Commentsagentdcf (27)in life • 7 years agoRE: Why Have we never been told the extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman?Fair enough. I did notice that you had the British spelling of "labour," but it didn't register that you might not be American. So you really think she should be like, Mother Theresa-level famous…agentdcf (27)in life • 7 years agoRE: Why Have we never been told the extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman?This is a great little summary of Tubman, and I totally agree she's awesome. I'm not sure no one has heard of her though, or that she's too dangerous and revolutionary to make it into the…agentdcf (27)in story • 7 years agoRE: Story Time - Goldilocks and the Squatters RightsWait, so the purpose of your post was to say fictional things about a fictional thing? I guess I misread your intentions; it looked like you were expressing confusion about the Goldilocks story…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceSince you are apparently incapable of seeing in any depth greater than the most superficial definitions, I don't see any reason to admit any kind of defeat. Your analysis here was shallow, but I…agentdcf (27)in story • 7 years agoRE: Story Time - Goldilocks and the Squatters RightsYou realize that the social, economic, cultural, and political context of medieval and early modern Europe was really different to contemporary America, right? So that the things that you have…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceMy whole argument has been that your comparison is far too general, that you've picked some superficial similarities and then extrapolated from those to the implications that your ideological…agentdcf (27)in fr • 7 years agoRE: We're not colonizing the Indians, they are colonizing us!You should have included the whole sequence prior to that, in which Champlain and Chomino are each preparing for the ceremony, and the film cuts back and forth between them to establish a kind of…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceIf the only thing that you know about North Korea is the "general political system," then how can you make comparisons to Star Trek on anything more specific than that, the "general political…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In Space"You don't know that. The western media tell you that." I'll respond to the rest of your post later, but this merits immediate attention. If you're going to say that we don't actually know what…agentdcf (27)in football • 7 years agoRE: Why I think Tottenham have the best coach in the EPLDon't forget Pochettino's stress on fitness. We consistently outwork our opponents. All things considered, Pochettino does more with less than just about anyone out there. I think that also…agentdcf (27)in history • 7 years agoRE: British Museum and the Rosetta Stone. Original Pictures and Post. Part 1I'm surprised you got so close to the Stone, usually the crowds around it make it hard to get a good look, never mind a good picture. But yeah, the British Museum is BRILLIANT. If you're in the…agentdcf (27)in travel • 7 years agoRE: Places to visit in Pakistan - Part 2 - LahoreSo those must be late-19th or early 20th century; if we consider construction since then, the city must have a really varied collection of architecture. It looks like a wonderful place.agentdcf (27)in writing • 7 years agoRE: How the story of Robin Hood is misunderstoodSo you think that the popularly accepted Robin Hood story is wrong because you've read Ayn Rand? Since Ayn Rand was writing more than five centuries after Robin Hood, it doesn't seem like it's very…agentdcf (27)in travel • 7 years agoRE: Places to visit in Pakistan - Part 2 - LahoreThe pictures and time-lapse are marvelous. Does much British colonial architecture remain?agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceReading over the whole, multi-part exchange between you and @lexiconical, I think it comes down to you starting from a series of premises that are wrong--and that are, as was noted elsewhere, deeply…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceThat's super interesting--so what we have, then, is an economy in which there are just a few potential bottlenecks: dilithium crystals for energy (for both production and transportation), the large…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceAh, okay, that makes a lot more sense! Yes, you've definitely watched more Star Trek than I have, and probably more recently as well. I recall that energy was a problem, but what about the…agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceLiterally opposite situations!agentdcf (27)in fiction • 7 years agoRE: Star Trek Is Pretty Much North Korea In SpaceI think you've missed the ultimate significance of the replicator for their economy. It's true that Star Trek is a kind of space communism, while North Korea is very obviously an earth-bound…agentdcf (27)in history • 7 years agoRE: Handling HistoryArchives are amazing places. Did you get a chance to look through finding guides? Finding guides are usually the crucial element in research: the catalogs and databases are typically large and not…
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