3 from English to German, but no option comes up in-game. Do I have to download a mod? Does anyone know where from? Help will be...
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    The 5 Questions

    Imagine you have just arrived in this reality. These are the 5 questions you must ask yourself. With reasonable concision, post your answers. 1. Where are you? 2. How do you know? 3. What should you do? 4. What is the way to exist with others? 5. What is the highest aim of your...
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    Is Europe committing suicide? The harsh reality of demographics.

    I watched this video on youtube a few weeks ago bpvq7GjqP18 If you are short on time, you can start the video at the 40 second mark. So I have heard it said that demographics is the most unforgiving science. With this in mind, has Europe lost the will to survive? If European society...
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