Comments by "리주민" (@user-nf9xc7ww7m) on "DW News" channel.

  1. Took so long to build the airport, the original cost was quoted in Deutschemarks. 😋
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  2. In america, voters don't choose representatives; representatives choose voters (gerrymandering and they draw their own districts)
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  3.  @proudkuffar9890  The US is free to leave Ramstein and other bases in germany. Dont let the door kick you in the assets on your way out. 😁
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  4.  @xavierzacheriah6038  So you're saying they're immigrating to take revenge? How do you support thst then?
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  5.  @ajaygupta-yq2vj  WTH? Once is enough. Spammer bots....
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  6. True. Many rural areas in america didn't have access to the electrical grid until president FDR's rural electrification programme in the 30s. The market didn't go there because it wasn't worth it (low population density wouldn't provide profit in the long term).
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  7. Same with far left. What could go wrong? 🇨🇳
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  8. Anti-choice (pro-life) protesters at abortion clinics sometimes use this tactic. Many respond the same way
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  9. And expects Russia to recieve payments in USD, but doesn't allow Russia to spend USD.
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  10. Though this was better. I'd feel bad for the average Russian citizen who knows nothing or even "supports the troops" regardless of the war (seen that before). Now if they were confronting Russian politicians on vacation, please—get their attention.
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  11. None of the panellist are Japanese. Next episode, the threat of china without a single Chinese panellist. 😋
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  12. Did the teacher just put two or more swabs in the same tube? Good luck trying to figure out which student is infected, even if the swabs are labelled per student (cross-contamination).
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  13.  @wolfswinkel8906  Russia shouldve put missiles and troops in Cuba again. The us wouldn't accept, so why should Russia accept nato on its borders?
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  14. Shes been chancellor about as long as putin has been president/prime minister/president of russia. Maybe time for new?
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  15. So should men vote for a man, just because he is a man? Gotta support your gender?
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  16. 22:04 "It's too late to cancel Olympics in [china] now [for their authoritarianism]. Needed to do 7 or 8 years ago." Really? But it's just dandy to close state borders in 5 minutes for safety reasons without a heads up? Why didnt canada or the Australian state of Victoria give warning 7-8 years ago? Your argument falls flat. It's all about money and not wanting to displease the donors.
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  17. Airport so off on completion that the original cost was quoted in deutschmarks. 😋
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  18. Especially in america. Those container people are getting wider and wider, like the container ships. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😁
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  19. Unionists and communists? No, no. Not allowed. You will join the state run "union" who will determine what is best for you after talking to the state and party secretary.
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  20. At least Johnson didn't hold a rally encouraging his followers to storm Parliament. 😉 I feel we are setting a new low bar...
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  21. America had an orange president the last 4 years 😋
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  22.  Johnt Schmichal  True. Genocidal r-cists in some African countries who put to death or maim albinos and whites. Considered evil...
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  23.  @AlanWattResistance  That is because not wearing one could get others sick. It is the equivalent of swinging your fist in a crowd. Regarding abortions, it is the women's body and solely her choice as to whether or not to carry, but the male who impregnated her should have the choice of whether or not to support the child (caveat - rpists would have to pay child support without choice as she did not consent). Not supporting would sever all rights he wouldve had though...a male abortion.
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  24. Isnt that the modus operandi of conflict zone?
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  25. That is kinda his thing though. If Sebastian or another Conflict Zone host were to do regular questioning, it would not be Conflict Zone. That being said, I don't blame Carlos. He had to endure Japanese prosecutorial questioning and probably didn't research how Conflict Zone conducts interviews.
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  26. Just a thought, but the AFD, if it were around 40 years ago, would not be much different from the CDU/CSU. It was the CDU that veered to the left; AFD is just filling the gap of the classic CDU/CSU.
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  27.  @PiññedbyIñvéstAnswérs-x5q  You should monitor yourself. It sounds like you are advocating paying ransom in cryptocurrency. Stop trolling, especially in unrelated videos and comments.
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  28. 🇺🇸🇨🇳: "International law for thee, but not for me." The international courts should have the right to suspend UN membership (including security council membership) for any member who ignores its rulings. Cant issue arrest warrants or summons for a nation, cant garnish wages of a nation, cant imprison a nation, etc. That would be the only power of enforcement they could have. Would also make the security council more accountable--with much power comes much responsibility.
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  29. Germany: election financing rules US: rules shmrules
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  30.  @nataliyakravchenko4994  They may just support the troops, regardless of what they see as allegations of abuse and war crimes. This is similar to how Americans supported the troops in the second gulf war and Afghanistan, despite alleged war crimes being committed by both troops on the ground and by the president executing foreign and native citizens without trial by drone strikes (and this included plenty of children). Personally, I'd like to see both Putin, bush II & Obama on trial for war crimes in ukraine, and Iraq & Afghanistan, respectively.
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  31. And I would pay taxes on a party that wants to take all my money (far left). We're both upset. And NPD was declared unconstitutional, not the AFD 😉 I know, acronyms right?
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  32.  @montybrown5410  The afd may be far right, but they have not yet been declared unconstitutional so have every right to funds as much as the far left Die Linke.
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  33. Not that long ago. Imagine if Ms Kelly did this interview before 1971 with a member of the swiss parliament: Sarah: "Switzerland is the only country in Europe where women still cannot vote in federal elections. Do you enjoy being the Saudi Arabia of Europe?"
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  34. True, but many of the new jobs will require training and education that manual labourers or those too old to learn new tricks can handle.
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  35. They actually are doing pretty well. Every country has its own dark history, even up to modern times, each tailored to events and situations at home.
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  36.  Robert Cawley  Kinda like how the US member-states gave full federal power to the US central govt under the US constitution. Think of Belgium and France as Virginia and Pennsylvania. Analogies help.
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  37. A republic is a subset of democracy. Please see below. Not your fault for not knowing, american schools fail to teach basic govt. Democracy = representative or direct Representative democracy = Republic (elected or appointed head of state) or monarchy (hereditary head of state) Republic = parliamentary, presidential, et al.
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  38.  @evgenylyashkov4115  North Ireland: thank you for accepting us as a sovereign nation independent of the UK. 😁
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  39. Like the democratic peoples Republic of Korea...not a democracy, of the people, or a republic (Kim III rules). If you have to harp on a point, its probably not true 😁
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  40. Wow. 240p. Aren't you lucky? I'm in rural Texas with barely 144p. And that's if I'm lucky.
