Are you referring to the ability to see, I think it's Mars, really well tonight? Or the event in German history?

OH! What historical event would come to mind today? :confused:



;)

Well, it happened in November and it's more commonly known as the Night of Broken Glass. It was a night in which many Jews were taken from their homes and murdered by Nazi soldiers. Which is one reason why I asked, since it's March and not November.

It's not the date but the deed I find interesting. ;)

Commit an atrocity and proclaim it the will of the people? Nothing new about that.

Sad, but true.

I prefer, kill 1 person and you're a murderer kill 1 million and you're a conqueror.

The death of one is a tragedy, the death of a hundred is a catastrophy, the death of a million is a statistic. Joe Stalin, I think.

But remember that a single dagger is treason while a thousand sabers is revolution.

Isn't revolution merely treason on an industrial scale?

Revolution is successful treason. Remember remember the fifth of November. The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

How many threads I can read before I have to leave for dinner.

Too late, the Governments have taken huge steps to keep treason from succeeding, so sure are they that they are always right. I hope they're right, or we'll cop it from both sides.

I don't know, but it sounds like you might want to leave your guns at the door. :)

You know, I do live in Oakland. Many people bring guns to dinner, and other exotic places. :yikes:

Keep in mind, my country was founded on treason. The idea wasn't to quash revolution originally, it was to make it so that it was no longer necessary. Though I'm starting to wonder if what's happening the USA isn't the beginning of drastic measures.

Depending, of course, upon one's perspective.

I don't think perspective has much to do with it. From what I learned in school they knew it was treason when the colonists decided to no longer be ruled by someone so far away without any kind of representation in parliament. However, it was also decided by those people that the results should they fail were vastly outweighed by the prospects of what they could achieve should they succeed and thus started the revolution. Then again........I once heard in the movie The Count of Monte Cristo "Treason is a matter of dates, and well all is said and done I will be the patriot and you will be the upstart."

Some people think perspective matters.

Perspective is a personal matter. From the Brit perspective, there's a slight matter of back-taxes, on the basis that the colonies had no legal mechanism to separate from the crown. From the Yank perspective it was time to try a social experiment in self-rule. For the Indians it was an experiment in oppression and disenfranchisation. For the Aussies, it was a journey to a new and harsh land. Iceland probably had a take on it as well.

True.

In which case it's ALL perspective from the persons (groups) view. :shrug:

That's right. Perspective matters.


... unless your perspective is that perspective does not matter. :)

The truth of the matter that since perspective changes based on the individual telling the story, perspectives on the subject don't mean squat to those listening. Mainly because we will draw our own conclusions and perspectives based on the information given to us. In which case we have just made full circle back to "treason is a matter of dates."

That's the key. :nod: We need more people that draw their OWN conclusion, but not based ONLY on the information given by the story teller. ;)

Which depends, of course, upon one's perspective.

$50.

That's what it cost to cremate someone (my father) in 1987.

What a bargain. :(

Is that from your perspective?

How much I'd rather be hot tubbing it right now.

That maybe I shouldn't sell my hot tub just yet. :p

:D You need to move it a little closer.

I'm feeling like procrastinating, although I have no time to do so.

/me cracks whip

Wondering if I should be sending scuba equipment to Nashville. The Zoid man has been conspicuously absent since the reported flooding down there. :rolleyes2

Forbidden fruit.

Yep I know that one Neige!

Im thinking I should stop procrastinating and get on with this application form! Help would be appreciated!

Too busy drying out the strings on his 12 string?

Hoping my free 30 minutes with the attorney this evening is productive.

Sorry pal, there is no such thing.

I can report, that most of Nashville is under water rationing due to the back up of sewage systems and that the waters are slowly but surely receding. As for Scotz, I have no clue.

:eew: Guess I should send a snorkel with a filter.