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  • As I said, Roman propaganda.
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    • Why? It only solidifies that the Romans were losers .
      “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
      - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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      • I can't ever imagine a story being passed down these days like that. I mean, imagine if France walked into Britain and completely ransacked the entire country. It had been a country of brave warriors, some of the best of their time. Then only like 1,000 or so people survived, and went on to found the United States. Thus, the U.S. is created by a bunch of losers who got their asses whooped.

        Somehow, I can't ever imagine that. We'd be ashamed to even suggest that we were descended from losers.

        EDIT: Damn you Imran!
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        • Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous
          Thus, the U.S. is created by a bunch of losers who got their asses whooped.

          Somehow, I can't ever imagine that. We'd be ashamed to even suggest that we were descended from losers.
          As opposed to being created by slave owning would be aristos, religious bigots and convicts and refugees.

          There was a great vogue in Australia for locating your ancestry on the First Fleet- as if being descended from transported convicts necessarily conferred some strange nobility upon you.
          Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

          ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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          • The short and sweet beats the better explained every time .
            “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
            - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

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            • As opposed to being created by slave owning would be aristos, religious bigots and convicts and refugees.
              I believe the correct term is "Pilgrims"
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              • Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous


                I believe the correct term is "Pilgrims"
                Also known as fun destroying killjoys, who ended up producing Tipper Gore, Pat Robertson and Andrea Dworkin.

                Still, at least Europe dumped a load of rubbish.
                Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

                ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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                • Originally posted by molly bloom
                  Still, at least Europe dumped a load of rubbish.
                  And yet still has so much.
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                  • I'm probably going to see this film this week, I'm also gonna start reading the Odyssey soon. Homer-tastic!
                    If I'm posting here then Counterglow must be down.

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                    • Also known as fun destroying killjoys, who ended up producing Tipper Gore, Pat Robertson and Andrea Dworkin.


                      And me. Score one for the religious nuts...

                      I'm probably going to see this film this week


                      Me too, if I don't see "The Passion" instead.
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                      • See Troy, at least its slightly based on history

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                        • Haven't seen the film yet. I want to see it just because my name is Achilles and I want to see how bad my namesake is portreyed.

                          Homer's epic could never be represented by any such film. However, as it has already been mentioned, the whole idea behind the poem is 2 things:

                          1. Every man's fate is set by the gods
                          2. All that matters in the world is fame after death.

                          You can find the Illiad here
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                          • Originally posted by molly bloom


                            Also known as fun destroying killjoys, who ended up producing Tipper Gore, Pat Robertson and Andrea Dworkin.

                            Still, at least Europe dumped a load of rubbish.
                            I was going to say something, but you're Australian and probably descended from some crazy British criminal, and I like living.

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                            • Originally posted by axi

                              1. Every man's fate is set by the gods
                              2. All that matters in the world is fame after death.
                              Well, they got the second one right...

                              I really did enjoy it. I thought it was a decent movie, and since I've never read the Iliad, I didn't really have a problem with most of the story. From a moviewriting aspect, there's a lot they couldn't do because it wouldn't fly with mainstream USA, and since it cost $200 Million, that's who needs to see it.

                              Plus, it's artistic interpretation. If you want to have the real Iliad, go read it.

                              Of course...there was a lack of character developments, loose love stories, complete lack of anything godlike, had actors that couldn't act, etc etc etc...

                              I'll give it 2 1/2 outta 4
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                              • Originally posted by axi
                                Haven't seen the film yet. I want to see it just because my name is Achilles and I want to see how bad my namesake is portreyed.
                                You nutty Greeks.
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