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Old 05-22-2008, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tankdriver View Post
Talking costs nothing but can gain everything.

This ridiculous calling out axis of evil BS (though clever in its 'psst. Hitler. Satan' word association) leads to nothing but ensuring they'll hate you worse and think they're right in doing so.

Threaten them, cajole them, pressure them, convince them, get them to understand you, and you'll be a lot further along in getting what you want from them.
Talk all you want. Unless you have something to give them that THEY WANT and they have something to give you that YOU WANT, it's just words.

More than what? Infinity plus 1 is still infinity.

With what do you threaten and pressure them with? More words? Pretty empty unless you can carry out the threat. You are assuming they are going to be reasonable. Do you think they are reasonable or will be? Not without something stamping them down first.
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