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Originally posted by El K Dee thats like saying...why do i need insurance? i havent been in an accident in 10 years while driving and then all of a sudden something happens and then u pay a price....

there is a reason why berkshire and hathaway shares are 90,100 dollars a piece

because insurance is a very very very profitable business, meaning you rarely claim for what you pay.

like i said before, nothing happend and if something did happen they would be able to get through as i explained before.

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Originally posted by El K Dee WHY DOES CANADA HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? WHY DOES ANY OTHER NATION HAVE TO INTERFERE INDIVIDUALLY IN MATTERS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY UNLESS ITS RELIEF EFFORTS? FFS

Because the Tamils are getting pwned for once, the Sri Lanka government finally had enough of the Tamil Tigers and is putting an end to them. Now all the families that were fine (or blind to the fact) with the tigers killing villagers and using children as soldiers are now pissed.

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Last edited by Brennen on May-12-2009 at 03:57

Two thousand Tamil Tigers, with tots in tow, throw tantrum on Toronto thruway, totally thwarting traffic and teeing off travelers.

Say that 5x real fast.

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Originally posted by Brennen Because the Tamils are getting pwned for once, the Sri Lanka government finally had enough of the Tamil Tigers and is putting an end to them. Now all the families that were fine (or blind to the fact) with the tigers killing villagers and using children as soldiers are now pissed.

duh...meanwhile all these protestors that are acting all empathic to
"their" people ran away from there cos they had no balls to stay and fight for whatever the fuck their cause was

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Originally posted by DigiNut You compared two "types of people" and implied very clearly that the reason for different results was due to prejudice and not due to the actual behaviour or the merits of their argument. And I never used the term "race".

wrong, i implied that they have people on the inside which is definatley true, you cant argue about that. When have you seen a tamil in parliament? doesnt mean their rights should be voided.

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And once again, as long as people take this position, they actively encourage further acts of civil disobedience or outright terrorism.

there have been many protests in the past which were regarded as civil disobedience back then but now looked on as revolutionary. (african american rights, protests against racist laws etc).
The point being is that Ignatieff is taking action now because of this protest shows some validity towards the cause.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit wrong, i implied that they have people on the inside which is definatley true, you cant argue about that. When have you seen a tamil in parliament? doesnt mean their rights should be voided.

How many Tamils do you see actually aspiring for anything in office...or for that matter in anything?

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit there is a reason why berkshire and hathaway shares are 90,100 dollars a piece because insurance is a very very very profitable business, meaning you rarely claim for what you pay. like i said before, nothing happend and if something did happen they would be able to get through as i explained before.

yes, there is a reason...but it has nothing to do with profitability or value.

companies can easily manipulate relative share price. If a stock splits, is the company half as profitable? lol!

FAIL!

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Originally posted by DigiNut Un-fucking-believable.

guys.. i need some support here. Am i the only one that thinks theres another side to this argument? geez at least i am instigating some sort of debate

and i appologize if you hate tamils so much that you take offense to me calling you one el kaydee. you can give me a sucker punch the next time you see me on the street.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit there have been many protests in the past which were regarded as civil disobedience back then but now looked on as revolutionary. (african american rights, protests against racist laws etc). The point being is that Ignatieff is taking action now because of this protest shows some validity towards the cause.

so african american rights in your opinion is something that wasn't an issue on their very turf that they were fighting for locally but rather the rights of africans abroad in africa?...im lost...what are you trying to compare here?

and you keep talking about Ignatieff....you really believe that hes doing something about it? IMO hes just trying to get these people to shutup by telling them what they want to hear.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit woooooooooaaaaaaaaaaah hold on a second there buddy. Weren't you one of those union workers that was defending the york university staff striking because they weren't getting paid as much as the professors due to the fact that they weren't as qualified. Thus witholding students academic careers because you couldn't simply apply for another job if you werent satisfied with the pay in the one you had? I think you're being a bit hypocritical here. There are over 250,000 tamels in toronto and their families are acutally DYING in sri lanka. And your calling them fucking idiots for trying to save there lives. Why are you not a fucking idiot then for striking to receive the same benefits as a professor that has much higher tier education as you. I think you're being illogical. just like those GM workers who want 3 times as much money as the toyota workers.

Just so we're clear, I don't teach at York, nor have I been on strike--I was merely defending their right to strike. In any event, your analogy does not work and you are ill-informed about the issue, here is why:

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit they don't need to because they have people in parliament. The tamils are protesting the genocide or persecution of their people (i am not 100 % sure about the reasoning) but apparently their families are dying there. The fact that after this protest ignatieff is now wiling to talk about it in parliament shows that there is an issue at hand and it needs to be discussed. Its just saddening that it had to come down to this.

First, as Yohan mentioned, for an event to be considered a genocide it has to meet specific conditions--not the rantings of a fucking mob--it's a UN binding term for a reason. Second, Ignatieff is simply willing to discuss the conflict in Sir Lanka; and by no means is he sympathetic to the LTTE, as he explicitly says himself:

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The Liberal Party of Canada stands firmly against terrorism, and I restate our unequivocal condemnation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

SO STOP saying Ignatieff every other post.

And finally, as Digi has shown, your comparisons between the different ethnic groups and the LTTE are just down-right moronic. I certainly understand the urge to play devils advocate, but you can't be expect to be taken seriously when you make such rash comparisons.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit When have you seen a tamil in parliament? doesnt mean their rights should be voided.

What rights!? Are you completely off your nut?

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there have been many protests in the past which were regarded as civil disobedience back then but now looked on as revolutionary. (african american rights, protests against racist laws etc).

I see, and so you're comparing this? Tamil Tigers are protesting racist laws in Canada? Which ones?

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The point being is that Ignatieff is taking action now because of this protest shows some validity towards the cause.

The point is that you already said this, that Ignatieff is a green opportunist with no actual authority, that impossibly naïve attitudes such as this are the breeding grounds for terrorism and terrorist groups, and that you're a retard.

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Originally posted by MarkT yes, there is a reason...but it has nothing to do with profitability or value. companies can easily manipulate relative share price. If a stock splits, is the company half as profitable? lol! FAIL!

i don't think berkshire and hathaway have ever had a stock split. besides stock splits are usually meant to lower share price in order to attract investors. A reverse stock split is only done to increase share value, usually when a company is almost trading on pinksheets or its called Nortel.

If you believe that insurance companies dont make tons and tons of money take a look at their income statements and balance sheets.