Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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14 October 2010
20:2275053There`s never going to be any is there? Let`s be honest here, even before, between and after the two world wars, there`s never been any peace. With a massive growth in the human population on this planet, along with politics, religion, money, greed and corruption, peace will never come in our time or in the future. How do other members view it all, the future of the human race?
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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14 October 2010
20:5575054Doomed, we're all doomed!
It's all in my favourite bedtime read, Insect Population Ecology; Varley, Gradwell, and Hassell; Blackwell Scientific Publications, ISBN 0 632 08050 7
Keith Sansum1
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14 October 2010
20:5975055captain mannering lol
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Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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14 October 2010
21:0175056One can only dream Colin.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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14 October 2010
21:1475061colin
we intelligent beings destroy the beautiful natural things on our planet, little chance of us unattractive humans doing anything positive and trying just to get along.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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14 October 2010
21:2975066Colin, I wrote a nice article: Kent: how agriculture prevailed over industry. Now just google that title, it's online, costs nought to read, but will answer your question. It will explain how our County remained so beautiful! My articles aim at being hope-inspiring, positive, and sometimes it takes me a lot of research to write them.
Now just put a cup of coffee in front of you, relax, and have a nice read.
Alexander
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 October 2010
09:4775092I am not sure whether 'world peace' would actually be a good thing... Sounds wonderful and no-one really likes war and conflict after all, with all the pain and suffering it causes. But would we not all die of boredom instead? Not to have that wonderful and impressive military hardware to look and wonder at.... mmmmmm
And then, of course, has not conflict driven human developement in many positive ways. Is not conflict a necessary part of what makes us human and drives us forward.
Brian Dixon
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15 October 2010
10:1475093thats if we got any military hardware to look at after dc and torys finished mucking about with the cut backs.so much for world peace.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 October 2010
10:2275095There will be plenty - there must be. Defence, fortunately, is being treated as a special case and will not suffer the extent of the cuts being applied to most other departments. Personally Defence is the only department I would ring fence and protect from cuts. Defence must be the no 1 priority for more spending as soon as the economy allows.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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15 October 2010
10:2775097barryw,did see a list the other day,the cuts looked dramtic,ie,3 assult ships cut to 1,destroyers from presant leval down to 2.the list did go on,it looks like 7000 jobs might go in the navy alone.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 October 2010
11:0175099Wait and see what the outcome is Brian - all we are seeing is speculation at the moment.
Sadly there are cuts - the whole Defence budget was left an underfunded mess after all.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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15 October 2010
11:0875101I was hoping to conduct a Fantastic War against unemployment in Kent! Well, Channel Dash! Too many wars spoil the soup, I suppose, Barry! I'd have though our neighbours and allies over the Waters would have joined with us in the proposed War and followed our example (if we had come up with results).
Well does all that amswer your question, Colin?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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15 October 2010
11:3275103i see that even hilary clinton is sounding off now about the proposed cuts in defence spending.
at least that shows they are dependent on us as an ally.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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15 October 2010
11:3375104Unfortunately as I see it, wars are essential. We`ve got to where we are now through them. Our technology went up in leaps and bounds after the two world wars, and more so after the second. This thread came about after a recent conversation with someone when they were whingeing about the money spent on space research and exploration, something I`ve heard down the years. This is the future, yet I can`t understand why the U.S. failed to carry on with it`s star wars programme of the 80s, (which ended the cold war I believe), as whoever has control up above, has control of the whole planet. Much more effective than a few submarine`s?
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15 October 2010
13:5375119I was going to sort out world peace next year but I am afraid that something has come up - anyway sorting out a cure for all illness ought to come first so can it wait???
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Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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15 October 2010
14:0275120I`m sure we can wait a little longer David, and hope you`re feeling better now. Illness though, exactly the same as peace. Never will be a cure for it all, another strain will evolve to keep the constant war against virus`s going.
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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15 October 2010
14:2575122Colin, your last post here seems somewhat in conrtadiction with your opening salvo on post 1.
As for me, I'm always ready to to defend our Shores, but don't count on me enlisting for some over-sees war in the name of 'democracy', in whichis case you will have to cancel my name from the list of eligible citizens at arms to call up.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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15 October 2010
14:3175123Athenian hoplites were being sent out to fight for democracy, until they went to Sicily with the Athenian fleet, and an array of allies. Things were not quite as they had immagined, so they sent another contingent, and then another large naval force and army, including again many allies. But they later lost almost the whole expedition.
Try reading Tucide, a contemporary of what happened, an Athenian and all!
Guest 671- Registered: 4 May 2008
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15 October 2010
14:4575126BarryW.
I don't think you will have to wait long for your conflict, keep the cuts coming and keep treating people the way you are now, you won't have long to wait. Remember the poll tax
"My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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15 October 2010
15:0675128no sign of that gary, the french, spanish and greeks are all up in arms, taking to the streets and protesting.
all quiet over here so far.
