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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2011-01-28 11:01 am

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[identity profile] undeadbydawn.livejournal.com 2011-01-28 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Death of Books: Utter bollocks.
Amazon is not the only book retailer on earth, even if they are the easiest [arguably] to track. When there are no bookshops or libraries left, I will agree the paperback is dead.

Does the US actually train their troops? Do they get *any* target practice? That figure - while believable - is utterly absurd. But hey, that's what happens when you have all the money in China and zero sense of accountability.

it is little surprise that our system of Democracy is not considered the best. I *am* surprised that US is ranked higher.

[identity profile] errolwi.livejournal.com 2011-01-28 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Does the US actually train their troops? Do they get *any* target practice? That figure - while believable - is utterly absurd. But hey, that's what happens when you have all the money in China and zero sense of accountability.

Or you could try actually reading the article (from 2005, which changes the context a lot) that is linked to, so you can make intelligent comments.

[identity profile] undeadbydawn.livejournal.com 2011-01-29 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
That would be the sensible thing to do, but sometimes I prefer to just react in near total ignorance.

Your criticism is no doubt completely valid.