Hey, I read that. I especially liked the part where the authors implied that me and my coworkers were mercenaries who would sell out the country for a pittance, while uniformed guys and civil service types were more trustworthy.Vympel wrote: (refer to the Washington Post's largely ignored piece on that subject from last month)
What a Collapsing Empire Looks Like
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Re: What a Collapsing Empire Looks Like
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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Where do you work Lonestar?Lonestar wrote:Hey, I read that. I especially liked the part where the authors implied that me and my coworkers were mercenaries who would sell out the country for a pittance, while uniformed guys and civil service types were more trustworthy.Vympel wrote: (refer to the Washington Post's largely ignored piece on that subject from last month)
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In the United States.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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In a NOC.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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Oooh that sounds interesting...Lonestar wrote:In a NOC.
I bet you can't tell me about it.
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NOC is a common abbreviation for Network Operating Center. Meaning he's an IT sysadmin/support guy or something similar.Stofsk wrote:Oooh that sounds interesting...Lonestar wrote:In a NOC.
I bet you can't tell me about it.
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Why is it so goddamned hard to get little assholes like you to admit it when you fuck up? Is it pride? What gives you the right to have any pride?
–Darth Wong to vivftp
GOP message? Why don't they just come out of the closet: FASCISTS R' US –Patrick Degan
The GOP has a problem with anyone coming out of the closet. –18-till-I-die
Why is it so goddamned hard to get little assholes like you to admit it when you fuck up? Is it pride? What gives you the right to have any pride?
–Darth Wong to vivftp
GOP message? Why don't they just come out of the closet: FASCISTS R' US –Patrick Degan
The GOP has a problem with anyone coming out of the closet. –18-till-I-die
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It also means Non-Official Cover 
I was just ribbing Lonestar.
I was just ribbing Lonestar.
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Yeah, or, more likely, Network Operations Center.Stofsk wrote:It also means Non-Official Cover
I was just ribbing Lonestar.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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It's not my fault the two acronyms are identical 
Of course, you need deniability as a NOC Lonestar so of course you would try to throw me off.
Of course, you need deniability as a NOC Lonestar so of course you would try to throw me off.