I've given up on Turtledove. I really don't like how his writing has evolved.
That said, would anybody like a complete set of hardcover first editions of the Worldwar & Colonization Series or the The Southern Victory / Timeline-191 Series. larry On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Check out Harry Turtledove's alternative history books where at the height > of WWII, aliens invade Earth and we then have a common foe to fight > against...interesting series. > > Eric > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:27 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> The cynic in me says that even in that situation, we would fight amongst >> ourselves and kill those who disagree with us about how best to fight our >> common enemy..... >> >> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > I suspect it will end when the human race has a common enemy. When >> there's >> > giant lizard people trying to destroy humans that's when all of a sudden >> > Peter and Moustaffa are going to be bosom buddies. >> > >> > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:11 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Know what, I kinda agree. >> > > >> > > Until we are willing to deal head on with the sponsors (Saudi and Iran >> > and >> > > so on) this will never end. >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Judah McAuley [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 11:44 AM >> > > To: cf-community >> > > Subject: Re: in the oh hell no category >> > > >> > > >> > > The question wasn't "should we fight against Al Queda and terrorism", >> > > the question was "can we actually declare War". There is a solid >> > > argument that the US has steadily moved away from actually declaring >> > > its wars, ever since Korea. Many people think this is a bad thing for >> > > a variety of reasons. But in the currently conflict there is a >> > > question of whether we could formally declare war even if we had the >> > > political willpower to do so. >> > > >> > > There is also another, related, discussion to be had about how this >> > > undeclared war against a tactic, terrorism, instead of an actual >> > > identifiable foe, leads us to a perpetual state of war and what >> > > effects that has on our country, our way of life and our freedom. >> > > Terrorism cannot be defeated, especially through military action. It >> > > can be lessened, it can be marginalized, we can put some of its >> > > purveyors out of commission. The continuing belief that we are at war >> > > with a concept fuels increased consolidation of executive power, the >> > > decrease in individual rights, outrageous deficit spending to pad the >> > > pockets of defense contractors and sets a national tone of constant >> > > fear and paranoia. Which is just what the terrorists wanted. >> > > >> > > Judah >> > > >> > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:25 AM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Eric Roberts < >> > > > [email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> >> > > >> They are not a government...nor do they claim to be. They >> > > >> didn't commit an act of war, they committed a criminal act or >> > terrorism. >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > Go back and watch a tape of the twin towers burning...the bodies >> > > > falling.....the buildings collapsing.....smoke covering the entire of >> > > > downtown Manhattan. >> > > > >> > > > I can't believe that 10 years later we've already desensitized to the >> > > point >> > > > where we'd argue semantics about what happened that day. Al Qaeda >> > should >> > > be >> > > > attacked and destroyed in every single capacity we have as a nation. >> > And >> > > > anyone who protects or harbors them, should be given warning, then >> > > treated >> > > > as enemies should they not acquiesce. >> > > > >> > > > Just my feelings about this "criminal act". >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > The suburbs have no charms to soothe >> > > > The restless dream of youth >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318472 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
