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		<title>Comment on So you think Obama&#8217;s going to change things? by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/11/so-you-think-obamas-going-to-change-things/comment-page-1/#comment-55311</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heh, good point.</description>
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		<title>Comment on So you think Obama&#8217;s going to change things? by Ashley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ashley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And let's not forget, Matthew Parris should know, he was fooled, hook, line and sinker, about WMDs and the need to invade Iraq.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And let&#8217;s not forget, Matthew Parris should know, he was fooled, hook, line and sinker, about WMDs and the need to invade Iraq.</p>
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		<title>Comment on &#8216;There&#8217;s going to be a lot of hurt for a lot of people&#8217; by Despisers of Democracy: Jenni McManus &#124; Last Straw</title>
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		<dc:creator>Despisers of Democracy: Jenni McManus &#124; Last Straw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] piece of advice to the incoming Prime Minister from one of the ultimate despisers of democracy, Roger Douglas, writing in his 1993 book ominously titled Unfinished Business: Do not try to advance a step at a [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on 2008 NZ election: garbage in, garbage out by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/11/2008-nz-election-garbage-in-garbage-out/comment-page-1/#comment-55266</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a title="RNN &#124; California bans same sex marriage" href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=31&#38;Itemid=74&#38;jumival=2752" rel="nofollow"&gt;Here's a pretty good up to the minute example&lt;/a&gt; of the tyranny of the majority, in the U.S. (in fact, of eligible voters, it's likely just a plurality too).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="RNN | California bans same sex marriage" href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=31&amp;Itemid=74&amp;jumival=2752" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/therealnews.com');" rel="nofollow">Here&#8217;s a pretty good up to the minute example</a> of the tyranny of the majority, in the U.S. (in fact, of eligible voters, it&#8217;s likely just a plurality too).</p>
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		<title>Comment on Obama mania? by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/11/obama-mania/comment-page-1/#comment-55265</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks David, that site is a monster! I've changed the link now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks David, that site is a monster! I&#8217;ve changed the link now.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Please don&#8217;t let our democracy slip away NZ by NZ 2008 election: garbage in, garbage out &#124; Last Straw</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/11/please-dont-let-our-democracy-slip-away-nz/comment-page-1/#comment-55264</link>
		<dc:creator>NZ 2008 election: garbage in, garbage out &#124; Last Straw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] As you can tell, I&#8217;m over the moon that enough New Zealanders had, er, shall we say, the confidence to vote National on Saturday. They must have missed my memo. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] As you can tell, I&#8217;m over the moon that enough New Zealanders had, er, shall we say, the confidence to vote National on Saturday. They must have missed my memo. [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Obama mania? by David MacClement</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/11/obama-mania/comment-page-1/#comment-55259</link>
		<dc:creator>David MacClement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>· Christiaan, the link you gave, "on the hope so many hold in Obama":
http://zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3674
- took me to a login page with no text: "Z Nightly Commentaries" on _ZSpace_.

· By using &lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&#38;ct=nz/0-0&#38;fp=4915466ee3958b55&#38;ei=U9AVSffAK4_u6gPi0ZmTAw&#38;url=http%3A//www.zmag.org/blog/view/2128&#38;cid=1267683321&#38;usg=AFQjCNEvEixKC7BMZskAZHpl1XiDHb5YJA" rel="nofollow"&gt;Google News search&lt;/a&gt;:
- I found the link should have been to Michael's ZMag _blog_:
http://www.zmag.org/blog/view/2128