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  41.  @AlanWattResistance  I think if we had a way to perform fetal transplants, it would make the abortion debate null. Those that defend the rights of the fœtus/child can have that implanted into them and the ones that believe in abortion rights can have their bodies to themselves again. Win-win. Probably lots of volunteers who want babies.
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  42. Let the EU have their own defence force. That defence force can join NATO if it wants.
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  43. Just a thought, but the AFD, if it were around 40 years ago, would not be much different from the CDU/CSU. It was the CDU that veered to the left; AFD is just filling the gap of the classic CDU/CSU.
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  44.  @thisisastupidfeature  That's kinda the schtick of this programme 😁
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  45. Another elephant being none of the panellist are Japanese. Next episode, the threat of china without a single Chinese panellist. 😋
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  46. Also, he's a parliamentary president--meaning he has the same power as a constitutional monarch (eg the Queen). Politics are left to the prime minister or chancellor. Presidential systems are winner take all and lead to dictatorships.
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  47.  @suefinney426  It's the 21st century--zoom, Google meets, take your pick. Much of the news has panellists that are remote now.
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  48. Perhaps its a good thing for the EU. The UK, iirc, was hampering further integration towards an eventual federation of Europe. After this corona crisis, Europe may be even closer united and decide to cement that with a new treaty (pick a city).
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  49. UK shouldve changed to the UQ--United Queendom then 70 years ago 😋
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  50. Not to be a downer here, but you can attend classes remotely without an internet. My friends parents did that back in the 70s and 80s. Syllabi, books, and lessons were hard copies and sent via the mail. You read the book, followed the lessons, and replied to a professor's question or statement. For open book testing, you could do at home. For closed book testing, a non-relative could sign a form as witness and watch you take the test (this could be done in lockdown too if the person watches from the glass window). As for elementary school, yes, a parent would be needed to stay home with the kid, but don't online schools require that too? Sure they advertise about the ease and time management, but they expect parents to be home which kinda defeats the whole point of private school (parents need to work, otherwise why pay for a glorified homeschool?). As for movies, well, we had movie rental businesses. Stores still sell them at least. And, you didn't have to worry about speed of internet or buffering as the entire movie was on disc/cassette. Magazines were the websites of the day and many had comments about the last week's articles (with many replies). Of course, it was big company censoring the trolls back then so the trolls today would be crying for loss of employment.
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  51. If Ukraine becomes a frozen conflict, as the interviewer states, then this show will become Ukraine Zone fully. Please Russians, end this war so we can have different topics on this once diverse show!
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  52. That got me too. This isn't the 15th century. Modern wars have rules.
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  53. With the exception of the extremists within that party who would be trumplicans, the mainstream AFD would be more akin to the pre-trump republicans. Parties should not be shut down, people who break laws should.
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  54. I like this show, but I do think the host (both Ms Kelly and Mr Sebastian do it) needs to stop saying: "we're not talking about [insert country, etc]." It should be instead: "oh, really? Here is how [insert country, etc] does it..." Sometimes people only hear comparisons from biased sources. It would help if conflict zone could quote from French constitution, laws, etc when the guest tries to go down the "what about..." That all being said, I really appreciate the hard work from everybody who made this show possible. Happy holidays 🙂👍
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  55. Well, the interrupting and "rudeness" is the modus operandi of Conflict Zone. 😉
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  56. Fun fact: american flags started to add not just stars for every new state, but stripes too. After a few go's, they decided that 13 stripes would be enough and represent the original colonies. They said they didn't want a quilt look.
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  57.  @PiññedbyIñvéstAnswérs-x5q  Why are you advertising about crypto when commenting about this kidnapping? Isn't that shameless?
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  58. Hmm...interesting. are you suggesting that DW should have nationals from each country where they conduct interviews of their leaders be interviewers? Would work in some regards, but in others you'd have to protect their families. Interesting idea though. You should go for it if you want to compete. I'd watch
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  59. Anti-choice (pro-life) protesters at abortion clinics sometimes use this tactic. Many respond the same way
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  60. So do you 😷😋
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  61. The US was pro-union and anti-confederexit too. There, the union just sent troops in and took over. The EU is much too polite for that 😋
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  62. Was the cables already in place? Easy to compete when infrastructure is already there. Rural america didn't get electricity in the free market because it had low population density and just wasn't profitable enough. The govt had to step in with the Rural Electrification Programme in the 30s.
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  63. 😋
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  64. 2:23 This video is about to get blocked by the same YouTube you just mentioned 😋
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  65.  @ericboxer3053  The american structure is corrupt and should be dismantled. The us would be lucky to have a system similar.
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  66. Actually, it was democratic to the point of no check. The courts aren't like the US or even Germany (judicial review). Citizen supremacy rules - the people are always right. They can ban anything as long as they have the votes. I doubt they could go as far as ostracism like in Ancient Greece...another reason why women didn't get the vote til 1971.
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  67. 0:18 Is that the room where he was abused? Hope he's not living there now. Wow. Hooks and wall issues. And that bed???? Yikes
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  68.  @tihbm  Very indirect. The European council (comprised of heads of govt of the member states - themselves mostly indirectly elected from member state parliaments) nominated her, and the european parliament (MEPs directly elected by all citizens in eu for district) confirmed her. Similar to how the Swiss elect their federal council (collective executive). Funny thing is, many Americans and some brits talk about wanting more local govt. That's the way to go on the national level too. For the us, the senate would be the governor of each state direct and the house would be directly elected by people. The senate would nominate a 50-member executive (though the seiss were right with 7 being enough - by regions?) one from each state, and the house would confirm or reject each candidate. But why stop there? Local is local, right? Each state has a senate comprised of 1 county leader per county. The house is directly elected. State senates nominate and state house confirms the [# of counties]-member governorship. 😁😁😁😁
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  69. I doubt England wants to pay for the North Irish either. NOIREXIT
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  70. To be fair, English is not his first language. And my polish, for example, is...[grabs phrasebook] "dobree den?"
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  71.  @warden330  I'm thinking that the UK should strengthen the commonwealth and push for greater unity (could do well for some members with shady govts and corruption to have democratic accountability or expel them [or liberate through the british version of the US Marshals]).
