brvheart 1,752 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 haha, BigD. Now if we could just find a little petrol. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 In fairness, that was Winnie's MO, not Nelson's. If I were going to throw stones at Mandela, it would not be for his revolutionary ideals pre-Apartheid's fall (as south africa was a society in dire need of a revolution), it was the way he crassly sold those ideals out Post-apartheid to form a cult of personality and form a ruling elite, while the average black South african's life progressively got materially worse. Reconciliation means that those who have been on the underside of history must see that there is a qualitative difference between repression and freedom. And for them, freedom translates into having a supply of clean water, having electricity on tap; being able to live in a decent home and have a good job; to be able to send your children to school and to have accessible health care. I mean, what’s the point of having made this transition if the quality of life of these people is not enhanced and improved? If not, the vote is useless. -Desmond Tutu Mandela (in the US, at least) became such a powerful symbol for the civil rights movement, that people stopped viewing him and his post-Apartheid government critically ,and criticizing him became equated with being anti-civil rights. The truth is, Mandela's arc was pretty much predicted by Animal Farm, selling out revolutionary principles for power and material comfort. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 RIP Man-Dawg Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia star, dies aged 81 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 what a great movie Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 what a great movie yup, I probably watch it and The Bridge on the River Kwai at least every 2 years 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Iphonenkinder 558 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 LoA and Singin' in the Rain are my two favorite movies of all time. I've seen Lawrence four times on the big screen, and each time O'Toole's physical beauty just breaks my heart. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Gosh I'd love to watch it on the big screen. I love Singin' in the Rain too, but I'm a big fan of meta. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Gosh I'd love to watch it on the big screen. I love Singin' in the Rain too, but I'm a big fan of meta. gee golly would ya? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Iphonenkinder 558 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 gee golly would ya? This reply makes me like you 25% less. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 so we're in negative numbers now? Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 This reply makes me like you 25% less. jeepers mrs. kinder, the beav was just horsin' around. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 RIP uncle phil Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 887 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 damn uncle phil was 68 Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Bye Bye Love Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Bye Bye Love There is less harmony in the World today. Link to post Share on other sites
mrfritz 887 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Oh holy shit. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 well that sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr0opfm6I4 Link to post Share on other sites
rocksquid 50 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Your Show of Shows maestro: http://tv.msn.com/tv...spx?news=852082 Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 i had no idea he was still alive Link to post Share on other sites
rocksquid 50 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My wife said the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites
BobHope 6 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Welcome to Hell, Sid! Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Dang. Harold Ramis. Link to post Share on other sites
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