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New political tool: hunger strikes

Started by BVN, April 10, 2009, 04:10:20 AM

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derspiess

Quote from: Viking on April 10, 2009, 05:39:04 AM
While not fat, Evo Morales might benefit from losing a few pounds.

Yep, he's a portly fellow.  Almost as if he's been preparing for the hunger strike all his life.

Anywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.
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Valmy

Quote from: derspiess on April 10, 2009, 08:32:54 AMAnywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.

This is the sort of thinking that makes hunger strikes worthless in the United States.
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Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 10, 2009, 08:28:30 AM
What a ridiculous strategy, why would the opposition cave in?  :D
What the fuck does spelunking have to do with this?
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dps

Quote from: Valmy on April 10, 2009, 08:34:54 AM
Quote from: derspiess on April 10, 2009, 08:32:54 AMAnywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.

This is the sort of thinking that makes hunger strikes worthless in the United States.

Hip hip hooray for the good ol' USA!

jimmy olsen

Quote from: Valmy on April 10, 2009, 08:34:54 AM
Quote from: derspiess on April 10, 2009, 08:32:54 AMAnywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.

This is the sort of thinking that makes hunger strikes worthless in the United States.
If someone on a hunger strike gets weak enough from hunger you can just forcibly strap them down and hook them up to an IV so they won't die.
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dps

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 10, 2009, 02:19:10 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 10, 2009, 08:34:54 AM
Quote from: derspiess on April 10, 2009, 08:32:54 AMAnywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.

This is the sort of thinking that makes hunger strikes worthless in the United States.
If someone on a hunger strike gets weak enough from hunger you can just forcibly strap them down and hook them up to an IV so they won't die.

Yeah, but I've never understood why you'd bother.

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Quote from: BVN on April 10, 2009, 08:21:51 AM
Quote from: Valmy on April 10, 2009, 07:49:38 AM
Quote from: BVN on April 10, 2009, 07:05:09 AM
I'm also me :)

And who the fuck is that?  Does BVN stand for Better than Valmy and Neil? :grr:
Not everything evolves around you, you know.  :rolleyes:

It stands for Better than Vonmoltke and Neil...

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jimmy olsen

Quote from: dps on April 11, 2009, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 10, 2009, 02:19:10 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 10, 2009, 08:34:54 AM
Quote from: derspiess on April 10, 2009, 08:32:54 AMAnywho, I never quite understood hunger strikes.  Let them starve themselves to death if that's what they choose.

This is the sort of thinking that makes hunger strikes worthless in the United States.
If someone on a hunger strike gets weak enough from hunger you can just forcibly strap them down and hook them up to an IV so they won't die.

Yeah, but I've never understood why you'd bother.
Because you don't want your political opponent to become a martyr.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Neil

Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 11, 2009, 08:52:14 AM
Because you don't want your political opponent to become a martyr.
That's the sort of reasoning that often plagues villains on children's TV shows.  In real life, no man = no problem.  If he wants to kill himself, so much the better.
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Neil on April 11, 2009, 09:33:35 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 11, 2009, 08:52:14 AM
Because you don't want your political opponent to become a martyr.
That's the sort of reasoning that often plagues villains on children's TV shows.  In real life, no man = no problem.  If he wants to kill himself, so much the better.

I've always wanted to be a villain on a children's tv show! :w00t:
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Quote from: The Brain on April 11, 2009, 10:04:23 AM
Innocent of what?

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Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 11, 2009, 09:55:42 AM
I've always wanted to be a villain on a children's tv show! :w00t:

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"Ye gods," exclaimed Barrister Boy as he thumbed through the book perusing page upon page of maps.  "It's alt-history."

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