Yes, but like I said, it's nothing that bothers the west since they do not threaten our Nation States and our own capitalist and oligarchic...
Yes, no money, but still, power! Some people would do much to get to power and with power, you can provide yourself with material benefits...
Political parties, in and of themselves, are undemocratic simply because of their very existence and the way they operate. I would prefer a...
This works in an educated society, but not one where people are easily deceived and manipulated by 30 second media spots where the political...
Well, you've summarized my long post, this is exactly what I say so I concur fully. I think the reason they exist is simply because they are...
Yes, genetics play a part as well, that is true, but again, the context that you grow up in can make that potential bloom or rot indefinitely. A...
Well, like I said in a previous post, I would very much favor a system like the Scandinavian countries: a high level of taxation, with high...
But you're still missing my point about finite resources... You know, if everyone was as motivated as you were among the poor, then the only ones...
Well glad that you don't need anyone to pat you in the back. You know, from the research I have seen, so much is predetermined that it's almost...
I'm really grateful you used the "marathon" example, I was about to use it as well to clarify what I meant. Well, yes, life is a marathon....
Hahaha, a political discussion even in a "welcome and presentation" thread! I love this forum! :worship: Anyways, no, Belgium is not freer than...
So, people that are poor remain poor because... they want to? :hmm:
Well, I don't know your life, but I'll let you think about it... Think really hard about your life experience, the people that you met, the...
Of course. The context in which you were born, the parents you had, the way you have been brought up, the school you have been to, the...
Wow, so lazy... Racism is any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin...
You had the winning lottery ticket. Again, I repeat, yes, you made it, and a thousand others living in similar conditions in Kentucky didn't....
Many of our countries are thankful for ISIS. It's the perfect opportunity to rat out all the religious fanatics living in our countries by letting...
Yes, you would be a Martin Luther King. But for every Martin Luther King, there are 1000 no-future/undereducated thugs. And that is simply...
In a globalized world, our countries are seen like a massive "oasis" in the middle of the desert 5000 years ago for nomadic tribes. Why would they...
You can't eliminate what's not existent in the first place... Like I explained, commercial media are not "more" free than government sponsored...
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/01/opinion/brazile-race-sununu/ Enough said...
Well, I was referring to the different protagonists in the battle: Kurdish armies, armies from what's left of the non-ISIS rebels and ISIS of...
Agreed, but the reason there can be no "closure" is because there still IS racism and inequality, therefore, old grudges cannot be so easily...
Hahah, true... well, it's your relative "statute" in society they hate, not your bank account. - - - Updated - - - Now I found myself...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24403003 :roll:
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