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    I watched this a night or two ago. The language was quite entertaining. Does the Brittish government actually operate that way?

    Anyway, for those who haven't seen it, the film chronicles the interactions of the communications and state department people (bullying, back stabbing, deception, etc) during the push to invade some middle-east country, in which the US and UK are the principle partners. Clearly its intended to parrot/parody the foolishness that must have gone on to get us into Iraq. Its got a lot of colorful characters likely intended to mimic real people and its got some very creative language, all flowing from the mouths of brits.
    The Rules
    Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
    Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
    Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)

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    Yes. In the same way that Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins is an accurate depiction of an Australian.
    "Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink, because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spawnie View Post
    Yes. In the same way that Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins is an accurate depiction of an Australian.
    (You mean DVD's not Aussie???)
    The Rules
    Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
    Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
    Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)

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    It was a great mix of politcal satire and comedy of errors, I really enjoyed it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EyeKhan View Post
    I watched this a night or two ago. The language was quite entertaining. Does the Brittish government actually operate that way?
    Not sure who the Brittish Government are, but I doubt the British government operate that way.
    Quote Originally Posted by Steely Glint View Post
    It's actually the original French billion, which is bi-million, which is a million to the power of 2. We adopted the word, and then they changed it, presumably as revenge for Crecy and Agincourt, and then the treasonous Americans adopted the new French usage and spread it all over the world. And now we have to use it.

    And that's Why I'm Voting Leave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbuk2 View Post
    Not sure who the Brittish Government are, but I doubt the British government operate that way.
    That was tongue in cheek.
    The Rules
    Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
    Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
    Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)

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