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>> ^Jinx:
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Ideal slogan for those who want to pretend their world is ideal.

What?
Its not about pretending that your world is ideal, its about understanding that sometimes you can't control where the bombs land and all you can reasonably do is keep your head and try to keep living your life. "Panic and stop everything" doesn't exactly seem like sage advice. In fact, its the very opposite of what one could consider sage - a person of wisdom, who in the stoic sense does not allow destructive emotions to rule their decision making.

Okay first up we haven't had bombs dropped on us in over 65 years. Your reasoning might stand up if we were still subject to the terror of bombs landing on us every night, knowing that the following morning we could be missing friends and that everyone remaining would have the hollow gaunt look of someone who hasn't had a decent night's sleep in years.
Second, this was a propaganda poster. It was intended to encourage people to just accept what was happening around them and to get on with their lives regardless. Nowadays the media has popularised the same propaganda poster so as to encourage people to just ignore what's going on around them on this planet, to just accept it and carry on, don't let it get to us or otherwise we'll question why things are so bad to begin with.
I did not state the opposite should be encouraged. Why is it when someone posts something you disagree with that you immediately presume that person is encouraging the complete opposite? We're a lot more accommodating of varied viewpoints than you might be expecting!
PS If you're in a country where bombs are still being dropped on you regularly either by British or American troops then I can only apologise. Maybe, just maybe, that propaganda poster is helping people cope in such a country.


It's about continuing to do what you do best in difficult circumstances. There's nothing about pretending or accepting anything.

Your video, The story of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Thanks for the quality!
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*quality

And yes, that book store is amazing!

>> ^Jinx:
>> ^Reefie:
Ideal slogan for those who want to pretend their world is ideal.

What?
Its not about pretending that your world is ideal, its about understanding that sometimes you can't control where the bombs land and all you can reasonably do is keep your head and try to keep living your life. "Panic and stop everything" doesn't exactly seem like sage advice. In fact, its the very opposite of what one could consider sage - a person of wisdom, who in the stoic sense does not allow destructive emotions to rule their decision making.


Okay first up we haven't had bombs dropped on us in over 65 years. Your reasoning might stand up if we were still subject to the terror of bombs landing on us every night, knowing that the following morning we could be missing friends and that everyone remaining would have the hollow gaunt look of someone who hasn't had a decent night's sleep in years.

Second, this was a propaganda poster. It was intended to encourage people to just accept what was happening around them and to get on with their lives regardless. Nowadays the media has popularised the same propaganda poster so as to encourage people to just ignore what's going on around them on this planet, to just accept it and carry on, don't let it get to us or otherwise we'll question why things are so bad to begin with.

I did not state the opposite should be encouraged. Why is it when someone posts something you disagree with that you immediately presume that person is encouraging the complete opposite? We're a lot more accommodating of varied viewpoints than you might be expecting!

PS If you're in a country where bombs are still being dropped on you regularly either by British or American troops then I can only apologise. Maybe, just maybe, that propaganda poster is helping people cope in such a country.

Great story...Keep Calm and Carry On everyone.

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Ideal slogan for those who want to pretend their world is ideal.

What?


Its not about pretending that your world is ideal, its about understanding that sometimes you can't control where the bombs land and all you can reasonably do is keep your head and try to keep living your life. "Panic and stop everything" doesn't exactly seem like sage advice. In fact, its the very opposite of what one could consider sage - a person of wisdom, who in the stoic sense does not allow destructive emotions to rule their decision making.

OUR BLADES
are
FUCKING GREAT


KEEP CALM
and
CARRY ON

anyone else see that similarity today on the sift

Cheers for the promote... and yeah, I'll try and drop by the lounge a bit more
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That's one cool bookstore

It's ok Mr. Robertson...just Keep Calm and Call Buffy.

O'Reilley baited him from the first question, and it was over before it started. The spokesperson for an antagonistic group like that should be someone who can keep calm, not get defensive, stick to his three talking points and divert everything Bill says towards one of them without giving him the chance to argue. What a waste of a publicity opportunity. The only thing they talked about the entire interview was whether "scam" was an insult or not. After this interview, I certainly still have no idea why this groups exists, what their goals are, and if there even was a thought-out goal for this campaign.

I'm an atheist and I hate O'Reilley, but I thought it was an insult to religious people to say it's a scam. It's a stupid campaign if it's supposed to get atheists out of the pews because it's raised the cost of leaving. Now, to get out, not only will these people have to confront their families and social groups, change their public identity, and go through whatever other anticipated stress is preventing them from just leaving, but now they'll also have to admit to giving their lives over to a scam. In other words, this campaign just made it more attractive to stay in the church, and perhaps even become more militant about it.