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  72. Ian smith: "miss me yet?" 😋
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  73. Obviously no one can adopt. I checked and Amazon doesn't have any children to adopt. They don't even have grown women for wives. And I have Amazon Prime! Thought Amazon had everything...😋
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  74.  @CORVETTE_DUDE_CHANNEL  Stasi with a friendly face 😋
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  75.  @BernasLL  If you're referring to the UK with Scotland, doesn't Catalonia also have its own parliament with limited home rule (albeit with new elections that were more pleasing to their Spanish overlords)? If referring to the EU with UK as a whole, then yes. Much looser (when it was a member).
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  76. Not to be a downer here, but you can attend classes remotely without an internet. My friends parents did that back in the 70s and 80s. Syllabi, books, and lessons were hard copies and sent via the mail. You read the book, followed the lessons, and replied to a professor's question or statement. For open book testing, you could do at home. For closed book testing, a non-relative could sign a form as witness and watch you take the test (this could be done in lockdown too if the person watches from the glass window). As for elementary school, yes, a parent would be needed to stay home with the kid, but don't online schools require that too? Sure they advertise about the ease and time management, but they expect parents to be home which kinda defeats the whole point of private school (parents need to work, otherwise why pay for a glorified homeschool?). As for movies, well, we had movie rental businesses. Stores still sell them at least. And, you didn't have to worry about speed of internet or buffering as the entire movie was on disc/cassette. Magazines were the websites of the day and many had comments about the last week's articles (with many replies). Of course, it was big company censoring the trolls back then so the trolls today would be crying for loss of employment.
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  77. @J Magnusson That's why I was hoping more research could be invested to bring such a lag down, or to compensate with RAM buffers on devices so there's is no noticeable lag (especially for video).
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  78. How does singapore do it? They're a sovereign nation smaller than Oxfordshire that manages economic success and GDP per capita of $107,000 PPP. They have a hard border with Malaysia, but also have access to the sea, just like Britain. I'm no Brexiteer, just curious about the doom and gloom...
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  79. DW journalists with suggestions: let's see, in the news we have jan 6 hearings in the US, rail strikes in the UK, skyrocketing inflation across the world, more Taiwan-China struggles including a biden pledge, and new Australian govt. DW conflict zone: Yeah...nah. why don't we do another Ukraine episode.
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  80. 🇺🇸🇨🇳: "International law for thee, but not for me." The international courts should have the right to suspend UN membership (including security council membership) for any member who ignores its rulings. Cant issue arrest warrants or summons for a nation, cant garnish wages of a nation, cant imprison a nation, etc. That would be the only power of enforcement they could have. Would also make the security council more accountable--with much power comes much responsibility.
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  81.  @appleslover  Doesn't the republic of china (taiwan) claim the mainland (PRC) as theirs? We have it backwards. The mainland is the breakaway province of the one true Republic of china (Taiwan). 😁
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  82. Empty stadiums mean less brawls and traffic nightmares after the games. What if I told you that you could watch the games without actually going to them. It's crazy, but it's true. Behold, the television! All joking aside, I foresee more and more just watching on 8k tvs with friends. Why go through the travelling and parking nightmare, bathroom waiting, etc when you can do in the comfort of yours or your friends house. Besides, you can see the arena much easier and get running commentary.
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  83. Second, but with two issues: 1) the queen. Since the UK will be splitting, the Queen will have to decide where to be stationed. If in England, Scotland would need a governor-general, if in Scotland, England would need a governor-general. I say go for Cardiff, Wales or Jamaica so no one is upset (or both). 2) too many cross flags in the world. Replace the Andrew Cross flag with the traditional lion rampant flag (yes, they are both scottish).
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  84. She probably didn't see or care to see. Its american-centric.
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  85.  @canemcave  Then who are the jedi (a paramilitary group with strong religious views)?
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  86. How many of these would be needed to provide full power (air conditioning, refrigerator, stove, tv, etc) to all of the country's population? The US? If good source of power, we could blanket the world's deserts with these and power the whole world.
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  87. I'll go with either the pirate party or the monster raving loony party, if they have 😋
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  88. DW journalists with suggestions: let's see, in the news we have jan 6 hearings in the US, rail strikes in the UK, skyrocketing inflation across the world, more Taiwan-China struggles including a biden pledge, and new Australian govt. DW conflict zone: Yeah...nah. why don't we do another Ukraine episode? We've only done 10 in a roll.
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  89. They'll call it the Japanese variant, because it's only r-cist to use the word China before virus or variant. The Spanish and Indians would like a word.. 🥴
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  90. Chinas afraid...and rightly so. The soviet union democratized first then did economic change...it collapsed 6 years later. China did economic change and forwent the democratization. It has a veneer of prosperity but democracy and openness could reveal the truth...and its collapse.
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  91. If you're referring to Ken, a secretary in the US is equivalent to a minister. He's a politician, despite being appointed. The civil service is much less biased and can be held accountable if they publicly touted one side or the other.
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  92.  @AlanWattResistance  And contraception. 😉 Guess you didn't like my win-win proposal...
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  93.  @院長大人想要飛  That last part is the kicker. The need to overthrow to show displeasure. Guess who has the military? It surely ain't the people--its the executive. Multiparty elections are the safety valve to prevent revolutions. Those with free and fair multiple parties with rule of law, low corruption, and minority rights thrive, while shrewing up this formula can lead to a Mexico, Nigeria, etc. Amd yes, the us is lacking too, mostly in the Multiparty part (only 2 viable), fair (winner take all rather than proportional representation, and electoral college), and political corruption (revolving door lobbyist and "contributions" to politicians for votes).
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  94. Its the modus operandi of this show 😁
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  95. The mold in the bread. Pulled out so it doesn't spread 😋
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  96. Why is there international waters separating countries, but no international land separating countries? In other words, why are the borders between France and Germany (or US and canada) right against each other as opposed to a stretch of 30 km on each side for international land?
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  97. A unified european fiscal and defence policy would be great. 🇪🇺
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  98. Talk about how Taiwan (Republic of china) was kicked off the security council and then the UN in the 1970s. Technically, that could happen to any p5 security council member. Could say that Belarus is the rightful successor to russia and replace russia with Belarus on security council and un, leaving russia unrecognised. Could say federated states of micronesia is the rightful successor to the us and replace the us on security council and un, leaving us unrecognised, and so forth. This general assembly vote, I believe, actually bypasses the security council. This means that if coucntries get pizzed off enough at the undemocratic p5, they can just switch out members by switching recognition.
