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The Case for the Empire
Weekly Standard ^
| May 16, 2002
| Jonathan V. Last
Posted on 05/18/2005 5:56:39 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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This was posted last month, but I thought I would re-post it considering the movie comes out tomorrow.
To: West Coast Conservative
Today, for those of us across the dateline. I think I'm skipping work this afternoon. :)
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posted on
05/18/2005 5:59:55 PM PDT
by
LibertarianInExile
(<-- sick of faux-conservatives who want federal government intervention for 'conservative things.')
To: West Coast Conservative
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:00:43 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Leftists would have no standards at all)
To: West Coast Conservative
I know someone who works with Somalis. They have had it rough, and come from extremely rough country, full of things that are almost unspeakable, like people being tied to trees and left to die.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:01:43 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(Dug in and not budging an inch. NOT to be schiavoed, greered, or felosed as a patient)
To: West Coast Conservative
But the most compelling evidence that the Empire isn't evil What? Overlook the planet they destroyed? Some Americans are craving having a Nazi like empire these days.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:04:13 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
To: West Coast Conservative
The Empire doesn't want slaves or destruction or "evil." It wants order.Yeah, no doubt. That's all the Nazis and the Soviets wanted too. The same goes for Mao Zedong, Kim Jong Il, Saddam Hussein, and whatever other autocrat one might favor.
Freedom is inherently disorderly. Some people will always prefer order instead of freedom. This little jack-boot thug is obviously one of those.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:07:58 PM PDT
by
AntiGuv
(™)
To: West Coast Conservative
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:12:44 PM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: West Coast Conservative
STAR WARS RETURNS today with its fifth installment... Fifth? Do we not count the original "Star Wars" when counting installments?
1 original + 5 installments = 6 films?
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:16:24 PM PDT
by
infidel29
("It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world."- T. Roosevelt)
To: infidel29
The article was written in 2002.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:17:32 PM PDT
by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: infidel29
The article is from 2002.
To: West Coast Conservative
We Offered the world ORDER!
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:21:18 PM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(ride out and confront the evil!)
To: West Coast Conservative; RWR8189
Oh, sorry that explains it.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:22:25 PM PDT
by
infidel29
("It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world."- T. Roosevelt)
To: West Coast Conservative
Sure the Empire is evil, but they had some damn cool toys.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:22:49 PM PDT
by
rbg81
To: infidel29
"Attack of the Clowns," which the author mentions, is the fifth installment according to release dates.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:23:23 PM PDT
by
Lord Basil
(Hate isn't a family value; it's a liberal one.)
To: Samurai_Jack
We offered the world ORDER ...and rich corinthian leather...
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:23:30 PM PDT
by
infidel29
("It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world."- T. Roosevelt)
To: West Coast Conservative
BTW, thanks for posting this.
I have another two questions that the author didn't pose:
Why is a Princess so damn great, while an Emperor is lousy? What makes a bunch of dorks--and I'm sorry, but this guy
oozes DORK--in new age robes whose magic power is on the basis of their midichlorian count such great thinkers, while a ton of average guys who wear pants are so 'evil?'
Just thinking about that makes me wanna go watch Troops again...and this time, root for the good guys.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:25:46 PM PDT
by
LibertarianInExile
(<-- sick of faux-conservatives who want federal government intervention for 'conservative things.')
To: Destro
I know I am in the minority....but this kind of loathsome celebration of empire (what about the spirit of 76?) is what support for the Iraq war has brought to American conservativism.
To: Austin Willard Wright
Sorry but that does not even make sense.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:33:04 PM PDT
by
KJacob
(If I yawn it is only in anticipation.)
To: Austin Willard Wright
It seems that way to me as well.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:35:28 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
To: West Coast Conservative
Leia's lies are perfectly defensible--she thinks she's serving the greater good-- Leia is practicing taqiayy the muslim art of lieing to advance islam. I always knew there was a reason I liked the Empire.
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posted on
05/18/2005 6:35:40 PM PDT
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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