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I often wondered what exactly makes a FReeper a FReeper? Is it the simple act of reading articles on FR? Do you have to post articles or replies? To call yourself a FReeper do you need to engage in effective activism like writing letters to politicians, getting out in the street to carry signs, or, is being a FReeper an attitude. If so, what attitude is that? Knock yourself out.

<p>India's prime minister recently announced the restoration of diplomatic ties and air links with Pakistan, part of an ambitious effort to end the dangerous state of enmity between the nuclear-armed neighbors. A month ago relations had sunk so low that India's foreign minister called Pakistan "a fitter case" than Iraq for pre-emptive action. So there could not be better news than a thaw between India and Pakistan. The only hitch is that India wants a stop to what it calls "cross-border terrorism" in Kashmir, meaning militant activity by people trained in Pakistan, before agreeing to talks.</p>

I know I am not welcome hear among King George's sycophants, but some things need to be told. George always wanted war. Now George has the war he always wanted. Enjoy these last special moments because the world will be never be the same again. There will now be a clash of culture, a clash of civilization, with so many innocent lives lost. Who would have thought a know-nothing, incompetent, with no achievements except what his family name garnered would have gotten the chance to plunge the world such danger, into darkness? Now, he gets the chance to lead the...

gotta loe him!!!

<p>We have the War Against Poverty, the War Against Drugs and the War Against Terrorism. Needless to say, we're losing all of them. I say let's make a war that we can win. My proposal? The War Against Stupidity.</p> <p>Now you might think this would be the most difficult of all wars to win, but as a schoolteacher, I have hope. I'm fortunate to work in a school where the teachers think—they read books, they write poems, essays, songs and stories, they discuss current affairs and even timeless questions. They think about how they think and they think about how to help children to think. And the results are impressive. The children do think and they show promise of growing into adults who will continue to think.</p>

<p>Do we have new rules today? I've seen more locked threads and deleted posts today than ever.</p> <p>If you're getting hundreds of reports of abuse, I'd understand...but it seems that today the mods have itchy fingers.</p> <p>I've seen more locked threads and deleted posts today than ever.</p> <p>He also had a few prior bans under his belt.</p>

A little bit of verse for everyone's entertainment! Courtesy of yours truly. --------------------------------------------------------- What if All the Soldiers Went On Strike? WHAT if all the soldiers of the world went on strike? "Hey politicians! shoot it out 'mongst yourselves, if you like! But as for myself, I've better things to do. Tell me, why should I go out and die for YOU? You've got your global agenda; but what do I care? I've no quarrel with those poor saps over there. Yes, I've realized that they're men just like me. They don't really want war either--they'd rather be free. "They're...

Most of those who disagree with Neal and Rush are sent into such paroxysms by listening to them that their responses tend toward, "big fat idiot," "billious pig-faced bigot," and the like. Neal and Rush are extremely effective and powerful communicators. They change the way people think. They deserve real criticism. Neal and Rush are guilty of a monstrous sin of omission. They tell a whole lot of truth, and, contrary to the knee-jerk critics, they tell it with a high degree of accuracy. The problem is that they tell selective truths. And, while appealing to the best in people...