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  99. Could be worse, could be hosting Olympics in India. New Delhi 2020xxx2021
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  100. Exactly. Outside the extremists, they are akin to the pre-trump republicans. They just filled the gap of the classic CDU/CSU when they moved to the left.
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  101.  @Foersom_  Not everyone conforms to your rendition of time. Since this is DW English, please keep that in mind. He said "at night" to clarify, so why bother with your comment except to chastise? At least he clarified. Also, some use pure metric or pure American measurements, but I find that stating both is great for all to understand.
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  102. Why not look at increasing the speed of ships so the Suez canal is not necessary. Catamarans sit higher up. Maybe we can get container catamarans or trimarans that can go 250 kph as opposed to 30 kph, if that.
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  103.  @FreedomIsNotGoingToBeFree  "We're not talking about Spain or Mexico. No Jesus here." 😋
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  104. Maybe they believed trump and used clorox wipes to clean internally when in surgery
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  105. And tiktok and youku in the states.
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  106. All parties that believe in democracy are democratic. Taxing is an economic issue that has nothing to do with democracy. You can have a socialist economy and be democratic (remember that the US and UK did rationing, a socialist thing, during ww2 and taxed the bejeesus out of rich with 91% income tax rate until 1960s); you can have a capitalist economy with only tariffs and no internal taxation and be democratic.
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  107. Hungland? Polgary? 😋
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  108. The norwegian prisons are much much nicer than those army tents.
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  109. 22:53 "Offering a $million dollars to bring him to war crimes tribunal..." Won't anything come of it. Remember someone doing the same for Bush II back in the 2000s for Iraq & afghanistan.Afghanistan. The p5 are immune to war crimes. They can commit and judge others, but not the other way around. Do as we say, not as we do.
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  110.  @tomnicholson2115  Its also the UK minus North Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the full name of the UK.
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  111.  @__Wanderer  I prefer barter. I shall trade my cows and ears of corn. Traditional, tried and true.
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  112.  @weichengcn  Oh, it was on their map. Hmm.. The ancient maori had it mapped too, long before the Qing Dynasty. It is Maori and no one else's 😋
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  113. That is the schtick of this programme. 😁
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  114. Being a woman doesn't give the same hurrays as it used to. A transgender minority woman...now you're talking 😋
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  115.  @rafag9153  Or kruschev, andropov, etc? Sorry, no examples of communist govts that allow free non-govt unions.
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  116. 10:40 Didnt the uk withhold democracy due to threats from China back in the 80s?
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  117. I could be wrong, but didn't the new deal leave open the borders?
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  118. Your mom and your dad 😋 The emojis need trollface. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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  119.  @SleinJinn  Can we just take a moment to appreciate that a german interviewer is translating in his head questions into English, while the finnish interviewee is translating in his head answers into English.
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  120.  @SleinJinn  Ill have to google ways to do this. Thank you for sharing. I remember dreaming in korean a while back (Grew up in New Zealand), but I'm hardly a native speaker. 3rd Gen kiwi.
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  121. Why is there international waters separating countries, but no international land separating countries? In other words, why are the borders between France and Germany (or US and canada) right against each other as opposed to a stretch of 30 km on each side for international land?
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  122.  @marcusmees4625  🤔🤔🤔🤔 Skinny roads, mopeds, and rowhouses?
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  123. You didn't think the other guy was hot? Not into older men with moustaches? 👨
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  124. Everytime they built, taliban or other terrorists would bomb. Investors tend to flee from unstable countries.
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  125. I think tshirts are just tacky, not illegal. 😋
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  126. Become a fellow party member. She would welcome you 😋
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  127.  @hoodveterankortmann992  Apologies...the joke was that you asked for a GREEN card. She is the leader of the GREEN party.
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  128.  @grussgott0768  Dying off? Just like the CDU people I guess.
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  129.  @grussgott0768  Most are against the greens, fdp, and the left too, but they're gonna be in govt, so...
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  130. from what I heard earlier it was just fan reaction to political speech during a job (sports). If I were to make a political statement either to or in the presence of my company's client/customer, I could be fired, not have the customers called out for being r-cist by telling me to focus on my job. What did the fans actually say? I must have missed it.
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  131. Many have been cashless for years or even decades...credit cards. Swish in sweden. No more evil than cars instead of horses.
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  132. Wonder how history wouldve been different if the EU (or earlier incarnation) and the US allowed NATO membership and marshal plan to the newly formed Russian Federation in 1992. Perhaps it would be a Eurasian Union and NATO would be on China's border, with Russia being a NATO member.
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  133. While I agree with limiting their power, global economics means that they can just leave the european market altogether to a venue with less of a reputation for human rights, etc.
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  134. Many American parents can attest to this.
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  135.  @easytrading1250  I prefer to start from the bottom of the iceberg.
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  136. Germany and others need to put nuclear online and use for base. Competent govt oversight and refusal of cost-cutting measures can easily negate a Chernobyl or fukushima.
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  137. Just a thought, but I would think not having repealed the mandatory military service (or alternative community service) would have integrated the recent immigrants into german culture better. That and sponsorship dispersing would prevent ghettos, etc.
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  138. Why are they so anti AFD? AFD is actually about the same as the American republican party. Checks and balances exist for a reason. Stop demonising parties - candidates can be removed individually for cause. The way other parties interact with AFD is akin to israeli-palestinian relations. Im more centre libertarian (freedom of's and freedom from's), but demonising just makes things worse.
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  139. I'll invest in cows and chickens. If electricity and society fails, my cows and chickens don't disappear. I get me milk and eggs as return on investments...and I can eat and drink it. What does gold or crypto taste like?
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  140. Well, DW is german, which is the EU, so... Sky news, BBC might have opinions from the other side.
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  141. Did they put the wrong date on this? I seem to have seen the one on Ukraine FOR THE PAST 6 EPISODES. PLEASE PLEASE, different topic. We get it, long live ukraine. Even Syria didn't get this back to back episode coverage
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  142. I said change the topic, not the interviewer! 😋 We still know Ukraine Zone (the new name of this show since it devotes itself solely to this topic now for 10+ episodes) is Ukraine Zone. In either case, sure the interviewer is fine, but please make this show as diverse in topics as it used to be
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  143. Soon the jedi will be wiped from the galaxy and we shall have peace. 😋
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  144. Arent they supposed to wear masks as well as be 2 metres apart?
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  145. Everybody should just apologise to everybody and be better neighbours. I was always taught that even if you dont do something, act apologetically rather than shouting and accusing someone else. It makes for better friendships.
