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2009-11-18, 09:43 | Link #4683 | ||
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For the religious and/or do-gooder, though, if you go ahead but fail, would it be considered a good deed or a suicide attempt? Record 49.1 million Americans faced hunger in 2008 Quote:
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2009-11-18, 11:31 | Link #4684 | ||
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As for your question, I consider that as sacrificing yourself for someone else. That being said, I'd think of it as a good deed. The media would most definitely try twisting the story and making it look like a suicide attempt from two people but one ended up failing. Stories like that are more interesting and win more columns on the newspaper than a small heroic act. That's the sad and disgusting truth about the media and people's interests. Quote:
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Okada, Yang agree to cooperate on N. Korea, bilateral issues
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2009-11-19, 17:20 | Link #4689 |
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Hasan's Supervisor Warned Army In '07
In May of 2007 Dr. Scott Moran, the chief of psychiatric residents at Walter Reed, outlined his concerns about Hasan in a memo http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=120540125 |
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2009-11-20, 00:38 | Link #4691 | ||
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The sad part of this article, IMHO, is that the U.S. is - or can be - actually fairly self-sufficient in terms of food production. A lot of things will need to change, though, in order to get the food out to the people.
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2009-11-20, 06:04 | Link #4692 | |
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In France, the "social" part/mentality (which is BTW seen as "communist" and heavily hated by a lot of americans) is important, and even the current government can't do whatever it wants without taking that in account. And a lot of french actually don't understand how many americans can be so self centered and against for example the healthcare reform. |
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2009-11-20, 06:19 | Link #4693 | ||
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The thing is, a lot of activities are much better if the government is running them, like the example of public transportation which, even by definition of the word itself, should be public, not privatized. Capitalism has its pros in the sense that it encourages competition in some areas, but competition can sometimes be more harmful in other sectors, as not everyone will end up having access to a service they are entitled to as human beings. Quote:
EDIT: To whoever just negged me, you obviously didn't get what I mean. I call it fictitious not because I have no concern over the people families lost. Sure, it's tragic that so many people died. But just because people died doesn't make war right, nor does it make terrorism real. It's an idea that the Bush administration created for its own purposes. Think what you want. If you want to tell me that I said those deaths are wasted, so be it. That's what I believe. And next time, leave your name in the comment. Coward. Last edited by Tsuyoshi; 2009-11-20 at 06:35. |
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2009-11-20, 09:30 | Link #4694 | |
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That's not really something that can be misunderstood. In fact you're clarification still says the same thing and seems to infer that you're one of those nutty truthers who think the US government did 9-11 itself. Not to mention that it's not an issue with the amount of money the US spends on healthcare. The US already spends more on healthcare than any other nation. The problem is the system is set up to generate the maximum profit for companies, not the best possible medical outcome for people. That's what needs to be fixed. The rest of your post is really no better. While I'm not the one who gave you that neg rep, I would say you likely earned it.
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2009-11-20, 14:46 | Link #4695 |
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I really don't like any Western government I've studied, the US included, but I think you're mischaracterizing the US a bit, Yoko Takeo. There are lots of public institutions. You used transportation and education as examples of publicly-owned services present in the UK but not in the US. Unless I've misinterpreted you, you're completely wrong since the US has both of these things operated publicly as well.
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2009-11-20, 18:45 | Link #4696 |
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Apocalypse Fatigue: Losing the Public on Climate Change
A mostly decent article on American perception of the climate change noise.
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2009-11-21, 05:46 | Link #4698 | |
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http://gizmodo.com/5409588/cop-taser...throwing-a-fit
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2009-11-21, 08:06 | Link #4699 |
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Climate-gate?
Climate scientists emails hacked and released.
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