David.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>· Christiaan, the link you gave, &#8220;on the hope so many hold in Obama&#8221;:<br />
<a href="http://zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3674" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/zcommunications.org');" rel="nofollow">http://zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3674</a><br />
- took me to a login page with no text: &#8220;Z Nightly Commentaries&#8221; on _ZSpace_.</p>
<p>· By using <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;ct=nz/0-0&amp;fp=4915466ee3958b55&amp;ei=U9AVSffAK4_u6gPi0ZmTAw&amp;url=http%3A//www.zmag.org/blog/view/2128&amp;cid=1267683321&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvEixKC7BMZskAZHpl1XiDHb5YJA" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/news.google.com');" rel="nofollow">Google News search</a>:<br />
- I found the link should have been to Michael&#8217;s ZMag _blog_:<br />
<a href="http://www.zmag.org/blog/view/2128" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/www.zmag.org');" rel="nofollow">http://www.zmag.org/blog/view/2128</a></p>
<p>David.<br />
&#8211; (David MacClement) davd AT ihug.co.nz ZL1ASX<br />
Re-Posts, in Germany: <a href="http://mitglied.lycos.de/davd/R/index.html#top" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/mitglied.lycos.de');" rel="nofollow">http://mitglied.lycos.de/davd/R/index.html#top</a><br />
<a href="http://au.geocities.com/davdnz/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/au.geocities.com');" rel="nofollow">http://au.geocities.com/davdnz/</a> location: <a href="http://snipurl.com/1m27a" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/snipurl.com');" rel="nofollow">http://snipurl.com/1m27a</a><br />
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		<title>Comment on Spineless politicians drafting spineless law by Recent Links Tagged With "spineless" - JabberTags</title>
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		<dc:creator>Recent Links Tagged With "spineless" - JabberTags</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] public links &#62;&#62; spineless   Spineless politicians drafting spineless law Saved by justbecos on Thu 30-10-2008   McCain continues to shift with the wind Saved by [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Hugh Hendry advocates abolishing fractional-reserve banking? by nangas</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/hugh-hendry-advocates-abolishing-fractional-reserve-banking/comment-page-1/#comment-55239</link>
		<dc:creator>nangas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Judging by his designer specs, he's probably going more for the intellectual angle I'd say. However, since he's not from the banking community, (he's a hedge fund manager remember) its not really revolutionary is it? More a case of saying you stick to what you do (borrow and lend money) and we'll stick to what we do (make money out of thin air).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Judging by his designer specs, he&#8217;s probably going more for the intellectual angle I&#8217;d say. However, since he&#8217;s not from the banking community, (he&#8217;s a hedge fund manager remember) its not really revolutionary is it? More a case of saying you stick to what you do (borrow and lend money) and we&#8217;ll stick to what we do (make money out of thin air).</p>
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		<title>Comment on Noam Chomsky on 2008 U.S. election and U.S. democracy by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/noam-chomsky-on-2008-us-election-and-us-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-55237</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry for delay David, you got caught up in my spam filter.

Here are the links, they're from The Real News Network. It's a pity they've chosen to resort to Flash, as it's an excellent site:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2593

http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2603</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry for delay David, you got caught up in my spam filter.</p>
<p>Here are the links, they&#8217;re from The Real News Network. It&#8217;s a pity they&#8217;ve chosen to resort to Flash, as it&#8217;s an excellent site:<br />
<a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2593" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/therealnews.com');" rel="nofollow">http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2593</a></p>
<p><a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2603" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/therealnews.com');" rel="nofollow">http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=31&#038;Itemid=74&#038;jumival=2603</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Free Gaza boats successfully break Israeli blockade by Free Gaza makes it into the Gaza Strip again at Last Straw</title>
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		<dc:creator>Free Gaza makes it into the Gaza Strip again at Last Straw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] forcibly stop them the Free Gaza group made a second successful sailing to Gaza Strip today. Their first sailing, on 24 August, made them the first people to freely enter Gaza Strip in forty-one [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Can we ever be right about right and wrong? by Joshua</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/can-we-ever-be-right-about-right-and-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-55227</link>
		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Right and wrong is all relative to who is percieving the so called right and wrong actions.
Humans are socially conditioned to beieve in the laws and rules that people have implemented into our society to create some sort of order within the capatilist, communist or whatever political system, when all human life is actually governed by the laws of nature whether we like it or not. 
There is no right and wrong, there is no good and bad, and if we where to live in accordance to the natural enviroment instead of constantly fighting it back with this material culture we would see that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right and wrong is all relative to who is percieving the so called right and wrong actions.<br />
Humans are socially conditioned to beieve in the laws and rules that people have implemented into our society to create some sort of order within the capatilist, communist or whatever political system, when all human life is actually governed by the laws of nature whether we like it or not.<br />
There is no right and wrong, there is no good and bad, and if we where to live in accordance to the natural enviroment instead of constantly fighting it back with this material culture we would see that.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scammer Blossom Goodchild and the aliens that stood her up by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/scammer-blossom-goodchild-and-the-aliens-that-stood-her-up/comment-page-1/#comment-55226</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think it's probably a mixture of despair, disempowerment and consumerism zandar.