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  146. Politicians in general...part of the job description 😁
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  147. from what I heard earlier it was just fan reaction to political speech during a job (sports). If I were to make a political statement either to or in the presence of my company's client/customer, I could be fired, not have the customers called out for being r-cist by telling me to focus on my job. What did the fans actually say? I must have missed it.
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  148. Luckily, democratic countries don't have politicians running the show. They direct professional career civil servants to manage the govt. Unfortunately, some go after the civil servants.
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  149. Just a thought, but the AFD, if it were around 40 years ago, would not be much different from the CDU/CSU. It was the CDU that veered to the left; AFD is just filling the gap of the classic CDU/CSU.
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  150.  @dmarl1042  Quire possibly. There are some former CDU members who switched. However, many cdu members would fall under the frog in the boiling water analogy and not see the vast difference due to gradual veering to the left.
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  151. Programming note: the show is now called Ukraine Zone due to devoting itself solely to this topic for 10+ episodes.
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  152. Many news are not unbiased. Best to watch this and then watch a sky new version. You'll get both sides then.
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  153. I'm betting if immigration were set by referendums in the privacy of the ballot box, the majority or close to it would choose less immigration and highly skilled quota system for professional immigrants.
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  154.  @ottovonbismarck6907  The EU shouldve did that with the uk then. "The UKs desire to leave is an internal matter of the EU and this union shall be perpetual. A house divided against itself..." right? Hegg, couldve pulled an america (a la 1861) and just send eu troops to Britain to put down the insurrection. 😋
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  155. Catalonia: "oh, excellent. Can we too-" Spain: "silence! I'll arrest you!"
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  156.  @ktelite  Does Scotland have its own foreign minister? Does it have its own military? Does scotland send an ambassador to the UK or does it send MPs? Scotland is no more a country than Texas is.
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  157.  @ktelite  I will grant you that - the UK is more willing to let states go than the us. Last time some us states tried to separate, the US sent troops to squash the rebel alliance. And I mean no disrespect when I refer to Scotland as a state (subnational entity). I merely mean that, according to international law, the UK is the country and Scotland is a state (subnational entity) as opposed to France in relation to the EU (country and supranational organization, respectively). Makes it easier for international treaties and negotiations for clear cut universal definitions (remember the old holy Roman empire maps?)
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  158. I believe europe fought wars over this 300 years ago.
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  159. I rather like it. Let's me know the shows on as compared to other programmes.
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  160. America and Spain tend not to honour referendums. Look up 1861 and 2017, respectively.
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  161. from what I heard earlier it was just political speech during a job (sports). If I were to make a political statement either to or in the presence of my company's client/customer, I could be fired, not have the customers called out for being r-cist by telling me to focus on my job.
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  162. Not to be a downer here, but you can attend classes remotely without an internet. My friends parents did that back in the 70s and 80s. Syllabi, books, and lessons were hard copies and sent via the mail. You read the book, followed the lessons, and replied to a professor's question or statement. For open book testing, you could do at home. For closed book testing, a non-relative could sign a form as witness and watch you take the test (this could be done in lockdown too if the person watches from the glass window). As for elementary school, yes, a parent would be needed to stay home with the kid, but don't online schools require that too? Sure they advertise about the ease and time management, but they expect parents to be home which kinda defeats the whole point of private school (parents need to work, otherwise why pay for a glorified homeschool?). As for movies, well, we had movie rental businesses. Stores still sell them at least. And, you didn't have to worry about speed of internet or buffering as the entire movie was on disc/cassette. Magazines were the websites of the day and many had comments about the last week's articles (with many replies). Of course, it was big company censoring the trolls back then so the trolls today would be crying for loss of employment.
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  163.  @roccosoldi8678  Japanese and Chinese. Try 안녕 하세요 😁
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  164. In his defence, English is his 2nd language. I have some sympathy- I've made mistakes when I translate. Some people say "sorry," others continue on and just correct themselves.
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  165. 15:40 Just mandate all news broadcasters who use the radio waves (which are under control of the FCC) to give equal time to all parties who can get signatures to get on the ballots for their respective office. Failure to do so would mean fines, suspension of television license, or even the taking of license and reselling to a (potential) broadcaster who will follow the rules. Local elections and debates would be shown as well. Also, all news, be it Fox, CNN, OAN, NBC, etc would have to have neutral media and commentary would have to state such (eg "this is my opinion, but..."). Also, commentary would have to show all sides (imagine bill o'reilley coming on right after Lawrence O'Donnell). News panels should show contrarians and not just those that agree 99% with the host. I have seen countless times, regardless of the channel, that all the commentators say the person they are talking about is guilty without a question and they are instead discussing how such a thing could happen and his punishment. The FCC already has mandates for broadcasters and the airwaves have been considered public. This would in no ways mean a takeover.
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  166. Physician, heal thyself. Don't rely on outside power, physical or spiritual. Better yourself.
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  167.  @tmsupreme7763  america eventually did well without britain in 1776.
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  168. The new planes must have a bar that I can go to and get a drink (not a tight cattle pen where someone throws me a drink), a gift shop, and a playpen for children (especially the screaming ones).
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  169. And family/group rooms like in trains (4-6 people occupancy) with its own area for bags--all of them. Only lose the bags if plane crashes.
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  170. Whataboutism used to be called the golden rule and shoe on the other foot. Comparisons help. Not agreeing with the guy, but defending "what about ism"
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  171. That is kinda his thing though. If Sebastian or another Conflict Zone host were to do regular questioning, it would not be Conflict Zone. That being said, I don't blame Carlos. He had to endure Japanese prosecutorial questioning and probably didn't research how Conflict Zone conducts interviews.
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  172. Well, they had an open immigration flood from Africa and the middle East not too long ago, so maybe. More tax money to pay for the more old people in europe.
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  173. Catalonia: "ooh. You support scottish independence. Can we too-" Spain: "silence! I'll arrest you!"
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  174. And there is satellite. Why not invest in making faster satellite internet? No millions of km of cables running the globe, just orbiting satellites bringing internet to everybody from Bedouins in the desert to the denizens of Seoul.
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  175.  @elyrexo  Thank you.
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  176. 🇺🇸🇨🇳: "International law for thee, but not for me." The international courts should have the right to suspend UN membership (including security council membership) for any member who ignores its rulings. Cant issue arrest warrants or summons for a nation, cant garnish wages of a nation, cant imprison a nation, etc. That would be the only power of enforcement they could have. Would also make the security council more accountable--with much power comes much responsibility.
