Forum: USA Politics
13th December 2016, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 710
Views: 97,190
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
21st July 2016, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 1,445
Views: 166,291
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
11th May 2016, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 500
Views: 78,955
This discussion started with the statement:...
This discussion started with the statement: Merkel did not have the power to decide on her own. I.e. If you happen to vote with the majority, you obviously did not have the power to decide the...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
10th May 2016, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 500
Views: 78,955
That depends entirely on what they plan to do...
That depends entirely on what they plan to do with this. I'm fairly sure Merkel will have agreed to let the prosecution go ahead for one reason: Political gain. I do not think Merkel would have...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th April 2016, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 162
Views: 25,430
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
24th April 2016, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 162
Views: 25,430
I don't know about where you live, but here in...
I don't know about where you live, but here in Germany it's extremely difficult to get a health insurance plan that doesn't cover homeopathic remedies. That is, I'm paying for the habits of idiots,...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th April 2016, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 3,213
Views: 243,098
I realize that. And as you say, it does not...
I realize that. And as you say, it does not absolve Clinton. All wanted to convey, os my astonishment at touting a "mostly truth by omission" as some sort of vindication of the Clintons' politics....
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Forum: USA Politics
18th April 2016, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 3,213
Views: 243,098
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Forum: USA Politics
18th April 2016, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 3,213
Views: 243,098
Clinton doesn't come off in a remotely positive...
Clinton doesn't come off in a remotely positive light there, though. Mostly true because it was only one minor of several cuts to castrate Wall Street regulation is not exactly something to trumpet...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
4th April 2016, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
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Forum: Education
2nd April 2016, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,067
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th March 2016, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd March 2016, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 3,361
Views: 333,802
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Forum: USA Politics
28th February 2016, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,952
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
27th February 2016, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
25th February 2016, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
23rd February 2016, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
He says the following things:
- Britain will...
He says the following things:
- Britain will be permanently out of "ever closer union", and never be part of a European "superstate"
- Tough new restrictions on acces to the wellfare system for...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
Well, that was silly. I admit I should have...
Well, that was silly. I admit I should have checked the actual quote that the person paraphrased/invented, but the "if" is exactly that which keeps it from being a straw man. It makes explicit my...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
Well, it isn't the only thing I responded to...
Well, it isn't the only thing I responded to either, so there's that.
It's been a while since I learned this stuff, but don't we elect a European parliament? No not the entirety of it, but then,...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
Okay, just a quick reply for now: It seems that...
Okay, just a quick reply for now: It seems that many the objections are of a gradual kind, where the line is seemingly arbitrarily drawn at the UK for reasons I don't really understand.
What I mean...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
22nd February 2016, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
21st February 2016, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
21st February 2016, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 2,524
Views: 202,389
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Forum: USA Politics
20th February 2016, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 4,478
Views: 571,445
I reread the whole thing, and I see I was...
I reread the whole thing, and I see I was confused by you two, apparently arguing not about each other's standpoints, but about other, vaguely related standpoints possibly held by others in this...
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Forum: USA Politics
20th February 2016, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 4,478
Views: 571,445
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Forum: USA Politics
20th February 2016, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 3,361
Views: 333,802
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Forum: USA Politics
20th February 2016, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 4,478
Views: 571,445
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
29th January 2016, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
I have had this thought before when thinking...
I have had this thought before when thinking about National socialism, and the political platforms of nationalist populist movements popping up in Europe nowadays. They have a lot of very left wing...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
20th January 2016, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 2,972
Views: 500,821
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Forum: USA Politics
20th January 2016, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,952
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Forum: USA Politics
20th January 2016, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 2,950
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Forum: Computers and the Internet
15th January 2016, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 794
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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal
4th January 2016, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 867
Views: 117,519
Now the article contradicts itself
So...
Now the article contradicts itself
So is it immigrants or not?
I doubt it. Especially since this article relies on the old standby of the unnamed source. "Oh and officer told me"...your...
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Forum: USA Politics
27th December 2015, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 3,617
Views: 424,952
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
15th December 2015, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
15th December 2015, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
I've had a quick look at numbers I could find,...
I've had a quick look at numbers I could find, and it seems corruption (perceived) is not much related to homicide rates, but income inequality is. Also, the US seem to have a low total homicide rate...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
15th December 2015, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
Well, laws are only not a factor if you ignore...
Well, laws are only not a factor if you ignore all other comparisons. I will say you've convinced me that poverty (or income inequality) and corruption are important, but comparing the US to Mexico...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
13th December 2015, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
Say poverty is the major driver here, then this...
Say poverty is the major driver here, then this would still be possible for a wealthy country, if the wealth is concentrated.
In this I think the US is an outlier among western democracies as well....
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
12th December 2015, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
12th December 2015, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 249
Views: 25,277
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