They look at the ills of the world and deep down they lose all hope, they don't feel like they have enough say to change things and they're looking for instant results. All of which could be alleviated by the arrival of aliens in shining armer.

Then there's the other scenario where people don't want to believe that humans could be so dysfunctional as to destroy life on earth, so they &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Icke" rel="nofollow"&gt;blame bad aliens&lt;/a&gt; who have crossbred with humans to give us the likes of Dick Cheney.

All of which is underpinned by &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias" rel="nofollow"&gt;confirmation bias&lt;/a&gt;.

The sad reality is that our type of organisational intelligence may well not be conducive to survival—we may destroy ourselves for no reason other than we were an evolutionary mistake—which may also answer the question of why we don't appear to have come in contact with others like us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it&#8217;s probably a mixture of despair, disempowerment and consumerism zandar.</p>
<p>They look at the ills of the world and deep down they lose all hope, they don&#8217;t feel like they have enough say to change things and they&#8217;re looking for instant results. All of which could be alleviated by the arrival of aliens in shining armer.</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s the other scenario where people don&#8217;t want to believe that humans could be so dysfunctional as to destroy life on earth, so they <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Icke" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/en.wikipedia.org');" rel="nofollow">blame bad aliens</a> who have crossbred with humans to give us the likes of Dick Cheney.</p>
<p>All of which is underpinned by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/en.wikipedia.org');" rel="nofollow">confirmation bias</a>.</p>
<p>The sad reality is that our type of organisational intelligence may well not be conducive to survival—we may destroy ourselves for no reason other than we were an evolutionary mistake—which may also answer the question of why we don&#8217;t appear to have come in contact with others like us.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scammer Blossom Goodchild and the aliens that stood her up by zandar</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/scammer-blossom-goodchild-and-the-aliens-that-stood-her-up/comment-page-1/#comment-55225</link>
		<dc:creator>zandar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One sale would be one more than she deserves. Why people get away with this over and over again, usually comes around to desperation. It's sad people would rather believe this kind of thing instead of just working together to make the world a better place.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One sale would be one more than she deserves. Why people get away with this over and over again, usually comes around to desperation. It&#8217;s sad people would rather believe this kind of thing instead of just working together to make the world a better place.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Blossom Goodchild and the aliens that stood her up at Last Straw</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/09/aliens-coming-to-town-14-october/comment-page-2/#comment-55224</link>
		<dc:creator>Blossom Goodchild and the aliens that stood her up at Last Straw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Goodchild, the scammer who claimed aliens were coming to town on 14 October, now has her own page on [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Christiaan</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/09/aliens-coming-to-town-14-october/comment-page-2/#comment-55221</link>
		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don't underestimate the power of mass movements Langnasen. 

You just be ready to stand with your neighbour.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t underestimate the power of mass movements Langnasen. </p>
<p>You just be ready to stand with your neighbour.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Noam Chomsky on 2008 U.S. election and U.S. democracy by David MacClement</title>
		<link>http://last-straw.net/2008/10/noam-chomsky-on-2008-us-election-and-us-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-55219</link>
		<dc:creator>David MacClement</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>· Christiaan, is there a transcript of that Noam Chomsky interview?

· You give no link to, or mention of, the original website, so I cannot look for it myself.
— I actually think forwarding unreferenced items is not only bad practice but is often suspicious.