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  177.  @daddy9132  It's both now. US will claim freedom of navigation of your property, China will claim that your property has always historically belonged to China. 😋
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  178.  @jnfunvufb  Interesting proposal. In fairness, though, if they will be the permanent host, it would probably be a conflict of interest to also have their teams play (ie no Greek players or teams). Perhaps a UN neutral venue?
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  179. Not to be a downer here, but you can attend classes remotely without an internet. My friends parents did that back in the 70s and 80s. Syllabi, books, and lessons were hard copies and sent via the mail. You read the book, followed the lessons, and replied to a professor's question or statement. For open book testing, you could do at home. For closed book testing, a non-relative could sign a form as witness and watch you take the test (this could be done in lockdown too if the person watches from the glass window). As for elementary school, yes, a parent would be needed to stay home with the kid, but don't online schools require that too? Sure they advertise about the ease and time management, but they expect parents to be home which kinda defeats the whole point of private school (parents need to work, otherwise why pay for a glorified homeschool?). As for movies, well, we had movie rental businesses. Stores still sell them at least. And, you didn't have to worry about speed of internet or buffering as the entire movie was on disc/cassette. Magazines were the websites of the day and many had comments about the last week's articles (with many replies). Of course, it was big company censoring the trolls back then so the trolls today would be crying for loss of employment.
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  180. Or push back the Chinese one. Push the winter Olympics to 2024, 2028, etc. Paris summer 2024 can be Paris summer 2026.
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  181. And personally I think no city should repeat the Olympics (winter or summer) until every city over 100,000 has been given the opportunity. Fairness... We have 193 member nations of the UN. Of these, at least 110 compete. Instead of money driving, how about Olympic spirit? Rotate to each country in different cities. No repeats of any city until all over 100,000 population have gone (4,037); no repeat of nations until all have gone. Each year (instead of 4), one country from one of the six inhabitable continent goes. Perhaps alphabetically by continent and alphabetically by country within the continent.
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  182. Some people listen with eyes closed. Subtitles don't show when resting my eyes or looking away (eg cooking, cleaning, other chores)
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  183. 15:20 Yes! Let's bring back Gorbachev. Not being sarcastic. The Russian economy has stabilized and is in a crone capitalist state, but capitalist. It will be easier to fix than the soviet socialist economy. And people could critize the Russian govt again without getting poisoned or disappearing.
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  184. Now if they could do side by side interviews with american general petreous and Russian general [name?], that would be beneficial...and fun to watch.
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  185.  @canemcave  Warrior monks are Western too? Trying to imagine pope Francis pulling a yoda.
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  186. Programming note: the show is now called Ukraine Zone due to devoting itself solely to this topic for 10+ episodes.
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  187. Programming note: the show is now called Ukraine Zone due to devoting itself solely to this topic for 10+ episodes.
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  188. Open the Olympic spectators to just doctors and nurses 😷🙀
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  189. Scotland, Catalonia, American Confederacy, etc all about sovereignty too. Shall we advocate as well?
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  190.  @liamhardie9746  Iirc, the eu govt is elected as well, inasmuch as the british govt or the swiss govt are. The parliament is elected directly by all the people by proportional representation, with districts being the member-states (based on population). The European Council is very indirectly elected as the national parliaments choose their govt which then sends a delegate/minister. Both the European parliament and the European Council appoint the commissioners--the EU's govt (executive). Should it be streamlined better? You betcha. Should it be more democratic and transparent? Of course, just like all the member-states.
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  191.  @FunnyCallsPrank  At the eu level, the UK is like a senator (or MP). No one would expect a senator or MP to single-handedly name a prime minister or cabinet. It would have to be done with all senators or MPs.
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  192.  @FunnyCallsPrank  Lying? Name calling? Troll much?
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  193. Think I saw this episode about ukraine FOR THE PAST 6 EPISODES. New topic would be nice? Even Syria didn't get this back to back coverage.
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  194. US only country that activated NATO Article 5 (mutual defence), and under false pretences and lies in 2001 (that is still active, to my knowledge). US should be paying NATO members for their subterfuge and wrongful deaths of other countries' veterans. And, IIRC, US refused to even consider another NATO member from activating Article 5...essentially because they weren't the big dog US and how dare they.
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  195. I do appreciate this show, but it seems to keep the same topic now. Is it just me or has Conflict Zone become Ukraine Zone? It's been about ukraine last 5 episodes. What about latest Jan 6 hearing in the US? What about south Korea and Japanese relations? Thank you.
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  196. Why do we directly translate federal chancellor, but use prime minister for minister-presidents? There is no state (land) equivalent of a governor or lieutenant-governor holding a separate office as land/state head of state, so the head of govt term as prime minister would not make much sense. Indeed, at the state/land level, the office of head of govt and head of state is combined as in presidential systems, though reliant on confidence of state assemblies. As such, minister-president should be used rather than prime minister.
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  197. That's what Xi said 😏🥁
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  198. Low population density = low profits and high overhead = businesses ain't putting in the time and money to build infrastructure and run it.
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  199.  @balo700  more so than the Americans voted for theirs. American electorate is gerrymandered as flock.
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  200.  @lothar3610  the US perked up at that comment. Have any oil? 😉
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  201.  @lothar3610  The nations of this world for the most part do not honour a prime directive as the star trek federation does. Nations will interfere: economically, politically, and militarily.
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  202.  @Spacemanschannel  Catalonia: "ooh. You support scottish independence. Can we too-" Spain: "silence! I'll arrest you!"
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  203. It's no truer than the majority of the Americans were for the second Iraq war. Politicians don't represent the people.
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  204. Water electrolysis 😉
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  205.  @peabase  I was referring to the EU joining and using a unified defence force. Sorry if the wording was off. In such a case, the EU would have to take over membership of the EU members in NATO as the unified defence force would be used by the EU, much like if each US state had their own armies joined in a North American League (if US were a confederaxy or alliance). If the US member states became a full country, then the membership status in the NAL would have to be changed to the US from Alabama, texas, Virginia, etc.
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  206. The swiss executive actually has a permanent coalition govt of at least 3-4 different parties.
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  207.  @haylobos8261  You do realise that that's a Canadian dish, right? Does president "poutine" look delicious to you? I mean, I don't care for shirtless horseback riders, but to each their own. 🥰
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  208. Boat home sells are probably through the roof...
