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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:27 PM Original message |
Poll question: Does the end justify the means? |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Never justifies the means, |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I left it intentionally open to interpretation. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ha! - n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Some situations it does, some situations it doesn't.... |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yeah, I agree with that. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. LOL - i betcha you didn't have the "almost" there on the first draft! |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. No, it was. I've been burned enough for absolutes. - n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Bah! You're no fun! lolol |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I promise to argue with you later, though. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. WOOHOO! lmao |
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DemInDistress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. not if your lies (means) causes the deaths of innocent people |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Cool. That's a decent place to draw the line. - n/t |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Unfortunately that's probably enough |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I like your point of comfort being corrupting. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Lots of votes, few explanations... - n/t |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
11. a few hundred thousand dead.... |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Definitely a good argument for a no. - n/t |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. That statement usually means that someone will do something illegal, |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's a strong no. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Nope, I wouldn't do it. There's always another way. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Ha! I can relate. Good points. - n/t |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. taken in a broader context, each component of the "means" |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Yeah but isn't the other end of that spectrum complete inertia? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. do the right thing |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Hmm, good point. We don't act in a vacuum. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. literally all we can do in this life |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's a telling question |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. While I agree that extremists gravitate to the extremes,... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. A bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. How long is a piece of string? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. How Long is a piece of work? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Heh, that's one I cannot answer. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
29. Which end? Which means? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I don't believe you're wrong in doing so. |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
35. i would say no, but for those who may think otherwise |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Good points. We are often limited by the options... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. No. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Definitely good supporting evidence. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Not really |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Good answer, thanks. - n/t |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. Sometimes, perhaps. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I've talked about your Hitler example with a number of people... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. You are what you do. nt |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. In theory the answer is no in practice... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-21-06 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
45. Other |
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