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Seriously though, invasion of Venezuela is a joke. The US has no control over it. The Imperial might of the US isn't what it used to be. End of story. Pakroklos can now safely cry himself to sleep at night.
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Nobody should cry for Exxon-- But my thing is that I don't care who it was that got expropriated-- Its like a rape case-- I don't care if she slept around or a virgin-- if it was a rape it was a rape-- The identity of the victim is irreleventOriginally posted by Kidicious
Jesus. I can't stop crying for ****ing Exxon. Boo hoo.
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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Did I call for the invasion of Venezuela?
Oh, that must have been my alter ego in the Kidiverse, the one you can actually win arguements against in you head
"The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Mounting a military coup... Venezuela... why does Hugo come to mind?Oh come on. Everyone knows how it works. Let's say I mount a military coup and take over an oil producing country. I then allow in oil companies on the cheap as long as they pay me backhanders. The citizens of my country, who own the drilling rights to the oil (if anyone does) get nothing, except perhaps sick from the pollution which I'm looking the other way about.
That's how these ****s do business. Ask the Nigerians or any number of of other people who have been ****ed over by corrupt oil company practices. Venezuela before Chavez was just such an oligarchy. No reasonable person denies this.
There is a whole lotta assertion here, but no facts. Is there a way of comparing the deal Exxon got in Venezuela against a deal in some other country? I'm perfectly willing to accept that Exxon *may* have gotten a sweetheart deal from the corrupt pre-Chavez regime. I'm not going to assume it, however.
I rather suspect that any profit any oil company (correction: Western Oil Company) makes is awful in your eyes. Speaking of which...
Clearly, this is why Chavez tried to take their money. Of course, Chavez's nationalized oil company won't harm the environment. Nu-uh, no sir.Perhaps we should hold Exxon accountable for funding bull**** climate change science and setting back progress on combating climate change for years. It's quite likely that these delays will end up costing hundreds of thousands if not millions of human lives. Yet this will now likely happen because Exxon needs to make a buck.
Ugh. They have appealed the judgment several times, keep losing, and keep appealing. They're going to run out of appeals, and they're going to pay... eventually. But I agree, it's not good behavior.You are talking about a company here that has still not paid the fine for the 10 million gallons of crude one of its ships dumped into the Alaskan wilderness nearly 20 years ago. They have absolutely no shame.
No war for oil!IIRC I seem to remember them hanging around Iraq in recent times, like the vultures they are.
Always a good solutionThese people are criminals of the first order. The executives of Exxon deserve nothing less than to be dragged from their beds and shot. They know exactly what they are doing, and they simply don't give a ****.
-Arriangrog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.Comment
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No, since DD was [until very recently] paying his way through college by working at WalMart. (And presumably student loans.)Originally posted by Agathon
Who's "we"? I'm guessing you are referring to you and the rest of your "My parents pay for everything, so I am going to lecture poor people on the value of hard work, even though I know nothing and am an ignorant blowhard" crowd.
Yes..?
Ah good... could I be moar riter!?!?!?!Comment
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Originally posted by Arrian
Mounting a military coup... Venezuela... why does Hugo come to mind?
Keep in mind the government he launched a coup against had massacred 3,000 demonstrators.
In any event, Oerdin misreads the article. Exxon-Mobile convinced a judge that Venezuela might try and move their assets beyond the reach of the court, so the judge ordered they be frozen. EM hasn't won its case yet.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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I was struck by that too. DD, whatever his faults, has no silver spoon.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
No, since DD was [until very recently] paying his way through college by working at WalMart. (And presumably student loans.)
-Arriangrog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.Comment
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Not to worry, Che, my tounge was firmly planted in my cheek on that one.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Originally posted by Arrian
Mounting a military coup... Venezuela... why does Hugo come to mind?
Keep in mind the government he launched a coup against had massacred 3,000 demonstrators.
In any event, Oerdin misreads the article. Exxon-Mobile convinced a judge that Venezuela might try and move their assets beyond the reach of the court, so the judge ordered they be frozen. EM hasn't won its case yet.
As for the rest - heh, helps to read the article, eh?
-Arriangrog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.Comment
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Actually part of the reason its been taking so long is that I haven't been taking loans. Just been taking classes as I could afford to pay cash for them which has usually been one or 2 at a time.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
(And presumably student loans.)I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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That or know what you're talking about.Originally posted by Arrian
As for the rest - heh, helps to read the article, eh?
-Arrian
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Take it easy, Agathon. Remember your blood pressure. I'm not a member of the Israeli lobby after all.Originally posted by Agathon
Who's "we"? I'm guessing you are referring to you and the rest of your "My parents pay for everything, so I am going to lecture poor people on the value of hard work, even though I know nothing and am an ignorant blowhard" crowd.
Yes..?
Ah good... could I be moar riter!?!?!?!I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Yea, he just has this weird desire for Exxon to have another Billion dollars for some reason. I'll never figure that out.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
No, since DD was [until very recently] paying his way through college by working at WalMart. (And presumably student loans.)I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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I don't blame you for not calling for a invasion that would end in your destruction.Originally posted by Patroklos
Did I call for the invasion of Venezuela?
Oh, that must have been my alter ego in the Kidiverse, the one you can actually win arguements against in you head
I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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Apple's.Originally posted by Agathon
You mean like when the victims of foreign corporations' unethical practices attempt to claim compensation from said corporations?
Apple's victims.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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Exxon has done their share of raping. So not only do I not care. I'm glad they got theirs finally.Originally posted by Flubber
Nobody should cry for Exxon-- But my thing is that I don't care who it was that got expropriated-- Its like a rape case-- I don't care if she slept around or a virgin-- if it was a rape it was a rape-- The identity of the victim is irreleventI drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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