· It could be that the video shows the source, but I have chosen not to have Macromedia Flash on this computer, because of all the advertising which uses it: I _hate_ advertising, especially the current distracting type. I almost never buy anything other than food, so all advertising is completely irrelevant to me.

David.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>· Christiaan, is there a transcript of that Noam Chomsky interview?</p>
<p>· You give no link to, or mention of, the original website, so I cannot look for it myself.<br />
— I actually think forwarding unreferenced items is not only bad practice but is often suspicious.</p>
<p>· It could be that the video shows the source, but I have chosen not to have Macromedia Flash on this computer, because of all the advertising which uses it: I _hate_ advertising, especially the current distracting type. I almost never buy anything other than food, so all advertising is completely irrelevant to me.</p>
<p>David.<br />
&#8211; (David MacClement) davd AT ihug.co.nz ZL1ASX<br />
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		<title>Comment on The propaganda war against Iran by Good news: UK turns to Keynesian economics at Last Straw</title>
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		<dc:creator>Good news: UK turns to Keynesian economics at Last Straw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, something the UK and U.S. governments have been falsely accusing Iran of over the past year or [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Sarsen56</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sarsen56</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re my earlier comment this may help:
http://sarsen56.wordpress.com/ufos-aliens-and-gold-memory-devices-entertaining/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re my earlier comment this may help:<br />
<a href="http://sarsen56.wordpress.com/ufos-aliens-and-gold-memory-devices-entertaining/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('a/sarsen56.wordpress.com');" rel="nofollow">http://sarsen56.wordpress.com/ufos-aliens-and-gold-memory-devices-entertaining/</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Langnasen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Langnasen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fake or real? I suppose it could be a fake helicopter or a real UFO. Or a camera-lens reflection or just about anything else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fake or real? I suppose it could be a fake helicopter or a real UFO. Or a camera-lens reflection or just about anything else.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by messenger147</title>
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		<dc:creator>messenger147</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8325/sany0330os4.jpg

fake or real ?</description>
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<p>fake or real ?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Langnasen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Langnasen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Google Disclosure Project if ya'll want some down-to-earth gen (har har) on the subject.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google Disclosure Project if ya&#8217;ll want some down-to-earth gen (har har) on the subject.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by messenger147</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>anna
there was 1 factor thats set aside a beliver from a skeptic..that was HOPE,, a beliver held hope that just maybe we were to be freed from an the powers that make the planet such a pain to endure. Yet all you skeptics can now dance in the glory of your HOPELESSNESS
and gain strenght from laughing at us with that hope...go you eh
go you</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anna<br />
there was 1 factor thats set aside a beliver from a skeptic..that was HOPE,, a beliver held hope that just maybe we were to be freed from an the powers that make the planet such a pain to endure. Yet all you skeptics can now dance in the glory of your HOPELESSNESS<br />
and gain strenght from laughing at us with that hope&#8230;go you eh<br />
go you</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Joshua</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joshua</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your exactly right Langnasen,but unfortunatly,the majority of people are as delusional in believing they can change the world single handedly as those(including myself)that believe aliens are coming to save us.

The odds of actually becoming famous or reaching a position of power in this world is around 1 in 7,000,000,000. You have a better chance of winning lotto,and how many people do you know that have had there lives changed by winning lotto? Anyone in the hierarchy on this planet has been born into it or married into it, apart from a few, which are most likely brought into the power to convince the rest of us that we might also be so lucky(cinderella syndrome).

