It looks like the second LOTR film is going to beat its Harry Potter rival at the box office this time around.
Damn straight.
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it.""to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
computer systems.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
conflict.
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
conflict.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
about equal probability.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
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of fist.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
rivals.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
nothing may stand in our way!
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
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At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
the not-being-a-jerk department.
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
hacky-sack?"
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
of the mass moron movement.
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
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of fist.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
again soon, didn't we?"
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
trying to get an education
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
of the mass moron movement.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
I finally went and did it.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
of the mass moron movement.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
rivals.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
hacky-sack?"
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
superiority.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
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My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
being the reaction described above.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
being the reaction described above.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
nothing may stand in our way!
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
computer systems.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
being the reaction described above.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
about equal probability.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
of fist.
In your face, Space Coyote!
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
In your face, Space Coyote!
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
University or Diversity
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
being the reaction described above.
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