i'm loving this set
but the pedant in me wonders if castro was really a despot and not just a dictator
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gobbledegook blurs the line between lurking and stalking,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:41,
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I had the feeling this would eventually pop up, but I read:
"Despotism is a form of government by a single authority, either an individual or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power."
as 'dictator' :)
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c_kick or, as some people call him,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:42,
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cambridge dictionary defines 'despot' as
a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly:
so i think its a matter of interpretation really
i'll let it go there i think
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gobbledegook blurs the line between lurking and stalking,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:44,
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But which is the right definition?
The former or the latter? There's only one way to find out...
FIGHT!
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wheelybird mreee!,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:45,
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*is off the hook*
yay!
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c_kick or, as some people call him,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:45,
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Hurray for wikipedia research!
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my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:44,
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let's throw the question to our panel
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:44,
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*throws*
*kills panel*
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c_kick or, as some people call him,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:45,
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oh dear
the size of the question was too much fo the panel
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gobbledegook blurs the line between lurking and stalking,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:46,
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you're gonna need a bigger
panel
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c_kick or, as some people call him,
Mon 25 Feb 2008, 15:48,
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