WE ARE SLAVES, and i doubt there is a dam thing that anyone can do about it, i wish there was something that could be done,i think about it all the time and my head hurts, please someone tell me what needs to be done so i can be free in body and mind. Im thinking i should go live in a Buddhist temple for the rest of my life, but that might be like running away, but then it doesnt seem that even the Buddhist are safe from all this crazyness either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your exactly right Langnasen,but unfortunatly,the majority of people are as delusional in believing they can change the world single handedly as those(including myself)that believe aliens are coming to save us.</p>
<p>The odds of actually becoming famous or reaching a position of power in this world is around 1 in 7,000,000,000. You have a better chance of winning lotto,and how many people do you know that have had there lives changed by winning lotto? Anyone in the hierarchy on this planet has been born into it or married into it, apart from a few, which are most likely brought into the power to convince the rest of us that we might also be so lucky(cinderella syndrome).</p>
<p>WE ARE SLAVES, and i doubt there is a dam thing that anyone can do about it, i wish there was something that could be done,i think about it all the time and my head hurts, please someone tell me what needs to be done so i can be free in body and mind. Im thinking i should go live in a Buddhist temple for the rest of my life, but that might be like running away, but then it doesnt seem that even the Buddhist are safe from all this crazyness either.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Langnasen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Langnasen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chris, I don't think we can compare the current situation on a like-for-like basis with historical examples. Never before has the world been so politically small, and never before has such technology been available to the evil for the means of mass-population control.

We are in wholly new territory. Whereas before discrete communities had external benefactors to help them revolt against tyranny and oppression, we now see all major powers singing from the same dictatorial hym-sheet. The elite have consolidated their positions on a global scale and have determined to subject the entire human race to their vile agenda. No individual or group can stand against that kind of organisation and perverted power.

The only viable possibility of escape is the complete collapse of the entire system via events beyond even their control. Disease, famine, unexpected holocaustic warfare, economic collapse...or alien intervention.

I have two children, both accidents but both loved unconditionally nonetheless. But I have many moments when I kind of regret bringing them into this world, knowing the misery they are going to face under the subjugation of the vermin who have turned this world into the nazi toilet it is. And that's a hell of a thing to have to feel. I hope the vermin are proud of what they've wrought, because just about everyone else holds them in the most abject contempt.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris, I don&#8217;t think we can compare the current situation on a like-for-like basis with historical examples. Never before has the world been so politically small, and never before has such technology been available to the evil for the means of mass-population control.</p>
<p>We are in wholly new territory. Whereas before discrete communities had external benefactors to help them revolt against tyranny and oppression, we now see all major powers singing from the same dictatorial hym-sheet. The elite have consolidated their positions on a global scale and have determined to subject the entire human race to their vile agenda. No individual or group can stand against that kind of organisation and perverted power.</p>
<p>The only viable possibility of escape is the complete collapse of the entire system via events beyond even their control. Disease, famine, unexpected holocaustic warfare, economic collapse&#8230;or alien intervention.</p>
<p>I have two children, both accidents but both loved unconditionally nonetheless. But I have many moments when I kind of regret bringing them into this world, knowing the misery they are going to face under the subjugation of the vermin who have turned this world into the nazi toilet it is. And that&#8217;s a hell of a thing to have to feel. I hope the vermin are proud of what they&#8217;ve wrought, because just about everyone else holds them in the most abject contempt.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Christiaan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christiaan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Langnasen, thanks for responding to the more interesting part of my blog. I understand how you feel, I've spent much of my adult life trying to deal with the disparity between the society we've come up with and the one I think we could have.

But what I've come to realise is that this impatience does a great disservice to all those before us who have worked hard and organised to make our history that of a gradual progression toward fairness, solidarity, diversity, and self-management.

Sure there are and have been setbacks and sometimes things appear insurmountable but too many people before us have proven how easy it is to affect change. 

There's no magic answer except just be true to yourself and get to work.

It's worth remembering that those who monopolise power generally aren't there because they're competent but because they happened on their position. Don't fall for the trap of believing that they are actually worthy opponents. All they've proven over the centuries is that they continually lose to ordinary people who organise and work hard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Langnasen, thanks for responding to the more interesting part of my blog. I understand how you feel, I&#8217;ve spent much of my adult life trying to deal with the disparity between the society we&#8217;ve come up with and the one I think we could have.</p>
<p>But what I&#8217;ve come to realise is that this impatience does a great disservice to all those before us who have worked hard and organised to make our history that of a gradual progression toward fairness, solidarity, diversity, and self-management.</p>
<p>Sure there are and have been setbacks and sometimes things appear insurmountable but too many people before us have proven how easy it is to affect change. </p>
<p>There&#8217;s no magic answer except just be true to yourself and get to work.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s worth remembering that those who monopolise power generally aren&#8217;t there because they&#8217;re competent but because they happened on their position. Don&#8217;t fall for the trap of believing that they are actually worthy opponents. All they&#8217;ve proven over the centuries is that they continually lose to ordinary people who organise and work hard.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by HAHA OWNED!</title>
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		<dc:creator>HAHA OWNED!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HAHA OH MY GOD EVERYONE THAT BELIEVED IN THIS IS SO TOTALLY FUCKED NOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA LOL AHHAHAHHAA OWNED.