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  209. Programming note: the show is now called Ukraine Zone due to devoting itself solely to this topic for 10+ episodes.
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  210. DW journalists with suggestions: let's see, in the news we have jan 6 hearings in the US, rail strikes in the UK, skyrocketing inflation across the world, more Taiwan-China struggles including a biden pledge, and new Australian govt. DW conflict zone: Yeah...nah. why don't we do another Ukraine episode? We've only done 10 in a roll.
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  211. Just be glad the union didn't send troops like the american northerners did in response to SOUTHCAROLINEXIT, GEORGEXIT, VIRGINEXIT, TEXIT, etc (aka Confederacy).
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  212. I do appreciate this show, but it seems to keep the same topic now. Is it just me or has Conflict Zone become Ukraine Zone? It's been about ukraine last 5 episodes. What about latest Jan 6 hearing in the US? What about south Korea and Japanese relations? Thank you.
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  213. The cia would probably bribe someone in Russia to set up false flag or pretense for the us to strike first.
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  214. 19:20 Pacifist nation? Really? How many times have you sent troops overseas (post ww2)? How do you even have troops? At least Switzerland doesn't say pacifist - they go with armed neutrality.
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  215. That's kinda the point of this show. 😉
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  216.  @markhugo8270  Not all. Notice I didn't say all did this.
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  217. Interviewing this guy about russia is like interviewing Jesse Ventura about the us (they both fled their respective countries). Russia is not going into a civil war any faster than the us is. And the us is the country that had their own people attack the capitol. Last time that happened in Russia was in 1993 when president Yeltsin ordered the duma to be attacked for daring to not give him supreme emergency powers. Even palpatine was smoother than that.
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  218. IIRC, US benefited from NATO by being the only country that activated Article 5 (global war on terror / revenge on wrong countries that didnt attack). So, US should pay the most by using other countries militaries to its falsified wars. Why should Germany or other EU members and Canada pay for american adventurism?
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  219. You like the programme Conflict Zone and the episode, regardless of who you're going for...I think.
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  220.  @jamie1128888  US universities are good (with notable for-profit exceptions), the k12 system is having issues. I really have never understood the why free k-12 is a public good, but free 13+ (uni) is socialism from the pits of h-ll. Also, k12 funding is bad. It should be funded more evenly and not by property taxes in each locale. One riot and paper saw a new constitution in america in the 1780s, but multiple riots and books see nothing but the status quo today.
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  221.  @regrets2894  I think the EEZ were originally closer to shore, but were extended in the 90s and 00s due to oil and other natural resources found. I personally think the total national territory should be 20 miles off the coast, including the EEZ. Beyond 20 miles can be international waters.
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  222. After 3 years of being an independent republic, it had a military coup. Sounds like the best govt wasn't even native Nigerian, but british. And that's saying something.
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  223. I would like to see the first country to bring back their landers when done.
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  224. I would love to do this job, but I feel I would be too polite and not interrupt. That is kinda the schtick of this programme though. 😋 Maybe the news guy at the top of the hour...
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  225. And there is satellite. Why not invest in making faster satellite internet? No millions of km of cables running the globe, just orbiting satellites bringing internet to everybody from Bedouins in the desert to the denizens of Seoul.
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  226.  @IchhabezuvielYoutubegegucktO_o  Regardless, AFD is filling in the gaps for those who wish it (approx 12%).
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  227. She already is. 3 different editions 😋
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  228. 🇺🇸🇨🇳: "International law for thee, but not for me." The international courts should have the right to suspend UN membership (including security council membership) for any member who ignores its rulings. Cant issue arrest warrants or summons for a nation, cant garnish wages of a nation, cant imprison a nation, etc. That would be the only power of enforcement they could have. Would also make the security council more accountable--with much power comes much responsibility.
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  229.  @aedlerjo-leanatutubo2638  That's because the us is a centralized federation. Should the EU become a centralised federation?
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  230.  andreasmissiroli  are you advocating an administrative bureaucracy or anarchy?
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  231. I feel bad for Mr Sebastian though. 11 episodes in and still ukraine. I keep waiting for him to say: "this time on Ukraine zone..." as it has become the Ukraine show. I miss the variety.
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  232. 13:05 I don't understand. Scotland is part of the nation-state of the UK. They have a right to be upset at the vote and to organise a referendum. The Caribbean countries are not part of the nation-state of the UK. They are as independent as canada and australia, having their own sovereign parliaments, prime ministers, and governors-general (de facto head of state, de jure is the Queen, but she is queen of Canada, Queen of Barbados, etc in her own right and not in the UK/Britain's right--they are just members of the commonwealth, an international cultural organization comprised of former British colonies. Former. Caveat: overseas territories are up in the air. So, ok. Nevermind--peehaps he should have gotten a say. The US has overseas territories that can't elect congress or the president either--can the british overseas territories elect British MPs or only local? My point still stands on the commonwealth, however.
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  233. Oh, and the US and the Confederate States never got a referendum vote from Britain or the US, respectively. They just rebelled and started fighting. One won the other lost. * I do not advocate rebellion or revolution. War is nasty.
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  234.  @odin6108  Wowzers. That's fast. I got 56 kb/s
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  235.  @eggandscorpion  Nobody sticks to agreements like the US (cough Iran cough). 😋
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  236. Russian President Putin, unlike former US President George Bush Sr, never made it to the top office of the Intel agency (Bush was the CIA director, Putin was just a KGB agent).
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  237.  @fuhkoffandie  They censored someone for saying 1/50000 of what you said—just about the ukrainians.
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  238. I thought from the title that the coal miners would argue the climate activist's points and vice versa...
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  239. Perhaps the UN should be able to send in troops without permission of Ethiopia- a party to the conflict. If I was accused of murder, I wouldn't have the choice of rejecting a court trial and instead having myself decide if I am guilty or not. Why are countries treated any different?
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  240. Didnt timestamp, so please forgive if I misunderstood. Greenland is not a sovereign country. It is part of denmark. As such, no sovereign country before UK has left the EU.
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  241.  @redberries8039  To get from a monoculture to a multiculture does require going to biculture. It comes after mono.
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  242. I do like his interview style. I just wish he'd interview more than one side of the issue. Particularly with ukraine since that's been the focus for months now on conflict zone. Where's the pro-putin spokesperson so Tim can make him sweat? Anybody interviewed from Russia's been against the war.