Seriously, I couldn't wait for this moment to come, I'm so happy that I can make fun of those who were stupid enough to believe in this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHA OH MY GOD EVERYONE THAT BELIEVED IN THIS IS SO TOTALLY FUCKED NOW, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA LOL AHHAHAHHAA OWNED.</p>
<p>Seriously, I couldn&#8217;t wait for this moment to come, I&#8217;m so happy that I can make fun of those who were stupid enough to believe in this.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by anna</title>
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		<dc:creator>anna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Christiaan for allowing people to entertain me.

It's been a real blast.  Laughed...... until my sides ached.... and I have to say messenger147 should be on the stage.. along with his mate Blossom.... So funny, and all the youtube posts by Galaxy feds (choc bar hunters) lol

Can we have another pretend alien landing real soon .... lol

Much appreciated... I am channeling love to you all....lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Christiaan for allowing people to entertain me.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been a real blast.  Laughed&#8230;&#8230; until my sides ached&#8230;. and I have to say messenger147 should be on the stage.. along with his mate Blossom&#8230;. So funny, and all the youtube posts by Galaxy feds (choc bar hunters) lol</p>
<p>Can we have another pretend alien landing real soon &#8230;. lol</p>
<p>Much appreciated&#8230; I am channeling love to you all&#8230;.lol</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Langnasen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Langnasen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why do we look for external help? Because there is absolutely nothing we can do to help ourselves. Revolution? Against the entire 'World Order'? Face the police and army with what, bottles and fists?
This planet is locked down tighter than a drum, just like any prison or labour-camp. We are enslaved and unable to free ourselves. That is a fact. Doesn't matter how enlightened some of us may be, how aware, we are prisoners to a small group of ruthless and truly evil degenerate human beings, hellbent on having the bestest and the mostest of everything. The pleasure of the few at the expense of the many.

That's why we need external intervention.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do we look for external help? Because there is absolutely nothing we can do to help ourselves. Revolution? Against the entire &#8216;World Order&#8217;? Face the police and army with what, bottles and fists?<br />
This planet is locked down tighter than a drum, just like any prison or labour-camp. We are enslaved and unable to free ourselves. That is a fact. Doesn&#8217;t matter how enlightened some of us may be, how aware, we are prisoners to a small group of ruthless and truly evil degenerate human beings, hellbent on having the bestest and the mostest of everything. The pleasure of the few at the expense of the many.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why we need external intervention.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Aliens coming to town, 14 October by Craig</title>
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		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, how many ways can one say "balderdash, hoax, or hogwash"?  Channeling - receiving and communicating messages from ... beyond.  From the dead, the future Dali Lama, the kidnapped, space aliens with Elvis Presley's babies, etc.  If you collect money from this "activity", it becomes a con and (in many cases) is criminally punishable.  

I think someone has been watching way too much "Lost in Space" because that's where their minds are.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, how many ways can one say &#8220;balderdash, hoax, or hogwash&#8221;?  Channeling - receiving and communicating messages from &#8230; beyond.  From the dead, the future Dali Lama, the kidnapped, space aliens with Elvis Presley&#8217;s babies, etc.  If you collect money from this &#8220;activity&#8221;, it becomes a con and (in many cases) is criminally punishable.  </p>
<p>I think someone has been watching way too much &#8220;Lost in Space&#8221; because that&#8217;s where their minds are.</p>
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