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  243. Heck, bring back the successor to the Chinese empire--Jin Yuzhang.
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  244.  @jokerjoker173  Actually they claim it still is a province of china.
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  245.  @aliwakanda7327  The UN decision in 1971 was able to unseat Republic of China (Taiwan) and replace with the Peoples Republic of China. It was general assembly vote so security council one vote couldn't override. Perhaps this should be done to get rid of China, US, Russia, etc from the security council. The federated states of Micronesia could be declared the successor of the United States by the general assembly, for example.
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  246. @comment sense Um, no. DNA testing shows both are human though. Koreans and Japanese do share DNA, however.
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  247. 2g here.
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  248. The host's modus operandi is the contrarian. When he interviews a communist or libertarian, he'll bash them too. 😁
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  249. Harder to implement in a parliamentary system as opposed to a presidential system. However, easier in a Republic than in a monarchy. Poland has the latter, so harder, but not impossible.
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  250. Ask washington, Madison, and hamilton. They wanted a more centralized nation(federation) as opposed to a confederacy pre-1787.
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  251.  Best_Horse  Id go for tolerance for both religious and atheists alike. Both can kill each other and themselves, but both can also get along in peace.
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  252. Should immigration quotas and other major issues be voted on in a binding referendum?
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  253.  @solemndivinity3  Even the 2-term issue is fairly recent, relatively speaking. Prior, it was tradition, but FDR ran it up to 4 terms. An amendment to codify this 2-term issue into the constitution followed soon. But guess who will never vote for the same thing for themselves? Some of those congressmen and senators probably shook hands with FDR 😋
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  254. That's what Xi said 😏🥁
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  255. Programming note: the show is now called Ukraine Zone due to devoting itself solely to this topic for 10+ episodes.
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  256. @TrisPD100 Well, to be fair, a brit couldn't tell a Norman from a Picards or an Auvergnat. Just call them all French 😏
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  257. Difnt people say they blame the Russian govt and not the Russian people? Are there Russian politicians in the Russian tourist groups, and if so, why doesn't the headline say that instead?
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  258. Like the us destroyed all the economies of the independent states?
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  259.  @JamesC785  And cuban missiles in the 60s were on less than 1% of the American border. So what? My apologies. I remember history differently. I didn't know the US just said "cuba is a sovereign country. They have every right to choose whom to ally with. If that means soviet bases and missiles, so be it. Even if they are an adversary." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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  260. Single-payer internet. Govt is sole buyer, internet companies negotiate price with govt. Govt charges an extra 0.3% tax on all.
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  261. Just a thought, but they mentioned if they delayed the Olympics, it will look like they're cohosting. Excuse me? How about pushing all countries back? Tokyo takes the 2024 slot, Paris 2028, etc. Or switch the years of the winter Olympics. Tokyo summer oympics 2022, Beijing winter Olympics 2024, etc. Side note: didn't china last do the Olympics in 2008? Thats less than 15 years between, regardless of summer v winter. Last time tokyo did it was 1964, which I may not be good at maths but I can tell is longer than 15 years. Bias much? I say all cities over 100,000 population in every country must host Olympics or turn down before a city may repeat. Fairness
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  262. That is disturbing. I do enjoy certain aspects of Japanese culture (compare living in new York to tokyo), but the prosecutorial system needs some major reform. Personally, I'm against detention at all until proven guilty--have the police tag the accused with a bracelet or something. No country, no matter how progressive, believes in freedom until prosecution though. As far as this interview, that is kinda his thing though. If Sebastian or another Conflict Zone host were to do regular questioning, it would not be Conflict Zone. That being said, I don't blame Carlos. He had to endure Japanese prosecutorial questioning and probably didn't research how Conflict Zone conducts interviews.
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  263. @Steven Strain Not sure if that would be allowed as laws are usually not retroactive. If I rode a donkey in town in May and the town made a law to not ride donkeys in town in June, I would be immune to prosecution for riding in May in nearly all countries with rule of law. If I rode my donkey again in June or after, then I'm fair game...
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  264. They just filled the void the CDU/CSU left when they moved to the left. Outside the extremists, they are analogous to pre-trump republicans.
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  265. 🇺🇸🇨🇳: "International law for thee, but not for me." The international courts should have the right to suspend UN membership (including security council membership) for any member who ignores its rulings. Cant issue arrest warrants or summons for a nation, cant garnish wages of a nation, cant imprison a nation, etc. That would be the only power of enforcement they could have. Would also make the security council more accountable--with much power comes much responsibility.
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  266. Why is there international waters separating countries, but no international land separating countries? In other words, why are the borders between France and Germany (or US and canada) right against each other as opposed to a stretch of 30 km on each side for international land?
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  267. Libertarian party, green party: Um, hello? Strength can only come from voting and media time. I would like more, but third party is a misnomer. Proportional representation would help.
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  268.  @danielgeistzer513  Media coverage also dictated by who owns 1 out of the 3 big media companies.
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  269. Kaliningrad separated from russia proper is a silly situation. The closest I could think is alaska with the us (separated by canada). Now imagine Canada has cutoff Alaska land routes because the EU asked it to (let's say for violating international treaty for the environment which the us signed). I guarantee you, regardless if republican or democrat president and/or congress, the us would react and not in a "let's negotiate" fashion, but in a "liberate Canada" way. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🛰🛰🛰🚢🚢🚢🛬🛬🛬
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  270.  @phaheemvlogs7261  Can't be worse govts than what most africans have now. Sad, but many Zimbabweans, when Ian Smith was still alive, wanted him to come back to power as Mugabe had shown his true colours by then. There is still racism and ethnicism in many african countries- just now based on whichever ethnic group does not occupy the presidency (notice nearly all African countries are now presidential systems - winner take all, without the safeguards of parliamentary head of state). Pluralism is an unachieved dream.
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  271. Germany already is green on my globe. France is blue and Italy is orange... 😋
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  272. She's been in power longer than Russia's Putin has been in the same office (he bounces between president and prime minister) 😋
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  273.  @johndesohn7973  Agreed there. Sometimes I want vanilla and strawberry on top, sometimes caramel, and sometimes a little chocolate. Variety is good 😉
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  274.  @xavierzacheriah6038  We don't need to import more people nor produce more babies. We need to build more machines. Reduce cost of living substantially (econ of scale, automation). 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
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  275.  @anthony19871114  Can westerners even say "yellow" in reference to a Chinese person anymore--even the yellow emperor? PC, you know...
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